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In this episode, Lex Rofeberg and Miriam Terlinchamp introduce Everyday Mystics, a new podcast launching on this feed on October 7th, which tells the real stories of people who have had that turning. Small, ordinary moments that cracked open into something larger. Their stories of transformation weave Jewish wisdom bringing forward an old/ new way of understanding mystical experience and the everyday. These are stories of when the ordinary becomes sacred, the familiar becomes mysterious, and Judaism becomes beautifully unbound.Miriam and Lex unpack what it means to be an “everyday mystic,” arguing that mystical experience doesn't have to be extraordinary, it can emerge in a blood donation, a walk through a cemetery, or any moment when the boundary between the ordinary and something larger suddenly feels thinner. They share their own stories of finding Jewish meaning in unexpected experiences, illustrating how ancient wisdom can give language and practice to something we may already intuitively feel. Ultimately, Everyday Mystics invites listeners to recognize their own “burning bush” moments and discover how sharing those stories can become a source of Jewish wisdom for others.Head to JudaismUnbound.com/classes to check out our up upcoming courses in the UnYeshiva! Judaism Inbound (our intro to Judaism course) begins in just a few days, and four other amazing learning opportunities begin in October! Financial aid is available.Access full shownotes for this episode via this link. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation -- support Judaism Unbound by clicking here!
In Day 197, the final lesson of Orchot Tzaddikim, The Ways of the Righteous, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe brings the entire journey to its culmination. The author returns to the idea that the human being is an Olam Katan—a miniature world. The wonders of creation, both physical and spiritual, are reflected within the human being, and the soul itself reflects, in an infinitely limited way, attributes that point us toward the Creator. Just as the soul fills the body, sustains it, outlives it, sees without being seen, remains pure, and does not sleep, so Hashem fills, sustains, transcends, sees, and governs His universe.This realization should lead not to pride, but to humility, awe, gratitude, and responsibility. Rabbi Wolbe urges us to contemplate the extraordinary design of the human body—from our eyes and ears to our breath, bones, skin, and countless systems—and ask: Who gave me all of this? The more deeply we appreciate how much Hashem has invested in us, the more we understand that our lives carry purpose and obligation. Yirat Shamayim is not despair or fearfulness; it is the awareness that we have been entrusted with something extraordinarily precious.The entire book ultimately comes down to the words of Kohelet: “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man.” After studying humility, arrogance, love, hatred, mercy, cruelty, happiness, jealousy, worry, repentance, Torah, and countless other middot, the final challenge is internal. It is no longer simply about how we appear to others, but about the private relationship between the individual and Hashem: Do I truly fear God? Is my relationship with Hashem where it should be? Inspiration must become action. Torah must change us.The conclusion takes on additional meaning as Rabbi Wolbe notes that the class coincides with his Hebrew birthday. He offers a heartfelt blessing to the TORCH community for health, happiness, gratitude, spiritual growth, and a genuine relationship with Hashem. He encourages each listener to view every new year of life as another opportunity to recommit to service, growth, and appreciation for the gift of another day.And, fittingly, the journey does not truly end. Rabbi Wolbe immediately opens Shaar HaBitachon, the Gate of Trust in God, from Chovot HaLevavot. The message is clear: when Torah learning concludes, we begin again. Bitachon means learning to release our illusion of control and place our reliance entirely in Hashem—like a child resting securely in the arms of a loving parent. The completion of Orchot Tzaddikim therefore becomes the beginning of the next spiritual journey._____________This Podcast Series is Generously Underwritten by Peter & Becky BotvinRecorded at TORCH Centre in the Levin Family Studios (B) to a live audience on March 23, 2026, in Houston, Texas.Released as Podcast on October 2, 2026_____________This series on Orchos Tzadikim/Ways of the Righteous is produced in partnership with Hachzek.Join the revolution of daily Mussar study at hachzek.com.We are using the Treasure of Life edition of the Orchos Tzadikkim (Published by Feldheim)_____________Listen, Subscribe & Share: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe/id1476610783Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4r0KfjMzmCNQbiNaZBCSU7) to stay inspired! Share your questions at aw@torchweb.org or visit torchweb.org for more Torah content. _____________About the Host:Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe, Director of TORCH in Houston, brings decades of Torah scholarship to guide listeners in applying Jewish wisdom to daily life. To directly send your questions, comments, and feedback, please email: awolbe@torchweb.org_____________Support Our Mission:Our Mission is Connecting Jews & Judaism. Help us spread Judaism globally by sponsoring an episode at torchweb.org.Your support makes a HUGE difference!_____________Listen MoreOther podcasts by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe: NEW!! Hey Rabbi! Podcast: https://heyrabbi.transistor.fm/episodesPrayer Podcast: https://prayerpodcast.transistor.fm/episodesJewish Inspiration Podcast: https://inspiration.transistor.fm/episodesParsha Review Podcast: https://parsha.transistor.fm/episodesLiving Jewishly Podcast: https://jewishly.transistor.fm/episodesThinking Talmudist Podcast: https://talmud.transistor.fm/episodesUnboxing Judaism Podcast: https://unboxing.transistor.fm/episodesRabbi Aryeh Wolbe Podcast Collection: https://collection.transistor.fm/episodesFor a full listing of podcasts available by TORCH at http://podcast.torchweb.orgv_____________Keywords:#JewishInspiration, #Mussar, #MasterClass, #FearOfHeaven, #YiratShamayim, #HumanBody, #Creation, #Microcosm, #Wonder, #BodyAndSoul, #MiraclesEverywhere ★ Support this podcast ★
New Fireside Chat available exclusively for our Patreon supporters about the true history of the weekend, struggles over time off from work, and what is missing from mainstream accounts.Our podcast is brought to you by our Patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. Join us or find out more at patreon.com/workingclasshistoryListen to the full episode here on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/workingclasshistory/posts/e126-fireside-we-169049458 While mainstream narratives credit antisemitic capitalist, Henry Ford, with the creation of the modern two-day weekend, the reality is that it was something which millions of workers around the world organised and fought for.Time, like wage labour, and many other facets of modern life, seems like a natural phenomenon. But the way we experience time has been shaped almost entirely by human societies.From ancient Mesopotamia, and major world religions including Judaism, Christianity and Islam, we trace the history weekend to mediaeval Europe, Iran, China, revolutionary France up to the present day in the US, UK and elsewhere.From drunkards in Austria, to oil workers in Azerbaijan, anarchists in Chicago, and women in Detroit, in this episode we look at the people who, together, created the weekend.The majority of workers in the West today don't realise that the modern two-day weekend that most of us enjoy only really became widespread in the last 80 years. And while today we take it for granted, employers and governments everywhere are making moves to erode it. At the same time, as automation continues, and large language models promise ever-higher productivity, a new generation of workers is calling for its extension – to a three-day weekend without loss in pay.Who will ultimately prevail, depends on us.E125: Fireside Chat – How We Won the Weekend – Available exclusively for our supporters on PatreonFull episode webpage: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e126-the-radical-history-of-the-weekend/WCH commemorative merch about the weekend: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/weekendAcknowledgementsThanks to our Patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Jazz Hands.Edited by Jesse FrenchOur theme tune is Montaigne's version of the classic labour movement anthem, ‘Bread and Roses', performed by Montaigne and Nick Harriott, and mixed by Wave Racer. Download the song here, with all proceeds going to Medical Aid for Palestinians. More from Montaigne: website, Instagram, YouTube.
Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link!A married pastor. A 20-year-old singer on the worship team. A secret relationship that stops being “just an affair” and turns into something darker, uglier, and catastrophically permanent. We break down how this case unfolds, why the text messages matter so much, and how two people can talk themselves into the kind of evil they'd never admit to in public, all while leaving a digital trail that's basically a confession.We also wrestle with the parts people love to ignore: motive and consequences. When divorce threatens a reputation, a job, money, and the future someone feels entitled to, the temptation is to “solve” the problem instead of facing it. We talk about why the intruder story is so common, why it almost never works, and why “he seems remorseful” often translates to “he's devastated he got caught.” Along the way, we pull out the bigger lesson about temptation, desensitization, and why real accountability and boundaries matter long before anything crosses a line.Then we change gears into culture and theology, reacting to a women's conference clip that sets off alarms for us, plus broader frustration with how certain talking points spread across generations. We close with a thought-provoking segment sparked by a clip describing Judaism as a “worldly religion” and our Christian argument for what it means that God chooses to dwell with His people, not in a building.If you got value from this conversation, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. What part of the story hit you hardest, the texts, the motive, or the aftermath?Support the showGet 10% off an amazing Black Monk Rosary by going to https://www.blackmonkrosaries.com/?ref=AVOIDINGBABYLON and using code AVOIDINGBABYLON at checkout!Check out our sponsor, Nic Nac, at www.nicnac.com and use code "AB25%" for 25% off of your first order!Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1https://www.avoidingbabylon.comMerchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.comLocals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.comFull Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribeRSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss
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Joshua Ruebl, author and occultist, joins Ryan to discuss the decline and hollowing out of western religious systems, compared with moral doctrines preserved in the east; how such things are externalized in the west as opposed to internalized in the east. Ryan and Joshua will discuss how ancient polytheistic or pagan systems were highly sophisticated and very scientific. Additionally, that "faith of fact" is the new "feelings over facts." How cultural Marxism is merely a symptom of the same psychosis plaguing religious schizophrenics: one sees racism everywhere and the other demons; one focuses on outward identity while the other on denominational identity; one apologizes for the past while another is ashamed of original sin; one is inherently anti-human and post-modern while the other rejects the true self.https://www.joshuaruebl.net/https://x.com/JRuebl47185*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. Subscribe to remove ads. The show has no sponsorship and has been banned countless places.
Can a Jew reject Zionism on religious grounds? Rabbi Daniel Levine and Jacob Faturechi debate Satmar anti-Zionism, Jewish theology, and the history of the modern State of Israel.The conversation begins with a question that often gets blurred: What do we mean by Zionism? They examine the differences between political, religious, and cultural Zionism; how Jewish communities have understood sovereignty and exile; and whether the founding of Israel represents a break with traditional Judaism, a continuation of Jewish history, or both.Rabbi Levine challenges Satmar arguments about Zionism's historical consequences while acknowledging that religious anti-Zionism has deep roots in Jewish thought. The discussion also turns to Chabad's complex relationship with Israel and the tension between Jewish life in the Diaspora and Jewish self-determination.This is a long-form debate about where theology ends and historical argument begins—and whether people with sharply different views can still have a serious, civil conversation.Watch and share your perspective in the comments: Is religious anti-Zionism a legitimate Jewish position?#Satmar #AntiZionism #Zionism #Israel #JewishHistory #Judaism #Chabad #JewishTheology
Rashi Class, a weekly exploration of Torah featuring a deep dive on the text and lively conversation focused on an 11th-century French commentary, conducted by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, this week beginning with Shemot/Exodus 13:7. (Zoom/Facebook)
Abraham and Sarah arrive in Gerar, and Abraham tells everyone Sarah is his sister. She is, technically: his half-sister. She is also his wife (and one of the 4 most beautiful women ever to live). So when King Abimelech hears there's an unmarried woman in town, he has her brought to his palace. That night G-d appears to Abimelech in a dream with a warning: give her back or you die. By morning the orifices of his entire household are sealed shut, and he summons Abraham with one question, “What did you see, that you did this thing?”Abraham's answer is that there is no fear of G-d in this place. Rabbi Epstein calls it the crux of the whole passage, and he reads it as a direct challenge to a man who thinks of himself as righteous. If you decide for yourself what righteous means, you will never be righteous.Then comes a puzzle. This is the second time Sarah has been taken. Twenty-four years earlier, Pharaoh took her too, and G-d struck his household with a painful skin disease. Abimelech gets something else entirely. Same woman, same offense, different punishment. Why would G-d change it? Rabbi Epstein's answer comes from a teaching in the Talmud, and it changes how you read what happens to Abraham and Sarah next.
We've learned about the primary religious groups within Judaism, and today we're going to learn about the different ethnic groups, the Mizrahi, Sephardi and Ashkenasi Jews. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the fifth live Q&A for The Christ Empire Couldn't Keep in which Joerg and I got to Friedrich Schleiermacher: the father of liberal theology, the DNA of American mainline Christianity, and yes, a card in my theologian baseball card collection. (Joerg wants to trade for it. Negotiations are ongoing.) Joerg started by saying this session isn't meant to make anyone in the liberal tradition feel bad. It's an invitation to dig deeper. There's plenty worth celebrating here, like the leveling of old hierarchies, thinking for yourself, and Christ working by attraction instead of coercion. But Schleiermacher also wrote that "we are the miracle," fantasized about colonies Prussia didn't have, and called Judaism "charming." That's where the soft empire hides, and it's the version American liberals find hardest to see in the mirror. The surplus is still there, and the work is ours. You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube Dr. Joerg Rieger is the Distinguished Professor of Theology and the Cal Turner Chancellor's Chair of Wesleyan Studies at Vanderbilt University and founding director of the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice. For three decades, he has worked to bring together theology and the struggles for justice and liberation that mark our age. His work addresses relations of theology and public life, reflecting on the misuse of power in religion, politics, and economics. His interest is in movements that bring about change and in the positive contributions of religion and theology. His constructive work in theology draws on a wide range of historical and contemporary traditions, with a concern for manifestations of the divine in the pressures of everyday life. Several of his 24 authored and edited books address the topics of this course, including No Rising Tide: Theology, Economics, and the Future; Unified We Are a Force: How Faith and Labor Can Overcome America's Inequalities (with Rosemarie Henkel-Rieger); and Faith, Class, and Labor: Intersectional Approaches in a Global Context (with Jin Young Choi). www.joergrieger.com Previous Episodes w/ Joerg Empire Hard, Empire Soft: Joerg Rieger on Las Casas and the Conquest That Learned to Be Nice Anselm's God Can't Just Forgive: Joerg Rieger on Why That's Good News, Not Cruelty Who Owns the Creed? Joerg Rieger on the Conservative Gimmick and the Surplus They Missed Empire Goes All the Way Down: Joerg Rieger on What “Christian Nationalism” Misses Why Religion Matters Now Theology in the Capitalocene Divine Justice & our Ultimate Concern the End of Religion & Business as Usual Joerg Rieger: Jesus vs Caesar Different Gods, Different Religions? Wild Goose Theology Happy Hour with Joerg Rieger and Emilie Townes The Economy, Election, Ayn Rand-Ryan-Romney, Occupy, & More Occupy the Church! Rita Nakashima Brock, Joerg Rieger, & Christophe Ringer Economics, Theology, and Discipleship JOIN OUR OPEN ONLINE CLASS: The Empire Christ Couldn't Keep Ever notice how Christian nationalism gets talked about like it's some bizarre new glitch in the faith? It isn't — it's a 2,000-year-old arrangement wearing new clothes, and once you see how the pattern works, you can also spot the Christ who keeps slipping free of it. Join theologian Joerg Rieger and Tripp Fuller for The Christ Empire Couldn't Keep, a free six-week online class tracing the holy alliances, imperial creeds, and stubborn resistance that have shaped Christianity from Paul to the present. You'll get six lectures from Joerg, six live Q&As, weekly readings from his book Christ and Empire, and a community of fellow troublemakers thinking it through together. It's free to join, every session is recorded, and it kicks off Thursday, August 27. Grab your spot at HomebrewedClasses.com. This podcast is a Homebrewed Christianity production. Follow the Homebrewed Christianity, Theology Nerd Throwdown, & The Rise of Bonhoeffer podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 75,000 other people by joining our Substack - Process This! Get instant access to over 50 classes at www.TheologyClass.com Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Zelana Montminy is a behavioral scientist, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies, schools, healthcare systems, and leadership organizations. Her work explores one of the defining questions of our time: how do we remain deeply human in a world increasingly designed for distraction, speed, and certainty?
Hour 2 Segment 1 Tony starts the second hour of the show talking about how the evil done by the COVID-19 experts cannot be undone. Hour 2 Segment 2 Tony talks about the rumors of Sydney Sweeney converting to Judaism for her fiancé Scooter Braun. Hour 2 Segment 3 Tony talks about the reasons why he’s not a liberal. Hour 2 Segment 4 Tony wraps up the second hour of the show talking about Adam Brody thinking Hollywood has grown more conservative. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 1 Segment 1 Tony starts the first hour of the show talking about the 5 men that were arrested before engaging a plot to attack RAF Fairford in the U.K. were released on bail. Hour 1 Segment 2 Tony talks about Dennis Haskins of Saved by the Bell passing away at the age of 75. Hour 1 Segment 3 Tony talks about Ted Cruz going off on Jack Smith's testimony on the Democrat DOJ having spied on Republicans. Tony also talks about the latest midterm Senate race polls in Michigan. Hour 1 Segment 4 Tony wraps up the first hour of the show talking about how $521B are lost every year to fraud. Hour 2 Segment 1 Tony starts the second hour of the show talking about how the evil done by the COVID-19 experts cannot be undone. Hour 2 Segment 2 Tony talks about the rumors of Sydney Sweeney converting to Judaism for her fiancé Scooter Braun. Hour 2 Segment 3 Tony talks about the reasons why he’s not a liberal. Hour 2 Segment 4 Tony wraps up the second hour of the show talking about Adam Brody thinking Hollywood has grown more conservative. Hour 3 Segment 1 Tony starts the final hour of the show talking about President Donald Trump speaking on AI and America.gov. Hour 3 Segment 2 Tony talks about Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaking on the seriousness of abortion. Hour 3 Segment 3 Tony talks more about Ted Cruz going off on Jack Smith's testimony on the Democrat DOJ having spied on Republicans. Hour 3 Segment 4 Tony wraps up another edition of the show talking more about the 5 men that were arrested before engaging a plot to attack RAF Fairford in the U.K. were released on bail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The idea is that a Mitzvah is not merely a symbol pointing toward some deeper spiritual truth. The act itself is the encounter.We often ask, “What does the Lulav symbolize? What does the Esrog represent?” Those questions can be meaningful, but they can also subtly turn the Mitzvah into a metaphor for something else. Judaism asks us to go further: to take the Lulav, hold the Esrog, move the body, and enter the Mitzvah physically.The meaning is not only something we understand. It is something we do. The physical act itself awakens, shapes, and connects us. The deepest truth of the Lulav and Esrog is therefore not hidden behind the objects. It is experienced through them.
Jesus tells one of his most violent parables: tenants seize a vineyard, attack the servants sent to them, and finally kill the landowner's son. But who actually calls for vengeance at the end of the story? Peter Walsh and Elizabeth Garnsey explore the Parable of the Wicked Tenants, its roots in the Hebrew Scriptures, the danger of treating God as something religion can own or control, and why this passage should never become a story about Christianity replacing Judaism. Ultimately, the parable turns the question back on us: If the vineyard has been entrusted to our care, what kind of tenants are we?Questions for ReflectionThemes & ApplicationPeter suggests that the tenants' fundamental mistake is believing that the vineyard belongs to them. Where can religious communities make the same mistake with God, faith, tradition, or the Church? Elizabeth notices that when Jesus asks what should happen to the violent tenants, it is his listeners who say they should be put to a “miserable death.” Jesus instead turns to the rejected stone becoming the cornerstone. How does noticing who proposes the violent ending change the way you understand this parable? Peter eventually turns the parable toward the Church itself. Rather than assuming Christians have simply inherited the vineyard, he asks whether we are actually producing its fruit. What would good stewardship of God's vineyard look like for the Church today? Personal ReflectionWhere are you most tempted to become a gatekeeper? Are there people, beliefs, experiences, or ways of encountering God that you find yourself wanting to declare inside or outside the boundaries?When someone challenges something you deeply believe, what is your first instinct? Do you listen, defend, withdraw, attack, or become curious?Where do you see the “fruits of the kingdom” growing in your own life? Where might the vineyard need more tending?Broader Spiritual ConsiderationsWhat would it mean to think of the Kingdom of God as the “culture of God”? If mercy, reconciliation, healing, relationship, and love characterize God's culture, how might that culture challenge the assumptions of the cultures in which we live?The conversation about supersessionism highlights how interpretations of Scripture can have consequences far beyond Bible study. What responsibility do Christians have to consider the history and consequences of the ways Scripture has been interpreted?Peter and Elizabeth repeatedly return to the danger of assuming that our institution, tradition, or interpretation has everything right. How can a religious community hold deep convictions while remaining open to correction, transformation, and the possibility that God is speaking through someone outside its boundaries? References & ResourcesVocabularySupersessionism / Replacement Theology: The Christian theological belief that the Church has replaced Israel as God's covenant people.Zionism: A movement supporting Jewish self-determination and a Jewish homeland in the historic Land of Israel.Hermeneutics: The practice and principles of interpreting Scripture or other texts.ScriptureIsaiah 5:1–7: The Song of the Vineyard: Elizabeth explains that Jesus' vineyard imagery draws directly from the Hebrew Bible's portrayal of Israel as God's vineyard.Biblical Scholarship & Theology Robert Farrar Capon, The Parables of Judgment: Elizabeth draws on Capon when she explores what the tenants have actually been entrusted with and the danger of religious authorities becoming gatekeepers who act as though access to God belongs to them. (Read the book)Episcopal Church ResourcesThe Episcopal Church's Alternative Good Friday Liturgy: The Episcopal Church authorized a new alternative Good Friday liturgy in 2024, following several years of development. The revised texts explicitly affirm that God's covenant with the Jewish people has never been broken, acknowledge the harm Christians have caused Jewish people, and include prayers for Jewish flourishing and safety. (Read it )Learn more about St. Mark's at https://www.stmarksnewcanaan.org
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The last denomination in Judaism that we're going to learn about on Foundations is Reconstructionist Judaism. It's another modern group born out of the Reform movement. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode Synopsis:Gentiles had a difficult time understanding why Jews would circumcise their male children. There was no Gentile heritage or memory of Abraham. Further complicating the situation was the fact that, among Jews in Rome—as with Jews across the Greco-Roman world—circumcision was understood to be a meritorious act. Those who were circumcised were numbered among the people of God, and those who were not were not. Imagine the difficulty of converting from Gentile paganism to Judaism and then having to undergo a very painful surgery in a very delicate place. Proselytes not only needed to embrace monotheism, embrace Jewish feasts and ceremonial washings, follow the dietary laws, and obey the Decalogue (the Ten Commandments), but also undergo circumcision as adults.But just as Paul challenged the Galatian Judaizers—the covenant God made with Moses at Mount Sinai was not to be confused with the gracious covenant God made with Abraham—so too the true meaning of circumcision was not found in the cutting of flesh. The cutting of flesh was an outward sign of the cutting of the heart—a way to speak of faith in Jesus Christ. In Romans 2:17–29, Paul is not only correcting the Jewish misunderstanding of circumcision—a serious error in its own right—but also letting Jewish Christians know that uncircumcised Gentiles could be numbered among the people of God and become true children of Abraham without undergoing circumcision.Paul's discussion of circumcision (verses 25–29) flows out of his efforts to take the Jews to task for their hypocrisy in verses 17–24. The Jews demand certain behavior of others—stop stealing, stop committing adultery, stop robbing temples. But many Jews were doing the same things themselves. The Jews are supposed to instruct those who live in ignorance and walk in darkness—the Gentiles. They were to show them that truth is found in the law of Moses, the very embodiment of God's will. But instead of leading and teaching the blind and foolish Gentiles, the Jews commit the very same sins themselves. Imagine the blatant hypocrisy of insisting upon something permanent like circumcision, all the while committing the same sins that you insist the person about to submit to the procedure is supposed to stop doing.This leads to one of the most tragic lines in the whole of the New Testament (verse 24): “For, as it is written, `The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.'”For show notes and other recommended materials located at the Riddleblog as mentioned during the Blessed Hope Podcast, click here: https://www.kimriddlebarger.com/
Ryder Lee of "Raised by Giants" and Dan Kristos of "Ba'al Busters Broadcast" join Ryan for a discussion about the misconceptions of BAAL, Moloch, and general mythology, and the influence of BAAL imagery in pop-culture and politics. Also, how a wicked death cult, comprised of the worst aspects within human history, is very much still operating today. Ryder Lee: https://www.youtube.com/@RaisedByGiantsDan Kristos: https://www.semperfryllc.com/store/p93/Priestcraft%3A_Beyond_Babylon_%28Signed_Copy%29.htmlBaal Busters Broadcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ba-al-busters-broadcast--5100262*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. Subscribe to remove ads. The show has no sponsorship and has been banned countless places.
Rashi Class, a weekly exploration of Torah featuring a deep dive on the text and lively conversation focused on an 11th-century French commentary, conducted by Rabbi Rebecca Schatz at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on Monday, September 28, 2026. (Zoom) Contains link to Rabbi Schatz's Kol Nidre address.
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Hold on to your pulpits this week, preachers! The Gospel is one of the hardest parables in Matthew — and one with the most difficult history in Christian preaching. The parable of the wicked tenants has been used, throughout Christian history, to justify the church's replacement of Israel and to fuel centuries of anti-Jewish violence, from medieval pogroms through Nazi propaganda. Preachers must handle it with unusual care.Track One brings us the Ten Commandments at Sinai. Track Two brings us Isaiah's song of the vineyard — the direct source material for the Gospel parable. The Epistle gives us Paul's autobiographical turn: whatever gains I had, I count as loss for Christ.For preachers continuing a series: last week's parable of the two sons exposed the yes that did not go. This week's parable of the wicked tenants exposes what happens when tenants forget they are tenants. The Matthew arc keeps sharpening toward the passion.The ReadingsExodus 20:1–4, 7–9, 12–20First Reading (Track One) — The Ten CommandmentsSummaryGod speaks to Moses at Sinai. “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” Then the commandments: no other gods. No idols. No misusing God's name. Remember the sabbath and rest. Honor your father and mother. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Do not covet what belongs to your neighbor. When the people see the thunder, the lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they tremble and stand at a distance. They tell Moses: “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” Moses reassures them: God has come to test you, so that the fear of God may be with you and keep you from sinning.Key Ideas for Preaching* The commandments begin with a verb about God, not a demand of the people. “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out.” Deliverance comes first; then the shape of life among the delivered. What might your sermon do with the specific order — grace before command — that most preachers know but many congregations have never actually heard?* The commandments protect people. Do not murder protects human life. Do not steal protects property. Do not bear false witness protects reputation and truth. Do not covet protects the heart from unrest. These are not arbitrary rules; they are the shape of a community where life can flourish. Where in your congregation have the commandments been imagined as arbitrary restrictions when they are actually protections?* “You speak to us, but do not let God speak to us” — the people's request captures a real spiritual pattern. We often prefer mediated religion to direct encounter. What might it look like to preach a God who is willing to be heard directly, and to name the tender fear that keeps us at a distance?Significant Cautions* Do not preach the commandments as if the whole ethical life of the church can be reduced to ten rules. Jesus himself will summarize them in two.* The lectionary omits verses 5–6 (the “jealous God” verses). Preachers should know what has been omitted and decide honestly whether to preach the whole passage or just the assigned selection.* The commandments have often been misused as a checklist for civic religion. Handle their communal, covenantal context carefully.Psalm 19The Psalm (Track One) — The Heavens Are TellingSummary“The heavens are telling the glory of God.” The psalm begins with creation's silent praise — day pours out speech to day — and moves to the law: perfect, reviving the soul; sure, making wise the simple. The psalm closes with a prayer against hidden faults and presumption, and the famous closing petition: let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you.Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalm links creation and law in the same song. The heavens declare God's glory; God's word revives the soul. Both are revelation. Where has your congregation imagined creation and Scripture as competing sources of knowing God, when the psalm holds them together?* “Clear me from hidden faults” — the psalmist prays not for the sins he can see but for the ones he cannot. What might your sermon do with a spiritual practice that includes asking God to name what we are not yet aware of?Significant Cautions* “The heavens declare the glory of God” has been misused in the culture wars around science. The psalm is not a scientific claim; it is doxology.Isaiah 5:1–7First Reading (Track Two) — The Song of the VineyardSummaryThe prophet sings a love song about his beloved's vineyard. God did everything for the vineyard — dug it, cleared it of stones, planted choice vines, built a watchtower, hewed a wine vat. And expected grapes. But the vineyard yielded wild grapes. So God will remove its hedge, break down its wall, make it a waste. The song ends with the interpretation: “The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!”Key Ideas for Preaching* The prophet's judgment on Israel is Israel's own prophet speaking within Israel's tradition. This is not an outside voice condemning God's people. This is Isaiah's love for his people speaking hard truth. What might it look like to preach a prophetic word that comes from love rather than distance?* The wordplay in Hebrew is untranslatable but worth naming. God expected mishpat (justice) but saw mispach (bloodshed); God expected tsedaqah (righteousness) but heard tse'aqah (a cry). Justice and bloodshed sound alike. Righteousness and outcry sound alike. Only one letter apart. What might your sermon do with the closeness of what God wanted and what God got?* Isaiah 5 is the direct source for today's Gospel parable of the tenants. Jesus is not inventing a new critique; he is quoting Israel's own prophet. Where in your congregation might people be helped by hearing that Jesus's hardest words about religious leadership are drawn from Israel's own tradition of self-critique?Significant Cautions* This passage should not be read as evidence that God has rejected Israel. Isaiah's critique is a call to return, not a decree of replacement.* “He expected justice but saw bloodshed” has been quoted in ways that reduce injustice to individual sin. Isaiah is naming systemic failure of leadership, not simply personal wrongdoing.Psalm 80:7–15The Psalm (Track Two) — The Vine You Brought Out of EgyptSummaryAnother vineyard psalm. God brought a vine out of Egypt, drove out the nations, and planted it. It sent out its branches to the sea, its shoots to the river. But now its walls are broken down and passersby pluck its fruit. “Turn again, O God of hosts; look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine, the stock that your right hand planted.”Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalm imagines God as the planter and Israel as the tended vine. It is a picture of intimate care — God's own right hand doing the planting. What might your sermon do with a picture of God's investment in the people that is this personal?* “Turn again, O God” is a psalm of return — not the people's return to God, but a prayer that God will turn back toward them. What might it look like to preach a faith that includes asking God to notice again, when God's face seems turned away?Significant Cautions* This psalm's laments have sometimes been used to shame communities into thinking their difficulties are always God's judgment. Not all suffering is discipline.Philippians 3:4b–14The Epistle — I Count It All as LossSummaryPaul lists his credentials. Circumcised on the eighth day. Of the people of Israel. Tribe of Benjamin. Hebrew of Hebrews. A Pharisee. A persecutor of the church — by which he means he was zealous. Blameless under the law. Then the turn: whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. He counts everything as rubbish compared to the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus his Lord. He wants to know Christ, the power of his resurrection, the sharing of his sufferings. Not that he has already obtained this or reached the goal, but he presses on to make it his own, because Christ Jesus has made him his own. Forgetting what lies behind, straining forward to what lies ahead, he presses on toward the goal.Key Ideas for Preaching* Paul's list of credentials is not fabrication. He really did have every advantage of Jewish religious life in the first century. He is not saying his credentials were worthless in themselves. He is saying that compared to knowing Christ, they are loss. Where in your congregation has this passage been read as if Paul were dismissing Jewish life? Preach it more honestly.* Paul's word for what he considers his gains to be is stronger than “rubbish.” In Greek it means excrement — the kind of language you would not read from the pulpit lightly. Paul is being deliberately shocking. What is your sermon doing to hold the shock of this passage rather than sanitizing it?* “Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal” — Paul refuses spiritual complacency. He has been at this for years, and still he presses on. What might it look like to preach a mature Christian life that includes this specific refusal of arrival?Significant Cautions* Paul is not rejecting Jewish life. He is naming his own reordering of priorities. Do not preach this passage as if Judaism were the enemy Paul overcame; that reading has caused enormous harm.* “Forgetting what lies behind” has been misused to shame people who need to process their past. Paul is talking about not resting on his own credentials, not about pretending painful history did not happen.Matthew 21:33–46The Gospel — The Wicked TenantsSummaryJesus tells another parable in the temple. A landowner plants a vineyard, puts a fence around it, digs a wine press, builds a watchtower, and leases it to tenants before going away. When harvest time comes, he sends slaves to collect his share of the fruit. The tenants beat one slave, kill another, and stone another. He sends more slaves; they do the same. Finally he sends his son, thinking “they will respect my son.” The tenants say, “This is the heir; let us kill him and get his inheritance.” They seize him, throw him out of the vineyard, and kill him. Jesus asks: what will the owner do to those tenants? The audience answers: he will put them to a miserable death and give the vineyard to others. Jesus responds by quoting Psalm 118: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” He tells them: the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces its fruits. The chief priests and Pharisees realize he is speaking about them but are afraid to arrest him because of the crowds.Key Ideas for Preaching* This is one of the parables most badly used in Christian history. It has been read as “God took the kingdom from the Jews and gave it to the Christians” — a reading that has fueled centuries of anti-Jewish violence. But the parable is not aimed at “the Jews” as a people. It is aimed at specific religious leaders in Jerusalem who have failed in their role. What might it look like to preach this passage without the supersessionist reading that has haunted the church for two thousand years?* The parable draws directly from Isaiah 5's song of the vineyard. Jesus is not inventing a new attack; he is speaking in Israel's own prophetic tradition. This is Israel's own prophet speaking Israel's own hard truth to Israel's own leadership. Where might your sermon make this connection explicit, so that the parable's real target — failed leadership — becomes clearer than the Christian misreading has allowed?* The tenants' fundamental problem is that they forgot they were tenants. They started acting as if the vineyard belonged to them. When the owner's son came, they killed him for the inheritance. What might your sermon do with a picture of religious leadership — or of Christian life generally — that reminds people they are stewards, not owners?* The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. That reversal is not simply about Jesus. It is about a pattern: what the systems of power reject, God builds on. Where in your congregation might people be helped by hearing that God's building materials are often the ones religious leadership has thrown out?Significant Cautions* This is the critical caution for this passage. The parable has been used throughout Christian history to justify anti-Jewish violence — from medieval pogroms to Nazi propaganda. Preachers who do not name this history and preach against it become complicit in it. Handle with utmost care.* “The kingdom will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces its fruits” has been read as “given to the church instead of Israel.” This is a distortion. The “you” is specific religious leadership; the “people that produces fruits” is not the church replacing Israel but any community that lives faithfully.* The parable ends with the crowd protecting Jesus from arrest. This detail is often overlooked. It is precisely “the crowds” — the people, largely Jewish — who are Jesus's protection here. Do not read this as “the Jews were all against Jesus.”Thematic ConnectionsThe Gospel is the natural center — and it is one of the most difficult parables in Matthew. The three other readings, in different ways, deepen its themes without letting it be reduced to the supersessionist reading that has haunted Christian history.Track One's Ten Commandments give us the shape of life for a community that has been delivered. The commandments are not the vineyard's product; they are the trellis on which the fruit is meant to grow. Preachers can name this pairing: the commandments are what God expected the tenants to steward.Track Two's Isaiah 5 is the direct source material for the Gospel parable. Reading them together makes clear that Jesus is not inventing a new critique of Israel — he is quoting Israel's own prophet. That connection alone can inoculate the sermon against the supersessionist reading.Philippians 3 sits inside the day as Paul's own reordering of what counts. Paul has all the credentials the wicked tenants would have envied — he was a Pharisee, blameless under the law. And he now counts it all as loss for Christ. That is not a rejection of Jewish life; it is a specific spiritual reorientation. Paul, of all people, would not have preached the supersessionist reading of Matthew 21.For preachers continuing a series: last week's parable of the two sons exposed the yes that did not go. This week's parable of the wicked tenants exposes what happens when tenants forget they are tenants. The Matthew arc keeps sharpening toward Holy Week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lectionarypro.substack.com/subscribe
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Sukkot Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 27, 2026. (Youtube)
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 26, 2026 (Youtube/Zoom)
Jewish Diaspora Report - Episode 218On this episode of the Jewish Diaspora Report, Host Mike Jordan discusses the holiday of Sukkot, what it means for Jews and Non-Jews and how we can build ourselves a Sukkah, either in the physical sense or a meta-physical sense. Explore these challenging issues and join the Jewish Diaspora Report for future episodes on issues of Politics, Culture, Current Events and more! Check us out on Instagram @jdr.podcastSend us Fan MailSupport the show
What would you say if someone asked you what was the Gospel? More than likely we'd say something like, "It is the 'good news' that Jesus Christ died for human sins and rose from the dead to offer eternal life to all who repent and believe." What would say if you're then asked what's the background behind the Gospel? Like me, before I got my masters in Bible History and delved into the Jewish roots of Christianity, we'd probably have no idea how to respond. But, Jesus taught the Gospel. What did those Jews in His day hear when Jesus told them of the Gospel? What did they understand? Was it something brand new or was it something they understood? In this lesson we will study the Sin Offering. Every Jew in Jesus' day knew what this offering was and what it did and what it did not do. Every Jew also knew about Yom Kippur as the day of atonement for their sin. The Sin Offering was a critical part of that day. So, were their sins atoned for? Were they forgiven? On top of that are atonement and forgiveness the same? If Jews are forgiven of their sins on Yom Kippur, a feast of the Lord, why did Jesus have to come and offer His life so our sins are forgiven? He's the Lord. He gave the Jews the appointed time of Yom Kippur. So, if the offering on Yom Kippur took care of the sins of the Jews, then become a convert to Judism. So much is not taught in the "church" today. The "church" has abandoned the historical context of the Bible and have separated itself from our Jewish roots. Few pastors know Greek or the Hebrew or the cultural aspects of Israel in Jesus' day. All they know is teaching from the New Testament without understanding that it is all Jewish and comes from the Jewish culture of Jesus' day and before and God's foundational books, the Torah. So, come and join us to understand the Sin Offering. Come and join us and understand what God says sin is and isn't. Come and join us and understand that once the Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D. the Jewish people felt they were in deep trouble without the Temple and the rituals God and ordered and designed. It was as if no Temple then no Judaism. Come and join us and grasp the foundational concepts of the Gospel that only makes sense in the Jewish culture and it comes out of God's Torah, His instruction (not law), the first five books of the Bible. If you do not study Torah, the Bible in Jesus' day, you'll not have the understanding of the Gospel of the Kingdom. You'll not get it out of the New Testament. The New Testament comes out of the Old Testament. For Jesus the only Bible He had was the Old Testament, the Hebrew Scriptures with the Torah as the foundational books of God's word; the foundational books of the Gospel. Rev. Ferret - who is this guy? (John - on the Nile at Luxor Egypt) What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Sukkot/Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 26, 2026. (Youtube)
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Pamela S. Nadell holds the Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women's and Gender History and is Director of the Jewish Studies Program. A specialist in American Jewish history and women's history, she teaches a variety of courses in Jewish civilization. Pamela Nadell's books include America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today (W.W. Norton, 2019), named Jewish Book of the Year by the Jewish Book Council. Reviewed in the New York Times, America's Jewish Women was praised as “a welcome addition to the American historical canon.”A past president of the Association for Jewish Studies, Nadell's other titles include Women Who Would Be Rabbis: A History of Women's Ordination, 1889–1985 (Beacon Press, 1998).She consults for museums including the Weizman National Museum of American Jewish History and the Tree of Life Humanity Center.She lectures widely, frequently appears on podcasts, and has written for, among others, the Washington Post, The Conversation, and Hadassah Magazine. She has testified before Congress about antisemitism on college campuses several times, most recently in the December 2023 hearing with the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania. Pamela S. Nadell's Antisemitism, an American Tradition (2025) argues that antisemitism is not a recent anomaly in the United States but a deep-rooted, recurring feature of American life from colonial times to the present. Nadell traces nearly four centuries of anti-Jewish hatred—from 17th‑century colonial prejudices and religious test oaths, through 19th‑century exclusion, the “high tide” of the 1930s, and into today's surge—showing how old tropes about “evil Jews” keep reappearing in new forms. She foregrounds the experiences and voices of Jewish men, women, and children, documenting how antisemitism shaped everyday life, opportunities, and communal strategies.The book stresses that antisemitism cuts across politics, race, and religion; it is not confined to one party or movement but has appeared on multiple sides of American society. Alongside chronicling hate, Nadell highlights how Jews fought back—through advocacy, legal action, institution-building, and solidarity with other groups. Rather than treating U.S. antisemitism as a side note to European history, Nadell makes it the central subject across 400 years, insisting it is an “American tradition” in its own right. She explicitly aims to tell the story “through the eyes of its victims,” using personal and communal memories to show impact, not just ideology. The book connects classic Christian anti-Judaism and older stereotypes to modern conspiracy theories, showing how they reinforce each other rather than replacing one another. Antisemitism is often described as a millennia-old hatred rooted in late antique and medieval Christian Europe.Nadell's contribution is to relocate and reframe that story within U.S. history. She demonstrates that when Europeans immigrated to America, they brought these ancient prejudices with them, and those ideas became embedded in American institutions and culture from the start. By documenting persistent patterns—test oaths, quotas, job discrimination, propaganda, violence—she challenges narratives of American exceptionalism that treat antisemitism as marginal or limited to extreme moments. Her work helps scholars and policymakers see contemporary spikes not as isolated outbreaks but as the latest phase of a long-standing American pattern. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Rabbi Adam Kligfeld offers up short bursts of meditation infused with imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar, including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi Kligfeld's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.
At the end of the day, Jewish educators empower their learners to feel like they're in the driver's seat of their own Judaism. This is the hallmark of Jewish thriving. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath discusses how Jewish media can create new access points for learning, connection, and belonging with Molly Tolsky, Editorial Director of Culture & Lifestyle at 70 Faces Media and Founding Editor of Hey Alma. Specifically, they get into what Molly wishes Jewish institutions knew while in this work, how she makes learning accessible with new initiatives like Hey Alma Hebrew School, and what young Jews are seeking as they navigate their own Jewish journeys, especially post-October 7th. This conversation will offer insights for those working in both online and analogue Jewish education spaces about how we can create communities where people feel empowered to explore, learn, and find their own paths to Jewish thriving. Learn more about The Jewish Education Project at jewishedproject.orgThis episode was produced by Miranda Lapides and Dina Nusnbaum. The show's executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben. This episode was engineered and edited by Nathan J. Vaughan of NJV Media. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review, or even better, share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and be the first to know when new episodes are released. To learn more about The Jewish Education Project visit jewishedproject.org where you can find links to our Jewish Educator Portal and learn more about our mission, history, and staff. We are a proud partner of UJA-Federation of New York. Send us Fan Mail
What happens when two people fall in love, marry, and then discover they no longer share the same religious beliefs? Dennis Prager explores the challenges couples face when one spouse is religious and the other is not, when they practice different faiths, or when one partner’s beliefs change over time. Listeners share their experiences with religious differences in marriage, including couples navigating Christianity and Judaism, varying levels of observance, and the difficult questions that arise when raising children. Dennis discusses the importance of mutual respect, shared values, and thinking through religious differences before marriage. But what happens when one spouse changes the rules of the relationship by becoming more religious, less religious, or converting to another faith? Dennis explains why these changes can profoundly affect a marriage and offers advice for couples trying to find a way forward. Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/timeless-wisdom-with-dennis-prager/id1517302239 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4SZEYeH4tuLr2FvG4ok1rl Learn more about Dennis Prager: https://pragertopia.com/ Follow Dennis on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DennisPrager Follow Dennis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedennisprager/ Follow Dennis on X: https://x.com/DennisPrager Learn more about the Salem Podcast Network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
In this powerful episode of the Jeremy Awakens Podcast, Jeremy sits down in Jerusalem with Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen, author, teacher, and leading educator at Aish HaTorah, for a deep conversation on Judaism, spirituality, relationships, and what it actually means to live as a soul in the modern world.Dov Ber shares his unconventional journey from spiritual seeker, world traveler, and psychedelic explorer to becoming an Orthodox rabbi and dedicating his life to Torah and helping others develop a deeper relationship with Hashem.Together, Jeremy and Dov Ber explore what Judaism really teaches about sex and intimacy, psychedelics and altered states, soulmates and marriage, healthy attachment, conversion and the Jewish soul, and the deeper meaning behind everyday Jewish practices like tefillin, tzitzit, Modeh Ani, and Shabbat.They also dive into confidence and self-worth, suppressed emotions, taking responsibility for our healing, emunah during life's most difficult moments, and why Judaism isn't about escaping the physical world, but learning how to make the physical world holy.This conversation goes places Jeremy has never gone on the podcast before, bringing ancient Jewish wisdom into some of the most personal and important questions we face today.Whether you're deeply connected to Judaism, spiritually curious, or simply searching for more meaning in your life, this episode is an invitation to go deeper into who you are, why you're here, and your relationship with God.Learn more about Lev18 Health:https://www.instagram.com/lev18health/
The power went out next door and stayed out for three days. My husband came home the minute it was safe to drive, found an extra-long extension cord, and ran it from our back door into our neighbors' house so their food wouldn't spoil. Nobody asked him to. Later I told a friend about it. She isn't Jewish, and she said something I didn't expect. From everything you have taught me about Judaism, isn't that the whole point? Sharing your power and your light. I burst into tears because she was right. The Rise & Shine Podcast Series is made possible by the generous support of Bonnie Vozar of Chicago, Illinois. If you would like to sponsor an upcoming podcast, please email us at info@momentumunlimited.org
This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a poor melamed named who leaves home with just enough money for a beautiful esrog and a chance encounter on the road to Lemberg changes everything. The second is about Reb Zusha being cold on a freezing night in a Russian sukkah and then all of the stories from previous years. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Link to Two Cups of Tea, my first story video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d48AFirymU Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/zusha-is-cold To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos I also have a YouTube channel of ceramics which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@thejerusalempotter
On today's pages, Bekhorot 2, 3, and 4, we begin a new tractate by learning about the special status of firstborn animals. Rabbi David Bashevkin joins us to ask why Judaism cares so much about who comes first—and what the arrival of a firstborn changes for everyone who follows. What can Steve Martin teach us about becoming responsible for someone other than ourselves? Listen and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this AMA episode of Timeless Wisdom, Dennis Prager answers a wide range of listener questions, tackling everything from the meaning of life and the role of God to Jewish evangelism and the relationship between Judaism and Christianity. Dennis also turns to questions about family and parenting, including whether boys have a natural attraction to guns and shooting games and what parents should make of those instincts. He offers his perspective on human nature, morality, faith, and the responsibilities that come with raising children. From some of life's biggest questions to the surprisingly practical ones, Dennis doesn't shy away from difficult subjects. Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/timeless-wisdom-with-dennis-prager/id1517302239 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4SZEYeH4tuLr2FvG4ok1rl Learn more about Dennis Prager: https://pragertopia.com/ Follow Dennis on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DennisPrager Follow Dennis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedennisprager/ Follow Dennis on X: https://x.com/DennisPrager Learn more about the Salem Podcast Network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
In this episode, we've got two stories all about finding out where you come from - the process of figuring out who you are in relation to your family, your culture, your background, even your language. This episode was hosted by Emily Couch.Storytellers:Gwendolyn Lopez-Cohen tries to convert to Judaism, but discovers that her family already has a connection to the religion.Iris Luz Hernandez takes a trip to Puerto Rico.Podcast # 999
On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, the central AI debate is between freedom and government, and between knowledge and idiocy. These politicians, bureaucrats, and regulators think they know more than inventors, creators, and innovators, and are trying to make people fearful of technological advancement. We need to remember the politicians who oppose this progress; they're populists, nationalists, Marxists, and socialists who seek greater control while presenting their actions as protecting "the people." Government control of AI would be a power grab and would benefit Democrat political interests and favored groups, while also helping Communist China. Government and politicians need to keep their hands off and allow advancement to move forward. Also, Arkansas Senate candidate Hallie Shoffner says she would trade five Americans for one ‘undocumented immigrant.' Hardworking Americans pay taxes and contribute significantly to the country. Schaffner is ineffective and out of touch. Meanwhile, Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's pastor says that Talarico will return to his previous radical views after being elected. He is changing his message solely to gain political power. Later, gas prices are high but voters should not be discouraged from supporting Republicans in the midterm election. Electing Democrats by staying home on Election day will not lower gas prices. Democrats support policies that would raise costs, increase taxes, expand government power, and advance a radical agenda. Republican victories are necessary to maintain control of the House and Senate and prevent investigations, impeachments, and Democratic control of government. Low voter turnout could lead to the destruction of the economy and our republic. Afterward, Deuteronomy was the most widely read and cited book during the Revolutionary period, appearing more frequently in speeches, writings, and official documents than any other source. Figures such as Madison, Washington, Adams, and Jefferson repeatedly referenced the Hebrew Bible, not to promote Judaism, but because they saw parallels between ancient events and their own circumstances. Ideas from the Hebrew Bible helped shape arguments about natural law, natural rights, and the Creator, while also overlapping with Enlightenment thought, particularly that of John Locke, although Deuteronomy was cited even more frequently. Finally, Ben Shapiro calls in to discuss Daily Wire's new film - Run Hide Fight: Infidels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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