THE LIVING JEWISHLY BLOG
A Prayer of Light
The glow of the menorah has a special power, one that binds families together and communicates a message of love and faith in a culture where despair has become routine. As Chunakah grows nearer we are reminded of the value of light in our lives, whether the spark is derived from candles, oil, or emotional insight and belief in the future.
Traditional Weaving With The Ghazala Collective
Explore the traditional art of weaving with Elan Gerzon and the Ghazala Collective! Their vision is to inspire a global community to participate in the revival of natural Middle Eastern weaving cultures. This video tells their story and shares their art and wisdom.
I Want It To Mean Something: Part 1
While reflecting on this tumultuous year likely felt daunting or uncomfortable, you may have discovered hidden blessings — if you knew where to look. Our young guest's hosts in this episode discuss the power of gratitude, the necessity of self care, and the need for a celebratory introspection.
I Want It To Mean Something: Part 1
While reflecting on this tumultuous year likely felt daunting or uncomfortable, you may have discovered hidden blessings — if you knew where to look. Our young guest's hosts in this episode discuss the power of gratitude, the necessity of self care, and the need for a celebratory introspection.
The Wandering Eye, The Restless Heart
To listen to the heart or the head? The problem here is that the very thing which brings us to love and joy and freedom also can be the wrecking ball that swings through our lives and leaves everything in tatters.
KISLEV: A Dreamers Month
This month is the month of dreamers and plays between our dreams and our waking lives. May it gift us with dream presence and dream play, and may we manifest our dreams to our fullest integrity, and for the wellbeing of the whole world.
Prayer as a Cover: Part 3
In this episode of the Living Jewishly podcast, Rabbi Yossi Sapirman and Dr. Elliott Malamet discuss forgiveness, growth, and the transformative potential of pain.
Life Unlived
If life is a narrative, many of us find ourselves wandering for much of the book, not sure how to proceed or even what story we are telling. We need to stop and find ourselves and take back control of our lives.
The Art Of Rest /Shabbat Shalom
As we enter shabbat at this time of the full moon of cheshvan, we are invited into Rest as a sacred practice.
Twelve Steps to Inner Peace
It is a fairly common complaint that Judaism is a religion of rules and regulations that is heavy on structure, but light on facilitating serenity and joy. Here is a modest 12 step program towards inner peace, based primarily on Jewish teachings.
Cheshvan Embodied: Yoga & Torah Teachings
We welcome this new month in the spirit and in the body, with our guest - Jenna Zadaka, MA: CCC-SLP, RYT, who blends ancient Jewish wisdom with mindfulness and yoga sequences.
Prayer As A Cover: Part Two
In this episode, Rabbi Yossi and Dr. Malamet discuss the pros and cons of the virtual Shul experience we’ve come to expect during the pandemic. Will people come back to Shul after COVID? And can we ever undo the fact that we’ve found a new way to deliver something that people really want?
Simchat Torah
In this episode of the Art of Living Jewishly, Rabbi Bluth (while in Arizona) talks with Rabbi Leibish (in Jerusalem) about Simchat Torah.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
