Special Offers

Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Jewish

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah

Tazria - Torah Portion Read on 4/9/16 episode / season 1

This week Rabbi Rick Jacobs teaches us fromParashat Tazria in the book of Leviticus, asking where we start when we need healing.

episodes

T'rumah, Torah Portion Read on 2/13/16

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Our Spiritual Ascents

Making an Impact

How to be a Hero

Seeing Blessings Every Day

Who Will Carry Our Tradition Forward?

Electing a Righteous Leader

Creationism vs Science: Which is the Truth?

Do we believe that good behavior brings rewards, and bad behavior brings punishment?

B'har - Torah Portion Read on 5/28/16

Vayikra - Torah Portion Read on 3/19/16

Yitro, Torah Portion Read on 1/30/16

Facing the Future

Tzav - Torah Portion Read on 3/26/16

Mishpatim, Torah Portion Read on 2/6/16

Sukkot and the Fragility of Life

Spiritual Centering

The Sacred Art of Letting Go

T'tzaveh, Torah Portion Read on 2/20/16

Healing a Negative Relationship

Thirsting for Wisdom

How Does a Curse Become a Blessing?

Standing for What Matters Most

The Morality of War

Shabbat HaGadol - Read the Shabbat before Passover

P'kudei - Torah Portion Read on 3/12/16

Special Edition: The Jewish Calendar

Ki Tisa, Torah Portion Read on 2/27/16

K'doshim - Torah Portion Read on 5/14/16

Sh'mini - Torah Portion Read on 4/2/16

Special Edition: Pesach

Parashat Vayak'heil Torah Portion Read on 3/05/16

Demanding Justice

Acharei Mot II - Torah Portion Read on 5/7/16

Entitlement vs Gratitude

Uniting as one, despite our differences

What Makes Life Meaningful?

What is the Essence of Judaism?

Fighting Poverty

Leaving the Comfort Zone

Emor - Torah Portion Read on 5/21/16

Religious Extremism

Life is a Journey, Not a Destination

Questionable Intentions

Fighting Darkness with Light

Modern Day Moses

Reconnecting With the Earth.

How to Have Moral Courage

Where is God Today?

Hate Will Not Define Us

The Value in both Jacob and Esau

What Do We Really Think About God?

8 Lessons for Todays World in the Book of Genesis

Cities of Refuge

Putting Faith into Action

Courageous Leadership

The Beauty of Humility

Jewish/Catholic Relations: On Reconnecting

Whats in a Name?

Fighting for Freedom

When it's the Time to Act, and When it's the Time to Pray

Reward and Punishment

Why Mental Health Matters.

The Difference Between Truth and Fact

How to Be Generous

How We Can End Poverty

Can War Ever Be Ethical?

Creating a Strong Jewish Future

The Future of Judaism

Knowing When to Wrestle and When to Hug

A Persons Impact

The Right Ways to Give

#MeToo and Torah

Poetry as Torah

Always Be Present

Whats the Point?

Creating The Power of a Space with Michael Arad

Lifting Our Heads, One Year After Charlottesville, A Conversation with Charlottesville Rabbis

We Need to Talk About Anti-Semitism

Mindful Jewish Eating

Following Their Lead

Never Again for Anyone

A Look at the Numbers

The Torahs Take on Respecting the Earth

Ethics in the Marketplace

Making Passover Personal

What Makes a Leader?

Pursuing Justice From the Torah

Why Tragedies Happen and How to Respond

Remembering Rabbi Aaron Panken, Ph.D, z"l

Defeating Extremism With Acts of Courage

Optimism and Hope

A Place Unlike Any Other

Building a Sacred Space

A Little Drop of Sweetness

What is Lost in Translation

Dancing With Our Tradition

Two Jews, Three Opinions, One Heart

The Meaning of Our Miracle

Why Organ Donation is Jewish.

And You Shall Love...

Losing and Finding Connection.

The Commitment of Covenant

Raising Our Voices

Within These Three Walls

Creation and Co-Existence, with Special Guest David Broza

Everyone Thinks They Are The Good Guys

On The Road Again

Moving On And Letting Go

It Only Takes One

The Heart Of The Matter

The Altar of Achievement

Remembering Debbie Friedman zl on Shabbat Shira

Fruit of the Vine

Formed in the Wilderness

The Power of Jewish Meditation

When Judaism Calls Us to Speak Out Courageously

Bridging The Divide

Breaking Down Labels

Spirituality and Art

The Laws of Leviticus, Choice, and AJ Jacobs, the Gratitude Expert

Courageous Choices

The Pursuit of Justice

The Dangers and the Neccessity of Innovation

Our Moral Compass

Stand Up and Be Counted

Passover II: Song of Songs

Does our Clothing Show our Identity?

What is Blasphemy?

From Curses to Blessings

Passover: Our Obligations When in Power and When Powerless

Making Our Community Better for Everyone

Healing the Spirit

To Live a Wholly Holy Jewish Life

Shabbat HaGadol: Spiritual Cleansing

With Liberty & Economic Justice for All

Understanding Human Connection

Rebel With (or Without) a Cause

How Do We Build Our Communities?

Challenge Accepted

Breaking Barriers and Saving Lives

But, Who's Counting?

Suspicious Minds: The Errant Woman

Reaching the Promised Land

"Loving the Stranger" Isn't Always Intuitive

The Sacred Pursuit for Reparations

Do You Really Care?

Our Multiracial Jewish Community

What Is Blasphemy, Anyway?

Lifting Hands and Sharing Power

Slowing Ourselves to Anger

The Jewishness of Healing

Special Episode: Announcing a New Format, Coming Soon!

Born to Lead, Born to Serve

Mindfulness, Being Present, and Having Heart

Three United Faiths, One Divine Presence

The Antidote to Kvetching

Building Our Own Tabernacle Together

A Passover of Hope

Lhitraot, for Now...

Go Ahead, Be an Innovator

Using Our Words to Heal, Not Hurt

Let Your Eternal Light Shine

The Blessing of Blessing One Another

How the Book of Ruth Connects Us All Today

The Wife-Sister Motif

Where the Mishnah Meets the #MeToo Movement

The Amazing Women of Exodus

Commanded to Honor, Compelled to Care

Deciding Who You Are

Putting the Judah in Judaism

Jacob the Refugee

Protecting Our Planet and Other Sacred Places

The Menorah in the Window

Kashrut Explained (Or, Why I Cant Eat A Camel)

Are You My Idol?

Learning from Joseph

What Lives After Death

Dinahs #MeToo Story

Looking Beyond Our Differences

What Does Generosity Really Mean?

How Not to Hate

The Torahs Take on Love

Songs of the Soul

Challenging The Rules

Not If, But When

Do You Always Reap What You Sow?

It is Not in the Heavens

Nothing Left Behind

Theres Something About Seven

The Death of Sarah

Should We Question Authority?

A Modern-Day Joseph

Repentance and Forgiveness

What Made Moses Great

What the Torah Says About Being Green

Finding the Truth in our Stories

An Eye for an Eye

How to Be a Leader

Gratitude, Obligation, and Responsibility, A Jewish Year with Abigail Pogrebin

Why is This Passover Different from Other Passovers?

When Torah Meets Theater

Life's Shortcuts and the Benefits of a 40 Year Journey

What We Get Wrong About the Dreaded Parashiyot

What Makes a Space Sacred?

What Makes a Good Judge

What is a Blessing

Do Numbers Matter?

Is the Torah Colorblind?

Judaism on the Fringes

When to Ask Why

Sacred Disagreement

Eating with Compassion

A Seat at the Table

For All of the Jewish People

Why We Should Bring Politics to the Pulpit

What Lives on of Us When We Die?

See all Podcasts