All Episodes
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Ep 112 - The Wealth That Never Runs Out [Ketubot 67b]
In this episode of the Thinking Talmudist Podcast, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe continues exploring the Gemara in Tractate Ketubot, uncovering profound lessons about charity, hum...
Ep 111 - The Shocking Consequence of Faking Poverty [Ketubot 68a]
In this episode of the Thinking Talmudist, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe continues the Talmud's discussion in Tractate Kesubos (68a), examining the Torah's delicate balance betwee...
Ep 110 - Charity Is About More Than Money [Ketubot 67a]
In this episode of the Thinking Talmudist, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores one of the Torah's most profound teachings on charity, dignity, and human sensitivity through a f...
Ep 109 - The Rainmaker 2: How Greatness Is Built One Choice at a Time [Taanis 25a]
In this continuation of the "Rainmaker" narratives from Tractate Ta'anit, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores profound lessons about poverty, faith, honesty, prayer, and person...
Ep 108 - The Rainmakers: Why Simple Prayers Move Heaven [Taanis 24b]
In this episode of the Thinking Talmudist, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe continues exploring the Talmud's fascinating accounts of the "rainmakers"—sages whose prayers brought life...
Ep 107 - Why God Listens to Simple People [Taanis 24a]
Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores a series of powerful Talmudic narratives from Tractate Ta'anit, beginning with the remarkable story of Elazar Ish Birta, whose selfless gene...
Ep. 21 - When I Left Egypt [Pesachim 116a]
In this episode of the Thinking Talmudist Podcast (Ep. 21), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe learns from Tractate Pesachim 116a where the Talmud shares the depths of what is obligate...
Ep 106 - She Skipped Pesach Seder to Prove THIS to Hashem – Mind-Blowing! [Megillah 15b]
In this gripping episode, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe tackles a question that has troubled him for years: Why did Esther invite Haman (and Ahasuerus) to a banquet instead of imm...
Ep 105 - Prayer That Changes Reality: Stories of Rain, Beauty, and Fate [Ta'anit 23b]
In this episode on Ta'anit 23b, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the legacy of Choni HaMe'agel through his grandson Chanon HaNechba (Hanan the Hidden). When the world needed...
Ep 52 - Spiritual Kinship of Purim and Yom Kippur: Insights into Prayer, Charity, and Community (Bava Basra 8B)
Join us as we explore the transformative power of prayer on Purim and how it aligns with the essence of Yom Kippur. Listen in as we discuss the importance of humility ...
Ep 104 - He Slept for 70 Years (Ta'anit 23a)
In this Thinking Talmudist episode on Gittin 23a–b, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe continues exploring stories of Choni HaMe’aggel (Choni the Circle-Maker), focusing on his extraor...
Ep 103 - Choni Draws a Circle—And Forces Rain from Heaven (Ta'anit 22b)
In this Thinking Talmudist episode on Ta'anit 23a, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the Talmudic teachings on rain as a divine blessing (geshem), its timing, and spiritual l...
Ep 102 - Roman Atrocities: The Painful Stories (Gittin 58a)
This Thinking Talmudist podcast episode by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe (TORCH, Houston) explores the deeply tragic narratives in Gittin 58a, focusing on the suffering of Jewish ...
Ep 101 - Blood That Boiled for Centuries (Gittin 57b)
In this Thinking Talmudist episode on Gittin 57b, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe concludes the tragic narratives surrounding the destruction of Betar and the broader Roman massacre...
Ep 100 - From Superstition to Slaughter: Why Beitar Fell & What It Teaches Us (Gittin 57a)
In this Thinking Talmudist episode on Gittin 57a, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe concludes the tragic stories of Kfar Sekania's destruction and delves into the Roman massacre of Be...
Ep 99 - The Secret to Lasting Marriage: 12 Honeymoons a Year (Gittin 57a)
In this Thinking Talmudist episode on Gittin 57a, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe revisits the tragic destruction of Kfar Sekania in Egypt, sharing three powerful stories that highl...
Ep 98 - Titus Tried to Hide His Ashes from God—Here's What Happened (Gittin 56b)
In this Thinking Talmudist episode on Gittin 56b-57a, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the dramatic aftermath of the Temple's destruction through Titus's deathbed fear of di...
Ep 97 - Why Rabbi Yochanan Asked for Yavne—Not Jerusalem (Gittin 56a)
In this Thinking Talmudist episode continuing Gittin 55b, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe delves into the Talmud's account of Vespasian's siege of Jerusalem and the miraculous rise ...
Ep 96 - Kamtza & Bar Kamtza: The Humiliation That Destroyed Jerusalem (Gittin 55b)
In this powerful Thinking Talmudist episode on Gittin 55b, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the Talmud's explanation for the destruction of the Second Temple and Jerusalem: ...
Ep 95 - He Ignored a Roman General Ready to Kill Him (Berachot 32b)
In this powerful Thinking Talmudist episode on Berachot 32b, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the depth and intensity of prayer through a dramatic Talmudic story of a pious ...