Rabbi Levi Greenberg

Saving a life

It's not what you think it is!

Accidental Murder

Murder

Personal Injury (2)

A crucial step to reaching Sinai.

Personal Injury

Returning Lost Property

Returning Stolen Objects

Do Not Covet (2)

Do Not Covet (1)

Defining the Holy Scriptures

Withholding Payment

Robbery

A discussion on the fundamental premise of reward, punishment and free choice.

Studying Basi Legani 5710 (1)

Stealing People & Land

Honest Measurements

Theft

Caused Damages (2)

Caused Damages

Personal Responsibility

A fascinating lesson from the ten plagues on how to educate.

Expected Damages

Unexpected Damages

Mikvah (4)

Mikvah (3)

Mikvah (2)

Mikvah (1)

Ritual Impurity - Conclusion

Vessels & Ritual Purity (7)

How two women single handedly saved Judaism

Vessels & Ritual Purity (6)

Vessels & Ritual Purity (5)

Vessels & Ritual Purity (4)

Vessels & Ritual Purity (3)

Vessels & Ritual Purity (2)

Vessels & Ritual Purity (1)

Foods & Ritual Purity (6)

Foods & Ritual Purity (5)

Foods & Ritual Purity (4)

Foods & Ritual Purity (3)

Foods & Ritual Purity (2)

Foods & Ritual Purity

Ritual Purity

Infinite Potential

Wasted Potential (1)

Eight Creatures (2)

Eight Creatures (1)

Ritual Purity & Chanukah

Animal Carcass

Zav

Zavah

Postpartum Ritual Impurity

Nidda

Tzaraaat on Clothing & Homes

Metzorah Purification (2)

Metzorah Purification

Tzaraat Skin Condition (2)

Tzaraat Skin Condition (1)

Lessons from Joseph that will change your life.

Sanctified Waters (3)

Sanctified Waters (2)

Sanctified Waters (1)

Red Heifer (3)

Red Heifer (2)

Red Heifer (1)

Ritual Impurity (7)

An in-depth study on the virtue of humility.

Ritual Impurity (6)

Ritual Impurity (5)

Ritual Impurity (4)

Ritual Impurity (3)

Impurity (2)

Ritual Impurity (1)

Exchanged Sacrifices (2)

An in-depth discussion on how Yaakov and Esther dealt with anti-Semites respectively, and its relevance today.

Exchanged Sacrifices

Purification Offerings

High Court Sin Offering

Adjustable Sin Offering

Guilt Offering

Doubtful Guilt Offering (2)

Doubtful Guilt Offering (1)

Sin Offering

Animal Tithe

Firstborn Sacrifice

Hakhel!

Festival Pilgrimage

Passover Sacrifice (2)

Second Passover

The historic significance of Eliezer's mission

Passover Sacrifice

Holy Animals (2)

Holy Animals (1)

Yom Kippur Service (2)

Yom Kippur Service

Burning Sacrificial Meat

Expired Sacrificial Meat (3)

Avraham's hospitality with the angels.

Impure Sacrificial Meat

Expired Sacrificial Meat (2)

Expired Sacrificial Meat (1)

Disqualified Meat

Counting the Omer

Musaf

Daily Temple Services

A three-part formula to a good life derived from the first three Torah portions.

The Eternal Fire

Right Place

Right Time

Meal Offerings

Sacrificial Meat

Sacrifices (2)

Sacrifices (1)

An in depth analysis on the story of the Tower of Babel

Salt

Blemished Sacrifices

Who is a Kohen?

Daily Netillat Yadayim

Temple Limits

Priestly Garments

Holy Temple Staff

Holy Incense

Temple Honor Guard

Respecting the Holy Temple

The Altar

Levite Inheritance

Jubilee Year (2)

Jubilee Year (1)

Sabbatical Year (2)

Sabbatical Year (1)

Redeeming the Firstborn

Priestly Gifts (1)

Bikkurim (2)

Declaration of Tithes & Bikkurim

Fourth Year Fruits

Why do we read about Jonah and Nineveh at the high point of Yom Kippur?

Second Tithe (3)

Second Tithe (2)

Second Tithe (1)

Tzedakah Tithing (2)

Tzedakah Tithing

Tithing (2)

Tithing (1)

Priestly Foods (3)

Priestly Foods (2)

Priestly Foods (1)

Israeli Produce (2)

Israeli Produce (1)

Tzedakah

Compassionate Harvest (2)

An important Rosh Hashanah meditation

Compassionate Harvest (1)

Kosher Garments

Crossbreeding

Grafting

Mixed Seeds

Consecrating Property

Monetary Obligations

Nazirite (4)

Nazirite (3)

Nazirite (2)

Nazirite (1)

Annulling Vows

Obligations (3)

Obligations (2)

Obligations

Invoking G-d's Name

Denying Debt

Vain Oaths

Oaths

Reward

Hunting

The fast track for every person to becoming G-d's ambassador

Covering Blood

Ritual Slaughter (2)

Ritual Slaughter (1)

Meat & Dairy

What is "Treif?"

Kosher Diet (4)

Kosher Diet (3)

A fascinating discussion on the how G-d determined our social construct.

Kosher Diet (2)

Kosher Diet (1)

Marriage (8)

Marriage (7)

Family Purity

Holiness

Incest (3)

In-depth discussion on the mechanics of the Two Tablets.

Incest (2)

Sotah (2) & Incest (1)

Sotah (1)

Three Penalties

Levirate Marriage (3)

The nuances between the two most famous paragraphs in the Torah.

Levirate Marriage (2)

Levirate Marriage (1)

Divorce (4)

Divorce (3)

Divorce (2)

Divorce (1)

Having Children (2)

Having Children (1)

Marriage (6)

Several Torah episodes that express the importance of strategic timing.

Marriage (5)

Marriage (4)

Marriage (3)

Marriage (2)

Marriage (1)

Chanukah

Purim!

A surprising lesson from a tribe who settled on the eastern bank of the Jordan River.

Communal Fast Days

Blowing Trumpets

The Jewish Calendar (6)

The Jewish Calendar (5)

The Jewish Calendar (4)

The Jewish Calendar (3)

The Jewish Calendar (2)

A unity message from the temple festival sacrifices.

The Jewish Calendar (1)

The Half Shekel

The Four Kinds

The Sukkah Shelter

The Passover Story and Blowing the Shofar

Not owning Chametz on Passover

Chametz Free Passover

Why has Moshiach not come yet?

Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret

Shavuot and Rosh Hashana

First and Final Days of Passover

Yom Kippur

Incremental Shabbat Observance

Animals Keep Shabbat Too

Honoring and Enjoying Shabbat

How far must we go to ensure not to give off the wrong impression of Judaism and Jews?

Havdalah

Kiddush

Two Challahs for Shabbat

Traveling on Shabbat

When to light Shabbat candles

Why do we light Shabbat candles?

The definition of Jewish leadership

Some Shabbat Laws

Shabbat: What does work mean?

Introduction to Shabbat

What is the Haftarah?

More on Prayer

Bris (2)

Bris

Why tying knots is the best way to remember stuff.

Blessings For Food

Netillat Yadayim

Grace After Meals

Tzitzit

The Torah Scroll

Mezuza

Tefillin

The Priestly Blessing

A fascinating discussion about rabbinic ordination

What is a Minyan?

How to Pray

Praying Three Times A Day

Prayer (2)

The Recitation of Shema and Prayer

The Recitation of Shema

The Mitzvah of Teshuvah

Idolatry (4)

Idolatry (3)

Idolatry (2)

Idolatry (1)

Revere the wise

A vital discussion on the importance of appointing a personal mentor and how to choose the right one.

Learning & Teaching Torah

Sensitivity, Gossip & Revenge

About caring for others

Prophecy, Emulating and Connecting to G-d & Love Your Fellow as Yourself

Honoring G-d and Prophecy

Our Relationship With G-d

What oppression does to Torah.

The Foundational Mitzvot

Defining the 613 Mitzvot (3)

How to define which Mitzvot are part of the 613. Part 2

Defining which Mitzvot are part of the 613

Introduction to Maimonides

The Talmud states Rabbi Akiva's 24,000 students died in the span of a few weeks due to lack of mutual respect. The Rebbe explains the missing link in the story.

A fascinating discussion on what motivated Maimonides to author his magnum opus "Mishna Torah"

A fascinating story of the Baal Shem Tov and its daily ramifications.

A detailed description of the power of the blessings we recite every day, all day.

Discover the internal transformation possible through Sefirat Haomer

A conversation that seemed to be a petty argument turns out to be a high stakes debate on the advantages of Torah study vs. prayer

A profound lesson in human nature.

When and why the Rebbe encouraged every home to have Kosher Mezuzahs, a Siddur, Tehillim and a charity box.

Learning how to "leap forward" in all areas of life.

An important reality check on the feasibility of the Messianic era of world peace happening in our time.

The clear definition of a Chossid.

The Rebbe's landmark pastoral letter that transformed the Passover landscape by introducing the "Fifth Son" and a fascinating discussion Pesach being specifically in spring.

Why is negating idolatry such an important issue in Judaism? Turns out, it's more prevalent than you can imagine.

Find yourself in the characters of the Purim story

A fascinating discussion on the meaning of Purim and its impact on our routine daily lives.

Do you know what was the most pivotal part of the Purim story?

A fascinating lesson from the huge Tabernacle planks that could not be lifted by regular people.

A fascinating discussion on how limitations on charitable giving became obsolete.

Probing the inner dimensions of the wash basin in the Holy Temple and its relevance to our lives.

An in-depth discussion on the timeline of the instructions for the construction on the Tabernacle and fascinating conclusion.

The possibility of discerning heavenly messages communicated to us today.

An transformative teaching from the Rebbe on the ability of every person to become the Beinoni described in the Tanya.

Tzedakah, Torah and the purpose of creation.

A fresh perspective on life.

While the Jews were busy doing G-d's bidding by collecting wealth, Moses searched for Joseph's coffin and remains an inspiration for us today.

The first mitzvah the Jews did as a nation embedded something powerful into their DNA.

The ten plagues in Egypt proved that every human being matters. Here's how.

Here is why Moses was born in Egypt.

Tremendous success in bringing goodness to the world shouldn't get you worried.

Everything you see can change your life. Here 's how.

The distinction between "Torah" and "Wisdom"

A deeper look at the Chanukah miracle.

The Jewish ethic in responding to success.

A profound lesson from Abraham, Jacob and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai

Help yourself through helping others.

An inspirational lesson from the life of Sara.

A relevant lesson from an ancient story.

Discover the virtue of nature over miracles in Jewish living.

An in-depth study on the correlation between the scientific and Chassidic revolutions of the past 2 centuries.

An in-depth discussion on the eternal messages of the Tishrei festivals and the bridge to the rest of the year.

A fascinating overview on the complexities of the Jewish calendar and its relevance beyond dictating our schedules.

An in-depth discussion on the Jewish ban on polygamy and its important ramifications.

Tradition in Judaism is a very big deal.

A powerful lesson about Jewish education from two great Talmudic heroes.

A important discussion about the mitzvah of Tefillin.

An in-depth discussion that completely changes the narrative of Tisha B'Av.

A beautiful explanation on the the Av observances commemorating the destruction of the Holy Temples.

A fascinating analysis of Moshe's reaction to a question that leads to the conclusion that having a personal mentor is crucial.

A powerful Chassidic discourse delivered by the Previous Rebbe on the day of his release from exile in Communist Russia.

An amazing talk from the Rebbe about the breached walls of Jerusalem thousands of years ago.

An in-depth discussion on a talk from the Rebbe about true forgiveness.

A moving talk from the Rebbe about our leaders' sacrifice to remain with us in exile after their passing.

An in-depth discussion on the powerful lesson we can learn from the story of Pesach Sheini - the second Passover.

Tanya: Part 2: Introduction II

An in-depth discussion on a teaching from the Rebbe on the power of repentance.

Part 1 of a text based discussion on "Tanya: Section 2: Introduction"

An in-depth discussion on a fascinating forgotten law that epitomizes the global spiritual progress that is paving the way for Moshiach.

An in-depth discussion on the Rebbe's talk from Lag B'Omer 1984 analyzing tremendous teachings of Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai and his son Rabi Eliezer.

Lesson 2

An in-depth discussion on the ethic of Jewish leadership based on the Rebbe's talk from the summer of 1954.

An unsuspecting beautiful lesson from an obscure law associated with the Yom Kippur Temple service.

An in-depth discussion about the Mitzvah of Bris Milah.

An in-depth discussion on the Rebbe's teaching about Sefirat HaOmer and the transformation of ego.

An in-depth discussion on a teaching from the Rebbe about Kosher cuisine.

An in-depth discussion on a teaching from the Rebbe about the Ma Nishtana - the "Four Questions" at the Seder.

An in depth discussion about the true meaning of the "Temple Sacrifices" our "Daily Prayers" and how the two corelate.

An in-depth discussion on a talk by the Rebbe about the choices we face every day.

An in-depth discussion on a teaching of the Rebbe about Moses' eulogy. A profound lesson in Ahavat Yisrael.

An in-depth discussion on a teaching from the Rebbe about Archaeology vs. Tradition.

An in-depth discussion on the Rebbe's teaching about the cedar wood used for the Tabernacle in the desert.

In-depth discussion on a powerful teaching from the Rebbe about everyone's obligation to be a teacher.

An in-depth discussion on a talk from the Rebbe about how to speak about Jews in private and in public.

The Splitting of the Sea was a historic event that shaped our nation forever. But an interesting detail describing the immediate aftermath provides us a powerful lesson in how to live life to the fullest and succeed in everything we do.

An in-depth discussion on the Rebbe's teaching about the unique role of women in Judaism.

An in-depth discussion on the difference between Shabbat and holiday observance, and the importance of joy.

An in-depth discussion of the Rebbe's teaching on the nature of Rabbinic ordinances and prohibitions.

An in-depth analysis about the ten plagues - especially the "Wild Beasts."

An in-depth discussion in the Rebbe's teaching about the contrast between Egyptian culture and Judaism regarding education.

A fascinating analysis of the conversation between G-d and Moses at the burning bush.

A fascinating analysis of Pharaoh's advisory cabinet and the downfall of Egypt.

An in-depth discussion on the Rebbe's teachings that illuminate Yosef's behavior to his father and his brothers.

An in-depth study of the Rebbe's teachings

An in-depth discussion on a teaching of the Rebbe.

An in-depth discussion on a teaching of the Rebbe about Bitachon - trust in G-d.

An in-depth discussion on a teaching of the Rebbe.

An in-depth discussion on a teaching of the Rebbe about spiritual inspiration vs. hard core commitment.

A powerful lesson on the Jewish ethic of trust in G-d and responsibility.

An in-depth study of an excerpt of the Rebbe's teachings on the topic of divine providence.

An in-depth study of an excerpt of the Rebbe's teachings on the profile of a true leader.

An in-depth study of an excerpt from the Rebbe's teachings.

Rashi teaches us how to live Jewishly in the detailed nuances of his authoritative interpretation of the Torah. Based on Likkutei Sichos volume 11 Mishpatim II 

Exploring the first Chassidic discourse of the Rebbe - Basi Legani 5711 Read the full text here: https://www.chabadelpaso.com/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/115145/jewish/Basi-Legani-5711.htm

Dynamic conversation with Dee Woo on KTEP/NPR Radio, discussing various Chanukah themes as well as Project ARK, charitable giving and nurturing empathy in society.