Best Intentional Jew Podcasts (2024)

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Parshas Eikev (Rebroadcast) 59:15

1h ago59:15

59:15

We pick up where we left off last week amid Moshe’s speech to the nation before his passing, and as in the previous few weeks, Parshas Eikev is jam packed with insights and timeless lessons. Moshe pivots between looking back on the conduct of the nation in the preceding 40 years and admonishing them for their misdeeds, and gazing forward to the con…

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What they say about us actually matters... 36:49

1h ago36:49

36:49

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded in front of a live audience on Clubhouse. The Torah proclaims that its laws are our wisdom and understanding in the sight of the nations. The nations of the world will say of the Israelites that this is a wise and understanding people. We explore the traditional commentaries and then we discover Rab…

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596: Crunchy Corner of Mac & Cheese 1:03:50

39m ago1:03:50

1:03:50

On this episode Aries and Andy talk about apologies, eyelashes, racist indians, Andy pushing fake news, and Deadpool & Wolverine. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Parsha: Vaeschanan - Get a Life 1:05:17

18m ago1:05:17

1:05:17

Moshe was Joshua's teacher. By any measure, Moshe was a greater leader of the nation than Joshua was. Moshe was the sun to Joshua's moon. But Moshe was unable to lead the nation across the Jordan; a feat that Joshua pulled off. How did Joshua the acolyte manage to outshine and upstage the master? That question is the first of two subjects addressed…

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595: The Dynasty 2:08:34

3h ago2:08:34

2:08:34

On this episode Aries and Andy talk about San Diego, the Olympics, MJ's son, and Tom Brady Dynasty documentary. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Parsha: Vaeschanan - Linked to Sinai (5782) 52:52

1d ago52:52

52:52

Although he was the paradigmatic leader of all time, Moshe was barred from crossing the Jordan River and entering the Land. Joshua his student was to succeed him and lead the Nation into the Promised Land. Why was Moshe not allowed to enter? For the sin of striking the rock instead of speaking to it. Our Parsha begins with Moshe retelling how he pl…

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Ethics: Studying with Intentionality (6.6.44-45) 40:44

1d ago40:44

40:44

What are our intentions when we study? What are we trying to achieve? If we are studying the Almighty's Torah simply as an exercise in theoretical, abstract learning, we are missing the essence of Torah. In these two ways to wisdom, we learned about the imperative to study with intentionality and the different types of motivation for Torah study. W…

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Parshas Vaeschanan (Rebroadcast) 1:04:12

2d ago1:04:12

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This week’s parsha continues Moshe’s monologue to the nation in the weeks preceding his passing. He begins by recounting his repeated efforts in trying to convince God to rescind His decree that Moshe not enter the Land; Moshe then begins the retelling of the Torah; and we read many warnings and predictions about proper behavior and the consequence…

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just war 31:59

4d ago31:59

31:59

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded in front of a live audience on Clubhouse. The book of Deuteronomy known as the Second Torah, is not only spoken in the first-person voice of Moses but is also a reworking and reinterpretation of earlier events. This is nowhere more apparent then in the retelling of the story of the spies where, in o…

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594: Cracked Crab 1:19:03

5d ago1:19:03

1:19:03

On this episode, Aries and Andy talk about Culche, show recommendation, San Fran 591, Gilda Radner, cats & dogs, checking in, directors without bad movies, and running out of gas. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

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Parsha: Devarim - Citizen of Heaven 52:24

5d ago52:24

52:24

A year after the Exodus Moshe dispatched a contingency of dignified men to scout the land of Canaan prior to the Nation's invasion. It was a catastrophic debacle. The scouts returned with a devastating, slanderous report about the Land, prompting the nation to bewail needlessly all night, and condemning the nation to 40 years of wondering in the Wi…

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593: Buttery Nuts 1:33:12

6d ago1:33:12

1:33:12

On this episode, Aries and Andy talk about a shoutout, foods, politics, and Deadpool & Wolverine. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy DCP Entertainment

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The Name of Messiah 49:53

6d ago49:53

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Seven things were created before the world was created. That much we are told in the Talmud. What is the significance of this collection of things that preceded the world? When we analyze the list, moreover, we read how the name of Messiah is included amongst it. What exactly is the name of Messiah? Is that simply the identifier of the redeemer? Wh…

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Parsha: Devarim - Withholding Judgment (5782) 50:39

7d ago50:39

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Parshas Devarim begins the Book of Deuteronomy, the final installment of the Pentateuch. Moshe is destined to pass and he gathers the nation to prepare them for the day after. How will the nation endure after they lose the greatest leader the world has ever known? How will they survive and flourish after Moshe is no longer in their midst? In this p…

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Ethics: Active Listening (6.6.43) 29:01

8d ago29:01

29:01

Listening is a lost art. To truly listen and consider the other person's position is becoming increasingly rarer. We get consumed with our own ideas and perspectives; someone else's opposing position will not be granted true consideration. But listening - and listening actively and attentively - is critical if we are desirous of learning and absorb…

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Parshas Devarim (Rebroadcast) 49:45

9d ago49:45

49:45

5 weeks before his passing, Moses gives a three-parsha-long speech to the nation, which constitutes his last will and testament. He begins with a retrospective of the history of the nation over the past 40 years since the Exodus – subtly rebuking the nation, guiding them, admonishing them, ensuring that they don’t repeat their mistakes of yore. – –…

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Culture Wars 33:38

11d ago33:38

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Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz reorded in front of a live audience om clubhose. Moses accuses the tribes of Reuben and Gad of perpetuating the defeatist attitude of the generation of the Exodus. The word Moses uses; Tarbut, has come to mean culture and we explore how culture, in contradistinction to Torah, has evolved and continues to imp…

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592: San Francisco Talk Part 2 1:28:04

12d ago1:28:04

1:28:04

On this episode, part 2 of the San Francisco discussion, comedians vs. pundits, and Remembering Gene Wilder. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Parsha: Mattos & Masei - Order of Sisters 51:36

12d ago51:36

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The Book of Bamidbar ends on a bit of a surprising note. The final chapter of our book revisits the somewhat technical narrative relating to the inheritance of the ancestral lands of a man named Tzelafchad. This man from the tribe of Menashe died without sons, and in chapter 27 of the book of numbers we learned that his lands will be apportioned to…

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591: San Francsico Talk Part 1 1:15:35

13d ago1:15:35

1:15:35

On this episode Aries and Andy talk about Dynasty, Pier 23, and Comedy & Social Media. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy DCP Entertainment

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Parsha: Mattos & Masei - Contrarian Guide (5782) 49:24

17d ago49:24

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This week we conclude the Book of Numbers with a double-Parsha, the sole double-Parsha of this calendar year. Of the myriad of interesting subjects found in our Parsha is the long and detailed negotiations between Moshe and the tribes of Reuben and Gad. These tribes sought to permanently settle on the East Bank of the Jordan and not on its Western …

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Ethics: Asking and Answering (6.6.42) 22:51

18d ago22:51

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Questions are arguably the most potent tool by which to open up a complex subject. Asking questions on a given matter; asking many, diverse questions, analyzing and probing the issue from all angles, helps open portals of understanding that can deepen your appreciation and your perception of the matter. Our Sages were masters of the art of the ques…

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Parshas Mattos & Masei (Rebroadcast) 1:00:56

19d ago1:00:56

1:00:56

This year, the Book of Numbers ends with a double parsha – Mattos and Masei. We learn about the laws of vows and oaths; the miraculous war with Midian; the unusual request of the tribes of Gad and Reuben; the Torah delineates the 42 different places that the Nation encamped for their 40 year sojourn; and we gain closure to the saga of the daughters…

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Vigilant about Vigilantism 33:01

18d ago33:01

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Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded in front of a live audience on Clubhouse. The three week mourning period commemorating the fall of the first and second Jewish commonwealth reminds us of the divisive nature of zealotry. And it is zealotry that lies behind the story of Pinchas taking the law into his own impulsive hands. The Pinchas…

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590: Dogs Have to Piss Somewhere 1:19:21

19d ago1:19:21

1:19:21

On this episode Aries and Andy talk about Andy is a problem, Beverly Hills Cop, white people and dogs, $10 dollas, girl fight, inter-racial dating, trailmix, "What if?", men with cats, and the return of June Bug Spade! Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPo…

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Parsha: Pinchas - Eggs Not Cheese 57:09

22d ago57:09

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Pinchas, Aaron's grandson, did a valorous and zealous act of bravery when he skewered the prince of the tribe of Shimon and stopped the plague from wiping out the entire nation. What motivated Pinchas' behavior? What attributes were at play during his act of zealotry? This question is answered in a comment in Rashi in our Parsha. We learn how quali…

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589: Stevie Van Zandt - DISCIPLE 1:12:36

23d ago1:12:36

1:12:36

On this episode Aries and Andy talk about Steven Van Zandt. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy DCP Entertainment

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Parsha: Pinchas - Staying Hungry (5782) 41:07

24d ago41:07

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Although a paternal grandson of Aaron the Kohein, Pinchas was not initially - prior to his heroic act of martyrdom - a Kohein. The law stated that only Aaron and his sons were to be anointed as Kohanim. All sons born to Kohanim subsequently were to be Kohanim, but Pinchas who was alive at the time of anointing of Aaron and his sons was excluded fro…

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Laws of the Three Weeks 12:05

23d ago12:05

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The Living Jewishly Podcast is dedicated to learning, understanding and appreciating the greatness of Jewish heritage and the Torah through the simplified, concise study of Halacha, Jewish Law, thereby enhancing our understanding of how Hashem wants us to live our daily lives in a Jewish way. In this Living Jewishly Podcast BONUS episode, Rabbi Ary…

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Ethics: Well-Grounded (6.6.41) 19:24

25d ago19:24

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What is our relationship with our studies? For some (many?) studying Torah is very important. It is a great priority. But is it the permanent fixture of a person's life? That designation is applied to the few. In this way to wisdom, we learn about the transformative nature of rendering Torah study the primary focus of a person's life, and also lear…

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Parshas Pinchas (Rebroadcast) 51:44

26d ago51:44

51:44

Pinchas was a man of action, a zealot who avenged God’s vengeance and was handsomely rewarded for it. In this parsha we read about his reward, Moses’ succession plan, the methods through which the Land will be divided, and another census is done. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts by…

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How good was that! 31:13

25d ago31:13

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Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded live on Clubhouse. This week’s parsha includes a blessing about goodness, delivered by a prophet of the nations that is so inspiring it is used to initiate the morning prayers in Jewish houses of worship of every denomination and until today. This week another 20-something kid took a gun and killed …

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588: Fight! 1:43:27

26d ago1:43:27

1:43:27

On this episode Aries and Andy talk about the attempt, saying goodbye to Shannon Dougherty and Richard Simmons, The Man with Two Heads, if your girl was a porn star, rude ass people, unblock request, white vs. black, ex's, dogs, deep state, and the return of Leroy Furious. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: Spe…

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Parsha: Balak - Donkey Gait Keeper 57:23

29d ago57:23

57:23

In every generation there are malevolent forces seeking to destroy the Jewish people. They have never been successful, nor will they ever be. The Almighty always protects our people and ensures our continuity. Most of the time we are completely unaware of the mortal dangers that the Almighty thwarted on our behalf. The canonical example of this phe…

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587: Axel F 1:24:12

27d ago1:24:12

1:24:12

On this episode Aries and Andy discuss storytime with Aries, Sunday night in St. Louis, and Axel F. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy DCP Entertainment

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Parsha: Balak - A Single Point (5782) 52:13

1M ago52:13

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Our nation has no shortage of enemies. This is not new. Even in antiquity, our nation was always a target. Laban, Jacob's father-in-law, try to smothered the Jewish Nation in its infancy. I'm this week's Parsha, to fearsome, shadowy figures try to do the same. Balak, king of Moab, commissions Bilaam, master sorcerer and prophet, to curse and decima…

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Ethics: Truth and Peace (6.6.40) 30:52

1M ago30:52

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Truth and peace are often incompatible. A peaceful solution to a problem is often not truthful; unvarnished truth is rarely diplomatic. In way number 40 to acquire wisdom we learn how we must deploy truth and peace in the right manner, in the right fashion, to the right person, at the right time - and how this leads to deepening the integration and…

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Parshas Balak (Rebroadcast) 1:00:57

1M ago1:00:57

1:00:57

After the Jewish nation trounced the mighty kingdoms of Sichon and Og in last week's parsha, the comparatively smaller and weaker kingdom of Moab resorted to unconventional warfare to attack the nation by hiring the prophet of the nations, a wily and devious character named Bilaam, to curse the Jews. It did not work out as planned. – – – – – – – – …

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Holy Water 31:33

1M ago31:33

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Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded live on Clubhouse. This week’s parsha iis as much about water as it is about Chukim or challenging rules. It starts with the death of Miriam and her well, segues into Moses fatal sin in striking the water rock and concludes with the Red Heifer and its purifying water. Today we focus on the ability o…

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586: BBL 4 YA FACE 1:20:24

1M ago1:20:24

1:20:24

On this episode Andy and Aries discuss licking dogs in the mouth, am I..., podcast inquiry, fake ass white boy, great white hope, restroom & dog, Scottsdale, when it rains it pours, and a dog lover. Social Media Instagram: @SpearsBergPod Twitter: @SpearsBergPod Facebook: SpearsBergPod Patreon: SpearsBergPod Youtube: SpearsBergPod Learn more about y…

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