Daily Drop of Torah

Alex Scharg, a media producer and entrepreneur taking a sabbatical year in Israel, gives 1-2 minute daily audio bytes of Torah knowledge and stories from Aish HaTorah College in Jerusalem.

Our Speech and its Effects

Our actionable speech affects more than ourselves. The Zohar explains.

04-23
02:02

How does a mikveh purify?

How does a mikveh purify a person? Reb Nosson of Breslov explains.

04-21
01:38

Leukemia Miracle from Shabbat

A miracle of curing Leukemia was due to an oath of observing Shabbat. As heard from Rabbi Zacharia Wallerstein.

04-20
03:02

Why can’t Jews eat Predators?

In laws of Kosher, Why can’t Jews eat Predators? In Duties of the Heart, it gives an interesting answer.

04-19
02:08

Mysterious Passover Envelopes

Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach was adamant on giving his community sealed envelopes. After hearing the story, we can appreciate why.

04-02
01:58

Defining Shabbos HaGodol

What Shabbos HaGodol means - Thursday and Friday Special.

04-01
03:30

Pots and Pans with Chometz

What happens if one sells pots and pans as part of Chometz?

03-25
01:30

Pesach - Behind the Name

Passover - there’s a lot of meaning behind the name. As heard from Rabbi Avi Kohn and Rabbi Shmuli Wolf.

03-24
02:17

Passover - Every Generation or Year?

Why is Passover mentioned as every generation? It should be every year! Torah from Rabbi Hunter and Maharal.

03-23
01:49

Do I need to be thankful for food?

Do I need to be thankful for food? This question was asked to Rabbi Avigdor Miller.

03-18
01:49

Someone Disconnected from Torah

Can one speak about someone who does not know much Torah and is not following properly? The Chofetz Chaim explains.

03-16
01:15

Shabbat in our hands - Pekudei and Vayakhel.

Shabbat is in our hands - Torah from Elimelech Biderman.

03-14
02:21

From Rabbi, to Priest, to Rabbi

How one man went from a Rabbi, to Priest, and back to Rabbi.

03-12
02:40

4 Types of Financial Donors

There are 4 types of financial donors, as explained in Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen’s book Mastering Life.

03-11
02:30

A PhD Student gets his Values Tested

A true story about a PhD Physics student had a big test with sticking to his values.

03-10
03:01

Pointing out Mistakes Properly

How to properly speak negatively about someone in order to teach what not to do.

03-09
01:37

A Test to Give

A woman with 6 homes on over 4 continents faces a test to give. As read in Naftali Horowitz’s book ‘You Revealed.’

03-08
02:43

What is behind the word Davening

The word of ‘Davening’ is always thrown around, but there’s more behind it than you may think. As read from Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer.

03-08
02:09

Learn from Mistakes - Ki Sisa

How to learn from mistakes - Ki Sisa.

03-07
03:00

Eating Matzah before Passover

Someone offered me chocolate covered Matzah and I couldn’t resist. Is it ok to eat matzah before Passover?

03-03
02:01

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