Emuna Seminar

Shiurim

• 002 - Emunah 2 - The State of Being

  Rav David Aaron

  How do you ‘achieve’ emunah? At one point in a person’s development does it begin? What is the real Jewish definition of the word?

• 004 - Emunah 4 - Revealing Soul

  Rav David Aaron

  Rabbi Aaron begins by analyzing a very spicy story from the Talmud in order to illustrate a self-realization moment in the emunah experience. He also gives us practical tips to ‘let our light shine’.

• 006 - Emunah 5b - Reverence & Love, pt 2

  Rav David Aaron

  The class continues with a profound Kirk Douglas story and a discussion about the relationship between ‘spirituality’ and being a decent human being.

• 010 - Emunah 7b - Intensifying, pt 2

  Rav David Aaron

  Now, Rabbi Aaron explores the joy of serving Hashem, discusses the three essential soul needs, and explains the aspect of Emunah that is a deep intuitive knowing of what who we really are.

• 009 - Emunah 7a - Intensifying, pt 1

  Rav David Aaron

  This class is all about belief. How do we nurture our natural power to believe and make sure that it is focused in a healthy direction? Then, how do you intensify your Emunah?

• 001 - Emunah 1 - Intro (The Intellectual Powers)

  Rav David Aaron

  Before even touching emunah, Rabbi Aaron presents an introduction to the three powers of the intellect, how they relate to prayer, and how to best use these powers bond with Hashem.

• 005 - Emunah 5a - Reverence & Love, pt 1

  Rav David Aaron

  This first part is a discussion of the concepts of yira and ahava, and how our lives exist in the tension between the two, along with a revelation of a new facet of emunah: the profound knowing of one’s self.

• 011 - Emunah 8a - My Natural Self, pt 1

  Rav David Aaron

  Do I think, speak, and act in tandem with my deepest self knowing? How do I feel good about myself? How can demonstrate and manifest the ten Divine ideals in whatever I’m doing?

• 008 - Emunah 6b - Searching & Serving, pt 2

  Rav David Aaron

  Rabbi Aaron explains the purpose of evil, the inclination to evil, and the inherent value of practice and training.

• 012 - Emunah 8b - My Natural Self, pt 2

  Rav David Aaron

  In the rigorous discipline of a spiritual life, it can be easy to lose touch with the wild, child-like spontaneous passion of your heart. In this concluding section of the series, Rabbi Aaron taps us into the vitality of Emunah, and how to

• 007 - Emunah 6a - Searching & Serving, pt 1

  Rav David Aaron

  Emunah also has within it the concepts of loyalty and artistry. How do they couple with the search for self and the fulfillment of service in a life of Emunah?

• 003 - Emunah 3 - The True Source

  Rav David Aaron

  If emunah is not a collection of ideas or an achievement, then what is it? In this class, Rabbi Aaron talks about clarity, seeing, and knowing who we are in relationship to the Source.