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Listen in on meaningful discussions between R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan as they entertain and teach you about their two cents on Torah and life.

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    • Mar 19, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES

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    The Two Cents podcast is an absolute gem in the world of podcasts. From the moment I started listening, I was hooked by the engaging and thought-provoking content that this show consistently delivers. Hosted by two incredibly knowledgeable individuals, their insightful discussions on a wide range of topics always leave me wanting more.

    One of the best aspects of The Two Cents podcast is the depth and breadth of subjects that are covered. Whether it's current events, philosophy, or personal development, these hosts have a remarkable ability to dive deep into any topic and offer unique perspectives that make you think. It's refreshing to hear such intelligent and well-researched conversations that challenge my own beliefs and broaden my understanding of the world around me.

    Another standout aspect of this podcast is the chemistry between the hosts. Their banter is natural and entertaining, creating a dynamic that keeps listeners engaged throughout each episode. The way they play off each other's ideas and bring different viewpoints to the table adds an extra layer of richness to their discussions. It truly feels like you're sitting in on a fascinating conversation between friends.

    However, if there is one downside to The Two Cents podcast, it would be its occasional tendency to go off on tangents or spend too much time on unrelated anecdotes. While these moments can add some charm and personality to the show, they can also detract from the overall focus and flow of the episode. Some listeners may find these digressions frustrating or distracting from the main content.

    In conclusion, The Two Cents podcast is an intellectual delight that provides an excellent balance between informative discussions and entertaining banter. Its hosts bring depth, humor, and insight to every episode, leaving listeners with plenty to ponder long after each episode ends. Despite occasional tangents, this podcast never fails to deliver meaningful content that keeps me eagerly awaiting each new release.



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    An Honest Conversation About How The Frum Community Uses Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 51:23


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan have a frank conversation how the Frum community spends money and what we can perhaps do better.‏Sponsored by the ZCK Foundation L'zecher Nishmas  ברוך שמחה בן אליהו דב הכהן זל*Sponsored*Head to saveaworld.org and help Yad L'achim their life saving work!_______________________________Head to collarsandco.com and order the most comfortable and best looking shirt on the market!Use promo code: TwoCents for 15% off!

    WAR EPISODE: Reactions To The Amazing Jewish Response

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 52:43


    It Is A lot Worse Than We Thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 46:06


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan Unveil The Secrets of Spiritual Success In The Month of Elul‏Sponsored by the ZCK Foundation L'zecher Nishmas  ברוך שמחה בן אליהו דב הכהן זל*Sponsored*Head to saveaworld.org and help Yad L'achim their life saving work!_______________________________Head to collarsandco.com and order the most comfortable and best looking shirt on the market!Use promo code: TwoCents for 15% off!

    Unveiling The Secrets of Spiritual Success In The Month of Elul

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 44:11


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan Unveil The Secrets of Spiritual Success In The Month of Elul‏Sponsored by the ZCK Foundation L'zecher Nishmas  ברוך שמחה בן אליהו דב הכהן זל*Sponsored*Head to saveaworld.org and help Yad L'achim their life saving work!_______________________________Head to collarsandco.com and order the most comfortable and best looking shirt on the market!Use promo code: TwoCents for 15% off!

    How To Deal With Things That Frustrate You Beyond Belief

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 60:03


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan how to deal with the things that frustrate us seemingly more than we can deal with.‏Sponsored by the ZCK Foundation L'zecher Nishmas  ברוך שמחה בן אליהו דב הכהן זל*Sponsored*Head to saveaworld.org and help Yad L'achim their life saving work!_______________________________Head to collarsandco.com and order the most comfortable and best looking shirt on the market!Use promo code: TwoCents for 15% off!

    How To Approach Tisha B'aav 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 41:19


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan how in 2023 we can approach Tisha B'aav.This is the first episode of season 3 of the Two Cents Podcast!Sponsored by the ZCK Foundation L'zecher Nishmas  ברוך שמחה בן אליהו דב הכהן זל*Sponsored*Head to saveaworld.org and help Yad L'achim their life saving work!_______________________________Head to collarsandco.com and order the most comfortable and best looking shirt on the market!Use promo code: TwoCents for 15% off!

    S2 Ep. 10 - Chinuch Habanim Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 50:45


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan discuss vital chinuch topics: how to love and discipline your children, the need to instill a sense of security at home, and how to build up your child's self-esteem.

    S2 Ep. 9 - The One About Tefillah

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 49:52


    Tefilah (prayer) is a very important part of our lives.R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan dedicated this episode to that very topic. Tefilah.This podcast is powered by Meaningful Minute.This episode is sponsored by the ZCK Foundation and Yad L'achimHelp them continue their life saving work, visit Saveaworld.org

    S2 Ep.8 - Our Dream School

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 51:07


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan discuss schools and yeshivas- the difference between a good school and a poor one, how to know if your child is succeeding in school, and what schools can change to be relevant to today's students.

    S2 Ep.7 - The Best Questions Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 54:03


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan uncomfortably discuss questions- how to ask questions, the need to live with your questions, and the way forward to resolve themThis episode is powered by Yad L'Achim!Help them continue their lifesaving work, head to saveaworld.org

    S2 Ep.6 - There's Nothing Like Shabbos

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 53:25


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan discuss how to connect to Hashem through the genius halachos of Shabbos, ‘Pajama Shabbos', why Shabbos is the gift that keeps on giving, & the difference between Friday night and day meal guestsThis podcast is sponsored in part by Yad L'achim. Help them continue their life saving work by visiting Saveaworld.orgTwo Cents Podcast is powered by Meaningful Minute

    S2 Ep.5 | He Said She Said

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 48:24


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan discuss how to build love in a marriage, why some relationships develop wonderfully and some do not, andthe difference between expectations and acceptance.

    S2 Ep.4 | Happily Ever After

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 50:44


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan discuss how to define real happiness, why “happily ever after” is not a Jewish concept, how to fail, and avoiding barber shops.This episode is sponsored by Yad L'Achim!Help them continue their life-saving work, rescuing Jewish women and children from Arab villages. Head to Saveaworld.org to hear more.This podcast is powered by Meaningful Minute

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    S2 Ep.3 | Is Simcha Attainable?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 52:39


    Is Simcha truly attainable? Find out in this weeks episode of Two Cents.Support for this podcast is brought to you in part by Yad L'achim. Help rescue Jewish women and children from Arab Villages by supporting Yad L'achim's efforts.Head to https://bit.ly/33a8leJ

    S2 Ep.2 | Taking One For The Teens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 53:36


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan discuss the tragedy of how so many deep concepts in Jewish life are being taken over by fluff, how teenagers can control their social life and environment, and the differences between a life of surviving and a life of living.This episode is sponsored by Yad L'Achim!Help them continue their life-saving work, rescuing Jewish women and children from Arab villages. Head to Saveaworld.org to hear more.This podcast is powered by Meaningful Minute

    S2 Ep. 1 | Covidential

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 52:37


    In this week's episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan discuss how to pivot your life after all that has happened in the past two years, the beauty of real Emunah, living profoundly with unanswerable questions, and pulling a Fauci.This episode is sponsored by Yad L'Achim!Help them continue their life-saving work, rescuing Jewish women and children from Arab villages. Head to Saveaworld.org to hear more.This podcast is powered by Meaningful Minute

    Ep. 10 | Using Physicality for Spirituality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 62:42


    In this weeks episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan discuss deep insights on living a life of balance, how to detect fraudulent spiritual highs, rabbis driving Cadillacs, and 5-day old Matbucha.This episode is sponsored by Yad L'Achim!Help them continue their life saving work, rescuing Jewish women and children from Arab villages. Head to Saveaworld.org to hear more.This podcast is powered by: Meaningful Minute

    Ep. 9 | Chinuch Habonim (Being a Parent) Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 52:07


    In this weeks episode of the Two Cents Podcast, R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan talk about parenting. They offer advice, lessons and things they've learnt along the way. This episode is sponsored by Yad L'Achim! Help them continue their life saving work, rescuing Jewish women and children from Arab villages. Head to Saveaworld.org to hear more. This podcast is powered by: Meaningful Minute

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    Ep. 8 | The Story Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 54:20


    Who doesn't love a good story? In this weeks episode R' Ari & Yossi Bensoussan tell us their favorite stories they've ever told and ever heard. Their certainly is an art to story telling as well and you'll hear plenty about that in this episode of the Two Cents podcast,This episode is Bzechus Shidduch for Rachel Hadassa Bat BatshevaSponsored by Yad L'achim!Head to Saveaworld.org to get involved in their life saving work.Powered by: Meaningful Minute

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    Ep. 7 | Travelling and Recruiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 54:41


    One of the hallmarks in a life of outreach is the frequent travelling around the world to different communities and events, meeting countless fascinating Jewish people along the way as they recruited for their Yeshivos. In today's episode, the Bensoussans unpack some of the misconceptions surrounding this "travelling lifestyle", as well as the sales pitches and strategies they have used to reach today's youth which can be beneficial for each of us as well. Help save a world by sponsoring a rescue mission for Yad L'Achim. Visit SaveAWorld.org to make the difference that only you can make.This episode is sponsored by the Sussman family, as Hakaras HaTov to Hashem for their father recovering from Covid-19, Baruch Hashem. Powered by: Meaningful Minute

    Ep. 6 | The Q&A Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 51:43


    This episode has been dedicated L'Zecher Nishmas Shlomo Zalman ben Yitzchak, and for Hatzlacha for Malka bas Chana Leah and Shlomo Yosef ben Leah Raizel.Help save a world by sponsoring a rescue mission for Yad L'Achim. Visit SaveAWorld.org to make the difference that only you can make.Powered by: Meaningful Minute

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    Ep. 5 | The Good and Bad of Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 55:47


    Help save a world by sponsoring a rescue mission for Yad L'Achim. Visit SaveAWorld.org to make the difference that only you can make.Powered by: Meaningful Minute

    Ep. 4 | The Interview Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 61:36


    This episode has been dedicated L'Zecher Nishmas Avraham Yaakov ben Faiga Raizel.Help save a world by sponsoring a rescue mission for Yad L'Achim. Visit SaveAWorld.org to make the difference that only you can make.Powered by: Meaningful Minute

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    Ep. 3 | The Blurred Lines of Kiruv

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 67:05


    This episode has been dedicated L'Zecher Nishmas Ruchama Chaya Fruma bas Dov Pinchus.Help save a world by sponsoring a rescue mission for Yad L'achim. Visit SaveAWorld.org to make the difference that only you can make.Powered by: Meaningful Minute

    Ep. 2 | Living in Israel vs. Living in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 60:08


    This episode has been dedicated for the Refuah Shaleima of Yehuda Leib Chizkiyahu ben Basya.Help save a world by sponsoring a rescue mission for Yad L'achim. Visit YadLachim.org to make the difference that only you can make.Powered by: Meaningful Minute

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    Ep. 1 | Impossible to Happen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 80:45


    This episode has been dedicated for Refuah Shaleima - Yeshua Ben BellaHelp save a world with sponsoring a rescue mission for Yad L'achim.Visit - Saveaworld.orgPowered by: Meaningful Minute

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    Trailer Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 2:09


    This is a trailer for the Two Cents podcast, featuring meaningful discussions between R' Ari and R' Yossi Bensoussan.

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