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Join us for a discussion of the weekly parsha, including the saga of Bilaam trying (unsuccessfully) to curse the Jews, and what that teaches us about perspective. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table!...

Join us for a discussion of Parshas Chukas, including the red heifer, the death of Miriam and Ahron, and the first land conquered by the Jews. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table! We love to hear fro...

Join Rabbi Elchonon Cohen for an insightful discussion into this week's parsha, which talks about Korach and his band of rabbel rousers - and what we can learn from the story. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at t...

In this week's podcast we discuss the many different ways the Torah presents dealing with preconceived notions: through the spies, Chillul Hashem, and Tzitzis. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table...

Join Rabbi Elchonon Cohen for an overview of this week's parsha, with lots of great discussions about the traveling of the Jews, the big sister effect, the people who complained, and so much more. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what yo...

Join us for a discussion on the nature of chesed - kindness - and why it's an important part of understanding the story of Ruth - and the acceptance of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at t...

Join Rabbi Elchonon Cohen for an exploration of the weekly (double) parsha, including a discussion of Shmita, Yovel, and the blessings and curses. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table! We love to hear...

Rabbi Elchonon Cohen provides an overview of the weekly parsha, including a discussion on eating terumah, laws of Jewish holidays, and lots more. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table! We love to hear...

In this week's episode, Rabbi Elchonon Cohen provides an overview of the two parshios that we read this week, with discussions of the Yom Kippur service, forbidden relationships, holiness, and numerous commandments between man and man as well as between man and God. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rat...

In this week's episode, Rabbi Elchonon Cohen provides an overview of the weekly parsha, including the inauguration of the mishkan, the death of Ahron's sons, and a discussion of what makes animals kosher. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, dis...

If pesach chores feel like a mundane preparation for the holiday, Rabbi Elchonon Cohen provides a meaningful way to approach it. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table! We love to hear from our listener...

In this week's episode, we give an overview of parshas vayikra, including various kinds of korbonos, plus a few really great (pesach related) tangents. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table! We lov...

In this week's episode, Rabbi Elchonon Cohen provides an overview of the weekly parsha, which discusses the accounting of the work done on the mishkan and more. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos tabl...

In this special Purim episode of the Toras Chaim Podcast, Rabbi Elchonon Cohen provides a whole new way to look at the Purim Story, and with it, a way to find joy through life's hard times. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learne...

In this week's episode we give an overview of the weekly parsha, which focuses on the clothing worn by the Kohanim in their temple service. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table! We love to hear fr...

This week's episode provides an overview of parshas teruma, including a discussion of the vessels of the Mishkan, and why you can't take God out of spirituality. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos...

Join us for an overview of parshas Mishpatim - the laws that dictate how to build our society. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table! We love to hear from our listeners. Be it comments, questions or cr...

A week late, but we are here with an overview of Parshas Yisro - including the story of Yisro joining the Jewish nation, as well as the story of the Jews recieving the Torah on Mount Sinai. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've le...

This week's podcast covers an overview of the weekly parsha, including the splitting of the sea, the manna, the well of Miriam, and the war against Amalek. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table! We...

In this week's episode, we give an overview of Parshas Bo, including the final three plagues, Pharaoh's stubbornness, and the first national mitzvah given to the Jewish nation. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned...

In this week's episode, we give an overview of the weekly parsha, including seven of the plagues that God brought on the Egyptians, as well as the many chances that God gave Pharaoh to let the Jews leave. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss...

This week's parsha is split into 2 parts because it got so long due to some great discussion. In part two, we complete parshas shemos, including Moshe's return to Egypt and the key role of another strong woman. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of al...

This week's parsha is split into 2 parts because it got so long due to some great discussion. In part one, we talk about the first half of parshas shemos, with a focus on the various strong women who impacted the story of the Jews in Egypt. Come back tomorrow for part 2 - the conclusion of Parshas Shemos. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on...

In this week's episode, we give an overview of the weekly parsha, discussing the final blessings that Yaakov gave to his children, as well as his burial in the land of Cannan. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabb...

In this episode, we provide an overview of the weekly parsha, including a discussion of Yosef reuniting with his family. If you enjoy the Toras Chaim Podcast, please help us spread the word! You can share a link on social media, leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast platform, or best of all, discuss what you've learned at the shabbos table! We love to hear from our listeners. Be it com...