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Inspiration when you are on the go, Torah thoughts on the parsha and misc. topics

Rabbi Shaanan Gelman


    • Jun 13, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 75 EPISODES


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    Episode 76: Tefila Bites_1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 7:06


    Enjoy this brief series on kavana in tefila - what are we supposed to be thinking about? What happens if we become distracted? How do we restore focus? A fascinating exploration of the halachic and philosophical approaches to bringing meaning into prayer.

    Episode 75: Davening in YOUR Shul - A Fulfillment of Tefilla Be'Tzibur

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 36:51


    Halachic and philosophical discussion of the obligation to pray with a minyan and in shul. How do we prioritize between supporting one's local shul vs davening with greater intensity? Beit Medresh vs Beit Knesset. The individual's obligation weighed against the mitzvah of supporting a community and a shul.

    Episode 74: Critical Conversations - Halachik Wills, Inheritance, and End of Life Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 84:42


    Rabbi Yona Reiss, Av Beth Din of the cRc with a comprehensive overview of the laws of Halachic Wills, Inheritance, and Health Care Proxy. As well as Tamara Kushnir Groman JD, from CJE Senior Life, with practical legal counsel and personal advice on how to talk with family about end of life care and decision making

    Episode 73: Addiction? Not my Problem...Think Again, a Conversation with the Recovery Chevra

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 56:46


    Purim is a challenging time for those grappling with addiction, triggering them and placing them and their families at risk. The Recovery Chevra aims to provide a place to go, where others understand your struggle and can support you through the process of recovery.

    Episode 72: Pesach and the Cancel Culture - Shabbat Hagadol 5781

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 52:20


    Parshat Chayei Sara - An Everlasting Bond

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2017 10:05


    Parshat Ki Teitze - Magic Stones

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2017 7:08


    Parshat Shoftim - "We Didn't Do It!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 11:36


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    Parshat Ve'etchanan - Empty Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 8:08


    Parshat Matos - Masei - Lessons Learned in a Restroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 13:18


    Parshat Pinchas - Putting out the Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 12:08


    Parshat Balak - The Invisible People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 14:57


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    Parshat Behar - Shemitta and Har Sinai

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2017 12:53


    Parshat Emor - The Relevant Resume

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 14:00


    Parshat Teruma - "Rabbi" Barbie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 11:06


    Parshat Mishpatim - To Serve and to Guard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2017 16:25


    Parshat Yitro - The Guilty Bystander

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 12:04


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    Parshat Beshalach - There's No Easy Way Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 10:21


    Parshat Bo - The Leap

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2017 13:14


    Parshat Vaera - Eich Yishmaeni

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2017 9:20


    Parshat Shemot - One Little Goat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017 13:51


    Parshat Vayigash - A Whispering Match

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 12:08


    Parshat Vayishlach - If Esav Were on our Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2016 16:38


    Parshat Vayetze - Ladders and Angels and Tigers Named Hobbes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2016 11:52


    Parshat Toldot - What Rivkah Saw that Yitzchak Could Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2016 16:49


    Parshat Vayera - The Lonely Man of Faith, Is it a Viable Model?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2016 10:35


    Parshat Noach - Moral Relatavism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2016 9:26


    Nitzavim - Taking a Stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016 7:48


    Parshat Ki Tavo - The Magic of Being First

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2016 9:25


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    Parshat Ki Teitze - Amalek and The Fear of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2016 9:48


    Parshat Shoftim - Draft Dodgers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2016 14:28


    Parshat Re'eh - Peer Pressure

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2016 7:34


    Pashat Matot - Bnei Gad u'Bnei Reuven and Buyer's Remorse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2016 9:25


    Parshat Pinchas - Inspire Not Indoctrinate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2016 15:28


    Parshat Chukat - Snakes on a Stick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2016 14:51


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    Parshat Shelach - Be Afraid, But Not Very

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 13:55


    Parshat Bahalotecha - Some Guys Have All the Luck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2016 14:08


    From Pesach to Shavuot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 14:20


    Parshat Emor - To Be Desired

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 12:20


    Parshat Kedoshim - On Secrets and Social Equity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2016 16:10


    Parshat Acharei Mot - Necessary Initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2016 14:24


    Parshat Pekudei - Smoke and Mirrors, The Magic Behind the Marot Tzovot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2016 11:34


    Parshat Vayakhel - Mishkan L'eidut , The Leftovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2016 8:21


    From Peshicha to Kotzk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2016 33:01


    The rise and fall of a radical movement in Chassidut, what made Kotzk so unique? Why it ultimately failed?

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    Parshat Ki Tissa - Tzedaka vs Chesed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 11:41


    Chassidic Masters: The Seer of Lublin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 42:40


    The Lion of Judah: Hadar, Jewish Pride and Self Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2016 46:11


    Parshat Terumah - A Different Kind of Real Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2016 12:03


    Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2016 44:34


    Part 2 of series on Chassidic masters

    Parshat Mishpatim - Majority Rules not Majority Fools

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 11:14


    The Baal Shem Tov

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016 51:47


    Part one of series on the foundations and major personalities in Chassidut Includes a biographical sketch as well as philosophical underpinnings of the Baal Shem Tov's ideas.

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