The Thinking Jewish Podcast

The Thinking Jewish Podcast

By Rabbi Zvi GefenSociety & Culture
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The Thinking Jewish Podcast episodes

  • Parshas Bo - The Jewel called Tefillin

    The Maharal says a yesod - every Jew has a connection to leaving eygpt id

     The fact that we can see ourselves as we go out means we all live Galus mitzraim to kabalas HaTorah. in other words we all live the pride of not being a part of the natural world and our priorities are different. Gashmius is a necessity and temporary, but our mind

    is in Ruchnios.

    When you tie on You Tefillin we have to feel like we are proudly parading the fact that we are from the Yetzias Mitzraim group.

    5 min
  • Parshas Chayei Sarah - We are in Good Hands!

    Parshas Chayei Sarah

    We ask ourselves if we are living the good life.

    How do we define a good life?

    We often say I am married and have kids and have money and have a good community. I have a good life.

    They tell a story of a lady who lived a long time ago and

    her father gets thrown into a fire and burned alive. She then leaves that town and has no idea where she is going to live and she goes with her husband and when they get there the economy collapses and they have nothing to eat and then
    she gets kidnapped and is almost raped and then her brother gets taken captive and once he is Bh saved she says I can’t have kids and gives her husband to another woman to have a child and they do and she feels like 2 cents. Then she
    finally has a kid and is so happy and everyone is happy for her but behind her back she hears how she is too old to raise a kid and then even her kid is taken to be executed. You would say she had a bad terrible life but it says this is the
    life of Sarah and Rashi says they were equally good. Kulan shavin letova. How could this be?


    5 min

About The Thinking Jewish Podcast

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I've been blessed to have spent many years learning from some of the greatest Jewish thinkers in the world including Rav Yitzchok Berkovits Shlita. Listen in and hear perspectives on Marriage & Chinuch. Tune in as we explore relevant ideas on the Parsha and Yomim Tovim! This podcast will give you a new perspective and understanding of Living Jewish.

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