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Rabbi Yisroel Bernath discusses the contrast between the ideal life we dream of and the reality we live, drawing insights from Torah and Chassidic teachings.

Did life turn out the way you imagined it would? Most of us quietly carry two versions of our lives, the ideal one we dreamed about and the messy, imperfect one we actually live. In this Wednesday morning Kabbalah class, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores a powerful insight from Parshat Vayakhel–Pekudei and Chassidic teachings: why the Torah repeats the story of the Mishkan twice, and what that reveals about our own lives. Drawing from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Tanya, the class e...

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