Rabbi Noah Weinberg zt"l was the dean and founder of Aish HaTorah International. Over the last 40 years, his visionary educational programs have brought hundreds of thousands of Jews closer to their heritage.
“Love your friend as you love yourself” is a phrase the secular world rarely associates with Judaism. In truth, it is this mitzvah that has helped civilize the world. Hear how Rav Noah translates the word “love” and how he answers when people are 'commanded' to love another.
Shalom, the Hebrew word for hello and goodbye goes a bit deeper than adios and chau. Within our unseen war of the soul’s transcendence and our physical drives, it’s easy to dismiss any possibility that the body and soul can dwell arm-in-arm. Hear what it takes to reach true harmony and inner peace.
Rav Noach explains how fighting for what's right can help us overcome the worries and doubts that steadily invade our thoughts. This talk may be short, 15 min., but goes a long way to answer how we can add more success and stability into our lives.
Why was Moshe so reluctant to go back to Egypt to save his beloved nation? If we were given such a task directly from God, wouldn’t we jump at the opportunity? The answer to this question can be found in a different idea – why is it so easy to ignore, and fail to act on what we know to be true?
We have witnessed world empires rise and fall, and secular generations come and go. Rav Noah shares a few powerful ideas on what makes our Jewish Nation so vibrant and tenacious.
Those living in Israel who cherish Yom Ha'atzmaut are faced with a puzzling contradiction. They are glad to be living here and speak about the gift of the Holy Land, yet because of all the internal dissension so many chose to leave. Rabbi Weinberg urges us to think through certain ideals we've taken for granted: What is independence? Why are we here? Why is this land so precious?
Rather than viewing the mitzvos as something that we should just
be very well-versed in, we have to take the steps to do them well and make
sure that we're serious about getting it right. Hear this great series about
living and enjoying Torah.
The one Mitzvah hazal boiled down from the 613 that is doable for all of us on a constant basis is Emunah - Belief. Rabbi Weinberg details the seven steps to increase your Bitachon - trust in God, and thereby to attain a stronger Belief in God.
Rather than viewing the mitzvos as something that we should just
be very well-versed in, we have to take the steps to do them well and make
sure that we're serious about getting it right. Hear this great series about
living and enjoying Torah.