Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explains the ULTIMATE goal of Judaism and Torah

Shalom Bayit: The Greatest Mitzvah: The reason Shalom Bayit is the most important mitzvah is because it is ONLY within the dynamic of a marriage that one can achieve their tikkun (soul correction) in this world. In this podcast we share the rationale for why it is the most important mitzv by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

58 min listen

The Torah’s Recipe for Achieving Financial Wealth with Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe: G-d brought us into Egypt to become humbled and dependent servants to Pharaoh, so that He could bring us out of Egypt to be humble and dependent servants to Him. G-d is now shattering global economies to test us and see if we remember, are we dependent on by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explains the ULTIMATE goal of Judaism and Torah: In this episode, the listener and I discover the real meaning of Judaism, from one of my heroes, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe, the Executive Director of the Torah Outreach Center of Houston. If only this information was on a brochure for me to see in my youth, I wou by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

52 min listen

Rabbi Yaakov Wohlgelernter On Our Anniversary with the Almighty: Mt. Sinai was our wedding canopy where the Almighty, as our groom and we the Jewish people, as His bride, made an eternal commitment that we would be forever bound to one another. Shavous is arriving soon. It is our anniversary with the Almighty, where we by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

52 min listen

Opportunities are within Concealment: Prior to the Children of Israel receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai they had one miraculous experience after another. From the 10 plagues to the splitting of the Red Sea, they saw, they heard, and they felt the knowledge that all there is, is G-d and that by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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The Kabbalah of Intimacy Part 1 with Rabbi Yaakov Cohen: Whether marital intimacy occurs with the intention to create a child or not, this episode is a must listen for every couple. The negative middos that one is born with are a result of improper thoughts and actions in the Holy of Holies, our bedrooms. Rabbi by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

51 min listen

Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe on Moshiach: The Jewish people have been saying every year, since the destruction of the 2nd Temple, at their Passover Seder and at Yom Kippur, “Next Year in Jerusalem!” We have been yearning for millennia for the arrival of Moshiach and our redemption, where we will by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Returning to our Source: The Almighty desires for us to continually strengthen ourselves spiritually so that we can grow closer to Him. Just like a weightlifter intentionally exhausts their muscles under the weights they are lifting so that their muscles will tear and then be reb by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Loving the Heretic with Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe: A fundamental mitzvah of a Jew is to love their fellow as themselves. But what about Jewish heretics that lead Jews astray? The Jewish people collectively are guilty of the Sin of the Golden Calf, because while it was only the Egyptians converts that comm by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Torah as a Roadmap for Becoming Soul 1st and Body 2nd: The Torah begins with Adam, whose sensory perception was primarily attached to his soul, while his sensory perception to his body was secondary, thus allowing him to communicate with G-d, the way we now only know how to do with our fellow man. And it ends by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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The Holy Bris with Rabbi Yaakov Cohen (For Men Only): This important topic is for men only. Gentlemen, we have a sacred and eternal covenant with the Almighty, the Bris Milah. This contractual arrangement comes with ongoing responsibilities, that if violated will cause a breach of this Holy contract and make by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Entering the Torah Matrix with Rabbi Cohen: Be ready to be blown away as Rabbi Cohen provides incredible insights into the nature of creation and mankind’s purpose in this world, through the lens of Kabbalah. I walked away from this interview with a much deeper understanding and appreciation of our by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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What is Torah with Rabbi Nagel, Part II: Our claim as the Jewish people is that our origin began at Mt. Sinai when we received the Torah. Many of us, when beginning our pursuit of Torah wisdom, often overlook an important question and that is, what is Torah? The answer at first seems obvious by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Running and Returning with Rabbi Wohlgelernter – Part I: I approached this interview, with Rabbi Wohlgelernter, with the following question; how does one fulfill the mitzvah of remaining joyful, while learning how to be Torah observant? As for me, it has been a continual experience of thinking I have learned e by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Why Jews Don’t Proselytize: G-d gave His Torah to the Jewish people, containing His laws and decrees for them to follow. But what about the Non-Jew? In this episode, I speak with Rod Bryant, who many years ago was a successful Christian Pastor, and left it all behind when his study by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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The Business World – The Ultimate Venue for Developing Emunah: In this discussion we delve into the amazing opportunities that our business endeavors provide to us in developing our understanding of Torah, strengthening our Emunah, and then using our Torah to unleash endless creativity and fearlessness in the marketp by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Debating (futilely) Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe: In this episode I take my cherished friend and teacher, Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe, to task through a barrage of questions challenging him on Torah beliefs and philosophy. With his titan intellect, that was forged through a life dedicated to Torah study, he swatt by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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The Kabbalah of Intimacy Part 2 with Rabbi Yaakov Cohen: The Hebrew word for man is “Ish” which is spelled “Aleph-Yud-Shin” and the Hebrew word for woman is “Ishah” which is spelled “Aleph-Shin-Hey.” The two letters not in common are the “Yud” and the “Hey” which is a name of G-d. In this episode Rabbi Cohen di by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Prepping for Sinai with Rabbi Chaim Bucsko: It is now the Counting of the Omer. These 49 days between Pesach and Shavous create a bridge that allows one to leave their mental restrictions and move towards a more expanded consciousness. In this episode, Rabbi Chaim Buscko breaks down for us how to t by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe on Anti-Semitism: Last year in the US over 57% of Hate Crimes were against Jews, which seems like a lot on its own, but when you factor in that we only account for barely 2% of the US population, it’s quite astronomical. Anti-Semitism is truly unlike any other form of raci by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

56 min listen

Infusing Holiness into the Mundane with Rabbi Yaakov Wohlgelernter: First, God made the heavenly realm and earthly realm. Then He made mankind with a heavenly soul infused into an earthly body, in order to be a conduit between those two realms. In this episode I ask Rabbi Wohlgelernter to teach us how to bring Torah with by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Practical Advice for Achieving Shalom Bayit: Previously I did an episode where I taught what I have learned on how to fulfill the most important mitzvah of Shalom Bayit. Now I attempt to take these theoretical concepts and learn how to implement with real world practical advice through this insightf by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

52 min listen

We Were Made to be Addicts: God created the world to bestow pleasure and then designed us to pursue Him, the source of all pleasure in ever greater quantities through Torah and mitzvot. And, if we do not properly attach ourselves to Him, and instead overindulge in the illusionary pl by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

48 min listen

Living as a King with Rabbi Chaim and Rebbetzin Cohen: The Almighty created us with a desire to control. Void of Torah wisdom, many attempt to channel that desire to control, to the world around them. The reason this results in tremendous frustration is that the world around us, is Hashem’s world and one he c by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Awake from your Slumber!: G-d blew a soul into Adam. On Rosh Hashanah we blow into the Shofar, tapping into the core of our soul to awaken us from our slumber. We are reminding ourselves of our mission. G-d is the King and we are His subjects. Our tasks at hand is the loftiest of by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

54 min listen

Running and Returning with Rabbi Wohlgelernter – Part II: I approached this interview, with Rabbi Wohlgelernter, with the following question; how does one fulfill the mitzvah of remaining joyful while learning how to be Torah observant? As for me, it has been a continual experience of thinking I have learned eve by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

46 min listen

The Body and Soul of Torah: When I realized that Torah was directly from the Heavens, I encountered a new question, “What is Torah?” I had seen a Torah scroll and I knew about the 5 Books of Moses but when I began to study the text, many more questions surfaced. I would read the wee by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

52 min listen

The Anatomy of a Tzadik II with Rabbi Aryeh and Yitzi Wolbe: Fulfilling the Torah is Simple but not Easy. In summary Torah is telling us the following: Our purpose in this world is to pursue ultimate pleasure. The ultimate pleasure we are pursuing is closeness to Hashem. The way we ascend closer to Hashem is throug by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Living with Intention with Ahron Wohlgelernter: The Almighty did not design us to compartmentalize our minds, where we apply facts and reason to draw conclusions with our secular life and then just rely on blind faith and the culture we grew up in, to draw conclusions on our Jewish life. The purpose by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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Torah is Technology with Rabbi Cohen: The United States is more divided than ever, with each side believing they are on the side of what is right and good. This is not a new dilemma for the world, as this problem originated in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowle by The Shema Podcast for the Perplexed

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