Torah from the Mystical Mountain

Marriage Tips from Mount Sinai | Shavuot

In this pre-Shavuot class, we explore “marriage tips from Mount Sinai” — what the relationship between Hashem and Bnei Yisrael teaches about boundaries, trust, and intimacy. Through the boundaries around Har Sinai, the counting of the Omer, and the preparation for Matan Torah, we examine how mitzvot create connection rather than distance, why trust is more transformative than fear, and what it means to show up fully and honestly in relationship. The class also explores the trust embedded within halachic life, the importance of transmitting Yiddishkeit through love and confidence, and the idea that Hashem desires not perfection, but presence. A conversation about Torah as relationship, about becoming vessels for connection, and about preparing ourselves to receive the Torah with openness, dignity, and joy. I’d love to hear how this episode landed for you, and what you’re taking from it. About Rivky: Rivky Kaplan is a Chabad Shlucha in the mystical city of Tzfat with her husband Rabbi Chaim and is blessed to have her children, and grandchildren, close by. An educator at heart, she teaches both locally and on the international stage, known for her ability to draw audiences into rich, text-based conversations that feel both timeless and deeply personal. Rivky has specialized training in Taharat Hamishpacha and fertility. She is the creative vision behind Otzar HaTaharah, Mikvah Chana's groundbreaking visitor's center. To learn more visit HaTaharah.org [http://hataharah.org] To get in touch, email Rivky at Rivky@hataharah.org [Rivky@hataharah.org] This episode was produced by Rivka Mazal Tauber. She can be reached at Hello@rivkamazal.com [Hello@rivkamazal.com]

The People Around You are Shaping You | Parshat Bamidbar

The Torah cares deeply about who and what surrounds us.  In this class, we explore why Parashat Bamidbar is always read before Shavuot and what the arrangement of the tribes around the Mishkan teaches about human influence. We explore a Sicha of the Lubavitcher Rebbe that examines the progression from simply being near conflict to becoming internally shaped by it, and eventually participating in it ourselves. Yet alongside the challenges, we uncover a deeper truth: positive influence is even more powerful than negative influence: Torah, closeness to holiness, and communities built around peace have the ability to transform people from the inside out. A PDF of the sicha can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hCTIs49BRD0JtiIlWY5YDjdpL9WNnmM5/view?usp=sharing [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hCTIs49BRD0JtiIlWY5YDjdpL9WNnmM5/view?usp=sharing] This class allows the Project Likkutei Sichos cycle, which is currently in its 7 years as it works towards completing the 39 volumes of the Rebbe’s Likkutei Sichos. You can learn more about the project and see additional resources (including english/hebrew translation) for learning the Sicha in this class here: https://projectlikkuteisichos.org/chelek-27-kedoshim-sicha-1/ [https://projectlikkuteisichos.org/chelek-27-kedoshim-sicha-1/]  I’d love to hear how this episode landed for you, and what you’re taking from it. About Rivky: Rivky Kaplan is a Chabad Shlucha in the mystical city of Tzfat with her husband Rabbi Chaim and is blessed to have her children, and grandchildren, close by. An educator at heart, she teaches both locally and on the international stage, known for her ability to draw audiences into rich, text-based conversations that feel both timeless and deeply personal. Rivky has specialized training in Taharat Hamishpacha and fertility. She is the creative vision behind Otzar HaTaharah, Mikvah Chana's groundbreaking visitor's center. To learn more visit HaTaharah.org [http://hataharah.org] To get in touch, email Rivky at Rivky@hataharah.org [Rivky@hataharah.org] This episode was produced by Rivka Mazal Tauber. She can be reached at Hello@rivkamazal.com [Hello@rivkamazal.com]

What Will We Eat? The Power of a Real Question | Parshat Behar

In Parshat Behar, the Torah asks: "What will we eat in the seventh year?" This Sicha challenges the assumption that this is a question of doubt, and instead, through Rashi and Parshat Bo, reframes it as a wise question. We explore Shmita as the Avodah of releasing control, the deeper meaning of the blessing of the sixth year, and the parallel to our own moment in history: the “sixth year,” a sixth millennium, marked by both exertion and effort, yet still, we continue to trust the promise the unfolding redemption. A conversation about what it means to ask, to trust, and to keep going:  even when we don’t yet see how it will be sustained. A PDF of the sicha can be found here: A PDF of the sicha can be found by clicking here. [⁠https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MYRdD9x3NBur_klUd_aALhmJy4qdrPky/view?usp=sharing⁠] This class allows the Project Likkutei Sichos cycle, which is currently in its 7 years as it works towards completing the 39 volumes of the Rebbe’s Likkutei Sichos. You can learn more about the project and see additional resources (including english/hebrew translation) for learning the Sicha in this class here. [ ⁠https://projectlikkuteisichos.org/chelek-27-behar-sicha-2/⁠ ] I’d love to hear how this episode landed for you, and what you’re taking from it. About Rivky: Rivky Kaplan is a Chabad Shlucha in the mystical city of Tzfat with her husband Rabbi Chaim and is blessed to have her children, and grandchildren, close by. An educator at heart, she teaches both locally and on the international stage, known for her ability to draw audiences into rich, text-based conversations that feel both timeless and deeply personal. Rivky has specialized training in Taharat Hamishpacha and fertility. She is the creative vision behind Otzar HaTaharah, Mikvah Chana's groundbreaking visitor's center. To learn more visit HaTaharah.org [http://hataharah.org] To get in touch, email Rivky at Rivky@hataharah.org [Rivky@hataharah.org] This episode was produced by Rivka Mazal Tauber. She can be reached at Hello@rivkamazal.com [Hello@rivkamazal.com]

Holding the Process: Three Ways We Grow | Parshat Emor

This week’s episode explores the halachic and inner work of Sefirat HaOmer through the lens of Parshat Emor. We look at the difference between the Omer offering and the Shtei HaLechem, and the three ways the commentators understand their relationship. From there, the Rebbe opens it up into something much deeper: three distinct pathways in avodat Hashem. From the early, vulnerable stages of growth… To a more grounded, resilient relationship with our work… To a place where we’re no longer just avoiding what’s wrong, but actively bringing something new and alive into our service of G-d. Woven throughout is the journey from barley to wheat, from the animal soul to becoming our highest self, and what it means to refine, not reject, who we are. Today’s episode is dedicated by Chaya Mushka Hleap in memory & for the Aliyat Neshama of my dear aunt “Tia Marta Perl - Lustgarten” Maitel Bas Tzvi Hirsh, ז״ל who passed away (ע״ה) at age 95 in Miami on 9th of Iyar, 5786. She was a mother, grandmother & aunt to so many. We will miss her dearly!  A PDF of the sicha can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19co2QSrYEt9tdzgv37OudE57uTNDd724/view?usp=sharing [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19co2QSrYEt9tdzgv37OudE57uTNDd724/view?usp=sharing]  This class allows the Project Likkutei Sichos cycle, which is currently in its 7 years as it works towards completing the 39 volumes of the Rebbe’s Likkutei Sichos. You can learn more about the project and see additional resources (including english/hebrew translation) for learning the Sicha in this class here: https://projectlikkuteisichos.org/chelek-32-emor-sicha-2/ [https://projectlikkuteisichos.org/chelek-32-emor-sicha-2/]  I’d love to hear how this episode landed for you, and what you’re taking from it. About Rivky: Rivky Kaplan is a Chabad Shlucha in the mystical city of Tzfat with her husband Rabbi Chaim and is blessed to have her children, and grandchildren, close by. An educator at heart, she teaches both locally and on the international stage, known for her ability to draw audiences into rich, text-based conversations that feel both timeless and deeply personal. Rivky has specialized training in Taharat Hamishpacha and fertility. She is the creative vision behind Otzar HaTaharah, Mikvah Chana's groundbreaking visitor's center. To learn more visit HaTaharah.org [http://hataharah.org] To get in touch, email Rivky at Rivky@hataharah.org [Rivky@hataharah.org] This episode was produced by Rivka Mazal Tauber. She can be reached at Hello@rivkamazal.com [Hello@rivkamazal.com]

Get Yourself Out of the Way When Giving Advice | Parshat Kedoshim

What does it really mean to place a “stumbling block before the blind”? In this episode, we step into a sicha on the verse “V’lifnei iver lo titen michshol” and Rashi’s striking expansion: the Torah is not only speaking about physical blindness, but about the far subtler reality of situational blindness: moments when a person cannot see clearly and turns to another for guidance. This conversation opens into a broader exploration of Ahavat Yisrael, self-awareness, and the demanding work of removing ourselves from the center when we show up for another person, as teachers, friends, and guides. What does it look like to truly see someone else?   And what would it mean to offer help without inserting ourselves into the exchange? A PDF of the sicha can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19co2QSrYEt9tdzgv37OudE57uTNDd724/view?usp=sharing [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19co2QSrYEt9tdzgv37OudE57uTNDd724/view?usp=sharing]  This class allows the Project Likkutei Sichos cycle, which is currently in its 7 years as it works towards completing the 39 volumes of the Rebbe’s Likkutei Sichos. You can learn more about the project and see additional resources (including english/hebrew translation) for learning the Sicha in this class here: https://projectlikkuteisichos.org/chelek-27-kedoshim-sicha-1/ [https://projectlikkuteisichos.org/chelek-27-kedoshim-sicha-1/]  I’d love to hear how this episode landed for you, and what you’re taking from it. About Rivky: Rivky Kaplan is a Chabad Shlucha in the mystical city of Tzfat with her husband Rabbi Chaim and is blessed to have her children, and grandchildren, close by. An educator at heart, she teaches both locally and on the international stage, known for her ability to draw audiences into rich, text-based conversations that feel both timeless and deeply personal. Rivky has specialized training in Taharat Hamishpacha and fertility. She is the creative vision behind Otzar HaTaharah, Mikvah Chana's groundbreaking visitor's center. To learn more visit HaTaharah.org [http://hataharah.org] To get in touch, email Rivky at Rivky@hataharah.org [Rivky@hataharah.org] This episode was produced by Rivka Mazal Tauber. She can be reached at Hello@rivkamazal.com [Hello@rivkamazal.com]