Vaeschanan - With All Your Soul

What is the idea behind the quiet recitation of the second line of Shema - 'baruch shem...' Why is it something that only the angels can say out loud, and that we can also, when we are like angels on Yom Kippur? What is the idea of loving of Hashem with all of our souls? What are the five aspects of the soul? How are we to love Hashem if He is so beyond our comprehension? How can we connect to our soul? When will we ultimately be able to truly connect to our soul?

Find out in this week's Parsha Podcast.

Moshiach, Tisha B'av and the Fall of Persia (Iran) - Moshiach Podcast 16

Why did Reish Lakish - who lived in Israel - get upset at the Babylonian Rabba bar Bar Chana? Would the Beis Hamikdash have been destroyed if all the Jews returned from Bavel when it was built? What is the prerequisite for the Divine Presence to dwell upon the Holy Temple? Why can't the third Beis Hamikdash be built with the permission of the nations of the world? Why will the Persians be destroyed if they were the ones who allowed the second Temple to be built? Why does the Moshiach ben Yosef process begin with the permission of the Nations, which is not the case with Moshiach ben Dovid? Why did we rebuild in 1948 with the permission of Harry Truman, but in 1967 - we received Judea and Samaria, and the Har Habayis and Jerusalem against the will of the Nations?

We discuss all these things and more in the 16th Moshiach Podcast.

Devarim - Love and Rebuke

Why does Moshe start his final speech with words of rebuke? What is the contrast between how Moshe speaks on behalf of Klal Yisrael in front of Hashem when they have sinned, and how he speaks to the Jews themselves? Why is it that the wicked Bilaam is the one who speaks highly of the Jewish people, while it is Moshe who gives them rebuke? How can we find the proper balance between love and rebuke?

Find out in this week's Parsha Podcast.

Running time: 19:18

Valuing Life Over Economy

What is the idea behind the three gifts - Wisdom, strength and wealth - that if a person has received them from Hashem, he has everything? When is it considered that one has received them from Hashem, and when is it not? What was the mistake of the sons of the tribes of Gad and Reuven? Why did they not follow their brothers and settle the land of Israel? Why were they the first of the tribes to be exiled? What was at the core of their mistake when they put their property before the lives of their children?

Find out in this week's Parsha Podcast.

Running time: 23:10

Gog Umagog Part 3 (World War III) - Moshiach Podcast 15

What is the idea behind the three wars of Gog Umagog? Why is there a gap of 70 years from the first two until the third one? Why hasn't this third war happened yet if the 70 years have already elapsed? What does the initial restored kingdom of the Jewish people look like? Why does the process begin in a natural way (Moshiach ben Yosef) and then switch to the supernatural (Moshiach ben Dovid)? Why does it seem like the Ashkenazic world has taken a stronger leadership role in the Land of Israel in contrast to the Sefardic world? Could this have been foretold by the prophet Yechezkel (Ezekiel)? What is the meaning of the prophecy that Persia-Iran will face of with Edom-The West? Who will be the ultimate victor in that final war? Who is "Aram" in today's world?

Find out in this eye-opening edition of the Moshiach Podcast.

Fall of the 70 Nations

What is the concept of the 70 bulls that are brought as sacrifices on the first seven days of the holiday of Succos? Why does the number of sacrifices steadily decline? Why does it skip from seven down to one? Why do we read about the apocalyptic war of Gog and Magog during the holiday of Succos? What is that war really about? What is unique about the relationship of the Jewish people and Hashem, as opposed to all the other nations?

Find out in this week's Parsha Podcast.

Running time: 22:00

Bitachon 31 - Bitachon Alongside Efforts

We discuss the difference between the opinions of the Chovos Halevavos and the Ramban, as explained by R' Yisroel Salanter. We stress the fact that even according to the Chovos Halevavos, who requires efforts, we still need the focus to be on receiving only from Hashem. Additionally, even the Chovos Halevavos mentions the approach of the Ramban, which is Bitachon without efforts, and assigns it to those who are 'special chosen ones.'

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Balak - Expansion in Constricted Vessels

Why did Hashem offer expanded prophesy, wealth and world dominion in equal proportion to the Jewish people and to the nations of the world? What was the difference between the way that the Jews received it, as opposed to the way the nations received it? What is the difference between the times of Moshiach ben Yosef and the times of Moshiach ben Dovid? What happens when someone tries to access that future world before its time? How can we receive that expansion without our vessels being destroyed?

Find out in this week's Parsha Podcast.

Running time: 21:41

Moshiach Process Coming to a Close - Moshiach Podcast 14

We explore the Yalkut Shimoni in Yeshaya 60 which describes how Moshiach (ben Yosef) stands on the Beis Hamikdash and heralds the redemption, saying, "If you don't believe it, see the light that's shone." One of the main aspects of Moshiach ben Yosef is that the process unfolds before us, and it is almost impossible to discern, much like the story of Yosef with his brothers, where they were unable to recognize him. We explore the statement of the Gra (Vilna Gaon), which places Moshiach ben Yosef corresponding to the world of Esav/The West; and Moshiach ben Dovid corresponding to the world of Yishmael/Arab World. We explore the ramifications of that insofar as the Sefardic and Ashkenazic communities. We also touch on the Chofetz Chaim's prophetic prediction during World War I of a second, more serious war to come 25 years later, and the third one, that is yet to come.

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