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Shiv Chalisa is a beautiful hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, describing his divine qualities. Lord Shiva, also known as 'Mahadev' and 'Bholenath', is considered the destroyer among the three principal deities (Trimurti). Regular recitation of the Shiv Chalisa provides devotees with mental peace, patience and courage, and it also serves as an act of worship to Lord Shiva.

The companion to the Oscar-nominated documentary, an unparalleled look inside Israel's security establishment. Imagine the following situation: You have just received a tip that six suicide bombers are making their way into the heart of Israel's major cities, each one to a different city, to set off explosions in the most crowded centers of population. How far would you go to stop the attacks?

Vitality floods its pages. Philosophers and kings, warriors and merchants, poets and financiers come alive as the story ranges across time and the globe. From ancient Palestine through Europe and the Orient, to America and modern Israel, Max Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the history of virtually every nation on earth.

The Daily Parsha Piece is your daily moment of Torah in a busy world. In just a few minutes each day, join Leiby Burnham for a meaningful insight on the weekly Parsha — practical, relevant, and easy to carry with you into real life. Whether you're driving, walking, or grabbing a coffee, this short daily learning will help you build consistency in Torah and connect more deeply to the Parsha, one small piece at a time. The Daily Parsha Piece — a small piece of Parsha. A big piece of your day.

Many Lamps, One Flame is a reflective podcast exploring faith, tradition, and lived experience through careful reading and thoughtful commentary. Each week includes two streams: Reflections in the Well, longer meditations on meaning, struggle, and the human condition, and From the Scroll, weekly reflections on the Torah portion, drawn from the text and rabbinic tradition. These episodes are written first, then spoken — unhurried, text-centered, and attentive to the quiet ways moral and spiritual redemption take shape through human action.

Mamas' Boys is a smart, funny, and thoughtful podcast exploring what it means to be a Jewish man today. Hosted by Rabbi Noam Raucher and Rob Kutner, the show blends humor, heart, and cultural insight as they unpack identity, masculinity, faith, family, tradition, and modern Jewish life. Joining them is the ever-insightful Righteous Shiksa Marlene Sharp, offering an outsider’s perspective that keeps the conversation grounded, provocative, and honest. Hosts: Noam Raucher, Rob Kutner Co-Host/Righteous Shiksa: Marlene Sharp Live Stream Director/Righteous Shiksa: Grace Fraga Writer-Producers: ...

Martin Buber’s I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born after World War II considers Buber one of its prophets. Buber’s main proposition is that we may address existence in two ways: (1) that of the “I” toward an “It,” toward an object that is separate in itself, which we either use or experience; (2) that of the “I” toward “Thou,” in which we move into existence in a relationship without bounds.

Hindus regard Goddess Durga as the foremost and most revered primeval divine power of the entire cosmos. Goddess Durga eliminates the demons of darkness and ignorance. The Durga Chalisa is an excellent ode in forty verses describing the greatness of the goddess. It describes all the forms of the goddess and also her glories. It also tells about her elimination of asuras like Mahishasura, Shumbh and Nishumbh, Madhu-Kaitabh, and others and restoring peace in the world.

From All Six spotlights diverse Jewish voices through personal stories. Inspired by the six points of the Star of David, this interview-based podcast explores different experiences and perspectives within the Jewish community.

Quick bursts of Jewish Fire and Inspiration that hit hard, spark passion, and light your soul, your day, and your life on Fire

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Each week, Rav Shlomo Katz opens the parsha through the inner world of Torah, drawing from the deep wells of the Chassidic masters. With warmth, clarity, and honesty, these teachings weave together Chassidus, Tanach, and lived experience, inviting us to encounter the parsha not only as a text to be studied but as a mirror for the soul.

This podcast is more than just a show. It's a movement to make Chassidus real.

These treasured folktales form Hasidism's legendary storyteller are the crowning jewels of Rebbe Nachman's life work. Each fable vividly communicates how to live with the presence of God in daily life. Tales include: "The Lost Princess," "The Clever One and the Simpleton," "The Rabbi and His Son," and "The Fixer." Rebbe Nachman was the great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism.

These two volumes on the Minor Prophets offer more of James Montgomery Boice's informative and practical commentary. Volume 1 surveys Hosea through Jonah, and volume 2 covers Micah through Malachi. Both volumes offer thorough interpretation of the text in a clearly written manner that will inform and help a wide range of listeners, from serious Bible students to interested laypersons. Based on messages Boice preached, these expositional commentaries explain the meaning of the text verse by verse and section by section.

Our Crime Was Being Jewish contains 576 vivid memories of 358 Holocaust survivors. These are the true, insider stories of victims, told in their own words. They include the experiences of teenagers who saw their parents and siblings sent to the gas chambers; of starving children beaten for trying to steal a morsel of food; of people who saw their friends commit suicide to save themselves from the daily agony they endured.

Today there are two seemingly mutually exclusive notions of what “the Jews” are: either a religion or a nation/ethnicity. In this provocative book, based on his decades of study of the history of the Jews, Daniel Boyarin lays out the problematic aspects of this binary opposition and offers the outlines of a different—and very old—answer to the question of the identity of a diaspora nation. He aims to drive a wedge between the “nation” and the “state,” only very recently conjoined, and recover a robust sense of nationalism that does not involve sovereignty.

You have probably heard about Kabbalah either as a Hollywood phenomenon or something that is beyond the world that we live in. Kabbalah actually has incredible secrets that can transform your daily life. This is your chance to connect to this incredible ancient wisdom and change your life for the better. Cherished for his incredible warmth and non-judgmental personality, this hipster is not your typical rabbi. He is real, raw, unconventional and loved by thousands across the world. Rabbi Bernath has been teaching Kabbalah for over 15 years. He is also the author of three books, and ...

Welcome to "Kabbalah 101: Quick Insights," your go-to podcast for understanding the esoteric teachings of Kabbalah in bite-sized episodes. Whether you're a curious beginner or a seasoned practitioner, this podcast aims to provide you with easily digestible insights into the complex world of Kabbalistic thought. What sets us apart? Each episode focuses on a single concept, symbol, or teaching from Kabbalah, distilling it into an engaging and easily understandable format. In just a few minutes, you'll walk away with a new piece of mystical wisdom that you can apply to your everyday life. ...

Mussar is an illuminating, approachable, and highly practical set of teachings for cultivating personal growth and spiritual realization in the midst of day-to-day life. Here is an accessible and inspiring introduction to this Jewish spiritual path, which until lately has been best known in the world of Orthodox Judaism. The core teaching of Mussar is that our deepest essence is inherently pure and holy, but this inner radiance is obscured by extremes of emotion, desire, and bad habits.