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Parshas Nitzavim–Vayeilech: The 2,000-Year-Old Secret Hidden in a Lod Attic—and Why Your Workday Is Your Greatest Elul Avodah

2026-09-0422:20

The final countdown to Rosh Hashanah has begun. With only seven days left in the year, many of us are asking an uncomfortable question: How do you truly prepare during Elul when your days are filled with calls, clients, commutes, children, responsibilities, and exhaustion? In this episode, we explore the timeless lessons of Parshas Nitzavim–Vayeilech, including Jewish unity, the accessibility of Torah, the power of free choice, Moshe’s final day, the shared mission of Hakhel, and the promise ...

Parshas Ki Savo: How Gratitude Transforms Your Life | TYH Nation (Rebroadcast)

2026-08-2837:36

A sweatshirt slogan is easy. A life of gratitude is not. We start with the “Thank You Hashem” phenomenon and then go straight into Parshat Ki Tavo to uncover a mitzvah that feels like a full-blown gratitude parade: the first-fruits offering. Think ribbons on the first ripening fruit, a basket prepared with care, a community traveling together, songs on repeat, and a night spent in Jerusalem so the moment doesn’t evaporate. From there, we ask the uncomfortable questions: if everyone see...

SPECIAL EPISODE! Stop Trembling. Start Changing: The Elul Reset You Actually Need | Rabbi Hillel Eisenberg

2026-08-2001:12:25

Elul doesn't have to be a month of vague pressure and guilt. Rabbi Hillel Eisenberg joins The Motivation Congregation to make teshuva painfully practical: stop collecting inspiration and start doing the work — paper, pen, and one brutally honest question, "Why does this keep happening?" That single shift turns Elul from intimidating to actionable, and makes Selichos, tefillah, and real change feel possible again heading into Rosh Hashanah. We also trace how Rabbi Eisenberg built his voice — f...

Parshas Shoftim: The Sheikh & The Mashgiach

2026-08-1421:43

A bribe is not only an envelope of cash. Sometimes it is a small favour, a kind word, or even a tiny “nothing” that quietly changes how we see someone. We open with a real moment from this week: I was offered a bribe and managed to say no, then we follow the Torah’s sharp warning in Parshat Shoftim that shochad blinds the eyes of the discerning and twists the words of the righteous. If you have ever thought, “I’d never be swayed,” this conversation challenges that confidence in the most hones...

Parshas Re’eh: The Red Button — If Judaism Were Optional for 24 Hours, Would You Press It?

2026-08-0737:34

A big red button sits next to your bed. Press it and you get 24 hours with no Torah, no mitzvot, no kosher, no Shabbat restrictions, and no accountability afterward. The question sounds playful, but it turns brutally honest fast: do we experience Judaism as a burden we’d love to escape, or as a life we’d never trade away? We open Parshat Re’eh and focus on the Torah’s surprising word choice: “See, I place before you today blessing and curse.” Why “see”? Drawing on a Slabodka yesod, we explor...

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The Weekly Parsha - With Michoel Brooke