The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

Religion & Spirituality Podcasts

The Parsha Podcast with Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe was started in 2016 with the goal of making the weekly Parsha accessible and useful. Every Sunday, the Parsha Podcast will feature an hour-long podcast outlining the story, narratives and major themes of that...

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United States

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Religion & Spirituality Podcasts

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The Parsha Podcast with Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe was started in 2016 with the goal of making the weekly Parsha accessible and useful. Every Sunday, the Parsha Podcast will feature an hour-long podcast outlining the story, narratives and major themes of that week’s Parsha and offer a selection of valuable and interesting insights from it. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, two more episodes that focuses on one idea, theme, or comment on the Parsha will be released. Please send comments or questions to rabbiwolbe@gmail.com.

Language:

English

Episodes

Acharei Mos/Kedoshim – Acting the Goat

4/22/2026

Yom Kippur is a different day than every other day of the year. It is the holiest day, the day of atonement, a day of fasting and prayer and repentance. When the Temple was extant, the Nations’ attention was oriented around the high priest’s services in God’s holy Temple. This was the one time a […]

Duration:01:07:55

Acharei Mos – Fleshy Onesie (5784)

4/20/2026

The first verse of our Parsha revisits a tragic event from the past. The Torah tells us that after the death of Aaron’s sons Nadav and Avihu, Moshe was instructed to command Aaron about the prohibition against entering the Holy of Holies unauthorized. What is the significance of the tragic demise of Aaron’s two sons […]

Duration:00:49:44

Parshas Acharei & Kedoshim (Rebroadcast)

4/18/2026

This week’s double-parsha contains a smorgasbord of mitzvos. The three chapters of Parshas Acharei cover three general categories. First we read about the Yom Kippur sacrifices and procedures; then we learn about the prohibitions against the consumption of blood among other ritualistic and sacrificial laws, and the final chapter is oriented around the many prohibited […]

Duration:01:47:50

Tazria Metzora – Better Animals of our Nature

4/16/2026

The subject of purity and impurity is not the most exciting one. The hallmark of these subjects is their intricacies and complexities, but our parsha has nothing but the laws of purity and impurity. It talks about impurity spawned by childbirth; the impurity of tzaraas of the body, of the garments, and of the home; […]

Duration:00:55:30

Tazria Metzora – Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires (5784)

4/13/2026

Like much of Leviticus hitherto, tzaraas – the skin malady that is a physical manifestation of a spiritual flaw – is a concept distant from our consciousness. The Torah tells us that when a person commits one of several sins, they can be stricken with a wide range of skin afflictions that qualify as tzaraas. […]

Duration:00:35:41

Parshas Tazria & Metzora (Rebroadcast)

4/12/2026

A very large percentage of Torah is dedicated to the laws of purity and impurity. This week’s double Parshas of Tazria and Metzora largely deal with these laws. One variant of impurity that is discussed in both parshas is that of a metzora, A metzora is someone who is stricken with the tangible illness of tzaraas […]

Duration:01:14:40

Shemini – A Time For Boldness

4/10/2026

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Duration:00:48:39

Shemini – Spiritual Cholesterol (5784)

4/7/2026

Duration:00:52:18

Parshas Shemini (Rebroadcast)

4/5/2026

Duration:00:53:51

Tzav – Protocols of the Offerings of Zion + Parsha Podcast Appeal

3/26/2026

Duration:01:06:22

Tzav – Runaway Brain (5786) + Parsha Podcast Appeal 2026

3/23/2026

Duration:01:03:45

Parshas Tzav (Rebroadcast) + Parsha Podcast Fundraiser Pitch

3/22/2026

Duration:01:06:29

Vayikra – Push-Ups and Drawdowns + TORCH Fundraiser 2026 Pitch

3/19/2026

Duration:01:06:54

Vayikra – Cainitis and Abelitis (5784) + TORCH Fundraiser 2026 Pitch

3/17/2026

Duration:00:48:02

Parshas Vayikra (Rebroadcast) + TORCH Fundraiser 2026

3/15/2026

Duration:01:01:51

Vayakhel Pekudei – Golden Talents

3/11/2026

The latter half of the Book of Exodus is almost exclusively oriented around the Tabernacle. In this week’s double Parsha, the nation executes the plans given to Moshe. It begins with a fundraising drive. The nation is offer the opportunity to contribute the 15 different materials needed for the Tabernacle. Fourteen of the fifteen materials […]

Duration:00:59:16

Vayakhel: The Third Path (5784)

3/9/2026

There are three ways to achieve transcendental greatness: There is the path of intense practice and training in your desired field of excellence; there is the path of Bezalel who was endowed with supernatural abilities and preordained to greatness; and there is a third path — the path of the ascension of heart. In our […]

Duration:00:53:00

Parshas Vayakhel & Pekudei (Rebroadcast)

3/7/2026

After the Torah delineates the instructions to assemble the materials for the construction of the Tabernacle in Parshas Terumah and the creation of the vestments of the high priest in Parshas Tetzaveh, Parshas Vayakhel outlines the implementation those plans: The massive fundraising efforts, and the actual building of the Tabernacle and its vessels under the […]

Duration:01:10:06

Ki Sisa – Magic Thermos

3/4/2026

A nuclear bomb detonates in this week’s Parsha. The Nation selected by God to fulfill the most consequential role in the world, the Nation recently released from bondage with miracle signs and wonders, the Nation being fed a steady diet of manna and water from a rock, the Nation only 40 days after experiencing national […]

Duration:00:58:10

Ki Sisa – Augmenting Shabbos (5784)

3/2/2026

The final instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle are conveyed at the beginning of this week’s parsha. After Moshe is told to appoint Bezalel as the head overseer of this enormous project, the Torah cautions us against constructing the tabernacle on Shabbos. Although we are required to build the Tabernacle, and we are inclined […]

Duration:00:42:07