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In this week's Torah Podcast, we discuss two essential Jewish leadership qualities that Moshe Rabbeinu exemplified throughout his life. What did Moshe's funeral look like? Why do we pay our Rabbi's? Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Find all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes ...

In this week's Torah Podcast, we dive into the study of our past and future and why knowledge of previous errors and proper contemplation of the outcomes of our actions is our greatest asset. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Find all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our ne...

Two seemingly contradictory halachos, a Rambam and Brisker Rav, lead us to one fascinating insight. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Find all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation.org Questions or Comments? Please email me @ michaelbr...

A gutten erev shabbas! In this week's edition of The Torah Podcast, we discuss the Mitzvah of Hakhel, and why babies must be brought. Our vort culminates with the idea that will leave you refreshed and inspired in your Avodas Hashem. Working without seeing the fruits of your labor Continuing Avraham's legacy Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or t...

Our parsha begins on Moshe Rabbeinu's final day on this earth and continues to describe the renewal of the covenant. In this Dvar Torah, we discuss why a new covenant was needed and expound upon Ramban's famous essay on the nature of lust. How to overcome cravings, desires, and, urges The most important word in our vocabulary Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! List...

In this week's original insight on the parsha, we discuss the fascinating commandment found in the fourth aliyah and explore the root and depth of the mitzvah. Join us as we unearth one of the essential ideas taught by the mussar masters—a timely vort for the month of Elul. Good Shabbas! Creating your mission statement "Know thyself" Welcoming the health inspector Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podc...

In this week's Dvar Torah, we discuss a vital tactic we can use in our fight against the yetzer hara. We explore a critical insight for Chodesh Elul and uncover the pshat that lives beneath the first narrative discussed in our parsha. Gut Shabbas! You are missing your workout and eating that doughnut. I am cooling off purgatory. Movie theater popcorn. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily...

In this special edition of The Torah Podcast, we dive deep into the idea of cause and effect. In a short Dvar Torah, we discuss why the cause of any action is more important than the outcome. Based on a pasuk in our Parsha and Rashi's commentary, we unearth a valuable and practical tool you can use today. Can hatred be worse than murder? They are solving problems at their root. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Cong...

In this short Dvar Torah on the parsha, we discuss the importance of remaining on the path of righteousness. We all make mistakes, but it's about losing the battle and winning the war. Moshe Rabbeinu clues us into the Derech/path towards Hashem; it is here that we merit divine assistance. Increase your Siyata Dishmaya. You can't dance at two weddings. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily ...

This short Dvar Torah on the parsha discusses a fascinating Eben Ezra, the fifth commandment, and motor vehicle accidents. A foundational Torah insight is drawn from this week's parsha. The fear hierarchy. Step one on our climb to our spiritual summit. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six!...

We are commanded in this week's parsha to go above the letter of the law and to make compromises at the proper time. Simply put, to be a mentch and do the right thing. In this short Dvar Torah, we discuss knowing if you are truly doing what's right and just. How to be a mensch. I am finding the path of the just. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify o...

Shabbos Nachamu, the Shabbos following Tisha B'Av, brings comfort and happiness. It shares a deep connection to Tu B'av, which spurs only more of these same feelings. This leaves us with one question: What is comfort? What solace have we found since the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash. In this short Dvar Torah, we discuss this week's parsha in-depth and shine a new light on Shabbos Nachamu. What comfort did we receive? What does "Nechama" actually mean? Why are we so joyous this shabbas? S...

In today's episode: Parshas Vaeschanan is packed with iconic pesukim. Perhaps the most recognizable is the commandment "to love God." In this episode, we decipher the path and proper way to attain the "love of God." Then we explore how Rav Yerucham Levovitz explained the pasuk. How to serve Hashem with your talents Your exceptional service of Hashem The path to fulfilling the mitzvah "to love God." Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE ...

In today's episode, we reflect on what we have lost on this sad day. The evil inclination set his sights on our temple and wiped it out. How can we beat him and rebuild that holy edifice, the Beis Hamikdash? One huge problem Do we have a chance to beat him? The only way to succeed Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Pod...

In this episode: This Tisha Ba'av feel the pain of what we have lost. We still suffer from the aftershocks of the Churban. Mourn and wail over our loss, and show Hashem how badly we want it back. Do we truly recognize what we have lost? How can I mourn something I never knew? Why we lost everything when the Beis Hamikdash was destroyed Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mus...

The last book of the Torah begins with Moshe's last testament and final will—words of reproach and encouragement to his nation. Oddly enough, there is nothing about the future. Instead, all the Mussar is focused on the past. In this episode, we discuss a different way to view the study of mussar. Moshe's unique approach to reproach Step 1 on the path to growth The ultimate flatterer Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivatio...

Joining together in sorrow explains that Rambam enables us to release our desire for revenge. One communal cause, no matter the cause-unites. The Rambam's connection between the Cohen Gadol and Cities of refuge Why does someone NEED to go to galus? Is Galus a Zechus? Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming...

In this week's Parsha, we unearth a timeless insight from the Mishna in Makkos. The Alter of Kelm offers his classic and iconic approach to explain the Mishna. This practical insight inspires, uplifts, and clarifies how we can get our prayers answered. Would you stay in jail if they had a good lunch menu? Why would mothers bring cookies to the city of refuge? Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast fo...

In this week's Parsha, we learn about Vows and Oaths. In this episode, we explore their essence and extract a valuable lesson. Man is Godly, and your power of speech and your ability to create a new Mitzvah turns you into a celestial being. Mindset for battle against the Yetzer Harah How can one create a new Mitzvah? Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spo...

Consistency is key. Reb Shimon Ben Pazi's answer to the question "which verse in the Torah is the most all-encompassing" will shock you. Hint: it's not what you think. How can the Torah be pressed into one verse? Which verse is it? Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Find all Torah talks...

A shocking Kli Yakar and advice from an expert create an essential idea. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Find all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation.org Questions or Comments? Please email me @ michaelbrooke97@gmail.com #parsha #...

Be as bold as a leopard. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Find all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation.org Questions or Comments? Please email me @ michaelbrooke97@gmail.com #parsha #shortdvartorah #thetorahpodcast #motivationalmus...

Coincidence? I think not. The tragedies are the slow deterioration of the assimilating jew. Cut the cycle before it begins with committed Torah study. Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Find all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation.org ...

Didn't even flinch Support the show------------------ Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Find all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation.org Questions or Comments? Please email me @ michaelbrooke97@gmail.com #parsha #shortdvartorah #thetorahpodcast #motivationalmussar