Podcast Episodes

The theory that both בְּהַר & בְּחֻקּוֹתַי were pronounced in פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים בְּסֵפֶר שְׁמ

At the time of שבועות, the conquest of Canaan was but weeks away

2 years, 4 months ago

Haftarah Behar: Jeremiah and the land deal - Preserving hope among the doomed

Buying "worthless" real estate demonstrates faith in ultimate victory and the permanent survival of כלל ישראל. It prevents יֵאוּשׁ

2 years, 4 months ago

Biden: It's a good thing we have a President who grew up with the JEWISH version of the Holocaust

1945-1990: The years the Jews owned the Shoah-narrative, and got their account of it accepted by the West. The East was "muzzled"

2 years, 4 months ago

When exactly did the 24,000 students die? What was the historical context?

Trying to make sense of the chronology of the life of Rabbi Akiva and the story of his students

2 years, 4 months ago

The Bitter, Non-Frum Opposition to Herzl and His Proposal-Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism, Pt. 3:

The Zionists were the first to assemble (or,appear to assemble) representatives of all כלל ישראל to discuss the fate of כלל ישראל and seek realistic …

2 years, 4 months ago

Gain Mastery of Hilchos Shabbos in This Online Program

Shabbos comes about once a week, so if a person is not well-versed in its intricacies, then it is inevitable that transgressions will take place. 

He…

2 years, 4 months ago

Haftarah Emor: Who are the people referred to strangely as הַכֹּהֲנִים ַלְּוִיִּי?

What does the אריז"ל mean when he says that in the future, כהנים will be לויים and vice versa?

2 years, 5 months ago

Parshas Emor: The existential struggle against worshipping כּוֹחוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה

If G-d created טֻמְאָה, why not include it in religious rituals?

2 years, 5 months ago

Israel’s PR Battle: Why is Israel doing a poor job on PR in this war? Why is Hamas beating them?

The Israeli foreign Ministry has been pulled apart by Netanyahu on political grounds, and diplomats are mostly leftists and cannot make the case for …

2 years, 5 months ago

Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism and the Current Campus Riots, Pt. 2

Herzl: Sometimes arrogance, self-assuredness, and chutzpa can be positive qualities

2 years, 5 months ago