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The Mitzvah Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

The Torah contains 613 Mitzvos, Commandments. Many of the Mitzvos are quite familiar to us, such as loving our fellow as ourselves and eating matzah on Passover, but many are more obscure and unfamili... Read more

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Matzah and Leavened Bread on Pesach (#9, 11-12, 19, 20, 485)

Matzah and Leavened Bread on Pesach (#9, 11-12, 19, 20, 485)

For the duration of Pesach (Passover) Jews are commanded to eat matzah and to refrain from Chometz (Leavened Bread). Thi... Read more

24 Jan 2019

26mins

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Against Adultery (#35, 188)

Against Adultery (#35, 188)

Our society has trivialized adultery. In ancient times it was an absolute no-no even in societies that did not abide by ... Read more

2 May 2019

26mins

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Circumcision (#2)

Circumcision (#2)

In Genesis Chapter 17 we read about the second mitzvah in the Torah, and the first one commanded to our forefather, Abra... Read more

27 Dec 2018

37mins

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Maintaining a Calendar (#4)

Maintaining a Calendar (#4)

The first mitzvah of the Book of Exodus and the first one commanded to us as a nation is the requirement to maintain a c... Read more

10 Jan 2019

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Not to Kidnap (#36)

Not to Kidnap (#36)

In two separate instances the Torah warns us against stealing. With the understanding that the Torah contains no redunda... Read more

9 May 2019

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Pesach Offering (#5-8, 13-17, 89-90, 486-487)

Pesach Offering (#5-8, 13-17, 89-90, 486-487)

The Pesach offering is one of the most important mitzvos in the Torah, and there are many details of the procedure that ... Read more

17 Jan 2019

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Truthful Testimony (#37, 122, 589)

Truthful Testimony (#37, 122, 589)

The bedrock of any flourishing society is a functioning judicial system, and a judicial system can only operate when wit... Read more

30 May 2019

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Three Post-Sinai Laws (#39, 40, 41)

Three Post-Sinai Laws (#39, 40, 41)

Immediately after the Sinai Revelation, the Torah commands three, seemingly distinct, mitzvos: Not to make statues even ... Read more

4 Jul 2019

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Thou Shall Not Covet (#38, 416)

Thou Shall Not Covet (#38, 416)

The last of the Ten Commandments makes a big – and on the surface quite infeasible – demand that we don’t desire or cove... Read more

20 Jun 2019

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Against Consumption of Sciatica (#3)

Against Consumption of Sciatica (#3)

After an unusual nocturnal confrontation between Jacob and an angel, the Torah relays the third commandment and the fina... Read more

3 Jan 2019

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Monetary Disputes (#57-60, 336)

Monetary Disputes (#57-60, 336)

One of the pillars of a functioning society is a fair judiciary that respects private property and adjudicates monetary ... Read more

28 Apr 2020

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Theft (#54, 130, 224, 228-9, 522)

Theft (#54, 130, 224, 228-9, 522)

The Torah has different laws governing surreptitious theft of money, done in a stealth fashion that the owner is unaware... Read more

27 Jan 2020

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Damages (#49, 51-53, 55, 56)

Damages (#49, 51-53, 55, 56)

Every functioning society must have property rights and justice. People cannot be allowed to damage and injure each othe... Read more

13 Jan 2020

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Capital Punishment (#47, 50, 261, 555)

Capital Punishment (#47, 50, 261, 555)

The Torah requires that the most severe sinners are executed in a Jewish court of law, provided that the draconian techn... Read more

12 Sep 2019

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Marital Rights and Responsibilities (#46)

Marital Rights and Responsibilities (#46)

A healthy and harmonious marriage cannot be sustained by love alone. The Torah teaches the responsibilities and obligati... Read more

5 Sep 2019

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