Podcast Episodes

Parshas Vayeitzei (Rebroadcast)

Parshas Vayeitzei follows Jacob as he is fleeing from his murderous brother Esau and travels to Charan to the house of Laban, his wily and deceptive …

2 years, 7 months ago

Parsha: Toldos - Smoking Camels

Two very different boys are born in this week's Parsha. Esau, the older one, is ruddy and hairy and looking for trouble. Jacob, the younger one, is w…

2 years, 8 months ago

Ethics: Making Fences (6.6.28)

Humans are fallible. We are imperfect, yet we are tasked with being the stewards and the guardians of the perfect. We hold the Almighty's Torah in ou…

2 years, 8 months ago

Parsha: Toldos - Abraham's Torah (5782)

Was Abraham the first Jew? Did Abraham observe the laws of the Torah? The Torah dedicates a huge amount of attention to Abraham and his family. The l…

2 years, 8 months ago

History: The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Historical Background

The Arab-Israeli conflict  is front and center on the world stage today. The barbaric October 7th terrorist attacks - where more than a thousand inno…

2 years, 8 months ago

Parshas Toldos (Rebroadcast)

In Parshas Toldos we meet twin boys that are polar opposites: Esau, beloved by his father Isaac, is a man of the fields; while Jacob is loved by his …

2 years, 8 months ago

Parsha: Chayei Sarah - Buried Alive

Sarah died at the age of 127. Abraham negotiated with the Hittites for the purchase of a burial plot, the Cave of Machpelah. The objective of the pur…

2 years, 8 months ago

Parsha: Chayei Sarah - The Transformation of Eliezer (5782)

Eliezer was Abraham's right hand man. He was in charge of all of Abraham's affairs. According to the Talmud, Eliezer was the consummate student of Ab…

2 years, 8 months ago

Mitzvah: Meal Offerings Of/For the Kohein (#134-7)

Meal offerings are a central part of the daily Temple offerings. These Mitzvos cover the Kohanim's relationship with meal offerings.

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2 years, 8 months ago

Discussing Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe on the Chinuch Today Podcast

The Hebrew word for education is "Chinuch". Rabbi Yerachmiel Garfield is the Head of School of Yeshiva Torat Emet, the school in Houston, Texas that …

2 years, 8 months ago