This episode of The Living Jewishly Podcasts is an instalment of What’s In Your Toolbox?, a podcast about mental health and the tools we use to heal. In this episode, host Bobby K reconnects with an old high school classmate whose irreverent and surprisingly wise yearbook message still resonates decades later.
We welcome the new moon, and with it, the new month of Tammuz. In the hebrew calendar, Tammuz is a month of intensity, of fire. And yet, the month is connected to the sense of “sight”, seeing deeply, seeing beneath the superficial, and seeing the good.
If you are “pro-choice,” meaning you believe that women have the right, under all circumstances, to choose abortion as an option for an unwanted pregnancy; or if you are “pro-life”, asserting that ending a fetal life at any stage after conception, for any reason, is akin to murder, then Jewish law is going to disappoint you both.
On this episode of the Living Jewishly podcast Dr. Elliot Malamet and Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig explore the evolving responsibilities of rabbis in our modern world, the line between pastoral counselling and professional therapeutic work, and the sacrifices we need to make as a community for our struggling members.
Sivan is a month of movement — once we receive the gift of the Torah, we must decide how and where we move forward. In this episode, Bluth and Ganga Devi discuss the concept of sacred power, the need for collective healing, and how we can move forward sustainably and intentionally.
In Jewish terms, one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves is “what do I worship?” Faced with this challenge, many people will find themselves hard-pressed to think of an answer. Read more to ask yourself the important questions and discover what you worship.
We welcome the new moon of Iyar, the month of Healing, with an inward-focused slow flow on our yoga mats. Like every new month, Jenna weaves the south-Asian embodied practice of Yoga with Jewish teaching. She guides us to invite in the Ziv Ha Olam/ The Radiance of the World into our breath and bodies.