Whatever we may already have in life, we need to keep moving. Achieving a goal can be satisfying, but only for a while. Then we reach for the next pleasure, as the saying goes. Life may be cyclical, but it isn’t a closed loop. It’s a spiral. Everything in the universe either grows or dies. …
Read the episode notes: Closing the Gap: Why Goals Matter | The Truth Hurts, Episode 90
What does it mean to enter the Garden of Eden here on earth? The answer begins with understanding that you are the Creator, and that the Creator is love. Every soul comes from the same mountain. We are made of the same substance and come from the same Source: love. The idea of a punishing …
Read the episode notes: Entering the Garden of Eden | HaEmet Ko'evet, Episode 89
We’re taught to live under the rules of religion, morality, government, and science. What we aren’t taught is that we have free will. In this episode, I begin with a stark claim: the existence of the Creator is the only absolute truth. Beyond that, every truth is open to question. Everything exists, everything has been …
Read the episode notes: The Battle for Your Mind | The Truth Hurts, Episode 88
What do Counting the Omer, the Book of Ruth, and David and Bathsheba have to do with your life today? This evening explores that question through a challenging idea: Shavuot isn’t a celebration of Torah. It’s a celebration of consciousness. Details and registration (in Hebrew): mrng.to/vDf04IZ1SV This is a special, celebratory episode with a special …
Read the episode notes: The Creator and God: What's the Difference? With Malka Bazov | Episode 87
In Judaism, patience is regarded as one of the qualities through which we develop faith in the Creator and come to understand that everything is for the good. We need patience when life gets difficult. It may mean persisting through a delay, holding back when someone provokes us, waiting without complaining, or choosing not to …
Read the episode notes: Patience Is Power | The Truth Hurts, Episode 86
The more complicated we make things, the harder it is to act. One way out of that complexity is to change the story you tell about your life, because that story will determine what your life looks like. A story is a set of beliefs formed by what you’ve told yourself over and over. Hitler …
Read the episode notes: What Story Are You Telling Yourself? | The Truth Hurts, Episode 85
A toxic environment can take many forms. It can take hold at work, among friends, or even within your own family. It is sad, but it is the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts. There is no simple empirical measure of what makes an environment toxic. The experience is subjective and varies from person to …
For details, text the word “Purim” to 0506810611. For quick registration and payment, click here (in Hebrew): https://payboxapp.page.link/VQGDtTPBBAEUMDME9 From the day we were born, we were given a number. We were taught what’s forbidden and what’s allowed, we were put into molds and frameworks, and boundaries were set for us. A script was written for …
Read the episode notes: Wake Up, Soul! | The Truth Hurts, Episode 83
Surprise: Episode 82, “Take the Pressure Off,” is back in the library with a fresh edit. An offering is about to begin. Learn more: https://jewish-motivation.co.il/lp (in Hebrew) Have you ever wanted something so badly, only to be stunned when it finally happened? Stunned that it was really happening, that you’d made it to that moment. …
Read the episode notes: Take the Pressure Off | The Truth Hurts, Episode 82
In this episode, vibration and emotion lead to a bigger question: How fixed is the reality we think we know? Everything in the universe, from the smallest particle to the largest star, vibrates at a particular frequency. The same is true of our thoughts, emotions, and even our physical bodies. We may not realize it, …
Read the episode notes: Can You Bend Reality? | The Truth Hurts, Episode 81