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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

Support the show: spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Presented for educational and spiritual purposes — with meaning.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/torah-with-simcha--4985090/support.Copyright Simcha Lefton Judaism Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • Short & Sweet: A Devar Torah for Every Shabbat — Gabriel Benady

    Short & Sweet: A Devar Torah for Every Shabbat — Gabriel Benady
    Nov 10 2026
    Ever sat at the Shabbat table wanting to share a Devar Torah, with nothing prepared? Or heard one so long that by the end you forgot the main point?

    In this short episode, Gabriel Benady of Gibraltar shares the story behind his new sefer, Short & Sweet: Shabbat Devar Torah. It began with a Friday-night dream that he had written his own sefer, and it became a book with two ultra-short Divrei Torah for every parasha: one for Friday night and one for Shabbat day. Each takes less than a minute and a half to share and leaves you with one clear lesson.

    His goal is simple: nobody should ever sit at the Shabbat table feeling they have nothing to share.

    Find it on Amazon: search "Short and Sweet Shabbat" by Gabriel Benady.
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS6SHF12

    Shabbat Shalom!

    #Torah #Shabbat #DevarTorah #Parasha #ShortAndSweet #Gibraltar #JewishBooks

    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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    2 mins
  • A Bowl of Lentils — Parashat Toldot

    A Bowl of Lentils — Parashat Toldot
    Nov 10 2026
    A boy comes in from the field so hungry he thinks he is dying, and sells the future of a nation for a bowl of red lentils. What he does not know is that the lentils are the mourner's meal his brother has cooked for their grandfather, who was buried that morning. This is Toldot, and it is usually told as a story about a trickster and a fool. It is not. Yitzchak wants to bless the firstborn. Rivka is holding a prophecy. Yaakov obeys his mother. Esav is fifteen and cannot see past this afternoon. Four people, four reasons anyone could defend, one family that never recovers. Along the way: why lentils are round, why the blessing was ratified twice, and three halachot l'maaseh — the tithe that lets you test God, honouring parents who pull opposite ways, and the birthright Esav actually sold.

    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:05 The pot on the fire
    02:15 Avraham died that day
    03:53 Do the subtraction — he is fifteen
    07:35 "Vayitrotzatzu" — the argument before the language
    10:18 The thesis: four reasons, one family
    12:22 Famine, Gerar, and the hundredfold
    13:18 Assessed for the tithe
    16:04 Two goats and a hide
    17:37 "The voice of Yaakov, the hands of Esav"
    20:30 "Bless me too, father"
    22:42 Four people, four reasons
    24:11 Taanit 9a — you shall surely tithe
    25:20 The fifth commandment, tested
    27:53 What he actually sold
    29:10 The birthright is a bundle
    30:12 Shabbat shalom

    #Toldot #ParashatToldot #Torah #Parsha #JewishPodcast #DafYomi #Tanach #Bereshit #Yaakov #Esav #Yitzchak #Rivka #Halacha #Agadita #Midrash #Chumash #Shabbat #ShabbatShalom #TorahStudy #JewishLearning

    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.
    Show More Show Less
    30 mins
  • Short & Sweet: Torah for Your Shabbat Table with Gabriel Benady

    Short & Sweet: Torah for Your Shabbat Table with Gabriel Benady
    Nov 5 2026
    A meaningful Dvar Torah does not have to be long. In this brief author introduction on Torah with Simcha, Gabriel Benady of Gibraltar shares the inspiration behind his sefer, Short & Sweet: Shabbat Devar Torah.

    Gabriel describes the familiar experience of sitting at the Shabbat table with nothing prepared to share, and the dream that inspired him to begin writing. He explains that his book offers two short Divrei Torah for each weekly parasha: one for Friday night and one for Shabbat day. Each is designed to take less than a minute and a half to share, leaving listeners with one clear lesson.

    This short recording introduces the book and its purpose; it is not a reading of the book or a full-length interview.

    Explore the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS6SHF12

    #TorahWithSimcha #ShortAndSweet #GabrielBenady #DvarTorah #DivreiTorah #Shabbat #ShabbatTable #WeeklyParsha #JewishLearning #TorahInspiration

    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.
    Show More Show Less
    2 mins
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