Spark Torah Podcast

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Haazinu. We will talk about: Shirat Haazinu, its background and its content… exploring its analogies and deeper meanings… How to bring heaven to earth… And other life lessons we can carry from the parsha…Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Vayelech.Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Nitzavim. We will talk about: Why Moshe undercut himself in his speech… If we are really responsible for each other… If teshuvah is actually a mitzvah or not… How everything is good, even if it doesn’t seem that way… Will it ever make sense?… And other life lessons we can carry from the parsha…Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Ki Tavo. We will talk about: What it means to be blessed with days… How we should do mitzvot… Where is the comfort in the curses… How we should view our days… Is multitasking a good thing… What’s really going on when we bow… Explaining how we can be on top and not on the bottom… And other life lessons we can carry from the parsha…Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Ki Teitzei. We will talk about: Spiritually dangerous places… Attaining a long life… Doing mitzvot accidentally… Remembering and forgetting… And other life lessons we can carry from the parsha…Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Shoftim. We will talk about: What we should do in Elul… How we can be wholehearted with Hashem… Why the king needs two Torah scrolls… If we need two Torah scrolls as well… And other life lessons we can carry from the parsha…Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Re’eh. We will talk about: blessings and curses… How to be rich… Appreciation and simcha… And other life lessons we can carry from the parsha…Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Va'etchanan. We will talk about: What is so special about benching… How we should treat a mitzvah… Why and how to love a ger… All about the test of the manna… And so much more. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Va'etchanan. We will talk about: How this parsha connects to comfort… What it means to transmit the Torah… If we should start mitzvot we cannot finish… Why the wording is different in the ten commandments this week… Is there a fifth section of Shulchan Aruch?… Plus a little on the Haftorah… And so much more. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Matot-Masei. We will talk about: If Moshe blamed Hashem for the sin of the Golden Calf… Whether or not our mission from Hashem is too hard of a burden… How we should we handle wealth… Internalizing the loss of the Batei Hamikdash… Plus an introduction to Sefer Devarim… And so much more. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Matot-Masei. We will talk about: Why the 42 stops in the desert were each listed out in the Torah… Why the clouds of Glory were in the merit of Aaron?… Why we tovel what we own and not what we borrow or rent… How we should use our words and why it matters… Plus an update of Tzelafchad‘s daughters… And so much more. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Pinchas. We will talk about: Whether or not Pinchas’s motives were pure… What happened to the sons of Korach… How important our tefillah is… How all the events in this week’s parsha are connected… And so much more. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Balak. We will talk about: Comparing and contrasting Avraham and Balaam… Why the donkey talking wasn’t a shock to Balaam… Why Hashem only happens to come upon Balaam… What we can learn from Balaam… What this parsha has to do with loving your fellow Jew… And so much more. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Korach. We will talk about: The name of our parsha and what it could mean… Why we didn’t talk about 38 years of the Jew’s travels through the desert… How we can ‘engrave the Torah upon our hearts’… The episode of Mei Meriva and what the sin of Moshe and Aaron could be… What happened after Aaron passed away… And so much more.Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Korach. We will talk about: Why the parsha is named after Korach… How we can not get angry… When fighting is ok… How much influence we have… What we can learn from the letters of the alef bet… And so much more. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Shelach. We will talk about: Why Moshe sent the spies… What is so special about separating challah… Why the Canaanites were called “our bread”… Did the people repent after the incident with the spies… The connection between the wood gatherer and tzitzit… Plus a dip into the haftorah… And so much more. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Behaalotecha. We will talk about: What we can learn from the trumpets… How humble was Moshe and what does it really mean to be humble… What can we learn from the menorah… How well Aaron followed directions… Advice for life… And so much more. Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Naso. We will talk about: The Isha Sotah and how this applies to us today in our own lives… What the Nazarite vows have to do with relationships… The gifts of the tribal leaders and what their gifts meant to Hashem and the Jewish people… The overlying theme of peace in our parsha… And so much more.Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Hello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam Bouskila and today we will be learning parsha Bamidbar. We will talk about: An introduction to sefer Bamidbar… Why Hashem gave the Torah in the desert… Why the tribe of Dan travelled in the back… Why Hashem counted the tribes… Why no one argued over travel positions… A discussion of why Moshe’s children aren’t mentioned… And so much more.Please leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, which is an entirely free way to support the pod. And hop on over to our Substack where you can join in our conversation, gain inspiration, and stay up to date on all things Spark Torah. The link is: sparktorahpodcast.substack.comThis is an entirely listener supported podcast, so I encourage you to become a paid subscriber on Substack which not only supports the podcast financially, but also allows you access to subscriber exclusives like bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more.Thank you for learning with me today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sparktorahpodcast.substack.comHello and welcome to the Spark Torah podcast! I am Chana Miriam and today we will be learning about the fourth chapter of Perkei Avot in this special paid subscriber only episode. We will talk about each mishna in the perek, explaining what the text means, and how it applies to us today. To hear this episode in its entirety, you need to be a paid subscr…