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A Day in the Life of a Yid

The Avodah of Breathing

This week, we turn our focus to breathing: something so constant we barely notice it, yet so central to Torah’s vision of life. From the opening pesukim of Bereishis and the breath of life in man, to Chazal, Rav Kook and the Chasidic Masters, we’ll explore how neshimah and neshamah are deeply intertwined. We explore Rambam’s medical writings on air quality and environment, the power of a sigh, the spiritual sensitivity of air, and what it means to live with awareness that every moment, and every breath, is a gift renewed by Hashem.

3 shiurim1 hr 52 minReb Chaim Davies

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2025-08-07

167 A Day in the Life: Breathing the Breath of God

Full episode00:40:58

About this shiur & source links
This week, we turn our focus to breathing: something so constant we barely notice it, yet so central to Torah’s vision of life. From the opening pesukim of Bereishis and the breath of life in man, to Chazal, Rav Kook and the Chasidic Masters, we’ll explore how neshimah and neshamah are deeply intertwined. We explore Rambam’s medical writings on air quality and environment, the power of a sigh, the spiritual sensitivity of air, and what it means to live with awareness that every moment, and every breath, is a gift renewed by Hashem.
This series, "A Day in the Life of a Yid", explores the Practical Laws and Deeper Dimensions of daily Avodas Hashem.
Source sheets for Shiurim 167-169:
https://bit.ly/breathing-torah
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2025-08-08

168 A Day in the Life: A Healing Breath of Gratitude

Full episode00:37:20

About this shiur & source links
This week, we turn our focus to breathing: something so constant we barely notice it, yet so central to Torah’s vision of life. From the opening pesukim of Bereishis and the breath of life in man, to Chazal, Rav Kook and the Chasidic Masters, we’ll explore how neshimah and neshamah are deeply intertwined. We explore Rambam’s medical writings on air quality and environment, the power of a sigh, the spiritual sensitivity of air, and what it means to live with awareness that every moment, and every breath, is a gift renewed by Hashem.
This series, "A Day in the Life of a Yid", explores the Practical Laws and Deeper Dimensions of daily Avodas Hashem.
Source sheets for Shiurim 167-169:
https://bit.ly/breathing-torah
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2025-08-11

169 A Day in the Life: The Kabbalah of Breathing

Full episode00:34:07

About this shiur & source links
This week, we turn our focus to breathing: something so constant we barely notice it, yet so central to Torah’s vision of life. From the opening pesukim of Bereishis and the breath of life in man, to Chazal, Rav Kook and the Chasidic Masters, we’ll explore how neshimah and neshamah are deeply intertwined. We explore Rambam’s medical writings on air quality and environment, the power of a sigh, the spiritual sensitivity of air, and what it means to live with awareness that every moment, and every breath, is a gift renewed by Hashem.
This series, "A Day in the Life of a Yid", explores the Practical Laws and Deeper Dimensions of daily Avodas Hashem.
Source sheets for Shiurim 167-169:
https://bit.ly/breathing-torah
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