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A fascinating story featuring Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman and Mr. Moshe Reichman sheds light on a much-overlooked daily opportunity. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivat...

At the end of Parshas, Vayechi Yaakov gathers his sons to bless them. The problem is that the blessings sound more like curses - jammed with harsh criticism. In this short Dvar Torah on the Parsha, we explain, based on the wisdom of Rav Yeruchom Levovitz, why Yaakov gave his sons the ultimate Bracha. Good Shabbos! Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Pa...

In Parshas Vayechi, we are privy to Yaakov Avinu's final hours and the brachos he bestows upon his sons. In this week's Torah podcast on the weekly parsha, we discuss how Issachar was taught to attain total inner peace, a necessary prerequisite to Torah study, and how we can follow his lead to a life of complete tranquility. Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an i...

In today's Motivation Congregation, we explore the overlap between American Hashkafa and Torah values in a short Torah talk. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcon...

The Torah wants us to look past an item's outer layer and understand its essence and meaning. Wear your spiritual glasses and prepare to be amazed. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new we...

Fast days can be challenging. Today's short Dvar Torah discusses the secret to capitalizing on its great potential. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation...

In today's Torah talk, we discuss multiple approaches to explain a peculiar happening in our parsha. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation.org ----------...

You can't control the outcomes but can work your face off. As the saying goes, "the dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately." enjoy today's short motivational Torah talk. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to...

As heard from Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman Shlita, a powerful and brand new story. We are treated to a fresh approach toward living in the diaspora based on a conversation between the great Chofetz Chaim and Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platf...

A short and powerful idea from the great Beis Halevi on Parshas Vayigash. A quick view based on the week's parsha. This direct and impactful idea from a Torah giant exposed a harsh truth. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and l...

A fantastic story featuring the Chofetz Chaim, and a powerful lesson therein, is where we begin. In this week's Torah Podcast, we discuss a unique opportunity we all have and a productive practice we all should consider taking up. Good Shabbos! Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Listen on Spotify or 24six! Access all Tor...

A mind is a powerful place. Today's idea explores the far-reaching ramifications and importance of obedience and discipline to the order of reason. (Based on Rav Yeruchom Levovitz'sclassic work "Da'as Torah") Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access ...

How did the Shevatim/the brothers not notice that it was Yosef? Yes, Yosef now had a beard, but listen to how the Ramban answers this question on the Parsha. (Week of Pashas Vayigash) Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and liste...

What does the house look like when mom's away for only three days? Today's Motivation Congregation discusses how life without the Beis Hamikdash is like living G-D forbid without a mother. A verse we say in Hallel is the central theme in this short online Torah talk. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new ...

"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Today's Motivation Congregation explores the best way to teach your kids "the straight path." The Torah teaches us the importance of proper parenting. In this short vort, we explore the topic further. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcas...

In today's short torah talk, we discuss why we praise Hashem's "name" and why Esav called himself Edom. (Fascinating Ohr Hachaim, as heard from Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman Shlita) Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to feat...

The story of Chanukah has been passed down for generations. It is a timeless tale about oppressed people's courage and faith and triumph over tyranny. The story begins in 165 BC when Antiochus IV, King of Syria, began persecuting the Jewish people in Judea by prohibiting them from practicing their religion. He also desecrated the Second Temple in Jerusalem, considered a holy site. In response to this oppression, a group of Jewish rebels led by Judah Maccabee fought against the King's forces and ...

Based on a Beis Halevi, we unearth the depth behind financial success. A Posuk in our Parsha changes the way we should view the world. Good Shabbas! Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new w...

In this week's episode of The Torah Podcast, we explore why Yosef was so successful at everything he did and how everything he touched seemed to turn to gold. We ponder why he didn't simply "write" to his dad that he was alive and well. We investigate why Yosef oddly harassed his brothers. The answer to these questions holds a valuable and practical lesson. "To foresee is to rule."Parking at the supermarket Support the show Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for dai...

Based on the beautiful Torah of Rav Eliyahu Baruch Finkel, we explain the unique Mitzvah specific to our Chanukah service. WhatsApp me and let me know your thoughts! Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured epis...

In today's short Torah thought: "When you've done all you can, that's when Hashem takes over and miracles can happen. This Chanukah, transcend the laws of nature and graduate to the realm of blessing. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Tora...

A fascinating idea from the Alter of Kelm on the significance and importance of the Chanukah Menorah. Support the Show. Join the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation.org ---------...

The Bach in Hilchos Chanukah gives us an entirely new perspective on this joyous holiday of Chanukah. Through lighting the Menorah on this festive holiday, we are reminded of our obligation to remember what G-d has done for us and always to express our gratitude. By reciting the blessings as we light the Menorah on Chanukah, we can become more mindful of G-d's presence in our lives and experience more profound joy and peace during this particular season. This vital message resonates with anyone ...

Good Morning! In today's Short Torah Talk: One inspiring "Vort" from the illustrious Torah Giant Rav Shlomo Eiger. Follow our Podcast Channel! Torah, Chochmah, U'Mussar Podcast Network SUBSCRIBE to The Torah Podcast for a weekly Dvar Torah on the Parsha, and follow us on WhatsApp for even more Torah content. (WhatsApp "greatness" to 757-679-4497 to subscribe). The Motivation Congregation is a Torah class with words of Chizzuk and Mussar often based on this week's Torah portion or Parsha of th...