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A five minute inspirational dvar Torah delivered to you daily.

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    • Sep 29, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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    Hoshanah Rabbah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2010


    On Rosh Hashanah our judgement is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed, and on Hoshanah Rabbah the verdict is implemented.

    Hoshanah Rabbah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2010


    On Rosh Hashanah our judgement is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed, and on Hoshanah Rabbah the verdict is implemented.

    Sukkot - A Holiday Like No Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2010


    Exciting Sukkot Concert This Monday, October 9

    Sukkot - A Holiday Like No Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2010


    Exciting Sukkot Concert This Monday, October 9

    My Way Or The Highway

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2010


    How is it possible to daven the same tefillah three times a day and not get bored of it?

    My Way Or The Highway

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2010


    How is it possible to daven the same tefillah three times a day and not get bored of it?

    The Succah Hut We Call Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2010


    If we use each house as a Jewish home saturated with Torah, Mitzvot, and loving kindness, then regardless of how rickety it is, it will be a permanent one that will live on.

    The Succah Hut We Call Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2010


    If we use each house as a Jewish home saturated with Torah, Mitzvot, and loving kindness, then regardless of how rickety it is, it will be a permanent one that will live on.

    A Musical View Of Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2010


    It is rare to find a baal koreh who can pronounce all of these taamim with consistent accuracy. It is even rarer to find a Jew who can look at all of these positions and say, "They are all part of my people."

    A Musical View Of Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2010


    It is rare to find a baal koreh who can pronounce all of these taamim with consistent accuracy. It is even rarer to find a Jew who can look at all of these positions and say, "They are all part of my people."

    Sukot - Exile Or Redemption

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2010


    When we sit in the sukkah on sukot we need to ask ourselves are we now in exile or redemption?

    Sukot - Exile Or Redemption

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2010


    When we sit in the sukkah on sukot we need to ask ourselves are we now in exile or redemption?

    The Magical Magnifying Glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2010


    Our task at this time is not to ignore our sins to make them go away but to actually work to remove them.

    The Magical Magnifying Glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2010


    Our task at this time is not to ignore our sins to make them go away but to actually work to remove them.

    Choice and Repentance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2010


    The days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are days we can realize how powerful we really are.

    Choice and Repentance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2010


    The days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are days we can realize how powerful we really are.

    Selichot- the 13 Attributes of Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2010


    The point of saying the 13 attributes of mercy is not simply to remind ourselves of who Hashem is, but to remind ourselves of what we have to be.

    Selichot- the 13 Attributes of Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2010


    The point of saying the 13 attributes of mercy is not simply to remind ourselves of who Hashem is, but to remind ourselves of what we have to be.

    The Brachot Of The Haftorah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2010


    Why is the Haftorah read in the minor key, while the Torah is read in the major key?

    The Brachot Of The Haftorah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2010


    Why is the Haftorah read in the minor key, while the Torah is read in the major key?

    Honor Offer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2010


    All of us, to some extent, live in our own imaginations, yet facing the sometimes hard reality of what we really are is the first step towards improving ourselves.

    Honor Offer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2010


    All of us, to some extent, live in our own imaginations, yet facing the sometimes hard reality of what we really are is the first step towards improving ourselves.

    The Shofar On Rosh Hashanah - Deliverance Or Disturbance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2010


    Why do we blow the shofar in the middle of Mussaf, a seeming disturbance and interruption of synagogue prayer and decorum?

    The Shofar On Rosh Hashanah - Deliverance Or Disturbance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2010


    Why do we blow the shofar in the middle of Mussaf, a seeming disturbance and interruption of synagogue prayer and decorum?

    The Lesson Of Tekiah, Shvarim & Teruah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2010


    It is very easy to complain; it is much harder to find a solution that will appease that complaint.

    The Lesson Of Tekiah, Shvarim & Teruah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2010


    It is very easy to complain; it is much harder to find a solution that will appease that complaint.

    A Lesson From Katrina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2010


    Rosh Hashanah reminds us that Hashem is King of the universe, and we are powerless before Him.

    A Lesson From Katrina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2010


    Rosh Hashanah reminds us that Hashem is King of the universe, and we are powerless before Him.

    A World Without Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2010


    For those in the high powered business world a week without Shabbat might seem common place, almost normal, but to us the idea of a world without Shabbat is unheard of.

    A World Without Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2010


    For those in the high powered business world a week without Shabbat might seem common place, almost normal, but to us the idea of a world without Shabbat is unheard of.

    Sefer Devarim - Nitzavim

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2010


    Standing Firm and Surviving - Nitzavim connotes a powerful comforting message for this period of Jewish chronology in general, and for our time in particular.

    Sefer Devarim - Nitzavim

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2010


    Standing Firm and Surviving - Nitzavim connotes a powerful comforting message for this period of Jewish chronology in general, and for our time in particular.

    Connecting The Past With The Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2010


    Blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah bridges Har Sinai to the future times of Moshiach and our redemption.

    Connecting The Past With The Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2010


    Blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah bridges Har Sinai to the future times of Moshiach and our redemption.

    Is My Chopped Liver Kosher?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2010


    Since the liver is completely filled with blood, we must be very careful that it is prepared properly so as not to transgress the prohibition to eat blood.

    Is My Chopped Liver Kosher?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2010


    Since the liver is completely filled with blood, we must be very careful that it is prepared properly so as not to transgress the prohibition to eat blood.

    The Therapy of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2010


    Understanding how we can ask G-d for our needs in prayer, yet prayer is also referred to as a service.

    The Therapy of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2010


    Understanding how we can ask G-d for our needs in prayer, yet prayer is also referred to as a service.

    The Reason For The Shabbat Prohibition Of Muktzah

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2010


    By not being able to pick up stones and other muktzah items, the rabbis are telling us to think about Shabbat before it begins.

    The Reason For The Shabbat Prohibition Of Muktzah

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2010


    By not being able to pick up stones and other muktzah items, the rabbis are telling us to think about Shabbat before it begins.

    Sefer Devarim - Ki Tavo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    The blessings and curses in this parsha introduce the idea of privacy to the Jewish people.

    Sefer Devarim - Ki Tavo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    The blessings and curses in this parsha introduce the idea of privacy to the Jewish people.

    I Don’t Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2010


    It is important for one to be able to sometimes answer, "I don't know."

    I Don’t Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2010


    It is important for one to be able to sometimes answer, "I don't know."

    A Kosher Kitchen - Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2010


    Practical aplications of sharp foods and kashrut, including cases with pickles, forks, knives, onions and cholent.

    A Kosher Kitchen - Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2010


    Practical aplications of sharp foods and kashrut, including cases with pickles, forks, knives, onions and cholent.

    Praying From Your Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2010


    We must serve Hashem heart to heart with no brick wall standing between us.

    Praying From Your Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2010


    We must serve Hashem heart to heart with no brick wall standing between us.

    Carrying On Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2010


    Within all of the realms of prohibited acts on Shabbat, why is carrying considered such an important part of the 39 melachot?

    Carrying On Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2010


    Within all of the realms of prohibited acts on Shabbat, why is carrying considered such an important part of the 39 melachot?

    Sefer Devarim - Ki Tetzei

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2010


    What is the responsibility of those around us when they see we have lost our animalistic soul?

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