Good Jewish Lover

In this episode, Rabbi Brent is joined by Pardes Chief Innovation Officer Faith Leener for a conversation about reading the Torah with an eye toward becoming a Good Jewish Lover. If you have thoughts about this episode or suggestions for … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #10 – Learning Love from the Torah first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #10 – Learning Love from the Torah at Elmad Online Learning.

In this episode, Rabbi Brent is joined by couples therapists Assael and Galit Romanelli to discuss covert male depression, single married mothers, a family caving adventure in New Zealand and more. Their conversation begins with the story of Adam and … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #9 – Living While We're Alive, with Assael and Galit Romanelli first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #9 – Living While We’re Alive, with Assael and Galit Romanelli at Elmad Online Learning.

In this episode, Rabbi Brent is joined by Ely Kreimendahl, queer comic, author, psychotherapist and host of Shame Spiral to discuss an ancient sage who is forced to confront his ego after 70 years of sleep, overbearing parents (having them … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #8 – Confronting our Shame, with Ely Kreimendahl first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #8 – Confronting our Shame, with Ely Kreimendahl at Elmad Online Learning.

In this episode, Rabbi Brent is joined by Jonathan Vatner, author of Carnegie Hill and The Bridesmaids Union to discuss knowing our partners, managing our insecurities and recognizing that we are worthy of love despite our limitations. Their conversation … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #7 -Knowing our Partners, with Jonathan Vatner first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #7 -Knowing our Partners, with Jonathan Vatner at Elmad Online Learning.

A Torah of Relationships Loving other human beings is both the trickiest and most important thing we'll ever do. It’s the most important, because the love we share with other people is what gives our lives meaning; it’s tricky because … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Trailer first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Trailer at Elmad Online Learning.

In this episode, Rabbi Brent is joined by Rabbi Mychal B Springer, Manager of Clinical Pastoral Education at New York Presbyterian Hospital and co-editor of Sisters in Mourning, to discuss the boundaries between parents and children, about letting go … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #6 – Parents and Children, with Rabbi Mychal B Springer first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #6 – Parents and Children, with Rabbi Mychal B Springer at Elmad Online Learning.

Rabbi Brent is joined by celebrated coach Catherine Bell to discuss maintaining boundaries, communicating clearly, slowing down enough to regulate our nervous system, power, hierarchy, calling people into right relationship and more.  ​Their conversation begins with the extraordinary tale of … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #5 – Minding our Boundaries, with Catherine Bell first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #5 – Minding our Boundaries, with Catherine Bell at Elmad Online Learning.

On this episode of Good Jewish Lover: The Torah of Relationships, Rabbi Brent is joined by Jackson Katz to talk about gender-based violence, recovering from patriarchy and more.  Their conversation begins with a medieval woman who became a teacher of … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #4 – Being Better Men, with Jackson Katz first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #4 – Being Better Men, with Jackson Katz at Elmad Online Learning.

In this episode, Rabbi Brent is joined by Day Shildkret, creator of Morning Altars and author of Hello Goodbye to discuss names, Fiddler on the Roof, Stephen Jenkenson cultural hunger, The Bearing Witness Zen Meditation Retreat at Auschwitz-Birkenau and more. … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #3 – Building our Heritage, with Day Shildkret first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #3 – Building our Heritage, with Day Shildkret at Elmad Online Learning.

In this episode, Rabbi Brent is joined by London-based ICF-certified Coach and clinical hypnotherapist Shoshana Bloom. If you have thoughts about this episode or suggestions for texts, topics or guests for future episodes, please be in touch with Rabbi … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #2 – Addressing Our Shadows, with Shoshana Bloom first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #2 – Addressing Our Shadows, with Shoshana Bloom at Elmad Online Learning.

In this episode, Rabbi Brent is joined by Sydney, Australia-based psychotherapist Brandon Srot to discuss how we come to take ownership of our issues – the ones we know we have and the ones that we stumble across, sometimes painfully. … Read the rest The post Good Jewish Lover – Episode #1 – Owning Our Issues, with Brandon Srot first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Good Jewish Lover – Episode #1 – Owning Our Issues, with Brandon Srot at Elmad Online Learning.