Send us a text In this episode, Esti Zenati is joined by Cantor Emily Ellentuck, Director of the Berman-Lipavsky Religious School at Beth El Congregation of Baltimore and Rina Liebeskind, Education Director at Kol Ami Synagogue of Tucson, AZ. They talk about creating engaging learning experiences, fostering a love for Judaism and Israel, and addressing challenges like antisemitism. They emphasize age-appropriate Israel education and the significance of firsthand experiences. The discussion al...

Denverite turned New Yorker Glen Milstein has been blowing the shofar on the Hudson River for 20 years, from a shofar his father bought in Jerusalem in 1974. Plus Ohad Lapidot, father of Oct. 7 victim Tiferet Lapidot and Abram Herman of the Sukkah Project in Grand Junction.

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The holidays ignited a spark. Now comes the real test: can we carry that energy into the carpool lane, the Tuesday meeting, and the quiet space before bed? We walk through the entire journey from Elul’s wake-up call to Simchas Torah’s dance and turn each highlight into a practice you can hold onto when the calendar goes silent. No clichés—just a clear path to turning synagogue inspiration into weekday holiness. We begin by revisiting the landmarks: the shofar’s call, Kol Nidrei’s hush, the f...

This episode of the Everyday Judaism Podcast begins the second book of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, focusing on Siman 35, the laws of challah, rooted in Numbers 15:17–21. Rabbi Wolbe explains the mitzvah’s biblical and rabbinic dimensions, emphasizing its spiritual significance as a repair for Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden, where the Tree of Knowledge was a bread tree, not an apple tree, correcting a common misconception. The lecture details practical halachot, such as minimum dough

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Chassidic Stories: Inspiration and Connection - Oct 19, 2025 - An appreciation of Chassidic stories, their meaning and impact

Recording of a Mussar Schmooze given to Baer Miriam Alumni

Faith Beyond Questions: Rebbi Akiva, The Klausenberger Rebbe and Rav Chanan Porat - Oct 21, 2025 - A presentation on faith during crisis for the docents of the Illinois Holocaust museum

Many consider "The Master of Prayer" Rebbe Nachman's finest tale. Although it is loaded with esoteric and Kabbalistic imagery, it's an uncanny look at our world of today. Rebbe Nachman is describing the events that lead up to the redemption and global rectification.

In this shiur we learn Chanah's Shira. We then learn about Chufni and Pinchas and their terrible things that were happening in the Mishkan and finally we learn about a curse that lasted over a thousand years.

This week, TEXTing IRL is excited to share Hartman’s podcast, Future Tense, where rising Jewish leaders drive conversations with scholars from the Shalom Hartman Institute on the most pressing issues facing their generation.  Many young Jews are taught that they have a responsibility to publicly represent the Jewish people—an expectation that can feel especially heavy during the formative years of personal growth and identity development. In this episode of Future Tense, Elana Stein Hain joins

Send us a text This morning, Rabbi Bernath explored one of the most misunderstood heroes in Torah, Noach. While the Torah calls him a tzaddik, some sages question whether he was truly righteous or simply better than those around him. Why would our tradition, which praises kindness and humility, seem to downplay the one man who saved humanity? Drawing on a 1964 teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Bernath reframed the question: the Sages weren’t diminishing Noach, they were elevating him...

Rabbi Zakheim, Parshas Noach, For Chesed - It's Worth It

RIETS Contemporary Halacha 5786 - Hilchos Mezuzah in Modern Architecture - Oct 23, 2025 -

In this morning’s class, Rabbi Bernath explored one of the most profound paradoxes in the Torah, the two seemingly contradictory accounts of Adam and Eve’s creation. Far from a textual flaw, this duality encodes the deepest truths about relationships, individuality, and spiritual evolution. The first creation describes Adam and Eve as one, a fused, bi-gendered being. The second describes their separation. From this, Rabbi Bernath revealed a timeless model: every relationship, whether between ...

In this episode of the Prayer Podcast, Rabbi Wolbe discusses Rabbi Yishmael’s 13 Principles, the final part of the korbanot section in morning prayers, found in the Sifra’s introduction. These principles, a B'raisa (external Talmudic teaching), fulfill the daily Talmud study obligation and connect to Hashem’s name and 13 attributes of mercy. They provide a framework for deriving Torah laws without altering them, addressing modern issues like Shabbat elevator use. Key themes include:Purpose