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You know his name. This unique musical talent shows us how to be happy this Adar. The sages expose the secret to happiness; in this short Torah talk, we clarify the path to happiness.  Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Lis...

During the month of Adar, we celebrate the holiday of Purim. We read Megilas Esther, which tells the Purim story, and dressed up in our Purim costumes. The sages teach us to increase our happiness during the month of Adar. The problem we are left with is how? In this episode of The Motivation Congregation, we unearth the source of happiness and strategize how to attain this wonderful middah. Suppo...

Eben Ezra's words are a powerful reminder that we must always look to Hashem to be our doctor. We can use a medicine, technology, and other modern advancements in medical treatments—but only Hashem can genuinely heal us. The success of any treatment depends on His blessings and intervention, for He has laid out the laws of nature and governs them. We may try as hard as we can to treat illness...

Say it aloud repeatedly: "the world was created for me."  Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Listen on Spotify or 24six ! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our website, themotivationcongreg...

An unprecedented moment, the ultimate commitment. The Jewish people entered this relationship with Hashem with two simple words that reveal the secret to success: "Nasseh V'nishmah!" Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week'...

A fascinating and empowering meeting between Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz and The Mir rosh yeshiva Rav Noson Tzvi Finkel. In this timeless tale, we are treated to the truth of the human spirit's potential. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk...

Parshas Mishpatim describes Hashem as "chanun," which means compassionate. However, the Ramban translates the word differently and reveals our superpower.  Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Listen on Spotify or 2...

The concept of the subconscious appears in the writings of Lipkin well before Sigmund Freud popularized the concept. Already in 1880, the concept of conscious and subconscious processes and their role in man's psychological, emotional, and moral functioning were fully developed and elucidated. On his Yartzeit, we delve into one of Rav Yisrael's z"tl famous teachings. Support the sho...

We must not forget to learn what Hashem wants from us and not fall into the trap of haphazardly performing the mitzvos. Always delve into the central point and theme of the mitzvos. Judaism is a relationship between the Jewish people and God, and we must strive to understand our creator's ratzon.   Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Tor...

Immediately following the ten commandments, the Torah gives three interesting and oddly timed negative commandments. Hirsch explains to us why the exactness of the Torah is entirely on display here. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week&apos...

When Moshe's father-in-law shows up, he advises Moshe and the Jews to restructure the judicial system. Yisro embodies what it means to have a probing eye that questions everything in a search for truth. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the...

Who doesn't love gedolim stories? In this short motzei Shabbas Torah talk, we discuss what happens when the laws of nature and Torah clash. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Listen on Spotify or 24six ! Access all Tor...

A fundamental precondition to accepting the Torah is achdus/unity. However, Rashi on parshas Yisro clues us into one necessary condition to merit total unity. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Listen on Spotify or 24six !...

In this erev shabbas episode of The Motivation Congregation, we explore one unique attribute Yisro possessed and why the placement of Yisro's story in the Torah holds an unforgettable lesson. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's...

This Dvar Torah from the Alter of Slabodka gives us a revolutionary understanding of life. He states that each of us is king and queen, part of a kingdom of holy priests and a holy nation. We must never forget this fact and use it to guide our lives. He encourages us to live with regality, strength, and courage - as befits royalty. It's easy to get caught up in the mundanity of day-to-day lif...

Rav Dessler explains that the key to unlocking greatness is rooted deep within us. Citing from the medrash, he teaches us that this journey begins with taking the first step, and it starts with recognizing our potential and setting goals for ourselves. As Rav Dessler says, “The path to greatness lies within you; you must simply recognize it and strive towards it.” This is a call to action — a remi...

After the most significant event in human history, the Jewish people are frighted by the experience. Moshe's calming words to them provide us with a practical lesson.   Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Listen on Spot...

Rabbi Daniel Kalish teaches us that Tu Bishvat celebrated on the 15th of Shevat, is a potent day in the Jewish calendar. Rabbi Kalish reminds us that Tu Bishvat is a day of maturation and independence. We should take a moment to appreciate how nature sustains us and recognize the beauty it brings into our lives. Based on a gemara in meseches Rosh Hashanah, this is a new understanding of an old ide...

Like a bad infection through a weak body, strife is cutting through the Jewish people. Moshe and the prophets make a new enactment to save the day. Listen to Rav Elchanon Wasserman's Z'TL take on the topic in this short online Torah talk. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Par...

A leap heard around the world. Nachshon ben Aminadav changed the course of history, and years later, Chazon Ish's advice to Rav Wolbe focused on that epic leap. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Listen on Spotify or 2...

Nobody wanted to jump into the sea of reeds. Then one man's leap changed his life, his family's life, and a nation's destiny forever. Listen to the story of Nachshon ben Aminadav. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's P...

This Dvar Torah on the week's parsha teaches us how to close the door to sin. Suppose we can find a way to lock out our yetzer hara and take proactive steps to avoid temptation and act by Hashem's commandments. Doing so takes tremendous self-control and determination, but if we can push through it and find a way to block all gaps and avenues to sin, we will be guaranteed not to succumb t...

Parents are an integral part of our lives, guiding us and providing us with the support we need to grow. This week's Dvar Torah explores why Hashem provided us with parents and examines their unique role in our lives. The answer is not what you might think. Based on a Rashi in Chumash, our entire reality is flipped. Listen to this fascinating insight on our parsha from Rav Yerucham Levovitz....

It is important to remember that our faith is not just a list of laws and regulations but an intense loving relationship between man and God with laws to solidify that. In Sefer Kuzari, Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi explains that faith does not need to come or be proven from genesis or science because, with us, it's personal. This is our loving father, Hashem! This Dvar Torah encourages each one of us...

In today's short Torah talk, we explore: Why did God love Avraham?  Should you take it if you were offered the position of head of Brisk Yeshiva? What was the purpose of the ten plagues? Find out the answer to these questions in today's Motivation Congregation episode. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! -------------...