Season 1
March 30, 2023
Parshas Tzav | Ashes of Glory
In this week's Torah Podcast: The Jewish mitzvah (commandment) of Terumas Hadeshen is a ritual that involves taking a small portion of ashes from atop the altar each day and setting them aside. Terumas Hadeshen teaches us ab…
March 22, 2023
Parshas Vayikra | Attention
In this week's Torah podcast, we explore a fascinating Midrash that describes Moshe not entering into the Mishkan until he was called. This teaches us an essential lesson about knowledge and focus - having both before beginn…
March 16, 2023
Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei | G.O.A.T Mentality
In this episode of The Torah Podcast: Without prior knowledge of weaving, sewing, or constructing, how could the Jewish people build the Mishkan? The Ramban's answer in parshas Vayakhel is genuinely inspiring. He explains th…
March 9, 2023
Dvar Torah on Parshas Ki Sisa | He'll Be Coming Down The Mountain When He Comes
In this episode of The Torah Podcast, we explore the troubling episode of the Jewish people at the foot of Mount Sinai, their leader receiving the Torah, about to bring it down and bestow it upon them. They commit the grievo…
March 5, 2023
Rambam On Purim
Purim is a unique Jewish holiday. From the wine to the dancing and parties, it is beloved and celebrated by Jews worldwide. The Rambam tells us that when Mashiach comes, all books of Tanach will not be studied, but Megillas …
Feb. 23, 2023
Dvar Torah on Parshas Terumah | Not Your Grandma's Mishkan
In this episode of The Torah Podcast, we ponder how Moshe and the Jewish people could create a brick-and-mortar house for Hashem. The Mishkan is the main focus of this week's parsha, and together, we explore its many practic…
Feb. 22, 2023
Rosh Chodesh Adar | Purim 2023
During the month of Adar, we celebrate the holiday of Purim. We read Megilas Esther, which tells the Purim story, and dressed up in our Purim costumes. The sages teach us to increase our happiness during the month of Adar. T…
Feb. 16, 2023
Parshas Mishpatim | How Was The Chicken?
Parshas Mishpatim is jam-packed with mitzvos. At the very end of the parsha, we are filled in with the final details about the Jewish people's Sinai experience. Then, the pasuk describes how Moshe and his companions ascended…
Feb. 10, 2023
Dvar Torah on Parshas Yisro | Your Neighbor's Tesla
The parsha that contains the most significant historical event, parshas Yisro is stuffed with essential lessons and storylines. This week's Torah podcast discusses Eben Ezra's famous question on the last of the ten commandme…
Feb. 6, 2023
Tubishvat '23
The Rosh Hashana for trees has become a celebratory day for the Jewish people. What latent holiness does this day have, and what lesson can we take from Tubishvat? (based on the wisdom of Rav Daniel Kalish shlita) Support th…
Feb. 3, 2023
Dvar Torah on Parshas Beshalach | Hit It Hard
This week is Shabbas Shira, Parshas Beshalach. In this week's Torah Podcast, we explore the odd requirements needed to extract water from a rock and the lesson it holds for us in our pursuit of parnasah. Support the show ---…
Feb. 2, 2023
Shabbas Shira | Bonus Episode
It is not only parshas Beshalach this week, but also Shabbas Shira. In this week's Torah Podcast, we discuss the song's meaning, the melody's origins, and Shabbas Shira's unique potential. (Based on the Maharal's classic wor…
Jan. 27, 2023
Dvar Torah on Parshas Bo | Baby Food
In life, we know what we must do. Why do our actions often contradict what we know to be correct? This week's Torah Podcast explores the concept of "a good heart" and how to convert thoughts into action. Good Shabbos! Suppor…
Jan. 19, 2023
Dvar Torah on Parshas Vaeira | Soft Like Spelt
This week's Torah Podcast examines which crops endured the 7th plague: the Godly hail storm. The answer unlocks vistas and clarifies misconceptions. A Dvar Torah on this week's Parsha based on the wisdom of Rav Dovid Feinste…
Jan. 12, 2023
Dvar Torah on Parshas Shemos | Shovavim
In this week's Torah Podcast on Parshas Shemos, we discuss the auspicious time for repentance that begins now called "Shovavim." We learn something new about an old topic by studying Yosef's triumphs, a Medrash in Shir Hashi…
Jan. 5, 2023
Dvar Torah on Parshas Vayechi | Total Peace
In Parshas Vayechi, we are privy to Yaakov Avinu's final hours and the brachos he bestows upon his sons. In this week's Torah podcast on the weekly parsha, we discuss how Issachar was taught to attain total inner peace, a ne…
Dec. 30, 2022
Dvar Torah on Parshas Vayigash | You Should Do This Everyday
A fantastic story featuring the Chofetz Chaim, and a powerful lesson therein, is where we begin. In this week's Torah Podcast, we discuss a unique opportunity we all have and a productive practice we all should consider taki…
Dec. 23, 2022
Dvar Torah on Parshas Mekeitz | Chocolate Touch
In this week's episode of The Torah Podcast, we explore why Yosef was so successful at everything he did and how everything he touched seemed to turn to gold. We ponder why he didn't simply "write" to his dad that he was ali…
Dec. 15, 2022
Dvar Torah on Parshas Vayeishev | Emerson Cigars And Macallan Single Malt
Welcome to this week's Torah Podcast. In this episode, we explore why Hashem responded so seemingly strictly when Yaakov Avinu sought to relax and unwind. After a chaotic life filled with never-ending problems and catastroph…
Dec. 8, 2022
Dvar Torah on Parshas Vayishlach | For The Love Of Money
In this week's Torah Podcast, we deep dive into the proper approach a Jew should have towards money. In an uncut, unfiltered podcast edition, we see Rav Elchonon Wasserman, the Beis Halevi, and Rav Yeruchum Levovitz in one a…
Dec. 1, 2022
Dvar Torah on Parshas Vayeitzei | Rochel Imeinu
This week's Torah Podcast tells the story of that momentous night. The night Rachel's destiny was changed forever, when she was switched under the Chuppah for her sister Leah, forfeiting her right to marry Yaakov. Today we e…
Nov. 23, 2022
Dvar Torah on Parshas Toldos | The Only Way
Welcome to this week's Torah Podcast. Starting with an eye-opening insight from Rav Wolbe on child-rearing before moving onto the famous question of the Beis Halevi on our Parsha, join us for a lesson-filled, thought-provok…
Nov. 17, 2022
Dvar Torah on Parshas Chayei Sarah | Perfectly Balanced
In this week's Torah Podcast, we explore the countless lessons we learn from Avraham Avinu in our Parsha. We discuss one critical point about character perfection and self-improvement, developing an idea from the Rambam, bef…
Nov. 9, 2022
Dvar Torah on Parshas Vayeira | Antisemitism
In this week's Torah podcast: First, we explore what life was like in the cities of Sodom and Amorah and their outlook on kindness. Developing a concept from a Medrash in Yalkut Shemoni, we examine the Jewish people's illust…