Episodes

  • The Singular Day of Yom Kippur

    The Singular Day of Yom Kippur
    Sep 30 2025
    The holiest day of the year is upon us. The day of Yom Kippur is unmatched and unrivaled by any other. It is a day of elevation. It is a day of purification. It is a day to be cleansed of all of our sins. It is a day to move past all of our […]
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    53 mins
  • Jonah: The Yom Kippur Reading on an Allegorical Level

    Jonah: The Yom Kippur Reading on an Allegorical Level
    Sep 29 2025
    On Yom Kippur afternoon, we read the 48-verse Book of Jonah, which tells of a renegade prophet, Jonah, who defies the directive of God and refuses to castigate the people of Nineveh and instead escapes from God to Tarshish – with mixed results. A simple reading of the story reveals a tale of repentance, both of […]
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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • Kingdom of Heaven in Exile: A Novel Rosh Hashanah Framework

    Kingdom of Heaven in Exile: A Novel Rosh Hashanah Framework
    Sep 22 2025
    Rosh Hashanah marks the day of the creation of Adam on Day Six of Genesis. The creation of Adam facilitated the coronation of God as King. Because Adam was endowed with the choice to accept or reject God, his decision to submit himself to God and his Dominion resulted in the establishment of the Kingdom […]
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    42 mins
  • The Alchemy of Repentance

    The Alchemy of Repentance
    Sep 15 2025
    Repentance is one of God’s great gifts to humanity. The ability to move past our mistakes, to cleanse ourselves from our previous trauma, to expunge sin and any of its after effects is indeed a great gift. But this gift may come with some scary packaging. We are all a bit intimidated with the notion […]
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    42 mins
  • 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