Sinner Man

Rabbi Lazer Brody tells the story of the Sinner Man from the Gemara, tractate Avoda Zara 17a, and Shlomo Katz puts it to song during a moving evening of song and inspiration in Ramat Bet Shemesh, Israel, November, 2009

Perek Shira: The River's Song

All of creation - mineral, plant, and animal - sings constant praise of The Almighty. Here is an exquisite glimpse of how one creation sings of His glory. Filmed at Great Falls of the Potomac River, as seen from the Maryland side.

Shlomo Katz and Rabbi Lazer Brody: Tov Lehodot

Spiritual brothers Shlomo Katz and Rabbi Lazer Brody sing about how good it is to thank Hashem, the opening words of Psalm 92, in an evening of song and inspiration in Ramat Bet Shemesh, Israel

secret to happiness

We all want happiness and we think that the more we have, the happier we are. Yes, when we get what we want, we are happy for awhile, But then want more. The way to be happy is to enjoy what we have. It's natural to focus on the negative side sometimes. What helps is to make a list of things you enjoy and are glad to have. Then we notice our blessings.

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The Strongest Power on Earth

See how emuna the pure and complete faith in The Almighty - is the strongest power on earth.

The power of words

The words we say can make an impact either positive or negative. Even if we think a little gossip won't do anything, we don't know what might happen. It could effect people's relationships, or job and so forth. It's like this metephore of a pillow with feathers and the feathers fly away, we can't bring it back. So too, we can't bring the words back once the damage is done. Besides regular gossip, we also need to be careful not use our words as weapon to emotionally hurt others, but instead use our words to positively build people up. If we are careful with this, we can keep relationships strong, and bring blessing to ourselves and all around.
Of course, there are times when one might need to say something, but then you should talk to someone who can take care of it.

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seizing our oppertunities

Each day we have a chance to grow and go forward toward reaching our potential. Lets take this oppertunity
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The End of Days: Gog and Magog

During an amazing evening of song and inspiration with Shlomo Katz, Rabbi Lazer Brody explains how our own neshamas (souls) begged Hashem to descend to this lowly material world for their final correction and biggest test of all.

Breslev: The Song of the Frogs

This one minute clip was filmed and recorded at daybreak by the Bugg River, on the outskirts of the town of Breslev in the Ukraine. This was one of Rebbe Natan's favorite spots for "hitbodedut", or personal prayer. The frogs sing their own special song of praise to The Almighty - we humans should too.

"Nishmat": Ancient Hebrew Meditation at Sea

Hebrew meditation is a form of "hitbodedut", or secluded personal prayer where a person yearns to cling to The Almighty with all his or her cognitive faculties, body, and soul. Nothing is so conducive to inner peace as merging with G-d, in the way that a small flame of a candle merges with and completely nullifies itself to a great flame.
The music in this clip is Native American, composed by Grandmother White Eagle, esteemed elder of the Texas Cherokee nation. Fiercely monotheistic, the Cherokee Nation has its roots in the ten lost tribes of Israel. The lovely native American melodies are therefore strikingly similar to the ancient Hebrew shepherds' flute, conveying a yearning to commune with God, as we see in this sea-side meditation based on the prayer "Nishmat" coupled with a Hebrew Tai-Chi style meditative exercise.

Untrodden Sands

A three-minute dream excursion to the untrodden sands of the Negev desert in southern Israel for a session of solitary personal prayer (hitbodedut) with G-d. You don't have to be a righteous saint to speak to G-d any time you like, anywhere. Your prayers - with the background accompaniment of the mineral, plant, and animal creations - are a symphony that ascends to the highest portals of Heaven and never come back unanswered.

A Walk with God

Up tight? Take a 60-minute break to stay healthy, walk and talk with God