AlephBeta Logo
  • Home
  • Patron Circle
My List
Your list is waiting
Add Torah lessons you want to reflect on, revisit, or binge later.
Upgrade to All Access

Unlock all videos, transcripts, and study materials.

Start Free Trial
AlephBeta Logo

Stay Connected

Follow Aleph Beta on social media

InstagramTikTokFacebookYouTubePodcastsSpotify

About Us

  • About
  • Careers
  • Weekly Parsha

Our Team

  • Team

Get Help

  • Contact

Support Us

  • Subscribe
  • Educators
  • Shop
  • Donate
AlephBeta Logo

A Nonprofit Media Company helping people closely read the Torah to discover its beauty, meaning and relevance

Cookies Policy
Legal Terms
Privacy Policy

© 2026 Aleph Beta. All rights reserved.

HomeSearchProfile
Back

What Does It Mean To Survive?



In this week's video, we explores the verses that teach about the Todah — the Thanksgiving sacrifice. Who is supposed to bring a sacrifice of Thanksgiving? According to the Talmud, there are four individuals who would bring a Todah. But when you look at this list, you may notice that they all seem to have something in common — except for one of them. Which one of these four doesn't belong?

Rabbi Fohrman examines this questions, and his study helps to reveal a surprising insight about one of the people who is required to bring a Todah — a person who recovered from a life-threatening illness. These insights help us to gain a deeper level of empathy for those who are ill — and may even inspires us to offer thanks to God for the healing of our own bodies.