THE LIVING JEWISHLY BLOG
EPISODE 65 Does Looking Good Mean Feeling Good? Purim and the Beauty Trap
In this week’s episode of the Living Jewishly podcast Crossing the Sea, Dr. Elliot Malamet and former fashion and beauty TV personality Adrienne Gold explore the psychology and sociology behind the drive for beautification… and how we can extricate ourselves from the beauty trap for good.
Episode 64: Free to Be: The Ethics of Libertarianism
In this episode, Dr. Elliot Malamet and Jason Kuznicki, explore whether liberating some people from government interference involves abandoning others, the role of government in medicine and the market, and the risks of exploitation in a capitalist system without government oversight.
Episode 63: They Call it Fishing, Not Catching
In a world of pandemic lockdowns, remote learning, and economic strain, discussions surrounding mental health are more important than ever. In this week’s episode, Bobby and guest Rabbi Yossi Sapirman discuss their decades-long friendship and how they have turned their common passion of flyfishing into a powerful tool for improving their mental health.
Episode 61: Sacred Time Shvat
This week’s episode of Living Jewishly is an instalment of Sacred Time, a podcast exploring the healing art of the Hebrew calendar. In honour of the restful nature of Shvat, this episode shares an excerpt of a lesson from the School of Living Jewishly called “Welcoming Shabbat.”
EPISODE 60 Wokeness, Cancel Culture and the Ethics of Public Discourse
Dr. Elliot Malamet speaks to Aja Romano, culture writer for Vox.com, about the line between free speech and incitement to harm, the weaponization of language, and the polarization of our modern culture.
EPISODE 59 Rabbis at Risk: Clergy and their Mental Health
Dr. Elliot Malamet speaks with Rabbi Yossi Sapirman and Dr. Michelle Friedman about the stress and loneliness rabbis experience, their challenges in accessing mental health care, and what congregants do not understand about the lives of their spiritual leaders.
EPISODE 58 Sacred Time Tevet
As we leave behind our Chanukah celebrations, we enter the month of Tevet. This is a month of cold and darkness, but one that symbolically evokes a fiery emotion. Tevet offers us the rare opportunity to examine anger from a place of peace that allows us to truly reflect on and understand the wisdom and potential carried within. This week’s episode of Living Jewishly is an instalment of Scared Time, a podcast devoted to the healing art of the Hebrew calendar.
A Eulogy for Common Sense
In today’s world, we are not careful about the words we speak. And what we “punctuate”—in the sense of what we emphasize or accentuate—is often an attempt to play to the crowd rather than the more complex reality. But the consequences of a debased language threaten us all.
EPISODE 57: The Ethics of Radicalism
Tune in for an in-depth exploration of the ethics of radicalism and fanaticism, the DNA of Kahane’s desired revolution, and the lingering echoes of his rhetoric today.
The Many Faces Of Chanukah
In this week’s episode of Living Jewishly, Dr. Elliot Malamet, Rabbi Yossi Sapirman, and Rabbi Bluth shed light on the multitude of themes that make Chanukah such a rich, beautiful period of celebration and thanksgiving.
EPISODE 56 Between Sinai and a Hard Place: Teaching Under the Shadow of Doubt
In this episode, Dr. Elliot Malamet speaks with Sara Susswein Tesler, who teaches the Five Books of Moses at an Orthodox girls seminary — while being an enthusiastic student of biblical criticism.
EPISODE 55 Sacred Time Kislev
This week’s episode of Living Jewishly is an instalment of Sacred Time, and explores the month of Kislev, a time of slumber and dreams. In a time of darkness, sleep, and retreat, what can we learn from our dreams? And how can we integrate these teachings into our waking lives?
Episode 54: What Would You Do?
Dr. Elliot Malamet and guests Rachel Greenblatt and Jeffrey Goldwasser investigate the ethics of our approach to winter holidays, how we can hold onto our religious identities while integrating new traditions, and where to find balance in the rise of holiday consumerism.
EPISODE 53 Are We Filled Up Yet?
Dr. Elliot Malamet and expert guests Susan Osher and Dr. Allan Kaplan explore the relationships between eating, religion, and emotions — and discuss the possibility of creating a relationship between food and faith that is both physically and psychically beneficial.
EPISODE 52 Sacred Time Cheshvan
In this episode of Sacred Time, a podcast devoted to the healing art of the Hebrew calendar, Bluth and Ganga Devi discuss the many ways that we can develop structures and systems to reconnect us with our true priorities in life. Cheshvan encourages us to take practical steps to nurture what is meaningful and important — in this month and beyond.
Learning to Stop
In an age of increasing anxiety and stress, Shabbat is a transformative time period that reconnects us to our families, our friends, our community, and most importantly, to ourselves. From cooking to conversation, music to meditation, prayer to peace, the genuine Shabbat experience is what the world needs now.
Episode 50: Sukkot and the Future of the Earth
This week’s episode of Living Jewishly dives into our evolving relationship with the natural world, how to incorporate our holiday messages into the rest of our year, and the importance of embracing our identities as beings of nature.
EPISODE 50: Sacred Time Tishrei (On Sukkot)
In this episode, Bluth and Ganga Devi explore the holiday of Sukkot, looking at the fragility, stability, and joy of this time in which we step out of our ordinary homes and find home and communion in relationship with the natural, living world.
EPISODE 49: Yom Kippur - Learning to Forgive
This episode is all about forgiveness — why we need it, what can stand in its way, and how we can reach it. Yom Kippur is a time of atonement in which we challenge accountable actions.