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Jewish Spiritual Dimensions in the Messianic Era - Part 1

7.3K views · May 23, 2025

Rabbi Mendel Kessin

An exploration of prophecy, Divine inspiration, and spiritual states in Biblical and Messianic times.

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This year should be a blessing and a merit for the health and success of the families of Regina bas Yosef Ruvein and Yishai ben Yisrael Benjamin Wolf ben Tzvi Hirsch Boruch ben Benjamin Wolf Shmuel Ruvein ben Regina. Uh he should have a refuah shleimah. It should also go for a refuah shleimah for Esther Liba bas Chaya Yaffa Chaya Yaffa and Leib ben Feiga. And uh this year should go for a brocha and hatzlacha and mazel for all these people. Thank you. Tonight is the yahrtzeit of my mother Rivka bas Rav Ze'ev Wolf, or as she was known in English, Mrs. Margaret Kessin. She passed away 2 years ago on Yud Chet She passed away 2 years ago on Yud Chet Teves, the 18th day of Teves, Tav Shin Daled Mem, 5,744 years. I am dedicating this shiur to her memory and may the merit of this shiur serve for the elevation of her neshama in Gan Eden. Now, tonight's lecture or shiur is a presentation on the topic of meditation. Now, the truth is meditation is really a topic which is filled with a lot of ambiguity, a lot of vagueness. There's a lot of confusion in the area of meditation. Now, uh before I thought about giving such a presentation, I thought that the area of meditation wasn't as confusing as I now think it is. There are many

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  1. 0:00This year should be a blessing and a merit for the health and success of the…
  2. 6:07meditation? Is it practical today? Can one actually use it? That is the third question under…
  3. 12:17is that besides asking how does meditation differ from Eastern, an interesting question is, how does…
  4. 18:28or really a basic understanding of the internal structure of Judaism. This is what I'm going…
  5. 24:38person. If they talk about this area, you'll be able to integrate it in the framework…
  6. 30:44Those drives were placed in man in order to make sure that he remains in the…
  7. 36:56Haba into Olam Hazeh. Olam Haba is really Olam Hazeh transformed. That's what the Ribono shel…
  8. 43:09and he gave or however form he did it, but God gave a chance for all…
  9. 49:18of all being. The second idea is even more profound, and it actually is probably the…
  10. 55:31you know, we're really only a figment of this guy's imagination, this guy who's lying on…

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