Are You Part of the 20% or 80%?

Torah-tainment: Inspiring ideas and stories on the Weekly Portion
This Week: B'shalach - Ultimate Breakthroughs

1) How is it possible that a full 80% of the Jews never left Egypt?
2) Why were 600,000 armed men ages 20-60 ready to surrender without a fight when the Egyptians pursued them?
3) What does it mean that "we must see ourselves leaving our personal Egypt" as we say each Passover seder?

Which Country is More Religious, Israel or Iran?

Rabbi Adam Jacobs is Managing Director of the Aish Center in New York. Rabbi Jacobs is also a religion blogger on The Huffington Post. Visit www.aish.com and www.aishcenter.com for more content.

Freedom and the Super Bowl

Torah-tainment with Rabbi Henry Harris: Inspiring ideas and stories on the Weekly Portion
This Week: Parshat Bo

1) "One who comes to be elevated will be accelerated"
2) Even inanimate objects contain love notes
3) Moon people: The job of a Jew is to reflect light at night
4) Freedom will elude those overly concerned with public approval

How to Behave on a Sinking Ship

Rabbi Adam Jacobs is Managing Director of the Aish Center in New York. Each week, he teaches 'Jacobs' Ladder,' discussing current events and a variety of relevant topics with a Jewish perspective. Rabbi Jacobs is also a religion blogger on The Huffington Post. Visit www.aish.com and www.aishcenter.com for more content.

Renewal & Sustaining Life

Guest speaker Tal Segel discusses renewal, sustaining life and staying young.

Everything I ever wanted to know I learned in Egypt

Torah-tainment with Rabbi Henry Harris: Inspiring ideas and stories on the Weekly Portion Va'era

1) Give and live: heroic people realize they always have something to give
2) Greatness: all great people are human, and all humans can be great
3) Trust: Make bold discoveries by standing your ground
4) Stubbornness: Pharoah's Top 5 Principles of how to ruin your life

Songs of Addiction

Rabbi Adam Jacobs is Managing Director of the Aish Center in New York. Rabbi Jacobs is also a religion blogger on The Huffington Post. Visit www.aish.com and www.aishcenter.com for more content.

How do you know if you met your soulmate?

This week's portion, Shmos, chronicles the story of the family of Jacob's transformation to a nation, their persecution, and the beginning of their redemption.  

Topics discussed:
1) Forbidden employment: what type of labor is one NOT allowed to subject others to? 
2) Who am I to take on a big project (like redeeming an entire nation from bondage)?
3) Being a wuss or being an intellectual–that is the question

The Power of a Blessing

Rabbi Henry Harris teaches the weekly Torah portion, Parshat VaYechi. Rabbi Harris is the Educational Director at the Aish Center. He teaches Torah-tainment every Monday night. Visit www.aish.com and www.aishcenter.com for more content.

Making Friends with My Gray Hair

Rabbi Adam Jacobs is Managing Director of the Aish Center in New York. Rabbi Jacobs is also a religion blogger on The Huffington Post. Visit www.aish.com and www.aishcenter.com for more content.