Episodes

  • Divine Mirroring: The Secret to Earning a Merciful Judgment on Rosh Hashanah

    Divine Mirroring: The Secret to Earning a Merciful Judgment on Rosh Hashanah
    Sep 8 2025
    The judgment on Rosh Hashanah is comprehensive: every single human has his or her moment of judgment before God. Even the dead are judged again each year. The judgment covers not only our behavior with respect to fulfilling our obligations to God, it also covers interpersonal matters. If we are meritorious, we will be forgiven […]
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    30 mins
  • Elul Cheat Sheet

    Elul Cheat Sheet
    Aug 24 2025
    Preparing for the High Holidays can be daunting. How can anyone adequately prepare for standing in judgment in front of the Heavenly tribunal? But prepare we must. The month of Elul is designated for preparing for the awesome days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Our Sages took these days very seriously and were completely […]
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    48 mins
  • Elul: Month of Personal Reinvention

    Elul: Month of Personal Reinvention
    Aug 18 2025
    We are on the doorstep of the month of mercy, the month that precedes the high holidays, the month of Elul. The high holidays are very significant and auspicious days, and it is imperative that we prepare for them. How ought we prepare? What are the particular points of emphasis that we should stress during […]
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    46 mins
  • Biblical Longevity

    Biblical Longevity
    Aug 4 2025
    We all want to live long. But how long is a long life? Centenarians are still rare. Global life expectancy is around 70 years old. In healthier, richer countries, maybe 80. But when you open up Scripture, you find ages an order of magnitude larger. Adam lived to 930. Methuselah to 969. How do we […]
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    51 mins
  • Tisha Bav: Why We Mourn

    Tisha Bav: Why We Mourn
    Jul 27 2025
    The ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar. All manner of calamities and tragedies and disasters befell our people on this day. On this day the nation was condemned to wonder in the wilderness for 40 years. On this day both Temples were destroyed. On this […]
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    40 mins
  • Assault on Dina: A Deep Exploration of a Third Rail Topic

    Assault on Dina: A Deep Exploration of a Third Rail Topic
    Jul 14 2025
    Some subjects are way too dicey address publicly – electrified third rail subjects which zap anyone who approaches it. But Blake Cohen is not afraid of third rails. In fact, he recently launched a podcast that is dedicated exclusively to the untouchable “Third Rails” of Judaism. Fittingly, his show was called “Third Rail Judaism”, where […]
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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • Demystifying Chareidi Opposition to IDF Enlistment

    Demystifying Chareidi Opposition to IDF Enlistment
    Jun 29 2025
    Perhaps the most controversial and divisive subject that dominates Israeli society today is the question of the blanket army exemption given to Yeshiva students. Someone whose Torah is their profession is entitled to defer and ultimately bypass mandatory constriction to the IDF. What is the rationale for this exemption? Why are the ultra-orthodox (Chareidi) communities […]
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • A Rigorous and Comprehensive Torah Study Regimen

    A Rigorous and Comprehensive Torah Study Regimen
    May 28 2025
    What would a comprehensive and rigorous regimen of Torah study look like? Suppose someone wants to really become a Torah maestro. What would be a fitting schedule of course work for them to become a well-rounded Torah scholar? Torah is the antidote to the evil inclination. How much Torah and how many Torah domains and […]
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    50 mins