Episodios

  • MATOS-MASEI WAR, STUN GUNS AND THE JEWISH APPROACH TO MERCY

    MATOS-MASEI WAR, STUN GUNS AND THE JEWISH APPROACH TO MERCY
    Jul 31 2024
    From the Great Flood to the firey destruction of the city of Sodom to the killing of Shechem to the eradication of Amalek, Canaan and Midyan, the Torah seems to take a very militant approach to dealing with sinners. Arent we the people of the book not the people of the sword? How do we explain the Torahs surprising attachment to violence and the promotion of it? The answer might surprise you.
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    23 m
  • Balak - THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH

    Balak - THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH
    Jul 18 2024
    The Gemara tells us that Balak merited having a granddaughter named Rus due to the small prayer he prayed to Hashem to help destroy the Jewish people. The obvious question is how in the world does that make any sense?
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    12 m
  • Chukas. Fighter pilots and the springs of life

    Chukas. Fighter pilots and the springs of life
    Jul 10 2024
    What meaning can we take out if the Red heifer, the most mystical thing in Judaism?
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    14 m
  • Korach - The Don’t Mess Policy

    Korach - The Don’t Mess Policy
    Jul 4 2024
    Why was Korach’s punishment far more severe than any of the other complainers in the desert?
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    13 m
  • Shlach - Holiness and Hollywood

    Shlach - Holiness and Hollywood
    Jun 27 2024
    What exactly was so bad about what the spies did ? You might be surprised.
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    11 m
  • BeHaalosecha - Visas, Cucumbers and the Goodness of Faith

    BeHaalosecha - Visas, Cucumbers and the Goodness of Faith
    Jun 19 2024
    Arguably the hardest of all the halachos is the requirement to thank Hashem equally for the bad as one does for the good. The question is how is that even possible? This Parshah has the answer. And it might just surprise you.
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    17 m
  • Nasso : The Great Gender Mystery

    Nasso : The Great Gender Mystery
    Jun 14 2024
    Why do some things in Judaism go after men and some after women? The answer might surprise you .
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    10 m
  • Bamidbar - Stars, Stripes, and a Pat of Butter

    Bamidbar - Stars, Stripes, and a Pat of Butter
    Jun 7 2024
    Judaism places great emphasis on unity. So why do we have twelve separate tribes all with different flags and banners and logos? Isn’t that divisive and tribal? Doesn’t that fly in the face of unity ? The answer might surprise you.
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    11 m