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  • Etched in Stone (4:25)

    Etched in Stone (4:25)
    2025/07/11
    Elisha Ben Avuyah was one of the greatest Sages with the potential to being a historic legend of Jewish history on par with Rabbi Akiva and his colleagues. But he went awry. He became a heretic and a sinner and abandoned Torah. Why did he go awry? That question is hotly debated among the Sages. […]
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    48 分
  • Benediction Malediction (4:24)

    Benediction Malediction (4:24)
    2025/07/09
    Shmuel HaKattan was one of the legends of Jewish history. The Talmud testifies on him that had his generation been worthy, he would have been a full-fledged prophet. Notwithstanding his generation, Shmuel Hakattan did merit lower grade prophecies in his life. He was commissioned by Rabban Gamliel to compose the blessing against the heretics, a […]
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    31 分
  • Angry and Irrational (4:23)

    Angry and Irrational (4:23)
    2025/07/07
    Who controls a person? That is arguably the most important question there is. As Jews we are trained to adopt the Almighty God as our Master. With the Creator governing our life via His Torah, we are on the correct path to fulfill our life’s duty. But the Talmud reveals that there is an impostor […]
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    46 分
  • An Invitation to The Afterlife (4:21-2)

    An Invitation to The Afterlife (4:21-2)
    2025/07/04
    We all recognize that we will eventually die. Each of us know that there will come a point in time where our body and Soul separate and go their own way. The body will return to its origin, the dust, and the Soul will return to its Heavenly roots. What happens to our Soul in […]
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    1 時間 9 分
  • Lion’s Tail (4:20)

    Lion’s Tail (4:20)
    2025/06/30
    The author of this Mishnah served as the rabbi of Rome. While all his colleagues were coalesced together in the great Torah centers of Israel, Rabbi Masya Ben Charash led the small community and academy in the epicenter of impurity. How he got there is certainly a tantalizing question. In this teaching he guides us […]
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    44 分
  • Environment Makes the Man (4:18)

    Environment Makes the Man (4:18)
    2025/06/29
    Rabbi Elazar Ben Aruch was the most promising student of Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai. Unfortunately, his potential was not actualized, and in fact he forgot his Torah. In this autobiographical Mishnah, he shares with us the reason why his greatness did not pan out. This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on […]
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    30 分
  • Theodicy Today (4:19)

    Theodicy Today (4:19)
    2025/06/27
    The blissful existence of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous raise difficult questions for the believer: If God is in total control of all that transpires, why would He cause pain to those who obey His words and reward those who neglect them? In this pithy mishnah we learn that the classical reconciliation […]
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    24 分
  • Crowning Achievements (4:17)

    Crowning Achievements (4:17)
    2025/06/23
    In our most ideal state, the Jewish Nation is described as “A Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation.” We are all Kings! The Talmud teaches that in Olam Haba, all the righteous who merit an invitation will be adorned with a resplendent crown atop their heads, and be basking in the pleasure of God. […]
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    1 時間 1 分