The Parshah on Fire

By Hillel Eisenberg

The Weekly Parshah, Ignited with Energy, mixed with some Passion, and dramatically served to you on Fire... more

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The Parshah on Fire episodes:

January 08, 2025 A Fish Out of Water
Every Friday night for thousands of years we have been blessing our sons to be like Ephraim and Menashe. Why do we choose them as the two figures we hope our children emulate? Why don't we tell our children to become like Yehuda and Levi or Yissachar and Zevulun or Reuvain and Shimon? What's so special about Ephraim and Menashe? The answer might surprise you.
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8min
January 01, 2025 The Leading Leaders
Ever wonder why Yosef didn't relieve his father of the pain he was in by telling him he was alive? Why did he wait so long? The answer might surprise you.
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9min
December 29, 2024 Chanukah: The Secret of Us
Mark Twain famously wrote in 1897 "All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret to his immortality?" What is the answer to his question?
I believe the answer is embedded in Chanukah.
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41min
December 03, 2024 The Proud Olive
After Yakov's famous dream, he erects a monument memorializing his spiritual experience and he takes out a bottle of olive oil and pours it on top of the monument. Ever wonder why he did that? Why is the Torah filled with stories of us anointing monuments and kings by pouring some extra virgin olive oil on their heads? What are we trying to accomplish? The answer might surprise you.
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4min
November 28, 2024 Shabbos On Fire
This will absolutely change the way you look at Shabbos. From suicide stats to Beethoven to pirates to Alaska and Bangkok and Japan we cover it all in this Podcast
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59min
November 27, 2024 Living on Fire
Isn't it bizarre that a lot of the Jewish people's leaders grew up in homes that had horrible influences all around them? Rivka grew up as the sister of one of history's worst con artists Lavan. Yitchok's brother was the adulterous and idolatrous Yishmael. Yakov's brother was the serial murderer Eisav. Yosef spent most of his life alone in Egypt and eventually married an Egyptian woman. Moshe grew up as the adopted son of Pharo and married a local priest's daughter. Why is this? Shouldn't Hashem want the future leaders of the Jewish people to have upbringings within the Jewish community, unexposed to any negative influences? The answer might surprise you.
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5min
September 30, 2024 Haazinu - Mozart, Radio Telescopes and the Song of Life
Haazinu is the song we were taught moments before our initial entrance into the Holy Land. The Torah tells us that this little song should be sung at any time that life gets difficult. It's the song that should accompany us wherever our travels take us. Why? What is it about this song that makes it so important? Isnt a song just ........ a song? The answer might surprise you.
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18min
August 06, 2024 Devarim - The Strange Centrality of Leadership
One would think that the very first topic Moshe discusses in his historic farewell speech would be a foundational one. One that applies to the entire Jewish people. One that galvanizes every individual to remain spiritually robust while in their new land. Yet Moshe talks about Judges and Leaders being fair and patient. Why did he start with that? Why start with something that applies to less than one percent of the Jewish populace? The answer might surprise you.
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17min
July 31, 2024 MATOS-MASEI WAR, STUN GUNS AND THE JEWISH APPROACH TO MERCY
From the Great Flood to the firey destruction of the city of Sodom to the killing of Shechem to the eradication of Amalek, Canaan and Midyan, the Torah seems to take a very militant approach to dealing with sinners. Arent we the people of the book not the people of the sword? How do we explain the Torahs surprising attachment to violence and the promotion of it? The answer might surprise you.
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23min
July 18, 2024 Balak - THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH
The Gemara tells us that Balak merited having a granddaughter named Rus due to the small prayer he prayed to Hashem to help destroy the Jewish people. The obvious question is how in the world does that make any sense?
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13min

FAQs about The Parshah on Fire:

How many episodes does The Parshah on Fire have?

The podcast currently has 170 episodes available.