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Elul 8 - Elul to Yom Kippur: 40 Days to Transformation
Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the distinctive meaning of the number forty in Judaism. Forty appears repeatedly at moments of creation and transformation: the Flood lasted...
Elul 7 - Beginnings Matter: Why You Shouldn’t Just “Show Up” to Rosh Hashanah
Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the extraordinary power of beginnings. Drawing on examples involving Abraham, Noah, Rav Chia, the rededication of the Temple at Hanukkah, yo...
Why Hashem Lets Us Make Mistakes [Day 193 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Fear of Heaven 9]
In Day 193 of The Ways of the Righteous (Orchot Tzaddikim), in the Gate of Fear of Heaven, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe continues exploring the remarkable ways human beings refle...
Elul 6 - The Prayer Hashem Loves Most
Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe addresses a fundamental question about repentance: Can someone knowingly continue doing wrong, arrive on Yom Kippur, ask for forgiveness, and expect ...
Unlocking Your God-Given Potential [Day 192 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Fear of Heaven 8]
In Day 192 of The Ways of the Righteous (Orchot Tzaddikim), in the Gate of Fear of Heaven, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the extraordinary greatness and potential Hashem ...
Elul 5 - Erasing the Past: Hashem’s Gift of Forgiveness
Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe contrasts the limited way human beings often forgive with the boundless mercy of Hashem. When someone repeatedly wrongs us—even after apologizing—we ...
Elul 4 - Pray Like a Child: The Courage to Keep Asking
In Chodesh Elul, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe reflects on Moshe’s ascent of Mount Sinai and his plea for forgiveness after the sin of the Golden Calf. Rather than demanding guara...
Elul 3 - Today Is the Day: Begin Your Elul Transformation Today
Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe compares spiritual growth to beginning a diet: the most common promise is, “I’ll start tomorrow,” but lasting change can only begin today. Tomorrow a...
Elul 2 - Hashem Is Our Investor: Preparing Your Case for Rosh Hashanah
On the first day of Elul, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explains that meaningful renewal does not happen automatically. Rosh Hashanah may be the day on which we become a “new crea...
Elul 1 - 40 Days to Become a New Person
In this opening episode on Elul, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe presents Rosh Chodesh as a recurring opportunity for renewal. Just as Rosh Hashanah invites us to examine the year a...
Why the Universe Was Created for You [Day 191 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Fear of Heaven 7]
In Day 191 of The Ways of the Righteous (Gate of Fear of Heaven), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explains that while human beings are given dominion over creation, that authority c...
Feed Your Soul, Not Just Your Body [Day 190 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Fear of Heaven 5]
In Day 190 of The Ways of the Righteous (Gate of Fear of Heaven), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe continues exploring the three dimensions of the human soul: the nefesh, ruach, and ...
Why Temptation Gets Stronger When You Get Closer [Day 189 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Fear of Heaven 4]
In this lesson from the Gate of Fear of Heaven (Shaar Yirat Shamayim), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the deeper structure of the human soul through the concepts of nefesh...
Your Soul Is Royalty [Day 188 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Fear of Heaven 3]
In this lesson from the Gate of Fear of Heaven (Shaar Yirat Shamayim), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe continues the powerful parable of the royal soul. The human neshamah is compar...
Discovering Your Royal Soul [Day 187 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Fear of Heaven 2]
In this lesson from the Gate of Fear of Heaven (Shaar Yirat Shamayim), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explains that while the highest form of serving Hashem is motivated purely by ...
Fear of God Doesn't Mean What You Think [Day 186 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Fear of Heaven 1]
In this opening lesson of the 28th and final gate of Orchot Tzaddikim—the Gate of Fear of Heaven (Shaar Yirat Shamayim)—Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explains that the Torah's con...
Torah Is Life [Day 185 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Torah 9]
In this lesson from the Gate of Torah (Shaar HaTorah), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe teaches that true Torah study begins with mastering the fundamentals before chasing complexity...
How Did the Oral Torah Survive 3,000 Years? [Day 180-184 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Torah 4-8]
In this lesson from the Gate of Torah (Shaar HaTorah), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe traces the remarkable chain of the Oral Torah from Mount Sinai through the generations. Every ...
Living the Torah You Learn [Day 179 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Torah 3]
In this lesson from the Gate of Torah (Shaar HaTorah), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explains that Torah study is not merely an activity—it is meant to become the very occupation ...
How Torah Changes a Person [Day 178 - Orchos Tzaddikim | Torah 2]
In this lesson from the Gate of Torah (Shaar HaTorah), Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explains that Torah studied purely for the sake of Heaven transforms the person who learns it....