{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Derech from Exploring Judaism","slug":"the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833","podcast_index_feed_id":7726833,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thedailyderech-ej/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.exploringjudaism.org/thedailyderech","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thedailyderech-ej/20260226_090231_62c1ab7a1f25331dc45b774eb181f63a.png","author":"Exploring Judaism","episode_count":120,"summary":"The Daily Derech is an opportunity for anyone to gain insight into the weekly Torah portion, learn Jewish law, and deepen their spiritual practice. A project of ExploringJudaism.org and Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein (Temple of Aaron)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T18:19:24.739829+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833"},"episode":{"title":"The Great Students of Hillel | June 1, 2026","slug":"the-great-students-of-hillel-june-1-2026","published_at":"2026-06-01T12:30:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833/the-great-students-of-hillel-june-1-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thedailyderech-ej/2875504","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/375185/2875504/thedailyderech-ej/2026_06_01_12_30_37_55d5b804-7a5d-42c0-b581-459f07e142e6.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Daily Derech, Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein explores Parashat Beha’alotcha, Hilchot Talmud Torah, and a teaching from Menorat HaMaor about the transformative power of Torah learning. The parashah section focuses on the construction of the menorah from a single piece of gold. Rabbi Rubenstein recounts the Midrash that Moses struggled to understand how to make the menorah even after God showed him its design, and that Bezalel ultimately completed the task. The lesson is that fulfilling mitzvot can be difficult and often requires the talents and expertise of others. The Rambam section discusses women and Torah study. Rabbi Rubenstein examines Rambam’s view that women were not obligated in Torah study and critiques his exclusion of women from advanced learning, arguing that such views reflect historical assumptions rather than enduring Jewish values. The Menorat HaMaor section highlights the greatness of Hillel’s students, especially Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai and Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel. Their examples teach that Torah learning involves both mastery of knowledge and the ability to spiritually influence and elevate the world around us. Learn more at exploringjudaism.org/thedailyderech and reach out to Rabbi Rubenstein here .","meta_description":"In this episode of The Daily Derech, Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein explores Parashat Beha’alotcha, Hilchot Talmud Torah, and a teaching from Menorat HaMaor abou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1129,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833/episodes/the-great-students-of-hillel-june-1-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833/the-great-students-of-hillel-june-1-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}