Ch. 25:27-34. This class is a profile of the personalities of Yaakov and Eisav, and their relationships to their parents, Isaac and Rivka. Through a passage in the Zohar, Rabbi Aaron illuminates the true and balanced personality of Yaakov, which clarifies exactly why he was the right son to continue his father...
Ch. 18. This class covers two stories after Avraham has his circumcision: the mysterious visitors and Avraham negotiating with G-d to save Sodom. From these stories, Rabbi Aaron asks: What is the difference between a spiritual experience and a G-d encounter?
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Ch. 17:1-16. Here, Rabbi Aaron addresses covenant, circumcision, and what Avraham could do for G-d. Hashem, the nurturing G-d, gives Avraham an opportunity to acquire an identity that can stand face to face with his Maker. The differences between men and women are also discussed.
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Ch. 12:4-9. Real transcendence is when a person can be at the same level of consciousness on the top of a mountain as in the center of Manhattan. Why is it that Avraham enters the Promised Land, which is full of moral degenerates? And how is it that this is exactly the Land where he is able to rise toward his spiritual potential?
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