Episodes

  • Unenthusiastic Judgment (6.6.37)

    Unenthusiastic Judgment (6.6.37)
    Jun 17 2024
    There was a need to render halachic rulings. Sometimes there was uncertainty and there’s a need to have a halachic decisor render a ruling. But what is the attitude necessary for a halachic arbiter? In way to wisdom #37 we learned that he is not supposed to be enthusiastic and eager to render rulings. – […]
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    27 mins
  • Swelled Heart (6.6.36)

    Swelled Heart (6.6.36)
    Jun 10 2024
    It is a mark of Torah ignorance to be content with the degree of Torah study that you have. It is broader than the land and deeper than the sea. Torah is effectively infinite. To have a swelled heart – to feel supremely confident in your knowledge – is both foolish and counterproductive. – – […]
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    28 mins
  • Aversion to Honor (6.6.35)

    Aversion to Honor (6.6.35)
    May 27 2024
    Honor is a funny thing. It yields no tangible, discernible, sensory benefit to the recipient, yet it is so highly coveted and desired. We all want respect. We all want others to look up to us and to admire us. Our standing in the eyes of others matters greatly to us. In way to wisdom […]
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    37 mins
  • Loving Rebuke (6.6.34)

    Loving Rebuke (6.6.34)
    May 8 2024
    No one likes criticism. To receive criticism is painful. To be told what we did wrong stings. We bristle at the notion that we are flawed and imperfect. The mere knowledge of the existence of our shortcomings causes us discomfort. But receiving criticism is actually highly productive. It’s a good thing. It is very beneficial […]
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    35 mins
  • Loving Straightness (6.6.33)

    Loving Straightness (6.6.33)
    Apr 15 2024
    Straightness is a virtue. Straightness means to be proper and upstanding in all of your conduct. It means doing what’s proper and just and good. It also references thinking. Straight, sensible, logical, clear, cogent thinking is better than crooked thinking. Way number 33 to wisdom is about this virtue. – – – – – – […]
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    25 mins
  • Loving Charities (6.6.32)

    Loving Charities (6.6.32)
    Apr 1 2024
    Charity is a big element of religious life. Our Sages tell us that the mitzvah of charity equals all the mitzvos of the Torah combined. But monetary charity is only one type of charity. There are many different types of charity, in the love of charities is a means to acquire higher levels of wisdom. […]
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    22 mins
  • Loving Humanity (6.6.31) + TORCH Fundraiser

    Loving Humanity (6.6.31) + TORCH Fundraiser
    Mar 19 2024
    TORCH Fundraiser — support the Ethics Podcast Our organization, TORCH, does only one fundraiser a year, and that is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. This is a matching campaign and every donation will be DOUBLED. Please support the Ethics Podcast right now at giveTORCH.org The website for the Fundraiser is giveTORCH.org Click and donate to support the Ethics Podcast […]
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    33 mins
  • Loving God (6.6.30) + TORCH Fundraiser

    Loving God (6.6.30) + TORCH Fundraiser
    Mar 13 2024
    TORCH Fundraiser — support the Ethics Podcast Our organization, TORCH, does only one fundraiser a year, and that is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. This is a matching campaign and every donation will be DOUBLED. Please support the Ethics Podcast right now at giveTORCH.org The website for the Fundraiser is giveTORCH.org Click and donate to support the Ethics Podcast […]
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    58 mins