Soul Searching

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews returning guest Rev. Talitha Arnold. She is the Senior Minister at the United Church of Santa Fe. They discuss the roots and complexity of Christian antisemitism.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Imam Ibrahim Habach from Masjid Al-Rahma mosque, also in Santa Fe. They discuss what is Islam, doing good, and much more.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Rabbi Marc Katz, from Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, NJ. They discuss Rabbi Marc's book, The Heart of Loneliness: How Jewish Wisdom Can Help You Cope and Find Comfort. Loneliness, a real problem before the pandemic, has only gown. This timely episode of Soul Searching explores what is loneliness, how we can relate to it, and how...

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Victor Nelson on his spiritual direction counseling, spiritual development, and more. Victor Nelson is a former Lutheran pastor, and current faculty member at Southwestern College.

Recorded just three months before his death in August of 2018, Rabbi Ben Morrow spoke with Rabbi Neil Amswych, of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM. Rabbi Ben was formerly the leader of Temple Beth Shalom (among many other things) and had previously been a guest on Soul Searching as well. In this second interview the two rabbis discuss what is a soul and how do we actually do "soul searching".

Rev. Gail Marriner of Unitarian Universalist Santa Fe, interview the usual host of Soul Searching - Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom, in Santa Fe. They discuss the journey from science to religion, gender, and what it means to be reforming Judaism.

Rabbi Neil Amswych from Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Michael Robison, President of Feeding Santa Fe and a part of the Social Justice Team at St. Bede's Episcopal. They discuss the fact that 1 in 4 young people, and 1 in 5 adults experience food insecurity in Santa Fe (at the time of the recording in December 2019), and how Feeding Santa Fe does their best to help alleviate some o...

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM interviews Rev. Gregory Toole, from the Centers for Spiritual living, and spiritual director of Somseva. They discuss what God is and isn't, whether we need suffering, and what it means to be "Spiritually Magnificent.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Yusef Cabaret, liaison to the imam at Masjid A Rahma. The two discuss prayer - being in conversation with God, atonement, and forgiveness. And they talk about the difference between "Islam" and "Muslim", what it means to be a human in a law system, humanity vs. tradition and customs.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Matthew Kozan Palevsky, a visiting teacher and former president, at the Upaya Zen Center. The two discuss Matthew's work with the Diamond Sutra, the idea of letting go of the self, and more.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Josue Damian Martinez of YUCCA (Youth United for Climate Change Action). They discuss the urgent climate emergency in the world, how young people are coming together to create power to demand that our governments intervene, the economic impact of the climate crisis, and much more. To find out more about YUCCA please visit climate...

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Deacon Andy Dimas of St. Anne's Catholic Church. They discuss how the bible helps the Deacon understand the world, how God makes good in the world, where Catholic thought comes from, and the infallibility of the Pope.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Elder Kathy Sanchez from Tewa Women's United. They get into a deep discussion about cyclical energy, how we are what we eat, the multi-verse, and reciprocity.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Pastor Tiago Arrais of Advent Life Church. Together they discuss how we read sacred texts, exploring ideas about what we bring to a text and what it has on its own. Pastor Tiago speaks about how important it is to leave some open space for what the text has to offer. Originally aired on September 4, 2019.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews artist Judy Tuwaletstiwa. Recorded in August of 2019, Judy discusses her show "The Dream Life of Objects", which was on display at the CCA from June 7-September 15, 2019. They talk about how we as humans bond with objects, how can we talk to God after the Holocaust, and how cart can heal.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, leads a fascinating discussion about the big question, "When does life begin"? To help him in this discussion he talks with Deacon Andy Dimas of St. Ann Catholic Church, and activist Janet of the Santa Fe Chapter of the National Organization for Women. The three of them discuss what exactly is life, how does science come into play, or relig...

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Janice Simmons on Narcissus and Echo.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews David Berkeley.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Rabbi Jack Schlacter on science and religion.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Rev. Ben Larzelere on being a Lutheran.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Father Murphy as he reflects on 30 years in ministry.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Rabbi Ron Wittenstein about Modern Orthodox Judaism.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Fr. John Bethancourt on the mystery beyond the natural.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Revd Tony Aja about faith from a refugee's perspective.

Rabbi Neil Amswych of Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM, interviews Patricia Greer and they discuss the Mahabharata.