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Growing up, I had a poster on my wall that said “Leadership: Some are born with it; others have it thrust upon them.” And as I’ve been studying Parshat Shmot, the first Torah portion in the Book of Exodus, I quickly realized that the poster I had looked at for close to a decade is where I wanted to begin our podcast. There are times where we’d have to step up to the plate and be the leader that a situation calls for, but sometimes that responsibility is thrown our way. It's not necessarily always easy though. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

At the start of this week's parsha, Jacob asks Joseph to bury him in Canaan, not Egypt. Find out why! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Joseph tells his brothers he was sent to Egypt ahead of them for a purpose. What is yours? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Prepping for the end of the world is often stigmatized as selfish and paranoid, but Parshat Miketz explores a prepper who is rewarding for prepping. Explore how Joseph saves Egypt by prepping for catastrophe.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We see how easy it can be to go from the top to the bottom in today's Torah Portion. But what if we are on the top? How do we respond? Do we brag on ourself or do we see the impact of our behavior?  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As we wrap up the soap opera that has been Jacob's life, it's often easy to look at the reunion between Jacob and Esau through the perspective of forgiving people, but let's look at the other perspective. How do we repent in order to be forgiven? Join us as we look at their interaction through Jacob's eyes.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

My high school biology teacher often said, "Correlation doesn't imply causation," but with Parshat Vayetzei, causation doesn't play as big a role as karma does. As we examine the correlation between Parshat Toldot and Parshat Vayetzei, join us as we discover how Jacob affected his karma in these two thematically similar parshiyot! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're all familiar with Jacob receiving his brother Esau's birthright in exchange for a bowl of soup. We're all familiar with how Jacob is dressed up as Esau to receive his father Isaac's blessing. But could this entire ordeal have been avoided if Isaac and Rebekah chose to challenge their favorite children?  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After the attempted sacrifice of Isaac, we get to see how Sarah took the news in this week's parsha, Chaye Sarah.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

For many, Parshat Vayera is often associated with G-d testing Abraham's faith by sacrificing his son, yeah, Isaac, but what if I were to tell you that wasn't the real test?  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week in Parshat Lech Lecha, join us as we discuss the hit new show on Netflix, Squid Game, and how it relates to Abram and Sarai's journey to the land that G-d will show them! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's not uncommon to look at the story of Noah and find the easy message. Join us as we uncover who actually our main characters are and what we can learn from them!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app