Parshat Vayeitzei: One Day at a Time
📖 Parshat Vayeitzei This Week: Yaakov works 7 years of slave labor for Lavan just to marry Rachel. The Torah says those years felt 'k'yamim achadim', like a few days, because he loved her so much. Wa...
28 Nov 20251min
Do Jews Believe in Soulmates?
🎧 Listen to this and other episodes at www.joidenver.com/podcastsIn this episode of Dear Rabbi, I explore whether Judaism believes in the concept of soulmates and explain the fascinating Jewish teach...
26 Nov 20251min
From Corporate Executive to Philanthropist: David Jacques Farahi's Jewish Giving and Impact
🎧 Listen to this and other episodes at www.joidenver.com/podcasts.Welcome to Zero Percent, the podcast that explores the outsized impact of the Jewish people! 🌟Join us as David Jacques Farahi, a for...
26 Nov 202541min
Parshat Toldot: Stay in the Fight
📖 Parshat Toldot This Week: When famine strikes, Yitzchak's instinct is to flee to Egypt like his father did. But God tells him, 'Stay put.' Fight it out right where you are. That year, despite the f...
21 Nov 20251min
If God Knows Everything, Do I Really Have Free Will? The Rambam's Question Part 2
🎧 Listen to this and other episodes at www.joidenver.com/podcasts.In this episode of Dear Rabbi, I continue from last week's discussion about free will and divine knowledge. Last week, I explained th...
19 Nov 20253min
Parshat Chayei Sarah: The Camel's Lesson in Kindness
📖 Parshat Chayei Sarah This Week: The real star of this parsha? The camel, mentioned 18 times! In a portion all about kindness (Rivkah watering Eliezer's camels), why focus on camels? Because they te...
14 Nov 20251min
If God Knows Everything, Do I Really Have Free Will? Jewish Philosophy Explained Part 1
🎧 Listen to this and other episodes at www.joidenver.com/podcasts.In this episode of Dear Rabbi, I tackle one of the most profound philosophical questions in Judaism and theology: If God knows everyt...
12 Nov 20253min
Parshat Vayera: Hold Please, God
Abraham literally put God on hold to welcome strangers. In Parshat Vayera, our forefather invents the original “call waiting” – pausing his conversation with the Divine to run and serve three traveler...
7 Nov 20251min
