With an emphasis on Judaism, these mystical and practical discussions are explorations of spirituality and its relation to religion and psychology, with questions always.
Beyond a specific spiritual practice, or sect or stream of Judaism; what do we share, what do we have in common?
These talks are a work in progress evolving our rich inner life, including reflections on religious texts (i.e., Torah and Talmud), poems, art, and what is common in our human experience enhancing understanding of our relationships: with ourselves, with one another, and with the world we share.
Image is Marc Chagall's 'Jew with the Torah'
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With an emphasis on Judaism, these mystical and practical discussions are explorations of spirituality and its relation to religion and psychology, with questions always.
Beyond a specific spiritual practice, or sect or stream of Judaism; what do we share, what do we have in common?
These talks are a work in progress evolving our rich inner life, including reflections on religious texts (i.e., Torah and Talmud), poems, art, and what is common in our human experience enhancing understanding of our relationships: with ourselves, with one another, and with the world we share.
Image is Marc Chagall's 'Jew with the Torah'
A Jewish Means To Vanquish Darkness, Lighting Shabbas Candles: A Conversation With Torah Scholar Rabbi Heschel Greenberg
Unraveling Religion, Judaic Edition
41 minutes 45 seconds
1 year ago
A Jewish Means To Vanquish Darkness, Lighting Shabbas Candles: A Conversation With Torah Scholar Rabbi Heschel Greenberg
From The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, to the Ba'al Shem Tov, to Maimonides and Moses this discussion includes topics of the security of the Jewish people and the Land of Israel and how the Jewish people can fortify their existence and safety. Rabbi Greenberg and Joel examine the best Jewish responses to the terror attack October 7th, 2023. The journey of this conversation addresses Jewish Unity, and the exiles and returns to Israel of the Jewish people, Family Purity (i.e., Niddah), Shabbas, and Kashrut (law of keeping Kosher), Gematria, examining the teaching of G-d's name and the Tetragrammatron, reducing the ego as a step in giving Tzdekah (i.e., Charity), the mind of the Teacher toward their students, the Kabbalistic teaching of the masculine and feminine energies as refined through discipline, the influence of Torah on marriage, the 613 mitvot and the Talmudic teaching of 248 postive mitzvot correlating to the 248 bones of the human body, and the 365 'negative' (i.e., 'don't do') correlating to the 365 days of the year. Also examined are the Zohar, Mishnah, Talmud, and Kabbalah and lighting Shabbas candles as a weapon to dispel darkness (i.e., Neshek). Please join us to engage in this fascinating dialogue exploring aspects of our humanity and Judaism's role in illuminating the triumph of 'Good' and creating the World as it was meant to be from the beginning.
Biography:
Rabbi Heschel Greenberg is one of the world’s preeminent Jewish thinkers, scholars, teachers, inspirations, and inspirers. With a sublime blend of incredible intellectual prowess, vast encyclopedic knowledge, beautifully articulated language, and resounding resonant relatability, Rabbi Greenberg has brought the highest ideas to the broadest audiences. Across half a century, Rabbi Greenberg has elevated the way people live and feel by elevating the way they think. In a world of new media, where digital waves move oceans of information across continents, Rabbi Greenberg stands out as a voice of clarity. In the fathomless sea of information, often overwhelming and confusing...
Unraveling Religion, Judaic Edition
With an emphasis on Judaism, these mystical and practical discussions are explorations of spirituality and its relation to religion and psychology, with questions always.
Beyond a specific spiritual practice, or sect or stream of Judaism; what do we share, what do we have in common?
These talks are a work in progress evolving our rich inner life, including reflections on religious texts (i.e., Torah and Talmud), poems, art, and what is common in our human experience enhancing understanding of our relationships: with ourselves, with one another, and with the world we share.
Image is Marc Chagall's 'Jew with the Torah'