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Daily Torah Thought with Rabbi Yisroel Bernath

Rabbi@JewishNDG.com (Rabbi Yisroel Bernath)

A 3-6 minute daily thought on spirituality, Kabbalah, Jewish thought, Judaism and experiences. Rabbi Bernath is the Spiritual Director of the Rohr Chabad NDG, Associate Chaplain at Concordia...

Episodes

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From Loss to Hope: October 7, Three Years Later — The Jewish Courage to Keep Building | Keynote Address West Island Community Memorial Event

Keynote Address by Rabbi Yisroel Bernath | West Island Community Memorial Event | Beth Tikvah, Montreal | October 2026 Three years after Oct...

19:17Oct 15, 2026

What Will Live Because You Lived? | Rabbi Bernath's Sermon for Neilah 2026

As Yom Kippur moves toward Neilah and the gates begin to close, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath asks a question far more important than what we achiev...

37:55Sep 22, 2026

Is Someone Doing Your Thinking For You? | Rabbi Bernath's Sermon for Kol Nidrei 2026

In this Kol Nidrei sermon, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath asks a deeply uncomfortable question: Who is doing your thinking for you? We live in an age...

44:57Sep 21, 2026

The Secret Israel Knows About Happiness | Rabbi Bernath's Sermon for Shabbat Shuva 2026

In this Shabbat Shuva sermon, delivered by Rabbi Yisroel Bernath at Chabad NDG in Montreal, we explore a surprising question: Why are people...

24:24Sep 20, 2026

The Forgiveness Experiment: Take Back the Pen, Put Down the Poison

What would your life look like if you stopped waiting for an apology, stopped replaying the hurt, and stopped allowing yesterday’s pain to o...

50:47Sep 17, 2026

The Wall That Wasn’t There | Rabbi Bernath's Sermon for Rosh Hashanah Day 2 5787

On the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the shofar finally sounds. Yesterday’s question was: Are you awake? Today’s question goes deeper: What a...

43:00Sep 14, 2026

The Shofar We Are: Wake Up to Something - Rabbi Bernath's Sermon for Rosh Hashana Day 1 5787

This Rosh Hashanah begins with a strange silence: the first day falls on Shabbat, and there is no shofar. But perhaps this year, we do not n...

42:07Sep 13, 2026

Growing Older, Growing Deeper: How to Make Your Years Count - Parshat Ki Teitzei • Elul • The Gift of a Life Fully Lived

Our culture often treats aging as something to resist. Judaism sees it differently: years are not merely something that happen to us; they c...

29:20Aug 23, 2026

Love Is Not Found. It Is Built. | 10 Jewish Relationship Truths for Tu B’Av

Tu B’Av is often called the Jewish day of love. In this special Tu B’Av discussion, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath, known as the “Love Rabbi” shares...

71:21Jul 29, 2026

Help Us Keep the Light Going: A Special Message from Rabbi Yisroel Bernath

Support the raffle at www.ndgraffle.com. In this special episode, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath opens his heart to the worldwide community that has...

9:14Jul 14, 2026

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

In this special class in honour of his birthday, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores one of the most misunderstood human traits: sensitivity. Whi...

48:23Jul 9, 2026

The G-d Question: Beyond the Bearded Man in the Sky | A Candid Discussion.

In this eye-opening session, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores one of the most profound and misunderstood topics of all time: What is G-d? Movi...

65:28Jul 5, 2026

Who Really Wrote the Torah? A Conversation on G-d, Truth, and the Power of Ideas

In this heart-open, mind-stretching class, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath dives headfirst into one of the most profound questions ever asked: Who wro...

59:24Jun 28, 2026

The Blank Tanach and the Book We Need in the Wilderness | Parshat Beha’alotecha

This Shabbat Parshat Beha’alotecha, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath was a Scholar-In-Residence at Beth Tikvah in DDO, Quebec, here is a recording for...

28:50Jun 6, 2026

The House of David & The Forgiveness Experiment

Tonight at Congregation TBDJ in Montreal, Rabbi Zolly Claman invited Rabbi Yisroel Bernath to share a unique talk as part of his series on t...

39:19May 28, 2026

The Story of Ruth: Loss, Loyalty & Redemption

Why do we read the story of Ruth on Shavuot? Beneath the surface of this beautiful Megillah lies one of the most dramatic stories in all of...

41:26May 20, 2026

The Kingdom Within: Presence, Dignity & the Courage to Receive - Entering the Week of Malchut

As we arrive at the final week of Sefirat HaOmer, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the profound and deeply practical world of Malchut, the sef...

44:43May 13, 2026

Real Connection, Not Just Chemistry: Entering the Week of Yesod

As we step into the week of Yesod, we move from the inner emotional world into the place where everything becomes real, where feelings turn...

54:13May 6, 2026

The Courage to Soften: Entering the Week of Hod

In a world that rewards being right, being strong, and holding it all together, the Sefirah of Hod invites us into a very different kind of...

54:39Apr 29, 2026

The Strength to Keep Going, Even When You Don’t Feel Like It: Entering the Week of Netzach

What drives you to keep pushing forward and when does that drive begin to drain you? In this class, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the Sefir...

49:48Apr 22, 2026