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The Jewish Perspective
by Rabbi V. Belinsky
Questions from real life. Answers from the Torah RabbiV.com
Episodes
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What Are Schools Really Teaching?
Why does education sometimes shape not only what we know, but also our sense of who we are? Can learning give a person not just information, but a sense of purpose? In this episode, we’ll explore how a way of life, a way of thinking, and a sense of belonging can be shaped through education. Let’s...
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Prayer: How to Take Control of Your Life
Can we change G-d’s mind? Can we receive something that was not meant to be ours? Are we always getting what we are meant to get? In this episode of The Jewish Perspective podcast, we’ll explore how far we can go when trying to change the course of our lives. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on...
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Are Jews Really Chosen?
Does “A Chosen Nation” mean being superior to others? The idea of “being chosen” has become a source of many antisemitic tropes. Let's explore the truths and myths about Jews being a Chosen Nation. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - The Mystery of Avraham's...
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Do We Always Have to Progress?
Why can constantly moving forward sometimes get in the way of our growth? Can taking a pause be a part of progress? In this episode, we’ll talk about when we need to keep moving and when it’s better to stop and reflect on how far we’ve come. Let’s find out together on The Jewish Perspective...
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Should America be a Melting Pot?
The message of Sukkot challenges both ancient and modern ideas about unity, individuality, and community. Is unity possible among people who keep their individuality? Which mitzvah can millions of Jews fulfill together at the same time? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective...
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Who Takes the Responsibility?
Can one person fulfill a Mitzvah for another? Can children fulfill their parent's obligations? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - Personal vs household mitzvahs in Jewish law (00:00:20) - Kiddush...
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Why Peaceful People Cause Wars
Can we call someone peaceful if they never stand up for what they believe is right? Why can a person who is willing to fight sometimes be closer to true peace than someone who avoids every conflict? In this episode, we’ll explore the unexpected line between peace, fear, and indifference. Let’s…
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Why Does the Torah Support Monarchy?
Who should have the final say in a nation: the ruler or the courts? And what happens when a conflict arises between them? In this episode, we'll explore a question that has remained relevant for thousands of years. Let's find out in today's episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi...
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Are We Raising Selfish Children?
Why do we invest so much time in making sure our children will earn a good living, but so little time in helping them become good people? Can we teach someone the right values through occasional conversations if they spend most of their day preparing for a future career? Let’s find out in today’s...
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We’re Not Slaves! Or Are We...
What makes a person a slave: chains, circumstances, or their own way of thinking? And is there a way out of such slavery? In this episode, we’ll talk about freedom that begins with understanding. Let’s find out in today’s episode of The Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video…
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Do Jews Control the Whole World?
Is it possible to change the world without trying to change other people? Why do the greatest changes sometimes begin where no one even notices? Let's find out in today's episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - Jews: Can They...
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The Illusion of Knowledge
Are you sure you truly know what you believe to be true? Or are most of your beliefs based on something someone else once told you? In this episode, we'll explore why trust plays a much bigger role in our lives than we realize. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast....
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Forgiveness Doesn't Make Sense
Can every mistake truly be undone? The answer is hidden in a mysterious story where a symbol of a curse unexpectedly becomes a symbol of healing. We'll explore the cost of our mistakes, the power of change, and the possibility of starting over. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish...
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Is an uninhabited city still a city?
Is a person to blame for what he did unintentionally? What is the point of the exile that is prescribed for unintentional killing? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - The Cities of Refuge…
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Why All Attempts to 'Fix the World' Fail
Why does humanity dream of an ideal world, yet it never seems to arrive? What prevents people from becoming kinder and more honest, even when they have every opportunity to do so? In this episode, we try to understand where dreams end and reality begins. Let’s find out in today’s episode of The...
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A Jewish family business
If you knew for certain that your descendants would be living five hundred years from now, would you make different decisions today? How far into the future can human responsibility extend? Let’s try to see life through the eyes of many generations. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish...
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Are people good or bad?
Can a person be defined as good or bad based on a single action? Can someone who has made a terrible mistake still be considered a good person, while someone who has done a good deed may not be who they seem? In this episode, we explore why we may be too quick to judge people. Let’s find out in...
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Are Jews Aggressors?
Is this a return to an ancestral land or a territorial conquest? Was a peace agreement truly offered before the conflict, and under what conditions? In this episode, we explore where the line lies between ancestral rights and modern territorial claims. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the...
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Why Are There Repetitions in the Torah?
Why can the same actions mean completely different things? What has a greater impact—our actions or our intentions? In this episode, we explore where the true meaning really lies. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube...
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Can taxes be considered charity?
Can generosity be required, or does it only exist when we choose it freely? What separates duty from compassion? In this episode, we examine that distinction. Let's find out in today's episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00)…
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Freedom within limited space
Why do we fear boundaries, yet feel lost without them? What happens when the line between “mine” and “someone else’s” disappears? This episode explores how boundaries help us stay grounded and not lose ourselves. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi...
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Proud of not having any pride?
Can you become great by doing things that don't bring personal growth? Sometimes, the quietest work is the most important. The story of wood in the Temple is telling us exactly that. Let's explore it in this episode of The Jewish Perspective Podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube
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Why did Moses stop teaching Torah?
Before receiving the Torah, the Jews learned from Moses every day—until the day they reached Mount Sinai. Why did that moment of stillness matter? How does awe prepare us to truly receive wisdom? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video…
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When archaeology contradicts the Torah…
Do we have to take every account in the Torah at face value—even when it clashes with historical evidence? Or is it possible that what we label as facts isn’t always as clear-cut as it appears? Let's explore it in this episode of The Jewish Perspective Podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog…
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Schneerson vs. Stalin
The history of arrest and liberation of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - The Self-Sacrifice (00:06:15) - The Lubavitch Rebbe in...
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What is anti-Zionism?
We hear people calling themselves "anti-Zionists", who are they? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - What is Anti-Zionism?
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Does Judaism believe in fate?
Do we have control of our destiny? How much of our life is predetermined? How much is in our hands? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - What is Predestined and What Is In Our Hands?
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What is love?
Is love always good? Is love always selfless? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:01) - How to Love Ice Cream, Music or Shakespeare (00:00:46) - What is Love?
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What is 'spirituality'?
How would you define the word "spirituality"? Is spirituality subjective? Can something be a form of spirituality for one person and not spiritual for another? How can you tell a spiritual desire from a non-spiritual one? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch...
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An Exercise with Matza
How Pesach helps us to get to know ourselves better. Let’s find out in today’s episode of The Jewish Perspective podcast Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - What Would You Do If You Became a King?
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What does it mean, “to convert to Judaism”?
- Why is converting to Judaism much more difficult than being born Jewish? - Do we need to first fix ourselves, and then work on our surroundings? - Why do Jews have strange blessings: “Thank You for not creating me a non-Jew,” “Thank You for not creating me a slave,” and why do men also add,...
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Where Should the Torah Begin?
Why do Jews insist on their own calendar? Discover how its unique structure reveals the foundation of our entire faith. Let’s find out in today’s episode of The Jewish Perspective. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - The Torah and the Jewish Calendar (00:06:49)…
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The Kabbalistic meaning of Laws of Tefillin
The mystical significance of a Talmudic discussion regarding the details of laws. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - The Mitzvah of Tefillin (00:06:34) - Tefillin Shalyad and Torah Study…
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Can we understand G-d?
Why can't we do only the Commandments of we understand? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - 3 Types of Laws in the Torah (00:01:39) - The Second Category of Torah Laws
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The Worlds Leaders Who Failed...
A Torah lesson in leadership Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - Noach Noah is called by the Torah a righteous person (00:06:02) - What is the Purpose of Righteous People?
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Is Keeping Kosher Healthy?
The answer might surprise you... Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - Marriage of Law of Koskosher and Health
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What is Torah?
What does the word 'Torah' mean? How is it different from other books of wisdom? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - Are Laws of Nature and Religion Objective or Subjective?
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What is "Altruism"?
Can people be expected to be altruistic? Can a selfish individual be a good person? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube
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What is a Soul?
We all feel that we have a soul... but what is it? Do animals have a soul? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:01) - A soul and its functions
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What is 'MItzvah'?
- Where does this word come from? - Is Mitzvah - a "good deed"? - Why would someone do Mitzvas? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00) - Celebrities and their mitzvahs
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What is "conscience"?
What should I do if the Torah law directs me to act in contradiction to my conscience? Who should I listen? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:01) - Take According To Your Conscience (00:00:44) - What…
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Does the Torah believe in capital punishment?
Would rabbis want there to be a death penalty in the US or in modern-day Israel? The answer might surprise you... Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:01) - Does Torah believe in Capital Punishment?
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Was Exodus an Unsuccessful Attempt at Liberation?
After G-d frees Jews from Egypt and tells them that now they have to be His slaves. Sounds like a gangster who defeats a rival mafia group and tells their captives: "now you are my slaves." What kind of freedom is this? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch...
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Observing Judaism in the USSR: an interview with Rabbi Belinsky.
Growing up as a “typical” Soviet Jew, a young boy stumbled upon a hidden underground world of Jews who secretly observed Torah laws. In this interview, Rabbi Belinsky shares his remarkable journey from the shadows of the Soviet Union to becoming a rabbi. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the...
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Not‑So‑Bright Thoughts About the Rainbow
Why is a rainbow more than just a beautiful phenomenon, but a meaningful spiritual sign? And how does physics surprisingly support ancient Kabbalistic ideas? Can the word be punished by flood again? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video...
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The Secret Story Behind the Chanukah Miracle
This episode uncovers the deeper meaning behind the Chanukah miracle and reveals its surprising roots in the earliest stories of the Torah. Is the real story behind Chanukah about the war, about oil, or is there something deeper? Sometimes, the most important victories aren’t the ones we expect....
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Are Drugs Kosher?
From cocaine to alcohol to smoking, we examine how Jewish law looks at addictive substances. We will see how half a century ago, the Rebbe warned about today’s rise in drug use. Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube...
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Concubines еxplained
In biblical times, the concept of a concubine held a unique place in Jewish law and family life. What exactly was a concubine according to the Torah? And how did her role differ from that of a wife? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video...
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Does Heaven have a legal department?
Why is it possible to be a Jew without the Torah? How does the covenant with God differ from modern contracts? Which is stronger: the law of the Torah or our soul? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the Jewish Perspective podcast. Watch Rabbi Belinsky's Video Blog on Youtube Chapters (00:00:00)…
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Why do rich get richer and poor poorer?
The Torah’s story of rich and poor farmers reveals a hidden truth about wealth, humility, and the soul. Why did the poor lose their baskets while the rich got theirs back? What does this ancient ritual teach us about the relationship between body and soul? Let’s find out in today’s episode of the...
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