{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe Podcast Collection","title":"Shema: Achieving Supremacy Over the Angels","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2955,"description":"Angels are way loftier than us, right? They're totally spiritual, they cannot possibly sin, they are messengers of God. We, on the other hand, are mortal, fallible, pitiful humans. That's not necessarily the case. Our Sages tell us that the human soul is much loftier than the Angels. Our inborn holiness dwarfs that of our winged counterparts. Our supremacy over the Angels is demonstrated with the Shema declaration. Angels must do much more to connect with God than we do. In this very interesting and provocative podcast, we highlight the Shema's role in elevating us, and share a powerful and profound perspective on the three different ways to achieve spiritual ascent. The first paragraph of the highlights one way to achieve greatness, the second highlights a second path, and the third paragraph contains is yet another way to do it. The end goal is absolute closeness with God. The end goal is merging heaven and Earth, body and soul. They end goal is to be holy to Hashem our God. But there are three ways to do it.\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –\nDONATE: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php. Thank you!\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –\nNEW TORCH Mailing Address POBox:\nTORCH\nPO BOX 310246\nHOUSTON, TX 77231-0246\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –\nEmail me with questions, comments, and feedback: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –\nSUBSCRIBE to my Newsletter\nrabbiwolbe.com/newsletter\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –\nSUBSCRIBE to Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe’s Podcasts\nThe Parsha Podcast\nThe Jewish History Podcast\nThe Mitzvah Podcast \nThis Jewish Life\nThe Ethics Podcast\nTORAH 101","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UmTLusdhsOxXkCmf9eNqD5NGe5xrYpGSGIEdiRVOrIo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM4Njg4LzE2NzYy/MjM0MjMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}