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Jewish Wealth Creation
Hosted by Rabbi Justin Treger · EN
Join Rabbi Justin Treger - a business leader and rabbi who himself traverses the worlds of Torah and commerce on a daily basis - on a journey exploring Torah sources that will guide you in integrating work as a key element in your Avodas Hashem.
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Pt.3 | Money after Life: A Halachic Will
Oct 2800:29:19Tap to summarizeA well-structured halachic Will is one of the greatest gifts you can give your family after you pass on, bringing peace, clarity and stability to them in a difficult time. We are told that preparing a Will while you're alive is a blessing for long life. Explore a Torah approach to Wills in this final episode of Money after Life.
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Pt.2 | Money after Life: The futility of inheritance
Sep 2600:29:04Tap to summarizeDoes your children's financial well being depend on you? We mistakenly believe that we can give our children a good life once we pass on, by leaving them assets. But the truth is quite different - Hashem controls their finances. If He decrees wealth for them, they'll have it without you. And if he decrees poverty, no money you leave can override that. This liberates you to use your time & money wisely while you're alive. Listen in to understand what our Sages recommend you do with them.
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Pt.1 | Money after Life: Working for your children
Sep 1800:30:34Tap to summarizeIt's a natural desire to leave ample wealth for your family's security when you pass on. But it's also lazy. Hashem gave you money to distribute while you are alive! Only you can fulfill the unique role of allocating wealth to the right places. Dive into our Sages view on tzedaka & inheritance - how to use your money well while you are alive, and avoid regrets when you can no longer call the shots.
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Pt.15 | Good to Great: A Lust for Learning?
Sep 200:21:15Tap to summarizeLust for food and women don't seem like lofty Torah subjects! If anything, they're antithetical to a lifestyle of sitting & learning. But the Vilna Gaon teaches us that they can work together - enabling a person to connect deeply to the Torah, purifying them and quelling their lustful desires. Bring your whole being into learning - that's the secret to Greatness!
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Pt.14 | Good to Great: The secret to lust suppression
Aug 2600:30:16Tap to summarizeQuite extraordinary, the antidote to powerful lusts for food, drink and sexuality is… torah learning. This leaves us with a surprising riddle - how will we shlep a lustful, lazy person into the beis midrash… let the Vilna Gaon enlighten us
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Pt.13 | Good to Great: Productivity is the cure
Aug 1900:30:09Tap to summarizeWhat does the Torah recommend to temper our lowest and most physical desires? Your desire for wealth is a surprisingly effective tool for this - it makes you productive, while simultaneously quelling your base desires that are born from idleness. Your desire for wealth can help you build a magnificent life that's productive and sin free.
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Pt.12 | Good to Great: The beauty of hard work
Aug 1200:26:07Tap to summarizeThe Torah lauds the benefit that hard work has in your life. Idleness and laziness open the door for your yetzer hora to take control and cause havoc in your life. Hard work is an essential ingredient to keep your base desires in check
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Pt.11 | Good to Great: Stay in your lane
Aug 500:29:52Tap to summarizeThe competitive desire to be the best can make you exceptional, but it needs guidance. Do you really need to be the best at everything? And if your competitor is beating you, how should you respond? In this series, you'll learn how to harness your competitive nature to give you the edge
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Pt.10 | Good to Great: The Upside of Jealousy
Jul 2900:33:13Tap to summarizeJealousy and competitiveness can destroy you. But with some perspective, you'll see that it can actually propel you closer to Hashem. Tap into your competitive nature and make yourself a great servant of Hashem.
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Pt.9 | Good to Great: The Drive to Win
Jul 2200:28:52Tap to summarizeIs being competitive a bad trait? Should you squash your desire to be the best? Your competitive drive can make you exceptional if used correctly. Squash it, and you're staring mediocrity in the face. The natural drive to be the best is a powerful tool to serve Hashem. Use it to your advantage, just like many Torah giants have done - transforming their lives and the world around them.
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