The Thinking Jewish Podcast

In this mid-week series, we ask our guests - what do they feel is most critical to a thinking Jew? 

Rabbi Goldwater shares insights and concepts that he learnt or came across when he was older but would have liked to have known more about and had more access to when he was younger. 

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Have a wonderful week and enjoy the "Thinking Jewish podcast"  

If you were to ask yourself, "who am I"?  - Where do you point towards? 

Rabbi Moshe Friedman explores this foundational Jewish idea of how the human mind works, and acts. 

Rabbi Moshe Friedman grew up in Manhattan, New York, and received his B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. He studied Jewish Thought and Talmudic Law for ten years in Israel, including several years at the Mir Yeshiva, and has passed rabbinic ordination examinations from the Israeli Rabbinate. Rabbi Friedman has been a regular lecturer at Machon Yaakov Yeshiva in Jerusalem and on numerous learning-based Israel trips.

In 2017, he moved to London with his wife and children to take up the role of FJL UK Liaison, a role that includes regular campus visits and London-based educational programs. Known also by his stage name "Rav Mo", Moshe is a rapper and spoken word artist and has produced music videos with international acclaim. 

Links to Rav Mo Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIa4P4kp7toFDgAdlUSYcNw

How does one connect to the Simcha of Sukkos? 

A great story of the Baal Shem Tov and Chaikel the water carrier (it's always a water carrier!) 

Yom Kippur can be and should be a serious yet happy and beautiful day. A day of closeness and love. How can we experience that?

Listen to the episode and hear how you can connect in a very real way to Yom Kippur. 

There are certain stringencies that Jews take on between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. If we aren't going to take them on long term isn't that a show? Who are we fooling? 

Why would the Torah command someone to choose life? Doesn't everyone instinctively do that? 

When we wish one another כתיבה וחתימה טובה – what does a good year look like?

And finally - when we say Avinu Malkeinu - when we affirm our faith in Hashem - what exactly are we saying? 

Plus inspiring story at the end! 

Enjoy

How do you relate to Rosh Hashana? Been doing this for years unsure about what its all about? The type that is uneasy, perhaps even scared? Is there a better approach?

Each week we will share timely messages for you to go into shabbos with and share with others at your Shabbos table! 

This week Parshas Ki Savo we explore what it means to be והלכת בדרכיו and a great story with Ronnie Greenwald! 

In my first episode, we introduce a different perspective on our relationship with Hashem. Ani L'dodi V'dodi Li. We explore how one is supposed to prepare for Rosh Hashana and what it means to take on something new to do.