Episodes

  • #95: Venues of Reward and Punishment

    #95: Venues of Reward and Punishment
    May 14 2025
    Spiritual pleasure is vastly, infinitely greater than physical pleasures, and are completely imperceivable by bodies. Only if you work assiduously to develop a sensory connection with your soul, can you begin to taste it. The ultimate venue of spiritual pleasure is known as Olam Haba, the world to come. What about other venues of reward? […]
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    42 mins
  • #94: The (Near Total) Inaccessibility of Spiritual Pleasure

    #94: The (Near Total) Inaccessibility of Spiritual Pleasure
    May 7 2025
    There is great confusion about what the ultimate reward for righteousness and the ultimate punishment for wickedness are. Rambam’s magisterial essay is designed to provide clarity in these lofty matters of eschatology. In part 2, we learn all about the concept of spiritual pleasure. Our bodies are very finely attuned to experiences of pain and […]
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    43 mins
  • #93: Ultimate Reward and Punishment: Rambam’s Magisterial Essay Part 1

    #93: Ultimate Reward and Punishment: Rambam’s Magisterial Essay Part 1
    Mar 18 2025
    In his commentary to Mishnah, Rambam (Maimonides) offers a fascinating overview of the subjects of the Afterlife, Resurrection, Messiah, Paradise, and Olam Haba (the world to come). This is arguably the single greatest essay on these exotic, esoteric, and arcane subjects. In this podcast, we address the first section of this magisterial essay. We read […]
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    46 mins
  • #92: World of Souls

    #92: World of Souls
    Mar 10 2025
    Why do bad things happen to good people? What role does Oral Torah play in Jewish life? Why did the Almighty create two worlds, the world of the bodies and the world of the souls? What is the difference between today and the days of Messiah? These are just some of the questions that are […]
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    45 mins
  • #91: The Purpose of Torah

    #91: The Purpose of Torah
    Mar 5 2025
    Why did God give us such a precious and holy and profound Torah? Wouldn’t it be enough to give us some simple rules to live by? Why is our nation chosen above all other nations? Shouldn’t all humans be the same? These are some very advanced question and one that our sages reveal deep insights […]
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    44 mins
  • #90: Testimony at Sinai

    #90: Testimony at Sinai
    Feb 24 2025
    The Sinai Revelation was a mass testimony of faith. The only event of its kind saw God revealing Himself to a nation comprised of millions, who heard and experienced prophecy and lived to tell their children about it. The founding event of our religion is historically unchallengeable and completely unprecedented: There is no other religion […]
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    47 mins
  • #89: Where Atheists Go Wrong

    #89: Where Atheists Go Wrong
    Feb 17 2025
    Some atheists are quite intelligent. Some atheists score highly on IQ tests. How can they be so wrong on matters of faith? Where exactly do the atheists go wrong? In this interesting TORAH 101 podcast, we pinpoint the precise area that causes atheists to err. It turns out, a perfectly functioning and competent and capable […]
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    53 mins
  • #88: Unresolved Mysteries of Resurrection

    #88: Unresolved Mysteries of Resurrection
    Jun 24 2024
    We have made enormous strides in our pursuit of a deep, and comprehensive study of Rambam’s 13 principles of faith. We have plumbed the depths of these 13 tenets of our religion to the best of our ability. This podcast marks the final installment of this series. In it we explore some of the various […]
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    53 mins