10/6/20 10/6/20

Forgiving One Another

Before you read this, think about one person, past or present, with whom you still have some unresolved argument or hurt, whether it is something you caused or received. Maybe you need to apologize; maybe it is they who need to approach you. Perhaps a little of both. Keep them in mind.

9/22/20 9/22/20

Prayer As Cover - How to Get Through to Yourself: Part 1

Rabbi Yossi and Dr. Malamet discuss and debate whether and how prayer can be relevant in our modern times.

9/15/20 9/15/20

Becoming Human

Rosh Hashana allows us to fully inhabit our situations, to stop wasting time on that which is beneath us, to put aside our petty squabbles and repetitive and unfounded fears and begin to the live the life we were meant to live, to take our first halting steps, fully and joyously, towards becoming human.

9/8/20 9/8/20

The Secret Life of Rabbis: Part 3

Rabbi Yossi, Professor Malamet and Rabbi Bluth share a fascinating conversation about when living between worlds can be a fully intentional, empowering and a courageous choice.

9/1/20 9/1/20

We Are Not Alone

Is God like a distant volcano that we have heard about - imposing, inaccessible, somewhat brooding but capable of eruption? Or simply a word, three random letters in English, four in French and German, of several lengths in Hebrew?

8/25/20 8/25/20

The Secret Life of Rabbis: Part 2

In this conversation we're challenged to understand the concept of 'secret' as a means towards achieving positive change.

8/18/20 8/18/20

What is your Post-Covid Bucket List?

The Internet is filled with post-Covid bucket lists. Lockdown has only enhanced wanderlust it would seem, as people muse about the places they are going to explore, whether it is vacation spots or simply parties and concerts and sporting events. Much of this is premised on economic capability, of course, and leaves out many citizens of the world for whom long term hardship is in store.

8/14/20 8/14/20

The Secret Life of Rabbis: Part 1

In part one of a 3 part series Living Jewishly's three sages Rabbi Yossi, Professor Malamet and Rabbi Bluth share a fascinating, free range conversation about the secret lives of Rabbis.

8/4/20 8/4/20

Prayer for Everyone

One of the most devastating prayer sentences in any language is also one of the most innocuous. “Lord open my lips, and may my mouth speak your praise.”

7/28/20 7/28/20

The World on Hold

How will we relate as Jews to what has transpired? Will we return to the tired and true, and treat our “time off” as a temporary nuisance? Or as a period in our history with implications for the future of Jewish spirituality?