This podcast is for people who are interested in Out-of-the-Box Judaism -- whether Jewish or not. What does out of the box mean? Out-of-the-Box can mean… thinking outside the box. Many people have an impression or idea of what it means to be Jewish or what you have to do to be Jewish or what you have to believe to be Jewish. Out-of-the-Box can mean thinking outside the box of preconceived notions and creating the Jewish experience that is right for you. Out-of-the-Box can mean… being outside ...
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The podcast where we discuss ancient wisdom, modern hacks, paperback self-help books, and pithy platitudes in the hope of figuring out the best way to live this one precious and wild life.
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Welcome to the light lab! We (Rabbi Josh Warshawsky, Cantor Ellen Dreskin, Eliana Light, and special guests) believe that there is so much insight to be found in Jewish sacred heritage by holding the gems of our liturgy to the light. We see the immense value of personal, heart-opening, empathy-expanding prayer practice. And we love to talk about both. Join us! Follow us on facebook and instagram @thelight.lab and support the show at ko-fi.com/thelightlab
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"Talk Jewish To Me" is hosted by LaDerryl and Danielle Hart (House of Lev). The Harts are based in Southern California and currently in the process of converting to Judaism. On the podcast, they discuss important issues like Jewish identity, spiritual growth, raising a Jewish family, and more, from the unique perspective of their journey with others who can shed light and add something meaningful to the conversation. "Talk Jewish To Me" is a project of Aish, whose aim is to conduct meaningfu ...
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This week, in our Shabbat at Home series, Eliana and Ellen consider the Midrashic possibilities of Hamotzi - the blessing over the challah. Topics include how challah holy-tizes all of our time, to tear or to cut, and which gardens grow bread trees. Plus, we listen to our favorite 90s Jewish hip hop classics! As partners with g?d in the act of crea…
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Episode 65: Opening the Treasure Box of Tradition (with Casper ter Kuile)
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This week, we are elated to bring you our interview with Eliana and Casper ter Kuile. Casper is the author of The Power of Ritual, and the co-founder of Sacred Design Lab, Nearness and the podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text. We explore finding the sacred in the secular, where folks find spiritual community these days, and snuggling your dog a…
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This week, in our Shabbat at Home series, Eliana and Josh explore the hand washing. Topics include taking ownership over rituals, the act of giving and receiving to and of ourselves, and hand washing as a mikvah moment. Plus, we listen to our favorite hand washing nigunim! Check out this week’s show notes and transcript @ lightlab.co/episode-64-han…
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Do you struggle with insecurities? Are you tired of trying to fake it until you make it? If so, join us as we discuss confidence.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Episode 63: Creativity - Codeword for g?d (with Rabbi Adina Allen)
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This week, we are elated to bring your our interview with Eliana and Rabbi Adina Allen. Rabbi Adina is co-founder and creative director of the Jewish Studio Project. We explore expressing the divine spark within us, how to sit with discomfort, and how to teach our 3rd grade selves that art is their birthright. Check out this week’s show notes and t…
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Are you wasting all your hard-earned cash on frivolous expenses like food, shelter and healthcare? If so, join us to learn how you can better keep a budget!저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Welcome to our spring SPARK! A more free-wheeling, connective conversation between our hosts that we hope sparks something new in you. In this SPARK, Eliana and Ellen explore our journey on the way to enoughness, binding our wounds, & the furry shapes prophets sometimes inhabit. Plus, we listen to some of our favorite songs for the season! Check ou…
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What did you eat for lunch today? A sad microwaveable panini while scrolling reels? If so, you need to upgrade your life and your lunch. Join us as we talk to author Cheryl K. Johnson about the Box Lunch Lifestyle.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Episode 61: Turning Sorrows into Songs (with Rabbi Ilan Glazer)
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This week, we are honored to bring your our interview with Eliana and Rabbi Ilan Glazer. Rabbi Ilan is the founder of Our Jewish Recovery, author of the award-winning And God Created Recovery: Jewish Wisdom to Help You Break Free From Your Addiction, Heal Your Wounds, and Unleash Your Inner Freedom, and a Shatterproof Ambassador and Family Program …
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Do you have dreams of making it big? Do you think life is all about the hustle? If so, join us as we discuss ambition.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Do you strive to hold your head high? Do you aim to be a respectable member of society? If so, join us as we discuss dignity.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Episode 60: Open-Source Judaism (with Aharon Varady)
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This week, we are delighted to bring you our interview with Eliana and Aharon Varady. Aharon is the founding director and primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project. We explore the alchemy of a minyan, taking responsibility for your prayer, and how to make a container to cross-pollinate our own liturgical wisdom with other people. Check out this we…
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Do you long to hear and be heard by your fellow man? Do you feel your anecdotes are leaving your listens listless? if so, join us as we discuss conversation.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Episode 59: Praying with One Kahal (with Batya Levine)
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This week, we are ecstatic to bring you our interview with Eliana and Batya Levine. Batya (they/them) is a communal song leader, musician, shaliach tzibur (Jewish prayer leader), cultural organizer, and co-founder and the Director of Programs at Let My People Sing! We explore adversarial relationships with t’fillah, modeling pouring-out-your-heart …
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Do you like to follow the leader? Are you a sucker for a man in uniform? If so, join us as we discuss Authority. Sources: Authority | Definition, Types & Uses | Britannica Milgram's Experiment on Obedience to Authority "Siren" by Etgar Keret Ungroundable | South Park저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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This week, in our Shabbat at Home series, Eliana and Ellen explore the Kiddush. Topics include the opening the Shabbat space/time portal, toasting time, and how to exercise our awe and wonder muscles. Plus, we listen to our favorite interpretations of the Kiddush! Check out this week’s show notes and transcript @ lightlab.co/episode-58-kiddush Foll…
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Do you have something you want to get off your chest? A gripe you’re dying to express? If so, join us as we discuss complaining.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Episode 57: Nerding out on T’fillah (with Rabbi Josh Cahan)
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This week, we are proud to bring you our interview with Eliana and Rabbi Josh Cahan. A t’fillah (prayer) educator in NYC, Josh compiled and edited the Yedid Nefesh bencher and is introducing the new Yedid Nefesh Haggadah this Spring. We explore the origin story of a t’fillah nerd, praying at sleepaway camp, and the challenges and opportunities of t…
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Do you feel the urge to record your thoughts? A desire to keep a record of your daily life? See the therapeutic benefits of writing down your feelings? If so, join us as we discuss journaling.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Our first mini-episode!!! Join us as we discuss the siren's call of the North Sea!저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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This week, in our second episode of our Shabbat at Home series, Eliana, Ellen, & Josh explore the liturgy of Shalom Aleichem. Topics include angels of good and evil at the table, different melodies used for the text, and what this poem sparks in us. Plus, we listen to our favorite versions of Shalom Aleichem! What is your favorite Friday night Shab…
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Episode 56: Shabbat at Home - the Family Blessing
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This week, in our third episode of our Shabbat at Home series, Eliana and Ellen explore the family blessings. Topics include the origin of this tradition, the Human-G?d-Compassion triumvirate of blessings, why should we want our kids to be like ephraim and Menashe, and how to choose your spouse anew each week. Plus, we listen to our favorite family…
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When it comes to life is it quality or quantity that matters? Is mortality a natural part of the human experience or an enemy to be defeated? Join us as we discuss longevity. Subtopics include the Obama girls, mood lighting, and Interview with the Vampire. Sources: Live to 100: The Secrets of Blue Zones Not Waiting to Say Goodbye The Man Who Thinks…
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Episode 55: The Origins of Liturgy (with Ruth Langer Ph.D)
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This week, we are proud to bring you our interview with Eliana and Rabbi Doctor Professor Ruth Langer. Professor Langer is a liturgy scholar and director of graduate studies at Boston College's Theology Department. We explore how liturgical change gets squashed, how the Talmud set the course for future liturgical halacha, and how prayers emerged th…
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Welcome to our second SPARK! A more free-wheeling, connective conversation between our hosts that we hope sparks something new in you. In this SPARK, Eliana, Ellen & Josh explore Hanukkah gematria, rituals that light up our lives, and spiritually exercises for the heart muscle. Plus, we listen to some of our favorite songs for the season! Are there…
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Take a deep inhale in through your nose and let it out through your mouth... could it really be as simple as that? Join us as we discuss breath.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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This week, in our first episode of our Shabbat at Home series, Eliana, Ellen, & Josh explore lighting the Shabbat candles. Topics include why we light, different melodies used for the blessing, and what this blessing sparks in us. Plus, we listen to our favorite songs about lighting Shabbat candles! When does it start to feel like Shabbat for you? …
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Do you trust your gut? Rely on the little voice in your head? If so, join us as we discuss intuition.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Does Halloween always leave you feeling haunted? Are you curious to peak behind the veil and see what's on the other side? If so, join us as we discuss - ghosts.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Episode 51: Under the Torah and Dreaming (with Rabbi Jill Hammer)
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This week, we are privileged to bring you our interview with Eliana and Rabbi Kohenet Jill Hammer, PhD. Hammer is an author, teacher, midrashist, mystic, poet, essayist, and priestess. We explore where to look for g?d, how to call on g?d, and the venn diagram of poetry and liturgy. Plus, we dive into Hammer’s new book, Undertorah! How can dreams im…
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This week, Eliana, Ellen, & Josh go behind the music with Eliana’s new album: ORAH HI. Topics include how to make an album with friends, making Hebrew songs accessible, and accessing vulnerability through song. Plus, we learn about the magic behind these sweet new tracks! Is it more important to correctly conjugate g?d language or let the prayer fl…
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How do you like your water? Carbonated? With lemon? Blessed with positive intentions and kind words? Or stored in massive canisters in your closet in case of disaster. Join us as we discuss water.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Welcome to our first SPARK! A more free-wheeling, connective conversation between our hosts that we hope sparks something new in you. In this SPARK, Eliana, Ellen & Josh explore re-returning, joyful prayer at Yom Kippur, and the courage to bring g?dly acts into the world. Plus, we listen to some of our favorite songs for the season! What is the sti…
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Are you trapped in a mental prison of your own making? The answer is yes. Listen to our conversation with author Don Goewey to discover how to set yourself free with the practice of awareness.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Exploring Harmony: A Black-Jewish Dialogue | Talk Jewish to Me
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This week's episode features Dumisani Washington, the founder and CEO of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel (IBSI). Washington is a North Carolina-based Christian pastor and author of Zionism & the Black Church: Why Standing with Israel Will be a Defining Issue for Christians of Color in the 21st Century. His work focuses on reaffirming…
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Marriage! Some say it's a source of joy and love and mutual support. Others say it's an antiquated and sexist ritual. Join us--two unmarried spinsters--as we discuss marriage.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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How Did A Venezuelan Convert Master the Secrets of Jewish Persian Cuisine? | Talk Jewish to Me
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Danielle and LaDerryl interview Reyna Simnegar, a Venezuelan native with family history dating back to the Spanish Inquisition. When Simnegar first moved to New York City with her future husband, her future mother-in-law worried her son would starve, and insisted on sharing her family secrets and recipes. Those lessons later evolved into the cookbo…
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This week, Eliana, Ellen, & Josh explore the end of the Amidah journey. Topics include the Amidah as a personal AND communal experience, symbolism in the shape words take in our mouths, and license to create our own prayers. Plus, Josh and Coleen Dieker perform Elohai N'tzor live! Do written prayers inhibit your extemporaneous prayer experience? Ch…
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Do you live an isolated, individualistic existence? Are you looking for ways to connect with those around you or those who think like you? If so, join us as we discuss the lost Camelot of communal living.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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This week, we are elated to bring you our interview with Billy Jonas. For over thirty years, Billy Jonas - performer, singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, educator, and playful pray-er extraordinaire - has perfected the art of the neo-tribal hootenanny with audiences around the globe. Using voice, guitar, and industrial re-percussion…
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Episode 46: Comfort and Courage (with Rabbi Sarit Horwitz)
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This week, we are elated to bring you our interview with Rabbi Sarit Horwitz. Rabbi Sarit serves as clergy at Beth Shalom Synagogue in Memphis, TN. We explore creating opportunities for deep experiences in our communities, vulnerability in being a leader and pray-er, and that T’fillah is not meant to be a spectator sport. Did you learn your prayers…
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Do you believe in the power of positive thinking? What about the power of a positive attitude? If so, join us as we discuss manifesting.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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Episode 45: Shalom Rav (with Cantor Jeff Klepper)
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This week, Eliana, Ellen, & Josh explore the afternoon and evening peace prayer, Shalom Rav, with our very special guest, Cantor Jeff Klepper! Topics include Burt’s bees, the 1960s, and Jeff’s Jewish journey. Plus we get to listen in to the composing of the classic melody for Shalom Rav. What a treat! Where are you feeling abundance in your life? C…
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Is There Life After Prison? A Quest for Faith with Yehudah Pryce | Talk Jewish to Me
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The Harts have an amazing conversation with Dr. Yehudah Pryce, DSW, MSW. Dr. Pryce retells his life story: how he grew up surrounded by gangs and violence, becoming a gang member and going to prison for 16 years, and his search for meaning that inspired his transformation and conversion to Judaism. Dr. Pryce shares how Judaism and Torah have impact…
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This week we’re grateful to bring you Ellen and Eliana’s conversation with Rabbi Toba Spitzer, author of the book “God is Here: Reimagining the Divine.” Rabbi Spitzer takes us on a journey that includes Jewish liberation theology, playing dead (as in the grateful dead), liturgical gymnastics, and the three kinds of metaphors. Rabbi Spitzer’s work h…
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When there is injustice in the world, do you protest? Do you call your senator? Volunteer for campaigns? Or do you think that kind of effort is, frankly, pointless?저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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The Power of Comedy and Rediscovering Judaism with Daniel Lobell | Talk Jewish to Me
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This week on Talk Jewish to Me, the Harts talk with comedian and podcast host, Daniel Lobell. They discuss the small animal farm Lobell operates with his wife in Los Angeles, his relationship with Judaism—and how that's evolved as he's grown and matured—as well as his thoughts about podcasting, comedy, and contemporary Jewish life. Watch the full v…
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Are you someone who likes to primp and preen in the morning? Or do you prefer to fall out of bed, put on some baggy pants, take your greasy hair and cover it up with a backwards cap? Join us as we discuss personal grooming.저자 Rory O'Toole & Matthew Schultz
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The Harts interview the charismatic Zechariah Yishai Oluwabankole Levine AKA Bounce Pass Bankole BKA L’Chaim OG. Zechariah's story starts with losing his right eye due to retinoblastoma (cancer of the eye), followed by a record-setting football career and is now an entreprenuer and would release his first project entitled “What’s the Hechsher" foll…
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Episode 43: Sim Shalom (with Rabbi Noah Diamondstein)
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This week, Eliana & Ellen are joined by very special guest Rabbi Noah Diamondstein to explore Sim Shalom! We talk about “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once,” Paul Simon, the Force, and what “Shalom” is anyway. Plus, Noah shares the story behind his own beautiful melody for Sim Shalom and plays it for us live. What a treat! How is your “Shalom” tod…
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