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What if avodas Hashem could become the best part of your life?

Discover a highly practical approach, culled from classic mussar sources, to gaining the connection, simcha, and concrete growth you want to see in your Judaism.
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What if you could genuinely shift from “I have to”  to “I want to!” in your avodas Hashem?

What if you knew how to unlock everyday Judaism’s power to fill life with meaning and vitality?

What if there was a gentler, more joyful, more effective path to Torah growth than simply “pushing yourself”?

3 questions. 1 answer.

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Opening the door to the Baalei Mussar’s wisdom on true avodah b’simcha to Jews of every age, stage and background.

So their Judaism can shift from:
A burden
A treasure
A constant inner fight
A joyful journey upwards
A checklist
The center of life itself
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Who we are

Avodah Alive was founded in 2014 by Rabbi Levi Lebovits as a project of Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver.

A close talmid of Rav Reuven Leuchter shlit”a, Rabbi Lebovits tanslates his mesorah of mussar and avodah into uniquely practical, relatable tools that resonate with rabbanim, laypeople, high school students and not-yet-affiliated Jews alike.

What we do

Through vaadim, talks, and written materials that reach shuls, schools, and personal inboxes across the Jewish world, Avodah Alive helps countless Jews build more genuine, more positive relationships with Torah and live vibrant, empowered lives as thriving ovdei Hashem.
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Thank you for your wonderful emails. They are all impactful, but this one really resonated with me. I found myself being a lot more accommodating to the needs and wants of others, especially children, in situations I previously would not have thought to do so. Tizku L'mitzvos!

E.J.

Rabbi Lebovits has the ability to take things that we all know about and want and make them practical, things that we can attain.

Mordechai Broodo

This message should be posted on every Jewish internet group in the world! I'll do my part.

Yiyasher kochachem!

Tzvi Goldberg

“Following your insightful steps and non-judgemental commentary has been life-changing.”

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After so many years of trying to have meaningful sedarim, this Haggadah guide changes everything. It will profoundly influence your seder and life. This is what Klal Yisroel needs.

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Avraham Lewis

I really love it. So different and refreshing. Even more impressive is the way you have such a grasp on the way people feel and think. Every idea laid out really resonated with the core that I wasn't even aware existed. The structure of the questions and the answers perfectly on target to walk me through what's really happening inside.

M.M.

This has been a real paradigm shift. I feel like I'm living a fuller, richer life. Thank you.

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T. F.

“I learned it’s possible for Torah growth to feel good.”

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S.A.

I can see my life as a living breathing sugiya of the Torah. I feel a sense that the Torah is a wisdom that is personal to me and is speaking to me in my life. Torah became real to me.

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Ari Aragon

Rabbi Levi Lebovits is an extraordinary teacher who occupies a unique niche in Jewish education.  He presents transformational Judaism, which means that his students are challenged to come away with ideas that they can implement in their daily lives, rather than theoretical concepts.  And, perhaps most importantly, he creates a safe zone where people can share what they are dealing with.

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Tsivya Frieder
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OUR MISSION

To offer Jews worldwide an approach to growth that feels natural, doable, and genuinely engaging. So they can live vibrant, growth-filled lives where closeness to Hashem takes center stage.

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What if, when you wanted to work on something, you had a practical roadmap?

Connect to Hashem. Daven with more kavana. Work on that middah. Avodah Alive breaks growth down into doable step-by-step processes, giving us tools we’ve never had before.
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What if the shame, pressure, and sense that “I’ll never be good enough,” disappeared from your experience of Torah growth?

So many Jews, from every corner of Judaism, relate to Torah with fear, overwhelm, even alienation.  At Avodah Alive, heal these misperceptions and learn the safe, healthy approach to growth our loving Creator wants us to take.
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What if you could really, truly experience life’s challenges as growth opportunities to embrace?

While we know we’re supposed to see difficulties as opportunities to grow, it isn’t easy to genuinely feel it. At Avodah Alive, discover how staying focused on avodah helps you naturally react to challenges from a stronger, more positive place.
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What if a life filled with tangible connection to Hashem was within easy reach?

What if it was actually highly doable to start shifting from a life of checking Torah’s boxes to one where Yiddishkeit came alive? Discover brand-new insights and deeply practical tips for building this reality for yourself.
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“My perspective on tefillah has totally changed from it being a burden, to being an opportunity”

I chanced upon the teshuva guide and my view of teshuva and Elul has been transformed. The guide was the exact answer to my concerns. I also saw that I can sign up for weekly emails and I am enjoying them immensely. It's amazing how much one can relate to words on a page. As I'm reading each email, I always say to myself: "This is exactly how I feel!". My perspective on tefillah has totally changed from it being a burden, to being an opportunity. I can now open my siddur and think that this is an opportunity to learn to see Hashem. It's not a chore anymore.
N.T.

The Avodah Alive guidebook literally changed my whole life

Even just the first two pages [of the Avodah Alive guidebook literally changed my whole life. That idea of making our avodas Hashem like a business model, like a focus, not just something to get through, was amazing. I’m so excited about it.
Refael Wolf

“Torah become real to me... growth never seemed so real, concrete, enjoyable and achievable”

My entire approach to growth developed. Instead of growth being one I can see my life as a living breathing sugiya of the Torah. I feel a sense that the Torah is a wisdom that is personal to me and is speaking to me in my life. Torah became real to me. My entire approach to growth developed. Instead of growth being one strong force towards doing the right thing it became a broad sense of exploration and personal development. Growth never seemed so real, concrete, enjoyable, and achievable.
Ari Aragon
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