Best Torah Learning Resources Podcasts (2025)

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Elevating Ourselves to Believe

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https://www.artscroll.com/ Books/lemynh.html Living Emunah on Yamim Noraim Gaining faith from the Days of Awe Sometimes it appears at face value that good people lose out and wicked people prosper. This is because Hashem hides Himself so well and does not let it be obvious that those who follow Him always win and those who don't always lose. Becaus…

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Elul: Bringing Back the Hunger

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As we begin the month of Elul – the month when we are to introspect and make an effort to grow and improve – it is worth paying close attention to a pasuk which we say each morning as part of our tefillah . In the chapter of מזמור לתודה (Tehillim 100), we make the following mysterious pronouncement: דעו כי ה' הוא האלוקים, הוא עשנו ולא אנחנו . Liter…

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Avodah Zarah Daf 71A - 71B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/24/2010) 47:42

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A Daily Gemara podcast, brought to you by Daily GemaraBy Rabbi Eli J. Mansour

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Open Up the Gates

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https://www.artscroll.com/ Books/lemynh.html Living Emunah on Yamim Noraim Gaining faith from the Days of Awe The Rambam writes, the more a person learns about who Hashem is, the closer he gets to Him, and the more favor he finds in His eyes. There's a sefer called Tomer Devorah , which explains in detail the attributes of Hashem. Rav Chaim of Sanz…

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Avodah Zarah Daf 70A - 70B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/23/2010) 52:59

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A Daily Gemara podcast, brought to you by Daily GemaraBy Rabbi Eli J. Mansour

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See through the Facade

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One of the main jobs of a person in this world is to see through the facade of nature and recognize Hashem's absolute control over everything. It is not the food that we eat that keeps us alive. But rather, as the pasuk says, כי על מוצא פי ה' יחיה האדם - we live because Hashem says so. It is not the clothing that we wear which keeps us warm. It is …

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Avodah Zarah Daf 69A - 69B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/22/2010) 38:23

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Dancing with the Moon

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Before every Rosh Chodesh, the moon completely disappears from our view for 24 hours. And then right afterward, on Rosh Chodesh, there's a rebirth of the new moon. And then each day, we see more and more of the moon. And we make a beracha called ברכת הלבנה , or otherwise known as Kiddush Levana. The Gemara says, when the amoraim used to make this b…

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Avodah Zarah Daf 68A - 68B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/21/2010) 35:55

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Avodah Zarah Daf 67A - 67B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/20/2010) 42:15

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Avodah Zarah Daf 66A - 66B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/19/2010) 47:47

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You Do Your Part and He'll Do His

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The Pasuk says in Parashat Re'eh: "וברכך ה' אלוקיך בכל אשר תעשה"-Hashem your G-d will bless you in everything you do. Our Rabbis learn from here our obligation to put in our Hishtadlut, our effort, to accomplish what we want. Along with this obligation comes a very big test that everyone faces on a daily basis- to be able to put in the effort, yet …

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Avodah Zarah Daf 65A - 65B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/18/2010) 51:06

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The Person You Could Have Been

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The first pasuk of Parashat Re'eh teaches us how to look at each day of our lives: ראה אנוכי נותן לפניכם היום ברכה וקללה. See that I am placing before you today a blessing and a curse. The Torah here urges us to see every day as an opportunity, as a path to either ברכה , blessing, or the opposite, Heaven forbid. Whatever situation we find ourselves…

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For Our Best

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People who go through periods of difficulty in their lives hope and pray every day for those difficulties to end. They imagine how great it would be to get the salvation they are so eagerly anticipating and they can’t wait for that day to come. It does happen sometimes that instead of getting a salvation another major difficulty arises. The person …

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Avodah Zarah Daf 64A - 64B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/17/2010) 56:04

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Passing the Test

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Hashem tests us all the time. There is no light flashing the words “TEST” when they come. And as a matter of fact, Hashem makes them appear to come so naturally so that it doesn't even seem to us like Hashem sent them. Hashem is able to make it look like a person is a victim of circumstance or a victim of other people’s free will. In reality, howev…

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Avodah Zarah Daf 63A - 63B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/16/2010) 43:47

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Leave the Questions on the Side

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There are various segulot found in Chazal , some which promise wealth, some marriage, some children. If a person follows exactly what he was told to do but does not see the outcome that he was told he would get, it could severely damage that person’s emunah. The same applies when people go to rabbis for berachot and the rabbi tells them, If you do …

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Avodah Zarah Daf 62A - 62B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/15/2010) 36:16

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Hashem Loves to Help

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The Gemara tells us, if a person sees that hardships have been coming his way, he should view it as a calling to improve his ways. Sometimes a person knows exactly what he needs to improve in but other times it is very hard to determine. A person is encouraged to ask Hashem to help him make the changes that need to be made. Hashem loves to help us,…

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Avodah Zarah Daf 61A - 61B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/14/2010) 43:10

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Avodah Zarah Daf 60A - 60B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/13/2010) 1:06:00

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Avodah Zarah Daf 59A - 59B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/12/2010) 42:51

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Treat Them with Respect

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The Torah is the beginning of parashat Ekev promises the most beautiful rewards to those who adhere to the mitzvot . Rashi writes there that the Torah is speaking about the mitzvot that people trample upon and don't give enough respect to. Every mitzvah is such a treasure and, unfortunately, sometimes we take them for granted and don't treat them w…

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Avodah Zarah Daf 58A - 58B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/11/2010) 56:47

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Down to the Smallest Details

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Chazal tell us that every person is obligated to say בשבילי נברא העולם – that the world was created for him. One explanation is that it was worth it for Hashem to create the entire world for each Jew to do his own personal avodat Hashem. Hashem values the service of each person so much. There is no one else in the world that can replace what Hashem…

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Pressing the “Delete” Button

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Parashat Ekev begins by promising great reward for observing the mitzvot : והיה עקב תשמעון את המשפטים האלה...ושמר ה' אלוקיך לך את הברית ואת החסד אשר נשבע לאבותיך. It shall be that as a result of your heeding these laws…Hashem will keep for You the covenant and the kindness and He promised to your forefathers. Rashi's comment on this pasuk is among …

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Avodah Zarah Daf 57A - 57B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/10/2010) 39:58

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Accept with Love

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If a person had a very big problem to deal with and he was told that if he would accept what Hashem had given him with love, immediately that problem would disappear, he would have a very easy time accepting that problem. He would recognize the great benefit he is going to receive by responding with joy and it wouldn't even be a test for him. I rea…

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Avodah Zarah Daf 56A - 56B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/9/2010) 34:30

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The Mitzvah You Didn’t Expect

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Michael Cohen, who would later go on to found the well-known organization Mitzvah Man , once set a personal goal to do at least one act of chesed every single day. But one day—years before his organization ever existed—he found himself struggling to fulfill that mission. He drove around like a salesman searching for a client, only he was looking fo…

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Avodah Zarah Daf 55A - 55B - 12th Cycle Daf Yomi Shiur (10/8/2010) 43:35

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The Time You Give Comes Back With Blessing

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The Midrash Rabbah on Megillat Ruth, quoting Rabbi Yehoshua, teaches: יֹתֵר מִמָּה שֶׁבַּעַל הַבַּיִת עוֹשֶׂה עִם הֶעָנִי, הֶעָנִי עוֹשֶׂה עִם בַּעַל הַבָּיִת — More than the homeowner does for the poor person, the poor person does for the homeowner. One application of this Midrash is in how we view the time we invest in helping others. People ofte…