In this conversation we’re challenged to understand the concept of ‘secret’ as a means towards achieving positive change.
The Secret Life of Rabbis: Part 2
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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.
Episode 13: The Jewish Response To Homelessness
In this episode, Rabbi Yossi talks with Cari Kozreiok of Ve'ahavta which provides much needed support to the homeless Jewish community of Toronto. Cari shares some of the struggles that the homeless community of Toronto has been experiencing in recent months in...
Episode 12: Jewish Law – The Way And The Weight
In this episode, Rabbi Yossi and Dr. Malamet discuss Halacha, Jewish law, which provides us with an agreed upon set of values. They discuss whether Halacha is capable of standing on its own without the presence of God, and what life might be without it? The different...
Episode 11: The Backyard Urban Farm Company
Rabbi Yossi interviews backyard urban farmers Marc Green and Arlene Hazzan, co-owners of BUFCO (Backyard Urban Farm Company), about how they transform urban spaces into amazing gardens. Their passion to grow nourishing food in urban spaces led them to help others to...
Podcast Episode 9: The Wicked Son
One of the centre pieces of the Seder is the section on the four sons. Both Yossi and Elliott like the “wicked son” above all. Yossi notes that according to the Haggadah, once they finish “smacking around” the wicked son, we do not hear from him again, either because...
Podcast Episode 8: Love Me Two Times, Baby
Elliott begins by recalling how his daughter would dress up like Esther on Purim, all made up as though entering a “beauty contest.” But when you read the Megillah, the […]
Podcast Episode 7: Turn Off The Tape
Elliott begins the podcast by telling a story about a few years ago he was invited to moderate a panel comprised of a number of Orthodox singles, who talked about […]
Podcast Episode 6: Tu B’Shvat
Tu B’Shvat is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the renewal of trees in a yearly cycle. Elliott notes, the timing of the holiday on the Jewish calendar is weird, falling out in the middle of winter. If we really wanted to get into the spirit of the day, we’d send...
Podcast Episode 5: Chanukah
Rabbi Yossi and Dr. Elliott Malamet talk about Chanukah in episode 5 of the Living Jewishly Podcast.