613 Books Podcast

By Heather DeanReligion & Spirituality

613 Books Podcast episodes

November 22, 2023 Rebbetzin Rochel Miller and her book The Simchah of Marriage
Rebbetzin Rochel Miller is Heather Dean’s featured guest on this episode of “613 Books” Podcast, discussing her new book, The Simchah of Marriage.
Rebbetzin Miller spent her first eleven years in Israel learning the secrets of the eternal Jewish home with Rebbetzin Talya Helfer in a course based on the Hebrew-language sefer Ohel Rochel.
Realizing that this precious learning was missing in the English-speaking world, Rebbetzin Miller was inspired to share her learning through teaching.
Her classes, based on the wisdom from the sefer Ohel Rochel began in Jerusalem twenty-five years ago. They have been called “life-changing,” “healing,” and “medicine for our generation.” These classes now take place in person and internationally over Zoom.
Rebbetzin Miller’s, is a continuation of her classes, a gift for the many women who have felt deprived and unaware of the true inner peace and goals of the Jewish marriage.
Show notes:
Featured guest: Rebbetzin Rochel Miller
Featured Book: “The Simchah of Marriage”
To order your copy(ies) of “The Simchah of Marriage” click: https://simchaofmarriage.com/contact/
To invite Mrs. Rochel Miller to speak in your community: : https://simchaofmarriage.com/contact/
To advertise on “613 Books” Podcast, send us an email and tell us about your product, service, or book: [email protected]
Show Announcer: Michael Doniger
For voice samples and voice-over queries for Michael: https://michaeldoniger.com/
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28 min
November 15, 2023 Slovie Jungreis-Wolff speaks about the biography, The Rebbetzin
Slovie Jungreis-Wolff returns to “613 Books” Podcast to tell us about the making of Rabbi Nachman Seltzer’s bestselling book, The Rebbetzin: The Story of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis Her Life, Her Vision, Her Legacy. Slovie shares remembrances of her mother with us as well as the staggering and humbling impact this biography has had on readers everywhere.
PLUS Author and lecturer Sara Blau tells us about the book on her reading table which also serves as an infusion of positivity.
Show notes:
Featured author interview: Slovie Jungreis-Wolff, author of “The Soul of Parenting: Timeless wisdom for raising today's children”
Featured book on this Episode: The Rebbetzin: The Story of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis Her Life, Her Vision, Her Legacy
To Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rebbetzin-Esther-Jungreis-vision-legacy/dp/1422625672
To Purchase from Artscroll: https://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422625675.html
Sara Blau’s Reading Table Book Recommendation: “Positivity Bias” by Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson
To Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Positivity-Bias-Rabbi-Mendel-Kalmenson/dp/0826690084
To purchase Sara Blau’s book, “Close to You” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Close-You-Mrs-Sara-Blau/dp/1886587019
To purchase Sara Blau’s book, “Thought Streams” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thought-Streams-Meditations-Jewish-Lubavitcher/dp/0826690122
Write to Sara: [email protected]
Visit Sara’s website: https://www.sarablau.com/
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To Purchase Slovie Jungreis-Wolf’s book “The Soul of Parenting” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Parenting-Timeless-raising-children/dp/1957579714/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1AAO1QJE0Z7QN&keywords=slovie+jungreis-wolff&qid=1692920244&s=books&sprefix=Slovie+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C307&sr=1-2
To Purchase “The Soul of Parenting” from Mosaica Press: https://mosaicapress.com/product/the-soul-of-parenting/
You can reach Slovie at [email protected]
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Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger
Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/
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20 min
November 08, 2023 Rabbi Gershon Schusterman and his book Why God Why
Rabbi Gershon Schusterman, author of "Why God Why," joins host Heather Dean for this episode of “613 Books” podcast to discuss such timely topics as coping with tragedy, upheaval, and loss on a personal level as well as on a National level as the Jewish Nation is challenged with historic levels of anti-Semitism and the State of Israel at war.
Rabbi Schusterman’s depth of understanding of Jewish Philosophy and friendly manner make for an impactful interview that will help listeners grow toward a hopeful, future-oriented perspective - because life is meant to be lived!
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Show notes:
Featured Guest: Rabbi Gershon Schusterman
Author of: Why God Why: How to Believe in Heaven When it Hurts Like Hell
To purchase in the US and Israel: [email protected]
To purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Why-God-Believe-Heaven-Hurts/dp/B0BKTQV5PV
Show Announcer: Michael Doniger
For voice samples and voice-over queries for Michael: https://michaeldoniger.com/
For inquiries about sponsoring future episodes, email: [email protected]
19 min
November 01, 2023 Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz: Taking Shabbat to the Next Level
Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz returns to “613 Books” Podcast to discuss his book “Shabbat and the Festivals,” and our focus is on deeper meanings to Shabbat and how to maximize the unique and holy powers of the Day.
You will also be surprised with the advice Rabbi Tatz gives to new baalei teshuva (Jews who are exploring or returning to mitzvah observance) about what Shabbat laws to keep when it feels like too much to be shomer Shabbat every week a whole day.
PLUS: Rabbi Ilan Halberstadt calls in from London to tell us about the incredible book that’s on his reading table!
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SPECIAL THANKS to show announcer (and our neighbor!) Michael Doniger for the use of his recording booth for this episode! Check out Michael’s LinkedIn page and learn about his voice over services specializing in Israeli and Jewish companies and nonprofits
Show notes:
Featured Guest: Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz
Author of many books, including “Shabbat and the Festivals: Journey and Destination”
To purchase “Shabbat and the Festivals” through Menucha Publishers:
https://menuchapublishers.com/collections/new-jewish-books/products/shabbat-and-the-festivals-journey-and-destination
To purchase “Shabbat and the Festivals” on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Shabbat-Festivals-Destination-Akiva-Tatz/dp/B0BZZSRTD6
What’s on My Reading Table contributor: Rabbi Ilan Halberstadt, author of “Think Big: The Torah Path for the Teenage Male”
To purchase “Think Big” through Mosaica Press:
https://mosaicapress.com/product/think-big/
Reading Table selection: “Dimensions in Chumash” by Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein
To purchase Dimensions in Chumash” through Mosaica Press:
https://mosaicapress.com/product/dimensions-in-chumash/
To purchase Dimensions in Chumash” on Amazon:
Dimensions in Chumash Vol. 1
https://www.amazon.com/Dimensions-Chumash-Rabbi-Immanuel-Bernstein/dp/1957579315
Dimensions in Chumash Vol. 2
https://www.amazon.com/Dimensions-Chumash-Vayikra-Bamidbar-Devarim/dp/1957579366/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_1/134-0875543-4788824?pd_rd_w=vFxks&content-id=amzn1.sym.43d28dfc-aa4f-4ef6-b591-5ab7095e137f&pf_rd_p=43d28dfc-aa4f-4ef6-b591-5ab7095e137f&pf_rd_r=YAY82NWEJ8881MQ8QWKV&pd_rd_wg=TpMOt&pd_rd_r=3b16e480-9b19-4ae6-9d55-3a427d1b16cd&pd_rd_i=1957579366&psc=1
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SPECIAL THANKS to show announcer Michael Doniger for the use of his recording booth for this interview.
For inquiries about dedicating or sponsoring future episodes, email [email protected]
17 min
October 18, 2023 Rabbi Ilan Halberstadt and his book Think Big
London-based Rabbi Ilan Halberstadt joins host Heather Dean for this episode of “613 Books” podcast, describing the mood of his Jewish community. Just as in any of the world’s great metropolises, Jewish people everywhere feel vulnerable and uncertain while Israel is at war with Hamas.
The teen years are perpetual times of uncertainty and insecurity: the centuries-old battle with the yetzer ha-ra and other challenges. Based on his teachings from his book, “Think Big: The Torah Path for The Teenage Male,” Rabbi Halberstadt offers insights about how we are tested by Gd and which kinds of tests merit His Divine assistance.
“Think Big” is a book we can all appreciate and implement in our own lives; particularly recommended for the young Jewish men in your life.
Show notes:
Featured Guest: Rabbi Ilan Halberstadt
Author of: Think Big: The Torah Path for the Teenage Male
To purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Think-Big-Torah-Path-Teenage/dp/1952370728
To purchase from the publisher, Mosaica Press: https://mosaicapress.com/product/think-big/
Show Announcer: Michael Doniger
For voice samples and voice-over queries for Michael: https://michaeldoniger.com/
19 min
October 04, 2023 Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein on Sukkos: A Symphony of Joy
Lecturer and author Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein is the featured guest on this episode of “613 Books” Podcast, discussing some of the key concepts he writes about in his new book, “Sukkos: A Symphony of Joy.”
Rabbi Bernstein clarifies what exactly we are celebrating in this zeman simchaseinu. And if you are puzzled by the Hoshanos service or Simchas Beis Hasho’eva, Rabbi Bernstein clarifies these elements of the Festival for us.
He also notably connects the Sukkos theme of Divine protection to the tranquility we all can tap into that our Creator is the Source of all things and events, so we need not pressure ourselves to steer everything in our lives on the course we’re inclined to go. With tranquility we can choose to remember that “the same Divine Providence and Divine Supervision that is so much the focus on Sukkos is really something that continues to guide us throughout the year but then allows us to be tranquil.”
Show notes:
This episode’s featured guest: Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein
New Book: “Sukkos: A Symphony of Joy”
To Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sukkos-Symphony-Rabbi-Immanuel-Bernstein/dp/1961602083
To Purchase through Mosaica Press: https://mosaicapress.com/product/sukkos-a-symphony-of-joy/
Visit Rabbi Bernstein’s website: Journeysintorah.com
Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger
Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: www.michaeldoniger.com
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21 min
September 27, 2023 Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz on the Simcha of Sukkot
Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz has returned to “613 Books” Podcast as host Heather Dean’s featured guest, this time to get into the festivities of Sukkot. That includes explaining exactly why Sukkot is considered the happiest time on the Jewish calendar, and how this fits in with the Jewish definition of Happiness.
And if the weather is too inclement in your part of the world to dwell in a sukka, Rabbi Tatz illuminates how you can still be b’simcha on the festival.
PLUS author and lecturer Sara Blau tells us about the inspiring book on her reading table!
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LINKS:
Heather Dean Productions Website: https://rebrand.ly/p0fm2e0
SPECIAL THANKS to show announcer @Michael Doniger for the use of his recording booth for this episode!
Show Notes:
Featured Guest: Rabbi Dr.Akiva Tatz
Author of “Shabbat and the Festivals: Journey and Destination”
To Purchase from Menucha Publishers: https://menuchapublishers.com/products/shabbat-and-the-festivals-journey-and-destination?_pos=11&_sid=59730177f&_ss=r
For more information and to contact Rabbi Tatz, visit: https://akivatatz.com/
“What’s on My Reading Table” contributor: Sara Blau
Sara’s selection:
Creating a Life that Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose
By Rabbi Manis Friedman and Rivka Goldstein
To Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Life-that-Matters-Meaning/dp/0986277053/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FC1T4875EECR&keywords=creating+a+life+that+matters+friedman&qid=1693214011&s=books&sprefix=creating+a+life+that+matters+friedman%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C244&sr=1-1
To Purchase on Rabbi Friedman’s website: https://itsgoodtoknow.org/product/creating-a-life-that-matters
To purchase Sara Blau’s book, Close to You on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Close-You-Mrs-Sara-Blau/dp/1886587019
To purchase Sara Blau’s book, Thought Streams on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thought-Streams-Meditations-Jewish-Lubavitcher/dp/0826690122
Write to Sara: [email protected]
Visit Sara’s website: https://www.sarablau.com/
Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger
Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: www.michaeldoniger.com
14 min
September 20, 2023 Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz on Teshuva and Viduiy of Yom Kippur
Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz is back on “613 Books” Podcast as host Heather Dean’s featured guest, this time to provide insights and ideas we often wonder about regarding Yom Kippur, but hadn’t thought to ask.
Are we expected to intensely ponder each confession of the Viduiy prayer? Are our sins forever erased on Yom Kippur… not to reappear during our Life Review in the next world? How does that work? The answers may surprise you, and better still, ease your concerned mind.
PLUS musician and composer Lenny Solomon tells us about the ground-breaking book on his reading table.
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SPECIAL THANKS to show announcer @Michael Doniger for the use of his recording booth for this episode!
Show notes:
Featured Guest: Rabbi Dr.Akiva Tatz
Author of “Shabbat and the Festivals: Journey and Destination”
To Purchase from Menucha Publishers: menuchapublishers.com/products/shabb…9730177f&_ss=r
For more information and to contact Rabbi Tatz, visit: www.akivatatz.com/
Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger
Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: www.michaeldoniger.com/
15 min
September 13, 2023 Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz on the Malchut of Rosh Hashanah
Welcoming the New Year with Rabbi Akiva Tatz is already something to celebrate on this episode of “613 Books” Podcast. Producer and Host Heather Dean explores with Rabbi Tatz a variety of concepts about Rosh Hashanah based on his new sefer, “Shabbat and the Festivals,” and his classic “Living Inspired.”
What should we focus on during Rosh Hashanah services and in general throughout this two-day festival? How do we actually celebrate this Day of Judgement knowing that everything for the upcoming year of our lives will be decided over Rosh Hashanah?
Rabbi Tatz addresses our struggles as well as the joy of Rosh Hashanah.
PLUS: Journalist and art instructor Liane Wakabayashi tells us about the fascinating new book on her reading table!
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SPECIAL THANKS to show announcer Michael Doniger for the use of his recording booth for this interview.
Show notes:
Featured Guest: Rabbi Dr.Akiva Tatz
Author of “Shabbat and the Festivals: Journey and Destination”
To Purchase from Menucha Publishers: https://menuchapublishers.com/products/shabbat-and-the-festivals-journey-and-destination?_pos=11&_sid=59730177f&_ss=r
For more information and to contact Rabbi Tatz, visit: https://www.akivatatz.com/
“What’s on My Reading Table?” Contributor: Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi
Reading Table book selection: “Eco Bible” by Rabbi Yonatan Neril & Rabbi Leo Dee
To Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Eco-Bible-Ecological-Commentary-Genesis-ebook/dp/B08LCKLM9G/
Liane can be contacted at [email protected] and through both www.Goshenbooks.com and www.genesiscards.com
Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger
Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: michaeldoniger.com/
15 min
September 06, 2023 Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Speaks about the Soul of Parenting
Slovie Jungreis-Wolff is Heather Dean’s featured guest on this episode of “613 Books” Podcast, covering a wide range of parenting topics – with a lot of soul.
Slovie’s legacy as daughter of esteemed Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h, as well as her own training, informs Slovie’s boundless passion for healthy, well-functioning families.
Some of the topics Slovie addresses in this podcast include: overcoming the urge to scroll through your phone while your child is with you, the growing rate of anxiety among today’s young people, and making Judaism come alive for our children.
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Show notes:
Featured author interview: Slovie Jungreis-Wolff, author of “The Soul of Parenting: Timeless wisdom for raising today's children”
To Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Parenting-Timeless-raising-children/dp/1957579714/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1AAO1QJE0Z7QN&keywords=slovie+jungreis-wolff&qid=1692920244&s=books&sprefix=Slovie+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C307&sr=1-2
To Purchase from Mosaica Press: https://mosaicapress.com/product/the-soul-of-parenting/
Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger
Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/
Remember to Subscribe to “613 Boks” Podcast and never miss an episode!
24 min