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The Motivation Congregation: The #1 Torah & Mussar Podcast
Welcome to The Motivation Congregation, a daily podcast focused on Torah and Mussar! Each episode is designed to inspire and enrich your spiritual journey. We delve into the depths of the weekly Parsha, providing unique insights and wisdom to help you grow in your faith and understanding of the Torah.
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Episodes
733 episodes
Holy FOMO: Why Your Phone Has No Place in Prayer
From the neon lights of Las Vegas emerges an unexpected spiritual lesson about presence, attention, and our relationship with technology. When a family member attended a concert in Sin City, they encountered something revolutionary – the "Yonde...
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Season 8
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Episode 24
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4:21
Grab and Eat!: The Mindset for Maximizing Your Elul Season
Ever wondered how to truly maximize the powerful spiritual potential of Elul? Beyond the theoretical understanding of these days as "Yimei HaRatzon" (days of divine favor), how do we practically transform our daily routines to harness this sacr...
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Season 8
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Episode 23
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4:33
RISE & GRIND - ELUL 2025 MOTIVATION
What if everything holding you back spiritually was actually designed to propel you forward? As we enter the month of Elul, many of us feel a familiar pit in our stomach – anxiety about the upcoming High Holidays mixed with guilt over spiritual...
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Season 8
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Episode 22
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42:07
The 40-Day Journey of Elul
The sacred window of Elul has arrived, opening forty transformative days unlike any others in our calendar. This moment marks when Moses began his ascent up Mount Sinai to receive the second tablets—a profound historical pattern of forgiveness ...
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Season 8
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Episode 21
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3:33
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I Dislike Old People
What does it truly mean to "grow old" in Judaism? This question leads us to a profound insight that might just transform your spiritual practice forever.Delving into Moshe Rabbeinu's prophecy about the destruction of Zion, we uncover a ...
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Season 8
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Episode 20
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4:14
Tisha B'Av Collection: Key Insights from Four TMC Talks
How do we authentically mourn something we've never seen or experienced? The destruction of the Temple presents a unique spiritual challenge—connecting to a loss that occurred thousands of years before our time.This profound question le...
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Season 8
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Episode 19
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19:47
Uncovering the Root of Jewish Mourning: Torah's Place in Our Lives
The Nine Days leading to Tisha B'Av stand as a stark reminder of loss, reflection, and spiritual reckoning. Through the discomfort of these days—likened to the feeling of putting sweaty socks back on after golf in scorching heat—we're called to...
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Season 8
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Episode 18
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4:03
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Morning Discipline: How Jews Snatch Mitzvos at Dawn
Are you pressing snooze or snatching mitzvot? In Bilaam's poetic description of the Jewish people, he praises them as those who "rise like a lioness" and "leap up like a lion." This powerful metaphor reveals profound wisdom about how we approac...
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Season 8
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Episode 17
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4:48
The Unpopular Path: What Moshe's Funeral Teaches Us About Authentic Leadership
The litmus test of authentic leadership isn't popularity – it's principled action in the face of opposition. This profound insight comes from the Maharal Diskin's analysis of a subtle textual difference in how the Torah describes the deaths of ...
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Season 8
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Episode 16
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4:26
What My Daughter's Resistance Taught Me About Hashem’s Love
A simple moment of negotiating with my four-year-old daughter about wearing her seatbelt transformed into a profound spiritual revelation about God's desire to reward us for even the most basic actions. When my wife gently corrected my offering...
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Season 8
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Episode 15
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3:27
Why God Chose the Smallest Mountain & Uncle Moishy
Have you ever caught yourself dismissing the Jewish lessons you learned as a child? Those Uncle Moishe songs and "simple" Torah stories might contain more wisdom than we give them credit for.The mountains competed for God's attention. M...
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Season 8
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Episode 14
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4:54
Traffic on the Path to Truth
Truth has a magnetic pull. It draws seekers from different paths toward the same destination—a phenomenon beautifully illustrated in Parshas Nasso through the identical offerings of the twelve tribal princes.Why does the Torah, known fo...
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Season 8
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Episode 13
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4:03
Reclaiming Your Youthful Spirit: Lessons from the Brisker Rav
The wisdom of children's unbridled joy holds a secret we adults have forgotten. While watching his kids play outdoors, our host recalls a powerful story about the Heilige Briskerov (Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik) that fundamentally challenges...
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Season 8
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Episode 12
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3:45
Celebrating Shavuos: A Guide to Authentic Happiness Without Overthinking
Ready for a refreshing take on Shavuos celebration? Forget the overwhelming details and embrace a simpler approach to this profound holiday. The cornerstone of a meaningful Shavuos lies in embracing Simchas Yontif—holiday joy—as a ...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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5:33
Ten Facets of Shavuos: A Spiritual Smorgasbord
What transforms an ordinary person into someone extraordinary? On this Shavuos-themed episode, we dive deep into the holiday's multifaceted spiritual landscape through ten distinct perspectives that reveal why this festival matters profoundly t...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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36:26
When God Becomes Your Only Hope: Lessons from The Netziv on Divine Trust
Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (1816-1893), known as the Netziv, stands among the luminaries who guided Jewish thought during challenging times in the Diaspora. From his position as Rosh Yeshiva of the famed Volozhin Yeshiva, his brilliant To...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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3:53
The Rich Rabbi's Dilemma
Looking at your new yacht or considering that gold-plated bathroom fixture? Judaism has something profound to say about luxury and wealth through the ancient practice of Sefirat HaOmer.This episode dives into the philosophical foundatio...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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4:45
Setting Boundaries: Why Children Need Limits for a Thriving Jewish Life
A rabbi shares a heartbreaking conversation with a father who proudly claimed he never said "no" to his child, revealing how this approach endangers the child's Jewish future. Without boundaries, children cannot develop respect for mitzvot or u...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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3:24
The Power of Honest Questions and Second Chances: Lessons from Pesach Sheni
Have you ever wondered about the power of a well-placed question? Pesach Sheni—the "Second Passover"—offers a fascinating glimpse into how questioning can actually reshape religious practice and deepen spiritual understanding.This spiri...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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5:05
Say No to Schnitzel, Say Yes to Greatness
The Rambam teaches us that true strength comes from self-control, especially at the dinner table. When we make healthy food choices and resist unhealthy temptations, we earn the prestigious title of "Gibor" (strong person).• Rambam's la...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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3:53
Tweet Less, Think More: A Bird's Eye View of Lashon Hara
The spiritual affliction of tzara'at (often mistranslated as leprosy) teaches profound lessons about the nature of harmful speech and the importance of addressing root causes in our spiritual growth. • Birds are included in the pur...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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3:32
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Why Aren't We Growing? Rabbi Yerucham's Springtime Challenge
The human heart finds itself caught in a peculiar paradox. That new toy, that exciting purchase, that long-awaited gift—how quickly their luster fades! Within days, sometimes hours, we're already looking elsewhere for satisfaction. Yet somehow,...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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3:03
The Soul's Spring Cleaning: PESACH TIME!
What makes chametz so forbidden during Passover, and what more profound spiritual lessons can we learn from this ritual prohibition? This exploration takes us beyond the surface-level understanding of leavened bread to uncover profound insights...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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4:11
Dancing with Destruction: Lessons from the Golden Calf
The catastrophic betrayal at the foot of Mount Sinai marks one of humanity's most profound spiritual failures. Having just experienced divine revelation—essentially a cosmic wedding between God and the Jewish people—they immediately turned to w...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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4:08
The Digital Predator: How Modern Tech Scatters Our Jewish Soul
What ancient enemy understood our modern challenge better than we do? "Pizur HaNefesh" – the scattering of the soul – lurks in our pockets, ready to pounce on any Jew seeking spiritual growth. This powerful teaching, passed down through generat...
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Season 7
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Episode 100
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4:43