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Mussar
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Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
Mussar
Nobody likes to be disciplined, and nobody enjoys discipline, but the believer can have confidence that all of life's difficulties and hardships are meant for good from the hand of a loving father.
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
The Bitter Root
The book of Hebrews warns us against allowing a bitter root to spring up in our lives, but the bitter root is probably not what you think it is.
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
Deeds of the Nicolaitans
Who were the mysterious Nicolaitans mentioned in the second chapter of Revelation?
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
Three Habits
What if spiritual growth was automatic and godliness was simply a habitual behavior?
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
Taming the Tongue
During the seven weeks of the Omer this year, Beth Immanuel is learning Rabbi Mark Kinzer's short booklet on the laws of proper speech: Taming the Tongue.
Audio Teaching by Rachel Eby
Introduction to Mussar
In this lesson, we take a first look at the idea of Mussar and the overall message of Yeshua.
Audio Teaching by Rachel Eby
Humility
Humility is one of the primary qualities of the soul emphasized by our Master Yeshua.
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
Not by Bread Alone: The Power of Fasting
Enhance your prayer life, enhance your spiritual growth, develop self-discipline, and improve your health, all at the same time!
Audio Teaching by Rachel Eby
Endurance and Perseverance
One mussar theme pervades Yeshua's teachings, but it defies the typical categories of middot (traits) taught by the mussar masters.
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
The Glutton and the Drunkard
Why was Yeshua called "a glutton and a drunkard"?
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
R U Normal or Average
What does the normal disciple of Messiah look like?
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
What does it mean to be Born Again?
"Unless a person is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
Steam from a Pot
Beginning with a lost saying of the Master, the Epistle of 1 Clement launches into a discourse on humility with examples from the lives of the great men of God.
Audio Teaching by D. T. Lancaster
A Sacrifice of Peace
Sometimes the sacrifice of peace is self-sacrifice.
Audio Teaching by Aaron Eby
Entrance to the Eternal Kingdom: 2 Peter 1:5-7 in its Jewish Context
Explore the process of spiritual self-improvement as outlined in 2 Peter 1:5-7, in light of Jewish thought.
Audio Teaching by Aaron Eby
Open the Gates
The first commandment at Mount Sinai was "I am the LORD your God who took you out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery" (Exodus 20:2).
Audio Teaching by Aaron Eby
Be Excellent
2 Peter 1:5 instructs us to add "virtue" or "excellence" to our faith.
Audio Teaching by Aaron Eby
A Heart to Know
Along the path on our journey to the Kingdom, we must acquire knowledge.
Audio Teaching by Aaron Eby
The Battle Within
In this continuation of the Pitchei Olam series, we will discuss the meaning of "self-control."
Audio Teaching by Aaron Eby
Perseverance: Putting Suffering into Perspective
Continuing the Entrance to the Eternal Kingdom series, we learn the importance of perseverance for achieving the mission for which your soul was created.
Audio Teaching by Aaron Eby
It’s Not Enough to Be a Tzaddik
Yeshua How can our righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees?
Audio Teaching by Aaron Eby
We Are Family
It is important for us to improve ourselves personally, but to reach the kingdom, we have to grow closer as a community.
Audio Teaching by Aaron Eby
Love Disrupts the Norm
In this final installment of the Entrance to the Eternal Kingdom series, we look at the purpose of creation: love of God.
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Jesus and Halacha
A common picture of Jesus presents him as a rebel against halacha, a teacher who rejected Judaism in order to found a new religious path.