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.
The Secret Life of Rabbis: Part 3
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On His Mind Now: Rabbi Yossi Speaks
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.
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 10: The Kvetcher in the Rye
Yossi begins by telling a story about when he was travelling and stopped at a friend’s house where his friend made him biscuits from 100-year old starter sourdough. Yossi relates this to selling your chametz every year before...
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...