Hebrew College

Speaking Torah

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Torah is one of the most profound sources of wisdom available to us. In this podcast, Jewish leaders from around the world read essays from Hebrew College faculty and rabbinical alumni about how Torah can help us navigate the most pressing issues of our time. Together, we explore the ways Torah can help us approach the world with creativity, healing, and hope. Find out more at hebrewcollege.edu/podcast.

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Ep #3: Extending the Horizons of Our Hearts 14.09.2020 35:29

Join us this week as Alicia Ostriker takes us through Sharon's work and what it means to her. Sharon takes us on a journey of conflicting emotion, and shows us what's possible when we extend our hearts and consider all sides - our friends and our enemies - of what Torah has to teach us about compassion and our role in repairing the world. Get full show notes and more information here: http://hebre...

Ep #2: Vertical Ladders of Sky, Horizontal Ladders of Earth 14.09.2020 25:10

Can a single person actually confront and repair really difficult relationships without having a support system? Yes. However, help makes for lighter work. And in this essay, Jordan reflects on Keats's desire to escape the world up the ladder, versus Jacob's desire to use the ladder to foster unity in the human world, and Jordan's own desire for our communities and institutions to play a role in t...

Ep #1: Two Ways to Tell a Story 05.09.2020 19:34

This week, Joy Ladin guides us through Gray Myrseth's work, Two Ways to Tell a Story , taking us on a powerful journey built equally upon continuity and disruption, from Moses shattering the 10 Commandments, to their own journey to find a self that they could inhabit fully, without fear. Get full show notes and more information here: http://hebrewcollege.edu/podcast-1