ABOUT ARI GOLDWAG

This site was created with a goal to bring the beauty and light of Torah to as many Jews as possible. Not all Jews have had the privilege to attend Yeshiva and have the opportunity to be constantly inspired in their connection to God. This website aims to emulate that experience.

Ari spent almost six years studying in the Yeshiva of Far Rockaway, whose Rosh Yeshiva (dean) is Rabbi Yechiel Perr. The yeshiva is known for its emphasis on character development (tikkun hamiddos). Ari was always encouraged to develop his musical talents alongside his Torah learning, and he tries to use both in his outreach. After his time in Far Rockaway he moved to Israel and studied in the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, among many other places. Ari relates most to the deeper ideas of the Torah, contained in the works of such great rabbis as Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan and Rabbi Akiva Tatz, and tries to use their inspiration, among many others, to inspire his listeners. Thank God, the podcasts have a very nice listenership, sometimes garnering over five hundred downloads a week on the Parsha Podcast, and over a hundred downloads a day on the Kabballah podcasts.

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TESTIMONIALS:

The Parsha Podcast:
I. L. :
"I would just like to thank you for the podcasts you have been doing on I-tunes... I have recently become much more spiritually or religiously aware, and I am trying to become more observant. As part of my commitment I have started to take steps back to studying the Torah, and I have found your weekly Divarim as well as the daily lessons very helpful."

JS in OH: "I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your site .. I cant get over how much torah you have posted in a clear concise format. I download parsha and music podcast on my mp3 and I can tell the torah is coming from a pure place (not just from the one speaking) but from eretz yisroel as well."

MR in Peru: "As a United States Peace Corps Volunteer working in Peru, I often feel isolated from the Jewish community.  There are no synagogues for me to go to, and I keep my Jewish idendity from the community I work with.  While I am very isolated, 6.5 hours over dirt roads, from anything remotely citylike, your podcast is for me, a weekly sermon.  While I am in the desert, figuratively speaking, you are for me a Myrtle tree that I enjoy.  Thank you for your podcast every week, as without it, I would lack entirely for Jewish commentary that wasn´t included in my Tanach."

RF: "I began listening to your podast last year while I was living overseas... it was one of the few really good weekly dvar Torah broadcasts I could find in English.  Now I still listen again to both last year's weekly parsha podcast and this year's! Sometimes I share what you say at the Shabbos table, but much more often I just grab my friends and make them listen for themselves (before Shabbos, of course!).  I just subscribed to your other podcasts and I can't wait to listen! Thanks so much for this amazing mitzvah you're doing of providing free Torah education to Jews literally anywhere in the world! Keep up the good work! It will help bring moshiach really soon!"

DB in NY: "I  stumbled across your podcasts while searching for Torah teachings  / Judaism on iTunes. I love them. I am a conservative Jew - working in law enforcement. I listen to your podcasts on the train on my 1&1/2 hour commute each way - every day. Your podcasts are informative, enlightening, uplifting, and make my ride more enjoyable. And, they teach me about Torah! What more could I ask for. They have taught me much, and have helped bring me closer to G-d.  Keep up the great work!"

"Rivka" - Itunes review: "Ari Goldwag's thought-provoking D'var Torah has been a constant source of inspiration for me. He sometimes can unpack a brief, seemingly straightforward passuk in the Torah and find within it worlds of meaning and relevance. He was blessed with a melodious voice as well, but I think his greatest gift is his love and HaShem and a mind to discern Torah! Todah Rabba and l'shana tovah tikatev v'taihatem!"

"Chai Keena" - Itunes review: "I move around a lot because of work and rarely find myself near a Jewish community. Ari Goldwag's podcasts help me stay connected to G-d and the community no matter where I am. He is a very good speaker with some inspiring stories and interpretations. Thanks Ari!"

The Daf Yomi:
Rav Lazer Brody:
"If you think Ari Goldwag is a good musician, you should hear him say Daf Yomi... Sometimes I'm busy with things and writing letters... I put on Ari to do a chazara (review) of Daf Yomi. He says over the daf... it's fantastic, it's really fantastic! Who is like the people of Israel? What other nation can brag about such a singer?"

Rav Adler of Daf-yomi.org: "Yasherkoach on your daf work; it is set up beautifully and your delivery is clear and to the point."

JB in GA: "I have been keeping up with your Daf Yomi on iTunes... it is my first exposure to Gemara, and I credit you with making a difficult study somewhat approachable... I now look forward to the challenge of testing all my brain cells in order to follow along... Pretty soon it will be all Ari all the time on my iPod."

Itunes review: "Ari's Daf Yomi is one of the best I've heard so far."

The Daily Kabbalah Lesson:
JG in CO:
"Thank you for your Daily Kabbalah Lesson. I have never studied the Torah or Kabbalah until just recently.  I just wanted to thank you for daily pod cast.  By listening to it and then reading the Torah daily I feel I get more out of it and life. I am now learning Hebrew on my own, slowly but learning.  I can't explain what a difference it has made in my life."

The Daily Dvar:
"Chai Keena" - Itunes review: "Ari Goldwag is a very good speaker with some inspiring stories and interpretations. I listen to the Daily D'var every morning on my way to work, which puts me in a positive mind-set and helps me focus on what really matters. It's a daily dose to keep us connected to who we really are (as Jews) and what's really important. Thanks Ari!


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