The Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen Podcast

Shabbat Shuva | The Souls Return Home

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen reframes teshuva not as a word of burden or guilt, but as a warm and healing return to one's truest self. Drawing on Shabbat Shuvah and P

Yom Kippur | Joy, Teshuva, and Coming Home

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen reframes Yom Kippur not as a day of dread but as the happiest day of the year — a day when Hashem floods the world with love and invites

Rachel, Leah, and Two Paths of Avodas Hashem for Rosh Hashanah

In this rich pre-Rosh Hashanah shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen explores two fundamental archetypes of avodas Hashem — the way of Leah and the way of Rachel. Leah embodies the gr

Rosh Hashanah on Shabbat | When Ahavah and Yirah Come Together

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen explores the rare and elevated meeting point of Rosh Hashanah and Shabbat. Drawing from the Netivot Shalom and the Yerushalmi, he unpacks

Five Avodot for Elul: Preparing for Rosh Hashanah with Joy and Depth

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen walks through five essential avodot for the days of Elul leading into Rosh Hashanah. Rather than approaching the season with anxiety or s

Rosh Hashanah | The Secret of Yom Teruah, Shofar Blasts For The Soul

In this shiur delivered in the week of Rosh Hashanah, Rav Dov Ber Cohen explores the deeper meaning of Yom Teruah — not merely as a day when shofar is blown, but as a day

Authentic Jewish Spirituality Part 6 | The Path of Tefillah and the Power of Speech

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen teaches that speech is the fourth pillar of authentic Jewish spirituality, and perhaps the most overlooked. As the bridge between our inn

Shabbas 26 | B'Yam Darkecha

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen explores the depth of Shabbat candle lighting as one of the most spiritually charged moments of the week. Drawing from the Arizal, the Zo

Parashat Nitzavim - Vayelech | Choose Life, Wake Up, and Stand Before Hashem

In this shiur on Nitzavim-Vayelech, Rav Dov Ber Cohen opens with the essential balance the parsha itself encodes: knowing when to stand firm and when to move, when to pus

Preperaring for Rosh Hashana with Sefer Sichot Hischazkus | Elul

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen opens a remarkable sefer, Sichot Hischazkus by the Chasidic Rebbe Tzvi Mayer Silberberg, as a guide for what avodah in Elul actually look

Proper Intention and A Healthy Relationship | Elul

In this rich and wide-ranging shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen unpacks what teshuva really means at its core: not a checklist of external changes, but a genuine return to healthy

Elul | Feeling Alive in Our Avoda

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen dismantles the heaviness that so many of us carry into the season of teshuva. He challenges the common mistake of measuring the teshuva g

Authentic Jewish Spirituality Pt. 5 | The Path Of Teshuva

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen teaches teshuva as the third of five paths toward genuine spiritual vitality. Far from a season of self-punishment, he presents teshuva a

Shabbos 25 - B'Yam Darkecha

Shabbat Shalom! Good Shabbas! Rav Dov Ber Cohen explores what it means to truly live well. He invites us to stop mulling over what is hard and begin wallowing in what is

Elul | Teshuva, and Remembering Who You Really Are

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen teaches that Elul is not a season of dread but an invitation to come home. Drawing on the image of Hashem as a loving parent who keeps a

Elul | The Avoda of Renewal and Letting Go

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen opens the month of Elul as a season of awakening rather than dread. Drawing on the teaching that the Shulchan Aruch is, at its heart, a b

Authentic Jewish Spirituality Pt. 4 | The Power of Mitzvot

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen teaches that mitzvot are not cultural rituals or burdensome obligations — they are spiritual power points, direct portals into the realit

Shabbat 24 - B'Yam Darkecha

In this shiur on preparing for Shabbat, Rav Dov Ber Cohen explores the deeper meaning of Malbushei Shabbat, the special clothes worn for Shabbat. Drawing from the Arizal,

Reframing Our Perspectives In Elul | The End Is A Beginning

In this Elul shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen explores the courage it takes to begin again — not once, but year after year, with the same list, the same struggles, and the same i

Authentic Jewish Spirituality Pt. 3 | Prishut

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen maps out the inner architecture of a human being — neshama, ruach, and body — and asks the essential question: who is actually in charge?