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Best podcasts about rabbi david ingber

Latest podcast episodes about rabbi david ingber

Post Corona
Dan's State of World Jewry Address - Part II

Post Corona

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 34:50


Watch Call me Back on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcastSubscribe to Ark Media's new podcast ‘What's Your Number?': lnk.to/HJI2mXFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.orgTo contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/Ark Media on Instagram: http://instagram.com/arkmediaorgDan on X: https://x.com/dansenorDan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dansenorI have been moved by the reaction to my speech at the annual State of World Jewry Address in the last episode. In Part II of that evening at the 92nd Street Y, I sat down with Rabbi David Ingber, following my address, for a conversation. Rabbi Ingber picked up on some of the ideas in my talk…to probe some more…and push me on several of the issues I raised. Rabbi Ingber is the Senior Director for Jewish Life and Senior Director of the Bronfman Center at 92NY. He also serves as the founding rabbi of Romemu. He serves on the faculty for the Wexner Heritage Program and the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and Israel. Rabbi Ingber is also the host of the “Detours & Destinations” podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/detours-destinations/id1809796304

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Call Me Back: Dan's State of World Jewry Address – Part II

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 34:50


I have been moved by the reaction to my speech at the annual State of World Jewry Address in the last episode. In Part II of that evening at the 92nd Street Y, I sat down with Rabbi David Ingber, following my address, for a conversation. Rabbi Ingber picked up on some of the ideas […]

Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi
Search for Meaning with Rabbi David Ingber

Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 44:27


Rabbi David A. Ingber is the founding rabbi of Romemu, the largest Renewal synagogue in the United States. He was recently appointed the Senior Director of Jewish Life at 92NY in Manhattan. Rabb Ingber shares some of the Torah and wisdom that has helped bring him inspiration over the past year.To learn more about his work, visit https://romemu.org/

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Chayei Sarah

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 19:09


Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Chayei Sarah by Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Dvarim

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 20:28


Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Dvarim by Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Balak

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 15:15


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Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Choukat

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 16:17


Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Choukat by Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Nasso

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 14:44


Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Nasso by Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber Sermon, June 7th 2024

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 14:16


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Rabbi David Ingber - Parsha Bechukotai

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 15:31


Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Bechukotai, May 31 2024 romemu.org

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Rabbi David Ingber on Achrei Mot

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 23:18


Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Achrei Mot

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Rabbi David Ingber - Expansiveness

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 20:59


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Squawk Pod
College Campuses Boil Over & Nobel Prize-Winner Joseph Stiglitz 04/23/24

Squawk Pod

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 34:02


Elite university campuses are fraught with tension as students clash with each other and college administrations over the Israel-Hamas War. Over 100 students have been arrested from pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Yale, NYU, and Columbia campuses, videos of brazen antisemitism have gone viral, and one Rabbi in Columbia's community encouraged Jewish students to go home for their own safety. NYC Rabbi David Ingber explains the escalations and safety concerns, while donor and Columbia Business School alumnus Leon Cooperman discusses the responsibilities of higher education institutions. Plus, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz maps out the Federal Reserve's road ahead, and Elon Musk is at odds with Australia's Prime Minister over posts on X.  Rabbi David Ingber - 12:11Leon Cooperman - 22:44Joseph Stiglitz - 26:26 In this episode:Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawkBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Tazria

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 10:49


Rabbi David Ingber's dvar on Tazria romemu.org

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Rabbi David Ingber - Parsha Shmini

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 18:34


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Post Corona
Is Israel Losing America's Jews? With Yossi Klein Halevi and Rabbi David Ingber

Post Corona

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 76:53


Over the past several weeks, especially the Biden administration's statements Thursday, Israel has been subjected to a fresh round of harsh criticisms. We'll be turning to the elevating U.S.-Israel tensions in our Monday episode with Nadav Eyal. But today we have a conversation about the criticisms we have been hearing in intra-Jewish community debates here in the U.S. and other Diaspora communities. While there is a growing number of American Jewish leaders calling on Israel to change course and pursue a permanent ceasefire -- or at least wage a more “humane” war -- these voices are still a small minority (albeit a very loud minority). These voices get outsized attention, but they should not be ignored. They are people that many of us know. Some have large platforms. Many non-Jews hear them on those platforms and cite these Jewish figures as sources. What does all this tell us about trends in American Jewish life long before October 7? What is the impact now on Israel? These are some of the questions we try to unpack with: -Yossi Klein Halevi, who is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Yossi has written a number of books, including his latest, "Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor," which was a New York Times bestseller. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Times of Israel. He is co-host of "For Heaven's Sake" podcast. -Rabbi David A. Ingber is the new Senior Director for Jewish Life and Senior Director of the Bronfman Center at 92NY. He serves as the founding rabbi of Romemu, the largest Renewal synagogue in the United States. Items discussed in this episode: -Rabbi David Ingber's Shabbat sermon on Israel (03/22/24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px5i9mIxd5E&t=3942s -Rabbi Angela Buchdahl's letter to her congregants on her position on the war in response to the "Times of Israel" article: https://centralsynagogue.cmail20.com/t/j-e-sulquk-dhkutlbli-r/ -Yossi Klein Halevi's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IXOA04

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Call Me Back: Is Israel Losing America’s Jews? With Yossi Klein Halevi and Rabbi David Ingber (#208)

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024


Over the past several weeks, especially the Biden administration's statements Thursday, Israel has been subjected to a fresh round of harsh criticisms. We'll be turning to the elevating U.S.-Israel tensions in our Monday episode with Nadav Eyal. But today we have a conversation about the criticisms we have been hearing in intra-Jewish community debates here […]

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Inger on Parsha Tzav

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 14:04


Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Tzav

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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber on Romemu's Israel Mission

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 27:55


Rabbi David Ingber talks about Romemu's recent trip to Israel

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Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Vayakhel

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 13:02


Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Vayakhel To learn more, visit us at romemu.org

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Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Ki Tisa

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 16:14


03/01/24 Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Ki Tisa romemu.org

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Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Mishpatim

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 8:47


02/09/24 Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Mishpatim

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Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Yitro

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 10:18


02/02/24 Rabbi Ingber on Parshat Yitro

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Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Beshalach

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 11:28


01/26/24 Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Beshalach

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Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Vayigash

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 25:31


Rabbi Ingber on Parshat Vayigash Dec 27, 2023

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Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Vayeshev

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 23:28


Rabbi Ingber's sermon on Parsha Vayeshev 5784 Dec 13, 2023

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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Vayishlach (Part 2)

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 27:10


Rabbi Ingber reflected on his recent trip to Israel after we read Parshat Vayishlach on December 2.

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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Vayishlach (Part 1)

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 18:49


In his sermon on Parsha Vayishlach, Rabbi Ingber reflected on his recent trip to Israel.

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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Vayetzei

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 13:02


Rabbi Ingber on Parshat Vayetzei 5784

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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Vayeira

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 18:48


Rabbi David Ingber speaking on Parshat Vayera on November 3, 2023.

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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Lech Lecha

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 15:46


Rabbi David Ingber's sermon on October 27, 2023, three weeks after the terror attacks of October 7, 2023 and five years after the attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Parshat Lech Lecha

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber - Parshat Bereshit

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 17:25


Rabbi Ingber's sermon at Romemu's Communal Comfort Shabbat Service on Friday, October 13, 2023 Parshat Bereshit

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92Y Talks
Kristallnacht: Unbroken — An Evening with Elisha Wiesel

92Y Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 67:00


In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Elisha Wiesel for a reading and conversation about his father Elie Wiesel's writings, commemorating the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. Drawing from Elie Wiesel's published work and the extraordinary archive of 180 lectures he gave at 92NY between 1967 and 2014, Elisha Wiesel offers candid and timely reflections on his father's writings about the long shadow of Kristallnacht, the creation of the state of Israel, his unwavering belief in the resilience of the Jewish spirit. He is introduced by Rabbi David Ingber, Senior Director for Jewish Life and the Bronfman Center at 92NY. The program was recorded on November 8, 2023 in front of a live audience at The 92nd Street Y, New York.

Exit Strategy
After the Attack on Israel … Dealing with our Shock, Grief and Loss

Exit Strategy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 19:17


As we absorb the atrocities and losses coming out of the unspeakable terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7th, how do we deal with our tremendous individual and community shock, trauma and grief … at this moment and in the long term? Rabbi David Ingber, Senior Director for Jewish Life at 92Y, Founding Rabbi at […] The post After the Attack on Israel … Dealing with our Shock, Grief and Loss appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

The Rev and The Rabbi Podcast
Rabbi David Ingber and Pastor Gil Monrose 07-16-23

The Rev and The Rabbi Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 25:57


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The Rev and The Rabbi Podcast
Rabbi David Ingber and Pastor Gil Monrose 07-16-23

The Rev and The Rabbi Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 25:57


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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Re'eh, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 15:07


Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Re'eh, 5782 by Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

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"Heeling Heals: Listening with Humility": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Eikev, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 11:59


Self-promotion, being first, having a 'brand' or a platform, are all ubiquitous in today's world. 'If I am not for myself', the wise words of the great Hillel have become a modern-day mantra. And, though sharing your voice and being heard are vital, learning to live with others through the trait of humility may be the most powerful antidote to the current state of division, discord and despair available to us. This past week's wisdom, Eikev, literally means 'heel' and in it, our teacher Moses implores the people to listen in an 'eikev' or heel way. What does that mean? Eikev, or heel, is the lowest part of the body. It doesn't seek to be first, to lead, to be a-head or get a-head. It follows the rest of the body, but, according to our Sages, is the densest and strongest part of the foot. Learning to listen from the heel, can heal us.

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
"Mee'shom: From Where You Are": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Va'etchanan, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 15:43


In our parsha, Va'etchanan, Moses warns the Israelites to obey and follow Torah lest they be exiled from the land, dispersed throughout the world. He then proceeds to predict that his warnings will go unheeded and indeed, the Israelites will eventually find themselves in galut, or exile, dislocated and distanced from home. But, says Moses, if you seek G-d from that place (Heb. mee'shom), you will find the Divine. Finding G-d where we are now, beginning the journey home from our current situation is not easy at all. Often we are like children who ask, 'are we there yet?', restless and uncomfortable with where we are, we can lose sight of this profound teaching from Moses our teacher.

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Shelach, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 16:58


Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Shelach, 5782 by Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

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Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Beha'alotekha, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 19:05


Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Beha'alotekha, 5782 by Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

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Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Kedoshim, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 24:06


Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Kedoshim, 5782 by Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

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"We Will Renew It": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Tazria, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 13:34


Two Shabbatot before Passover is known as "the Shabbat of the month," when we once again read the commitment made to the people of Israel. Once a people with no ownership of their own time, the Israelites, now free, finally have a say over how their time is used - they are renewed. While every Shabbat involves the holiness of renewal, the special Shabbat of a new month also ushers in a renewal of the moon. As we enter a month that reminds us of a liberation we thought was impossible, we must also address what areas of our lives are in need of renewal as we push to build the world we'd like to see.

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
"Lifting the Ashes": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Tzav, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 16:10


"If all we do is remember, we become slaves to memory, and if all we do is forget, we erase the legacy of the past and make covenants simply a matter of nostalgia." As a community and a society, we have been imprinted with memories of forced separation, brutality, and loneliness, reflected both in current global events as well as our retellings of ancient stories. However, if we are slaves to memory and we do not use the power of compassionate, intentional forgetting, we are refusing to grow together. On our path from Purim to Pesach, we must keep in mind that it is time to retell - and rewrite - our stories.

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
"The Power of Regret": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Vayikra, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 16:10


Regret is not the same as disappointment. Yes, regret involves disappointment and remorse, but also agency - What did I do, and what should I have done differently? I shouldn't have severed those ties, I shouldn't have compromised my personal morals... But what do we do with that energy? The Torah tells us that if we toil in that position of uncertainty, we would die in despair. However, the Torah then says, "But here's a way out." Acknowledge the mistake, say you'll do it different next time, and mean it. It's hard to look back over the last two years and not feel regret, but as we fully reopen and embrace each other as a community, we now have a golden opportunity to reflect and grow.

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
"We Were Once Strangers": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Pekudei, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 20:56


Every week we turn to the Torah for clues on how to lead a life well-lived. Elsewhere in the Torah, the word pekudei and its root appear at moments of great hope, community, and sacred duty. Now, as we learn the pekudei of the tabernacle, we know we are not simply given a list of tasks, but rather actions with divine promise. Rabbi Ingber extends the tabernacle as a representation of the world and suggests that the Torah is in fact reminding us to be mindful, to keep promises, to be guardians, and to foster hope. Not only that, but as we observe Refugee Shabbat during a time of great crisis in Ukraine, we recognize how crucial it is to never allowing another to be subject to what we endured as strangers in Egypt.

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
"What is Left Over": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Vayakhel, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 19:49


Exodus ends with an exploration of the meaning of our Shabbat cycle alongside the tabernacle's completion. The Israelites all brought contributions to the tabernacle until Moses commanded them to stop and observe Shabbat, after which the sequence would begin again. In every generation, each of us does what we can to build for the generation to follow, who will pick up where we leave off. Following this train of thought, Rabbi Ingber suggests that not everything you want to see in the world can happen through you alone - we must pass that torch over to future generations to carry.

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
"Heights and Depths": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Ki Tisa, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 15:15


When Moses last descends from Mt. Sinai, he doesn't know that his face is illuminant with rays of light. By the time we encounter this divine phenomenon in our reading, we have already experienced the human cycle of brilliant joy and wretched despair; the Jews breaking the chains of slavery through the destruction of the first pair of tablets - highs and lows. For all of us, it is possible to live in our disappointment and come down from the mountain with our faces bright, emerging from despair.

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated
"The Power of Interpretation": Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Mishpatim, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 16:34


We all endure falls, make mistakes, and are subject to a variety of hardships we have no control over. We also have the capacity to see these events as either bricks of slavery or the luminous bricks of divine revelation. Rabbi David Ingber urges us to liberate ourselves from stories, from slaveries, that we no longer need to honor.

My Teacher Podcast
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Conversation with Rick Recht

My Teacher Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 64:16


Rick Recht is one of the top touring musicians in Jewish music playing annually in numerous venues in the US and abroad.  Rick has revolutionized and elevated the genre of Jewish rock music as a powerful and effective tool for developing Jewish pride and identity in youth and adults across the US. Rick is the national celebrity spokesman for the PJ Library and is the Executive Director of Songleader Boot Camp – a national songleader training immersion program held in various cities around the U.S.  Rick is also the founder and Executive Director of Jewish Rock Radio, the very first high-caliber, 24/7 international Jewish rock online radio station! Rick is also the Executive Director of JKids Radio. Rick's music is available through iTunes and other major music sellers. Rick's songs played during this episode are used with permission of Rick Recht. Vocabulary:The following Hebrew/Yiddish words were mentioned in conversation but not immediately translated: Tzimtzum: Literally, "reduction." In Kabbalistic literature the word describes God holding back the Divine Presence to give space for humanity and the rest of the world to function at their own natural pace. Rick was referring to holding himself back to give space for others to shine. B'shert: Yiddish for "meant to be."T'fillah: Jewish prayer; refers to a single specific prayer or to the wider activity of prayer.   For questions and comments, email Rabbi Ed Bernstein at myteacherpodcast@gmail.com.Follow My Teacher Podcast on social media:Twitter: @PodcastTeachFacebookInstagram