The Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen Podcast

Shabbas 31 | Aishes Chayil

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen opens up the song of Eishes Chayil as far more than a Friday night recitation. He teaches five layers of meaning within these twenty-two

Shabbas 30 | Shalom Aleichem

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen explores the inner world of Friday night, from the blessing of children to the singing of Shalom Aleichem, weaving together practical wis

Shabbas 29 | B'Yam Darkecha

Shabbat Shalom! Rav Dov Ber Cohen explores the inner meaning of Kabbalat Shabbat — not merely as a liturgical sequence, but as a genuine act of receiving. He opens with t

Parashat Lech Lecha | The Journey To Your True Self

In this shiur on Parshat Lech Lecha, Rav Dov Ber Cohen unpacks Hashem's call to Avraham not merely as a geographical journey, but as an invitation to every person to move

Authentic Jewish Spirituality Part 7 | Jewish Meditation

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen teaches the fifth and deepest path of Jewish spirituality: meditation. Drawing on classical Hebrew terms and vivid imagery, he distinguis

Shabbas 28 | BYam Darkecha

In this rich and layered shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen draws on the image of the Shabbat candle to illuminate the deepest structure of the neshama. The flame, he teaches, has

Yesod VeShoresh HaAvodah Pt. 1 | Yirah, Ahavah, and the Joy of Avodah

In this opening shiur on Yesod VeShoresh HaAvodah, Rav Dov Ber Cohen introduces the foundational vision of Rabbi Alexander Ziskind, an eighteenth-century Lithuanian maste

Shabbas 27 | BYam Darkecha

In this shiur on Shabbat candles, Rav Dov Ber Cohen draws a luminous thread from the Or of creation all the way into the Friday night home. Light, he teaches, is not mere

Parashat Bereishit | Turning Striving to Inner Ease Through Torah

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen addresses one of the defining struggles of modern life: the relentless striving, comparing, and craving that leaves people exhausted yet

Sukkot 2026 | Presence, Impermanence, and the Embrace of Hashem

In this Sukkot shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen invites us into the deeper avodah of לישב בסוכה — not merely sitting inside four walls, but arriving fully present within a space

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