Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEthics: Swelled Heart (6.6.36)
It is a mark of Torah ignorance to be content with the degree of Torah study that you have. It is broader than the land and deeper than the sea. Tora…
1 year, 8 months ago
Parshas Nasso (Rebroadcast)
In the longest parsha in the Torah by verses, we continue to read about the Levite families and their responsibilities, we learn about the three tier…
1 year, 8 months ago
Parsha: Bamidbar - Legion of God
At first glance, the subject matter of Parshas Bamidbar is quite bland and technical. It talks of a census, and the orientation of the tribes in the …
1 year, 8 months ago
Parsha: Bamidbar - Autopsy of Giants (5782)
Our Parsha recounts - for the third time hitherto in the Torah - the episode of the untimely death of Aaron's two eldest sons, Nadav and Avihu. These…
1 year, 8 months ago
Five Fascinating Questions
Questions can be unsettling. Questions can cause dissonance. Questions can be painful. But questions can also be illuminating. They can open up new p…
1 year, 8 months ago
Parshas Bamidbar (Rebroadcast)
We kickstart the Book of Numbers with a census of the twelve tribes of Israel – not including the tribe of Levi who is counted independently – conduc…
1 year, 8 months ago
Parsha: Bechukosai - Impractical Torah?
Torah is absolutely vast. It is a veritable ocean. And we are privileged to be able to study it and immerse ourselves in it. Those of us who have had…
1 year, 9 months ago
Mitzvah: Consuming Blood (#148)
Most of us are not tempted to taste blood. We find it repugnant and revolting. Nevertheless, in seven different verses, the Torah bans the consumptio…
1 year, 9 months ago
Parsha: Bechukosai - Self-Assembly Kit (5782)
Why was our soul sent to this world? What was lacking for it in Heaven? That is not an easy question to answer. There are other hard questions to pon…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ethics: Aversion to Honor (6.6.35)
Honor is a funny thing. It yields no tangible, discernible, sensory benefit to the recipient, yet it is so highly coveted and desired. We all want re…
1 year, 9 months ago