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BINA Living: Rabbi Levi Gourarie

This month’s classes:

Thursday, December 5
Thursday Morning Personal Growth for Women
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
A MINDSET - NOT JUST A RESPONSE

Gratitude is one of the most powerful and important values. Jewish literature is full of sources highlighting the importance of showing appreciation. Modern Psychology…

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The real iron-men

Joyful crowds filled more than one sports stadium this week. On the one side of the Atlantic, they gathered to celebrate the accomplishments…

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Can an Agnostic Meet G-d?

I am just back from my big trip to Israel. I thought I’d never get there. I think it’s the first Jewish thing I’ve done since my bar mitzvah (which wasn’t so Jewish either)…

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THE TEMPLE OF THE SOUL

This Sunday is Tisha B’av – 9th of Av, the day we mourn the destruction of the first and second Temples. As we discussed last week the Temples were not just physical…

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Get Rid of Bad Attitude in One Scoop

Question: Due to my business, I travel a lot and meet many people from different religions. I have met Buddhists, Muslims and Christians of all denominations…

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A FRESH START

In the Jewish calendar we are in the midst of the “Three Weeks”, the time when we mourn the destruction of the first and second Temples.

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Why No Flowers on a Grave?

Question:I am going to visit my grandmother’s grave, and was planning to buy a bunch of her favourite flowers. But I have noticed that Jewish graves…

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JUST ONE FRIEND

One of the important relationships that form human existence is friends. In Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), our sages teach: “Make for yourself a mentor…

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Strong Leadership

Question: What are the hallmarks of a strong leader? Answer: In this week’s Torah portion Moses starts preparing for “the day after”…

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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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Are We Really So Bad?

Question: I see myself as a very kind person. I am always doing for others, I am the first to offer help. But people don’t seem to appreciate my kindness…

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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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