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The Jewish Dating and Marriage Podcast
Rabbi Dovid Vigler, director at Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens, brings years of experience guiding couples to a meaningful Jewish marriage. Rabbi Vigler is passionate about sharing the beauty and depth of Judaism in a clear and down-to-earth manner. Tune in as he shares profound wisdom busting the myths of what we think love should look like, what 'soulmates' really means, and the key to building lasting relationships.

The final law in the Rambam’s laws on constructing the Beis HaMikdash addresses the daily pre-dawn inspection by the Kohanim with torches in their hands. The exception is Shabbos, where they inspected with stationed lamps to avoid a rabbinic prohibition. Delve into the depths of this halacha. (Based on Likutei Sichos vol. 21 Vayakhel, sicha 1)

On Shabbat work is forbidden. But what defines work? The Torah defines work as any of the activities that were required for the construction or function of the Mishkan, the Divine Sanctuary. This class will explain the deeper connection between Shabbat and the Mishkan, and thereby outline the Divine template for a meaningful life. (Maamar, Vayakhel Moshe 5714)

The Jewish Dating and Marriage Podcast
Rabbi Dovid Vigler, director at Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens, brings years of experience guiding couples to a meaningful Jewish marriage. Rabbi Vigler is passionate about sharing the beauty and depth of Judaism in a clear and down-to-earth manner. Tune in as he shares profound wisdom busting the myths of what we think love should look like, what 'soulmates' really means, and the key to building lasting relationships.

Following Purim, comes the third seasonal Torah Reading – this time focused on ritual purification for the severest level of impurity engendered by contact with death. Heralding the requisite preparation for the key Paschal Offering, the rhyme and reason for this annual public reading is easily understood. However, multiple early sources indicate it to be biblically mandated – a notion difficult to understand. Copious sources, detailed analysis, and deep spiritual insight provide rationale as to why this unique tradition might hail from the Torah itself!

Letters and Numbers of Torah - Vayakhel
In the beginning of this week's portion, Moses gathers the Jews together and tells them (Exodus 35:1): "These are the things that G-d commands to do." In this verse, the word "to do" (la'asot) is missing the letter vav. How does our labor during the work week "fill in" this missing vav?

Parshah Curiosities: Pekudei
An overview of historic holiness—more than 13 centuries of sacred architecture. A stunning snapshot of the different sacred sanctuaries that served as the epicenter of Jewish spiritual life from Moses to Rabbi Akiva. Discover why the locations shifted in the past, but will never again. Learn how they moved, and why some were destroyed, while others simply faded away.

The order for constructing the sanctuary
We find a discrepancy in the sequence of instructions to build the mishkan. Presented is a mystical understanding of the order of three things G-d conveys to Moses differently from how Moses instructed the people: resting on Shabbat, building the structure, and making the vessels.

The requirement to eat bland, unleavened bread i.e. Matzah made exclusively from flour and water at the Seder, is unique to our observance. By contrast, at the original Seder in Egypt on the night before the Exodus, it was permissible to eat enriched matzah, i.e. flour mixed with fruit juice or egg. In explaining the reason for this difference, this class reveals the spiritual significance of matzah and its critical message for experiencing true personal growth.(Based on Likutei Sichos vol. 16, p. 122.)

The Wise Son in the Passover Haggadah
Much has been written about the wise son's question in the Haggadah, for his question appears to betray nothing but ignorance. This talk reveals the enormous profundity of the wise son's question—a question we all need to ask. (Based on the maamar Ki Yishalcha Bincha 5738—a chassidic discourse of the Rebbe, which upon publication, he personally distributed to thousands of men, women and children)

The Dress Code for Exodus
The night before they left Egypt, the Children of Israel were commanded to eat matzah and bitter herbs together with the Paschal lamb "waist-belted, shoes on your feet and staff in your hand". Thus class will explore the spiritual dimension of this dress-code and its guidance for our personal exodus. (Based on the maamor V'kocho 5737)
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