This Jewish Life · Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

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Tikkun Olam in Jewish Thought and Literature

Jun 26, 2015

1:50:20

702

The National and Personal Mission of the Jews

Jun 26, 2015

1:51:58

703

The National and Personal Mission of the Jews

Jun 26, 2015

1:51:58

704

Why Jews Circumcise?

Jun 26, 2015

50:22

705

Why Jews Circumcise?

Jun 26, 2015

50:22

706

Why We Study Torah Part 2

Jun 26, 2015

1:33:42

707

Why We Study Torah Part 2

Jun 26, 2015

1:33:42

708

Why We Study Torah Part 1

Jun 26, 2015

1:43:24

709

Why We Study Torah Part 1

Jun 26, 2015

1:43:24

710

Messiah, Resurrection and Olam Haba: Judaism’s End Game

Jun 22, 2015

2:03:46

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Messiah, Resurrection and Olam Haba: Judaism’s End Game

Jun 22, 2015

2:03:46

712

A Religious and Philosophical Analysis of Free Will and G-d’s Providence

Jun 15, 2015

1:57:14

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A Religious and Philosophical Analysis of Free Will and G-d’s Providence

Jun 15, 2015

1:57:14

714

The History of Jewish Settlement in Israel

Jun 15, 2015

50:46

It has been more than 3,800 years since God promised Abraham that his children would inherit the Land of Israel, then called Canaan. Ever since that fateful declaration the Land of Israel has not departed the hearts, minds and consciousnesses of Jews worldwide. We have settled, been expelled and resettled the Land multiple times. What […]

715

The History of Jewish Settlement in Israel

Jun 15, 2015

50:46

It has been more than 3,800 years since God promised Abraham that his children would inherit the Land of Israel, then called Canaan. Ever since that fateful declaration the Land of Israel has not departed the hearts, minds and consciousnesses of Jews worldwide. We have settled, been expelled and resettled the Land multiple times. What […]

716

Tikkun Olam: The Mission Statement of the Jewish People

May 20, 2015

48:06

Tikkun Olam is Hebrew for fixing the world. Implied is that we live in a broken world. What about our world is broken? How do we go about fixing it? Why are the Jewish people uniquely suited to accomplish this vital task? What tools are we entrusted with to help us achieve this supreme goal?

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Tikkun Olam: The Mission Statement of the Jewish People

May 20, 2015

48:06

Tikkun Olam is Hebrew for fixing the world. Implied is that we live in a broken world. What about our world is broken? How do we go about fixing it? Why are the Jewish people uniquely suited to accomplish this vital task? What tools are we entrusted with to help us achieve this supreme goal?

718

Mother’s Day Special: Lessons in Gratitude and Appreciation

May 11, 2015

1:21:02

Unfortunately and ironically, we often appreciate the least the people to whom we owe the most. If a total stranger gave you $235,000 – the amount it costs parents to raise a child to the age of 18 – you would be eternally indebted to him/her. But our parents contribution to us extends far beyond […]

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Mother’s Day Special: Lessons in Gratitude and Appreciation

May 11, 2015

1:21:02

Unfortunately and ironically, we often appreciate the least the people to whom we owe the most. If a total stranger gave you $235,000 – the amount it costs parents to raise a child to the age of 18 – you would be eternally indebted to him/her. But our parents contribution to us extends far beyond […]

720

Q&A: Execution for Shabbos Desecration?

May 11, 2015

28:40

The Torah rules that a Jew who desecrates the Shabbat by performing one of the 39 prohibited categories of work is executed. Should we really round up and detain all the Jews driving to shul on Shabbos, try them and execute them? The punishment seems excessive for the crime.

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Q&A: Execution for Shabbos Desecration?

May 11, 2015

28:40

The Torah rules that a Jew who desecrates the Shabbat by performing one of the 39 prohibited categories of work is executed. Should we really round up and detain all the Jews driving to shul on Shabbos, try them and execute them? The punishment seems excessive for the crime.

722

Q&A: Angels and Feminism

May 11, 2015

24:41

A discussion that began by examining what exactly an angel is gracefully meandered into a different topic.

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Q&A: Angels and Feminism

May 11, 2015

24:41

A discussion that began by examining what exactly an angel is gracefully meandered into a different topic.

724

Q&A: Evolution and Age of the Universe

May 11, 2015

19:55

A simplistic reading of Genesis, interpolated from Adam to present day, results in a universe that is less than 6,000 years old. Scientific methods date the universe as being 13.8 billion years old, a discrepancy that is decidedly beyond the margin of error. How do we reconcile our faith with what science has empirically concluded? Perhaps a simplistic […]

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Q&A: Evolution and Age of the Universe

May 11, 2015

19:55

A simplistic reading of Genesis, interpolated from Adam to present day, results in a universe that is less than 6,000 years old. Scientific methods date the universe as being 13.8 billion years old, a discrepancy that is decidedly beyond the margin of error. How do we reconcile our faith with what science has empirically concluded? Perhaps a simplistic […]

726

Israel: Bible to Bibi

Apr 30, 2015

1:16:25

What makes the Holy Land holy and it’s history from 3,800 years ago to modern Israel. *TORCH Bar and Bat Mitzvah Series 2015, Meyerland Minyan 4/27/2015

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Israel: Bible to Bibi

Apr 30, 2015

1:16:25

What makes the Holy Land holy and it’s history from 3,800 years ago to modern Israel. *TORCH Bar and Bat Mitzvah Series 2015, Meyerland Minyan 4/27/2015

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Reflections of Genesis Part 3: Jacob

Apr 30, 2015

1:04:29

*TORCH Breakneck through the Bible, BJC Houston 4/28/2015

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Reflections of Genesis Part 3: Jacob

Apr 30, 2015

1:04:29

*TORCH Breakneck through the Bible, BJC Houston 4/28/2015

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The Ugliest Guy Ever

Apr 30, 2015

1:17:35

Talmud Taanis 20: A Person should always be soft like a reed and not stiff like a cedar. There was a story with Rabbi Eliezer the son of Rabbi Shimon who was coming from Migdal Gedor from the house of his Rabbi, and he was riding on a donkey and traveling on the edge of […]

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The Ugliest Guy Ever

Apr 30, 2015

1:17:35

Talmud Taanis 20: A Person should always be soft like a reed and not stiff like a cedar. There was a story with Rabbi Eliezer the son of Rabbi Shimon who was coming from Migdal Gedor from the house of his Rabbi, and he was riding on a donkey and traveling on the edge of […]

732

Yom HaAtzmaut Special: How Israel Unites Jews of all kinds

Apr 30, 2015

1:14:41

Patterns in Jewish History, like cliches, repeat themselves. We are told that disunity, discord and disassociation brought down the Second Commonwealth of Israel nearly 2000 years ago. Implied is that unity will be the quality that is necessary to reestablish Jewish sovereignty and stability in Israel. The story of Zionism is one of disparate Jews […]

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Yom HaAtzmaut Special: How Israel Unites Jews of all kinds

Apr 30, 2015

1:14:41

Patterns in Jewish History, like cliches, repeat themselves. We are told that disunity, discord and disassociation brought down the Second Commonwealth of Israel nearly 2000 years ago. Implied is that unity will be the quality that is necessary to reestablish Jewish sovereignty and stability in Israel. The story of Zionism is one of disparate Jews […]

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Purity, Spiritual Contamination and Leprosy: Understanding Tazria and Metzora

Apr 30, 2015

1:07:26

*Congregation Beth Yeshurun 4/23/2015

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Purity, Spiritual Contamination and Leprosy: Understanding Tazria and Metzora

Apr 30, 2015

1:07:26

*Congregation Beth Yeshurun 4/23/2015

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The Afterlife in Jewish Thought, Tradition and Literature

Apr 30, 2015

1:54:07

We find many references scattered throughout Jewish writings regarding Olam Haba, the next world. What exactly this place is, why we ought to strive to get there and how we go about achieving that goal are matters of immense intrigue and importance. This discussion centers around one of the more peculiar and mysterious Talmudic statements regarding Olam […]

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The Afterlife in Jewish Thought, Tradition and Literature

Apr 30, 2015

1:54:07

We find many references scattered throughout Jewish writings regarding Olam Haba, the next world. What exactly this place is, why we ought to strive to get there and how we go about achieving that goal are matters of immense intrigue and importance. This discussion centers around one of the more peculiar and mysterious Talmudic statements regarding Olam […]

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Reflections of Genesis: Isaac’s Eternal Contribution to Jewish Life

Apr 27, 2015

1:03:14

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Reflections of Genesis: Isaac’s Eternal Contribution to Jewish Life

Apr 27, 2015

1:03:14

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Why, Pray Tell? The Centrality of Prayer in Jewish Practice and Harnessing it’s Unlimited Power

Apr 27, 2015

1:52:55

Moses prayed 515 times to God that He rescind His decree of banning Moses from entering Israel. After this relentless prayer assault Moses ceased praying. Why would Moses stop after 515 and not continue and what does that teach us about the effectiveness of prayer? *Shalom Cypress, April 15, 2015

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Why, Pray Tell? The Centrality of Prayer in Jewish Practice and Harnessing it’s Unlimited Power

Apr 27, 2015

1:52:55

Moses prayed 515 times to God that He rescind His decree of banning Moses from entering Israel. After this relentless prayer assault Moses ceased praying. Why would Moses stop after 515 and not continue and what does that teach us about the effectiveness of prayer? *Shalom Cypress, April 15, 2015

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The Golden Calf: A Scriptural Analysis

Apr 27, 2015

1:31:33

The Jewish attitude to Torah study has always been to not accept the words on a simplistic and superficial level. We view the text of the Torah as having infinite depth and subtle nuances and meanings. In this class we will attempt to dissect and unravel perhaps the most challenging episodes in the Torah: the […]

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The Golden Calf: A Scriptural Analysis

Apr 27, 2015

1:31:33

The Jewish attitude to Torah study has always been to not accept the words on a simplistic and superficial level. We view the text of the Torah as having infinite depth and subtle nuances and meanings. In this class we will attempt to dissect and unravel perhaps the most challenging episodes in the Torah: the […]

744

Reflections of Genesis: How the Forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Built the Spiritual Profile of Our Nation

Apr 15, 2015

1:04:09

The narratives of Genesis mustn’t be read and understood as important stories or historical context; The Torah in it’s entirety is instructive. The manner in which the Forefathers are presented in the Torah and the content of those narratives and dialogues are reflective of the lessons that they exemplified and perfected that the Torah wants us […]

745

Reflections of Genesis: How the Forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Built the Spiritual Profile of Our Nation

Apr 15, 2015

1:04:09

The narratives of Genesis mustn’t be read and understood as important stories or historical context; The Torah in it’s entirety is instructive. The manner in which the Forefathers are presented in the Torah and the content of those narratives and dialogues are reflective of the lessons that they exemplified and perfected that the Torah wants us […]

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Jewish Life Cycles: From Pre-Conception to Post-Mortem and Beyond

Apr 15, 2015

1:27:44

What is foretold about man even before conception, and what is significant about that? The Talmud declares that a child studies the entire Torah in utero and as it enters the world an angel strikes it’s mouth and the child forgets it all. What can this possibly mean? What is the nature of the oath administered to […]

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Jewish Life Cycles: From Pre-Conception to Post-Mortem and Beyond

Apr 15, 2015

1:27:44

What is foretold about man even before conception, and what is significant about that? The Talmud declares that a child studies the entire Torah in utero and as it enters the world an angel strikes it’s mouth and the child forgets it all. What can this possibly mean? What is the nature of the oath administered to […]

748

How to get your Prayers Answered: An Exposition on the Philosophical and Practical aspects of Prayer and Liturgy

Apr 14, 2015

1:35:15

Jews are obligated to pray to the Almighty 3 times daily and prayer is named by the Mishna as one of the three pillars that uphold the world. Yet the very principle of prayer is somewhat troubling. For example, when someone is sick the Jewish response is to beseech to God to provide a healing […]

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How to get your Prayers Answered: An Exposition on the Philosophical and Practical aspects of Prayer and Liturgy

Apr 14, 2015

1:35:15

Jews are obligated to pray to the Almighty 3 times daily and prayer is named by the Mishna as one of the three pillars that uphold the world. Yet the very principle of prayer is somewhat troubling. For example, when someone is sick the Jewish response is to beseech to God to provide a healing […]

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The 13 Core Beliefs of Judaism

Apr 14, 2015

1:18:48

Jewish Philosophy enumerates 13 principle beliefs that all Jews must believe in order to be a Jew. BBM – 2015

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