Channah Cohen is an Educator for Yavneh Young Professionals, the leadership division of the OU's Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus. She teaches weekly Torah classes in Silver Spring, where she lives with her husband and children, and runs the podcast Moral Leadership Bootcamp. She is also the author of the brand-new historical fiction, Gaurdians of the Flame.

In this episode, we dissect the Chanukah story to see where it all comes from and understand what parts of the story are meant to be historical and what parts are meant to give over a deeper message of inspiration.

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Here are some other Chanukah episodes you will enjoy:

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R. DovBer Pinson: Illuminating Jewish Prayer and Menorah Meditations

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Nachi Gordon is the founder and CEO of Meaningful Minute, the Orthodox Jewish world's most popular media company that produces daily viral videos, social media content and multiple podcasts including the #1 charted podcast of the Jewish world, the Meaningful People Podcast, of which he is the co-host.

In this conversation, we discuss what it takes to create content that really connects deeply with people, how to approach difficult and contraversial topics, and the importance of authenticity.

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In the beginning of November 2024, Devorah Buxbaum travelled to Israel with a group of women from our organization, The Lev Experience. The participants were a mix of women from all Jewish backgrounds. In this episode, we hear their stories of meeting heroes from October 7th, wives of soldiers, visiting the Nova site and the cities that were attacked, and dancing in the streets of Tel Aviv. We also hear their personal stories and how visiting Israel affected them personally and spiritually.

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Rabbi Yossi Sirote, LCSW is a psychotherapist who has been counseling individuals, families, and groups for the past 26 years. His specialty is working with adult men who are struggling with relationships and life transitions. He has extensive training in therapeutic wilderness survival and is the founder and director of Yaalozu Wilderness Program for young men. Additionally, he spent many years working at Arms Acres and The SAFE Foundation, with individuals and family members of individuals struggling with process of addiction and recovery.

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Disclaimer: This fascinating conversation explores ideas that are highly controversial. As the guest makes clear, no firm conclusion should be drawn from anything we discuss here. The purpose is to expand our mind about the possible ways to understand ancient texts. Furthermore, our guest quotes many works with Hebrew titles, many authors, and many Torah themes that may not be familiar to all listeners. This may further increase the possibility for a listener to misunderstand and misinterpret.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rabbi Yisroel Cohen at [email protected] or Rabbi Shlomo at [email protected].

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Enjoy this episode? You would certainly love this previous episode with Rabbi Elie Feder about Genesis and Evolution:

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shlomo-buxbaum7/episodes/Rabbi-Dr--Eli-Feder-Age-of-the-Universe--Evolution--and-the-Beautiful-Synergy-of-Science-and-Torah-e2cetv5/a-aalr5lr

This episode was originally posted in September 2021. It was part of a series of virtual talks based on Rabbi Buxbaum's book "The Four Elements of an Empowered Life". This talk was given on September 23rd, 2021 during the intermediary days of Sukkot. Rabbi Buxbaum discusses the deeper meaning of the mitzvah to wave the 4 species of Sukkot- the Lulav, esrog, Hadassim, and Aravos- and how these four species are connected to the 4 elements.

You can purchase "The Four Elements of an Empowered Life" on Amazon, or wherever Jewish books are sold. You can also purchase Rabbi Buxbaum's second book "The Four Elements of Inner Freedom" on Amazon.

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Rabbi Yaakov Cohen is the author of the incredible book, "The Jewish Guide to Manifesting". Born and raised in California, he attended Cal State University, Northridge, where he studied philosophy and psychology. He learned Kabbalah under one of the great Kabbalists of Yerushalayim, his late father-in-law, Rabbi Shabtai Teicher.

Rabbi Cohen has taught seminars and lectures on Kabbalah, mysticism, and Chassidic thought in both America and Israel, and he currently resides with his family in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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This is a recording of a zoom learning session led by Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum for Project Inspire's Mindflex program on 9/24/2024. We deep dive into topics related to Rosh Hashana including how to discover your life mission for the New Year.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

(Note: Unfortunately, due to technical issues, the sound quality of this episode is not of the usual quality of the EJL podcast. But the quality of the content more than makes up for it.)

Rabbi Zvi Teitelbaum is a passionate and inspiring educator and spiritual teacher for DC young Jews for over 25 years. He founded Mesorah DC after recognizing the great untapped potential of the young professional demographic. He helped re-open the doors at Sixth & I and usher in a spiritual renaissance to DC with popular classes and events.

Rabbi Teitelbaum over the years has lectured extensively at many of the local universities and institutions as well as the Smithsonian and the White House.

In this episode, Rabbi T, as he is affectionately called, shares some of his story as well as tips and strategies to maximize this time of year leading up to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

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Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser, often know as the surfing Rabbi or mountain biking rabbi, is a senior Rabbi at Aish HaTorah’s World Center in the Old City of Jerusalem and lectures for groups and organizations worldwide.  Few people can hold a crowd’s attention as Rabbi Yom Tov can, regardless of his audience’s age or level of Jewish observance.

In 2002, Rabbi Glaser founded the internationally acclaimed Possible You Seminar, a week-long self-transformation experience, which he offers both in Jerusalem and abroad.

Rabbi Glaser now resides in Jerusalem with his wife, Leah, and their children and grandchildren.  He studies, teaches, plays music and adventures the world over, sharing internationally what he calls “transformational education.”

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Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.