Good and Evil

What is the issue with consuming from the Tree of Knowledge? Isn’t knowledge a good thing? Exploring the fundamental underpinnings of the controversy from various perspectives, from the classical to the Chassidic, leads us to some surprisingly powerful re...

In this lesson we continue to clarify the difference between the faculties and garments of the soul. Then, we discuss the essential definition of good and bad in Tanya, and the classifications of holiness and “kelipah” that exist in the world. (covering c...

The first blessing of the Shema begins with the notion of forming light and creating darkness (day and night). Also described is the uniquely divine nature of creation and the need for the continuous creative force.