The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

Telling the story of this week’s parsha while gleaning insights and lessons from it. The topics discussed in this episode: Jacob’s Dream – [0:00] Jacob’s Ladder – [9:10] Jacob’s Pledge compared to God’s Promise – [13:59] On the Meaning of Stones in the Parsha; The Power of Inspiration – [19:00] Jacob Meets Rachel – [22:54] Seven Years in Exchange for Rachel’s Hand in Marriage– [33:57] Laban’s Deception and the Dynamics of Jacob’s Relationships with his Wives – [38:12] Rachel Bears Joseph – [46:47] Jacob’s Flight – [50:42] If you enjoy this podcast please subscribe and check out my other podcasts: This Jewish Life – long form deep dives into critical Torah topics and The Jewish History Podcast – telling the remarkable story of the Jewish People. Contact: Website: RabbiWolbe.com Twitter: @RabbiWolbe Facebook: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Email: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com

Telling the story of this week’s parsha while gleaning insights and lessons from it. The topics discussed in this episode: Praying As Response to Infertility – [0:00] God Answers Isaac’s Prayer – [4:52] Jacob and Esau intrauterine Struggling; Esau Pining for Idolatry; The Cosmic Struggle between the Two Worlds – [10:16] Jacob Seizing the Ankle of Esau and their Childhood; Isaac’s Love of Esau – [30:06] The Sale of the Birthright – [37:56] Isaac in the Prism of Abraham – [47:22] Jacob Usurping the Blessings – [56:30] If you enjoy this podcast please subscribe and check out my other podcasts: This Jewish Life – long form deep dives into critical Torah topics and The Jewish History Podcast – telling the remarkable story of the Jewish People. Contact: Website: RabbiWolbe.com Twitter: @RabbiWolbe Facebook: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Email: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com

Telling the story of this week’s parsha while gleaning insights and lessons from it. The topics discussed in this episode: The Death, Bereavment and  Burial of Sarah – [0:00] The Cave of the Machpelah – [14:23] Eliezer’s Oath, Eligibility Test for a prospective Spouse for Isaac– [23:26] Eliezer’s Encounter with Lavan and Rebecca’s family and the Corruptive Forces of Bias – [39:11] The Shelf Life of Inspiration – [54:56] Isaac and Rebecca’s Marriage and Love – [58:37] The Death and Burial of Abraham – [1:05:11] If you enjoy this podcast please subscribe and check out my other podcasts: This Jewish Life – long form deep dives into critical Torah topics and The Jewish History Podcast – telling the remarkable story of the Jewish People. Contact: Website: RabbiWolbe.com Twitter: @RabbiWolbe Facebook: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Email: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com

Telling the story of this week’s parsha while gleaning insights and lessons from it. The topics discussed in this episode: Kindness Superseding Prophecy – [0:00] Deconstructing Abraham’s Kindness with the Three Strangers – [9:57] Abraham’s Intercession on Behalf of Sodom – [25:23] Abraham’s Unsuccessful Kindnesses: How Kindness and Faith are Correlated and How Lot’s Kindness differed from Abraham’s – [34:48] Sodom’s Perversion and Lot’s Warped Kindness – [41:56] The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and its Aftermath, the Pillar of Salt and Lot’s Merit– [51:47] Birth of Isaac, Banishment of Ishmael and Binding of Isaac – [1:02:39] Understanding the Binding of Isaac and Abraham’s Apparent Cruelty – [1:08:22] If you enjoy this podcast please subscribe and check out my other podcasts: This Jewish Life – long form deep dives into critical Torah topics and The Jewish History Podcast – telling the remarkable story of the Jewish People. Contact: Website: RabbiWolbe.com Twitter: @RabbiWolbe Facebook: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Email: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com

Telling the story of this week’s parsha while gleaning insights and lessons from it. The topics discussed in this episode: Abraham, the Most Transformative Human of All Time – [0:00] Abraham’s Ten Tests and the Test of Lech Lecha– [2:48] The Souls that they made in Charan – [19:45] Israel, Godly Promises and the Egypt Episode – [24:53] Lot, Sand & Stars, Abraham’s Great Fear – [37:14] Abraham Marries Hagar – [54:00] Circumcision – [1:02:03] If you enjoy this podcast please subscribe and check out my other podcasts: This Jewish Life – long form deep dives into critical Torah topics and The Jewish History Podcast – telling the remarkable story of the Jewish People. Contact: Website: RabbiWolbe.com Twitter: @RabbiWolbe Facebook: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Email: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com

A synopsis of the parsha and insights and lessons and themes from it. The topics discussed in this epsode: The 120 Year Grace Period for Mankind – [0:00] The Enigmatic Character of Noah – [4:35] The Ark as Refuge; Ark’s Dimensions – [13:25] Fiting everyone into the Ark – [18:45] A Personal Flood And a Personal Ark for refuge – [26:35] A Seeming Inconsistency in the Number of Kosher Animals – [30:00] Separation of men and women in Ark – [35:07] The lacking of Noah’s faith – [40:10] Four Events that happened in Broad Daylight – [45:32] The Legacy of the Dead, Life on the Ark, The Aftermath of the Flood – [50:48] The Ham Debacle – [1:01:36] Nimrod and The Tower of Babel – Rebellion With Willful Intent – [1:06:33] Abraham’s Backstory and the Two Types of Miracles – [1:14:02] If you enjoy this podcast please subscribe and check out my other podcasts: This Jewish Life – long form deep dives into critical Torah topics and The Jewish History Podcast – telling the remarkable story of the Jewish People. Contact: Website: RabbiWolbe.com Twitter: @RabbiWolbe Facebook: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Email: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com

This is the first of a series on the entire Torah. Every week will feature a new episode that begins with a synopsis of the parsha and insights and lessons and themes from it. The topics discussed in this epsode: Parsha Overview – [0:00] The World Was Created with Ten Utterances – [6:46] Hell Created on Day Two – [11:36] The Demotion of the Moon – [15:43] Why Adam was Created on Day Six –  [20:20] Why no “And behold it was good” for Adam? – [25:32] Adam and Eve: Model Marriage? – [28:46] The Test and the Sin – [32:27] Adam was Created Circumcised – [39:00] “The Torah Begins and Ends with Kindness”/Adam to Moses Continuum – [41:48] The Punishment and Repurcussions of the Sin – [48:07] Cain and Abel: Impact of Actions – [01:00:29] Deterioration of Mankind – [01:09:46] —– If you enjoy this podcast please subscribe and check out my other podcasts: This Jewish Life – long form deep dives into critical Torah topics and The Jewish History Podcast – telling the remarkable story of the Jewish People. Contact: Website: RabbiWolbe.com Twitter: @RabbiWolbe Facebook: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Email: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com