Tehillah Talks

In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

How we respond to rules and regulations

What we should do with inexplicable rules

How stories impact our responses to rules

What helps us prepare for transitions

Where it makes sense to be granular vs. open about rules

How the Torah and the Talmud serve as a blueprint for the interaction of stories and rules

How rules help us navigate transitions, interact and make the world a better place

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

Being in a heated conversation, what happens when you really listen?

If you don’t know someone who disagrees with you, how do you find respect for them?

How easy is it to hear other people’s stories?

How hard is it to find commonality with someone with whom you disagree?

What it means to be taught how to compromise

How we can get out of our corners

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

What is love?

Can you command someone to love?

How easy is it to love your neighbor as yourself?

The challenges and benefits of connecting being a stranger in a strange land with loving your neighbor

How looking at love as paying attention changes the transaction and focus

How breaking bread with strangers can build connections

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

How can you command people to listen

What it takes to listen to and hear another person’s voice

How God’s unity helps us listen to people we don’t agree with

How to discern the biases in someone else’s viewpoint

Using the Sh’ma as a context for listening to the world

Taking time to listen before we talk

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

Why it matters to tell the story on Passover

The desire to remember the story of the Holocaust and to forget it

How objects connect us to story

Our connections to our family stories

How stories change as we reread them over time

What stories may obligate us to do

Story as a way in

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

Dressing in ridiculous costumes

What roots us in our identity

The tension between our public and private identity

How to get beyond judgments that are based on appearance

How to keep going forward in challenging times

Fear vs. solidarity in response to a threat

What holds us up during difficult moments

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

The definition of the word genesis

Where we are in our own personal formation journey

How the Joseph narrative may relate to our own transitions

How we find a good starting point for something new

How to find the positive amid negative messaging

Communities we can turn to when we are feeling overwhelmed or struggling

What we are grateful for that supports our transitions

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

What does it mean to be a good person?

Should we give Noah a bad rap?

What does it take to get out of our places of comfort?

Are we being trained to think before we act?

What can we do differently to build positive impact?

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

Why we have to mark beginnings

Why we start with the same texts and stories at the beginning of every year

How we highlight the importance of beginnings

Our wishes for the New Year

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

Why the environment has lost attention

Learning about long-term impact

The way values about our land are embedded in our Jewish texts

How can we focus more on the communal and less on the individual

How can we create a sense of urgency with the environment

How can we make choices for the future where the environment fits in

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