This week’s episode of the Living Jewishly Podcasts is an instalment of What Would You Do?, a podcast about ethics in the modern world. Dr. Elliot Malamet speaks with Professor Tamar Ross of Bar-Ilan University about the implications of the Mount Sinai story and how we may approach it in our modern context.
As Jews around the world prepare for the annual Shavuot festival marking the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai, for many of our brothers and sisters, involvement in Judaism is an endeavour that takes place on a distant planet, one which they have neither the inclination nor the inspiration to visit.
This week’s episode of the Living Jewishly Podcasts is an instalment of What’s In Your Toolbox, and features an interview with Mark Collings, mental health advocate and director of the documentary No Magic Bullet: An Honest Discussion About Mental Health. The conversation explores the tools that Mark uses to manage his depression and alcoholism, his approach to blending filmmaking with advocacy, and his important work as an AA sponsor.
Welcome Iyar, a time of healing, development, and growth. This episode discusses the deep meaning behind Shavuot and our relationship to and with the Torah as well as the importance of achieving the mindset shift from “freedom from” to “freedom through” or “freedom to”
We can all think about walking the walk which, as always, begins with those who are closest to us, and then radiates outwards. But perhaps we are doing too much thinking and not enough doing. Read more in Dr. Elliot Malamet’s latest blog about the importance of mutual respect and repairing the world.
In this week’s episode of the Living Jewishly Podcast Dr. Elliot Malamet speaks with Akiva Malamet, a graduate student whose research deals with immigration policy and whose writings on nationalism have appeared on Libertarianism.org, about the rise of fervent nationalism, the thin line between patriotism and hate, and whether compulsory loyalty to a nation has any moral basis.
We welcome the new moon of Iyar, the month of Healing, with an inward-focused slow flow on our yoga mats. Let’s welcome the month together by tuning in the natural healing energy that is infused in this special , sacred month.