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Ana B'Koach

Each of the seven lines of Ana B'Koach corresponds to one of the lower sefirot on the Etz Chayyim, the Tree of Life. Each of the six words in each of the seven lines, in turn, also correspond to a sefirah [sphere].

This video highlights the various permutations. In the first recitation, the words are spoken in pairs, using each line for a full inhalation and exhalation. The second version uses the song that came in a dream to one of Rabbi Hoffman's students years ago.

In the first, the permutations are rapid, in the second, much slower. During the seven weeks of the Sefirat ha Omer, we spend a full week on each sefira, with each weekday corresponding to a permutation, so they each take a whole day. An example of this would be: "Today is the 3rd day of the 5th week, or Tiferet of Hod.

ANA B'KOACH

Another ANA B'KOACH

A Recent Talmud Class - Berachot 17a3:

Here is a video of the Rabbi's recent talk at the Non-Duality Conference:

Audio of Rabbi Hoffman's part of the "Science and Non-duality Anthology 1,” a 3 DVD set of interviews with representatives from almost 30 different spiritual and philosophical traditions.

The audio begins with an introduction of Rabbi Hoffman. In the video, you have to read the questions, so for this audio version I read the questions and inserted the audio.

  • Intro
  • What is non-duality
  • What is the “I”?
  • Is there a need to remove the “I”?
  • Is there free will?
  • What is the relationship between non-duality and the ego?
  • How do we choose a path from this apparent deficit?
  • What is the example of non-dual practice in your tradition?
  • Why is this idea of balance so important?

Here is more about the Science and Nonduality Conference. Please support their efforts and purchase a set of the DVDs - in which numerous others answer similar questions.

 

Shacharit at Shalom al Yisroel Audio of the entire morning prayer service. Many parts include several voices, a guitar, tambourines and bells. Those parts were recorded during our Sunday morning davening.

Rabbi Hoffman's Classes and Study Groups on archive.org

Photos of Rabbi Hoffman and Neiel Baronberg's Recent Trip to Ukraine

More recordings of prayer services with Rabbi Hoffman are made into movies on on Rafi's youtube page. Many of these have Hebrew and transliteration that follows the singing as a learning tool.

Jewish History Timeline


Teshuva Therapy [a January 2008 essay]

Rabbi Hoffman and Deborah Miller [editor of Sacred Fire] are collaborating to bring Torah based dialectics and Torah psychotherapy to the world at large. Based on hours of telephone learning between Denver, Colorado, and Melbourne, Australia, Deborah and the Rabbi have completed several chapters of a proposed book, which are linked below.

Find out how Torah is relevant to YOUR life! Explore your life through the parsha and with the guidance of Rabbi Kaslonymos Kalmish Shapira, the Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto, and our ancestors who have graciously allowed the stories of their mistakes and journies, to be told in full. Thursday nights, 7:30 p.m., Shalom Al Yisrael.

Recordings of many classes are on the Parsha page and much more audio can be found on archive.org with this link.

From Ari and Rabbi Hoffman:
“Hashem oz l’amo yiten, Hashem yevoraich es amo bashalom”…Amen.
Victim Psychology and Moshiach

Study Materials:
Printed Guide [pdf]
Hebrew Terms [pdf]

Torah Goes to the Movies

Special subjects:
Jesus in the Talmud - a reaction to The Passion
Pessach Tshuva as Seuda
The Last Seder in the Warsaw Ghetto
Jewish History Timeline
Megillat Ruth

Holy Days
Rosh ha Shanah
Yom Kippur
THE TREE OF LIFE
THE FOUR WORLDS


Larger version with English at bottom of page

Hebrew Version

 

 

THE TREE OF LIFE
THE FOUR WORLDS

The chart above is an attempt to record all of the various sets of four that the Rabbi has connected to the four worlds of the Tree of Life. Different fonts were used to connect the themes, which makes graphic designers wince, but is a way to link the words in through the dense amount of content... I'm open to other ideas to resolve the design challenge.

Printed Guide
Hebrew Terms

Note that at the transition points in the service, moving up the tree in the chart above, between the worlds, the Kaddish is recited [when there is a minyan].

Sons of Leah

  • Ruvain - see my pain
  • Shimon - hear my bitterness
  • Levi - accompany me
  • Yehuda - gratitude

 

Chaverim's notes and writings from learning with Rabbi Hoffman
About the Rabbi's Australia sojourn [June, 2003]
Rabbi Henoch's Teaching
Dancing with the Rabbi
Anyway & Simcha IV - by Yaakov S.
Psychodrama group - David ha Melech's dance

 

Sacred Fire: Torah from the Years of Fury 1939-1942 by Kalonimus Kalmish Ben Elimelekh, J. Hershy Worch, Deborah Miller, Kalonymos Kalmish, Rabbi Shapira
Publisher: Jason Aronson Publishers
Publish Date: December 2000

Sacred Fire [Amazon.com]

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