This Jewish Life - By Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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- Duration: 473:11:09
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Synopsis
Rabbi Yaakov Wolbes Torah Lectures
Episodes
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Man of the Millennium: A Biographical Sketch of Maimonides
25/08/2014 Duration: 01h28min“From Moshe till Moshe no one arose like Moshe” This epithet which is engraved on the tombstone of Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon, the Rambam, sheds light on the enormity of his impact and influence upon the Jewish people. The mere claim that the Rambam’s contributions and leadership was surpassed only by Moshe Rabbeinu is a testament […]
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A History of the Torah
14/08/2014 Duration: 01h17minNo mission is as critical to the success of humanity as the mission that began at the Mount Sinai and continues to this very day of transmitting the Torah from generation to generation accurately. After all, the Torah is what differentiates the Jewish people from the nations of the world; it is what we mean […]
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Breakdown of Aggada and Halacha in Talmud and an insight into Talmudic disagreements
11/08/2014 Duration: 20minThere is an important difference between the Aggadic portions of the Talmud – the ethical and philosophical sections, and the Halacha/law portions. Also, learn why the study of the Babylonian Talmud supersedes the study of the Jerusalem Talmud, despite that fact the the latter was written 180 years earlier.
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Jewish Jurisprudence
11/08/2014 Duration: 09minLearn about some of the fine details about how courts are constructed, how evidence is presented in Jewish courts, and the incredible efforts that the Torah demands from us to ensure that a just verdict is reached.
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What does Judaism say about war and when/how are they supposed to be fought?
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A potpourri of end of life medical issues in Jewish Law
11/08/2014 Duration: 08minWhat does Judaism say about organ donations, DNRs and euthanasia?
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Orthodox, Conservative and Reform: What are they and what are the differences.
11/08/2014 Duration: 13minHistorically, the Jewish people remained almost completely free of sectarianism, and that is one of the reasons for our continued survival as a people and as a religion against all odds throughout the millennia. Yet in the 19th Century several modern splinter sects sprang up, namely the Reform, the Conservative, and to a lesser extent, the […]
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What are the six Jewish fast days and what do they commemorate?
11/08/2014 Duration: 06minEver wonder why we fast on the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, Tisha b’av, and on the happiest – Yom Kippur? Listen and learn all about the four minor and two major Jewish fasts.
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Breakneck through the Bible (Genesis Chapter 31)
11/08/2014 Duration: 01h02minLearn about Jacob informing his wives’ about his proposed clandestine flight away from his father in law’s home. What lessons can we deduce from the peculiar methods Jacob employs when trying to convince Leah and Rachel of the merits of leaving?
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Was Pinchus a psychopath?
11/08/2014 Duration: 13minIn the book of Numbers we read about the heroic actions of Pinchus who avenged God’s fury and murdered a Jewish leader who was publicly fornicating with Midyanite woman. The Torah accords him with much honor for his courageous acts. What is the deal with this? Are we allowed to take the law into our […]
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Why are Jews so obsessed with Torah study?
07/08/2014 Duration: 01h12minFor more than three millennia now the Jews have remained steadfastly dedicated to Torah study. Even during times when 99% of their non-Jewish neighbors were illiterate, every man, woman and child in the Jewish community was able to read and write – and well versed in Torah. Jewish societies have historically valued Torah knowledge and study […]
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The Three Loves & A Guaranteed Formula To Love And Happiness
29/07/2014 Duration: 01h40minWhat if there was a repeatable and formulaic method to achieving happiness? What if there was a systematic step-by-step instruction manual to acquiring, sustaining and deepening our relationships? Indeed, the manual for living – the Torah – takes our hand and guides us to achieving what we desire most.
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Envy and Faith
11/07/2014 Duration: 49minJewish law makes a strange distinction regarding the prohibition of envy: Envy of someone else’s physical, material and intellectual gifts and successes is prohibited, while envy of another’s spiritual achievements are permitted and encouraged. What is the rationale for that distinction and why does it mirror the prohibition of arrogance? We also learn that of […]
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Illuminating and Practical Ancient Wisdom that can save your Relationships
09/07/2014 Duration: 51minWhile humans have seemingly progressed, improved and evolved in many areas of life, in the arena of relationships we are comparatively neanderthals, and we are regressing. Surprisingly, a 3300 year old document will succinctly instruct and guide us in four sentences more successfully than all the relationships and self help books in Barnes and Noble.
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The Humble Man with a Mind of a Thousand Men
08/07/2014 Duration: 01h36sThere is a fine line between arrogance and a keen understanding of the brutal facts; between humility and delusion. Did Moses – the humblest of men – know that he was the Jewish greatest prophet? Is the smartest guy in the room allowed to know that fact without transgressing on the severe sin of גאוה, haughtiness? […]
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The Jewish Year
08/07/2014 Duration: 01h15minThe deeper meaning and insight into the various holidays and festivals in the Jewish calendar.
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Bar Mitzvah and Beyond (Jewish Life Cycles Part 2)
08/07/2014 Duration: 01h30minClick HERE for part 1 We continue our exploration of the themes and insights of the progression of a Jewish life.
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Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Soul
13/06/2014 Duration: 59minThe words of our Sages in the Talmud were written with the utmost precision and exactitude. Thus, when encountering perplexing statements in the Talmud (as in the subject of this class) it is a grave error to consider that the authors made a mistake or even to only study the statement superficially without straining to understand […]
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Life Begins Before Conception (Jewish Life Cycles Part 1)
10/06/2014 Duration: 01h27minUs Jews are privy to the most valuable thing on Earth: The Almighty’s precious Torah. All too often we neglect to realize the enormity of this reality, but if you stop for a second and truly analyze it you will recognize how astonishing it is. Mere mortal humans, the most fallible and feeble of all […]