The Pray Hard Play Hard Podcast

The Pray Hard Play Hard Podcast

By Yosef LoloyanEducationSelf-Improvement
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The Pray Hard Play Hard Podcast episodes

  • A Time to Confess & The Faithful Wife | Two stories related to Parshas Naso

    Because Motzash (Saturday night) Parshas Bamidbar was Shavuos, this week we have not only one but two stories.  

    A Time to Confess: The Belzer Rebbe mentions the importance of the Mitzvah of Viduy (confession) to guests who have come for his blessings. As they return home, they get lost in a forest and end up sinking in a swamp. Listen to hear the ending.  

    The Faithful Wife: Business partners split up and jealousy prompts one woman to libel the other unfaithful with the complicity of false witnesses. the Apter Rav saves the day.  

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    14 min
  • Simple Yet Holy | A story about the power of a simple Jew in the Land of Israel!

    A villager near Jerusalem finds out that people are fasting because rain has not fallen in time in Jerusalem. He proposes a far simpler solution, and it works!  

    Credits: Song at the end of the video is called Wall of Stone by Benny Friedman.  

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    8 min
  • Jewish Rescue Mission | The story of a Chasidic Jew who saved Jewish children from the Russian army.

    Yehoshua Chaim welcomes two fellow Jews into his home on a cold wintery night. But a strange sound outside tells him something is wrong.  

    Credits: Song at the beginning and end of the episode is called Wall of Stone by Benny Friedman.  

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    11 min
  • From childless couple to parents of giants - A story about Reb Zusha and Reb Elimemech's parents.

    A stranger is telling stories in the marketplace, and Eliezer Lipa is deeply touched by what he has heard. He and his wife decide to learn from the story how to act in their own lives, and were rewarded from heaven. 

    Credits: Song at beginning and end is called "Wall of Stone" by Benny Friedman.

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    8 min
  • Rabbi vs. Rebbe | How one of the Ba'al Shem Tov's stark critics became his close disciple!

    Reb Ya'akov Yosef was a great genius and Rabbi. Despite very little exposure to Chassidism, he did not like Chassidim & their ways. But a fateful meeting with the Ba'al Shem Tov would change his life forever.  

    Credits: Song at the end of the video is called Wall of Stone by Benny Friedman. 

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    14 min
  • From Pierre Louise to Pesach Tzvi

    The prince has been injured, and a Rabbi in a long coat claims he has the cure. The prince's friend Pierre almost chases him away, but little did Pierre know that he himself needed a remedy for his soul!  

    Credits: Song at the end of the video is called Wall of Stone by Benny Friedman. 

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    16 min
  • Simple faith and sincerity will lead to the redemption!

    The Ba'al Shem Tov gives his disciples a glimpse into the greatness of simple sincerity and faith. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov tells a Mashal (parable) to help us understand that it is simple faith that will hold strong to bring us to the everlasting redemption. May we merit the coming of Mashiach NOW!


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    13 min
  • I will not lose my connection with my creator!

    A story about choosing G-d above all else!

    When Rabbi Yaakov is tricked into letting go of his entire stock of alcohol, a miracle occurs to preserve it for him. But he let it all go anyway. Why? Find out here!


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    6 min
  • A missing servant and a blood libel!

    When a Jewish innkeeper's servant goes missing, he is accused by the local priests of killing the servant for ritual use. But a holy man known as Reb Leib Sarahs was two steps ahead of the evil conspirators. Enjoy!  

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    14 min
  • A blood libel, a hidden message ,and a royal note.

    The Ba'al Shem Tov is held back in Istanbul when his attempts to reach Eretz Yisrael (Israel) don't bear fruit. It is the day before Pesach and he falls into a deep sleep, ascending to the higher realms. The evil vizier fabricates a blood libel and persuades the king to take action against those "responsible". The son of a man who saved the old sultan's life many years ago is visited by his late father in a dream. A band of thieves start selling rugs in the market. Listen to this story to see the connection between all of these events.  

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    22 min

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Welcome to Pray Hard Play Hard, all about elevating our physical lives and connecting to the divine.