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Signup to Generate a PitchThis podcast presents a carefully curated Torah topic, raises critical questions, and offers analysis and insight. It does some of the preliminary research for you. Independent thinking is still required.
This Week in Learning is hosted by Ben Torah. The show has published 106 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Teshuva in Transition" (22 September 2025, 9 minutes), "Tension and Strength" (16 May 2025, 13 minutes), and "National Communication" (9 May 2025, 8 minutes).
This Week in Learning publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 8 minutes across 106 episodes.
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Ben Torah hosts This Week in Learning, a religion podcast with 106 episodes published.
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<p>Dear Readers, </p><p>I have historically taken a writing hiatus over the summer. I’m grateful to be able to post a new idea in advance of Rosh HaShanah. Please find my 5785 High Holiday Reader linked and below for a...
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<p>Rebbe Akiva is a towering figure in Jewish history. He appears throughout the Talmud, where he is cited for his halakhic opinions and as the central character in many stories. While originally a junior member of the...
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<p>The Parsha of Kedoshim contains an array of Mitzvot. It begins with the exhortation to the Jewish people to “be holy”. Notably Moshe is told to convey this message to “the entire congregation of the Jewish people”...
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<p>The exodus from Egypt was a foundational event in the history of the Jewish people. It transformed us from a family into a nation, from slaves to a people pursuing their own destiny, into a community that affirms the...
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<p>The Torah provides an elaborate description of the construction of the Mishkan. It includes materials and measurements for the structure itself and the articles inside. Parshat Pekudei provides some accounting...
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<p>After an assassination plot against the king is revealed, Haman is promoted to Prime Minister. In this capacity, all are required to bow down to him by order of the king. Mordechai refuses to bow down. While Haman...
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<p>The opening scene of the Megilah portrays two elaborate parties hosted by King Achashveirosh, emperor of the Persian empire. The first party of 180 days entertained the nobles. It was political in nature, designed to...
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<p>Moshe’s father-in-law Yitro joins the Jewish people in the desert following the exodus from Egypt. He is overjoyed to hear of the people’s salvation. He brings offerings with Moshe and celebrates with the elders. The...
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<p>When Moshe first approaches Pharaoh, he makes a specific request that the Jewish people be granted 3 days respite to worship in the desert. Pharaoh refuses, and Moshe persists with this request during the debate that...
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<p>The first Pesach offering was conducted on the eve of the exodus from Egypt. The Jewish people were commanded to perform this service in a specific fashion. Some requirements were unique to that first offering, while...
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<p>At the end of his life, Yaakov gathers his children together and proffers his last will and testament. The text in the Torah records a statement about each of his children. They include specific qualities about the...
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<p>After what appeared to be a successful encounter with the Egyptian ruler, the brothers head home to their father Jacob. But after leaving the city limits, they are accused of larceny. Binyamin Is found guilty and...
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<p>At the beginning of Parshat Miketz, we follow the story of Yosef in Egypt. Pharaoh has dreams which no one can interpret. Yosef is brought from prison to the palace and successfully interprets the dreams. There will...
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<p>There is an interesting Gemara in Rosh Hashanah that deal with a particular instance of sanctifying the new moon. </p><p><p>תלמוד בבלי – ראש השנה כה.</p><p>רַבִּי חִיָּיא חַזְיֵיא לְסֵיהֲרָא דַּהֲוָה קָאֵי בְּצַפְרָא...
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<p>We are confronted with the death of our matriarch Sarah at the beginning of the Parsha. It lists the age at which she died, but does so in a manner that has caught the attention of the commentators and any careful...
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<p>Disciplined Governance</p><p><p>קהלת י (טז) אִֽי־לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ (יז) אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן־חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה...
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<p>This week’s article in PDF:</p><p>Recap of articles related to Noach:</p><p>The moral corruption of the generation of the flood is explicitly outlined by the Torah. The error of the generation that built the Tower of...
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<p>The sounding of the Shofar is a central mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah. The Rambam explains that the institution is designed to wake us from our slumber, from being lost in the fleeting endeavors of our times, to do...
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<p>In the concluding sections of Moshe’s final speech to the Jewish people, he reminds them of the binding covenant between the people and God that spans generations. A promise made to our forefathers playing out in the...
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<p>The Parsha of Ki Teitze has the highest density of commandments of any weekly section of the Torah. This expansive set of 74 mitzvot do not appear to be clearly related to one another. A range includes returning lost...
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