Podcast Episodes

The Secret of Parshas Shekalim With Rabbi Shmuly Botnick

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This week marks the f…

3 years, 5 months ago

Parsha: Mishpatim – Crowning Achievement (5781)

The end of our Parsha revisits the Sinai Revelation of Parsha Yisro and recounts some of the preparations for the Ten Commandments. In the negotiatio…

3 years, 5 months ago

Ethics: Friendly Critique (6:6:11)

Humans are not perfect. Only God is. We are fallible. We are mistake-prone. Yet our mission and mandate is to discover truth. That is achieved, chief…

3 years, 5 months ago

TORAH 101: The Persona of King Messiah

Messiah will not be an ordinary person. He will be a towering figure who's impact reverberates the world over. In this podcast we study what our Sage…

3 years, 5 months ago

Ends Justifying Means: An Exploration of the Path of Pleasantness of the Torah

The Jewish people were trapped. Only a week after they left Egypt, Pharaoh had chased them in hot pursuit, and now they had no place to go: with thei…

3 years, 5 months ago

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 …

3 years, 5 months ago

Parsha: Yisro – Sinai Sales Pitch

Our Parsha contains the most significant event in all of human history: the Revelation at Sinai. An entire nation comprised of millions of people hea…

3 years, 5 months ago

Parsha: Yisro – Jethro’s Epiphany (5781)

The protagonist of our parsha, Jethro, underwent a long and fruitful spiritual journey. When the journey began, Jethro was a idolater who worshipped …

3 years, 5 months ago

TORAH 101: The Messianic Revolution

Messiah will be an era of seismic changes for the Jewish people and for the world. Knowledge of God will be ubiquitous. The primacy of the Jewish peo…

3 years, 5 months ago

Tu B’Shevat: The Secret of the Rosh Hashana for Trees (Rebroadcast)

The fifteenth day of the Jewish month of Shevat – known as Tu B’Shevat – is the New Year for trees and fruits. All the fruits that sprout before this…

3 years, 5 months ago