In this episode of the Living Jewishly Podcast Bobby K speaks to Angela Tsounis, author of Different From the Other Kids: A Book of Interviews for Parents of Challenging Children, about her struggle to find resources after her daughter was diagnosed with a major mood disorder.
A Voice for the Silenced
As Holocaust Remembrance Day and Israel Independence Day approach, Dr. Elliot Malamet discusses the importance of these holidays as they remind us of the past. In this blog, he discusses why with each passing year our memory of the holocaust is weakened and what we can do to ensure that we continue to give a voice to those who were robbed of speech in the Holocaust.
Episode 75: Sacred Time Nisan
In this week’s episode of the Living Jewishly Podcast Bluth and Ganga Devi reflect on the past 12 months that have been explored on the Sacred Time podcast, honour and organize what has been, and create a container of reflection and fertile ground for what may come next.
Episode 74: More than Four Cups of Wine: Jews and Addiction
In this weeks episode of the Living Jewishly Podcast, Dr. Elliot Malamet speaks with addictions counsellor David Kaufman and his client, Randy Eckler, about the nature of addiction and Randy’s personal struggle with addiction and path to recovery.
Episode 73 (BONUS): Getting Unstuck – Pesach and the Quest for Liberation
This week’s special episode of the Living Jewishly Podcasts is dedicated to exploring the meaning and symbolism of Pesach. Dr. Elliot Malamet, Rabbi Rachel Rosenbluth, and Rabbi Ami Silver discuss our current understanding of freedom and how we can liberate ourselves from the situations and mindsets that bind us.
Episode 72: Killing the First Born and the Morality of God
In this week’s episode of What Would You Do? from the Living Jewishly Podcasts, Dr. Malamet speaks with Rabbi Eugene Korn, author of To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values. Their conversation explores how modern readers may understand and interpret the plague on the firstborn sons of Egypt, how the status of commandments is affected by the passage of time and cultural shifts, and the hidden lessons that the Bible may hold.
Rosh Chodesh Yoga: Nissan
Welcome to the new moon and new month of Nissan, the first month in the Jewish Calendar! Nissan is a month of spring awakening, passover and liberation. We have been preparing for this time all throughout the winter – a new start and a new season with one of Judaim’s most celebrated ceremonies – the Passover Seder.