Parasha Deep Dive with Shlomo Godsi Podcast By Alshech Academy cover art

Parasha Deep Dive with Shlomo Godsi

Parasha Deep Dive with Shlomo Godsi

By: Alshech Academy
Listen for free

In the ancient Alshech shul in Tsfat, I found a timeless Torah wisdom that spoke directly to my modern life. It was too profound to keep to myself. Join me, Shlomo Godsi, for real conversations with today’s great rabbis. We dive deep into the Parsha for practical truths to elevate your busy life. For the English-speaking world seeking a genuine connection to our heritage. This is Parasha Deep Dive. A project of the Alshech Academy.Alshech Academy Judaism Spirituality
Episodes
  • The Secret of Sourdough & The Real Tree of Knowledge: A Deep Dive into Sefirat HaOmer with Benjy Elson

    The Secret of Sourdough & The Real Tree of Knowledge: A Deep Dive into Sefirat HaOmer with Benjy Elson
    Mar 29 2026
    What if the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden wasn’t an apple tree at all, but something you might have sitting in your kitchen right now? What if the tragic sin of Adam and Eve wasn’t inherent evil, but simply a matter of "jumping the gun," a fatal flaw repeated by Nadav and Avihu centuries later?Get your copy of Benjy Elson’s incredible book, The Dance of the Omer, directly on Amazon: https://a.co/d/07Pp4ArQDiscover more here: https://alshechacademy.org/post/25In this mind-expanding episode of Parasha Deep Dive, host Shlomo Godsi is joined by acclaimed psychotherapist, author, and musician Benjy Elson for a profound exploration of Sefirat HaOmer. They bridge the gap between ancient Kabbalistic wisdom and state-of-the-art psychology to reveal the 49-day roadmap designed to heal the trauma of Eden and elevate us from our animalistic instincts to our highest human potential.Prepare to have your understanding of Pesach, the Omer, and the very nature of human consciousness completely transformed. This is a conversation about healing, setting boundaries, and doing the deep internal work required to become an ambassador for the Divine.In This Episode, We Uncover:The Eden Misconception: Discover the stunning Kabbalistic tradition that the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life were actually the same tree, and what that means for how we consume the world today.The Secret of Sourdough vs. Matzah: A fascinating look at why Matzah represents "pure possibility" while Sourdough (Chametz) represents the heavy, complex burden of holding the world’s contradictions.Nadav and Avihu’s Fatal Flaw: Why the tragic death of Aaron’s sons on the eighth day is intimately connected to the modern struggle of wanting spiritual enlightenment without doing the slow, painful work of the Omer.The 7-Week Psychological Roadmap: Benjy breaks down the seven lower Sefirot (Chesed, Gevurah, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod, Malchut) into highly actionable weekly steps for healing trauma, building boundaries, and rediscovering your life's purpose.Follow the Parasha Deep Dive podcast to ensure you never miss these essential conversations.To learn more about the Alshech Academy and its mission to make timeless Torah wisdom universally accessible, visit ⁠⁠https://AlshechAcademy.org⁠⁠.iTunes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parasha-deep-dive-with-shlomo-godsi/id1850832081⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/11kb4b4E3eavjiotdTNv9C⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AlshechAcademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/alshechacademy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/officialalshechacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/AlshechAcademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@alshechacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/alshech-academy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.com/@officialalshechacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alshechacademy/⁠⁠
    Show more Show less
    52 mins
  • The Illusion of Control & Leaping Out of Your Personal Egypt: A Deep Dive into Tzav & Pesach with Ora

    The Illusion of Control & Leaping Out of Your Personal Egypt: A Deep Dive into Tzav & Pesach with Ora
    Mar 22 2026
    Are you simply repeating the motions of Passover, or are you actually ready to leap out of your personal limitations this year? Why do we specifically leap over the threshold of Pesach, and what does the strictness of ancient Temple sacrifices have to do with our modern struggles involving anxiety and control?See the full convo @ https://alshechacademy.org/post/24Orah primarily works with women and children. She is trained in clinical counselling and in cranio sacral therapy. She counsels women both in- person and on-line. And treats children in-person for a range of behavioural and emotional issues. Orah is also a teacher. She has designed a series of shiurim for women, based on the months of the lunar year. The series is called Pnimiut and Practicality. She weaves there sources from chassidut, with practical insights from her work as a therapist. The result is a deep, down to earth learning, tailored to each month. Orah has been giving "Pnimiut and Practicality" shiurim for a decade or so, to women in Yerushalym, Nahariya, Lakewood, Warsaw and London.Being that we just celebrated rosh chodesh Nisan, the first month of the lunar year, our focus will be on Nisan.Orah welcomes your comments and questions at her email: orahm@aol.comIn this mind-expanding episode of Parasha Deep Dive, host Shlomo Godsi is joined by clinical counselor and Chassidut educator, Orah, for a profoundly practical exploration of Parashat Tzav and the approaching month of Nissan. We broadcast directly from the holy city of Tsfat to dismantle common assumptions and transform ancient wisdom into a clear, life-enhancing journey. This is a conversation about trusting the Divine, redefining gratitude, and taking the ultimate spiritual leap.In This Episode, We Uncover:The Power of Hidden Miracles: Why giving thanks for the quiet, unseen miracles (the crises that didn't happen) is actually a higher spiritual elevation than surviving a revealed disaster.The Psychology of the Leap: The profound difference between walking and leaping, and how detaching both feet from the physical world connects us entirely to the Divine.The Illusion of Control: A brilliant, three-step clinical and spiritual protocol (Intention, Effort, Release) to stop stressing over outcomes you can't control."Ma" vs. "Mi" (What vs. Who): How shifting your anxious questions from "What is going to happen?" to "Who is guiding this?" instantly bridges the gap between fear and Emunah (faith).Your Personal Exodus: Why no one can uncover your internal "point of freedom" except you, and the critical questions you must ask yourself before burning your chametz this year.Follow the Parasha Deep Dive podcast to ensure you never miss these essential conversations. To learn more about the Alshech Academy and its mission to make timeless Torah wisdom universally accessible, visit our website.To learn more about the Alshech Academy and its mission to make timeless Torah wisdom universally accessible, visit ⁠https://AlshechAcademy.org⁠.iTunes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parasha-deep-dive-with-shlomo-godsi/id1850832081⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/11kb4b4E3eavjiotdTNv9C⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AlshechAcademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/alshechacademy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/officialalshechacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/AlshechAcademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@alshechacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/alshech-academy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.com/@officialalshechacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alshechacademy/⁠⁠
    Show more Show less
    45 mins
  • The Vegetarian Third Temple, The Pagan Debate & Why God Wants Your "Gifts": A Deep Dive into Vayikra with Rabbi Francis Nataf

    The Vegetarian Third Temple, The Pagan Debate & Why God Wants Your "Gifts": A Deep Dive into Vayikra with Rabbi Francis Nataf
    Mar 18 2026
    Why would an infinite God, who owns the entire universe, need us to sacrifice animals to Him? And is the entire system of Korbanot (sacrifices) just a modified version of ancient Egyptian pagan rituals?Click here for full episode: https://alshechacademy.org/post/23Rabbi Francis Nataf is a veteran Tanakh Instructor at Midreshet Rachel v'Chaya who has also written an acclaimed contemporary commentary on the Torah entitled Redeeming Relevance. He is Associate Editor of the Jewish Bible Quarterly and Translations and Research Specialist at Sefaria, where he has authored most of Sefaria's in-house translations, including such classics as Sefer HaChinukh, Shaarei Teshuva, Derekh Hashem, Chovat HaTalmidim and many others. He is a prolific writer; his articles on parsha, current events, and Jewish thought appear regularly in publications such as The Jewish Press, Tradition, Hakirah, The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Jewish Action, and Haaretz.In this mind-expanding episode of Parasha Deep Dive, host Shlomo Godsi is joined by Rabbi Francis Nataf to tackle the most misunderstood book of the Torah: Vayikra. Together, they dismantle the uncomfortable, modern assumptions surrounding animal sacrifice, revealing a profound blueprint for how human beings build a genuine relationship with the Divine.If you’ve ever felt disconnected from the middle book of the Torah, prepare for a complete paradigm shift. This is a conversation about the psychology of giving, the spiritual DNA of the Jewish people, and the radical future of the Third Temple.In This Episode, We Uncover:The Pagan Problem: Exploring the classic debate between Maimonides and Nachmanides—were sacrifices instituted just to wean the Jews off Egyptian idolatry, or is the desire to sacrifice a primal, pre-historic human instinct?The Childish Paradox: Why giving back to the God who owns everything is like a child returning a cookie to their mother—and why the physical act of "giving up" something valuable transcends simply saying "thank you."The Vegetarian Third Temple: Rav Kook’s radical, mystical vision for a future where animal sacrifices are replaced by vegetation as humanity reaches a higher ethical plane.The Menorah’s Secret: Why the book of Vayikra is placed dead-center in the Torah, and what its structure shares with the central light of the Temple Menorah.Words vs. Actions: Unpacking our modern discomfort with animal sacrifice and why action—not just prayer—is required to fundamentally alter who we are.Follow the Parasha Deep Dive podcast to ensure you never miss these essential conversations.To learn more about the Alshech Academy and its mission to make timeless Torah wisdom universally accessible, visit https://AlshechAcademy.org.iTunes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parasha-deep-dive-with-shlomo-godsi/id1850832081⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/11kb4b4E3eavjiotdTNv9C⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AlshechAcademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/alshechacademy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/officialalshechacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/AlshechAcademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@alshechacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/alshech-academy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.com/@officialalshechacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.com/alshechacademy/⁠⁠
    Show more Show less
    40 mins
No reviews yet