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They burn Israeli flags, embrace Iran's president, and get paraded everywhere as proof that Orthodox Jews oppose the State of Israel. Who are Neturei Karta, and do they speak for religious Jews?Rabbi Daniel Rowe answers a viewer's question about Neturei Karta and Satmar. He sets out what every Orthodox group agrees on about the Land of Israel, then traces where the disagreement came from. He covers the Talmud's Three Oaths, a thousand years of rabbis leading Jews home, Herzl's secular Zionism, Mizrachi and Agudat Yisrael, San Remo, Rav Kook, the Satmar Rebbe's Vayoel Moshe and the founding of the State. The episode separates a fringe of a few hundred activists from a theological debate that runs through the whole Orthodox world, and makes a surprising case: every side agrees that denying the Jewish people a state is a form of antisemitism. They disagree about whether to oppose it or accept it.Have a question or something you want Rabbi Rowe to react to? Leave it in the comments.00:00 Who are Neturei Karta? 00:40 A viewer's question 01:50 Neturei Karta: the "Guardians of the City" 02:34 Satmar: the largest Hasidic group 03:23 Seven things all Orthodox Jews agree on 07:09 The Three Oaths in the Song of Songs 10:00 A thousand years of rabbis returning home 12:11 1897: Herzl and secular Zionism 13:47 Mizrachi vs Agudat Yisrael 14:43 Balfour, San Remo and the oaths 16:49 Rav Kook and the birth of Neturei Karta 19:26 Riots, partition and the Peel Commission 21:26 1948: three responses to the State 24:09 Vayoel Moshe: the Satmar case 28:53 Why Neturei Karta protest with Israel's enemies 30:33 Where the three camps stand todayBe sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

Has Noah's Ark finally been found? A team says radar scans of the Durupınar formation, a ship-shaped mound near Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, show corridors, compartments and decks, and that the site is "not geological." Drilling is underway and the headlines write themselves.Rabbi Daniel Rowe looks at the story behind the claim: the 1948 discovery, the 1959 aerial photos, the measurements that match the Torah's 300 cubits, and seventy years of expeditions, radar surveys, drilling and debunking. He explains why, so far, none of the new findings has been peer reviewed, why sensational claims need significant evidence, and why the truth of Torah never depended on an archaeological find.Then he turns to the deeper message of Noah: that God never gives up on humanity, and that one person can stand against a whole world and say the majority is wrong.Subscribe for more from Rabbi Rowe Reacts, and let us know in the comments what you think of the claim. 0:00 Has Noah's Ark been found? 0:34 The new claim: Noah's Ark Scans 1:14 The Durupınar site 2:06 157 metres and 300 cubits 2:35 Seventy years of investigations 4:02 The new claims: 2019 to today 4:39 Why caution matters 7:33 The real message of Noah 8:19 Noah stood alone 10:29 Where the truth of Torah lies Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

Three years ago, on Simchat Torah, the day Jews around the world dance with the Torah, came one of the darkest days in Jewish history. But it wasn't the first time darkness came to the Jewish people on this festival.Rabbi Daniel Rowe tells stories from the Holocaust: a barber in Kraków forced to desecrate the Torah, who instead held it to his heart and danced; men in the Warsaw Ghetto dancing with a boy as the deportations went on; prisoners in a labor camp circling a hidden Sefer Torah; and the Belzer Rebbe, who escaped before the seventh hakafa, and the Belzer Chassidim who returned decades later to finish the dance.We cry, and we dance. Not because the world is perfect, but because we believe in what it can become. And for those whose lives were stolen on October 7, we can carry their light forward, one name at a time. May their memory be a blessing. 00:00 Three years since October 7 01:26 The barber of Kraków 02:49 Dancing in the ghettos and camps 03:41 Belz and the seventh hakafa 04:15 The sixth hakafa for the six million 04:35 Why we keep dancing 05:22 "I don't carry hatred" 06:16 Take a name each year Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

Why does the Torah call Sukkot "the time of our joy" when we leave our comfortable homes to sit in a flimsy hut? Rabbi Daniel Rowe uncovers a fascinating clue hidden in the Exodus story. The Torah says God placed the Israelites in sukkot when He took them out of Egypt, yet we only ever read about them living in tents. So where were the sukkot? Drawing on the Torah text, the Talmud and the archaeology of ancient Egypt, Rabbi Rowe reveals that the Israelites' first stop, a place called Sukkot, was an old Semitic transit camp, waiting for them with huts and building materials on their very first night of freedom. It was God's way of saying: I've got you covered.The lesson for us? Every Sukkot in the Torah is a place for people on a journey. True joy doesn't come from standing still and getting comfortable. It comes from growing, one step at a time, knowing God is with us every step of the way. Chag Sameach! 0:00 Sukkot: the festival of joy 0:22 "I placed the Israelites in sukkot" 0:46 Tents, not sukkahs? 1:06 Sukkahs or clouds of glory 1:32 A place called Sukkot 2:08 What archaeology reveals 2:58 The Israelites' first night of freedom 3:38 "I've got you covered" 4:16 Every Sukkot is a transit camp 4:57 Turning High Holiday dreams into goals 5:10 The joy of growth 5:45 A blessing for Sukkot Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

On Yom Kippur we ask God for forgiveness three separate ways, and most of us have no idea they mean different things. Rabbi Daniel Rowe unpacks Selicha, Mechila, and Kappara, three medieval categories that reshape what it means to actually repair a relationship, whether with another person or with God, and why the deepest form of teshuva has nothing to do with avoiding punishment at all. 0:00 What Is Atonement, Really? 0:16 Selicha: Please Don't Take Revenge 1:15 Mechila: Restoring the Relationship 2:15 Kappara: The Deepest Level 3:15 Making Amends With Others 3:50 Learning to Forgive Those Who Hurt You 4:35 Standing Before God on Yom Kippur 5:20 A Blessing for the Year Ahead Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

Every year we walk into the New Year with sincere plans to change — and every year they collapse within days. Rabbi Daniel Rowe breaks down the two mistakes almost everyone makes with resolutions: dreaming too big to sustain, or shrinking the goal so small it doesn't matter. The fix lies in the Hebrew language itself — the word for change, "shinuy," shares a root with the word for year, "shana." Real change takes a year, not a day. Rabbi Rowe walks through the seed we plant on Rosh Hashana, the resolution we carry through Sukkot, and the slow growth through the Jewish calendar — from conception at Rosh Hashana to birth at Pesach to full maturity by Elul — as the real model for lasting change.0:00 The two mistakes we make with resolutions 0:54 Mistake #1: A vision too big to sustain 1:10 Mistake #2: A change too small to matter 1:30 Why change takes a year (Shinuy & Shana) 2:11 Planting the seed on Rosh Hashana 3:16 Walking out into Sukkot with your resolution 4:11 Growing the change, month by month 5:25 Born on Pesach, mature by ElulBe sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

This channel exists in part to fight anti-Semitism head-on, debunking Talmud lies, pushing back on viral smears. But my guest today argues that strategy, while necessary, is losing the larger war. Rabbi Dr. Aharon Ariel Lavi runs the Jerusalem Interfaith Center, lives on the Gaza border, and has spent the last year leading a confidential research project, over 100 field interviews across the Muslim, Hindu, Christian, and African worlds, to map who is actually funding and driving global anti-Semitism, and who could be standing with the Jewish people instead.We get into what he calls the "Red-Green Alliance" the strange-bedfellows coalition of radical neo-Marxism and political Islam, and why he says its real target was never Israel alone, but the West itself, with Jews simply the forward position. We talk about the money: Qatar's multi-billion-dollar investment in reshaping Western academia and K-12 curricula, how groups like CAIR and ISNA operate, and why "explaining anti-Semitism away" with more facts doesn't work. Then we flip to the hopeful half of his research: an estimated 2 to 2.5 billion people worldwide; Hindus, evangelical Christians in Africa, Assyrians, Iranian dissidents, Druze, and moderate Muslim communities, who share real theological and historical common ground with the Jewish people, and are often more eager for partnership than the Jewish world realizes. We close on what "interfaith diplomacy" (not just dialogue) actually looks like in practice, the mistakes of past interfaith efforts, and what he thinks every Jewish leader, funder, and educator should be doing right now. 00:00:00 – Introduction: Meet Rabbi Dr. Aharon Ariel Lavi 00:01:06 – Why Fighting Antisemitism With Facts Alone Fails 00:04:01 – The Red-Green Alliance: Marxism and Political Islam United 00:07:21 – Why October 7th Sparked an Unprecedented Eruption 00:10:19 – Iran's Real Goal: Mecca, Medina, and the Caliphate 00:12:25 – Qatar's Billion-Dollar Capture of Academia and K-12 Schools 00:16:41 – Utopian Ideology Without Accountability 00:19:21 – The Answer: Building an Abrahamic Counter-Movement 00:21:49 – Inside the Research: 100+ Interviews and a 350-Page Report 00:27:46 – Key Finding: 2.5 Billion Potential Allies Worldwide 00:33:38 – Push and Pull: Shared Enemies, Shared Values 00:37:41 – Why Faith Must Be Central to Interfaith Diplomacy 00:40:20 – Fake Partners: How the Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrated Jewish Groups 00:43:41 – Training, Nuance, and Building Alliances the Right Way 00:48:40 – Gaza, Education, and the Call to Action for Jewish Leaders 00:55:52 – Theology, Red Lines, and the Path to Reconciliation Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas. -------- Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbirowe Follow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates: YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

Did a biblical stone really end up in Scotland? This one has been fought over, stolen twice, and carried (by legend) thousands of miles — from Egypt to Ireland to Scotland, and all the way to the coronation of King Charles. In this episode of Rabbi React, we take the kids on a Scotland road trip, hiking near Ben Nevis and Glen Nevis, visiting Moot Hill in Scone, Stirling, the Highland Folk Museum, and the Isle of Skye, chasing the true story (and legend) behind the Stone of Destiny, and tracing it all the way back to Jacob's dream of the ladder in Genesis 28. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro: A Biblical Stone in Scotland? 00:24 – Scotland Road Trip: Ben Nevis & Glen Nevis 00:57 – Jacob's Ladder: Genesis 28 and the Stone-Altar 01:53 – The Stone of Destiny: Perth Museum & Moot Hill, Scone 02:47 – The Legend: From Egypt to Ireland to Scotland 03:31 – Edward I Steals the Stone & the Wars of Independence 04:36 – Robert the Bruce, Bannockburn & the Stone That Never Came Back 05:08 – James VI/I: The Prophecy Fulfilled (Highland Folk Museum) 06:30 – The Jacobites & Bonnie Prince Charlie (Isle of Skye) 07:45 – Stolen Again: The 1950 Heist and Return to Scotland in 1996 09:13 – Science vs. Legend: What Geologists Found 09:35 – Where the Legend Really Came From — and Its Deeper Meaning Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe

Will Sexton's video attacking the Talmud has racked up over 700,000 views, and it's full of mistakes. From small factual errors about the Mishnah and Talmud's history to serious misreadings of the text itself. In this video Rabbi Rowe go through these claims point by point: the "13 Principles of Faith" and why Judaism is monotheistic, the Oven of Akhnai story and what rabbinic authority actually means, who Onkelos really was, why "Yeshu" in the Talmud isn't Jesus, what Maimonides actually wrote (and didn't write) about Christianity, the truth behind the "curse against Christians" prayer claim, and whether Jews today still follow the Torah.If you've seen claims like this online, or had a friend send you this video, this is the response.00:00 – Introduction: Reacting to Will Sexton's video on Judaism and the Talmud03:23 – Errors in Sexton's basic history of the Talmud05:18 – Claim that Judaism isn't monotheistic; the "sentient energy" accusation07:29 – The 13 Principles of Faith as the real codification of belief08:57 – The Oven of Akhnai and the true basis of rabbinic authority15:43 – Introducing "Yeshu" and the question of hell/Gehenna in Judaism19:47 – Necromancy, Balaam, and why Yeshu appears in that story21:01 – "Jesus the Nazarene" — translation issues and the historical conflation24:23 – Double standard: Christian anti-Jewish writings through history26:12 – The Sotah 47a story and its real timeline (a century before Jesus)32:28 – The Ben Stada/Miriam story, dated 100 years after Jesus35:11 – Proving Yeshu, Jesus, and Ben Stada are three different people41:24 – Maimonides on Jesus — checking the actual Mishneh Torah quote44:37 – The "Birkat HaMinim" prayer — myth vs. actual text51:12 – How the New Testament shows Jesus following rabbinic law; closing thoughtsBe sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

The online world erupted as some of the internet's most prominent antisemites started accusing each other of having Jewish ancestry, from Nick Fuentes and Sneako to Dan Bilzerian. Rabbi Daniel Rowe reacts to the viral clips and traces a far older pattern behind them, from Nicolas Donin's role in the 1240 Paris Disputation to Otto Weininger, the term coined by Theodore Lessing in 1930, and Kurt Lewin's writing on self-hatred among marginalised groups. Rabbi Rowe offers a psychological and spiritual explanation for why so many of history's fiercest antisemites have themselves been of Jewish descent. 00:00 Intro: the digital world's Jewish ancestry admissions 00:50 Sneako, Nick Fuentes and Dan Bilzerian clash 01:48 Nick Fuentes responds to the allegations 02:22 Sneako's Holocaust ancestry interview 03:09 Nick Fuentes's non-denial and the DNA test debate 04:20 History's pattern of Jewish born anti-Semites 05:07 The psychology of Jewish self-hatred 06:23 Torah precedents: Timna, Ruth and Orpah 07:35 Why the world hates the light: a deeper theory 09:41 A prayer for those still searching Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

Tu B'Av is often called Israel's Valentine's Day, but its roots go far deeper than romance. The Talmud gives six different reasons for celebrating this date, from tribal reconciliation to the end of the desert generation's deaths to the wood offerings for the Temple altar. None of them seem to explain why this became a day for joy and marriage. Rabbi Daniel Rowe unpacks a teaching from Rabbi Noach Weinberg zt’l that ties all six reasons together through the concept of nechama, comfort, and shows how Tu B'Av opens the seven weeks leading to Yom Kippur, a journey from mourning to renewed vision.Aish is partnering with 70+ Jewish Organisations for the biggest Jewish speed dating event. Sign up here: tubav2026.com/AishRR00:00 What is Tu B'Av 00:59 Why these days were chosen for marriage 01:55 The first Yom Kippur and national forgiveness 02:16 Reason 1: The tribes agree to intermarry 03:11 Reason 2: The tribe of Benjamin is welcomed back 03:39 Reason 3: The desert generation stops dying 04:47 Reason 4: The dead of Beitar are finally buried 05:36 Reason 5: The wood chopping for the altar ends 06:02 The Seven Weeks of Comfort begin 06:52 What nechama really means 08:17 Comfort as a shift in mindset 09:44 Letting go according to Maimonides 10:27 Why all six reasons share one theme 12:35 From mourning the Temple to moving forward 13:53 Changing how we see the world 14:49 The path from Tu B'Av to Yom KippurBe sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

Tisha B'Av is known as the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, the day both Temples fell and centuries of catastrophe followed. But the Hebrew word at its centre, Eicha, "how can it be", carries a second meaning buried in the same letters: Ayecha, "where are you", the question God asked Adam in the Garden of Eden. Aish’s Rabbi Daniel Rowe traces the line between that first act of self-centred hiding and the baseless hatred the Talmud blames for the Temple's destruction, arguing that every fractured relationship, every war, and every historical catastrophe traces back to the same illusion: that we, not God, sit at the centre of reality. A reflection on disillusionment, unity, and what it might take to finally answer the question honestly.0:00 Eicha — the word at the heart of Tisha B'Av0:58 Before Covid, before 2008: how the impossible becomes real1:36 Exile, expulsion and centuries of persecution2:57 Disillusionment: breaking out of an illusion3:18 Eicha and Ayecha: the hidden connection3:47 The Garden of Eden and the first sin4:24 God's question: where are you?5:41 Baseless hatred explained6:20 Rabbi Berkovitz on the self-centred self7:15 Seeing our pettiness from the outside8:20 Sinai, the golden calf and the spies9:38 Two twigs on the same branch10:17 Breaking out and God's return11:37 Hineni: we are here, and the shofar's callBe sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

Holocaust denial isn't fringe anymore. It's in the comments, it's in the algorithm, and it's getting bolder.So today Rabbi Daniel Rowe is going through the actual paper trail: the ghettos, the Einsatzgruppen field reports, the intercepted Nazi radio messages, the SS's own internal statistics, the postwar trials, and the population arithmetic that independent demographers arrived at without ever comparing notes. Five separate methods. Five separate sets of records. All of them converge on the same number. If you've ever seen someone in the comments claim "it wasn't really 6 million," send them this video and watch what happens when they try to argue with the Nazis' own paperwork.Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas. 0:00 Holocaust denial is back 0:56 The Red Cross 271,000 myth 2:46 Why the numbers aren't a contradiction 3:12 Stage one: the ghettos 5:27 Stage two: the Einsatzgruppen and the Jäger Report 7:09 Stage three: Operation Reinhardt 9:00 Stage four: Auschwitz-Birkenau 11:16 Correcting the Soviet exaggeration 12:10 Stage five: the death marches 12:53 The Wannsee Protocol and the Posen speeches 13:24 Trials, Yad Vashem, and the census math 15:33 Why this matters: memory and never again--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

For nearly two decades, Venezuela led one of the world's loudest campaigns against Israel, branding it genocidal, calling them ‘Nazis’ and worthy of trial. When two catastrophic earthquakes hit Caracas, killing over 1,700 people, Israel sent a search and rescue team within hours, despite having no diplomatic relations with the country at all. Rabbi Daniel Rowe reacts to the footage and unpacks the Torah law behind it: the command to help even the donkey of your enemy, the story of Abraham risking his life for the people of Sodom, Isaac reconciling with Ishmael, and Jonah being sent to save Nineveh. The conclusion is one of the sharpest ideas in Jewish law: when an enemy threatens you, you fight. When an enemy falls, you help them up. 00:00 Venezuela earthquake and the accusation of genocide 01:11 Israeli rescue teams land in Valencia 01:50 Chavez era: fifteen years of hatred toward Israel 04:02 The UN debate turns back to Israel 04:46 Two kinds of enemy in the Torah 05:31 The donkey of your enemy, Exodus 23:5 06:53 Abraham and Sodom 08:34 Isaac and Ishmael reunited 11:32 Jonah and Nineveh 12:26 Rabbi Meir: pray for repentance, not death Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything

A viral video has split the Jewish world in two. Yossi Farro, a young content creator, met and ate cholent with a celebrity who'd recently appeared with some of the world's most prominent neo-Nazis — and when Nick Fuentes jokingly demanded he wants to put tefillin on with him — the debate exploded online. Is this beautiful Jewish outreach, or dangerous groveling to Jew-haters?In this episode of Rabbi Rowe Reacts, we break down both sides: the passionate response from Jewish influencer Leah, who calls it a betrayal of the Jewish people, and the case for genuine engagement — and what the Torah actually says about how we respond to hatred.If you found this helpful, like, subscribe, share with your friends and drop a comment below telling me what you'd like me to react to next.Be sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.Subscribe to Aish for more of Rabbi Rowe's reactions to the stories shaping Jewish life today. 0:00 The trolling video everyone's arguing about 0:34 "Get my tefillin, stat" 1:00 Is it trolling, or something underneath 1:39 Rochel Leah's response 3:25 We shouldn't be grovelling 3:54 The deeper roots of Jew hatred 4:37 Where she's right 5:00 We don't read minds 5:22 A chance of sincerity 5:27 Kanye, apology, and forgiveness 5:41 Vengeance belongs to God 6:07 Why it's becoming cool again 6:36 The antidote to darkness is more light 7:04 Put the tefillin on #RabbiRowe #RabbiRoweReacts #Aish #Tefillin #Antisemitism #YossiFarrow #JewishContentBe sure to subscribe to the channel for weekly videos on Jewish philosophy, wisdom and world-changing ideas.--------Rabbi Daniel Rowe is a popular Rabbi, philosopher, and education visionary at AISH, who uses his deep knowledge of Judaism, science, and philosophy to captivate and educate audiences across the globe.To listen to Rabbi Rowe Reacts on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/rabbirowereactsTo listen to Real Talk with Rabbi Rowe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pods.link/realtalkwithrabbiroweFollow Rabbi Rowe on social media for regular new uploads and updates:YouTube: @rabbidanielrowe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPQn7TIWdQ8Dxvy6RfjyDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbidanielrowe/Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cd5debfe-684c-411d-b0bc-223dcfa58a39/rabbi-daniel-roweTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbi.daniel.rowe#jewish #rabbi #jewishwisdom #torah #judaism #aish #askmeanything