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The Pariah Messiah

2026/04/13

The Talmud describes Messiah as a Metzora (one stricken with tzaraas) bandaging his bandages outside of the gates of Rome. Why is the messiah described as an outcast, as a leper, ostracized from society? Why is Messiah hanging out in Rome, of all places? Shouldn’t he be in a location more associated with our people? Shouldn’t […]

The Secret Passover Opportunity you Mustn’t Pass-Over

2026/03/30

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Shema: Achieving Supremacy Over the Angels + TORCH 2026 Campaign Appeal

2026/03/23

The 2026 annual TORCH fundraiser is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is doubled at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is matched at giveTORCH.org Please support TORCH and the Parsha Podcast with a generous contribution right now at giveTORCH.org. Give what you can give at giveTORCH.org and ensure that the Parsha Podcast and the other great […]

How to Conquer the Anger Impulse + TORCH Fundraiser 2026

2026/03/16

The 2026 annual TORCH fundraiser is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is doubled at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is matched at giveTORCH.org Please support TORCH and the Parsha Podcast with a generous contribution right now at giveTORCH.org. Give what you can give at giveTORCH.org and ensure that the Parsha Podcast and the other great […]

Laver of Love + 2026 TORCH Fundraiser

2026/03/15

The 2026 annual TORCH fundraiser is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is doubled at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is matched at giveTORCH.org Please support TORCH and the This Jewish Life Podcast with a generous contribution right now at giveTORCH.org. Give what you can give at giveTORCH.org and ensure that the This Jewish Life Podcast […]

Three Levels of Eradicating Evil (Purim is the Highest)

2026/03/01

Everyone loves the festival of Purim. What’s not to love about it? You get dressed up. You make noise when they say Haman. You give gifts to the poor and foodstuffs to your friends. It’s the one time a year you can drink guiltlessly. But what is the essence of the Festival? What are we […]

Moshe’s Surprising Successor

2026/02/02

Mistakes are endemic to the human condition. All humans make mistakes. Even the titans of our history like Moshe, Aaron, and Joshua made mistakes. Only God is error-free. In this interesting – and maybe a tad controversial – podcast, we take a look at the unusual path of ascent of Moshe’s successor, Joshua. Joshua was […]

The Three-Day-Exodus: How a Productive Long Weekend Leads to a Lifetime of Freedom

2026/01/26

The Exodus was for keeps. Although Pharaoh regretted his decision to allow the Israelites to leave and chased them down, setting up a stand-off at the Sea of Reeds, once the sea split for the Israelites and crashed down upon the Egyptians, the Israelites were forever freed from the clutches of Egyptian bondage. Following that […]

Faith Fundamentals

2026/01/19

The Exodus was not one-and-done. It remains an ever-present, indispensable part of our religion. We are commanded to recall the Exodus every single day. There are many festivals and days of note dedicated to remembering and reliving the Exodus. There are many mitzvos that orient around the exodus. The prominent centrality of the Exodus needs […]

A Lifetime A Day

2026/01/05

We all aspire to accomplish great things. The Almighty surely did not create us to be mediocre. We’re here to make something of ourselves; to achieve grand ambitions. What is the most effective way to accomplish that? In this very unique podcast, you will learn a very interesting, provocative, delightful, and a bit startling insight […]

Kingmakers: How Judah and Joseph Earned the Throne

2025/12/21

Our nation has two houses of monarchy: Joseph and Judah. Joseph was, of course, king of Egypt. David, king of Israel, descended from the tribe of Judah. Following David, all legitimate kings of our people descended from the Davidic line from the tribe of Judah. Our nation is yearning for Messiah. Our sages tell us […]

The Secret of the Chanukah Menorah

2025/12/14

The Chanukah story is quite dramatic. The world-dominating Greeks were militarily defeated by a prickly pack of Maccabees. Our sages point the focus of the festival to the miracle of the oil when the priests rededicated the temple and cleansed it from all the Greek defilements. They found only a solitary flask of oil. This […]

Joseph’s Unconventional (and Counterintuitive) Path

2025/12/08

The saga of Joseph dominates the end of Genesis. Joseph is Jacob’s favorite son, but is hated by his brothers. They don’t view Joseph as someone worthy of keeping around, so they conspire to kill him and ultimately settle for selling him as a slave. In the end, Joseph achieves greatness that surpasses that of […]

The Rocky Path of Ascent

2025/12/01

We all want to ascend to great heights. We all hope that we can accomplish our potential and unlock our opportunities. We all yearn for self-actualization and development. But it seems that the path of ascent is invariably bumpy. It seems that an ascent to great heights must entail numerous falls along the way. The […]

The Three Types of Disciples

2025/11/24

Nothing is as critical to one’s spiritual development as to finding our a good teacher.A good teacher can educate, can inform, can direct, can inspire, can place a student on the right path for them. But how does a student integrate the teachings and the guidance of their teacher within themselves? What are the different […]

Read This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe podcast reviews

4.8 out of 5

179 reviews

dennis.karpf 2022/06/06

Dennis Karpf

Each podcast is wonderful: combining legal, ethical, mussar and mystical traditions. The three crowns of Torah can be actualized in each of us.

david kir 2020/05/27

🤚🏼🤚🏼🤚🏼

Very educational and easy to follow. Listened to on cross country road trip and thoroughly enjoyed.

itsan12 2019/12/29

Best Jewish podcast

Educational, inspirational and overall great podcast. I wanted to learn more about Judaism and I feel like I’ve already learned so much. He’s a great ...

econodude 2019/06/10

Fascinating!! Wealth and depth of Jewish wisdom

A wealth of info, i continue to be intrigued listening about the varied subjects. Thank you Rabbi for breaking things down and passing down of the Or...

Sam!!1 2019/01/31

Great

Amazing

tzvighfd 2019/03/07

Expert in show

You invited a kosher expert and he barely spoke...1h and he barely provided practical info because you took over the podcast...

Enjoyable and Educational

Love his Podcasts and I’ve increased my knowledge of bible and new vocabulary words too! Thankful

Nick Cuz 2018/11/04

Brilliant

Rabbi Wolbe demystifies all the essential yet very often esoteric concepts in Judaism, in a crystal clear, engaging and humorous way. What an erudite ...

RockyMountains 2017/07/19

Excellent!

Amazing podcast and highly recommended to everyone!

ישראל מניו יורק 2017/07/12

Great Mussar perspective

Rabbi Wolbe comes from a legacy of greatness in Mussar, which is eminently clear from this podcast, even more than in his others. Careful and thorough...

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