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112 episodes
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Date created
2016/10/11
Latest episode
2026/11/09
Average duration
51 min.
Release period
40 days
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TORAH 101 is aptly described as “An Intellectual’s Introduction to Torah”. If you are a person who wants to understand the foundations of Torah in a logical and cogent fashion, if you don’t want to subsist with the juvenile perception of Torah of your youth, if you want to wrestle with the deeper questions of theology, eschatology, theodicy, and Jewish philosophy, TORAH 101 is the podcast for you. We will delve into the weighty topics in Jewish philosophy: the divinity of Torah: the interrelationship of Written and Oral Torah, the multidimensionality of Torah, a critical examination of Bible criticism, Torah and Science, why bad things happen to good people, and we will thoroughly explore Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith. Please email all questions, comments, and feedback to [email protected]
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#108: The Second Pathway to Faith: Jewish History
2026/11/09
The history of the Jewish people is unmatched by any other nation. The highs of our nation exceed those of other nations, and our nadirs are likewise unparalleled. It’s a riveting, dramatic story accompanied by all sorts of twists and turns. Studying the history of the Jews can be a fruitful endeavor. There’s no way […]
#107: Pathways to Faith
2026/11/02
The Jewish soul is very special. It innately seeks to ascend, to connect with the Creator, to cleave to God Almighty. Once this soul is awakened, it must choose a pathway to faith. There are many different pathways through which a person can connect with God. In this very interesting episode, the first in our […]
#106: Mishnah Commentary, Heuristics, and Appendices
2026/03/15
As a very young man, Rambam wrote a commentary on the entire Mishnah. He prefaces his commentary with a sprawling and magisterial introduction which covers vast subjects related to Torah, oral and written, the history of the transmission, and the mechanism of Mishnah and Talmud. He ends his introduction with an explanation of the rationale […]
#105: Post-Mishnaic Development of Oral Torah
2026/03/09
The Mishnah was at the end of the canonization of the Oral Torah. The Tosefta, the Sifra and Sifri soon followed. 300 years after Rabbi Judah the Prince canonized the Mishnah, the Babylonian Talmud was canonized. In this penultimate episode on Rambam’s magisterial introduction to Mishnah, we learn all about the Talmud: how it was […]
#104: Sixth Order of Mishnah (Purity)
2026/02/16
The Order of Purity is the longest of the Six Orders of Mishnah and by far the most foreign to us. The overwhelming majority of the laws of this order of Mishnah are only applicable in Temple times. different sources of impurity although our overview will be very brief, we will learn about the various […]
#103: Fifth Order of Mishnah (Sacrifices)
2026/02/09
Unfortunately, none of us have ever witnessed or participated in a sacrifice. Ever since the Temple was destroyed more than 1,950 years ago, our nation has been bereft of a central component of our religious life. Our nation, and truly the whole world, can only be in an optimal state when the presence of God […]
#102: Fourth Order of Mishnah (Damages)
2026/02/04
Human interactions can often times get messy. There are myriads of circumstances that require courts and judgements. The Fourth Order of Mishnah contains the books of law and judgement and, surprisingly, the authoritative work on ethics: Chapters of the Fathers (Pirkei Avos). This podcast will help you gain a brief overview on the Books of […]
#101: Third Order of Mishnah (Women)
2025/09/01
A great corpus of Torah law governs the relationships between men and women. The Second Order of Mishnah contains books on the initiation of marriage, on marital responsibilities, on the annulment of marriage via divorce, on the suspected adulteress, and on levirate marriages. The Order also contains two seemingly unrelated books: a book on vows […]
#100: Second Order of Mishnah (Festivals)
2025/08/11
The Jewish calendar is studded with days of great importance. Each week we relive Genesis by celebrating the holy Shabbos. At half-year intervals are the mega festivals of Sukkos and Pesach (Passover). There’s also Shavuos, Rosh Hashanah, and the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. The second Order of Mishnah orients around all these days of […]
#99: First Order of Mishnah (Planting)
2025/07/21
The Mishnah is a massive, sprawling, and utterly comprehensive canon of Torah law. Spanning 60+ books over 6 Orders, the Mishnah includes all the laws of the Torah. To study it all would take a very long time. To know it all, takes a lifetime. In this podcast, we try to gain an appreciation for […]
#98: Components of Oral Torah
2025/07/07
What makes up Oral Torah? What are the different types of information included in the Mishnah? In part 3 of the authoritative, magisterial, and comprehensive introduction to Mishnah offered by Rambam, we learn about the five different components of oral Torah, two that come all the way back from the times of Moshe, and three […]
#97: Real and Fraudulent Prophecy
2025/06/16
The veracity of prophecy is a critical component of our philosophy. But how do we know if a prophecy claimant is legit? How do we differentiate between real prophets and fraudulent ones? In our second installment on Rambam’s introduction to his commentary on Mishnah, we explore the four different categories of prophecy, the limitations of […]
#96: Origins of Oral Torah
2025/06/08
The Torah was given to us by God with absolute perfection. A unique feature of that is the dual formats of Torah: written and oral. In this interesting and informative podcast, we begin the study of Maimonides’ magisterial introduction to his commentary on Mishnah. He begins by tracing the history of oral Torah all the […]
#95: Venues of Reward and Punishment
2025/05/14
Spiritual pleasure is vastly, infinitely greater than physical pleasures, and are completely imperceivable by bodies. Only if you work assiduously to develop a sensory connection with your soul, can you begin to taste it. The ultimate venue of spiritual pleasure is known as Olam Haba, the world to come. What about other venues of reward? […]
#94: The (Near Total) Inaccessibility of Spiritual Pleasure
2025/05/07
There is great confusion about what the ultimate reward for righteousness and the ultimate punishment for wickedness are. Rambam’s magisterial essay is designed to provide clarity in these lofty matters of eschatology. In part 2, we learn all about the concept of spiritual pleasure. Our bodies are very finely attuned to experiences of pain and […]
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KaradactylDeathSquad 2025/04/25
Engaging
Thank you Rabbi!
WinstonTheWolf 2023/12/11
Whose son is the messiah?
David’s son? Then why does David call him “Lord” (psalm 110)? Because the messiah is the son of David AND the son of God: 2 Samuel 7:14 “I will be his...
Vrinski 2023/11/19
Deep study on important Torah principles via the Sages
Wonderful!!
Thank you Rabbi!
Jonah Akivah ben Avraham 2023/06/27
A Must listen.
WOW! Just wow!
bohosoul77 2022/09/17
The reason I'm ending my life
I was hoping to find a podcast that made Torah more accessible and I thought this was it. Unfortunately, the host is condescending and more interested...
Tracey Erica 2022/05/19
Packed with Jewish Perspective
This podcast is packed with powerful Jewish perspective. The second I finished every episode to date, I clicked play on episode #1 to listen, reflect ...
Barry G 1234 2021/12/05
Brilliant - Great Torah Insights
Rabbi Wolbe explains the Torah and it’s finer details eloquently and provides insights that educates the listener in ways that make the Torah and Jewi...
justhumbs 2021/11/08
Student
Thank You for the lessons Rabbi Yaakov Woble
Kingluie13 2021/10/31
Inspirational
Rabbi Wolbe is a very kind and inspirational to anyone who would lend an ear to the words of Torah , life changing and challenging.
Soklein 2021/01/21
Education
Easy and informative listening, each time through.
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