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Sefirar HaOmer as a Path of Alignment, Growth, and Relationship

In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah and Eda, we interview Rivkah Mazal Tauber, recommended by Rivky Kaplan, who co-created a Sefira journal.

Rivka, who describes starting an Omer WhatsApp group that transformed her and explains Sefirat HaOmer as a step-by-step journey from Egypt to Matan Torah. She unpacks “Omer” (manna measure, barley offering, forgotten sheaf for the needy) as receiving from God, returning to God, and giving to others, and defines “Sefirah” as counting, story, and shining, framing the Sefirot as divine vessels and soul powers. Using building a business, she maps Keter through Malchut and applies the framework to relationships, procrastination, balancing effort with surrender, and the 49-day count leading to an uncountable 50th, emphasizing that simply counting fulfills the mitzvah and that God meets us in our humanity.

Join us for a beautiful Pre-Shavuos evening on Wednesday, May 13 at the Shul Bal Harbor. Don’t miss this meaningful conversation and a delicious cheesecake bar!
Plus, enter a raffle for a chance to win a color analysis session.
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Rivka Mazal Tauber

Rivka Mazal Tauber is an experienced educator, skilled writer, and team leader based in Yerushalayim, with a passion for connecting people to ideas and experiences that awaken the soul. She teaches at Mayanot and has a particular gift for making the mystical tangible — most recently through her Sefirat HaOmer journey, which began as a

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Dr. Edith Eger: Holocaust Survivor on Choice, Freedom, and Healing From the Inside Out

In this episode of From The Inside Out with Rivkah Krinsky & Eda Schottenstein, we're re-releasing an early, cherished interview after Dr. Edith Eger’s death, honoring the Auschwitz survivor, psychoanalyst, and author of The Choice, who taught that while we can’t control circumstances, we can choose our response. Eger recounts liberation after being left for dead, the loss of her parents and first love, guilt about her mother’s death, and how returning to Auschwitz helped her forgive herself. She discusses Viktor Frankl’s influence, finding purpose, sharing rather than hoarding, and distinguishing distress from stress. Eger offers guidance on self-love as self-care, expression as an antidote to depression, revisiting trauma, responding instead of reacting, compassionate listening with children, and building relationships through responsibility, growth, and hope, insisting hate keeps us imprisoned and that love is shown through actions.

00:00 Tribute to Edith
02:11 Meeting Edith Again
02:30 Liberation and Legacy
03:53 Frankl and Purpose
05:19 Dancing to Survive
05:54 First Love Lost
07:27 Rescued from Death
08:10 Joy and Growth Mindset
11:35 Guilt and Forgiveness
12:17 Faith and Sharing Bread
14:57 Have Tos and Hope
17:30 New Books and Recipes
19:24 Wisdom and Self Love
21:02 Secrets and Expression
21:46 Kind Words Only
22:48 Choices After Trauma
23:40 Speak Your Truth
24:55 Evolving Beyond Fear
27:08 Mind Freedom in Auschwitz
29:57 Forgiveness and Freedom
31:06 Validate Feelings at Home
34:45 Marriage Lessons Twice
37:41 Respond Don’t React
39:45 Legacy and Final Yeses

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Welcome to a new season of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah and Eda!
In this time focused on turning inspiration into action during the 49 days from Pesach to Shavuot, we welcome Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf. Wolf, a Melbourne-based spiritual teacher blending Chassidus/Kabbalah with psychology, shares his journey from law studies to becoming the first Chabad emissary at the University of Wisconsin in 1969, and later returning to Melbourne at the Rebbe’s directive. He explains the Omer as a yearly “spiral” of spiritual energy for sequential introspection, contemplation, improvement, and change through 49 emotional “shades” of the sefirot, describing how mind guides emotion, how tools can be used by the godly or animal soul, and offering practical examples on balancing chessed and gevurah, managing impulsivity and anger, cultivating positivity (Tracht Gut; Gam Zu Letovah), and Emunah vs. Bitachon, concluding with a guided Modeh Ani meditation.

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Shefa Living

If you’ve been craving more space, more calm, and more community, Mountain View by Shefa Living is a master-planned Frum community in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, designed for families who want a slower, more connected pace of life. As shared in the episode, the vision includes community infrastructure like a shul, mikvah, women’s wellness center, and a K–12 yeshiva—all built around wholesome, joyful Torah living. Learn more (and explore whether it’s a fit for your family) at ShefaLiving.com.

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Rabbi Laibl Wolf

Rabbi Laibl Wolf is a world-renowned spiritual teacher, author, and counselor who has spent over five decades translating the wisdom of Kabbalah and Chassidus into practical tools for modern living. Personally directed by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1969 to pioneer Chabad outreach on American college campuses, Rabbi Wolf is now based in Melbourne, Australia, where he serves as a global lecturer, meditation teacher, and mashpia. Through his daily Tanya and Chitas classes, guided meditations, and worldwide speaking engagements, he helps people cultivate emotional mastery, Emunah, and Bitachon through the map of the Sefirot.

Find more resources and tools at: laiblwolf.com

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

05:25 Rabbi Wolf Journey

07:39 Campus Shlichus 1969

11:05 Omer Spiritual Spiral

13:13 49 Emotions Map

17:55 One Emotion At Time

22:38 Souls And Sefirot

24:54 Chessed Misused

27:58 Practice Into Instinct

30:06 Sponsor Break

30:55 Morning Preparation

32:54 Tanya Meditation Tool

35:10 From Mind To Action

41:26 Slowing Impulses

45:02 Anger Is Manufactured

49:49 Chassidus Vs Empty Mind

51:45 Healing And Positivity

56:30 Mind Body Connection

57:37 Cell Stress Explained

01:00:11 Sponsor Mountain View

01:01:19 Choosing Positive Outlook

01:05:35 Thoughts Affect Others

01:08:32 Emunah Versus Bitachon

01:15:50 Commitment Beyond Logic

01:21:37 Love Commitment Practice

01:27:46 Sefiro

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Finding Inner Freedom on Pesach: Rabbi YY Jacobson on Shame, Surrender & Redemptive Consciousness

This episode is dedicated in memory of Rivkah’s grandfather Mr. Max New, OB"M.

In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah and Eda, we welcome Rabbi YY Jacobson to discuss why many people lack inner freedom even in good external conditions, emphasizing that freedom requires disciplined inner work: noticing one’s “Egypt,” pausing before reacting, cultivating curiosity, prayer, support systems, and being truly seen. Jacobson explores destructive vs. holy shame, Tanya’s model of distinguishing animal and divine consciousness, surrendering control to God without surrendering to abuse, and experiencing embodied oneness as redemptive consciousness. He also contrasts revealed and hidden miracles (Pesach vs. Purim), reflects on current events and collective resilience, and highlights softening the heart, authenticity, and non-transactional relationships.

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Shefa Living
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Rabbi YY Jacobson

Rabbi YY Jacobson is a Brooklyn-born rabbi, lecturer, and teacher known for making Torah, Chassidus, and Jewish psychology deeply accessible and emotionally resonant. He is the founder of TheYeshiva.net and has spent decades teaching in communities, schools, and universities around the world. He is especially known for his classes on the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s teachings, Tanya, relationships, emotional healing, and personal growth.

You can find Rabbi YY’s classes and hear more of his wisdom here: https://www.theyeshiva.net/

CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome, Dedication, and Pesach Presence

06:17 Introducing Rabbi YY Jacobson

09:06 What True Freedom Really Means

17:30 Shame, Awe, and Understanding Your Inner Egypt

20:32 Tanya, Two Souls, and the Freedom to

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Dr. John Delony on Anxiety, Marriage, and Turning Insight into Action

In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah and Eda, we welcome Dr. John Delony to discuss how lasting change requires action, not just insight. Delony connects his approach to lessons from his father, a homicide detective and hostage negotiator who moved toward crisis, and his mother, who began college at 42 and earned a PhD at 57. He argues anxiety is an internal alarm system and that money, anger, and relationship problems often signal deeper issues beneath surface labels. Delony critiques cultural narratives that prioritize feelings and overload romantic partners amid widespread loneliness, urging couples to build friendship, service, and practical “repair” strategies. He recommends choosing reality through honest inventories, building trusted connections (including “outsourcing” perspective to reliable people), and prioritizing health, sleep, and faith. The episode includes sponsorship messages for Colel Chabad’s Pushka app and Shefa Living’s Mountain View community.

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Colel Chabad

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Shefa Living

If you’ve been craving more space, more calm, and more community, Mountain View by Shefa Living is a master-planned Frum community in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, designed for families who want a slower, more connected pace of life. As shared in the episode, the vision includes community infrastructure like a shul, mikvah, women’s wellness center, and a K–12 yeshiva—all built around wholesome, joyful Torah living. Learn more (and explore whether it’s a fit for your family) at ShefaLiving.com.

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Dr. John Delony

Dr. John Delony is a bestselling author, mental health expert, and one of today’s most trusted voices on anxiety, emotional wellness, and marriage. Known for his blend of clinical depth and straight-talk clarity, he helps people understand anxiety as an internal alarm system—and teaches practical, relationship-saving tools for building emotional safety, connection, and real change. In this conversation, Dr. Delony brings both wisdom and humility as we unpack the patterns underneath stress and conflict, and what it actually looks like to stop outsourcing our emotions and start showing up with intention in our closest relationships.

You can find John and hear more of his wisdom here: https://www.instagram.com/johndelony

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

00:04 Meet Dr. John Delony + sponsor shoutouts

00:05 John’s backstory: SWAT dad, PhD mom, and the lessons that shaped him

00:09 Anxiety isn’t the problem — it’s the alarm

00:12 Marriage shift: stop making everything mean “you don’t love me”

00:15 Loneliness + why marriage is carrying too much weight today

00:20 Choose reality: the yellow-pad inventory (money, health, relationships)

00:23 Self-actualization vs service: what a strong marriage actually needs

00:31 “Need” vs “Want” — the word that changes conflict

00:35 Expectations + “how do you want this

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Self-Mastery in Real Life: Regulation, Trust, and the Shift from Control to Connection

In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah and Eda, we sit down with Velvel & Chyena Friedman for a powerful conversation on what real success looks like when it’s built on faith, family, and unshakable values. Velvel shares his unconventional journey—from a full-time yeshiva education and Rabbinical ordination to scoring a perfect 180 on the LSAT and stepping into high-stakes litigation—plus how Torah learning shaped his mindset, discipline, and clarity. Chyena opens up about the dignity and joy she finds in being the foundation of the home, and how the right partnership can elevate every area of life. Together, we discuss Shabbos as a “forced gift” of rest, navigating pressure without losing priorities, staying professional with strong boundaries, and why in marriage you’re not meant to argue to win—you’re meant to build a life as one team.

What makes this conversation so powerful is that it’s not just about success—it’s about what success is built on. Throughout the episode, Velvel and Chyena show what it looks like to be led by a guiding principle, even when life is demanding. The episode closes with their mantra, “Ein od milvado”—a grounding reminder that everything is in Hashem’s hands. No matter what season you’re in, you’ll walk away with something practical, uplifting, and real.

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Velvel Freedman

Velvel Freedman is a high-stakes litigator and partner at Freedman Normand Friedland LLP. Raised in a secular-turned-observant home in West Palm Beach, he attended yeshiva and earned smicha before attending Columbia Law School. He credits years of Gemara study with sharpening his discipline, analytical rigor, and “zitsfleish”—the ability to sit, focus, and do the work—qualities he now brings to complex commercial disputes and high-pressure courtroom advocacy.

Chyena Freedman
Chyena Freedman brings a values-first lens to marriage, family life, and what success really means. With warmth and clarity, she shares how she and Velvel build a strong home culture, stay aligned on priorities, and keep faith at the center—even in the midst of a demanding career and a full family life

CHAPTERS
00:00 Smicha to Columbia: Velvel’s Unlikely Path

01:22 Meet Velvel & Chyena: Redefining “Success”

10:43 Baal Teshuva Roots + Becoming “Velvel”

16:47 Torah Mind → Lawyer Mind: LSAT, Law School + The Pivot

29:23 Power Couple Dynamics: Marriage Roles + Building the Home

35:04 Leaving Trial for Shabbos: Viral Kiddush Hashem Moment

37:53 Shabbos Reset: Disconnecting, Pressure + Perspective

44:07 How High-Stakes Litigation Actually Works (Prep + Strategy)

48:12 Wild Courtroom Stories: Bitcoin Claim, Metadata + Big Stakes

01:02:46 Jewish Identity in Court: Kippah, Antisemitism + Emunah

01:14:54 Family, Fulfillment + Work-Life Balance (No Comparison)

01:52:40 Closing: “Ein Od Milvado” — Everything in Hashem’s Hands

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Self-Mastery in Real Life: Regulation, Trust, and the Shift from Control to Connection

In this episode on From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah and Eda,, we discuss the complex journey of self-healing with Devori Nussbaum, a multifaceted therapist with expertise in Chinese Medicine, nutrition, psychology, psychotherapy, and Chassidus. Devori shares personal insights from her transformation journey and explores the intersection of emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. She emphasizes the significance of the brain-body connection and offers practical advice on how to achieve alignment and coherence through breathwork, emotional awareness, and mental clarity. Devori's retreats, designed to help women find their inner light, and her upcoming book on feminine energy further underscore the depth of this enlightening conversation.

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Today’s episode is sponsored in honor of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, and we’re inviting you to partner in her living legacy through Keren Hachomesh—the tzedakah fund established by the Rebbe immediately after her passing to uplift and protect Jewish women and girls around the world.

Keren Hachomesh supports vital needs with extraordinary dignity: mikvaot, hachnasas kallah, educational opportunities, and discreet grants for families and single-parent households—so women can stand tall through life’s most vulnerable moments.

Please take a moment to give back: your donation becomes real relief, strength, and dignity for women and couples who need it right now.

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Devori Nussbaum is a psychotherapist, educator, and retreat leader whose work bridges deep Torah wisdom—especially Tanya—with modern psychology, somatic healing, and nervous system regulation. With training across multiple disciplines (including psychotherapy, nutrition, and holistic healing modalities), Devori is known for translating big spiritual concepts into practical, repeatable tools—how to move from control into connection, how to regulate the body so the mind can lead, and how to live with more wholeness in the middle of real life. She’s the author of To Live With an Open Heart (five years in the making), and the creator of the Spice of Life Retreats—named in honor of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka—where women experience what Devori teaches: embodied trust, emotional coherence, and a return to joy that feels both grounded and attainable.

You can find Devori’s work here: https://www.devorinussbaum.com/ and follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/devori_nussbaum/?hl=en

CHAPTERS
00:00 Highlights

01:33 Honoring Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka

04:09 Introducing Devori Nussbaum

06:40 The Power of Presence and Connection

15:16 The Brain-Body Connection

19:19 The Role of Breath in Emotional Regulation

44:44 Breathing Techniques for Emotional Regulation and Rewiring the Nervous System

46:19 Understanding the Comfort Zones And The Fear of Change

55:59 The Cost of Change and Letting Go of Victimhood

01:09:54 Mind-Body Connection in Healing

01:18:33 The Intersection of Psychology and Tanya

01:20:44 The Fragmentation in Healing Practices

01:25:39 The Spice of Life Retreats

01:30:43 The Feminine Process of Coherence

01:40:05 Trust and the Body-Mind Connection

01:51:23 The Journey of Trust and Surrender

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