Knowledge on the Deeper Side

Knowledge on the Deeper Side

By Intown Jewish AcademyReligion & Spirituality
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Knowledge on the Deeper Side episodes

  • IJA's Jewish Book Club - The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
    Jewish Book Club
    A Monthly Discussion Group for Fans of Great Jewish Writing
    Led by Ariela Rich
    (Recorded live in Atlanta on April 11, 2021)
    The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
    IJA’s Jewish Book Club features the most captivating and exhilarating new Jewish literature. Join the club and take part in lively monthly online discussions led by Book Club expert Ariela Rich.
    1 hr 21 min
  • Overcoming Folly - 13 - Why Evil Prospers
    Overcoming Folly - Part 13
    "Why Evil Prospers"
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on April 11, 2021)
    Among the great philosophical questions people ask is why do good people suffer? And while that is certainly a discussion-worthy topic, so is the flip side of the coin: Why do evil people prosper?
    In this weeks Kabbalah & Coffee, we explore the dynamics of evil and prosperity from a Kabbalistic perspective, and discover their respective spiritual roots. We learn why nice people finish last, and how we can hack the system that seems to reward indiscretion.
    1 hr 38 min
  • Torah Studies 5781 - 24 - Shemini (Can We Pick and Choose in Judaism?)
    Can We Pick and Choose in Judaism?
    Learning to Love the Entire Package
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on April 7, 2021)
    Does every part of Judaism excite you the same way? A tragic death during the most joyous of times in the desert clues us in as to how we ought to approach our religious life—the exciting, the mundane, and even those parts that feel boring.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Torah Studies 5781 - 23 - Pesach (The Freedom to Be You)
    The Freedom to Be You
    Breaking Free from the Confusion of Egypt to the Clarity of Purpose
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on March 24, 2021)
    Fewer things can be as constricting, crushing, and stifling than waking up in the morning and not being able to answer why you should even get out of bed. Discover the recipe for freedom in the story of the Exodus. Hint: The road starts and finishes right in none other than . . . YOU.
    1 hr 24 min
  • Torah Studies 5781 - 21 -Vayakhel/Pekudei (The People Always Come First. Except for when They Don’t)
    The People Always Come First. Except for when They Don’t
    A True Leader Isn’t Concerned about Being a True Leader
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on March 10, 2021)
    The last effective leadership book you read preached the qualities of placing others' needs before yours. But then life gets tricky, and certain times call for other priorities. What to do? A lofty effort of twelve noble leaders gone flat tells the story of true leadership.
    1 hr 21 min
  • Torah Studies 5781 - 22 - Vayikra (When Humility Isn’t Healthy and Pride Is Perfect)
    When Humility Isn’t Healthy and Pride Is Perfect
    When You’re Truly Small, Then You’re Really Big
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on March 17, 2021)
    A curiously small letter appears in the first word of book number three of the Torah. With the help of a story about a famous Rebbe teaching his young grandson, what starts off as a lesson in humility turns into a much broader instruction on how to ace the balance between humility and pride.
    1 hr 14 min

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