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    Explore " mitzvah" with insightful episodes like "Ethics: Loving God (6.6.30) + TORCH Fundraiser", "The Peerless Brilliance of Biblical Hebrew + TORCH Fundraiser", "TORAH 101: #85: The Point of Resurrection + TORCH Fundraising Campaign", "Parsha: Pekudei - Bold Initiatives Checklist (5782) + TORCH Fundraiser Appeal" and "History: Two-State Solution Part 1: The Peril and Naivete of Promoting a Palestinian State + annual TORCH Fundraiser" from podcasts like ""Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Podcast Collection", "Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Podcast Collection", "Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Podcast Collection", "Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Podcast Collection" and "Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Podcast Collection"" and more!

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    Ethics: Loving God (6.6.30) + TORCH Fundraiser

    Ethics: Loving God (6.6.30) + TORCH Fundraiser

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    The requirement to love God is featured prominently in our religion. The Shema - the pledge of allegiance of our faith - contains the mitzvah to love God right after the first sentence of accepting his dominion. This is one of the six constant mitzvos. What is love and for God? How do we love God? And how does this facilitate the acquisition of Torah? In this very enjoyable ethics podcast, we answer these important questions.

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    The Peerless Brilliance of Biblical Hebrew + TORCH Fundraiser

    The Peerless Brilliance of Biblical Hebrew + TORCH Fundraiser

    TORCH Fundraiser — support the This Jewish Life Podcast

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    The Bible is written in Hebrew. The language that God communicates with prophets is Hebrew. Hebrew was present the very beginning of the world - Genesis happened with Hebrew. Our Sages tell us that the letters of Hebrew are pregnant with meaning and insight and depth and profound secrets. The words in Hebrew are comprised of those special letters, and the meanings of the words are intricately connected with the secrets of the letters that comprise them. Biblical Hebrew is unique. It is utterly different than any other language. In this fun and interesting podcast, we explore the wonderful world of biblical Hebrew. Fasten up and listen carefully, which was this podcast will inspire you to deepen your knowledge and understanding of biblical Hebrew.

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    TORAH 101: #85: The Point of Resurrection + TORCH Fundraising Campaign

    TORAH 101: #85:  The Point of Resurrection + TORCH Fundraising Campaign

    TORCH Fundraiser -- support the TORAH 101 Podcast


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    What is the point of resurrection? This question has dual meanings: what is the goal of resurrection and what is the point from which resurrection begins? In this very important podcast we answer both questions. What we learn greatly enhances our understanding of resurrection and gives us the faint outlines of the road map that we must follow if we want to be meritorious to be included in the good type of resurrection.

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    Parsha: Pekudei - Bold Initiatives Checklist (5782) + TORCH Fundraiser Appeal

    Parsha: Pekudei - Bold Initiatives Checklist (5782) + TORCH Fundraiser Appeal

    TORCH Fundraiser

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    The most ambitious initiative ever undertook in the history of mankind was the construction of the Tabernacle. Think about it: humans are getting together with the intent of constructing a residence for God on this Earth. And they pull it off! Our Parsha ends with the Presence of God dwelling in the Tabernacle. In this special edition of the Parsha Podcast, we present three different prerequisites for undertaking and executing such a bold initiative. If you want to change the world - or even change yourself - you need to listen carefully and take careful, copious notes.

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    History: Two-State Solution Part 1: The Peril and Naivete of Promoting a Palestinian State + annual TORCH Fundraiser

    History: Two-State Solution Part 1:  The Peril and Naivete of Promoting a Palestinian State + annual TORCH Fundraiser

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    Is a two-state solution a viable way to finally resolve the Israel Palestine conflict? Many in the international community believe that it is the only solution. After the horrific massacres of October 7th, 2023, the international community is once again amplifying the call for a two-state solution. Instead of punishing the Arabs for their violent acts of terrorism and unspeakable brutality, the international community took this opportunity to pressure Israel to make concessions and to take steps towards granting the Palestinians their own, independent state. Is this something which can ever happen? What do the Arabs really want? Do they want to live in harmony and peace with their Jewish neighbors? Is there any evidence that they willing to accept the existence and legitimacy of the state of Israel? From everything we know and from everything that history tells us, the answer is a resounding no. Allowing the Palestinians to have a state on Israel's borders would be a bloody catastrophe waiting to happen.

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    Parshas Pekudei (Rebroadcast) and annual Fundraiser at giveTORCH.org

    Parshas Pekudei (Rebroadcast) and annual Fundraiser at giveTORCH.org

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    The final parsha in the Book of Exodus wraps up the account of the construction of the Tabernacle, and its vessels and vestments. Again and again we read the refrain that everything was done precisely how God commanded Moses.

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    Parsha: Vayakhel - The Third Path

    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 Bezalel who was endowed with supernatural abilities and preordained to greatness; and there is a third path -- the path of the ascension of heart. In our Parsha we learn about people who accomplished otherworldly things: Bezalel and his army of lieutenants built the Mishkan and its many vessels and accouterments. A deep study of the subject reveals that Bezalel and his volunteer helpers took different paths. In this Parsha Podcast we study the Third Path. 

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    This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in loving memory and leilui nishmas Gamliel Ben Boruch, Glenn Cantor, who passed away recently. Glenn was the brother of our dear friend Mark Cantor. Glenn was a very special man, beloved father and grandfather – brilliant scientist and someone who came from a very prestigious rabbinic family. May his Soul be elevated in Heaven.

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    Ethics: Beloved (6.6.30 Intro)

    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 we are a worthy receptacle of Torah. But what does it mean to be a human?

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    Parsha: Vayakhel - Heart Donor (5782)

    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 materials. Instead of a succinct detailing of the Tabernacle, the Torah tells the Tabernacle narrative in a sprawling and often repetitive fashion over the course of five Parsha sections. Why is the Torah obsessed with the Tabernacle? Why is the narrative surrounding God's Sanctuary the focus of so much of the Torah? What are the lessons of the Tabernacle for people like us, who have never seen a Tabernacle, and do not live in a world that (yet) contains one? In this special edition of the Parsha Podcast, we explore three fascinating frameworks for understanding the critical and indispensable lessons of the Tabernacle.

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    Parshas Vayakhel (Rebroadcast)

    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 the high priest in Parshas Tetzaveh, Parshas Vayakhel outlines the implementation those plans: The massive fundraising efforts, and the actual building of the Tabernacle and its vessels under the auspices of Bezalel.

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    Parsha: Ki Sisa - Augmenting Shabbos

    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 overseer of this enormous project, the Torah cautions us against constructing the tabernacle on Shabbos. Although we are required to build the Tabernacle, and we are inclined to be expeditious in the performance of this great mitzvah, nevertheless, we may not do it on Shabbos. When the Torah conveys this to us, the verse seems to have a bit of a superfluous phrasing. These seemingly extra words are explained by the commentaries who open up our eyes to the fascinating and powerful world of augmenting Shabbos. We have the ability to increase the Sabbath. We can take a day that is not the Sabbath and transform it and elevate it and render it Shabbos. The consequences of this radical idea are vast and powerful.

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    This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in loving memory and leilui nishmas Sara bas Menachem, Mrs. Shirley Nagel, mother of our beloved Rabbi Yaakov Nagel who passed away this week. May her soul be elevated in Heaven.

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    Mitzvah: Piggul (#144)

    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 the sacrifices. Or else, they are rejected - they are Piggul.

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    This Mitzvah Podcast is dedicated towards the complete and speedy recovery of Tzvi Simcha ben Fruma. May he merit a complete Refuah Sheleimah. 

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    Parsha: Ki Sisa - Counting and Duking the Nation (5782)

    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 idea that threads throughout the entire Parsha. We emerge from this episode with a greater appreciation of the indivisibility of our nation.

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    Parshas Ki Sisa (Rebroadcast)

    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 episode in the whole Torah, the Golden Calf. Forty days after the nation reached the pinnacle of human accomplishment – a national revelation at Sinai – the same nation committed what seems on the surface to be idolatry.

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    Parsha: Tetzaveh - The Golden Bovine

    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 priests wore; and it proceeds in outlining the process of inauguration of the priests. In this special edition of the Parsha Podcast we go deep and deeper behind the scenes, beneath the veneer, under the substratum of the Parsha and see what secrets we uncover. In particular, we examine a peculiar and uncharacteristic statement in Rashi's commentary; we suggest a novel understanding in the essence of priesthood; and we share  powerful and penetrating perspective in the nature of the sin of the Golden Calf.

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    Parsha: Tetzaveh - What's In A Name (5782)

    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 one of us is our own world. We must each say: "the world was created for me." But how do we discover our life mission? How do we know what the Almighty expects of us specifically? In this special edition of the Parsha Podcast, we suggest a new approach to determining what it is that you were placed on this Earth to accomplish.

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    On Visiting Wartime Israel with Dr. Alan Kritz

    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 of October 7th, and of course there are 100 plus hostages still in Gaza. Our nation is experiencing pain and challenge the likes of which we have not seen for a very long time. Although we may be far away in the Diaspora, it is imperative that we not forget the plight of our brethren in Israel. We must each do what we can to help their righteous cause. And this very special podcast. I speak with my dear friend Dr. Alan Kritz. Dr. Kritz and I have had the great pleasure of studying together in an ongoing fashion for the past couple of years, and he undertook the sacred initiative to go to Israel and to lend a helping hand -- to hear the stories, to see the sights, and to provide a modicum of empathy and comfort for a grieving nation. In this podcast, Dr. Kritz shares with us what he learned, what he observed, and where to go from here.

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    Parshas Tetzaveh (Rebroadcast)

    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 edifice itself and its vessels, this week we will orient primarily on the special garments that the priests wore in the Tabernacle, and of course subsequently in the Temple.

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    Parsha: Terumah - Cherub-Picking

    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 nation was asked to donate the required materials for the construction of the Tabernacle, it's vessels, and the vestments of the high priest. In this enjoyable Parsha podcast we go deep and deeper on three different parts of the Parsha: we discuss the unusual ordering of the materials needed for the tabernacle; we probe the apparently conflicting definitions of cherubs; and we take a fascinating look at the unusual creature - the tachash - whose skin was used to create the upper curtain of the Tabernacle.

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    This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in loving memory and leilui nishmas Michael Ben Shmuel and Yehudit whose yahrzeit is this week, the 6th of Adar (1). May his soul be elevated in Heaven
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    TORAH 101: Rambam’s Epistle of Resurrection

    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 magisterial writings are authoritatively accepted amongst the entirety of the Jewish people, was one of our people's greatest personalities. His writings are enormously influential and authoritative in matters of philosophy and the foundations of our faith. In this episode we go through Rambam's epistle on Resurrection. In his lifetime, there were many questions and doubts and uncertainties about Rambam's position on several matters of resurrection. To dispel misconceptions misunderstandings, and misrepresentations, Rambam penned a lengthy epistle on the matter. This letter is sprawling and uncharacteristically wordy, but it is a very helpful source for us to gain a deeper and broader understanding of the subject of a resurrection.

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