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Torah with Simcha begins at a shtender in a living room, with children gathered around.
That is where most of these conversations started — not in a studio, not in a classroom, but at home, around a text, asking the questions that never get old. Who are we? What do we owe each other? What does it mean to live well?
Torah with Simcha brings those conversations to you. Each episode explores a passage, concept, or story from Torah — unpacked through teaching, discussion, and storytelling that brings the ancient world to life. Because the best way to understand a text is often through the stories that surround it.
Whether you are a lifelong learner, just beginning your Jewish journey, or simply someone searching for meaning — you are welcome here. No background required. Just an open mind and a willingness to listen.
Topics include weekly parsha, Jewish law and ethics, Talmudic stories, holiday observance, and the timeless questions that connect ancient wisdom to everyday life — told through the art of story.
New episodes released regularly.
Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
Support the show: spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Presented for educational and spiritual purposes — with meaning.
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That is where most of these conversations started — not in a studio, not in a classroom, but at home, around a text, asking the questions that never get old. Who are we? What do we owe each other? What does it mean to live well?
Torah with Simcha brings those conversations to you. Each episode explores a passage, concept, or story from Torah — unpacked through teaching, discussion, and storytelling that brings the ancient world to life. Because the best way to understand a text is often through the stories that surround it.
Whether you are a lifelong learner, just beginning your Jewish journey, or simply someone searching for meaning — you are welcome here. No background required. Just an open mind and a willingness to listen.
Topics include weekly parsha, Jewish law and ethics, Talmudic stories, holiday observance, and the timeless questions that connect ancient wisdom to everyday life — told through the art of story.
New episodes released regularly.
Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
Support the show: spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Presented for educational and spiritual purposes — with meaning.
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29 SET 2026 · Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/torah-with-simcha--4985090/support.
Torah with Simcha is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.
New episodes released regularly — exploring Torah, Jewish thought, and the wisdom that connects ancient text to everyday life.
Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
Content is shared for educational, spiritual, and inspirational purposes. Sources are cited to the best of our ability. If you find an error or have a question about a source, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com and we will look into it promptly.
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23 SET 2026 · Seven Times You Fall — and You Rise Again | Chizuk for Avodas Hashem
CHAPTERS
• The voice that comes after a fall
• Torah: the antidote to the yetzer hara (Kiddushin 30b)
• For the women and girls: the merit of a home of Torah (Berakhot 17a)
• Bais Yaakov, Pirkei Avos, and daily tefillah (Chafetz Chaim; Peninei Halakha)
• Toras chesed: the Torah of kindness on her tongue (Mishlei 31:26)
• Seven times the righteous falls — and rises (Mishlei 24:16)
• What teshuvah actually is (Rambam, Hilchos Teshuvah 2:2)
• Beloved, desired, close: who the baal teshuvah becomes (Rambam, Hilchos Teshuvah 7:6)
• Sins turned into merits (Yoma 86b)
• The second voice is also the yetzer hara
• Finding the good point: Azamra (Likutei Moharan I:282)
• What was never decided about you (Niddah 16b)
• After a fall: the order of operations
• Closing: you are not your worst moment
If you have ever fallen in any area of your avodas Hashem — your learning, your davening, your middos, any mitzvah at all — and wondered whether it is still worth getting up, this episode is for you. Straight chizuk, from the sources themselves: the yetzer hara has two attacks, not one. The first is the sin. The second is the voice afterward that says your Torah is no longer precious. That second voice is also the yetzer hara — and the tradition has an answer for it. This episode is for men and women alike: Kiddushin 30b on Torah as the antidote, the place of women and girls in that antidote — a home of Torah (Berakhot 17a), Bais Yaakov and Pirkei Avos, the Torah of kindness on the tongue of the woman of valor (Mishlei 31:26) — through Mishlei's "seven times the righteous falls and rises," the Rambam's baal teshuvah who is beloved and close, Reish Lakish's teaching that teshuvah from love turns sins into merits, Rebbe Nachman's nekudah tovah, and the angel Lailah who never asks "wicked or righteous" — because that was left in your hands. This episode is Torah learning and chizuk, not individualized halachic, medical, or psychological advice. If you are struggling, reach out to a rav, and where needed, a qualified professional.
SOURCES
• Kiddushin 30b — "I created the yetzer hara, and I created Torah as its antidote" — https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.30b
• Berakhot 17a — "Women, by what merit do they earn their reward?" — https://www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.17a
• Proverbs 31:26 — "and a Torah of kindness is on her tongue" — https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.31.26
• Proverbs 24:16 — "Seven times the righteous one falls and rises" — https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.24.16
• Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Teshuvah 2:2 — the definition of teshuvah and its paths — https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Repentance.2.2
• Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Teshuvah 7:6 — the penitent is beloved, desired, close, and dear — https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Repentance.7.6
• Yoma 86b — teshuvah from fear and from love; sins become merits — https://www.sefaria.org/Yoma.86b
• Likutei Moharan I:282 (Azamra) — finding the good point — https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan.282
• Niddah 16b — the angel Lailah; everything is in the hands of Heaven except fear of Heaven — https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.16b
• Rosh Hashanah 17a — one who passes over his grievances — https://www.sefaria.org/Rosh_Hashanah.17a
• Rav Yitzchak Hutner, Pachad Yitzchak, Iggerot 128 — "seven times falls" as the biography of greatness (text reproduced) — https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/92684
• Chafetz Chaim on what girls should learn: Tanach, Pirkei Avos, Menoras HaMaor — via Yeshivat Har Etzion, Women Learning Torah IV — https://etzion.org.il/en/halakha/studies-halakha/women-and-mitzvot/women-learning-torah-iv-what-study
• Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, Peninei Halakha — Women's Connection to Torah — https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/03-07-01/ ; The Mitzva of Prayer for Women — https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/category/03/03-02/
• Sarah Schenirer and the founding of Bais Yaakov — https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/schenirer-sarah
All sources were verified against the primary texts (Sefaria) before this episode was produced. If you find an error or have a question about a source, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com and we will look into it promptly.
This episode includes AI-generated content. The narration is AI-generated.
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New episodes released regularly — exploring Torah, Jewish thought, and the wisdom that connects ancient text to everyday life.
Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
Content is shared for educational, spiritual, and inspirational purposes. Sources are cited to the best of our ability. If you find an error or have a question about a source, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com and we will look into it promptly.
Support the show — exclusive bonus content available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
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23 SET 2026 · Seven Times You Fall — and You Rise Again | Chizuk for Purity and Perseverance
CHAPTERS
• The voice that comes after a fall
• Torah: the antidote to the yetzer hara (Kiddushin 30b)
• Seven times the righteous falls — and rises (Mishlei 24:16)
• What teshuvah actually is (Rambam, Hilchos Teshuvah 2:2)
• Beloved, desired, close: who the baal teshuvah becomes (Rambam, Hilchos Teshuvah 7:6)
• Sins turned into merits (Yoma 86b)
• The second voice is also the yetzer hara
• Finding the good point: Azamra (Likutei Moharan I:282)
• What was never decided about you (Niddah 16b)
• After a fall: the order of operations
• Closing: you are not your worst moment
If you have ever fallen in the struggle to stay pure and wondered whether it is still worth getting up — this episode is for you. Straight chizuk, from the sources themselves: the yetzer hara has two attacks, not one. The first is the sin. The second is the voice afterward that says your Torah is no longer precious. That second voice is also the yetzer hara — and the tradition has an answer for it. From Kiddushin 30b (Torah as the antidote), through Mishlei's "seven times the righteous falls and rises," to the Rambam's baal teshuvah who is beloved and close, Reish Lakish's teaching that teshuvah from love turns sins into merits, Rebbe Nachman's nekudah tovah, and the angel Lailah who never asks "wicked or righteous" — because that was left in your hands. This episode is Torah learning and chizuk, not individualized halachic, medical, or psychological advice. If you are struggling, reach out to a rav, and where needed, a qualified professional.
SOURCES
• Kiddushin 30b — "I created the yetzer hara, and I created Torah as its antidote" — https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.30b
• Proverbs 24:16 — "Seven times the righteous one falls and rises" — https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.24.16
• Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Teshuvah 2:2 — the definition of teshuvah and its paths — https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Repentance.2.2
• Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Teshuvah 7:6 — the penitent is beloved, desired, close, and dear — https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Repentance.7.6
• Yoma 86b — teshuvah from fear and from love; sins become merits — https://www.sefaria.org/Yoma.86b
• Likutei Moharan I:282 (Azamra) — finding the good point — https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan.282
• Niddah 16b — the angel Lailah; everything is in the hands of Heaven except fear of Heaven — https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.16b
• Rosh Hashanah 17a — one who passes over his grievances — https://www.sefaria.org/Rosh_Hashanah.17a
• Rav Yitzchak Hutner, Pachad Yitzchak, Iggerot 128 — "seven times falls" as the biography of greatness (text reproduced) — https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/92684
All sources were verified against the primary texts (Sefaria) before this episode was produced. If you find an error or have a question about a source, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com and we will look into it promptly.
This episode includes AI-generated content. The narration is AI-generated.
Support the show — exclusive bonus content available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
#TorahWithSimcha #Torah #Judaism #Teshuvah #Chizuk #Kedusha #ShmirasEinayim #Mussar #JewishPodcast #OrthodoxJudaism #Inspiration #JewishInspiration #BaalTeshuvah #YetzerHara #Growth #Perseverance #Hope #DailyTorah #TorahPodcast #Simcha #KolSimchaProductions Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/torah-with-simcha--4985090/support.
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New episodes released regularly — exploring Torah, Jewish thought, and the wisdom that connects ancient text to everyday life.
Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
Content is shared for educational, spiritual, and inspirational purposes. Sources are cited to the best of our ability. If you find an error or have a question about a source, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com and we will look into it promptly.
Support the show — exclusive bonus content available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
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23 SET 2026 · Kedushas Yisroel — a straight reading of Aruch HaShulchan, Even HaEzer 21 and 23, followed by
the sources behind them. The halacha first: the gedarim of shmiras einayim, kol isha, hirhur, and
the laws of hotza'at zera. Then the tradition at full weight — the Gemara in Niddah 13, the Zohar,
Likutey Moharan — read alongside the other half, with equal honesty: the Rambam on teshuvah, Rav
Moshe Feinstein on repeated falls, and a Rebbi's letter to a bachur who thought he was the only
one. The episode closes with a practical order of operations for after a fall. This episode is
Torah learning, not individualized halachic, medical, or psychological advice; where help is
needed, ask a rav and a qualified professional.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 — Introduction: Kedushas Yisroel, Aruch HaShulchan Even HaEzer 21
00:22 — "You shall be holy": kedusha and the gedarim around arayos (Even HaEzer 21:1)
02:06 — The eye and the heart: the two brokers of sin
04:47 — Guarding the eyes in the street and marketplace (Even HaEzer 21:2)
07:04 — Suspicion, kol isha, and the safeguards of halacha (Even HaEzer 21:3)
09:46 — "No one is a guardian against the evil inclination"
10:12 — The woman's own obligation: Bereshit Rabbah 18
13:44 — Chapter 23: why desire was created (Even HaEzer 23:1)
17:39 — The refractory period: the Aruch HaShulchan and modern physiology
19:23 — "More severe than all transgressions" (Even HaEzer 23:2)
20:53 — Uninvited thoughts and the instruction to turn (Even HaEzer 23:3)
23:20 — From halacha to the sources behind it: the severe and the merciful
24:47 — The Rambam: Issurei Bi'ah 21:18–19
26:02 — Laws of Repentance: the four elements (Hilchot Teshuvah 2 and 7)
28:28 — The Gemara: Niddah 13, Avodah Zarah 20b, Kiddushin 30b
31:24 — The Zohar, the Ya'arot Devash, and Chibut HaKever
33:23 — Losing the zivug: Likutey Moharan II:87
33:46 — Gehinnom and its measure: Rosh Hashanah 17a, Taanit 10a
35:19 — The pivot to mercy: the thirteen attributes
37:17 — The angel Laila and free will: Niddah 16b
38:20 — Azamra: finding the good point (Likutey Moharan I:282)
38:48 — A Rebbi's letter to a teenager
42:26 — Saadia Gaon: a later fall does not erase teshuvah
43:03 — The Rokeach: four kinds of teshuvah
43:42 — From the Igeret HaTeshuvah to the Tanya: sadness, joy, and foreign thoughts
45:40 — Rav Kook and Rav Hutner: falling seven times
46:29 — Rav Moshe Feinstein: repeated falls (Igrot Moshe OC 4:116)
49:27 — A word on marriage
50:04 — Halacha and the screen: the filtering poskim
52:34 — Constructive guilt vs. destructive guilt
53:40 — When professional help is Torah: the rav, the clinician, and real support
56:42 — The order of operations: what to do after a fall
59:47 — The thread that runs through everything
61:06 — Closing
SOURCES:
Primary text: Aruch HaShulchan, Even HaEzer 21:1–3 and 23:1–3 —
https://www.sefaria.org/Arukh_HaShulchan,_Even_HaEzer.21.1
Tanach: Vayikra 19:2 (https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.19.2) • Vayikra 16:30
(https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.16.30) • Bamidbar 15:39
(https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.15.39) • Tehillim 33:9, 119:37
(https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.119.37) • Mishlei 4:24; 5:3–5, 8, 19; 11:21; 24:16
(https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.5.3) • Yeshayahu 1:15; 45:18; 55:7
(https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.55.7) • Hoshea 14:2–3 (https://www.sefaria.org/Hosea.14.2)
• Daniel 4:24 (https://www.sefaria.org/Daniel.4.24) • Bereshit 38
(https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.38)
Talmud: Berachot 61a (https://www.sefaria.org/Berachot.61a) • Berachot 33b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Berachot.33b) • Shabbat 152a (https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.152a)
• Niddah 13a–b (https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.13a) • Niddah 16b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.16b) • Avodah Zarah 20b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Avodah_Zarah.20b) • Kiddushin 30b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.30b) • Kiddushin 49b (https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.49b)
• Rosh Hashanah 17a–b (https://www.sefaria.org/Rosh_Hashanah.17a) • Taanit 10a
(https://www.sefaria.org/Taanit.10a) • Yoma 29a and 86b (https://www.sefaria.org/Yoma.86b)
• Sotah 36b (https://www.sefaria.org/Sota.36b) • Bava Metzia 58b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Bava_Metzia.58b)
Midrash and Zohar: Bereshit Rabbah 18:2 (https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis_Rabbah.18.2) •
Otzar Midrashim (Midrash Ketapuach) • Zohar, Noach 66b–67a
(https://www.sefaria.org/Zohar,_Noach.66b)
Rishonim: Rambam, Issurei Bi'ah 21:18–19
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Issurei_Biah.21.18) • Rambam, Hilchot Teshuvah 2:2;
2:5; 7:6 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Repentance.7.6) • Rambam, Hilchot Ishut 15
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Marriage.15.19) • Rambam, Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah 5:9
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Foundations_of_the_Torah.5.9) • Rambam, Hilchot De'ot
6:8 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_De'ot.6.8) • Rambam, Hilchot Sanhedrin 16:3 and
Shemonah Perakim ch. 3 • Saadia Gaon, Emunot VeDeot, on repentance • Sefer Chasidim §176
(https://www.sefaria.org/Sefer_Chassidim.176) • Rabbeinu Yonah, Igeret HaTeshuvah §58 and
Shaarei Teshuvah • Rokeach (R. Elazar of Worms), the four kinds of teshuvah, as cited by the
Shal'ah
Acharonim: Sha'ar HaGilgulim, introduction 23 • Likutey Moharan II:87
(https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan,_Part_II.87) • Likutey Moharan I:282, Azamra
(https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan.282) • Ya'arot Devash (R. Yonatan Eibeschutz) • Tanya,
Likutei Amarim ch. 26–28 (https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya,_Likutei_Amarim.26) • Tanya, Igeret
HaTeshuvah ch. 3 (https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya,_Igeret_HaTeshuvah.3) • Rav Kook, Orot
HaTeshuvah • Rav Hutner, Pachad Yitzchak, letter 128 • Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe, Orach
Chaim 4:116 • Rav Soloveitchik, On Repentance • R. Eliezer Melamed, Peninei Halakha, Joy and
Blessing of the Home, ch. 4 • Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 336:1
Contemporary halacha on filtering: R. Daniel Neustadt, halachic guidelines on internet use •
Halacha Yomit (R. Yaakov Sasson, in the tradition of Rav Ovadia Yosef), ruling on unfiltered
access
Historical notes: the magnifying glass and the brain-to-spine route in Even HaEzer 23 are the
Aruch HaShulchan's own 19th-century explanations, translated as written and not as medical fact;
the refractory period discussion notes that its length varies by person and is not fully
understood; the Zohar passage is quoted from an older English rendering whose substance is the
same across editions.
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New episodes released regularly — exploring Torah, Jewish thought, and the wisdom that connects ancient text to everyday life.
Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
Content is shared for educational, spiritual, and inspirational purposes. Sources are cited to the best of our ability. If you find an error or have a question about a source, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com and we will look into it promptly.
Support the show — exclusive bonus content available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
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23 SET 2026 · TITLE:
Guarding the Eyes — Aruch HaShulchan, Even HaEzer 21–23: The Concise Edition
DESCRIPTION:
The concise edition of Kedushas Yisroel: the Aruch HaShulchan's laws of guarding the eyes,
Even HaEzer 21 and 23, read straight through — the gedarim, kol isha, hirhur, and the laws of
hotza'at zera — followed by the sources behind them. The severe half: the Gemara in Niddah 13,
the Zohar, the Ya'arot Devash, and the measure of Gehinnom. And, with equal honesty, the other
half: the Rambam on teshuvah, Rav Moshe Feinstein on repeated falls, and a Rebbi's letter to a
bachur who thought he was the only one. Closes with a practical order of operations for after a
fall. This episode is Torah learning, not individualized halachic, medical, or psychological
advice; where help is needed, ask a rav and a qualified professional.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 — Introduction
00:22 — "You shall be holy": kedusha and the gedarim (Even HaEzer 21:1)
02:50 — Guarding the eyes in the street: colored clothing, "behind a woman" (Even HaEzer 21:2)
03:50 — "No one is a guardian against the evil inclination" (Even HaEzer 21:3)
04:26 — Kol isha, suspicion, and makat mardut
05:35 — The woman's own obligation: Bereshit Rabbah 18
06:27 — Rabbeinu Yonah, Igeret HaTeshuvah §58, and the Otzar Midrashim
07:07 — Chapter 23: why desire was created (Even HaEzer 23:1)
08:48 — The refractory period and the magnifying glass
09:48 — "More severe than all transgressions" (Even HaEzer 23:2)
10:37 — Uninvited thoughts and the instruction to turn (Even HaEzer 23:3)
11:55 — From halacha to the sources: the severe and the merciful
13:05 — The Rambam: Issurei Bi'ah 21:18
14:02 — Laws of Repentance: the four elements (Hilchot Teshuvah 2 and 7)
15:50 — The Gemara: Niddah 13, Yoma 29a, Avodah Zarah 20b
17:05 — "More severe than all": Sefer Chasidim, Chelkat Mechokek, and Beit Shmuel
18:08 — The Zohar, the Ya'arot Devash, and Chibut HaKever
19:54 — Gehinnom and its measure: Rosh Hashanah 17a, Taanit 10a
21:09 — The pivot to mercy: the thirteen attributes
22:05 — Repentance from love: Yoma 86b
22:29 — The angel Laila and free will: Niddah 16b
23:15 — A Rebbi's letter to a teenager
25:59 — Saadia Gaon: a later fall does not erase teshuvah
26:37 — From Shaarei Teshuvah to the Tanya: sadness, joy, and foreign thoughts
28:02 — Rav Kook, Rav Hutner, and falling seven times
28:45 — Rav Moshe Feinstein: repeated falls (Igrot Moshe OC 4:116)
29:56 — R. Melamed: positive repair and involuntary events
30:37 — Kapara and tahara: Rav Soloveitchik
31:11 — A word on marriage (Rambam, Hilchot Ishut 15)
31:36 — Halacha and the screen: the filtering poskim
33:31 — GYE: constructive guilt vs. destructive guilt
34:15 — When professional help is Torah
34:57 — Scrupulosity and intrusive thoughts
35:24 — Healing within halacha: Rambam, Yesodei HaTorah 5:9
35:57 — The order of operations: what to do after a fall
38:19 — The thread that runs through everything
39:35 — Closing
SOURCES:
Primary text: Aruch HaShulchan, Even HaEzer 21:1–3 and 23:1–3 —
https://www.sefaria.org/Arukh_HaShulchan,_Even_HaEzer.21.1
Tanach: Vayikra 19:2 (https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.19.2) • Vayikra 16:30
(https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.16.30) • Bamidbar 15:39
(https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.15.39) • Tehillim 33:9, 119:37
(https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.119.37) • Mishlei 4:24; 5:3–5, 8, 19; 11:21; 24:16
(https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.5.3) • Yeshayahu 1:15; 45:18; 55:7
(https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.55.7) • Hoshea 14:2–3 (https://www.sefaria.org/Hosea.14.2)
• Daniel 4:24 (https://www.sefaria.org/Daniel.4.24) • Bereshit 38
(https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.38)
Talmud: Berachot 61a (https://www.sefaria.org/Berachot.61a) • Berachot 33b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Berachot.33b) • Shabbat 152a (https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.152a)
• Niddah 13a–b (https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.13a) • Niddah 16b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.16b) • Avodah Zarah 20b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Avodah_Zarah.20b) • Kiddushin 30b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.30b) • Kiddushin 49b (https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.49b)
• Rosh Hashanah 17a–b (https://www.sefaria.org/Rosh_Hashanah.17a) • Taanit 10a
(https://www.sefaria.org/Taanit.10a) • Yoma 29a and 86b (https://www.sefaria.org/Yoma.86b)
• Sotah 36b (https://www.sefaria.org/Sota.36b) • Bava Metzia 58b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Bava_Metzia.58b)
Midrash and Zohar: Bereshit Rabbah 18:2 (https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis_Rabbah.18.2) •
Otzar Midrashim (Midrash Ketapuach) • Zohar, Noach 66b–67a
(https://www.sefaria.org/Zohar,_Noach.66b)
Rishonim: Rambam, Issurei Bi'ah 21:18–19
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Issurei_Biah.21.18) • Rambam, Hilchot Teshuvah 2:2;
2:5; 7:6 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Repentance.7.6) • Rambam, Hilchot Ishut 15
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Marriage.15.19) • Rambam, Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah
5:9 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Foundations_of_the_Torah.5.9) • Rambam,
Hilchot De'ot 6:8 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_De'ot.6.8) • Rambam, Hilchot
Sanhedrin 16:3 and Shemonah Perakim ch. 3 • Saadia Gaon, Emunot VeDeot, on repentance •
Sefer Chasidim §176 (https://www.sefaria.org/Sefer_Chassidim.176) • Rabbeinu Yonah, Igeret
HaTeshuvah §58 and Shaarei Teshuvah
Acharonim: Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel on Even HaEzer 23:1 • Sha'ar HaGilgulim,
introduction 23 • Likutey Moharan II:87 (https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan,_Part_II.87)
• Likutey Moharan I:282, Azamra (https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan.282) • Ya'arot
Devash (R. Yonatan Eibeschutz) • Tanya, Likutei Amarim ch. 26–28
(https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya,_Likutei_Amarim.26) • Tanya, Igeret HaTeshuvah ch. 3
(https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya,_Igeret_HaTeshuvah.3) • Rav Kook, Orot HaTeshuvah • Rav
Hutner, Pachad Yitzchak, letter 128 • Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe, Orach Chaim 4:116 •
Rav Soloveitchik, On Repentance • R. Eliezer Melamed, Peninei Halakha, Joy and Blessing of
the Home, ch. 4 • Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 336:1
Contemporary halacha on filtering: R. Daniel Neustadt, halachic guidelines on internet use •
Halacha Yomit (R. Yaakov Sasson, in the tradition of Rav Ovadia Yosef), ruling on unfiltered
access
Historical notes: the magnifying glass and the brain-to-spine route in Even HaEzer 23 are the
Aruch HaShulchan's own 19th-century explanations, translated as written and not as medical
fact; the refractory period discussion notes that its length varies by person and is not
fully understood; the Zohar passage is quoted from an older English rendering whose substance
is the same across editions.
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11 SET 2026 · Title: Disasters, Repentance, and Rosh Hashanah on Shabbos
Timestamp Breakdown:
- 00:00 The Gemara on Fire and Shabbos Desecration
- 01:04 Jeremiah 17:27 and Jerusalem's Destruction
- 02:06 Rabbi Avahu on Neglecting Shema
- 03:13 Rav Amnuna on Closing Torah Schools
- 03:43 Ula on Lack of Shame
- 04:28 Rav Yehuda Hanasiya on Cities Without a Leader
- 04:40 The Merit of Not Changing Names in Egypt
- 07:28 Rambam on Crying Out During Calamity
- 09:05 The Practice of Teshuvah and Acknowledging Sins
- 10:00 The Danger of Indifference to Calamity
- 12:38 Fasting for Suffering and Minhag until Chatzos
- 13:39 Shofar vs. Trumpets in Times of Distress
- 14:09 Individual Fasting and Rav Chaim's Advice
- 14:55 How to Accept a Fast
- 18:23 Calamities Due to Sins of the Jewish People
- 20:08 Progression of Tzarat: House, Clothing, Body
- 20:30 Ten Things that Bring to Avodah Zarah
- 21:55 Mishnah: Seven Types of Punishments
- 23:25 Famine and Pestilence Causes
- 24:11 Sword and Wild Animals, Exile
- 24:40 Four Times Dever (Pestilence) Increases
- 25:28 Ramban: The Carbon as a Sinner's Place
- 26:09 Yom Kippur and the Seer La'Azazel
- 26:24 Rachel Imeinu's Intercession
- 26:45 Examining Deeds During Suffering (Rav Yochanan)
- 27:22 Hashem's Closeness to the Brokenhearted
- 28:25 The Power of Crying Out and Late Teshuvah
- 28:58 Upcoming: Galveston Hurricane Story & Rosh Hashanah on Shabbos
- 30:04 Rav Talman Weinreb on Shofar on Shabbos
- 31:09 Concluding Thoughts on Common Areas for Improvement
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11 SET 2026 · 00:02 The story begins: Immigrants changing names
01:18 Malachim's concern
02:19 Working on Shabbos: The sacrifice
03:24 Shabbos complains to Hashem
04:27 Shabbos's partner
05:28 The system: Money vs. Faith
06:29 The City of Gold 07:30 Midas Hadin's complaint
08:38 Hashem's mercy and warning
09:44 The man who trusted his wisdom (Isaac Lane)
11:49 Isaac Lane's family and pride
13:52 Unsinkable city: Isaac's overconfidence
14:59 The Chicago hurricane (1900)
17:00 Hurricane damage and seawalls
18:02 Titanic comparison
19:04 The warning: Suppressed messages
19:43 Strange ocean behavior before the storm
21:24 Volcanic activity and Hawaii
25:55 The ignored warning and Isaac's pride
26:58 Isaac's wife's plea and his departure
28:01 Shabbos morning: People working
29:02 Malachim ask about judgment, Hashem waits
30:04 Hashem's patience for Teshuvah
31:05 Enormous waves, people watching
32:09 Isaac's house: The tower of Babel comparison
34:02 Rabbi Levine's response about seating
34:26 Isaac's house and the flood
35:04 Final moments of Shabbos: Teshuvah
36:05 Chayasara's prayer and the storm
37:08 Warning signs: Afflictions on possessions
38:09 Tragedy and introspection
39:14 The story's Torah foundation and purpose
40:19 Dedication to the memory of Reuven Hakohen
41:49 The destruction of the warehouses
42:51 Isaac's house collapses, Chayasara disappears
43:54 Chayasara's plea in Shamayim
44:55 Chayasara's request for Isaac's Teshuvah
45:58 Isaac's awakening and rescue
47:01 The morning after: City of Gold destroyed
48:04 Isaac's realization and Esther's question
49:04 The message reaches the Yiddin
50:07 Teshuvah in action: Factories, names, and funds
51:14 Chayasara's body found: Isaac's vow
52:16 Isaac's renewed humility and purpose
53:18 The rebuilt city: Gateway for Neshamos
54:23 Yom Kippur: Isaac's final understanding
55:26 The story's foundation in Chazal
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23 SET 2026 · Seven Times You Fall — and You Rise Again | Chizuk for Purity and Perseverance
CHAPTERS
• The voice that comes after a fall
• Torah: the antidote to the yetzer hara (Kiddushin 30b)
• Seven times the righteous falls — and rises (Mishlei 24:16)
• What teshuvah actually is (Rambam, Hilchos Teshuvah 2:2)
• Beloved, desired, close: who the baal teshuvah becomes (Rambam, Hilchos Teshuvah 7:6)
• Sins turned into merits (Yoma 86b)
• The second voice is also the yetzer hara
• Finding the good point: Azamra (Likutei Moharan I:282)
• What was never decided about you (Niddah 16b)
• After a fall: the order of operations
• Closing: you are not your worst moment
If you have ever fallen in the struggle to stay pure and wondered whether it is still worth getting up — this episode is for you. Straight chizuk, from the sources themselves: the yetzer hara has two attacks, not one. The first is the sin. The second is the voice afterward that says your Torah is no longer precious. That second voice is also the yetzer hara — and the tradition has an answer for it. From Kiddushin 30b (Torah as the antidote), through Mishlei's "seven times the righteous falls and rises," to the Rambam's baal teshuvah who is beloved and close, Reish Lakish's teaching that teshuvah from love turns sins into merits, Rebbe Nachman's nekudah tovah, and the angel Lailah who never asks "wicked or righteous" — because that was left in your hands. This episode is Torah learning and chizuk, not individualized halachic, medical, or psychological advice. If you are struggling, reach out to a rav, and where needed, a qualified professional.
SOURCES
• Kiddushin 30b — "I created the yetzer hara, and I created Torah as its antidote" — https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.30b
• Proverbs 24:16 — "Seven times the righteous one falls and rises" — https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.24.16
• Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Teshuvah 2:2 — the definition of teshuvah and its paths — https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Repentance.2.2
• Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Teshuvah 7:6 — the penitent is beloved, desired, close, and dear — https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Repentance.7.6
• Yoma 86b — teshuvah from fear and from love; sins become merits — https://www.sefaria.org/Yoma.86b
• Likutei Moharan I:282 (Azamra) — finding the good point — https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan.282
• Niddah 16b — the angel Lailah; everything is in the hands of Heaven except fear of Heaven — https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.16b
• Rosh Hashanah 17a — one who passes over his grievances — https://www.sefaria.org/Rosh_Hashanah.17a
• Rav Yitzchak Hutner, Pachad Yitzchak, Iggerot 128 — "seven times falls" as the biography of greatness (text reproduced) — https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/92684
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23 SET 2026 · Kedushas Yisroel — a straight reading of Aruch HaShulchan, Even HaEzer 21 and 23, followed by
the sources behind them. The halacha first: the gedarim of shmiras einayim, kol isha, hirhur, and
the laws of hotza'at zera. Then the tradition at full weight — the Gemara in Niddah 13, the Zohar,
Likutey Moharan — read alongside the other half, with equal honesty: the Rambam on teshuvah, Rav
Moshe Feinstein on repeated falls, and a Rebbi's letter to a bachur who thought he was the only
one. The episode closes with a practical order of operations for after a fall. This episode is
Torah learning, not individualized halachic, medical, or psychological advice; where help is
needed, ask a rav and a qualified professional.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 — Introduction: Kedushas Yisroel, Aruch HaShulchan Even HaEzer 21
00:22 — "You shall be holy": kedusha and the gedarim around arayos (Even HaEzer 21:1)
02:06 — The eye and the heart: the two brokers of sin
04:47 — Guarding the eyes in the street and marketplace (Even HaEzer 21:2)
07:04 — Suspicion, kol isha, and the safeguards of halacha (Even HaEzer 21:3)
09:46 — "No one is a guardian against the evil inclination"
10:12 — The woman's own obligation: Bereshit Rabbah 18
13:44 — Chapter 23: why desire was created (Even HaEzer 23:1)
17:39 — The refractory period: the Aruch HaShulchan and modern physiology
19:23 — "More severe than all transgressions" (Even HaEzer 23:2)
20:53 — Uninvited thoughts and the instruction to turn (Even HaEzer 23:3)
23:20 — From halacha to the sources behind it: the severe and the merciful
24:47 — The Rambam: Issurei Bi'ah 21:18–19
26:02 — Laws of Repentance: the four elements (Hilchot Teshuvah 2 and 7)
28:28 — The Gemara: Niddah 13, Avodah Zarah 20b, Kiddushin 30b
31:24 — The Zohar, the Ya'arot Devash, and Chibut HaKever
33:23 — Losing the zivug: Likutey Moharan II:87
33:46 — Gehinnom and its measure: Rosh Hashanah 17a, Taanit 10a
35:19 — The pivot to mercy: the thirteen attributes
37:17 — The angel Laila and free will: Niddah 16b
38:20 — Azamra: finding the good point (Likutey Moharan I:282)
38:48 — A Rebbi's letter to a teenager
42:26 — Saadia Gaon: a later fall does not erase teshuvah
43:03 — The Rokeach: four kinds of teshuvah
43:42 — From the Igeret HaTeshuvah to the Tanya: sadness, joy, and foreign thoughts
45:40 — Rav Kook and Rav Hutner: falling seven times
46:29 — Rav Moshe Feinstein: repeated falls (Igrot Moshe OC 4:116)
49:27 — A word on marriage
50:04 — Halacha and the screen: the filtering poskim
52:34 — Constructive guilt vs. destructive guilt
53:40 — When professional help is Torah: the rav, the clinician, and real support
56:42 — The order of operations: what to do after a fall
59:47 — The thread that runs through everything
61:06 — Closing
SOURCES:
Primary text: Aruch HaShulchan, Even HaEzer 21:1–3 and 23:1–3 —
https://www.sefaria.org/Arukh_HaShulchan,_Even_HaEzer.21.1
Tanach: Vayikra 19:2 (https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.19.2) • Vayikra 16:30
(https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.16.30) • Bamidbar 15:39
(https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.15.39) • Tehillim 33:9, 119:37
(https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.119.37) • Mishlei 4:24; 5:3–5, 8, 19; 11:21; 24:16
(https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.5.3) • Yeshayahu 1:15; 45:18; 55:7
(https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.55.7) • Hoshea 14:2–3 (https://www.sefaria.org/Hosea.14.2)
• Daniel 4:24 (https://www.sefaria.org/Daniel.4.24) • Bereshit 38
(https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.38)
Talmud: Berachot 61a (https://www.sefaria.org/Berachot.61a) • Berachot 33b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Berachot.33b) • Shabbat 152a (https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.152a)
• Niddah 13a–b (https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.13a) • Niddah 16b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.16b) • Avodah Zarah 20b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Avodah_Zarah.20b) • Kiddushin 30b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.30b) • Kiddushin 49b (https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.49b)
• Rosh Hashanah 17a–b (https://www.sefaria.org/Rosh_Hashanah.17a) • Taanit 10a
(https://www.sefaria.org/Taanit.10a) • Yoma 29a and 86b (https://www.sefaria.org/Yoma.86b)
• Sotah 36b (https://www.sefaria.org/Sota.36b) • Bava Metzia 58b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Bava_Metzia.58b)
Midrash and Zohar: Bereshit Rabbah 18:2 (https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis_Rabbah.18.2) •
Otzar Midrashim (Midrash Ketapuach) • Zohar, Noach 66b–67a
(https://www.sefaria.org/Zohar,_Noach.66b)
Rishonim: Rambam, Issurei Bi'ah 21:18–19
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Issurei_Biah.21.18) • Rambam, Hilchot Teshuvah 2:2;
2:5; 7:6 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Repentance.7.6) • Rambam, Hilchot Ishut 15
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Marriage.15.19) • Rambam, Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah 5:9
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Foundations_of_the_Torah.5.9) • Rambam, Hilchot De'ot
6:8 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_De'ot.6.8) • Rambam, Hilchot Sanhedrin 16:3 and
Shemonah Perakim ch. 3 • Saadia Gaon, Emunot VeDeot, on repentance • Sefer Chasidim §176
(https://www.sefaria.org/Sefer_Chassidim.176) • Rabbeinu Yonah, Igeret HaTeshuvah §58 and
Shaarei Teshuvah • Rokeach (R. Elazar of Worms), the four kinds of teshuvah, as cited by the
Shal'ah
Acharonim: Sha'ar HaGilgulim, introduction 23 • Likutey Moharan II:87
(https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan,_Part_II.87) • Likutey Moharan I:282, Azamra
(https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan.282) • Ya'arot Devash (R. Yonatan Eibeschutz) • Tanya,
Likutei Amarim ch. 26–28 (https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya,_Likutei_Amarim.26) • Tanya, Igeret
HaTeshuvah ch. 3 (https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya,_Igeret_HaTeshuvah.3) • Rav Kook, Orot
HaTeshuvah • Rav Hutner, Pachad Yitzchak, letter 128 • Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe, Orach
Chaim 4:116 • Rav Soloveitchik, On Repentance • R. Eliezer Melamed, Peninei Halakha, Joy and
Blessing of the Home, ch. 4 • Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 336:1
Contemporary halacha on filtering: R. Daniel Neustadt, halachic guidelines on internet use •
Halacha Yomit (R. Yaakov Sasson, in the tradition of Rav Ovadia Yosef), ruling on unfiltered
access
Historical notes: the magnifying glass and the brain-to-spine route in Even HaEzer 23 are the
Aruch HaShulchan's own 19th-century explanations, translated as written and not as medical fact;
the refractory period discussion notes that its length varies by person and is not fully
understood; the Zohar passage is quoted from an older English rendering whose substance is the
same across editions.
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23 SET 2026 · TITLE:
Guarding the Eyes — Aruch HaShulchan, Even HaEzer 21–23: The Concise Edition
DESCRIPTION:
The concise edition of Kedushas Yisroel: the Aruch HaShulchan's laws of guarding the eyes,
Even HaEzer 21 and 23, read straight through — the gedarim, kol isha, hirhur, and the laws of
hotza'at zera — followed by the sources behind them. The severe half: the Gemara in Niddah 13,
the Zohar, the Ya'arot Devash, and the measure of Gehinnom. And, with equal honesty, the other
half: the Rambam on teshuvah, Rav Moshe Feinstein on repeated falls, and a Rebbi's letter to a
bachur who thought he was the only one. Closes with a practical order of operations for after a
fall. This episode is Torah learning, not individualized halachic, medical, or psychological
advice; where help is needed, ask a rav and a qualified professional.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 — Introduction
00:22 — "You shall be holy": kedusha and the gedarim (Even HaEzer 21:1)
02:50 — Guarding the eyes in the street: colored clothing, "behind a woman" (Even HaEzer 21:2)
03:50 — "No one is a guardian against the evil inclination" (Even HaEzer 21:3)
04:26 — Kol isha, suspicion, and makat mardut
05:35 — The woman's own obligation: Bereshit Rabbah 18
06:27 — Rabbeinu Yonah, Igeret HaTeshuvah §58, and the Otzar Midrashim
07:07 — Chapter 23: why desire was created (Even HaEzer 23:1)
08:48 — The refractory period and the magnifying glass
09:48 — "More severe than all transgressions" (Even HaEzer 23:2)
10:37 — Uninvited thoughts and the instruction to turn (Even HaEzer 23:3)
11:55 — From halacha to the sources: the severe and the merciful
13:05 — The Rambam: Issurei Bi'ah 21:18
14:02 — Laws of Repentance: the four elements (Hilchot Teshuvah 2 and 7)
15:50 — The Gemara: Niddah 13, Yoma 29a, Avodah Zarah 20b
17:05 — "More severe than all": Sefer Chasidim, Chelkat Mechokek, and Beit Shmuel
18:08 — The Zohar, the Ya'arot Devash, and Chibut HaKever
19:54 — Gehinnom and its measure: Rosh Hashanah 17a, Taanit 10a
21:09 — The pivot to mercy: the thirteen attributes
22:05 — Repentance from love: Yoma 86b
22:29 — The angel Laila and free will: Niddah 16b
23:15 — A Rebbi's letter to a teenager
25:59 — Saadia Gaon: a later fall does not erase teshuvah
26:37 — From Shaarei Teshuvah to the Tanya: sadness, joy, and foreign thoughts
28:02 — Rav Kook, Rav Hutner, and falling seven times
28:45 — Rav Moshe Feinstein: repeated falls (Igrot Moshe OC 4:116)
29:56 — R. Melamed: positive repair and involuntary events
30:37 — Kapara and tahara: Rav Soloveitchik
31:11 — A word on marriage (Rambam, Hilchot Ishut 15)
31:36 — Halacha and the screen: the filtering poskim
33:31 — GYE: constructive guilt vs. destructive guilt
34:15 — When professional help is Torah
34:57 — Scrupulosity and intrusive thoughts
35:24 — Healing within halacha: Rambam, Yesodei HaTorah 5:9
35:57 — The order of operations: what to do after a fall
38:19 — The thread that runs through everything
39:35 — Closing
SOURCES:
Primary text: Aruch HaShulchan, Even HaEzer 21:1–3 and 23:1–3 —
https://www.sefaria.org/Arukh_HaShulchan,_Even_HaEzer.21.1
Tanach: Vayikra 19:2 (https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.19.2) • Vayikra 16:30
(https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.16.30) • Bamidbar 15:39
(https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.15.39) • Tehillim 33:9, 119:37
(https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.119.37) • Mishlei 4:24; 5:3–5, 8, 19; 11:21; 24:16
(https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.5.3) • Yeshayahu 1:15; 45:18; 55:7
(https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.55.7) • Hoshea 14:2–3 (https://www.sefaria.org/Hosea.14.2)
• Daniel 4:24 (https://www.sefaria.org/Daniel.4.24) • Bereshit 38
(https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.38)
Talmud: Berachot 61a (https://www.sefaria.org/Berachot.61a) • Berachot 33b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Berachot.33b) • Shabbat 152a (https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.152a)
• Niddah 13a–b (https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.13a) • Niddah 16b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.16b) • Avodah Zarah 20b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Avodah_Zarah.20b) • Kiddushin 30b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.30b) • Kiddushin 49b (https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.49b)
• Rosh Hashanah 17a–b (https://www.sefaria.org/Rosh_Hashanah.17a) • Taanit 10a
(https://www.sefaria.org/Taanit.10a) • Yoma 29a and 86b (https://www.sefaria.org/Yoma.86b)
• Sotah 36b (https://www.sefaria.org/Sota.36b) • Bava Metzia 58b
(https://www.sefaria.org/Bava_Metzia.58b)
Midrash and Zohar: Bereshit Rabbah 18:2 (https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis_Rabbah.18.2) •
Otzar Midrashim (Midrash Ketapuach) • Zohar, Noach 66b–67a
(https://www.sefaria.org/Zohar,_Noach.66b)
Rishonim: Rambam, Issurei Bi'ah 21:18–19
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Issurei_Biah.21.18) • Rambam, Hilchot Teshuvah 2:2;
2:5; 7:6 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Repentance.7.6) • Rambam, Hilchot Ishut 15
(https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Marriage.15.19) • Rambam, Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah
5:9 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_Foundations_of_the_Torah.5.9) • Rambam,
Hilchot De'ot 6:8 (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah,_De'ot.6.8) • Rambam, Hilchot
Sanhedrin 16:3 and Shemonah Perakim ch. 3 • Saadia Gaon, Emunot VeDeot, on repentance •
Sefer Chasidim §176 (https://www.sefaria.org/Sefer_Chassidim.176) • Rabbeinu Yonah, Igeret
HaTeshuvah §58 and Shaarei Teshuvah
Acharonim: Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel on Even HaEzer 23:1 • Sha'ar HaGilgulim,
introduction 23 • Likutey Moharan II:87 (https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan,_Part_II.87)
• Likutey Moharan I:282, Azamra (https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan.282) • Ya'arot
Devash (R. Yonatan Eibeschutz) • Tanya, Likutei Amarim ch. 26–28
(https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya,_Likutei_Amarim.26) • Tanya, Igeret HaTeshuvah ch. 3
(https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya,_Igeret_HaTeshuvah.3) • Rav Kook, Orot HaTeshuvah • Rav
Hutner, Pachad Yitzchak, letter 128 • Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe, Orach Chaim 4:116 •
Rav Soloveitchik, On Repentance • R. Eliezer Melamed, Peninei Halakha, Joy and Blessing of
the Home, ch. 4 • Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 336:1
Contemporary halacha on filtering: R. Daniel Neustadt, halachic guidelines on internet use •
Halacha Yomit (R. Yaakov Sasson, in the tradition of Rav Ovadia Yosef), ruling on unfiltered
access
Historical notes: the magnifying glass and the brain-to-spine route in Even HaEzer 23 are the
Aruch HaShulchan's own 19th-century explanations, translated as written and not as medical
fact; the refractory period discussion notes that its length varies by person and is not
fully understood; the Zohar passage is quoted from an older English rendering whose substance
is the same across editions.
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14 AGO 2026 · # מסכת ברכות דף ל״ט עמוד א׳ — Shiur Reading Script
### Section 1: The Measurement of a Kezayis
At the end of:
> **למ״ד ח׳ עמוד ב׳**
The **Gemara** relates that **Rabbi Yochanan** ate a salted olive after its pit had been removed, and he recited a **berachah acharonah** [2]. **Rabbi Yirmiyah** questioned whether enough olive remained to constitute a **kezayis** [2].
So we have a **kushya**:
> **בָּצַר לֵיהּ שִׁיעוּרָא**
Once the pit was removed, the olive seemingly lacked the required quantity for a **berachah acharonah** [2].
**Rabbi Yochanan** gives us a **teretz**:
> **מִי סָבְרַתְּ כְּזַיִת גָּדוֹל בָּעִינַן? כְּזַיִת בֵּינוֹנִי בָּעִינַן, וְהָא אִיכָּא.**
The halachic measurement is not based on an unusually large olive, but on an average-sized olive [2]. This olive was exceptionally large, so even after removal of its pit, at least an average **kezayis** remained [2].
We have a **re'aya** from a Mishnah:
> **זַיִת שֶׁאָמְרוּ — לֹא קָטָן וְלֹא גָדוֹל, אֶלָּא בֵּינוֹנִי; וְזֶהוּ אֲגוּרִי.**
Whenever **Chazal** establish an olive volume, they mean neither a small nor a large olive, but an average olive called an **Aguri** [2].
**Rabbi Abbahu** clarifies the name:
> **אברוטי** *(or according to another version:* **סמרוסי** *)*
Its actual name is not **Aguri** but **Avruti**—or, according to another version, **Samrusi** [2].
Why is it called **Aguri**?
> **שֶׁשַּׁמְנוֹ אָגוּר בְּתוֹכוֹ**
Its oil is gathered and retained inside it rather than being absorbed into the fruit [2][5].
The **maskana** is that a **berachah acharonah** ordinarily requires a **kezayis**, but the measurement is based upon an average olive, not the particular olive being eaten [2]. **Tosafos** emphasizes that the quantity requirement concerns the **berachah acharonah**; a **berachah rishonah** is required even for less than a **kezayis** [2].
***
### Section 2: Cooked Vegetables and the Story of Bar Kappara
Now we come into the **din** of cooked vegetables:
> **שְׁלָקוֹת**
The **Gemara** asks whether this **machlokes Amoraim** is actually a **machlokes Tannaim** regarding the **berachah** on cooked vegetables—**Borei Pri Ha'adamah** versus **Shehakol**—paralleling a dispute between two students of **Bar Kappara** [2][5].
Here we have a **ma'aseh**: Two students were sitting before **Bar Kappara** [2]. Cooked cabbage, cooked **durmaskin**, and young poultry (**pargiyos**) were brought before them [2]. **Bar Kappara** authorized one student to recite the **berachah** on behalf of the group [2].
The student acted quickly:
> **קָפַץ וּבֵרֵךְ עַל הַפַּרְגִּיּוֹת**
He quickly recited the **berachah** over the poultry, and the other student laughed at him [2][3].
**Bar Kappara** initially said:
> **לֹא עַל הַמְבָרֵךְ אֲנִי כּוֹעֵס, אֶלָּא עַל הַמְלַגְלֵג.**
“I am not angry with the one who recited the **berachah**; I am angry with the one who laughed [2].” His reasoning: perhaps the first student had rarely tasted meat and therefore particularly cherished it; even if his ruling were debatable, it was improper to ridicule him [2].
**Bar Kappara** then reversed the focus:
> **לֹא עַל הַמְלַגְלֵג אֲנִי כּוֹעֵס, אֶלָּא עַל הַמְבָרֵךְ.**
He gave **mussar** to the student:
> **אִם חָכְמָה אֵין כָּאן, זִקְנָה אֵין כָּאן?**
Even if the student did not know the halacha independently, was there not an elder—**Bar Kappara** himself—whom he could have consulted before acting [2][5]? A **Tanna** reports that neither student lived out that year, underscoring the severity of disrespectful conduct involving Torah and one's teacher [2].
***
### Section 3: The Gemara's Analysis
The **Gemara** suggests:
> **נֵימָא כְּתַנָּאֵי**
The **Gemara** asks whether this **machlokes Amoraim** is actually a **machlokes Tannaim** [2]:
For the student who made a she'hakol on the poultry:
> **חָבִיב עָדִיף**
The student who made a she'hakol on the poultry held that cooked vegetables require **Shehakol** [2][6]. Since both the vegetables and the poultry required **Shehakol**, the preferred food takes precedence [2][6].
For the student who laughed:
> **פֵּירָא עָדִיף**
The student who laughed held that cooked vegetables retain **Ha'adamah**, while poultry requires **Shehakol** [2][6]. Therefore, produce, whose **berachah** is more specific, takes precedence [2][6].
The **Gemara** rejects this:
> **לָא, דְּכוּלֵּי עָלְמָא שְׁלָקוֹת וּפַרְגִּיּוֹת שֶׁהַכֹּל נִהְיָה בִּדְבָרוֹ.**
No proof can be derived [2][6]. Both students may have agreed that cooked vegetables in this case and poultry both required **Shehakol** [2][6].
Their actual dispute was:
First view:
> **מַר סָבַר חָבִיב עָדִיף**
The student who made a she'hakol on the poultry held that personal preference takes precedence [2][6][7].
Second view:
> **מַר סָבַר כְּרוּב עָדִיף דְּזָיֵין**
The other student held that cabbage takes precedence because it is particularly nourishing [2][6][7].
Therefore, the incident does not conclusively establish which **berachah** is recited over cooked vegetables [2][6].
***
### Section 4: Chopped Turnips
**Rabbi Zeira** reports what he was taught in two different batei midrash concerning turnip heads:
> **גַּרְגְּלִידֵי דְלִפְתָּא**
Concerning chopped turnip heads [2]:
First case:
> **פְּרִימָא רַבָּא**
If chopped into large pieces, the **berachah** is **Borei Pri Ha'adamah** [2][3].
Second case:
> **פְּרִימָא זוּטָא**
If chopped very finely, the **berachah** is **Shehakol** [2]. The apparent logic was that extreme chopping diminishes or removes the vegetable's recognizable identity [2].
When **Rabbi Zeira** came to the yeshiva of **Rav Yehudah**, **Rav Yehudah** ruled:
> **אִידִי וְאִידִי בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה.**
Whether chopped coarsely or finely, the **berachah** remains **Ha'adamah** [2].
Why is it chopped so thoroughly?
> **כִּי הֵיכִי דְּנַמְתֵּיק טַעְמֵיהּ.**
It is chopped finely to improve or sweeten its flavor, not to transform it into a different type of food; therefore, the chopping does not alter its **berachah** [2][3].
***
### Section 5: Vegetable Dishes with Flour
**Rav Ashi** reports a ruling taught in the yeshiva of **Rav Kahana** concerning vegetable dishes containing flour [2].
Initially, the **hava amina** distinguished between two dishes:
First dish:
> **תַּבְשִׁילָא דְסִלְקָא דְּלָא מַפְשׁוּ בַּהּ קִמְחָא**
A beet or spinach dish containing relatively little flour receives **Borei Pri Ha'adamah** [2].
Second dish:
> **תַּבְשִׁילָא דְלִפְתָּא דְּמַפְשׁוּ בַּהּ קִמְחָא טְפֵי**
A turnip dish containing substantially more flour receives **Borei Minei Mezonos**, assuming the larger quantity of flour becomes the primary ingredient (**ikar**) [2].
**Rav Kahana** then ruled:
> **אִידִי וְאִידִי בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה. וְהַאי דְּשָׁדֵי בַּהּ קִמְחָא טְפֵי — לְדַבּוֹקֵי בְּעָלְמָא עָבְדִי לַהּ.**
Both dishes require **Ha'adamah** [2]. Even when a substantial amount of flour is added, its function is merely to bind or thicken the vegetable dish [2]. Since the flour serves the vegetables rather than functioning as the principal food, it does not determine the **berachah** [2].
***
### Section 6: Cooked Beets and Vegetable Cooking Water
**Rav Chisda** states:
> **תַּבְשִׁיל שֶׁל תְּרָדִין יָפֶה לַלֵּב, וְטוֹב לָעֵינַיִם, וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן לִבְנֵי מֵעַיִם.**
A thoroughly cooked dish of beets or spinach is beneficial for the heart and eyes, and all the more so for the intestines [3].
**Abaye** qualifies this:
> **וְהוּא דְּיָתֵיב אַבֵּי תַפֵּי, וְעָבֵיד תּוֹךְ תּוֹךְ.**
This benefit applies when the dish remains on the stove long enough to boil thoroughly, producing the recognizable bubbling sound *tokh, tokh* [5][3]. **Rashi** explains that the vegetables should become very soft and well cooked [2].
Regarding **mei shelukos** (vegetable cooking water), **Rav Pappa** states the principle:
> **מַיָּא דְסִלְקָא כְּסִלְקָא, וּמַיָּא דְלִפְתָּא כְּלִפְתָּא, וּמַיָּא דְכוּלְּהוּ שְׁלָקֵי כְּכוּלְּהוּ שְׁלָקֵי.**
Beet or spinach water has the same **berachah** as the vegetables, turnip water has the same **berachah** as the turnip, and the cooking liquid of vegetables generally has the same **berachah** as the vegetables themselves [2]. Where the cooked vegetables receive **Ha'adamah**, the broth containing their extracted flavor also receives **Ha'adamah** [2].
**Tosafos** distinguishes this from ordinary fruit juice:
> **זֵיעָה בְּעָלְמָא**
Ordinary fruit juice is treated as mere moisture; cooking vegetables in water deliberately transfers the vegetable's flavor into that liquid [2].
***
### Section 7: Dill Cooking Water
**Rav Pappa** asks an **ibay'a** about water flavored with dill:
> **מַיָּא דְשִׁיבְתָּא מַאי?**
What **berachah** is recited over dill cooking water [2]?
The question depends upon the dill's purpose:
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31 LUG 2026 · The Midnight Prayer: Why David Knew More Than Moshe Timestamp Breakdown:
- 00:00 - 00:50: The importance of prayer over sleep and contrasting beliefs on energy levels.
- 00:51 - 02:27: Discussion about the placebo effect and its powerful influence on health.
- 02:28 - 04:32: Personal experiences with early morning prayers and varying sleep needs.
- 04:33 - 05:03: Moshe's knowledge of midnight and its significance.
- 05:04 - 06:11: The story of David's harp and his midnight Torah study.
- 06:12 - 07:19: David's people request for sustenance and his initial response to go to war.
- 07:20 - 09:43: Metaphors and explanations regarding the people's financial needs and David's proposed solution.
- 09:44 - 10:47: The sages' metaphors and David's command to go to war.
- 10:48 - 12:16: Consulting Achi Tofel, the Sanhedrin, and the Urim V'Tumim for war authorization.
- 12:17 - 14:36: The significance of Achi Tofel's counsel and the role of the Sanhedrin and Urim V'Tumim.
- 14:37 - 15:59: The meaning of "Crazy O Place" and a discussion about Jewish music artists.
- 16:00 - 18:04: Shlomo Karbach's influence on Jewish music and his passing.
- 18:05 - 20:57: Shlomo Karbach's musical legacy, style, and continued influence.
- 20:58 - 24:52: Discussion of other Jewish music artists and their contributions.
- 24:53 - 27:55: The enduring impact of deceased artists and other prominent Jewish musicians.
- 27:56 - 29:47: Identifying a viral Hebrew song sung in an elevator.
- 29:48 - 31:54: The Gemara's discussion about Moshe and David's knowledge of midnight and Rabbi Akiva's unique insights.
- 31:55 - 35:10: The story of Rabbi Akiva and the crowns on the letters of the Torah.
- 35:11 - 39:57: Explaining Moshe's cautious language about midnight and David's piety.
- 39:58 - 41:18: David's self-assessment of his piety compared to other kings.
- 41:19 - 42:27: David's humility in consulting Mephibosheth, his teacher.
- 42:28 - 44:18: The story of Mephibosheth and Kilav, and the concept of "embarrassing in Halacha."
- 44:19 - 46:13: David's statement about his belief in seeing Hashem's goodness and the meaning of the dots on "lulay."
- 46:14 - 47:55: The contradiction between Hashem's promise to Yaakov and Yaakov's fear of Esav.
- 47:56 - 50:14: The Mishnah's discussion on reading Shema and the Chachamim's ruling.
- 50:15 - 51:18: The consequence of transgressing the words of the sages and its severity.
- 51:19 - 52:20: Explaining why the punishment for transgressing the sages' words is so harsh.
- 52:21 - 58:43: Analogy of a king and his governors to explain the authority of the sages and the reason for the severe punishment.
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1 MAG 2026 · Title: The Gate of Trust: Navigating Job Loss with Torah, Tefillah, and Measured Effort Timestamp Breakdown:
- 00:00 - 01:05: Introduction: The Pain of Job Loss and the Question of Effort - Posing the central dilemma of job searching vs. focusing on Torah and tefillah, emphasizing seeking rabbinic guidance for personal situations.
- 01:05 - 02:08: Bitachon is Not Passivity: Understanding the "Vessel" - Explaining that strong bitachon (trust) means acknowledging Hashem as the provider, using "measured vessels" (like LinkedIn, recruiters) but not worshipping them as the source.
- 02:08 - 03:12: The Balance of Hyshtadlus and Spiritual Safety - Discussing that effort (hyshtadlus) is required, but it must be measured, suited to one's nature, and spiritually safe, not endless or anxiety-driven.
- 03:12 - 04:13: Effort as "Tax" and the Balance of Torah vs. Work - Comparing excessive effort to paying "extra tax" and exploring the tension between dedicating time to Torah and "the way of the world."
- 04:13 - 05:16: A Torah-Centered Unemployment Schedule - Proposing a structured daily schedule for the unemployed, balancing a defined job search block with significant Torah learning and davening.
- 05:16 - 06:25: Rav Chaim Kanievsky's Stories: Torah as the Stronger Vessel - Sharing anecdotes where Rav Chaim advised prioritizing Torah over conventional fundraising, emphasizing that "the stronger vessel is Torah."
- 06:25 - 07:35: Rav Avigdor Miller & The Hafetz Chaim: Torah's Yoke and Chesed - Highlighting how accepting the yoke of Torah can remove worldly burdens, and the Hafetz Chaim's emphasis on kindness (chesed) as a major segula for parnassah.
- 07:35 - 08:39: LinkedIn and Over-Hyshtadlus: The Tool vs. the Obsession - Discussing how tools like LinkedIn can be legitimate vessels, but cautioning against obsessive use that harms spiritual growth.
- 08:39 - 09:41: Job Search Hours and Changing Channels - Addressing the lack of a universal "fixed number" for job applications and suggesting asking a Rav about changing job search strategies if unproductive.
- 09:41 - 10:45: Small, Clean Effort and the "Tiniest Natural Opening" - Emphasizing making a small, clean effort even when statistically unlikely, as it creates a vessel for Hashem's intervention.
- 10:45 - 11:50: Lottery Tickets, Bitachon, and Permitted Action - Clarifying that bitachon doesn't mean recklessness, but sometimes even small, unlikely, and permitted actions can serve as vessels.
- 11:50 - 12:52: Career Choice: Matching Temperament and Dignity of Labor - Discussing choosing a livelihood suited to one's nature, body, and temperament, and the dignity of honest physical labor.
- 12:52 - 13:54: Imperfect Jobs and Balancing Salary with Spiritual Safety - Addressing taking temporary, imperfect jobs and the importance of ensuring they allow for Torah, minyan, and family, rather than solely focusing on salary.
- 13:54 - 14:56: Chaplaincy: Holy Chesed with Halachic Boundaries - Discussing the potential for chaplaincy as holy chesed, but stressing the need for halachic guidance, especially in hospice and multicultural settings.
- 14:56 - 15:57: Moving Cities: Shinui Makom, Shinui Mazel - Exploring the Torah concept of changing location (shinui makom) as a potential vessel, but emphasizing the need for practical and rabbinic guidance.
- 15:57 - 17:01: The Mortgage Question: Halacha, Debt, and Bitachon - Addressing the difficult topic of mortgage struggles, emphasizing seeking rabbinic and financial advice, and distinguishing between inability to pay and strategic default.
- 17:01 - 18:02: Ma'aser: Exemptions, Debts, and Segulah for Wealth - Discussing ma'aser (tzedakah), exemptions for those unable to afford it, and the importance of prioritizing family needs and debt repayment.
- 18:02 - 19:08: Ma'aser as a Segulah for Wealth: Conditions and Nuances - Explaining the promise of wealth through ma'aser, but highlighting the conditions, exact accounting, and giving to the poor.
- 19:08 - 20:12: The Rav Zucker 5% Rule & Truth in Sourcing - Cautioning against generalizing specific guidance from a Rav without a verifiable published source.
- 20:12 - 21:21: Insurance Payouts and Ma'aser: Income vs. Reimbursement - Distinguishing between insurance payouts as new income (subject to ma'aser) vs. reimbursement for loss (generally exempt).
- 21:21 - 22:29: The Sandek Segula and Other Parnassah Segulos - Discussing the Sandek segula and other halachically sourced segulos for parnassah, emphasizing that "wealth" can mean more than just money.
- 22:29 - 23:33: Spiritual Things that Bring Poverty: Caution Against Diagnosis - Discussing sources that link certain actions to poverty, but strongly cautioning against diagnosing another person's suffering.
- 23:33 - 24:37: Kabod Shabbos and Parnassah: The Chafetz Chayyim Story - Sharing a story about the Chafetz Chayyim and the blessing of early Shabbos observance, linking Shabbos to parnassah.
- 24:37 - 25:40: Personal Signs, Hashgachah, and Humility - Discussing how to interpret personal signs and coincidences with humility, avoiding superstitious conclusions.
- 25:40 - 26:45: Yeshua vs. Hatzlachah in Prayer - Explaining the difference between Yeshua (salvation without active effort) and Hatzlachah (success through active effort with Hashem's blessing).
- 26:45 - 27:52: Job Loss as a Blessing: Hashgacha Pratis and Growth - Exploring how job loss, though painful, can be part of Hashgacha Pratis (Divine Providence) and lead to new, better paths.
- 27:52 - 28:55: Levels of Bitachon and Honest Self-Knowledge - Encouraging honest self-assessment of one's level of bitachon and building it slowly, avoiding pretense.
- 28:55 - 29:59: Specific Learning for the Unemployed and a Practical Model - Suggesting specific Torah topics for the unemployed and providing a practical model for navigating job loss.
- 29:59 - 30:26: Conclusion: Trust Deeper, Act Cleaner - Final words on trusting deeper, acting cleaner, learning more, davening better, and not confusing the channel with the source.
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7 SET 2025 · - 0:00 - Introduction: Why here?
- 2:31 - Blessing for Ohel Abraham (the facility).
- 3:09 - Poem: "Inspire"
- 3:44 - Song: "Turn, Turn, Turn" and analysis of its meaning in the context of grief and remembrance.
- 4:51 - Introduction to tributes for 13 individuals.
- 7:45 - Brief description of Sara Levinson.
- 9:29 - Brief description of James Patel.
- 10:15 - Brief description of Margaret O'Connor.
- 10:58 - Brief description of Daniel Rosen.
- 11:39 - Brief description of Helen Brooks.
- 12:15 - Brief description of Luis Martinez.
- 12:51 - Brief description of Rebecca Stein.
- 13:31 - Brief description of George Kim.
- 14:11 - Brief description of Mariam Cohen.
- 14:46 - Brief description of Isaac Goldberg.
- 15:28 - Brief description of Anna Kowalski.
- 16:06 - Brief description of Samuel Johnson.
- 16:46 - Brief description of Leia Friedman.
- 17:37 - Striking the tambourine bell in honor of the 13 individuals
- 17:53 - Song: "Memories"
- 18:34 - Prayer for the Departed.
- 19:28 - Introduction to gathered quotes of comfort.
- 21:52 - Discussion on the meaning of gratitude.
- 28:52 - Excerpt from Maya Angelou.
- 29:26 - Excerpt from James Miller.
- 29:47 - Excerpt from Arthur Gold.
- 30:09 - Excerpt from Barbara.
- 30:28 - Excerpt from Mother Theresa
- 31:15 -Introduction to prayers.
- 32:02 -Amy Note I thank you for the love you each have shown for caring hands and hearts.
- 32:29 - South American story from the ancestors.
- 33:35 - A prayer of gratitude
- 35:03 - Poem: Do it anyway.
- 36:48 - Footprints in the sand Poem
- 39:28 - Practical tips for handling grief.
- 42:41 - Discussion on how some find it harder to grieve for those who didn't pass away.
- 43:51 - Overview of Refreshments.
- 44:29 - Names of Songs Played.
- 48:35 - Concluding remarks, gratitude, and wishes for the listeners
- 53:57 - End
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1 SET 2025 · Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/torah-with-simcha--4985090/support.
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New episodes released regularly — exploring Torah, Jewish thought, and the wisdom that connects ancient text to everyday life.
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Torah with Simcha begins at a shtender in a living room, with children gathered around. That is where most of these conversations started — not in a studio, not in...
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Torah with Simcha begins at a shtender in a living room, with children gathered around.
That is where most of these conversations started — not in a studio, not in a classroom, but at home, around a text, asking the questions that never get old. Who are we? What do we owe each other? What does it mean to live well?
Torah with Simcha brings those conversations to you. Each episode explores a passage, concept, or story from Torah — unpacked through teaching, discussion, and storytelling that brings the ancient world to life. Because the best way to understand a text is often through the stories that surround it.
Whether you are a lifelong learner, just beginning your Jewish journey, or simply someone searching for meaning — you are welcome here. No background required. Just an open mind and a willingness to listen.
Topics include weekly parsha, Jewish law and ethics, Talmudic stories, holiday observance, and the timeless questions that connect ancient wisdom to everyday life — told through the art of story.
New episodes released regularly.
Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
Support the show: spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Presented for educational and spiritual purposes — with meaning.
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That is where most of these conversations started — not in a studio, not in a classroom, but at home, around a text, asking the questions that never get old. Who are we? What do we owe each other? What does it mean to live well?
Torah with Simcha brings those conversations to you. Each episode explores a passage, concept, or story from Torah — unpacked through teaching, discussion, and storytelling that brings the ancient world to life. Because the best way to understand a text is often through the stories that surround it.
Whether you are a lifelong learner, just beginning your Jewish journey, or simply someone searching for meaning — you are welcome here. No background required. Just an open mind and a willingness to listen.
Topics include weekly parsha, Jewish law and ethics, Talmudic stories, holiday observance, and the timeless questions that connect ancient wisdom to everyday life — told through the art of story.
New episodes released regularly.
Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
Support the show: spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Presented for educational and spiritual purposes — with meaning.
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