In this week's episode, learn to view Yom Kippur as one of the happiest days of the year, and discover its secret connection to Purim!  

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Audio Producer: Andrew Perelman  

Intro Music: Al Tudin

This week's episode unpacks the current Torah portion, a riveting speech from Moses, for us to synthesize and understand as we head into Rosh Hashanah. 

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This week’s episode features excerpts from a conversation from February 18, 2021 between Mitchell Itken and Rabbi E. The lesson primarily unpacks the month of Av, and why Gd is ever-present, even in moments of complete mundanity. 

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This week’s episode features excerpts from a conversation from February 4, 2021 between Elizabeth Savetsky and Rabbi E. The lesson primarily unpacks that week's Torah portion, Yitro, the story of the Israelite’s reception of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.

1:48: Why does it matter that we should not approach the mountain?

5:22: The reason the Torah contains 613 mitzvot

6:42: Where does an apple tree come from?

7:50: Unpacking the importance of the first commandment

9:23: The four types of damages

13:00: Success will not bring the connection you seek

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In this recorded lesson with Rabbi E, learn fundamental Jewish values to live a calmer, happier life:

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How should we frame pressure in our lives, and how should we respond when challenges arise?

This Week features a special conversation between Rabbi E and two of his students, Mitchell Litken & Nitya Sridhar.

2:00: “You’re about to perform in-front of ten thousand people…”

3:20: How to live; the rollercoaster analogy

6:20: "The dots always connect looking back..."

7:38: What is the reality of having both a body and a soul?

10:10: We are alive to be challenged

11:17: Nitya's impactful story from childhood about how to handle challenges

12:55: You can’t fail if you don’t quit

13:40: The goal is made-up!

15:35: Don’t buy in to "not dying"; YOU ARE A HUMAN BEING!

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Audio Producer: Andrew Perelman

Intro Music: Al Tudin

ASK THE RABBI

Rabbi E had the honor of hosting an open and honest Q&A - Ask The Rabbi - with Moishe House

In this episode:

0:38: What’s the deal with all these Jewish experiences on campus?

5:22: Does the Torah discriminate against non-Jews?

11:42: Why are there certain interpersonal commandments that only apply between Jewish people and not non-Jewish people?

17:15: Why does the Torah refer to Gods finger, hand etc. if God is not a physical being?

19:22: Looking at all the bad things that happened to the world it seems that God has abandoned us. How should we looks at this?

27:10 How can we make bad things stop happening to us?

40:21: What is our role in dealing with COVID and other challenges?

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