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Ethics: Loving God (6.6.30) + TORCH Fundraiser
TORCH Fundraiser — support the Ethics PodcastOur organization, TORCH, does only one fundraiser a year, and that is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. This is a matc...
Mitzvah: Impure Sacrifices (#145-6, 167) + TORCH Fundraiser
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The Peerless Brilliance of Biblical Hebrew + TORCH Fundraiser
TORCH Fundraiser — support the This Jewish Life PodcastOur organization, TORCH, does only one fundraiser a year, and that is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. This...
TORAH 101: #85: The Point of Resurrection + TORCH Fundraising Campaign
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Parsha: Pekudei - Bold Initiatives Checklist (5782) + TORCH Fundraiser Appeal
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History: Two-State Solution Part 1: The Peril and Naivete of Promoting a Palestinian State + annual TORCH Fundraiser
Our organization, TORCH, does only one fundraiser a year, and that is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. This is a matching campaign and every donation will be DOUB...
Parshas Pekudei (Rebroadcast) and annual Fundraiser at giveTORCH.org
Our organization, TORCH, does only one fundraiser a year, and that is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. This is a matching campaign and every donation will be DOUB...
Parsha: Vayakhel - The Third Path
There are three ways to achieve transcendental greatness: There is the path of intense practice and training in your desired field of excellence; there is the path of ...
Ethics: Beloved (6.6.30 Intro)
Torah was not given to angels. Torah was given to humans. One way to expand our ability to acquire Torah is by enhancing our humanity. The more human we are, the more ...
Parsha: Vayakhel - Heart Donor (5782)
The Torah's narrative surrounding the Tabernacle is not one-and-done an cut-and-dried. The Torah does not simply tell us that a Tabernacle was built with the requisite...
Parshas Vayakhel (Rebroadcast)
After the Torah delineates the instructions to assemble the materials for the construction of the Tabernacle in Parshas Terumah and the creation of the vestments of th...
Parsha: Ki Sisa - Augmenting Shabbos
The final instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle are conveyed at the beginning of this week's parsha. After Moshe is told to appoint Bezalel as the head o...
Mitzvah: Piggul (#144)
Our thoughts matter. This is especially true when it comes to sacrifices. The thoughts of those who are processing the sacrifices must be aligned with the protocols of...
Parsha: Ki Sisa - Counting and Duking the Nation (5782)
The golden calf is one of the most inexplicable events in the Torah. What went wrong? Who is to blame? In this special edition of the Parsha Podcast we propose a novel...
Parshas Ki Sisa (Rebroadcast)
This week’s parsha contains several instructions related to the Tabernacle, but the majority of the parsha is dedicated to arguably the most shocking and troubling epi...
Parsha: Tetzaveh - The Golden Bovine
This week's Parsha is dedicated to the priestly class: It begins with the oil that the High Priest kindles; it describes in great detail the special vestments that the...
Mitzvah: Sacrifice Leftovers (#142-3, 382, 486)
There is not an indefinite amount of time to consume a sacrifice. Each sacrifice has its specific protocol and time frame in which it must be eaten. What happens with ...
Parsha: Tetzaveh - What's In A Name (5782)
Our Sages tell us that each one of us is unique and has a unique mission to fulfill. Humans are not fungible, moist, robots that can be swapped for each other. Each on...
On Visiting Wartime Israel with Dr. Alan Kritz
Our nation is at war. Our brothers and sisters are in combat in Gaza, displaced from their homes in the north and the south of Israel, traumatized from the atrocities ...
Parshas Tetzaveh (Rebroadcast)
In a natural continuation to Parshas Terumah, in Parshas Tetzaveh we learn about the instructions to build the Tabernacle. Whereas last week the focus was on the edifi...
Parsha: Terumah - Cherub-Picking
The Tabernacle was a portable Temple in which the presence of God dwelled. Our Parsha begins with the fundraising effort to be conducted in the Wilderness where the na...
TORAH 101: Rambam’s Epistle of Resurrection
The great medieval sage my Maimonides - Rambam - has been guiding us throughout our studies of the 13th principles of faith. This transcendental scholar, who's magiste...
Parsha: Terumah - The Mystery of the Menorah (5782)
This week's Parsha marks the beginning of the Torah's detailing of the Tabernacle and its vessels and operations. This subject makes up the bulk of the remaining narra...
Parshas Terumah (Rebroadcast)
One of the fundamental principles of Jewish philosophy is the idea of “Kedushah”, holiness. Holiness, according to the Jewish definition, is when the physical and spir...
Parsha: Mishpatim - Blind Determination
Immediately after the Sinai Revelation, the Torah begins telling us many of the laws. In this Parsha podcast we focus on two of the laws: the famous verse of "an eye f...
Mitzvah: Processing Sacrifices Protocols (#138-141)
There are many different types of sacrifices brought in the temple. Each sacrifice follows the prescribed protocol. There is zero tolerance for deviation from the prot...
Parsha: Mishpatim - Hearing Sinai (5782)
The Sinai Revelation was the most significant event in all of human history, certainly in all of Jewish history. Our nation experienced what no other people has experi...
Ethics: Sense of Mission (6.6.29)
We love Torah. Torah study is our national pastime and obsession. It is enjoyable; it is fun; it is interesting -- but to acquire it – we have to now that it is impera...
Parshas Mishpatim (Rebroadcast)
Parshas Mishpatim marks a stark change in the rhythm and pace of the Torah narrative. The preceding 17 Parshas contained a total of 41 mitzvos; this week we begin lear...
Parsha: Yisro - Splitting the Heaven
The arrival of Jethro, the preparation for Sinai, and the nature of the Sinai revelation - these are some of the subjects featured in our parsha. In this very special ...