Human & Holy

How can you rest on Shabbos if it is the most chaotic day of the week for you? How can you make it an enjoyable experience if it feels too quiet and you spend the day alone? Do you try to relax on Shabbos but don’t know how to shut off? Join us today with Aliza Shapiro, a psychotherapist, on some practical tools you can use to maximize your mental rest on Shabbos. || Today's episode is the third in a four part series, where we are taking a deep dive together into the holiest day of the week. || To donate to Human & Holy, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor. To join our online community, visit humanandholy.com/community. To get in touch, email us at [email protected]. || To see more from Aliza Shapiro, find her on instagram @therapist_in_nyc or email her at [email protected].

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How can we experience an unconditional relationship with G-d that lies at the foundation of our divine service? What does it look like to just be with Him on Shabbos, to show up from a place of rest, not performance? Join myself and Hindi Kalmenson as we explore a chassidic discourse from the Alter Rebbe about our Neshama Yeseira, the additional soul we receive each week on Shabbos. || Today's episode is the second in a four part series on Shabbos. Our conversation is based on a a maamer from the Alter Rebbe "Vayakhel Moshe", which can be found in Torah Or. || To sponsor an episode or donate to the podcast, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor. To join our online community, visit humanandholy.com/community.

Join two women, Nili Navot and Vanessa Chalem, as they share their journeys to Shabbos observance. What drew them into Shabbos initially? And what continues to draw them close today? || Today’s episode is the first in a four part series on Shabbos, where we will be doing a deep dive into the beauty and deeper meanings of Shabbos. || If you would like to sponsor an episode, please visit humanandholy.com/sponsor or email us at [email protected]. To join our online community, visit humanandholy.com/community

Can we acknowledge our flaws, without identifying with them? Can we confront our struggles honestly, without shaming ourselves for what we see? In this episode, Zisi Zirkind shares a powerful teaching of the Alter Rebbe to illustrate a self-awareness that holds us accountable, without leading us to believe that we have created ourselves. || To sponsor an episode or to support the work of Human & Holy, please visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.

What memories do these women have with the Rebbe that stuck with them? What are the moments that carry them and guide them in our lives? Join us, as five women share their personal interactions with the Rebbe, and in the in-between moments, tell us the story of who the Rebbe was. || To sponsor an episode, please visit humanandholy.com/sponsor or email us at [email protected].

What does it actually look like to internalize the identity of the Neshamah as our own? To approach our own reflection with a deep understanding of our essence, of the way it does not hinge on anything but the piece of G-d inside? Join us, as we explore the identity of our souls. || To find more of Shterna's work, visit www.energizedliving.org. To sponsor an episode, please visit humanandholy.com/sponsor or email us at [email protected].

Devorie's life story has not been simple. How does she navigate the pain and grief that has been a constant companion in her life? How has she wrestled with the impossible and survived?

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As we prepare to receive the Torah, Shimona shares with us what it means to have a visceral experience of G-d. To accept the Torah not only in our hearts and minds, but also within our bodies. Pulling from sources in Torah and Chassidus, as well as her own experience as a somatic therapist, Shimona asks and answers:

How can we transform the visceral resistance we feel towards certain mitzvos?

How can we lean into the body’s experience of a joyful, jewish life? || To sponsor an episode, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor. To join our online community, visit humanandholy.com/community

There are some things you cannot teach by instruction, but can only pick up through scent. Today, Shaindy Jacobson talks about the extra layer of sensitivity that the Torah does not explicitly ask of us, but is at the heart of everything we do. ||

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What does it look like to struggle with untempered chessed, to give and give without end, and wind up depleted, totally disconnected from yourself?

And what does it look like to learn how to give from a place of fullness, without resentment, to give to those around us while staying connected to every part of who we are?

Today, Miriam shares how the teachings of the seven emotional sefiros helped her confront her codependency and heal.

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