Unraveling Religion, Judaic Edition
Unraveling Religion, Judaic Edition
Podcast Description
With an emphasis on Judaism, these mystical and practical discussions are explorations of spirituality and its relation to religion and psychology, with questions always.
Beyond a specific spiritual practice, or sect or stream of Judaism; what do we share, what do we have in common?
These talks are a work in progress evolving our rich inner life, including reflections on religious texts (i.e., Torah and Talmud), poems, art, and what is common in our human experience enhancing understanding of our relationships: with ourselves, with one another, and with the world we share.
Image is Marc Chagall's 'Jew with the Torah'
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Explores themes of spirituality, Jewish teachings, and psychological implications, addressing topics like divorce within the Jewish community, redemption in both Judaism and Christianity, and the spiritual significance of circumcision. Episodes feature discussions around Torah texts, communal support, and rituals that enhance understanding of personal and collective experiences.
With an emphasis on Judaism, these mystical and practical discussions are explorations of spirituality and its relation to religion and psychology, with questions always.
Beyond a specific spiritual practice, or sect or stream of Judaism; what do we share, what do we have in common?
These talks are a work in progress evolving our rich inner life, including reflections on religious texts (i.e., Torah and Talmud), poems, art, and what is common in our human experience enhancing understanding of our relationships: with ourselves, with one another, and with the world we share.
Image is Marc Chagall’s ‘Jew with the Torah’
The Part 2 of this previously archived talk from 2014 with Rabbi Gedaliah Gurfein from Jerusalem begins with examining Judaism’s relationship to other religions.
Also explored:
- the Jewish nation as G-d’s ‘Stop Gap People’
- The Mission of the Jewish Nation is to bring G-d’s Light into World
- Noah and Abraham
- Antisemites, those who actually loves Jews the most
- Love and Hatred as the same energy
- When Jews do not fulfill thier mission, anti-semitism rises
- Reb Zusha on his deathbed, ‘why weren’t you like Moses?’
- The grade school story of assembling the world
- Bashert, Destiny and the Soul with Two Faces
- God speaks Creation into existence
- Adam naming the animals
- Adam is a title for a human being
- All human beings are both male and female
- A baby as an embryo learns the entire torah in their mother’s womb – and are shown the Light of Creation that streches from teh beginning of time of one end
- What is True is in our bones
- Ish and Isha male and female, Kabbalist deconstruction
- King Solomon ‘he who has found good has found a wife’
- Bashert Decreed by God
Biography:
Gedaliah has been a teacher of Jewish wisdom for over 45 years. His experiences have included a range from traditional yeshivot to Pueblo Indians, Igbo Tribes, China, Netherlands, Mexico and, of course, Israel. Gedaliah has also been involved in the Israeli High-Tech industry since 1995. His classic work – free to the public – is The People’s Talmud.
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