The Thinking Jewish Podcast

The Thinking Jewish Podcast

By Rabbi Zvi GefenSociety & Culture
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The Thinking Jewish Podcast episodes

  • War time - The Jewish Response

    Don't ask why, ask why?

    We have seen Klal Yisroel come together as one people!

    Am Yisroel Echad!

    We are all soldiers in the army fighting this battle.

    Do we know our mission? our purpose? How are we pushing that 1% more?


    34 min
  • Yom Kippur - Are you ready to let go?

    The גמרא says

    אמר רבא כל המעביר על מידותיו

    מעבירים לו על כל פשעיו שנאמר נושא עוון ועובר על פשע, למי נושא עוון למי שעובר על
    פשע:

    We have souls, and we have the ability to rise above our nature.

    Tomer Devorah – speaks about the middos of Hashem our job is

    to be similar to Hashem. (normally its dangerous to copy, be yourself, we don’t
    copy other light. We allow ourselves to shine). We say be the most you can be. The
    most you.

    But we say copy Hashem because we have a chelek elokei mamaal. The reason we try to be like Hashem its possible to grow beyond the physical.

    The first midda is Hashem is good to those that rebel against him. A person can be cursing, at same time Hashem giving the ability to speak. To be similar is to be good to someone that is bad to you. Its okay

    to be upset. That is a normal feeling. It’s a human feeling. Hurt by what that
    person says. the task to bring yourself beyond that.

    How can we ask that?

    ·        

    b/c you have a soul. You are
    part of Hashem. That doesn’t mean you can process feelings, and we also have to
    protect ourselves. But we have that power. I’m capable of doing good to a
    person that wronged me.

    ·        

    anything that happens to us
    is from Hashem. You understand that if it wasn’t through them it would be someone
    else. Same way you trip on pavement – you don’t hit the pavement, you understand.
    Hashem runs the world.

     

    so think of someone that hurt your

    feelings, turn around and go back to them and act the way you did before they
    hurt you.


    Everyone here. think of someone that you have a grudge against. Child, neighbour, relative, mentor, friend.


    When you make that phone call – they are giving you a standing ovation.

    We are asking for forgivness, Hashem says – why can't you give mechila

    Call a person – he was wrong I was right.


    There was a guy walking down street, sees car 80 mph, says to himself - I have right of way, and continues to walk across, car comes and hits him and kills him on the spot -  on grave it says  “he was right but now he is dead right”.

    8 min
  • Yom Kippur - Who you kiddin'

    Pre Yom Kippur - A Day of Love


    How is Yom Kippur a day of Love?

    Isn't it a day of fasting and davening?

    Furthermore - The Gemara tells us לא הוי ימים טובים לישראל כחמישה עשר באב וכיום הכיפורים - Yom Kippur was a joyous day. How could it be?

    8 min
  • Zichronos -Memories of Destiny

    What does it mean for Hashem to remember something?

    An inspirational story ❤️

    Every person needs to take pleasure that they have an individual role in the world 🌍 that no one else can complete

    8 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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