Episodes

  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 hr and 3 mins
  • The Peerless Brilliance of Biblical Hebrew + TORCH Fundraiser

    The Peerless Brilliance of Biblical Hebrew + TORCH Fundraiser
    Mar 12 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 hr and 2 mins
  • On Visiting Wartime Israel with Dr. Alan Kritz

    On Visiting Wartime Israel with Dr. Alan Kritz
    Feb 19 2024
    Our nation is at war. Our brothers and sisters are in combat in Gaza, displaced from their homes in the north and the south of Israel, traumatized from the atrocities of October 7th, and of course there are 100 plus hostages still in Gaza. Our nation is experiencing pain and challenge the likes of which […]
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Celebrating A New Wolbe Baby Boy

    Celebrating A New Wolbe Baby Boy
    Jan 14 2024
    Our family was blessed with a new baby boy this past Sunday evening. With the help of the almighty, he will be joining the covenant of Abraham and receive his Bris tomorrow morning, Monday the 15th of January, in the Young Israel of Houston. In this special, celebratory podcast, I share what I said on […]
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    55 mins