The Timeless Wisdom of Reb Simcha Wasserman ZT"L Castos https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com Immerse yourself in a remarkable archive of lectures from the revered Reb Simcha Wasserman ZT"L. Affectionately known as "Reb Simcha," he was a towering figure: a scion of the great European Gedolim, a visionary Rosh Yeshivah, a tireless Kiruv pioneer, a trusted advisor, and a compassionate father figure to countless individuals. Drawing upon his encyclopedic knowledge of Torah and Machshava (Jewish thought), Reb Simcha delivered profound insights on a vast range of subjects that remain deeply relevant today. From the challenging questions surrounding the Holocaust and the profound secrets of Kabbalah to the intricacies of Divine Providence and the practicalities of child-rearing, his teachings resonate with timeless truth. What made Reb Simcha unique was his ability to connect with every student, from the most advanced scholar to the absolute beginner. He spoke with unparalleled patience, simplicity, and incisive intellect, tailoring his wisdom to each listener's level. This podcast offers a rare opportunity to experience his masterful approach, gain clarity on fundamental Jewish concepts, and find enduring guidance for contemporary life. Join us to unlock the pearls of wisdom from this extraordinary Gadol. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:28:37 +0000 en © 2025 https://episodes.castos.com/5e118bef469f37-26391971/images/rsw149.jpg The Timeless Wisdom of Reb Simcha Wasserman ZT"L https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com Immerse yourself in a remarkable archive of lectures from the revered Reb Simcha Wasserman ZT"L. Affectionately known as "Reb Simcha," he was a towering figure: a scion of the great European Gedolim, a visionary Rosh Yeshivah, a tireless Kiruv pioneer, a trusted advisor, and a compassionate father figure to countless individuals. Drawing upon his encyclopedic knowledge of Torah and Machshava (Jewish thought), Reb Simcha delivered profound insights on a vast range of subjects that remain deeply relevant today. From the challenging questions surrounding the Holocaust and the profound secrets of Kabbalah to the intricacies of Divine Providence and the practicalities of child-rearing, his teachings resonate with timeless truth. What made Reb Simcha unique was his ability to connect with every student, from the most advanced scholar to the absolute beginner. He spoke with unparalleled patience, simplicity, and incisive intellect, tailoring his wisdom to each listener's level. This podcast offers a rare opportunity to experience his masterful approach, gain clarity on fundamental Jewish concepts, and find enduring guidance for contemporary life. Join us to unlock the pearls of wisdom from this extraordinary Gadol. Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l episodic Immerse yourself in a remarkable archive of lectures from the revered Reb Simcha Wasserman ZT"L. Affectionately known as "Reb Simcha," he was a towering figure: a scion of the great European Gedolim, a visionary Rosh Yeshivah, a tireless Kiruv pioneer, a trusted advisor, and a compassionate father figure to countless individuals. Drawing upon his encyclopedic knowledge of Torah and Machshava (Jewish thought), Reb Simcha delivered profound insights on a vast range of subjects that remain deeply relevant today. From the challenging questions surrounding the Holocaust and the profound secrets of Kabbalah to the intricacies of Divine Providence and the practicalities of child-rearing, his teachings resonate with timeless truth. What made Reb Simcha unique was his ability to connect with every student, from the most advanced scholar to the absolute beginner. He spoke with unparalleled patience, simplicity, and incisive intellect, tailoring his wisdom to each listener's level. This podcast offers a rare opportunity to experience his masterful approach, gain clarity on fundamental Jewish concepts, and find enduring guidance for contemporary life. Join us to unlock the pearls of wisdom from this extraordinary Gadol. Sam Septimus sammyspt@gmail.com false https://feeds.castos.com/v4rgm yes <![CDATA[(OS228) Q&A on various topics in Judaism]]> Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:28:37 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2144317 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/os228-qa-on-various-topics-in-judaism A Q&A lesson on Free Will with students of Ohr Sameach in Jerusalem.

 

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]]> 01:20:16 <![CDATA[(OS12) Q&A on various topics on Judaism]]> Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:13:57 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2132194 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/ohr-sameach-qa-on-various-topics-on-judaism-os12 A Q&A lesson on various topics on Judaism with students of Ohr Sameach in Jerusalem.

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]]> 01:02:26 <![CDATA[Beginner's Gemara Shiur: שנים אוחזים בטלית (OS2)]]> Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:02:45 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2132190 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/beginners-gemara-shiur-os2 full 2 1 false 01:08:31 <![CDATA[עשרת ימי תשובה The Ten Days of Repentance (OS10)]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:24:30 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2130702 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/the-ten-days-of-repentance-os10 A Q&A lesson on the topic of Teshuva with students of Ohr Sameach in Jerusalem 5749.

Topics discussed in this lesson include:

-The value of Teshuva on Yom Kippur

-Judgement, Forgiveness, & Order

-40 days to transform the metaphysical Torah to human handling

-Creation: Nissan or Tishrei; Friday

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Topics discussed in this lesson include:

-The value of Teshuva on Yom Kippur

-Judgement, Forgiveness, & Order

-40 days to transform the metaphysical Torah to human handling

-Creation: Nissan or Tishrei; Friday

]]> 00:52:31 <![CDATA[Pesach (24)]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:35:31 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2102538 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/pesach-24 full 24 1 false 01:23:49 <![CDATA[Pesach/Haggadah (3)]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:32:00 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2102534 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/pesachhaggadah-3 full 3 1 false 01:17:59 <![CDATA[Pesach (1)]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:30:44 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2102533 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/pesach-1 full 1 1 false 01:05:12 <![CDATA[Iyar (90)]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:21:12 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2102524 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/iyar-90 full 90 1 false 00:37:36 <![CDATA[Shavuos (34)]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:16:54 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2102520 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/shavuos full 34 1 false 00:44:03 <![CDATA[Pesach and the Haggadah (OS56)]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:44:50 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2101509 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/pesach-and-the-haggadah 56 1 false 00:51:25 <![CDATA[Ask the Rabbi; Holocaust; Israel; Sabbath]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:38:45 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2101504 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/ask-the-rabbi-holocaust-israel-sabbath full 181 1 false 00:44:02 <![CDATA[Israel Politics, Secularist]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:30:26 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2101496 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/israel-politics-secularist full 206 1 false 00:39:20 <![CDATA[Ethics & Politics]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:25:52 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2101493 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/ethics-politics 69 1 false 01:10:52 <![CDATA[The Jewish Home]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:13:05 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2101482 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/the-jewish-home full 67 1 false 01:15:01 <![CDATA[Limitations of Human Conception of Hashem]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:08:39 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2101477 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/limitations-of-human-conception-of-hashem full 66 1 false 01:15:20 <![CDATA[Manual & Guide for Creation]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:05:22 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2101474 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/manual-guide-for-creation full 63 1 false 00:52:14 <![CDATA[Matters of Faith, Divine Wisdom, Human Wisdom]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:00:25 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2101472 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/matters-of-faith-divine-wisdom-human-wisdom full 60 1 false 00:59:40 <![CDATA[Happiness, Drives, Giving, Timeless Affect, Social Responsibility]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:27:50 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2101448 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/happiness-drives-giving-timeless-affect-social-r0z7 full 173 1 false 00:51:44 <![CDATA[Habit, Behavior, Logic/Fact, Lying, Ethics]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:24:37 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2099807 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/habit-behavior-logicfact-lying-ethics full 177 1 false 01:14:34 <![CDATA[The Role of Zionism]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:19:22 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2099801 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/role-of-zionism full 51 1 false 00:44:59 <![CDATA[Why there are Questions with No Answers; Intangibles]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:46:50 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2099793 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/why-there-are-questions-with-no-answers-intangibles full 59 1 false 01:06:28 <![CDATA[(OS15) Q&A on various topics on Judaism]]> Mon, 15 Aug 1988 10:00:00 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2141962 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/ohr-sameach-qa-on-various-topics-on-judaism-os15 A Q&A lesson on various topics on Judaism with students of Ohr Sameach in Jerusalem.

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]]> 00:43:08 <![CDATA[Defining Philosophy; Knowledge & Unanswered Questions; Moshiach (OS56)]]> Wed, 06 Apr 1988 11:00:00 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2142042 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/defining-philosophy-knowledge-unanswered-questions-moshiach-os56 A Q&A lesson on various topics on Judaism with students of Ohr Sameach in Jerusalem.

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]]> 01:14:04 <![CDATA[פ' ויחי: "את אשר יקרא אתכם" / רחל מבכה על בניה (OS58)]]> Wed, 22 Jan 1986 11:00:00 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2142019 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/os58 P' Vayechi & Rochel Mevakeh Al Banehu (OS58)

פ' ויחי: "את אשר יקרא (יקרה) אתכם" / רחך מבכה על בניה

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י"ג שבט תשמ"ז

]]> 01:32:44 <![CDATA[Survival of the Jewish Nation: Torah/Persecution (OS54)]]> Tue, 07 Jan 1986 11:00:00 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2142053 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/survival-of-the-jewish-nation-torahpersecution-os54 full 54 1 false 01:25:31 <![CDATA[(OS4) Q&A on various topics in Judaism]]> Tue, 31 Dec 1985 13:42:00 +0000 Rav Simcha Wasserman zt"l https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/65536/episode/2144340 https://the-timeless-wisdom-of-reb-simcha-wasserman-ztl.castos.com/episodes/os4-qa-on-various-topics-in-judaism A Q&A lesson on Free Will with students of Ohr Sameach in Jerusalem.

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