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Podcast: Jewish Inspiration Podcast · Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe
Episode: Way 10: Find a Teacher – Why Mentorship Beats Self-Study
Description: In episode ten of the 48 Ways series during the Omer, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe teaches B’Shimush Chachamim — “serving the wise” or learning through mentorship. While self-study is essential (way #1), it is not enough on its own. Books, even the Torah itself, can be misunderstood or taken out of context without proper guidance from a living teacher. Serving the wise goes beyond intellectual learning: it allows us to observe and absorb how a righteous person lives, speaks, treats others, handles challenges, and conducts everyday affairs.Rabbi Wolbe shares powerful personal examples: his rabbi repeatedly asking whether he wakes up at ni...