Everything is Connected
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEverything is Connected is about finding meaning in our lives. Each episode makes the case that our spiritual pursuits are rewarded wherever and whenever we find authentic connection with the experiences and people who make life worth living. With host Jonathan Blake as your guide, you'll get to know fascinating guest artists, creators, and thinkers who are helping us to live with purpose. Jonathan Blake is a rabbi, author, and media personality, and serves as the spiritual leader of Westchester Reform Temple, a pacesetting synagogue in the heart of Westchester County, New York.
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Episodes
Episode 7. Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson, President of Auburn Seminary. Do Politics Belong in Religion?
November 26, 2017 20:43 - 32 minutes - 75.4 MBIs religion only what we do in the sanctuary, or is it also what we practice in the street? We're joined on this episode by Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson, President of Auburn Seminary, a multi-faith leadership institute that trains faith leaders to become effective public social justice leaders.
Episode 6. Tara Stiles, Founder of Strala Yoga. Connecting with our Bodies.
October 22, 2017 09:57 - 22 minutes - 51.7 MBHave you ever wondered about yoga? Is it exercise? Or spirituality? Or both? This week, internationally renowned yoga teacher, entrepreneur, and founder of Strala, Tara Stiles, joins Jonathan for a wide-ranging conversation encompassing all of the above questions, and a lot more.
Episode 5. Rabbi Geoffrey Mitelman. Must Science be the Adversary of Religion?
October 15, 2017 11:30 - 23 minutes - 54.1 MBWe're very excited about this episode. After all, it's not every day that a one-time Jeopardy! contestant decides to come on the show. In a freewheeling conversation we focus on the uneasy relationship between Science and Religion. Are these disciplines forever destined to be enemies? Rabbi Geoffrey Mitelman is the Founding Director of Sinai and Synapses, an organization that bridges the scientific and religious worlds, and is being incubated at Clal – The National Jewish Center for Le...
Episode 4. Abigail Pogrebin, Author. The Spirituality of Marking Time.
October 11, 2017 19:54 - 17 minutes - 40.5 MBThis week on "Everything is Connected," author Abigail Pogrebin joins Jonathan for a lively conversation about her deep dive into the heart of Judaism. We discuss what she's learned about marking time through the observance of an ancient, traditional sequence of festivals and fast-days... some of which she'd never heard of before undertaking a project that left even some of her closest family and friends scratching their heads. As she went about her immersive research, she interviewed e...
Episode 3. Michele Lowe, Playwright
October 11, 2017 19:54 - 18 minutes - 41.6 MBWriters create worlds out of words. This week, critically acclaimed playwright Michele Lowe joins Jonathan Blake for a conversation about her spiritual journey, writing as a spiritual discipline, and the perils of religious extremism.
Episode 2. Pete Malinverni, Pianist, Head of Jazz Studies at the Conservatory of Music, State University of New York at Purchase
September 24, 2017 12:42 - 28 minutes - 64.8 MBPete Malinverni. Award winning jazz pianist, composer, and spiritual leader, Steinway artist Pete Malinverni talks about the spiritual journey of his life and career, culminating in his newest release, the critically acclaimed album "Heaven."
Episode 1. Rev. Wayne Francis & Rabbi Jonathan Malamy
September 17, 2017 20:00 - 27 minutes - 62.7 MBA reverend and a rabbi walk into a room and discuss the relative merits (and demerits) of organized religion. Our first episode takes us on a deep dive into the question: what good is religion, anyway?