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How to Sustain Your Passion

A Taste of Text—Tzav

By Chana Weisberg

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How to Sustain Your Passion: A Taste of Text—Tzav

When you love life, you’re less likely to feel weighed down by your inadequacies.

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Chana Weisberg is host of the Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories podcast and curator of advanced learning experiences on Chabad.org. She lectures internationally on issues relating to women, relationships, meaning, self-esteem and the Jewish soul. She is the author of six books. Her latest book, Shabbat Delights, is a two-volume series on the weekly Torah portion.

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Moshe liberty lake March 21, 2026

That was excellent. Really spoke to me at a time I needed it... thank you. Reply

Jo ann hodges Texas via JewishTV iOS July 26, 2025

I enjoy your teaching. This morning I’m listening to an old teaching on passion. I love Israel. Reply

Janice Block Beit Shemesh Israel September 24, 2021

How to keep the fire burning now that God is igniting it again? With the seemingly inevitable creeping numbness, the routines, the indignities, won’t the fire blow out — just like it did the other times? This class expressed so many beautiful truths that I knew, and didn’t know, and need to hear. Reply

Anonymous Eretz Yisroel March 20, 2019

A Taste of Text -Tzav By Chana Weisberg How to Sustain your Passion 3/2019 As was mentioned in your class which I found very encouraging, "Inspiring words which come from a loving heart can more easily enter the hearts of others," while discouragement, or criticism often cause people to give up or even abandon the essential contributions they might have made which are needed so much in the world. So In addition to playing a role in the "fire's" on going presence within, by keeping the fire alive we help fuel the fire in others. It appears to be one and the same.
It certainly "creates a very positive environment" which is a central tenet of Chabad. (In Ha Yom Yom - a book of Chabad Chasidic wisdom in a daily format), it is written that whatever a person has going on within directly affects how they see and interact with the world, other people and G-d Himself. And delineates how important it is to make a sincere effort wherever one is to establish an "environment" conducive to giving to and caring about others... loving one another is crucial. Reply

marnie kahn March 23, 2016

Thank You! That is beautiful! This is exactly what I tell my clients, I am mental health therapist in a Baltimore City hospital, where there is a lot of apathy and depression. I feel so blessed and honored to be here serving the people of Baltimore City, and helping them to reignite their flame, their passion, their love. Reply

Anonymous Arizona, USA March 20, 2013

How To Sustain Your Passion Thank you Chana Weisberg for your teaching. I always love to participate with your friends at your table. It is a good thing for me. Reply

Gavin Marsden Cape Town, 8005 March 31, 2012

Inspirational Dear Chana Weisberg-Thank you for your inspirational guidance based on the Parsha every week Reply

Anonymous new york, brooklyn March 30, 2012

dear chana

u have amazing contact with your students!!! Reply

A Taste of Text

Each 20-minute video class uses a text from the weekly Torah portion to convey a contemporary insight on leading a more enriched life. Source sheets are included to help students follow along and gain a "taste" of the actual texts studied.

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