The Parshah On Fire

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Royal Beginnings- Shoftim - The Parshah On Fire

Aug 28, 2025

20:19

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 three minutes after we erect them? The answer might surprise you.

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Holy Binoculars - Re’eh - The Parshah On Fire

Aug 21, 2025

14:16

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 showed up, ate and returned. What was the point of this Mitzvah? What are we accomplishing? The answer might surprise you.

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Godly Goodness- Ekev- The Parshah On Fire

Aug 14, 2025

15:58

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.

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Do You Actually Have Emunah? - Judaism Without Apologizing - Rabbi Dovid Sapirman

Aug 12, 2025

1:08:46

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

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The physical side of spirituality- Va’Eschanan

Aug 8, 2025

7:48

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.

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Tisha B’Av -What Side Of The Border Are You On?

Aug 1, 2025

5:46

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

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Tisha B’Av On Fire

Aug 1, 2025

7:59

Are you falling apart or being built?

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Are You A Leader? - Devarim -The Parshah On Fire

Jul 30, 2025

16:35

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

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Sinas Chinum, Acapela, October 7th- Judaism Without Apologizing- Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman

Jul 27, 2025

1:14:26

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

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Is The Torah Cruel? - The Parshah On Fire - Matos/Masay

Jul 24, 2025

22:46

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?

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Judaism Without Apologizing - Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman - Preview

Jul 22, 2025

6:50

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.

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Pinchas - History’s Most Mysterious Man

Jul 17, 2025

18:15

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

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Judaism On Fire - Episode 3- Reb Daniel Glatstein

Jul 13, 2025

1:05:40

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.

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Are You A Davening Robot? The Parshah On Fire - Balak

Jul 10, 2025

18:28

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?

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Judaism Without Apologizing - Episode 2 - Reb Yitzchak Breitowitz

Jul 6, 2025

1:04:43

Do enough people do Kiruv?

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Fighter Pilots And The Springs Of Life - The Parshah On Fire- Chukas

Jul 3, 2025

18:48

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?

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Korach - Don’t Mess With G-d

Jun 26, 2025

13:29

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.

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JUDAISM WITHOUT APOLOGIZING - Episode 1- Reb Moshe Don Kestenbaum

Jun 25, 2025

1:19:42

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.

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Why Do So Many Jews Work In Hollywood? - Shelach - The Parshah On Fire

Jun 19, 2025

18:19

What exactly did the spies do wrong? The answer might surprise you.

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Shelach - The Holiness Of Hollywood

Jun 19, 2025

11:26

The sin of the Twelve Spies had more negative ramifications than any other sin in the entire Torah. It wiped out the entire generation. It prolonged the building of the Beis Hamikdash for hundreds of years. It gave birth to what is now called Tisha B'av; the saddest day of the Jewish year. The question is what was so bad about what the Twelve Tribes did? How do their actions explain the amount of pain and bloodshed that they brought about? The answer might surprise you.

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War Chizzuk for Women (and Men)

Jun 18, 2025

11:07

A little wartime chizzuk

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Nazis, Cucumbers and the World of Good- Bahalosicha -The Parshah On Fire

Jun 11, 2025

18:59

The Jews strangely complain about cucumbers.

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Nasso: The Great Gender Debate

Jun 5, 2025

9:51

Why do some things go after the woman in Judaism and some things go after the man? Is it all random or is there a method to the madness?

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Nasso - The Great Gender Debate

Jun 5, 2025

9:50

Why is it that certain times in Judaism we go after one's mother while other times we go after one's father. One's tribe, one's name, one's inheritance goes after one's father. One's Jewishness and one's firstborn status goes after the mother. Is there a rhyme and reason or is it merely arbitrary? The answer might surpirse you.

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STOP TRYING TO FIT IN - THE PARSHAH ON FIRE- BAMIDBAR

May 28, 2025

26:35

Why do we seem to divide the Jewish people with 12 tribes? Why can’t we just have one tribe?

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How are Jews still around?-Bechukosai - The Parshah On Fire

May 21, 2025

20:45

How are Jews still around.

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VLK - Ahavas Yisrael on Fire - 4 5785

May 16, 2025

4:03

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Lag Ba'Omer on Fire 5785

May 16, 2025

24:31

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VLK - Ahavas Yisrael on Fire - Sefira and Jewish History With a Birds Eye View

May 15, 2025

12:27

What was so bad with the behavior of Reb Akiva's Talmidim that warranted the mass death of 24,000 people? The answer might surprise you.

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Handicap Parking At The Bais Hamikdash- The Parshah On Fire - Emor

May 13, 2025

17:23

The Torah brought the world the kindest book ever written. So why weren’t handicapped people allowed to work in the Bais Hamikdash? What happened to our kindness?

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VLK - Ahavas Yisrael on Fire - 3

May 7, 2025

5:55

The very first step in V'ahavta L'reacha Kamocha is loving oneself. Proper self-love is the ultimate prerequisite to loving others. What does Jewish self-love look like?

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VLK 2

May 7, 2025

8:05

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Acharei Mos - The Aharon Effect

May 7, 2025

16:33

All 410 years of the first Bais Hamikdash were credited to Aharon. Why? What was it about him specifically? The answer might surprise you.

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Tazria Metzorah Gossip and Bars of Soap

May 1, 2025

19:43

No sin in the entire Torah is given as much attention as the sin of Loshon Hara/gossip. It is the Proverbial mother of all sins. The King of Iniquities. The question is why? Why is it so bad? How did it climb the mountain of sin and plant itself on the top? The answer might surprise you.

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Nadav and Avihu and the Mona Lisa

Apr 25, 2025

13:56

How could the children of the Kohen Gadol act so disobediently on the first day of the Mishkan's installment? The answer might surprise you.

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Living On Fire

Apr 8, 2025

5:03

I recently narrowly escaped a fire. Here's my takeaway.

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Tzav - The Bells In Our Heart

Apr 8, 2025

8:10

Is there something magical and mystical about those ancient Karbanos- sacrifices, or is there perhaps something about them far simpler? The answer might make you think.

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Vayikra - Bangkok , Ben Franklin and the ancient art of catching spiritual lightening bolts.

Apr 1, 2025

25:46

Every single time Hashem spoke to Moshe he would first call out to him with a "Vayikra". Yet the Torah only mentions it in three places. Why? The answer might inspire you.

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Pekudei : Shipwrecks and Spiritual Suicide

Mar 27, 2025

20:50

Contained in the building of the Mishkan was a remarkable lesson for Jews throughout history. How do I tie in suicide, shipwrecks and Japanese bullet trains? Listen to find out.

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The Parshah On Fire - Vayakel - The Lion Ability

Mar 18, 2025

11:04

How did these simple Jews in the desert learn the skills required to build the Mishkan; an extremely intricate and sophisticated building? Weren't these Jews mere slaves in Egypt for hundreds of years? From where did they get the architectural know how to build this complicated building? The answer might surprise you!

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Ki Sisa - Purim - Do You Actually Care That You’re Jewish?

Mar 10, 2025

28:40

How could the Jews, who just prior witnessed God split a Sea and then talk to them from atop a mountain, possibly bow down to a golden calf. What in the world were they thinking? And why did they choose a calf of all animals to serve? Why not something a little more powerful? Like a polar bear or a Komodo dragon? Why a calf? The answer might surprise you.

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Tetzaveh - The Courtesy Bells

Mar 5, 2025

23:42

What were those shiny little jiggling bells doing on the bottom of the Kohen Gadol's robe? What purpose did they serve? What role did they play? The answer might surprise you.

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Terumah - The Longevity Trees

Feb 23, 2025

10:23

The Jews were instructed to build a largely wooden Mishkan in the middle of a barren, lifeless desert. Where exactly did they get the wood from? The answer might surprise you.

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Yisro - The Non Obvious Obvious

Feb 13, 2025

9:50

How is it expected that we believe in God when some of the smartest philosophers ever, didn't?

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Tu B’Shvat On Fire

Feb 11, 2025

21:41

What exactly are we celebrating on Tu B’Shvat? The answer might surprise you.

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Team Hashem

Feb 4, 2025

10:19

Everyone knows that 600,000 Jews left Egypt. What is far less known is that 2.4 million Jews did not. What happened to those people? Why didn't they make it out alive? The answer might surprise you.

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Bo- The Secret of the Jewish Soul

Jan 28, 2025

11:39

Ever wonder what exactly Pharo saw in us that drove him literally to the brink of insanity? What did the villains of history see in the Jews that filled them with such rage? How does one explain the Jew’s unbelievably unparalleled ability to invoke the passionate hatred of virtually every significant country in world history? What is it about the Jew? The answer may surprise you.

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The Ancient Egyptian Stockholm Syndrome

Jan 21, 2025

7:13

When Moshe approached the Jews in Egypt with the news that Hashem would be taking them out and setting them free his words fell on deaf ears. Why was that? Shouldn't the Jews, who were tortured and abused, have been thrilled to hear Moshe's glimmer of hope? The answer might surprise you.

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THE JEW'S SECRET WEAPON

Jan 15, 2025

7:50

The names of the books of the Torah all encapsulate all that's contained within them. The odd one out is Sefer Shemos. Names? How does that encapsulate all that transpired within it? The answer might surprise you.

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A Fish Out of Water

Jan 8, 2025

7:02

Every Friday night for thousands of years we have been blessing our sons to be like Ephraim and Menashe. Why do we choose them as the two figures we hope our children emulate? Why don't we tell our children to become like Yehuda and Levi or Yissachar and Zevulun or Reuvain and Shimon? What's so special about Ephraim and Menashe? The answer might surprise you.