Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchModeration (6:6:17)
Season 1
Our resources are finite. We must engage in trade-offs, deciding what pursuits to prioritize over others. This, of course, is all well known. But it’…
3 years ago
Worldliness (6.6.16)
Season 1
The central conflict of our lives orients around our relationship with the physical world in which we currently inhabit: the Torah teaches us that th…
3 years ago
48 Ways to Wisdom: Mishnah (6:6:15)
Season 1
The oral Torah is vast, comprehensive, and multi-layered. One of its layers is known as Mishnah. What is Mishnah, how was it organized and codified, …
3 years, 1 month ago
48 Ways to Wisdom: Scripture (6:6:14)
Season 1
Our works of Scripture are all prophetic, each written with varying degrees of prophecy. When we study Scripture we are encountering the word of God.…
3 years, 1 month ago
48 Ways to Wisdom #13: Equilibrium (6:6:13)
Season 1
Humans are not monolithic. Each one of us is unique and have a unique take on every life situation. The truth is even more granular: even within a si…
3 years, 1 month ago
48 Ways to Wisdom #12: Engaging Students (6:6:12)
Season 1
One of the most rewarding things a person can do is to teach others. But beyond the feeling of gratification that comes with teaching, When you are a…
3 years, 2 months ago
48 Ways to Wisdom – #11: Friendly Critique (6:6:11)
Season 1
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, 2 months ago
48 Ways to Wisdom – #10: Apprenticeship (6:6:10)
Season 1
Our glorious tradition was perpetuated from generation to generation, from teacher to student, from parent to child, for thousands of years. One of t…
3 years, 3 months ago
48 Ways to Wisdom – #9: Purity (6:6:9)
Season 1
Our sages tell us that one of the ways to acquire wisdom is with purity. What exactly is purity and why would it be a means through which we can acqu…
3 years, 4 months ago
48 Ways to Wisdom – #8: Joy (6:6:8)
Season 1
Joy is an underappreciated aspect of the life of a Jew. One can imagine that you can fulfill all of your religious and spiritual obligations without …
3 years, 9 months ago