TORAH 101 - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

by TORCH

TORAH 101 is aptly described as “An Intellectual’s Introduction to Torah”. If you are a person who wants to understand the foundations of Torah in a logical and cogent fashion, if you don’t want to subsist with the juvenile perception of Torah of your youth, if you want to wrestle with the deeper questions of theology, eschatology, theodicy, and Jewish philosophy, TORAH 101 is the podcast for you. We will delve into the weighty topics in Jewish philosophy: the divinity of Torah: the interrelationship of Written and Oral Torah, the multidimensionality of Torah, a critical examination of Bible criticism, Torah and Science, why bad things happen to good people, and we will thoroughly explore Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith. Please email all questions, comments, and feedback to [email protected]

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#111: Reflecting Cherubs

Cherubs made many appearances in the Tabernacle and the Temple. Hewn onto the Cover of the Ark off the Covenant were two golden cherubs facing each ot...

•Aug 10, 2026

#110: Man As Microcosm

How exactly can man influence all the worlds, all the spheres, all the dimensions, and all the realms? Our Sages compare the human to the soul of the ...

•Jul 20, 2026

#109: The Sanctuary of the Heart

The more important someone is the greater the impact of their actions. The maneuver of a general changes the course of a campaign; a mistake of the ge...

•Apr 20, 2026

#108: The Power of Pre-Sin Adam

Adam was created in the image of God. He was given vast influence over God’s creations. What is the mechanism of this power? What is the mechanism of ...

•Mar 22, 2026

#107: Created in the Image of God

“And God made man in His image. In the image of God (Elokim) He made him.” The majority of the secrets of the Kabbalistic esoterica are hidden in thes...

•Mar 19, 2026

#106: Mishnah Commentary, Heuristics, and Appendices

As a very young man, Rambam wrote a commentary on the entire Mishnah. He prefaces his commentary with a sprawling and magisterial introduction which c...

•Mar 15, 2026