Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

September 14, 2020

Preparing for Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah, literally meaning “head of the year”, is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah, literally “day of shouting or blasting”. It is the first of the...

Pirkei Avot / Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

August 30, 2020

The Power of Torah and Mitzvot

The lecture is from Pirkei Avot chapter 4 Verse 24-17. We will learn that the power of Torah and Mitzvot can bring great merit even for the worst sinner.

Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

August 23, 2020

Taking Care of the Widows and Orphans

The Torah tells us no less than twelve times not to oppress the widow and the orphan. The Sefer HaChinuch connects it to the previous mitzvah, not to oppress the convert and gives a...

Pirkei Avot / Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

August 2, 2020

Prepare For Life Afterlife

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Mishneh Torah / Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

July 27, 2020

The History of the Transmission of Torah | Part Three

Published at the end of the second century CE, the Mishnah is an edited record of the complex body of material known as oral Torah that was transmitted in the aftermath of the destruction...

Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe / Thirteen Principles Of Faith

July 13, 2020

The History of the Transmission of Torah | Part Two

The Torah was originally dictated from God to Moses, letter for letter. From there, the Midrash (Devarim Rabba 9:4) tells us: Before his death, Moses wrote 13 Torah Scrolls. Twelve of these were distributed...

Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe / Thirteen Principles Of Faith

July 13, 2020

The History of the Transmission of Torah | Part One

The Torah was originally dictated from God to Moses, letter for letter. From there, the Midrash (Devarim Rabba 9:4) tells us: Before his death, Moses wrote 13 Torah Scrolls. Twelve of these were distributed...

Pirkei Avot / Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe / Self Improvment

July 6, 2020

Be First To Greet Others with Peace

We learn in the Mishna that a person should be prompt to greet others: “Rebbe Matia ben Charash says, be first to greet [literally, say Shalom to] all people” (Avot 4:16). The reason for...

Pirkei Avot / Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe / Video Lessons

June 14, 2020

Understanding The Three Crowns of Torah

There are two basic issues in our mishna which require discussion. The first is, what actually is the concept of a crown? Our mishna is not just referring to a king, scholar or priest,...

Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe / Video Lessons

May 28, 2020

The Many Nuances In Shavuot

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Audio Lessons / Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe / Video Lessons

May 3, 2020

The Importance of Torah Study

Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe teaches the community about the importance of Torah study. He will use the text of the Mishneh to to give us a clear call to elevate ourselves in study no matter...

Audio Lessons / Omer / Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe / Video Lessons

April 20, 2020

Refining Ourselves Through Sifaras HaOmer

The Torah itself dictates the counting of the seven weeks following Passover: “You shall count from the eve of the second day of Pesach, when an omer of grain is to be brought as...

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