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BINA Living

Ancient Jewish wisdom applied in a modern world through Personal growth.

This month’s classes:

Thursday, December 5
Thursday Morning Personal Growth for Women
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
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Lecturer:      Rabbi Michoel Gourarie Clear all
FAR FROM PERFECT

Question: I regularly attend your classes on personal growth. I really enjoyed the last series (Love and Discipline) when you clarified the strategies for self-control, positive discipline…

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JUST DO IT

Many things that we do and experience require a combination of emotion and action. The absence of feeling can affect the sincerity of the action and minimize its effectiveness…

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TAKE A RISK

Growth, change and self development isn’t always easy. It requires a lot of effort and some risk taking…

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A CAT CAN'T FLY

One day towards evening when it was getting dark, two friends Yankel and Berel saw something in the distance. Yankel thought… Read More

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DEFINITION OF UNITY

In Jewish tradition one of the greatest ideals is unity and Shalom (peace). Harmony between husband and wife, respect between friends…

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SIMPLE STEPS

Tomorrow night we begin the festival of Shavuot when we celebrate and commemorate the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai….

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WHAT'S WITH THE NAME?

Why do you call yourselves BINA? I know it means ‘understanding’ but aren’t there other words in Hebrew for learning and knowledge like “Chochma” or “Daat”. So why Bina?

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CAN YOU WAIT

There is an interesting agricultural Mitzvah in this week’s Torah portion called Orlah…

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HARMLESS GOSSIP?

Judaism considers gossip a serious transgression. But what is the definition of gossip? Is it only malicious slander that is harmful to another, or can it even be a casual, harmless comment that is negative?

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ONE DAY OR ONE LIFETIME

There is an interesting halachic discussion regarding the Mitzvah of Sefirat Haomer – the forty nine days that we count between the festival of Pesach and Shavuot…

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SILENCE

In Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) a great rabbi taught…

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DO RIVERS HAVE FEELINGS?

In this week’s Torah portion we read about the ten plagues. G-d punishes the Egyptians with a series of ten devastating…

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