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Torah With Simcha!

Torah With Simcha!

Written by: Simcha Lefton
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Torah with Simcha begins at a shtender in a living room, with children gathered around.

That is where most of these conversations started — not in a studio, not in a classroom, but at home, around a text, asking the questions that never get old. Who are we? What do we owe each other? What does it mean to live well?

Torah with Simcha brings those conversations to you. Each episode explores a passage, concept, or story from Torah — unpacked through teaching, discussion, and storytelling that brings the ancient world to life. Because the best way to understand a text is often through the stories that surround it.

Whether you are a lifelong learner, just beginning your Jewish journey, or simply someone searching for meaning — you are welcome here. No background required. Just an open mind and a willingness to listen.

Topics include weekly parsha, Jewish law and ethics, Talmudic stories, holiday observance, and the timeless questions that connect ancient wisdom to everyday life — told through the art of story.

New episodes released regularly.

Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com

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Presented for educational and spiritual purposes — with meaning.

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  • Seven Times You Fall — and You Rise Again | Chizuk for Avodas Hashem

    Seven Times You Fall — and You Rise Again | Chizuk for Avodas Hashem
    Sep 23 2026
    Seven Times You Fall — and You Rise Again | Chizuk for Avodas HashemCHAPTERS• The voice that comes after a fall• Torah: the antidote to the yetzer hara (Kiddushin 30b)• For the women and girls: the merit of a home of Torah (Berakhot 17a)• Bais Yaakov, Pirkei Avos, and daily tefillah (Chafetz Chaim; Peninei Halakha)• Toras chesed: the Torah of kindness on her tongue (Mishlei 31:26)• Seven times the righteous falls — and rises (Mishlei 24:16)• What teshuvah actually is (Rambam, Hilchos Teshuvah 2:2)• Beloved, desired, close: who the baal teshuvah becomes (Rambam, Hilchos Teshuvah 7:6)• Sins turned into merits (Yoma 86b)• The second voice is also the yetzer hara• Finding the good point: Azamra (Likutei Moharan I:282)• What was never decided about you (Niddah 16b)• After a fall: the order of operations• Closing: you are not your worst momentIf you have ever fallen in any area of your avodas Hashem — your learning, your davening, your middos, any mitzvah at all — and wondered whether it is still worth getting up, this episode is for you. Straight chizuk, from the sources themselves: the yetzer hara has two attacks, not one. The first is the sin. The second is the voice afterward that says your Torah is no longer precious. That second voice is also the yetzer hara — and the tradition has an answer for it. This episode is for men and women alike: Kiddushin 30b on Torah as the antidote, the place of women and girls in that antidote — a home of Torah (Berakhot 17a), Bais Yaakov and Pirkei Avos, the Torah of kindness on the tongue of the woman of valor (Mishlei 31:26) — through Mishlei's "seven times the righteous falls and rises," the Rambam's baal teshuvah who is beloved and close, Reish Lakish's teaching that teshuvah from love turns sins into merits, Rebbe Nachman's nekudah tovah, and the angel Lailah who never asks "wicked or righteous" — because that was left in your hands. This episode is Torah learning and chizuk, not individualized halachic, medical, or psychological advice. If you are struggling, reach out to a rav, and where needed, a qualified professional.SOURCES• Kiddushin 30b — "I created the yetzer hara, and I created Torah as its antidote" — https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.30b• Berakhot 17a — "Women, by what merit do they earn their reward?" — https://www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.17a• Proverbs 31:26 — "and a Torah of kindness is on her tongue" — https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.31.26• Proverbs 24:16 — "Seven times the righteous one falls and rises" — https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.24.16• Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Teshuvah 2:2 — the definition of teshuvah and its paths — https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Repentance.2.2• Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Teshuvah 7:6 — the penitent is beloved, desired, close, and dear — https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Repentance.7.6• Yoma 86b — teshuvah from fear and from love; sins become merits — https://www.sefaria.org/Yoma.86b• Likutei Moharan I:282 (Azamra) — finding the good point — https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan.282• Niddah 16b — the angel Lailah; everything is in the hands of Heaven except fear of Heaven — https://www.sefaria.org/Niddah.16b• Rosh Hashanah 17a — one who passes over his grievances — https://www.sefaria.org/Rosh_Hashanah.17a• Rav Yitzchak Hutner, Pachad Yitzchak, Iggerot 128 — "seven times falls" as the biography of greatness (text reproduced) — https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/92684• Chafetz Chaim on what girls should learn: Tanach, Pirkei Avos, Menoras HaMaor — via Yeshivat Har Etzion, Women Learning Torah IV — https://etzion.org.il/en/halakha/studies-halakha/women-and-mitzvot/women-learning-torah-iv-what-study• Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, Peninei Halakha — Women's Connection to Torah — https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/03-07-01/ ; The Mitzva of Prayer for Women — https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/category/03/03-02/• Sarah Schenirer and the founding of Bais Yaakov — https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/schenirer-sarahAll sources were verified against the primary texts (Sefaria) before this episode was produced. If you find an error or have a question about a source, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com and we will look into it promptly.This episode includes AI-generated content. The narration is AI-generated.Support the show — exclusive bonus content available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha#TorahWithSimcha #Torah #Judaism #Teshuvah #Chizuk #AvodasHashem #Mussar #PirkeiAvos #Chesed #BaisYaakov #JewishWomen #JewishPodcast #OrthodoxJudaism #Inspiration #JewishInspiration #BaalTeshuvah #YetzerHara #Growth #Perseverance #Hope #DailyTorah #TorahPodcast #Simcha #KolSimchaProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/torah-with-simcha--4985090/support.Torah with Simcha is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes released ...
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    13 mins
  • Hurricane Story

    Hurricane Story
    Sep 11 2026
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/torah-with-simcha--4985090/support.

    Torah with Simcha is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.
    New episodes released regularly — exploring Torah, Jewish thought, and the wisdom that connects ancient text to everyday life.
    Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
    Content is shared for educational, spiritual, and inspirational purposes. Sources are cited to the best of our ability. If you find an error or have a question about a source, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com and we will look into it promptly.
    Support the show — exclusive bonus content available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
    Not affiliated with any synagogue, rabbinical organization, or academic institution. All Torah discussion is offered in the spirit of learning — with meaning.
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    14 mins
  • Disasters, Repentance, and Rosh Hashanah on Shabbos part 2 of 3

    Disasters, Repentance, and Rosh Hashanah on Shabbos part 2 of 3
    Sep 11 2026
    Title: Disasters, Repentance, and Rosh Hashanah on Shabbos

    Timestamp Breakdown:
    • 00:00 The Gemara on Fire and Shabbos Desecration
    • 01:04 Jeremiah 17:27 and Jerusalem's Destruction
    • 02:06 Rabbi Avahu on Neglecting Shema
    • 03:13 Rav Amnuna on Closing Torah Schools
    • 03:43 Ula on Lack of Shame
    • 04:28 Rav Yehuda Hanasiya on Cities Without a Leader
    • 04:40 The Merit of Not Changing Names in Egypt
    • 07:28 Rambam on Crying Out During Calamity
    • 09:05 The Practice of Teshuvah and Acknowledging Sins
    • 10:00 The Danger of Indifference to Calamity
    • 12:38 Fasting for Suffering and Minhag until Chatzos
    • 13:39 Shofar vs. Trumpets in Times of Distress
    • 14:09 Individual Fasting and Rav Chaim's Advice
    • 14:55 How to Accept a Fast
    • 18:23 Calamities Due to Sins of the Jewish People
    • 20:08 Progression of Tzarat: House, Clothing, Body
    • 20:30 Ten Things that Bring to Avodah Zarah
    • 21:55 Mishnah: Seven Types of Punishments
    • 23:25 Famine and Pestilence Causes
    • 24:11 Sword and Wild Animals, Exile
    • 24:40 Four Times Dever (Pestilence) Increases
    • 25:28 Ramban: The Carbon as a Sinner's Place
    • 26:09 Yom Kippur and the Seer La'Azazel
    • 26:24 Rachel Imeinu's Intercession
    • 26:45 Examining Deeds During Suffering (Rav Yochanan)
    • 27:22 Hashem's Closeness to the Brokenhearted
    • 28:25 The Power of Crying Out and Late Teshuvah
    • 28:58 Upcoming: Galveston Hurricane Story & Rosh Hashanah on Shabbos
    • 30:04 Rav Talman Weinreb on Shofar on Shabbos
    • 31:09 Concluding Thoughts on Common Areas for Improvement
    20 Hashtags: #TorahThoughts #JewishPodcast #RoshHashanah #Shabbos #Teshuvah #Calamity #JewishWisdom #Gemara #Rambam #Spirituality #Repentance #Shofar #Fasting #GalvestonHurricane #Sins #Mussar #JewishTeaching #RabbiTalks #Inspiration #JewishCommunity

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/torah-with-simcha--4985090/support.

    Torah with Simcha is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.
    New episodes released regularly — exploring Torah, Jewish thought, and the wisdom that connects ancient text to everyday life.
    Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com
    Content is shared for educational, spiritual, and inspirational purposes. Sources are cited to the best of our ability. If you find an error or have a question about a source, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com and we will look into it promptly.
    Support the show — exclusive bonus content available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
    Not affiliated with any synagogue, rabbinical organization, or academic institution. All Torah discussion is offered in the spirit of learning — with meaning.
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    32 mins
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