The WISE Podcast

Welcome to Season 2 of the Wise Podcast! We jump right in with the topic that piqued the most interest in our community survey: PURPOSE. A basic human need to live a meaningful life often leads to confusion and pressure to ‘figure out’ just what that purpose is. Greater self awareness of what makes us feel energised or depleted, guides us on a quest to understanding the difference between discover...

What do the words Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur bring up for you? In our final episode of Season 1, we explore the triggers associated with the High Holidays and probe into the hidden dimension of these holy days, painting a picture or deep love, aspiration and connection which is there to tap into, transforming them into a season of joy, uplift and oneness. For the merit of Betsalel ben Freidel and...

Exploring our faith and essential bond with Hashem has led us on the path to discovering how that manifests within the human experience. From the inside out, we take a deep dive into the inner workings of Jewish marriage, examining the spiritual source of men, women and the interplay between the two. The release of this episode is in the merit of Betsalel ben Freidel and Ariella Chaya bat Dana for...

~ with Flo & Devorah Leah Having focused on the open and revealed state of our relationship with the divine in the times of Moshiach, we now turn to the nature of this relationship as we explore the foundational concept of Emunah/faith. Grappling with one of the biggest existential questions - do I believe? - takes us on a free-flowing conversation to discovering what faith is about and how we can...

With Flo & Devorah Leah Following on from introducing Moshiach as a transformative birth story, our first episode of 2024 seeks to shed light on the centrality of Redemption in Jewish belief and bring much needed clarity to pierce through the cloud of doubt and fear surrounding this topic. In response to the big questions about Moshiach, we strive to offer spiritual perspective and practical insig...

With Flo & Devorah Leah In this episode we discuss the oscillating feelings of emotional strength and empowerment in our Jewish identity vs the fear of living in a Western city surrounded by hate. The big question on everyone’s mind - why are we so hated? - leads us on a spiritual exploration of antisemitism and where we are headed as a people. Far from doom and gloom, we zoom in on our hopeful fu...

With Flo & Devorah Leah The launch of our podcast came in the wake of the devastating October 7 attacks in Israel. As the news spread across the Jewish world, we all struggled with shock, grief and pain coupled with the feeling of paralysis and that overwhelming question - what can we do to help? In episode 1 we express our emotions and the Jewish response of waking up to our inner core and missio...