The Gift of Feeling Too Much: Why Your Sensitivity Is Not Your Weakness.

The Gift of Feeling Too Much: Why Your Sensitivity Is Not Your Weakness.

July 9, 2026 · 48 min

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Rabbi Yisroel Bernath discusses the value of sensitivity and emotional depth in this special birthday class.

In this special class in honour of his birthday, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores one of the most misunderstood human traits: sensitivity. While the world often tells us to toughen up and grow thicker skin, Chassidus teaches that the goal is not to suppress our emotions but to refine them. Drawing from Tanya, Torah Or, Likkutei Torah, and the teachings of the Rebbeim, Rabbi Bernath explains that some souls are created to feel more deeply because they are called to illuminate more deeply. Partic...

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