The Living Jewishly Podcast

Jan 24 2024 166 ep. 32 mins 17
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No Magic Bullet: Outcast

Jan 24 2024 33 mins  
“Since I've acknowledged PTSD and what's going on, and accepted the facts, and stopped seeing it as a sign of weakness, I've made some progress.”— Wilson TaguinodFacing our challenges is the first step to healing, according to guest Wilson Taguinod. On this episode of What’s In Your Toolbox: An Honest Discussion on Mental Health, host Bobby Koven has a deep conversation wit

REPLAY: Tu B'shvat - The Trees

Jan 22 2024 15 mins  
Tu B'Shvat is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the renewal of trees in a yearly cycle. Elliott notes, the timing of the holiday on the Jewish calendar is weird, falling out in the middle of winter. If we really wanted to get into the spirit of the day, we'd send everyone out into the middle of nature, "into the wild," to experience the trees. Rabbi Yossi points out that the winter

Collaborative Aging

Dec 27 2023 36 mins  
“We age with success when we are in connection with others, it's relational.”— Sue Lantz On today’s episode of What’s In Your Toolbox: An Honest Discussion On Mental Health, host Bobby Koven has a conversation with Sue Lantz, a boomer who is hoping to live a long and healthy life, and founder of Collaborative Aging. Sue is passionate about sharing her healthcare, housing,

Call Us Gifted

Nov 29 2023 40 mins  
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains content around self-harm and suicide and brief mention of sexual violence against children.“They tried to ‘fix’ my stigmas to make me like everyone else, rather than leveraging my gifts. I said, ‘screw that, I'm gonna manage my gifts.’ And I started developing my gifts and ignoring the stigma.”— Tim NelsonIn this episode of What�

REPLAY: Sacred Time Tevet

Nov 26 2023 45 mins  
“Anger can be illogical and it can cause a lot of harm. But it also can be righteous and it can be rectifying something that’s wrong.”— Ganga DeviWhat is the role of anger in our lives? And what can we learn from our sense of it?This episode of Living Jewishly is an instalment of Scared Time, a podcast devoted to the healing art of the Hebrew calendar.As we bid goodbye to C

A Chance Meeting

Oct 25 2023 31 mins  
“That's where I really rely on our traditional teachings because it speaks to humility, and understanding that your gifts are valuable. And everybody has gifts.”— Jillian MorrisTrigger Warning: This episode makes brief mention of self harm and addiction.On this episode of What’s In Your Toolbox: An Honest Discussion on Mental Health, host Bobby Koven shares a deep and open

REPLAY: Sacred Time Kislev

Oct 17 2023 31 mins  
“Dreaming is a necessary complement to our waking life that allows us to rest and integrate and regenerate.”— Ganga DeviAs home to the holiday of Chanukah, Kislev is a time for celebration, light, and togetherness. But it is also a time for sleeping, for dreaming, and for integrating the teachings of our dreams into our waking lives.The beauty of the cyclical nature of our He

REPLAY: Sacred Time Cheshvan

Oct 16 2023 32 mins  
“Even when it doesn’t feel like there is excitement, there are our rhythms and there are our cycles.”— Bluth After the social and structured rituals of the High Holidays, the month of Cheshvan is a period of personal contemplation during which we turn to the quieter rhythms of our daily commitments. The absence of Holy Days during this month challenges us to source our conn

A Survivor from Irish Lake

Sep 27 2023 52 mins  
“Life is for the living. You have to go on, and make the best you can out of your present situation and utilize your tools”— Nate LeipcigerMental health is a different story across generations, and on today’s episode of What’s In Your Toolbox: An Honest Discussion on Mental Health, host Bobby K. has a conversation with Holocaust survivor Nate Leipciger about the tools he

REPLAY: Sukkot and the Future of the Earth

Sep 25 2023 43 mins  
“At what point in our history did our houses become ‘not nature’?”— Julia PlevinThe earth is our home, our classroom, and our legacy — how can we create a nurturing relationship with the earth that allows all living creatures to thrive?Sukkot, the ancient Jewish Harvest festival, is an invitation for people of the Jewish faith to experience, celebrate, and revere the gi