Podcast Episodes

Multi-Level-Marketing of Mitzvos (5:21)

Every mitzvah that we do benefits us for all eternity. Our Sages reveal to us that each Mitzvah creates an advocate who vigorously fights on our behalf and defends us in front of the Heavenly court. …

Published on 6 hours ago

How to Have a Good Argument (5:20)

Argumentation has become a lost art. Our society promotes uniformity and consensus, a monochromatic society where divergent ideas are shunned. This approach is antithetical to Torah. Our religion doe…

Published on 2 days, 6 hours ago

Plummeting in Love (5:19)

Love is a fickle emotion. It is something that changes seemingly randomly. Why is love not fixed in place? What is the secret to enduring love? In this exquisite Mishnah we discover the inner working…

Published on 5 days, 6 hours ago

How to Boost Your Intelligence (5:15-8)

There are different types of people in the world. Just as our faces are not identical, our perspectives and abilities and innate qualities differ. Regarding a host of things, our Sages tell us that t…

Published on 1 week ago

Realms of Rage (5:14)

Anger is a sentiment that we all feel sometimes. What triggers our rage? What does our anger say about us? What is the connection between anger and faith? Why does the Talmud declare that getting ang…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Generosity and Miserliness (5:13)

In the question of generosity and miserliness, our Mishnah tells us that there are four kinds of people. Interestingly, a group that we would view quite innocuously is labeled as Sodom-like.

This Eth…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Individual Prophecy and Collective Punishment (5:10-12)

In ancient times, our nation benefitted from the service of prophets. The primary responsibility of a prophet was to rebuke and admonish the people when they veered off course from the proper path th…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Seven Keys to Wisdom (5:9)

What separates a wise person from someone who has to potential to be a wise person but has not actualized it? In the words of our Sages, such a person who has not cultivated their wisdom is a “Golem”…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Defanged Demons (5:8)

In the final installment of the series of Tens, our Mishnah reveals to us the ten things that were created at twilight of Friday during the week of Genesis. What is the deeper meaning of twilight? Wh…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Concentric Realms of Holiness (5:7)

For 800+ years our nation had a Temple in Jerusalem. The Temple was a special place. It contained the vessels described in Scripture, it was the site of annual, national pilgrimages, it is where the …

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago