Episode 32

This week we continue to explore the entryway into tefilla, and look at the heart as the place of prayer, the locus for encountering ourselves together with the Divine.

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This podcast is supported in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute.

Music is by Rabbi Daniel Kohn. To purchase, go to his cdbaby page.

Audio is by David Kwan.

Episode 31 

The Mishnah teaches that the basic orientation to prayer is to bring ourselves into presence, to align ourselves and let our attention rest in the here and now. Here, Rabbi Ami explores the underpinnings of this practice, from the Torah through the Mishnah and into its practical application in preparing ourselves for prayer. 

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kxS1EBqaSDHrDaMJD0zofTgYTRtlXFVku-VkQJQDveI/edit?usp=sharing 

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This podcast is supported in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute.

Music is by Rabbi Daniel Kohn. To purchase, go to his cdbaby page.

Audio is by David Kwan.

Episode 30 

Prayer is the centerpiece of our daily spiritual practice, and as we’ve been exploring in the previous sessions, it’s at the heart of what it means to be human. But is it a mitzvah? Is prayer actually a command, or is it something else? Rabbi Ami contemplates the nature of prayer and the relationship between human instinct, creative purpose, and religious obligation. 

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s_K3yKIMDMlTvgGNEnLu11rJarzusabGrYHJGt81znA/edit?usp=sharing 

***** This podcast is supported in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute. 

Music is by Rabbi Daniel Kohn. To purchase, go to his cdbaby page. 

Audio is by David Kwan.

Episode 28  

On this episode of Awakening, Rabbi Ami explores prayer as part of our basic identity as human beings. The Jewish tradition teaches that we are born from the prayer of the universe. This is not merely a spiritual or mythic message - it carries a key to understanding our place in the evolutionary process, and guiding us in how we may take part in our purpose as part of this grand ecosystem.  

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CCtdqR4bhdO3wMs1MbUuacRAlhRRk5wZ0of6dzW71Fs/edit?usp=drivesdk  

*****  This podcast is supported in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute.  

Music is by Rabbi Daniel Kohn. To purchase, go to his cdbaby page.  

Audio is by David Kwan.

Episode 027

What are the roots of prayer? Where does tefillah come from - in the universe, in the human psyche? The Rabbis identify prayer as emerging from the very fabric of Creation itself, speaking through our own being. Rabbi Ami shares his insight and his deep intuition in this continuation of this new series.

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This podcast is supported in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute.

Music is by Rabbi Daniel Kohn. To purchase, go to his cdbaby page.

Audio is by David Kwan.

027

We often translate Tefillah as “prayer”, but what is the meaning of this word in its original form? This class explores a number of uses of this word throughout the Torah, and the way that its meaning is refracted through those stories and their interpretations. Once we can uncover some of the meanings of this word, we can begin to ask - how do we engage in Tefillah? Sources: 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=11JpDQ3vcNUWYaWw-Gl-pW9lo8ZXiLeoUdNhMqKnBMvU