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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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42:03

Chayei Sarah – Buried Alive (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/11/11

Sarah died at the age of 127. Abraham negotiated with the Hittites for the purchase of a burial plot, the Cave of Machpelah. The objective of the purchase of the Cave of Machpelah was to bury the dead. These three facts are featured at the beginning of our Parsha. On the surface these facts seem […]

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1:02:06

Parshas Lech Lecha (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/10/26

In this week’s parsha, Abraham is instructed to move to Israel, is given divine promises that he will be the father of many nations; his children will be as numerous as the dust of the earth and the stars of the heaven, a son Ishmael is born, and he is commanded to circumcise his foreskin […]

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1:05:53

Noach – Hell on High Water

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/10/23

Noah’s experience during the flood it was not exactly akin to a year-long cruise. There wasn’t a lot of relaxing poolside with a pina colada. In fact, for an entire year, Noah and Co did not even have a proper sleep. They were consumed with work, tending to all the animals and there diverse feeding […]

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48:46

Noach – Secret Of Invincibility (5784)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/10/21

We started this week’s Parsha Podcast by talking about the Tower of Babel episode. We gleaned from that story something absolutely transformational and deep. We then proceeded to talk about the unusual contribution that Noah gave to the people of his generation. In that second segment, we also derived something very profound. Deeper. The podcast […]

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1:06:44

Bereishis – Duality of Man

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/10/16

Parshas Bereishis is the first Parsha and also the most difficult one to understand. From beginning to end, our Parsha is a riddle and a mystery. In this year’s podcasts we attempt to read the story behind the story, get the inside scoop, the privileged information, the secret connections, the hidden messages, the things you […]

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1:12:33

Parshas Bereishis (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/10/12

With praise and appreciation to the Almighty, we begin year 10 of the Parsha Podcast (5786). This year, we will re-upload the Parsha Rebroadcast episode which covers the entire Parsha each Sunday, re-release the 8th cycle’s episode (5784) for each respective Parsha each Tuesday, and we will, please God, record and release a new weekly […]

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51:52

Vezos Haberacha 5785 – The Heavenly Verses

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/10/09

There was no joy that matches the joy of Torah study, and that Joy is amplified yet further when we have the great privilege of finishing the entire Torah and once again beginning it anew. The final Parsha, though, has a poignant theme to it. It was the last day of Moshe’s life, and he […]

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51:22

Parshas Vezos Haberacha (The Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/10/05

The final parsha of the Torah details the blessings that Moshe conveyed to the tribes of Israel immediately prior to his passing, and the Torah ends with the description of the death, burial, and eulogy of Moshe. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]

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54:44

Haazinu – Injustice In Justice

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/10/01

The high holidays are days of judgment. On Rosh Hashanah, every single person stands before God in judgment and their verdict is written, but left unsealed until the great and awesome day of Yom Kippur, when it is finalized and sealed. We take these days very seriously. There are all sorts of extra prayers and […]

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Haazinu – Antidote to Vacuousness (5783)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/09/30

On the final day of Moshe’s life, he conveys the Song of Haazinu to the nation. In this masterful prophetic Song, the Torah overviews Jewish history, past, present, future, and Messiah. In this penultimate parsha podcast we focus on what happens afterwards. After the Song, Moshe shares a few pithy words about the nature of […]

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58:00

Parshas Haazinu (The Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/09/28

Still in the final day of Moshe’s life, he conveys to the nation a 43-verse Song predicting the contours of Jewish history, both past, present, and future. The patterns are familiar to the readers of Deuteronomy and even casual observers and students of Jewish history: The nation is recipients of tremendous divine goodness, yet they […]

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50:01

Vayeilech – Mission Improbable

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/09/25

Moshe’s tenure as leader of the Jews was chock full of magnificent accomplishments. He spearheaded the Exodus, he brought the Torah down from Heaven, in his merit came the manna – Moshe’s CV is unparalleled. But now it’s time for him to hand over the reins to Joshua, his disciple and successor. In this Parsha […]

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Parshas Vayeilech (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/09/21

Moshe is 120 years old to the day. He was born on the seventh of Adar and now it is the seven of Adar 120 years later. Today is his last day before his passing and he is taking leave from the nation and handing over the reins to Joshua. – – – – – […]

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47:56

Ki Savo – Dial of Joy (5783)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/09/09

The Torah has a surprising view on joy and how to attain it. The prevailing attitude in our society is that a person’s state of joy is contingent upon circumstance: In good days, people tend to feel a bit more joyous. On bad days, it’s more difficult to feel joy. Joy, according to society, is […]

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55:33

Parshas Ki Savo (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/09/07

As the Book of Deuteronomy draws to its conclusion, the narrative makes a transition: Moshe finishes conveying the mitzvos to the nation, and sets up his final parting message to the people. First, he commands the nation to perform several elaborate ceremonies on the very first day that they cross the Jordan River; then he […]

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54:57

Ki Seitzei – Yibbum Or Bust

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/09/04

The death of one’s spouse is always a tragedy, but there’s something particularly sad about someone who dies without children. Leaving no living progeny behind leaves a person without continuity, without a legacy in this world. When a man dies childless, the Torah instructs his wife to seek to marry her deceased husband’s brother in […]

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51:24

Ki Seitzei – The Upside of Laziness (5783)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/09/02

Our parsha begins with the unusual law of the marriage of a Jewish warrior and an enemy captive woman. When a Jewish warrior spots a prisoner of war that he desires to marry, there is a process and a protocol for how he may marry her. The Talmud (also featured by Rashi) offers a very […]

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Shoftim – Crisper Genes (5783)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/08/26

The nation is on the doorstep of Canaan. In our Parsha, the people are instructed in how they must treat the Canaanite inhabitants of the land. It’s not pleasant. The people are told that they must engage in total war against these nations. How do we understand the requirement to be so violent and aggressive […]

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Parshas Shoftim (Rebroadcast)

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/08/24

This week we learn the laws governing all kinds of leaders: The parsha begins by detailing the laws of judges, the jurisdiction of the Sanhedrin, the Supreme Court, and what happens to rebellious judges; we read about the unique laws related to kings; there are more laws pertaining to the Kohanim; and we find the […]

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1:00:15

Reeh – Path Independence

The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe ·

2025/08/21

We like to maintain optionality and delay decisions if possible. The idea of being pigeonholed into one path irks us. But Moshe tells the nation that we must make a choice: “Behold I have placed before you today a blessing and curse.” The path of blessing is the total acceptance and adherence to God and […]

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