Shais Taub

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Rabbi Taub is the spiritual leader of the Shul East in Milwaukee, WI. He is also a popular teacher and author known for his ability to synthesize complex and erudite concepts in Jewish mysticism. Especially dear to him is the study of Tanya, for which he composed the acclaimed Map of Tanya.

Lubavitcher Rebbe, adapted by Shais Taub (1)

Who’s Running the Show?
By Shais Taub
Are the events of our lives the result of random chaos or are things running according to plan?
Audio Classes » Ideas & Beliefs » Prophecy » Who’s Running the Show?

Facing Reality as an Embodied Soul
Judaism & Asceticism
By Shais Taub
Would you take a sublime and transcendent spiritual being and lock it up? That's what G-d did when He sent your soul to earth. What was He getting at?
Audio Classes » Spirituality » Purpose » Facing Reality as an Embodied Soul

G-d is One
The 'Shema' Prayer
By Shais Taub
What is the deeper meaning of the shema prayer? Does it mean that there is just one G-d, or just One anything?
Audio Classes » Jewish Practice » Prayer » G-d is One

"My Name is... and I am a Human Being"
The Jewish idea of perfection
By Shais Taub
Imagine asking a Jew, "Did you ever eat on Yom Kippur?" and he answers, "I felt hungry in my stomach."
Spirituality » Essays » "My Name is... and I am a Human Being"

Fire and Water
By Shais Taub
Which is it-- "O all who thirst, come for water" or "My words aret like fire"? Obviously, we much prefer to consume our studies than to be consumed by them...
Spirituality » Short Insights » Other Authors » Fire and Water

The Heavens and the Earth
By Shais Taub
"In the beginning G-d created the heavens and the earth." To discover the mystical light hidden within these words, we will have to re-read them in a new way
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Bereishit » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » The Heavens and the Earth

The Story of Your Life
By Shais Taub
You are Jonah. The real you, for "Jonah" -- in kabalistic parlance -- is another name for the soul. Hence, the story of Jonah is the story of a soul's journey here on earth.
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Insights » The Story of Your Life

How Dare You Ask!
Ki Anu Amecha
By Shais Taub
It’s not just that asking the billionaire is impractical. It’s inappropriate. What relationship does he have with you that warrants your advances?
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Prayers » How Dare You Ask!

Hanging by a Thread
By Shais Taub
What was bothering Korach? Do G-d's commandments make sense? What is a dispute that is for the sake of Heaven?
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Korach » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » Hanging by a Thread

E Pluribus Unum: One from the Many
By Shais Taub
The giving of the Torah at Sinai is associated in many ways with the number three. How does this plurality lead us to true oneness?
Audio Classes » Holidays » Shavuot » Audio Classes » E Pluribus Unum: One from the Many

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