Episodes

  • Parshas Berachah – Superhuman Strength – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman
    Sep 18 2023

    Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman (yaakovyosefreinman@gmail.com) is a well-known talmid chacham, historian and author. This week he discusses:
    ɚ why we have no mitzvos on Shemini Atzeres.
    ɚ the relationship between Torah and mitzvos..
    ɚ why the Torah ends with the breaking of the luchos.

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    34 mins
  • Parshas Haazinu – The Pursuit of Happiness – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman
    Sep 18 2023

    Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman (yaakovyosefreinman@gmail.com) is a well-known talmid chacham, historian and author. This week he discusses:
    ɚ how the heavens and the earth bear witness.
    ɚ why Sukkos is considered a time of joy.
    ɚ why joy leads to divine inspiration.

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    24 mins
  • Parshas Vayeilech – Ten Men in a Cemetery – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman
    Sep 18 2023

    Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman (yaakovyosefreinman@gmail.com) is a well-known talmid chacham, historian and author. This week he discusses:
    ɚ why Moshe’s instructions differed from Hashem’s.
    ɚ why we need forgiveness from other people.
    ɚ why we pray for the wrong things.

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    29 mins
  • Parshas Nitzavim – The President’s Handshake – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman
    Sep 18 2023

    Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman (yaakovyosefreinman@gmail.com) is a well-known talmid chacham, historian and author. This week he discusses:
    ɚ how covenants obligate future generations.
    ɚ why Moshe didn’t mention the drinking of the water.
    ɚ why fear of Heaven is such a small thing.

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    25 mins
  • Parshas Ki Savo – Why Insult the Bar-Mitzvah Boy? – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman
    Aug 27 2023

    Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman (yaakovyosefreinman@gmail.com) is a well-known talmid chacham, historian and author. This week he discusses:
    ɚ why we say good riddance at a bar-mitzvah.
    ɚ why our enemies scatter along seven roads.
    ɚ the curses not mentioned in the Torah.

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    27 mins
  • Parshas Ki Seitzei – Gratitude from the Poor – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman
    Aug 25 2023

    Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman (yaakovyosefreinman@gmail.com) is a well-known talmid chacham, historian and author. This week he discusses:
    ɚ when the poor must bless those who gives them charity.
    ɚ how some Amalekites could survive total destruction.
    ɚ what is considered a letter in the Hebrew alphabet.

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    13 mins
  • Parshas Shoftim – Excuses for Disobedience – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman
    Aug 17 2023

    Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman (yaakovyosefreinman@gmail.com) is a well-known talmid chacham, historian and author. This week he discusses:
    ɚ why no king was appointed for four hundred years.
    ɚ why the word horses takes different forms in the same passuk.
    ɚ how Shaul used eglah arufah to excuse his disobedience.

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    31 mins
  • Parshas Re’eh – Don’t Forgive the Instigator – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman
    Aug 9 2023

    Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman (yaakovyosefreinman@gmail.com) is a well-known talmid chacham, historian and author. This week he discusses:
    ɚ if eating blood is enjoyable or disgusting.
    ɚ why we must forgive a person who apologizes.
    ɚ the punishment for a person who does not give charity.

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    17 mins