Season 8
Dec. 8, 2025
Hope Is Kosher, Quitting Isn’t
A quiet epidemic is spreading, and it doesn’t look like a fever. It looks like old dreams shelved, alarms snoozed, and a heart that once burned now running on dim. We name that sickness—Ye’ush, the giving up of hope—and we ta...
Sept. 29, 2025
YOM KIPPUR LESSONS FROM MODULE 17 OF MY REAL ESTATE COURSE
A simple lesson from a real estate course—every deal starts with a purchase agreement—sparked a new way to hear the High Holiday plea “Zachreinu L’Chaim.” We explored how a contract sets price, terms, and intent long before m...
Sept. 28, 2025
NO EXCUSES, REBUILD YOUR LIFE - YOM KIPPUR PREP
Who would dare preach regression in an era obsessed with forward momentum? As artificial intelligence and technology race ahead faster than we can comprehend, the Almighty challenges us to do something radical – look backward...
Sept. 21, 2025
5785 Teshuvah Drasha: You're Repenting the Wrong Way! True Teshuvah is Right in Front of You!
What if everything you thought you knew about repentance was making it harder than it needs to be? The concept of teshuva (repentance) often feels overwhelming—a complete transformation that seems almost impossible to achieve...
Sept. 18, 2025
I INTERVIEWED MY HONORABLE FATHER ESQ. ABOUT HIS INCREDIBLY RARE SEFER BY THE CHOFETZ CHAIM OWNS!
Perched on our family bookshelf is a remarkable relic of Jewish history: a rare edition of "Nidchei Yisrael" (The Dispersed of Israel) by the revered Chafetz Chaim. Its significance transcends its age and content, primarily due to a profound personal connection etched within its pages. My great-gra…
Sept. 17, 2025
$2,000 Train Tracks for Your Soul: Rethinking Repentance
Ever wondered why your spiritual resolutions fade faster than New Year's gym memberships? This episode explores a profound metaphor that transforms how we approach teshuva (repentance) and spiritual growth. Drawing wisdom from a great Gadol, we examine why many well-intentioned spiritual commitment…
Sept. 10, 2025
The King is in the Field. Are You?
Have you ever considered that while Hashem makes Himself extraordinarily accessible during Elul, we still need to make the effort to meet Him? This profound question sits at the heart of our exploration of the Alter Rebbe's f...
Sept. 3, 2025
Holy FOMO: Why Your Phone Has No Place in Prayer
From the neon lights of Las Vegas emerges an unexpected spiritual lesson about presence, attention, and our relationship with technology. When a family member attended a concert in Sin City, they encountered something revolut...
Aug. 26, 2025
Grab and Eat!: The Mindset for Maximizing Your Elul Season
Ever wondered how to truly maximize the powerful spiritual potential of Elul? Beyond the theoretical understanding of these days as "Yimei HaRatzon" (days of divine favor), how do we practically transform our daily routines t...
Aug. 24, 2025
RISE & GRIND - ELUL 2025 MOTIVATION
What if everything holding you back spiritually was actually designed to propel you forward? As we enter the month of Elul, many of us feel a familiar pit in our stomach – anxiety about the upcoming High Holidays mixed with g...
Aug. 24, 2025
The 40-Day Journey of Elul
The sacred window of Elul has arrived, opening forty transformative days unlike any others in our calendar. This moment marks when Moses began his ascent up Mount Sinai to receive the second tablets—a profound historical patt...
Aug. 12, 2025
I Dislike Old People
What does it truly mean to "grow old" in Judaism? This question leads us to a profound insight that might just transform your spiritual practice forever. Delving into Moshe Rabbeinu's prophecy about the destruction of Zion, we uncover a fascinating distinction between two Hebrew concepts of aging. …
Aug. 3, 2025
Tisha B'Av Collection: Key Insights from Four TMC Talks
How do we authentically mourn something we've never seen or experienced? The destruction of the Temple presents a unique spiritual challenge—connecting to a loss that occurred thousands of years before our time. This profound question leads us on a journey through Jewish wisdom about making the int…
July 30, 2025
Uncovering the Root of Jewish Mourning: Torah's Place in Our Lives
The Nine Days leading to Tisha B'Av stand as a stark reminder of loss, reflection, and spiritual reckoning. Through the discomfort of these days—likened to the feeling of putting sweaty socks back on after golf in scorching heat—we're called to confront the deeper discomfort of our spiritual priori…
July 15, 2025
Morning Discipline: How Jews Snatch Mitzvos at Dawn
Are you pressing snooze or snatching mitzvot? In Bilaam's poetic description of the Jewish people, he praises them as those who "rise like a lioness" and "leap up like a lion." This powerful metaphor reveals profound wisdom about how we approach each morning and, consequently, our entire lives. The…
July 7, 2025
The Unpopular Path: What Moshe's Funeral Teaches Us About Authentic Leadership
The litmus test of authentic leadership isn't popularity – it's principled action in the face of opposition. This profound insight comes from the Maharal Diskin's analysis of a subtle textual difference in how the Torah describes the deaths of Moses and Aaron. When Aaron died, the Torah specificall…
July 1, 2025
What My Daughter's Resistance Taught Me About Hashem’s Love
A simple moment of negotiating with my four-year-old daughter about wearing her seatbelt transformed into a profound spiritual revelation about God's desire to reward us for even the most basic actions. When my wife gently co...
June 17, 2025
Why God Chose the Smallest Mountain & Uncle Moishy
Have you ever caught yourself dismissing the Jewish lessons you learned as a child? Those Uncle Moishe songs and "simple" Torah stories might contain more wisdom than we give them credit for. The mountains competed for God's ...
June 10, 2025
Traffic on the Path to Truth
Truth has a magnetic pull. It draws seekers from different paths toward the same destination—a phenomenon beautifully illustrated in Parshas Nasso through the identical offerings of the twelve tribal princes. Why does the Tor...
June 9, 2025
Reclaiming Your Youthful Spirit: Lessons from the Brisker Rav
The wisdom of children's unbridled joy holds a secret we adults have forgotten. While watching his kids play outdoors, our host recalls a powerful story about the Heilige Briskerov (Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik) that funda...
June 1, 2025
Celebrating Shavuos: A Guide to Authentic Happiness Without Overthinking
Ready for a refreshing take on Shavuos celebration? Forget the overwhelming details and embrace a simpler approach to this profound holiday. The cornerstone of a meaningful Shavuos lies in embracing Simchas Yontif—holiday joy...
May 29, 2025
Ten Facets of Shavuos: A Spiritual Smorgasbord
What transforms an ordinary person into someone extraordinary? On this Shavuos-themed episode, we dive deep into the holiday's multifaceted spiritual landscape through ten distinct perspectives that reveal why this festival m...
May 27, 2025
When God Becomes Your Only Hope: Lessons from The Netziv on Divine Trust
Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (1816-1893), known as the Netziv, stands among the luminaries who guided Jewish thought during challenging times in the Diaspora. From his position as Rosh Yeshiva of the famed Volozhin Yeshiv...
May 21, 2025
The Rich Rabbi's Dilemma
Send us a text Looking at your new yacht or considering that gold-plated bathroom fixture? Judaism has something profound to say about luxury and wealth through the ancient practice of Sefirat HaOmer. This episode dives into the philosophical foundations of counting the Omer, revealing a revolution…