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  • Honoring Torah (4.8)

    Honoring Torah (4.8)
    2025/05/28
    Rabbi Yose was one of the most important and prolific Jewish figures of the 2nd Century. There are literally hundreds of stories and teachings of his in the Talmud and Midrash, but his tenure coincided with one of the most treacherous times in Jewish history: The Hadrianic persecutions This Ethics Podcast was originally released on […]
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    1 時間 5 分
  • Torah Misappropriation (4:7)

    Torah Misappropriation (4:7)
    2025/05/26
    Our nation is blessed to be privy to the Almighty’s Torah. Those who immerse themselves in the Torah’s vast seas are the choicest and most admirable people of our nation. What benefits do they deserve? Is it OK for them to cash in on their Torah prowess? Should they demand honor for their Torah accomplishments? […]
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    48 分
  • Life-Extending Teaching (4:6)

    Life-Extending Teaching (4:6)
    2025/05/23
    What does it take to teach Torah effectively? What are the immense benefits of studying Torah with great diligence? What are the different modes of Torah study and what are the different benefits? In this deceptively simple Mishnah we learn about the power of commitment to Torah study, Torah teaching, and allowing Torah to influence […]
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    29 分
  • Sanctification or Vacuum (4:5)

    Sanctification or Vacuum (4:5)
    2025/05/21
    If our life’s mission would be distilled down to one idea it would be Kiddush Hashem (Sanctification of God’s Name). The opposite of Kiddush Hashem is Chilul Hashem (Desecration of God’s Name). Due to the gravity of these concepts, they are treated differently. This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Dec […]
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    20 分
  • Extreme Measures (4:4)

    Extreme Measures (4:4)
    2025/05/19
    My wise grandmother, of blessed memory, used to quip, “Everything in moderation.” That sagacious advice is, in fact, the backbone of Rambam’s understanding of proper character. In every trait, there are two polar extremes, and both are not ideal. The balanced approach, the golden medium, the moderate middle, the midpoint between both extremes – that […]
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    25 分
  • The Critical Hour (4:3)

    The Critical Hour (4:3)
    2025/05/16
    How valuable is an hour of time? How much of a person’s life can be changed in one hour? In this mishna, Ben Azzai teaches us the power of a single hour. This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Nov 18, 2019 – – – – – – – – – […]
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    32 分
  • Miracle Drugs and Superfoods (4:2)

    Miracle Drugs and Superfoods (4:2)
    2025/05/14
    Something dramatic happens when the Soul is fed. It is empowered and its place in a person’s identity is augmented, and concurrently the Yetzer Hara’s influence is weakened. A virtuous cycle results wherein one Mitzvah makes the second Mitzvah more likely. Initially, the Mitzvos need to be force-fed like feeding a patient who refuses food. […]
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    54 分
  • Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise (4:1)

    Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise (4:1)
    2025/05/12
    Does it make sense to take pride in one’s intellect, fitness, or wealth? Our Sages teach us that those things are determined before someone is born, and therefore it would be ludicrous for us to take pride in what was given to us by God. But in a seminal teaching, Ben Zoma reveals that there […]
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    50 分