Jewish Heroism Project

Jan 16 2025 289 ep. 45 mins 144

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The world needs more heroes, welcome to the Torah's twenty-six heroic paths

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The seven paths of the Jewish Hero's Journey

Jan 16 2025 39 mins

Here is an introduction to a new way of being. If you are seeking the Torah's guidance on how to become your best self, looking for tools of growth and frames for new consciousnes - tune in and take the Jewish Hero's Journey. Find more information at www.jewishheroism.com and sign up to join a the seven paths workship live or online here - https://forms.gle/N2fauG5MPy4jANzv8

Hanukkah 5785 Kiddush Hashem

Dec 22 2024 44 mins

Rav Mike's annual Hanukkah shiur given in honor of his father's yartzheit. The commandment to sanctify God's name was foundational to the Hanukkah story, and has taken a central role once again today as the Jewish people are faced with war. What light can it help us shine in the world?

JHP - A Heroic Stance on Teshuva

Oct 09 2024 51 mins

Join me for a live class at The Torah Cafe. We explore the intersection between the ten days of repentance and October 7th, asking how to take a heroic stance on teshuva.

JHP Holding the pain - A Nine Days conversation with R' Aaron Leibowitz

Aug 07 2024 47 mins

Sometimes history and the Hebrew calendar coincide in remarkable ways. Join Rav Mike and guest R' Aaron Leibowitz as they discuss the nature of the the spiritual and material challenges faced by the Jewish people today. The conversation touches on the limits of agency, the nature of responsibility and the question of how we hold the pain of past and present in order to make for a b

JHP S1 LIVE TOUR What is heroism for American Jewry?

Jun 10 2024 60 mins

American Jewry stands at a crossroads, facing great risks and real opportunities. Success in such a moment requires clarity of vision, confidence in identity and readiness for action - all elements of a heroic stance. This first class of Rav Mike's recent US tour is an exploration of what Jewish heroism is, how it can be cultivated in our lives and communities, and what a heroic pa

JHP S1 - LIVE TOUR Generation of Healing

Jun 09 2024 75 mins

There are many models of Jewish hero, and the healer is among the most important. In a time when Israeli Jews are struggling to be victorious warriors, here is a call for American Jewry to pick up the task of healing. Because if victory means nothing more than smashing your enemies, we are still left with a broken world in the end

JHP S1E7 Malchut - manifesting good

May 12 2024 36 mins

Malchut is good made manifest. This class introduces malchut, the seventh and final step in the Torah’s heroic journey. Malchut is the ability to bring the pieces into right relationship - in the personal dimension as identity, between people as leadership and facing creation as Divine consciousness. On the heroic journey it is a manifestation of the goodness we are seeking, whol

JHP S1 From servitude to service with R' Yehuda HaKohen

Apr 10 2024 47 mins

Here is a pre-Pesach conversation with R' Yehuda HaKohen of the Vision Movement where we explore the narrative arc of the Passover story and the nature of freedom. Along the way we touch on the State of Israel's struggle to be free of foreign influence, and how every Jew can become more of who they truly are.

JHP S1E6 Yosher/Integrity: holding the line

Mar 31 2024 46 mins

Yosher is integrity, the ability to hold the line. This class introduces yosher as the sixth path of Jewish heroism. The quality of integrity guides us in forming a right relationship with self, other and world – all the facets of truth uncovered on the path of emet. The class begins by touching on how integrity is a quality of heart, and then goes on to an exploration of the roo

JHP S1 - Birthday show

Mar 15 2024 20 mins

It's not every day that you turn fifty. here are some birthday thoughts from Rav Mike - and a blessing to all who tune in!