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The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

The Parsha Podcast with Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe was started in 2016 with the goal of making the weekly Parsha accessible and useful. Every Sunday, the Parsha Podcast will feature an hour-long podcast outlining the story, narratives and major themes of that week’s Parsha and offer a selection of valuable and interesting insights from it. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, two more episodes that focuses on one idea, theme, or comment on the Parsha will be released. Please send comments or questions to

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47:25

Devarim – Citizen of Heaven (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/07/14

A year after the Exodus Moshe dispatched a contingency of dignified men to scout the land of Canaan prior to the Nation’s invasion. It was a catastrophic debacle. The scouts returned with a devastating, slanderous report about the Land, prompting the nation to bewail needlessly all night, and condemning the nation to 40 years of […]

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49:44

Parshas Devarim (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/07/12

5 weeks before his passing, Moses gives a three-parsha-long speech to the nation, which constitutes his last will and testament. He begins with a retrospective of the history of the nation over the past 40 years since the Exodus – subtly rebuking the nation, guiding them, admonishing them, ensuring that they don’t repeat their mistakes […]

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55:48

Mattos & Masei – Talk is Expensive

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/07/09

Freedom of speech is enshrined in the First Amendment. Our society allows people to say whatever they want so long as they’re not perjuring themselves or making explicit calls to violence. In our society, words don’t carry weight. A verbal agreement without a signed contract carried no legal muster. The Torah has a very different […]

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35:48

Mattos & Masei – Order of Sisters (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/07/07

The Book of Bamidbar ends on a bit of a surprising note. The final chapter of our book revisits the somewhat technical narrative relating to the inheritance of the ancestral lands of a man named Tzelafchad. This man from the tribe of Menashe died without sons, and in chapter 27 of the book of numbers […]

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1:00:55

Parshas Mattos & Masei (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/07/05

This year, the Book of Numbers ends with a double parsha – Mattos and Masei. We learn about the laws of vows and oaths; the miraculous war with Midian; the unusual request of the tribes of Gad and Reuben; the Torah delineates the 42 different places that the Nation encamped for their 40 year sojourn; […]

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1:05:24

Pinchas – Dual Tracks

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/07/02

Certain legends are irreplaceable. There was never a man like Moshe who spoke to God face to face. Aaron, the first high priest, set an incredibly high bar for all high priests who followed. In this week’s Parsha, successors are designated for both Moshe and Aaron. Aaron’s grandson Pinchas was elevated to the priesthood which […]

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53:54

Pinchas – Eggs Not Cheese (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/30

Pinchas, Aaron’s grandson, did a valorous and zealous act of bravery when he skewered the prince of the tribe of Shimon and stopped the plague from wiping out the entire nation. What motivated Pinchas’ behavior? What attributes were at play during his act of zealotry? This question is answered in a comment in Rashi in […]

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51:44

Parshas Pinchas (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/28

Pinchas was a man of action, a zealot who avenged God’s vengeance and was handsomely rewarded for it. In this parsha we read about his reward, Moses’ succession plan, the methods through which the Land will be divided, and another census is done. – – – – – – – – – – – – […]

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1:00:33

Parsha: Chukas & Balak – The Flintystones

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/25

This week’s double Parsha is chock-full of fascinating narratives, story lines, and mitzvos. We begin with the great mystery of the red heifer. We then read about the passing of Miriam, sister of Moshe and Aaron, and its repercussions. There are wars against foes, water coming out of rocks, talking donkeys, and two plagues, including […]

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Balak – Donkey Gait Keeper (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/24

In every generation there are malevolent forces seeking to destroy the Jewish people. They have never been successful, nor will they ever be. The Almighty always protects our people and ensures our continuity. Most of the time we are completely unaware of the mortal dangers that the Almighty thwarted on our behalf. The canonical example […]

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49:47

Chukas – Mourning Clouds (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/23

Two giants passed away in this week’s Parsha: Moshe two elder siblings, his sister Miriam and his brother Aaron – two of the great leaders and benefactors of the nation – both die in Parshas Chukas. In this special Parsha podcast we share two profound insights relating to the death, mourning, and aftermath of these […]

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2:01:51

Parshas Chukas & Balak (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/21

In Parshas Chukas, we read about a highly unusual mitzvah: The Red Heifer, when an entirely red cow is burned together with a motley concoction of ingredients, and the resultant ashes are used to sprinkle on people that came into contact with dead people in order to purify them from their spiritual contamination. We also […]

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1:07:22

Korach – Debate and Switch

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/18

Cousins don’t always agree on everything. Korach and Moshe had a disagreement, a debate. Moshe was instructed by God that the nation is limited to one high priest, Aaron. Korach argued that the entire nation is entirely holy, and why can’t everyone be a high priest? Korach has some apparent legitimacy to his perspective. Prior […]

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47:21

Korach – The Jewish Kryptonite (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/16

We all have weaknesses. Nations, as well, have witnesses. When the Almighty sought to give the Torah to the Jewish people at Sinai, He first offered it to all the nations. When they asked what was included in it, God revealed to them how the Torah disallowed that particular weakness that that particular Nation had. […]

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58:24

Parshas Korach (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/14

In this week’s parsha, Moshe and Aaron’s first cousin, a man named Korach, launches a rebellion claiming that Moshe is guilty of nepotism in appointing his brother as High Priest. What ensued should give one serious pause before engaging in any similar sort of divisive activities. – – – – – – – – – […]

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54:58

Shelach – Founding Grandfathers

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/11

The twelve men who Moshe sent to scout the Land were all righteous leaders of the tribes. There were not lightweights. In fact, Joshua, who would succeed Moshe as the leader of the people, was only the 5th greatest of this cadre. Yet ten of these men conspired to provide a deflating and slanderous report […]

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1:00:16

Shelach – Prophylactic Phylacteries (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/09

Prior to initiating the war of conquest of the land of Canaan, the nation did the prudent thing: they undertook a reconnaissance mission to scout out the enemy defenses. Moshe selected 12 righteous men, one from each tribe, to traverse the land and inspect it from the inside. The result was a catastrophic disaster: the […]

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Parshas Shelach (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/07

The Jewish people were on the cusp of entering the Land of Canaan, and made a prudent, but ultimately tragic, decision: To send a contingent of scouts to reconnoiter the Land, to examine its vulnerabilities and weaknesses in order to best plan the conquest. Unfortunately, the report of the scouts sent the nation into a […]

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1:01:43

Behaaloscha – Shrieking Wilderness

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/04

Parshas Behaaloscha contains a smorgasbord of fascinating narratives and storylines. In this interesting and fun edition of the Parsha podcast, we propose a theme that connects many of the intersecting storylines together. What does Aaron’s kindling of the menorah, the nation’s method of encamping and decamping, the makeup date for the Paschal offering for impure […]

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Behaaloscha – Honeymoon Phases (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2026/06/02

After nearly a year at Sinai, the nation is on the move: in perfect formation, each tribe perfectly positioned and oriented, the nation finally departed the site of the Sinai Revelation. Following the cloud, the nation traveled. In this very special Parsha podcast, we go deep and deeper in trying to plumb the depths of […]

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