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Real Rabbi NYC

Juliet Elkind-Cruz

As a rabbi, I like keeping things real, whether about my life, or about Torah. And I do it all with a good helping of irreverence. I try to be both short and sweet, starting with my own life, my struggles, and those of the world today, and connecting to lessons I can take from Torah. My goal is to bring you the meaning I find with a new and relevant perspective as I discover it for myself, leaving you with a blessing or a prayer for the week each time.

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00:11:59

Please Count Me In & Bamidbar

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/05/18

Why does it sometimes feel like when you don’t want to be counted as part of the “in” group, it’s so easy? Other times, when you do want to be counted as “in,” you’re out. Questions of inclusivity and exclusivity are so pertinent to Judaism and to the world, for the survival of all. If we don’t “get it” soon, what is the future of humanity?

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00:05:34

Walk With Me & B’har/B’khukotai

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/05/12

What does it mean when the Torah says God will walk amongst us? How do we know if we’re doing what God wants so God will walk with us? A couple of weeks ago another young gay person committed suicide. Because he felt that his brothers were not walking with him. And I’m getting so much pushback from other rabbis for co-officiating at these weddings! Walk with me and explore what it means to walk with God—as God will do with us!

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00:12:46

Blemishing Judaism & Emor

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/05/05

What is holiness? What is holy? Should perfection be associated with holiness, and why is it so in the Torah? This week I met with an Evangelical Christian pastor with whom I will be co-officiating at a wedding. It brought up many questions I had to answer for myself—again!

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00:08:39

An Imperfect Cup of Coffee (Acharei Mot/Kedoshim

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/04/27

Leviticus is full rules. The one I focus on here is The Golden Rule, perhaps the hardest thing. But being kind to others, even strangers, is more important and has more of an impact than we ever imagine.

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00:08:30

Solitude, Loneliness, & Tazria-Metsora

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/04/20

We’re in the midst of a mental health crisis due to an epidemic of loneliness. But we’re not helpless. Listen to some great ideas of small ways to help yourself and others.

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00:06:28

Bucket Brigades and Sh’mini

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/04/13

Passover can be about our personal freedom and leaving the narrow place of Egypt, but the focus is really on the collective. If living a holy life is what we seek, then how do we do it? This week’s parsha tells us a little bit about that.

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00:08:12

Without Bathroom Breaks? (Tzav)

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/03/30

The hardest time leading up to Passover is the week just before—or the days. The cleaning, shopping, cooking, all have to happen in a particular order. Once leavened products are out of your house, you still can’t eat matzoh. So much liminal time—the difficulty of waiting. This is what the priests go through before ordination: waiting for seven days in a doorway. As we struggle as a world, with all the bad news coming from Israel and our country, too, we are in a liminal space, not crossing over

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00:10:41

Tree Hugging, Rudeness, & Vayikra

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/03/23

In this week’s episode, I explore the question of sacrifice, respect, and how we can approach a crumbling world that feels too overwhelming to have an impact.

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00:18:25

Not just afterthoughts on ki Tissa! Vayakhel/pekudei...

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/03/10

Here I discuss the special pressure on women to look a certain way, how social media has blurred the lines between private and professional life, and how difficult it is to navigate this as I step fully into being an older, female rabbi. And what this has to do with this week’s Torah reading.

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00:26:40

Of Life and Limb, Stinky Messes, and Ki Tissa

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/03/08

My phone fell into a New York City compost bin, totally derailing plans for the day. I was forced to check my faith that day. The Israelites, Moses, God—all had their faith challenged. It’s a funny story, but also serious because if we’re cynical, how can we bring about positive change in the world?

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00:21:24

Clear Drawers, Jumbled Rubber Bands, Empty Bells, and...

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/03/02

Is cleaning out messy drawers a waste of time, or does it have some deeper spiritual meaning? That’s what I explore in this week’s episode in relation to the Parsha with its pomegranates and bells.

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00:15:09

The Heart of the Matter & T’rumah

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/02/24

There is so much despair in the world today, and younger generations are as hopeless as they come about the future. But what do they need from us, and how can the Torah guide us here to live from a more heart-cantered place, to not become disheartened ourselves, so we can support them?

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00:13:26

Bubbles & Mishpatim

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/02/17

I have things sprouting, blooming, growing all over my apartment—not mold! Although I’m sure there’s some of that as well. How do we decide whether to take the mandate, “We will do and we will hear” literally or not? That’s where I am this week as I reflect on my recent ordination and all the craziness in the world that calls for immediate action.

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00:13:43

Revelation, the Neurosis of Yitro, & Ten Utterances

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/02/10

Buddhist psychotherapist Bruce Tift says we use the excuse of our wounds to avoid showing up in our lives. I posit that the Israelites do the same. They miss out on an incredible opportunity. Listen for some wisdom—and revelation!

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00:08:33

Zigzags, Song, Split Seas & Split Minds of Beshalakh

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/02/01

In life, we go from ecstasy to complaint and back again. It’s not a straight journey. So too with the Israelites. We need song and celebration to give us strength, but these are complex, reflecting the complexity of our hearts.

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00:15:14

Imposter Syndrome, a GPS, and Bo

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/01/25

Don’t we all suffer from imposter syndrome to some extent? Moses, and even God, does. Is it self-sabotage when God repeatedly hardens Pharaohs heart? Or is there a more subtle message and meaning behind it?

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00:15:21

Shortness of Breath, Hearing Problems, & Va-era

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/01/19

I’m just landing from my trip and the high of being ordained, and it’s hard to integrate all of it, and so easy to fall back into old patterns. It’s hard to learn to listen to the body in order to prevent a crash. This is when illness descends. We’ve all been there. Va-era is about difficulty speaking and difficulty hearing. It’s about how we shut down due to trauma. And it has some hints about how to overcome it.

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00:13:43

Keeping Things Real & Sh’mot

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/01/17

I’m officially a rabbi now! And I really like keeping things real, as hard as these truths are to say. It’s how I was brought up, and it remains a big part of my values. You can hear my ordination speech here, and how it relates to the week’s parsha.

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00:17:14

Beginnings, Endings, Whole-Hearted Walking, and Vayechi

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/01/03

As I am about to be ordained in just five days, I am ending and beginning. So is Genesis and the Jewish people. How will my leadership change, and who will lead the Jewish people? What happens to Joseph? Listen for a really interesting commentary coming from Leon Kass in The Beginning of Wisdom. Also—Have you ever thought of writing your own eulogy? Or death-bed confession, your Viduy? Whaaat?? Yup. Listen.

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00:21:36

The Truth of Your Life & Vayigash

Real Rabbi NYC ·

2023/01/03

Are we Israel? From dust to dust? Or are we like the Egyptians who want everlasting life? What do we learn from Jacob and Joseph about doing honest life review? Listen and find out!

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