{"podcast":{"title":"Jewish Inspiration Podcast · Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe","slug":"jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-675642","podcast_index_feed_id":675642,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/ariwol","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PmTYI9fxa4AgKaNDiJgNyUSutAZ_PzONjXRolcaGQSk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNzIw/Y2Q5NDEwOThkYmRi/NjkwMTNiZWE1Njhl/MzljZC5wbmc.jpg","author":"TORCH","episode_count":510,"summary":"This Jewish Inspiration Podcast is dedicated to learning, understanding and enhancing our relationship with Hashem by working on improving our G-d given soul traits and aspiring to reflect His holy name each and every day. The goal is for each listener to hear something inspirational with each episode that will enhance their life.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T12:24:15.253949+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-675642"},"episode":{"title":"Elul 16 - Three Keys to Rosh Hashanah Judgment","slug":"elul-16-three-keys-to-rosh-hashanah-judgment","published_at":"2026-08-30T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-675642/elul-16-three-keys-to-rosh-hashanah-judgment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-675642","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4cc9d50","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/e4cc9d50/d00c717f.mp3","summary":"Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores what it really means to stand in judgment on Rosh Hashanah. Drawing on the Mishnah’s description that every person passes before Hashem “Kivnei Maron,” he explains that the heavenly judgment is intensely personal. We are not evaluated merely as members of a crowd. Hashem looks at each individual—the words we spoke, the abilities we were given, what we accomplished with those gifts, and the influence our choices had on the people around us. The first area of accountability is speech . What did we talk about throughout the year? Were our words truthful? Did we fulfill our commitments? What did we praise and value? Rabbi Wolbe invokes King Solomon’s teaching that a person can be understood by what he praises. Our conversations reveal what occupies our hearts: materialism and distractions, or growth, relationships, family, Torah, and becoming better servants of Hashem. The second area is personal potential . Hashem does not compare us to our neighbors; He compares us to the person we were capable of becoming. Through the story of the Netziv—who feared arriving in Heaven only to be asked, “Where is your book?”—Rabbi Wolbe teaches that we may possess abilities far beyond what our parents, teachers, or even we ourselves imagine. We are not masters of results, but we are responsible for effort. Selling ourselves short means leaving Divine gifts unused. The third area is influence . Every person affects others, especially in a world where our words and actions are constantly visible. Do people become stronger because they watch us, or do our compromises give them permission to compromise as well? Rabbi Wolbe shares his grandfather’s advice that one powerful preparation for Rosh Hashanah is to become a valuable asset to the community—to serve, voluntee…","meta_description":"Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores what it really means to stand in judgment on Rosh Hashanah. Drawing on the Mishnah’s description that every person passes befor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1852,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-675642/episodes/elul-16-three-keys-to-rosh-hashanah-judgment/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-675642/elul-16-three-keys-to-rosh-hashanah-judgment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}