Episodios

  • The Gates of Repentance

    The Gates of Repentance
    Sep 29 2024
    The Ten Days of Repentance are upon us. In just a few days is the Day of Judgment, Rosh Hashanah. These powerful high holidays culminate with the climax of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. What exactly is repentance though? How are we supposed to think about repentance? In this very special podcast, we study […]
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    50 m
  • The Root Cause of Anti-Semitism and How to Solve it: The Torah’s Surprising View

    The Root Cause of Anti-Semitism and How to Solve it: The Torah’s Surprising View
    Sep 9 2024
    Jew hatred is not a new phenomenon. Ever since our people were founded — and truthfully even beforehand — we have been the recipients of unprecedented, enmity and hostility. Why are God’s chosen people uniquely targeted? What is the underlying reason for anti-Semitism? Why are we not more accepted into and tolerated by the general […]
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    43 m
  • The Name of Messiah

    The Name of Messiah
    Aug 7 2024
    Seven things were created before the world was created. That much we are told in the Talmud. What is the significance of this collection of things that preceded the world? When we analyze the list, moreover, we read how the name of Messiah is included amongst it. What exactly is the name of Messiah? Is […]
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    50 m
  • Mysteries of the Torah Scroll

    Mysteries of the Torah Scroll
    Jun 17 2024
    The festival of Shavuos marks the anniversary of the most momentous and consequential event in all of human history: the Sinai Revelation. A mere 50 days after the Exodus, the nation coalesced around the mountain and witnessed when no other people has had witnessed prior or since: They heard the Ten Commandments directly from the […]
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    56 m
  • Five Fascinating Questions

    Five Fascinating Questions
    Jun 3 2024
    Questions can be unsettling. Questions can cause dissonance. Questions can be painful. But questions can also be illuminating. They can open up new portals of insight and perspective. Questions are a central part of Torah study. Much of the Talmud is written in a question and answer format. The Passover seder is marked by the […]
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    55 m
  • The Infinity of Torah

    The Infinity of Torah
    May 13 2024
    The Torah is effectively infinite. It is longer than the land and broader than the seas. God is infinite and unfathomable; He gave us His Torah in order for us to connect with Him. Torah is, in fact, accessible to us, but we never arrive at the end point of Torah. It’s infinite. Moreover, the […]
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  • On Elevator Pitches for God with Bruce Licht and Ron Kardos

    On Elevator Pitches for God with Bruce Licht and Ron Kardos
    Apr 3 2024
    Many (most?) people believe in God. Believers accept the reality that the world, the universe, finite existence is the handiwork of an infinite God. Why do people believe? What evidence do believers have? These are some of the questions that my dear friends, Ron Kardos and Bruce Licht, sought to have answered. They conceived of […]
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    54 m
  • The Profound Purim Secret with Rabbi Shmuly Botnick

    The Profound Purim Secret with Rabbi Shmuly Botnick
    Mar 21 2024
    TORCH Fundraiser — support the This Jewish Life Podcast Our organization, TORCH, does only one fundraiser a year, and that is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. This is a matching campaign and every donation will be DOUBLED. Please support the This Jewish Life Podcast right now at giveTORCH.org The website for the Fundraiser is giveTORCH.org Click and donate to […]
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    1 h y 3 m