Detours & Destinations
Detours & Destinations
Podcast Description
Wisdom gleaned from life’s twists and turns.
“May all your detours be destinations.” Rabbi David Ingber received that blessing from a dear friend many years ago and never forgot it. The echo of those words continues to resonate and inspire today. Can we reframe obstacles as opportunities? How do we recognize when a stumbling block truly is a stairway?
In this new podcast, Rabbi Ingber sits down with thought leaders, changemakers, and spiritual seekers, for heart-centered conversations about the winding paths we take, and the insights gleaned along the way. These are conversations about resilience, transformation, the beauty and messiness of being human — a touchstone for listeners seeking wisdom in perilous times.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers around themes of resilience, transformation, and the human experience, with episodes delving into personal stories of overcoming obstacles, such as Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's journey from traditional rabbinic lineage to radical reinvention as a drag performer, emphasizing the concept of reframing stumbling blocks into opportunities.

Wisdom gleaned from life’s twists and turns.
“May all your detours be destinations.” Rabbi David Ingber received that blessing from a dear friend many years ago and never forgot it. The echo of those words continues to resonate and inspire today. Can we reframe obstacles as opportunities? How do we recognize when a stumbling block truly is a stairway?
In this new podcast, Rabbi Ingber sits down with thought leaders, changemakers, and spiritual seekers, for heart-centered conversations about the winding paths we take, and the insights gleaned along the way. These are conversations about resilience, transformation, the beauty and messiness of being human — a touchstone for listeners seeking wisdom in perilous times.
In this episode, we sit down with poet Maya Tevet Dayan for a conversation about wandering, belonging, and the search for home. The conversation moves through formative detours, including her mother’s death, a family life lived across continents, and October 7 as a turning point experienced while teaching in the United States. Tevet Dayan speaks about encounters with Jewish communities after October 7, and the questions of exile, home, and responsibility that animate her forthcoming book The Wandering Jewess. She offers thoughtful reflections on identity, displacement, and what it means to imagine a destination in uncertain times.
Learn more about Maya’s work www.mayatevetdayan.com
Join Maya’s 6 Minutes on Friday, a weekly column with an insight or reflection https://tinyurl.com/yc3zxkc7
Get Maya’s book Wherever we float, that’s home
Rabbi Ingber’s IG https://www.instagram.com/rabbiingber
Maya was recorded at Shemma Studios Tel Aviv https://www.shemma.co.il/
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Producer: Efrat Bigger
Content Editor: Maya Gayer
Audio Editor: Sean Kennedy
Music By: Shimon Smith
Special Thanks: Eden Sidney Foster.

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