When, Not If: Why Your Mistakes Might Be Your Greatest Strength

When, Not If: Why Your Mistakes Might Be Your Greatest Strength

March 18, 2026 · 38 min

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Rabbi Yisroel Bernath discusses how mistakes are essential to growth and leadership through the lens of Kabbalah and Chassidus.

In this deeply real and liberating class, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores a striking idea from Parshat Vayikra: the Torah doesn’t say if a leader will fail, it says when. Why? Because growth, leadership, love, and even spirituality all require stepping into a messy, imperfect world. Through the lens of Kabbalah and Chassidus, you weren’t created to be perfect, you were created to transform imperfection. Your mistakes are not interruptions to your journey… they are the journey. This class refra...

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