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Alex Scharg, a media producer and entrepreneur taking a sabbatical year in Israel, gives 1-2 minute daily audio bytes of Torah knowledge and stories from Aish HaTorah College in Jerusalem.

Alex Scharg


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    Our Speech and its Effects

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 2:02


    Our actionable speech affects more than ourselves. The Zohar explains.

    How does a mikveh purify?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 1:38


    How does a mikveh purify a person? Reb Nosson of Breslov explains.

    Leukemia Miracle from Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 3:02


    A miracle of curing Leukemia was due to an oath of observing Shabbat. As heard from Rabbi Zacharia Wallerstein.

    Why can't Jews eat Predators?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 2:08


    In laws of Kosher, Why can't Jews eat Predators? In Duties of the Heart, it gives an interesting answer.

    Mysterious Passover Envelopes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 1:58


    Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach was adamant on giving his community sealed envelopes. After hearing the story, we can appreciate why.

    Defining Shabbos HaGodol

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 3:30


    What Shabbos HaGodol means - Thursday and Friday Special.

    Pots and Pans with Chometz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 1:30


    What happens if one sells pots and pans as part of Chometz?

    Pesach - Behind the Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 2:17


    Passover - there's a lot of meaning behind the name. As heard from Rabbi Avi Kohn and Rabbi Shmuli Wolf.

    Passover - Every Generation or Year?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 1:49


    Why is Passover mentioned as every generation? It should be every year! Torah from Rabbi Hunter and Maharal.

    Do I need to be thankful for food?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 1:49


    Do I need to be thankful for food? This question was asked to Rabbi Avigdor Miller.

    Someone Disconnected from Torah

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 1:15


    Can one speak about someone who does not know much Torah and is not following properly? The Chofetz Chaim explains.

    Shabbat in our hands - Pekudei and Vayakhel.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 2:21


    Shabbat is in our hands - Torah from Elimelech Biderman.

    From Rabbi, to Priest, to Rabbi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 2:40


    How one man went from a Rabbi, to Priest, and back to Rabbi.

    4 Types of Financial Donors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 2:30


    There are 4 types of financial donors, as explained in Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen's book Mastering Life.

    A PhD Student gets his Values Tested

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 3:01


    A true story about a PhD Physics student had a big test with sticking to his values.

    Pointing out Mistakes Properly

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 1:37


    How to properly speak negatively about someone in order to teach what not to do.

    A Test to Give

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 2:43


    A woman with 6 homes on over 4 continents faces a test to give. As read in Naftali Horowitz's book ‘You Revealed.'

    What is behind the word Davening

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 2:09


    The word of ‘Davening' is always thrown around, but there's more behind it than you may think. As read from Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer.

    Learn from Mistakes - Ki Sisa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 3:00


    How to learn from mistakes - Ki Sisa.

    Eating Matzah before Passover

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 2:01


    Someone offered me chocolate covered Matzah and I couldn't resist. Is it ok to eat matzah before Passover?

    Balancing Love of Man and Creator

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 2:09


    How to balance love of fellow man and love of your creator. As heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller and Chofetz Chaim.

    Why Not More Chassidic Outreach?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 3:00


    Why is Chabad one of the only groups doing outreach? Are other Jews abandoning outreaching to other Jews? Torah from Rabbi Yitzhak Breitowitz and Rabbi JJ Twerski.

    Purim Finale - Purim and the Parsha

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 2:34


    Purim Special Finale - Purim and the Parsha.

    Purim Special 4 - Live or Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 2:49


    Purim Special 4 - A choice to live or die. Esther is faced with a choice that is an interesting contradiction. As told by Rabbi Eric Coopersmith.

    Purim Special 3 - Theme of Fasting.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 2:14


    How a theme of the Fast will give you the most joy during the Purim Day Meal. As heard from Rabbi Yitzhak a Berkovits.

    Purim Special 2 - Drinking Properly

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 2:41


    Purim Special 2 - Going over the right way to drink. As heard from Rabbi MZ Dubov of Aish HaTorah and Rabbi Aryeh Leib Shapiro.

    Purim Special 1 - People who are Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 2:15


    Purim Special 1 - The most joyful part involves people who are alone. Torah from Rambam.

    Nature Walks on Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 2:45


    What one should know about Nature walks on Shabbat. As heard from Rabbi Avi Elbaz.

    Power of People - Terumah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 2:46


    Power of People - Parshat Terumah

    Handling Negative Information

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 2:10


    How to handle negative information - Torah from the Chofetz Chaim

    A Torah Home Delays Destruction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 2:31


    If sounds of Torah are heard at night in a house, it won't be destroyed. Is this true? Torah from Rabbi Avigdor Miller and the Brisker Rav.

    Losing Your Smell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 1:48


    Losing your smell from a cold or a virus is an opportunity. Torah from Rav Pinchus and Rebbe Nachman. As heard through Rabbi Moshe Chaim Eade of Aish HaTorah.

    Man versus Bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 1:56


    Rabbi Elimelech Biderman's Story of a man versus a bear, as heard originally through the Baal Shemtov.

    The Secret of ד

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 1:40


    The secret behind the ד - finding what speaks to you. Torah from Rabbi Nachman as heard from Rabbi Moshe Chaim Eade of Aish HaTorah.

    How does Gd pray?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 2:01


    Did you know that as you pray, the creator of the world also prays? How does gd pray? Torah from Rabbi Chaim Stein of Telshe and Rabbi Avi Elbaz of Aish HaTorah.

    Does one have to follow customs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 2:49


    Why is a custom important? Does one have to follow customs if they are not law? Torah from Rav Yitzhak Berkovits.

    Understanding a ‘Rebbe'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 2:16


    What is the concept behind a ‘Rebbe' - Common in Chassidut? As heard from Rav Yitzhak Berkovits.

    Speaking Badly about Non-Jews

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 1:57


    May one speak badly about non-Jews? Torah from Rabeinu Yona and Rabbi Avi Elbaz.

    What we learn from a Desert - Yisro

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 2:56


    What we can learn from a desert - Parshat Yisro, as told by Rav Shmuel Zucker

    What is Kindness?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 1:33


    What is kindness? A misconception of kindness and mercy. As heard from Rabbi Dovid Rosman.

    Laws of Disparagement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 1:38


    Judaism on laws of disparagement - as told through the Chofetz Chaim.

    Meriting Messiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 2:04


    Will everyone be apart of the new era when the Messiah comes? Torah from Rabbi Avigdor Miller

    Wine and Judaism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 2:15


    Why is wine such a focus and used frequently in Jewish ritual? Torah from Rabbi Noam Gross and other Torah sources.

    Yom Kippur versus Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 2:49


    Why do some jews take Yom Kippur seriously yet don't take Shabbat seriously? Torah from the Brisker Rav.

    Why do we suffer - Beshalach

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 2:11


    Why do we suffer? - Beshalach. Torah from Avidgor Miller and Torah based on the Or Chaim.

    Negativity Among Your People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 1:52


    Negativity Among your People - speaking badly about others, as heard through laws of the Chofetz Chaim.

    Tu B'Shevat Relates to Every Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 2:26


    What is Tu B'Shevat and a symbolic relation to every person regardless of where you live.

    Power of Your Lips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 2:19


    Specifically in prayer, your lips are a gateway to a special power - as told by Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer.

    Who were these Rabbis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 2:45


    Who are the Rabbis and did they really understand the modern world when making laws? Learn about the Sanhedrin as heard from Rabbi Yitzhak Berkovits

    Commemorating R' Noach Weinberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 2:40


    Today marks the commemoration of a Jewish leader who left a legacy - R' Noach Weinberg

    Secret of your Weak Arm - Bo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 2:27


    Secret behind your ‘Weaker' Arm - Parshat Bo. As told over by Rabbi Shmuel Zucker.

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