49 Days to Stretch My Soul

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What's 49 Days to Stretch My Soul about?

The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer, marks the 49 days between the second night of Passover and the start of Shavuot, and offers daily opportunities for spiritual challenge and growth. Join host Kylie Unell in her daily effort to make meaning out of this age-old tradition and stretch her soul as she does it.

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49 Days to Stretch My Soul episodes:

06.03.2022
Reflecting on Malchut
With Week 7 under her belt, Kylie reflects on how this latest stretch of soul work has changed her understanding of Malchut, and what this entire experience has meant to her. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer,...
06.02.2022
Doing Malchut
Today it’s time for Kylie to put queenliness into action. She welcomes her friends to a festive meal to celebrate nearing the end of her Omer journey and explore what they had learned through the process. The Jewish tradition of counting...
06.01.2022
Talking Malchut
Today Kylie sits down with Tablet editor-in-chief Alana Newhouse for a conversation about how to be real and fully yourself. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer, marks the 49 days between the second night of Passover and...
05.31.2022
Reading Malchut
Today, to get a better understanding of queenliness, Kylie reflects on a portion of Lemonade by Queen B herself, Beyoncé. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer, marks the 49 days between the second night of Passover and...
05.30.2022
Understanding Malchut
Kylie is trying to get a better understanding of this week’s theme, Malchut, or queenliness, kingliness, and majesty. Dassi Zar, co-director of Chabad House Bowery’s young professional’s branch, Kehilas Atid, returns to the show as our guide to understanding each weekly...
05.27.2022
Reflecting on Yesod
With Week 6 under her belt, Kylie reflects on how this latest stretch of soul work has changed her understanding of Yesod. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer, marks the 49 days between the second night of...
05.26.2022
Talking Yesod
Today Kylie sits down with Rhaina Cohen, a journalist who has written about the importance of friendships, an often overlooked interpersonal relationship. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer, marks the 49 days between the second night of Passover...
05.25.2022
Doing Yesod
Today it’s time for Kylie to put connection into action. She talks to strangers to find out what connection means to them. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer, marks the 49 days between the second night of Passover...
05.24.2022
Reading Yesod
Today, to get a better understanding of foundation and connection, Kylie reflects on a portion of I and Thou by Jewish thinker Martin Buber. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer, marks the 49 days between the second...
05.23.2022
Understanding Yesod
Kylie is trying to get a better understanding of this week’s theme, Yesod, or foundation and connection. Dassi Zar, co-director of Chabad House Bowery’s young professional’s branch, Kehilas Atid, returns to the show as our guide to understanding each weekly...
05.20.2022
Reflecting on Hod
With Week 5 under her belt, Kylie reflects on how this latest stretch of soul work has changed her understanding of Hod. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer, marks the 49 days between the second night of...
05.19.2022
Talking Hod
Today Kylie sits down with Moishe Chanin, a life coach, recovering and sober alcoholic and addict, and host of the Neshamos podcast. He talks honestly about his experience, and how focusing on those Hod attributes impacted his life. The Jewish tradition of counting...
05.18.2022
Doing Hod
Today it’s time for Kylie to put humility and submission to a higher power into action. She returns to the practice of Hitbodedut, a Jewish form of prayer that takes her out into nature. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or...
05.17.2022
Reading Hod
Today, to get a better understanding of humility and submission to a higher power, Kylie reflects on a portion of Letters to a Young Poet by German poet Rainer Maria Rilke. The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer,...
05.16.2022
Understanding Hod
Kylie is trying to get a better understanding of this week’s theme, Hod, or humility and submission to a higher power. Dassi Zar, co-director of Chabad House Bowery’s young professional’s branch, Kehilas Atid, returns to the show as our guide...
05.13.2022
Reflecting on Netzach
With Week 4 under her belt, Kylie reflects on how this latest stretch of soul work has changed her understanding of Netzach. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old...
05.12.2022
Talking Netzach
Today Kylie sits down with chef Einat Admony, owner of Balaboosta and Taim, to find out how she stays focused and motivated in the high-stress world of dining and hospitality, and what it took to keep her restaurants open during...
05.11.2022
Doing Netzach
Today it’s time for Kylie to put endurance and perseverance into action, and continue a project that she has been working on for the past few weeks: this podcast. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey...
05.10.2022
Reading Netzach
Today, to get a better understanding of endurance and perseverance, Kylie reflects on the writings of Booker T. Washington. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old tradition. Each week...
05.09.2022
Understanding Netzach
Kylie is trying to get a better understanding of this week’s theme, Netzach, or endurance and perseverance. Dassi Zar, co-director of Chabad House Bowery’s young professional’s branch, Kehilas Atid, returns to the show as our guide to understanding each weekly...
05.06.2022
Reflecting on Tipheret
With Week 3 under her belt, Kylie reflects on how this week of soul work has changed her understanding of Tipheret. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old tradition....
05.05.2022
Talking Tipheret
Today Kylie sits down with New York City Ballet soloist Claire Kretzschmar about balance and harmony, two pivotal elements of her art. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old tradition....
05.04.2022
Doing Tipheret
Today it’s time for Kylie to put balance and harmony into action. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old tradition. Each week of the Omer corresponds to a different...
05.03.2022
Reading Tipheret
Today, to get a better understanding of balance and harmony, Kylie reflects on The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old tradition. Each week...
05.02.2022
Understanding Tipheret
Kylie is trying to get a better understanding of this week’s theme, Tipheret, or balance and harmony. Dassi Zar, co-director of Chabad House Bowery’s young professional’s branch, Kehilas Atid, returns to the show as our guide to understanding each weekly...
04.29.2022
Reflecting on Gevurah
With Week 2 under her belt, Kylie reflects on how this week of soul work has changed her understanding of Gevurah. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old tradition....
04.28.2022
Talking Gevurah
Today Kylie sits down with Samantha Hacker, Tablet’s Chief Administrative Officer and an expert in helping creative people get organized. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old tradition. Each week...
04.27.2022
Doing Gevurah
Today it’s time for Kylie to put discipline and restraint into action. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old tradition. Each week of the Omer corresponds to a different...
04.26.2022
Reading Gevurah
Today, to get a better understanding of discipline and restraint, Kylie reflects on the lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell invites you on her daily journey to make meaning out of this age-old tradition. Each week of...
04.25.2022
Understanding Gevurah
Kylie is trying to get a better understanding of this week’s attribute, Gevurah or, discipline and restraint. Dassi Zar, co-director of Chabad House Bowery’s young professional’s branch, Kehilas Atid, returns to the show as our guide to understanding each weekly...
04.21.2022
Reflecting on Chesed
After understanding, and reading, doing, and talking, it’s time for some reflection on the experience so far. Kylie looks back on the first week of soul work, and how it has changed her understanding of Chesed. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell,...
04.21.2022
Talking Chesed
After a day of “doing” Chesed, Kylie sits down with an expert in the field. Sheryl Paul is a counselor specializing in relationship anxiety and the author of The Wisdom of Anxiety: How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to...
04.20.2022
Doing Chesed
Now that Kylie has a deeper understanding of Chesed, it’s time to try to put it into action. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell, host of How To Fix A Soul In 30 Days, invites you on her daily journey to...
04.19.2022
Reading Chesed
Now that she has the basics covered, Kylie reflects on a section of We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love by Robert Johnson to get a better understanding of love. In this 7-week series, Kylie Unell, host of How To Fix...
04.18.2022
Understanding Chesed
As she begins this week, Kylie is trying to get a better understanding of the first attribute, Chesed. For this she reaches out to Dassi Zar, the co-director of Chabad House Bowery’s young professional’s branch, Kehilas Atid, and our guide to understanding...
04.14.2022
49 Days to Stretch My Soul
The Jewish tradition of counting the Omer, or Sefirat Haomer, marks the 49 days between the second night of Passover and the start of Shavuot. It’s a time of introspection and an opportunity for spiritual challenge and growth. In this new 7-week series,...
04.06.2022
Coming soon: Something new from Kylie
Stay tuned for something new from Kylie Unell and the team that brought you How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days.
09.10.2021
How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 9: Elul No More
And so, it's now Tishrei, and Kylie's month-long experiment in fixing her soul comes to an end. Did she succeed? And what has she learned about soul-searching? Tune in for the final installment of the journey and hear Kylie share...
09.03.2021
How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 8: Kylie Does ... Nothing
This week Kylie faces her hardest task yet—not having a task. In the final week of Elul, Kylie lets go of the work and tries to fix her soul by just being in Elul. Whereas every other week she’s had a...
08.31.2021
How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 7: Apology Party
Kylie hosts her first apology party for her and her friends, Paris, Sarah and Joseph. There’s good food, nice wine, and serious feedback from Kylie’s friends to help fix her soul. No frills, no story to relate to the task this week,...
08.27.2021
How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 6: Owning Up
It’s a new week for Kylie to fix her soul, and this time she is stepping away from God and moving to her friends. Tradition teaches that fixing relationships is the one part of Elul where God takes a step back...
08.24.2021
How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 5: The Kylie Is in the Field
The Jewish month of Elul is about getting your soul right. After spending a week with prayer, Kylie started this week learning about hitbodedut, where you seclude yourself, usually outdoors, and talk to God directly. Rather than working with a guest,...
08.20.2021
How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 4: A Direct Approach
Over the last two episodes, Kylie tried to see if traditional prayer would get her in the right place for Elul. Now she’s going right to the source. Kylie delves into the history of Hitbodedut, a form of prayer that will...
08.17.2021
How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 3: Prayer in Practice
After spending time talking about prayer, it is time for Kylie to actually try to pray. She travels to the home of Rabbi Dov Yonah Korn, head of Chabad House Bowery in downtown Manhattan, for an Elul prayer experience. Rabbi Korn...
08.13.2021
How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 2: Prayer
This week, Kylie Unell is embarking on her quest to fix her soul during the month of Elul, and for the first week she’s trying prayer. First, Kylie considers Psalm 27, which is recited daily during the month of Elul and throughout the...
08.05.2021
How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 1
The Hebrew month of Elul is upon us, the month leading up to the awe-filled celebrations of the High Holidays in Tishrei. During Elul, we’re commanded to take stock of our soul and prepare for the divine judgment that begins...

What's 49 Days to Stretch My Soul about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

49 Days to Stretch My Soul episodes:

Reflecting on Malchut

Doing Malchut

Talking Malchut

Reading Malchut

Understanding Malchut

Reflecting on Yesod

Talking Yesod

Doing Yesod

Reading Yesod

Understanding Yesod

Reflecting on Hod

Talking Hod

Doing Hod

Reading Hod

Understanding Hod

Reflecting on Netzach

Talking Netzach

Doing Netzach

Reading Netzach

Understanding Netzach

Reflecting on Tipheret

Talking Tipheret

Doing Tipheret

Reading Tipheret

Understanding Tipheret

Reflecting on Gevurah

Talking Gevurah

Doing Gevurah

Reading Gevurah

Understanding Gevurah

Reflecting on Chesed

Talking Chesed

Doing Chesed

Reading Chesed

Understanding Chesed

49 Days to Stretch My Soul

Coming soon: Something new from Kylie

How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 9: Elul No More

How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 8: Kylie Does ... Nothing

How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 7: Apology Party

How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 6: Owning Up

How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 5: The Kylie Is in the Field

How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 4: A Direct Approach

How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 3: Prayer in Practice

How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 2: Prayer

How to Fix a Soul in 30 Days, Ep. 1

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