Consciously Episodes
#213 Encountering the Unknowable - Basics’ish Step 2 #2
Getting back to basics, this episode continues our exploration of the principles of the 12 steps and how they are expressed in fundamental ideas of Pnimius Hatorah and Chassidus.
In this episode Menachem explores the journey of the development of faith and how it ultimately represents, and requires acceptance that it is, a journey toward knowing better and better what we do not know.
#212 A craftsman of Faith - Back2Basics’ish Step 2 #1
Getting back to our basics this episode continues our exploration some the principles of the 12 steps and how they are expressed in the fundamental ideas of Pnimius Hatorah and Chassidus.
In this episode Menachem explores the principles of faith and how it represents the beginning of a spiritual process of change and the way in which the faithful spiritual journey of change is actually a journey toward the development of faith.
#211 Time Takes Time - Back2Basics’ish #3
In this new series Menachem gets back to our basics exploring some of the principles of the 12 steps and specifically the way in which they express a fundamental life idea found in Pnimius Hatorah and Chassidus.
In this episode Menachem explores the context of time and how that relates to the way in which both problems and solutions manifest and are fostered progressively.
#210 Admission of Free Will - Back2Basics’ish #2
In this new series Menachem gets back to our basics exploring some of the principles of the 12 steps and specifically the way in which they express a fundamental life idea found in Pnimius Hatorah and Chassidus.
In this episode Menachem looks at the concept of powerlessness and how it really correlates to the concept of free will and the way in which it expresses one of the underlying premises of all of existence...
#209 Truthiest Truth - Back2Basics’ish #1
In this new series Menachem gets back to our basics exploring some of the principles of the 12 steps and specifically the way in which they express a fundamental life idea found in Pnimius Hatorah and Chassidus. In this episode Menachem looks at the principal of complete surrender reflected in the admission of powerlessness and unmanageability that is made in Step 1 and how that correlates to the teachings if Chassidus about truth as it manifests in multiple ways in multiple contexts
#208 Chanukah: The Light of What we know - Where what we see and what we believe meet
Is Chanukah a celebration of our victory in War or the oil lasting 8 days?
What are we celebrating the first night of Chanukah?
Why is Chanukah so special to all Jews…?
In this episode Menachem explores the inner spirituality of Chanukah, why Jews of all sizes and shapes are drawn to its light and what the chag teaches us about life itself.