Real Torah for the Real World » Rebbe Nachman http://alternadox.net Drawing from the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, Rav Kook, and many more, Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder brings texts to life with clarity, curiosity and humor. Listen in on these exciting classes and lectures. Tue, 08 May 2012 20:55:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Drawing from the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, Rav Kook, and many more, Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder brings texts to life with clarity, curiosity and humor. Listen in on these exciting torah classes and lectures. Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder yorabbi@comcast.net yorabbi@comcast.net (Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder) Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder, Alternadox Outside the Orthobox - Torah Classes and Lectures torah,judaism, nachman,kook,funky,parsha,holidays,orthodox,jewish,likutei,halacha,kaballah Real Torah for the Real World » Rebbe Nachman http://alternadox.net/images/rss.jpg http://alternadox.net/category/rebbe-nachman/ Face change operation http://alternadox.net/face-change-operation/ http://alternadox.net/face-change-operation/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:10:27 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=630 How do you know when you’ve really learned something, not just superficially, but deeply? When your face changes from it.

]]> http://alternadox.net/face-change-operation/feed/ 0 How do you know when you've really learned something, not just superficially, but deeply? When your face changes from it. How do you know when you've really learned something, not just superficially, but deeply? When your face changes from it. Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 59:36 What the Torah is supposed to do to us http://alternadox.net/what-the-torah-is-supposed-to-do-to-us/ http://alternadox.net/what-the-torah-is-supposed-to-do-to-us/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:16:38 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=538 The Torah is not the point, in Rebbe Nachman’s thought, it seems.  The point is the encounter we have – with each other, with the world.  The Torah helps in an essential way in making that encounter happen.

We also explore this “intelligence” which occurs in nodes in our world – what is it?

]]> http://alternadox.net/what-the-torah-is-supposed-to-do-to-us/feed/ 0 The Torah is not the point, in Rebbe Nachman's thought, it seems.  The point is the encounter we have - with each other, with the world.  The Torah helps in an essential way in making that encounter happen. - The Torah is not the point, in Rebbe Nachman's thought, it seems.  The point is the encounter we have - with each other, with the world.  The Torah helps in an essential way in making that encounter happen. We also explore this "intelligence" which occurs in nodes in our world - what is it? Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 1:05:49 Ascending to the Mind of all things http://alternadox.net/ascending-to-the-mind-of-all-things/ http://alternadox.net/ascending-to-the-mind-of-all-things/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 06:05:14 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=532 Rebbe Nachman calls upon us to engage with the Mind, the purpose, the source of all things by raising us up to our own Source, our own reason.  When we do, the Mind that we find illuminates our journey through the world, well beyond that encounter.

The mind is the life-force.  When the mind is disturbed or damaged, the thing or person cannot truly live.  but when the mind is accessed, the person or experience comes to life, vividly.

Look out for the last ten minutes – a comment from an attendee threatens to take us way of course, and upset us as well.  Hopefully we survive.

]]> http://alternadox.net/ascending-to-the-mind-of-all-things/feed/ 0 Rebbe Nachman calls upon us to engage with the Mind, the purpose, the source of all things by raising us up to our own Source, our own reason.  When we do, the Mind that we find illuminates our journey through the world, well beyond that encounter. - Rebbe Nachman calls upon us to engage with the Mind, the purpose, the source of all things by raising us up to our own Source, our own reason.  When we do, the Mind that we find illuminates our journey through the world, well beyond that encounter. The mind is the life-force.  When the mind is disturbed or damaged, the thing or person cannot truly live.  but when the mind is accessed, the person or experience comes to life, vividly. Look out for the last ten minutes - a comment from an attendee threatens to take us way of course, and upset us as well.  Hopefully we survive. Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 1:04:38 the musician sorts the spirits http://alternadox.net/the-musician-sorts-the-spirits/ http://alternadox.net/the-musician-sorts-the-spirits/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 19:17:54 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=525 Amazing that listening to music, when done right, can help us organize our orientation in the world, away from confusion/illusion and toward clarity/connection.  Here’s how it works.

]]> http://alternadox.net/the-musician-sorts-the-spirits/feed/ 0 Amazing that listening to music, when done right, can help us organize our orientation in the world, away from confusion/illusion and toward clarity/connection.  Here's how it works. Amazing that listening to music, when done right, can help us organize our orientation in the world, away from confusion/illusion and toward clarity/connection.  Here's how it works. Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 1:04:16 The points are spaghetti of the spirit http://alternadox.net/the-points-are-spaghetti-of-the-spirit/ http://alternadox.net/the-points-are-spaghetti-of-the-spirit/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 19:55:15 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=518 In this last installment of Torah, we explore the tzaddik as the one who has refined his/her own ruchot to the point where s/he can bring it out in others; also, looking at hitbodedut as the practice of discerning between spirits by finding the good points, which are actually surfacings of a spirit that is hidden below. 

]]> http://alternadox.net/the-points-are-spaghetti-of-the-spirit/feed/ 0 In this last installment of Torah, we explore the tzaddik as the one who has refined his/her own ruchot to the point where s/he can bring it out in others; also, looking at hitbodedut as the practice of discerning between spirits by finding the good po... In this last installment of Torah, we explore the tzaddik as the one who has refined his/her own ruchot to the point where s/he can bring it out in others; also, looking at hitbodedut as the practice of discerning between spirits by finding the good points, which are actually surfacings of a spirit that is hidden below.  Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 1:04:16 Rising to the level of the bechor http://alternadox.net/rising-to-the-level-of-the-bechor/ http://alternadox.net/rising-to-the-level-of-the-bechor/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 19:31:21 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=513 Today we started a new lesson in Likutei Moharan – Lesson I in the first section.  We explore the concept of chen – what is it?  How do you get it?  And we enter into Rebbe Nachman’s suggestion that we engage the “intelligence” of each thing – what it means, what problems come up around it, etc.

]]> http://alternadox.net/rising-to-the-level-of-the-bechor/feed/ 0 Today we started a new lesson in Likutei Moharan - Lesson I in the first section.  We explore the concept of chen - what is it?  How do you get it?  And we enter into Rebbe Nachman's suggestion that we engage the "intelligence" of each thing - what it ... Today we started a new lesson in Likutei Moharan - Lesson I in the first section.  We explore the concept of chen - what is it?  How do you get it?  And we enter into Rebbe Nachman's suggestion that we engage the "intelligence" of each thing - what it means, what problems come up around it, etc. Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 59:31 When the musician finds the groove pt 1 http://alternadox.net/when-the-musician-finds-the-groove-pt-1/ http://alternadox.net/when-the-musician-finds-the-groove-pt-1/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:41:57 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=507 Amazingly, the musician is the one who brings about the shift.  Rebbe Nachman places the musician as the central point in bringing prophecy and all its tributaries.  This is amazing stuff.

]]> http://alternadox.net/when-the-musician-finds-the-groove-pt-1/feed/ 0 Amazingly, the musician is the one who brings about the shift.  Rebbe Nachman places the musician as the central point in bringing prophecy and all its tributaries.  This is amazing stuff. Amazingly, the musician is the one who brings about the shift.  Rebbe Nachman places the musician as the central point in bringing prophecy and all its tributaries.  This is amazing stuff. Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 57:23 The musician carries the spirit http://alternadox.net/the-musician-carries-the-spirit/ http://alternadox.net/the-musician-carries-the-spirit/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:35:19 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=504 The musician can deliver us from the hands of illusion into the realm of prophecy.  S/he sorts the different spirits and chooses the ones that will lift us up. 

]]> http://alternadox.net/the-musician-carries-the-spirit/feed/ 0 The musician can deliver us from the hands of illusion into the realm of prophecy.  S/he sorts the different spirits and chooses the ones that will lift us up.  The musician can deliver us from the hands of illusion into the realm of prophecy.  S/he sorts the different spirits and chooses the ones that will lift us up.  Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 50:49 Life and death http://alternadox.net/life-and-death/ http://alternadox.net/life-and-death/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:51:57 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=471 Death is the bad eye.  It takes us out of the flow of life and encapsulates us in a sealed world where we are, in fact, in charge.  But of what?

The opposite is ‘life’ – epitomized by King David.  King David lives!  How?  He had a good eye.  And he left us his legacy – it is attainable through Tefillin and Melave Malka. 

]]> http://alternadox.net/life-and-death/feed/ 0 Death is the bad eye.  It takes us out of the flow of life and encapsulates us in a sealed world where we are, in fact, in charge.  But of what? - The opposite is 'life' - epitomized by King David.  King David lives!  How?  He had a good eye. Death is the bad eye.  It takes us out of the flow of life and encapsulates us in a sealed world where we are, in fact, in charge.  But of what? The opposite is 'life' - epitomized by King David.  King David lives!  How?  He had a good eye.  And he left us his legacy - it is attainable through Tefillin and Melave Malka.  Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 1:00:10 Broken heart, narrow eye, shattered tablets http://alternadox.net/broken-heart-narrow-eye-shattered-tablets/ http://alternadox.net/broken-heart-narrow-eye-shattered-tablets/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:43:41 +0000 gavriel http://alternadox.net/?p=465 There are only two ways to look at our world – as a constant flow of communication from G-d or as an opportunity to selfishly grab all we can.  They are mutually exclusive.

]]> http://alternadox.net/broken-heart-narrow-eye-shattered-tablets/feed/ 0 There are only two ways to look at our world - as a constant flow of communication from G-d or as an opportunity to selfishly grab all we can.  They are mutually exclusive. There are only two ways to look at our world - as a constant flow of communication from G-d or as an opportunity to selfishly grab all we can.  They are mutually exclusive. Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder clean 1:02:30