Torah Portion 24

The Illusion of Control & Leaping Out of Your Personal Egypt: A Deep Dive into Tzav & Pesach with Ora

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March 22, 2026•3 min read

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How do we let go of the illusion of control and truly step into freedom? 🌊 In this episode of Parasha Deep Dive, Shlomo Godsi sits down with clinical counselor Ora for a deeply moving and intensely practical conversation bridging the ancient sacrifices of Parashat Tzav with the transformative energy of Passover (Pesach).

If you feel a disconnect between ritual and resonance, and are hungry for authentic depth, this episode will completely shift your paradigm. We explore why the greatest miracles are the ones you never noticed, why a true spiritual leap requires total detachment from the physical world, and how to stop asking anxious questions ("What's going to happen?") and start asking faithful ones ("Who is guiding this?").

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Orah 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: [email protected]

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00:00 - Introduction: When Clinical Therapy Meets Chassidut

01:10 - Vayikra vs. Tzav: Why Does God Demand Strict Precision?

03:05 - The Thanksgiving Offering: Why You Must Eat 40 Loaves in One Day

04:30 - The Alshech's Secret: Are Hidden Miracles Greater Than Revealed Ones?

06:15 - The Third Temple: Why Sin Offerings Will Completely Disappear

08:20 - Ora’s Journey: Making Ancient Wisdom Practical for Modern Life

09:40 - The Joy of Adar vs. Nissan (And the Pinnacle of "Anochi")

11:30 - Rosh Chodesh Nissan: Showing Up for the Mishkan in Your Heart

13:15 - What is Pesach for You This Year? (Don't Sleepwalk Through the Holiday)

15:50 - The Psychology of the "Leap": Why We Must Detach from the Earth

19:10 - The Illusion of Control: A 3-Step Protocol to Let Go of Anxiety

22:20 - Surfing the Wave of the Exodus: A Shift in Consciousness

24:35 - "Ma" vs. "Mi" (What vs. Who): The Ultimate Question to Cure Fear

27:10 - The Circular Nature of Time & The Purity of the Passover Child

29:40 - Ora’s Life Mission: Making the Invisible Divine, Visible

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On the Alshech's Yortzeit, I Received a Message... After morning prayers in the Alshech Shul, I would learn the Alshech’s Torah, just me and him. It was an intimate process that began my close connection with this great sage. Then, on Erev Pesach 2023, at 2 AM, I received a clear message: open a center of learning here, at the Alshech Shul, for the English-speaking communities around the world. I later realized that very night was the Alshech’s Yortzeit. That realization still gives me the chills! This Academy is not just a project; it is a response to a divine call. I humbly ask you to join me in answering it.

Shlomo Godsi

On the Alshech's Yortzeit, I Received a Message... After morning prayers in the Alshech Shul, I would learn the Alshech’s Torah, just me and him. It was an intimate process that began my close connection with this great sage. Then, on Erev Pesach 2023, at 2 AM, I received a clear message: open a center of learning here, at the Alshech Shul, for the English-speaking communities around the world. I later realized that very night was the Alshech’s Yortzeit. That realization still gives me the chills! This Academy is not just a project; it is a response to a divine call. I humbly ask you to join me in answering it.

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