The Parshah on Fire

The Torah is referred to as a song. Why?

Before Yom Kippur its good to know what exactly is Teshuvah

Thousands of years ago we stood atop a mountain and accepted the Torah. This wasn't an intellectual commitment that we could get out of with expensive lawyers. This was a metaphysical transformation that our very bodies underwent that makes us Jews not just think differently but live an entirely different existence. Hitler couldn't have been more right when he said "Judaism isnt a religoun its a r...

Get ready to light your Elul on fire.

I gave a speech before selichos. take a listen

The Jewish people ascended two mountains, one to receive blessings and one to receive curses. Har Gerizim and Har Eival. There is a geographical phenomenon about these two mountains. Despite being less than two hundred feet from one another and having access to the same nutrients, sunlight and rain one is lush and alive and one is desolate and dead. Why? How did that come to be? And what does that...

The Ben Sorer- the Wayward son, is by far one of the most dramatic and puzzling mitzvos in the Torah. We take a thirteen year old who ate a little too much food drag him to court, label him beyond repair and we stone him to death. Why? What did he do wrong? Aren't little thirteen year olds merely immature hungry kids who will one day grow out of their childhood food obsessions? Why are we stoning...

When the Jews were about to enter the land of Eretz Yisrael through the Jorden River they were instructed to erect huge stones, plant them in the middle of the river, and then write the Torah on them. Whats strange is that these stones were engulfed by the mighty river mere moments after we walked through it. What was the point of them? What good are monuments that sink to the bottom of a river th...

The Torah in its abundant concern for the poor in our society put in place many Mitzvos ensuring we give parts of our crop to the needy. Whats strange is one of those agricultural Mitzvos is Maaser Sheni which commands us to take our crop to the city of Yerushalayim and simply eat it there. We dont give anything to the poor. We didn't sing any song. We didn't chant any spiritual chant. We just sho...

There is an Amoraic Statement that seems bizzarre. It is "man doesn't sin unless a wave of stupidity overcomes him" (Sotah 3a). Whats strange is that this doesn't seem to be the case. Don't most people sin because they are tempted by it? Gossiping about a competitor isn't stupid. It might be mean and selfish but it's not stupid? So what does the Gemara mean? The answer might surprise you.

Tune in and listen to a fascinating conversation with the world renowned Rabbi Dovid Sapirman.

Jew's fascination with medicine has been true for thousands of years. In the year 1500 half the doctors in the entire continent of Europe were Jewish. Over Ten Popes had Jewish Doctors. Even the notorious and vicious anti-Semites Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain had a Jewish Doctor. Why is this? What led to the Jew's attachment to medicine? The answer might surprise you.

I’m going in a few days to Korea and believe it or not it got me thinking about Tisha B’Av

Are you falling apart or being built?

Moshe’s final speech, arguably the greatest speech in world history, begins with him telling us to have fair and balance leaders. Why is that? Why does he start his speech to all of the Jewish people with something that is applicable to less than one percent of them? The answer might surprise you

Come along as we sit with Rabbi Eisenman and discuss all things Three Weeks, acapella, Tisha B’Av and more.

The Torah seems to have an inclination towards violence from its very beginning to its very end. Why is that? I thought the Torah was supposed to be a beacon of mercy?

Get ready for an amazing conversation with Rabbi Ron Yitchok Eisenman, the Rav of Ahavas Israel in Passaic New Jersey as well as the author of the book Shul With A View. We talk about the three weeks we talk about whether or not a cappella is permitted we talk about what exactly is Sinas Chinum and a whole bunch of other topics. Get ready cuz it’s fire.

Who exactly was Pinchas? And why did he turn into Eliyahu Hanavi? And why doesn’t Eliyahu ever die?

Get ready for one of the Jewish world’s most prolific writers lecturers and communicators of Torah wisdom and thought. Reb Daniel Glatstein has a lot to say and he is certainly not afraid to say it.

Balak was mysteriously rewarded with having a granddaughter named Rus who ended up giving birth to Dovid Hamlech. How in the world does that make any sense?

Do enough people do Kiruv?

We’ve been taught since fourth grade that the Parah Adumah is beyond human intelligence and we can get nothin inspirational out of it. Is that really true?

There have been many sinners in the Jewish people's time in the desert. All were punished. Some were killed. But none recieved a punishment anyware close to the bizarre phenomenon that swalloed Korach whole. Why is that? What was so different about Korach that propelled God to decree that a normal punishmant would not suffice? The answer might surprise you.

Are there more kids going off the derech these days? If yes why? Are there more young couples getting divorced today? If yes why? Are people working on themselves to become better people? If not why? Listen to this fascinating podcast to find out why.