Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World
Hi, I’m David Sacks, and WELCOME to my podcast! I write and produce for TV including shows like "The Simpsons". I went to Harvard. I’ve even won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe award. I love making cool TV shows, but I also have another side where I love exploring the fantastically, mysterious, beauty of creation, and seeing it through the lens of spirituality, quantum physics, psychology, storytelling and art. I give these talks to share all the amazing things I’ve learned along the way. I post a new talk every Sunday.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 992
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
New Purim Talk – 2011
The Maze
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00:39:34 |
Thu 18 Mar 2010
Unifying the Name of Hashem
Dear Friends,What does it mean to unify the Name Yud kay with Vav kay? What does it mean that every Parsha in the book of Shemos/Exodus starts with the letter vav except the final one which starts w…
01:05:07 |
Mon 15 Mar 2010
Basic Faith – Wheaties for the Soul
Somewhere between the hidden and the revealed, between the great salvations of Purim and Pesach, between yesterday and tomorrow, lie our lives. The post Basic Faith – Wheaties for the Soul first app…
00:45:24 |
Mon 08 Mar 2010
Purim in “At Bash” – Through the Looking Glass
Since Purim is all about things flipping over for the good, I thought it would be cool to look at the word Purim in At Bash to see what new levels we can uncover. Lots of interesting concepts, inclu…
01:01:53 |
Mon 08 Mar 2010
Does Free Choice Exist? – Purim 2010
One of the most remarkable passages in the Torah is when Mordecai turns to Queen Esther and says, rest assured that Hashem is going to save the Jewish people — the only question is are you going to b…
00:52:01 |
Mon 22 Feb 2010
Purim – Holiday of Secrets
Tons of ideas in the this one relating to Purim, happiness, purity, hiddeness, acceptance of Torah, gematria, pregnancy, bris mila, butterflies, and hope. Nothing compares to Purim!!!!The post Purim…
00:53:55 |
Mon 15 Feb 2010
Achieving Harmony
Dear Friends,“Who is G-d? What is G-d?” This week’s talk begins with that question and evolves from there! Join us for a free wheeling tour through ideas ranging from basic beliefs to the giving o…
01:08:20 |
Sun 07 Feb 2010
Who Will Guarantee Our Hearts Will Remain Pure?
Dear Friends,When we received the Torah at Mount Sinai, Hashem looked at the pureness of our hearts and asked, who will guarantee that our hearts will remain like this always? We said that “we” woul…
00:45:36 |
Tue 02 Feb 2010
Portals To Other Dimensions
Dear Friends,Our Holy tradition teaches that Hashem created the world with the letters of the aleph-bais. With this in mind, our Sages teach in the Talmud (Shabbos 104) that there is a system called…
00:59:11 |
Fri 15 Jan 2010
Understanding The Miracle of Purim
To understand the nature of the Purim miracle is to understand life itself. In this week’s talk we look into it, while first beginning with an appreciation of what it means that historically the eve…
00:49:06 |
Wed 13 Jan 2010
How Many Wings Does an Angel Have?
Dear Friends,How many wings does an angel have? This may sound like the most esoteric of questions, but the Torah actually tells us the answer — and even better how many they have today (hint – two …
00:45:42 |
Mon 21 Dec 2009
Hanukah – An Overview
Dear Friends,In this week’s talk, we explore a wide array of ideas associated with Hanukah, from it being historically the last holiday to be added to the Jewish calendar, to the fact that it must be…
00:45:34 |
Thu 10 Dec 2009
No Time For Anything!
Dear Friends,This week’s Torah portion is unique in the Torah in that there are no “breaks” — no white spaces within it. It is no coincidence that this portion also contains the account of Yakov, J…
00:56:48 |
Tue 01 Dec 2009
The Grand Pattern
Dear Friends,We are living through a time often called the “age of information”. Ironically, the barrage coming at us can often obscure that which is most essential to keep in the forefront of our c…
00:52:58 |
Mon 23 Nov 2009
Making Sure Reverence Doesn’t Become a Straightjacket
Dear Friends, In our quest to become closer with Hashem, and attaching ourselves to Him through the mitzvahs, we must be careful not to turn our spirituality into a straight jacket. In this week's t…
00:48:18 |
Fri 20 Nov 2009
Being in the Moment
Dear Friends,Think good and it will be good! Most of our lives are spent either thinking about what’s already happened or worrying about what hasn’t happened yet. Meanwhile, the only thing that’s …
01:00:47 |
Tue 10 Nov 2009
Avraham vs. Noah – The Evolution of Prayer
Dear Friends,What did Avraham know that Noach didn’t? Also, we compare the first two great couples Adam and Eve and Avraham and Sarah to see what the numerical differences in their names teaches us …
00:47:09 |
Sun 01 Nov 2009
The Perfect Construct – Noah’s Ark and You
On the one hand, G-d is everywhere. And yet, on perhaps an even deeper level, G-d charges us with awesome responsibility of revealing His oneness! The ark Noah built had precise measurements. The …
00:49:12 |
Sun 25 Oct 2009
The Real Beginning
Dear Friends,The question is, if we know that whatever is going on in the Torah portion of the week is going on in the world — why aren’t we reading the portion of Bereisheet which deals with creatio…
00:50:05 |
Wed 21 Oct 2009
Yom Kippur 2009
Dear Friends,What can be said about the holiest day of the year? Here are some thoughts to get us ready for the day. Wishing all of you the sweetest sweetest year!The post Yom Kippur 2009 first ap…
00:49:56 |
Sun 27 Sep 2009
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