Latest Jewish life Podcast Episodes
The Life of Sarah...The Death of Pearl
Modern Torah - November 10, 2023 01:00 - 14 minutesThere's a poem I've been reading recently, a long form epic poem originally written in Yiddish, about a Jewish blacksmith who settles down in rural Kentucky, in the mid-19th century. It's part of a project called 72 Miles, which I'm about to release, but this week I couldn't get away from a scen...
Prayers & Kids
Modern Torah - November 02, 2023 18:00 - 12 minutesThis might be a bold statement, but there are probably few things in the world that cause people to pray more than children. We pray for their health, their safety, their growth, that they’ll find their place in this chaotic world. Even if you don’t have kids, you’re probably praying for them, a...
Maintaining Hope and Humanity in the Face of Evil
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - November 02, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsRebecca Bardach has devoted her life to progressive education and coexistence between Jews and Arabs living together in Israel. How does she maintain strength and hope during these dark times? Listen to a candid discussion with David Bryfman as she provides a firsthand, on-the-ground account ...
Jewish Educators on the Frontlines in the War of Ideas
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - October 26, 2023 16:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsRight now, alongside the war in Israel, there is a battle occurring in America, one that plays out in academic settings through ideas that use Israel as a weapon for antisemitism. Joining us in this provocative and timely episode is Dr. Rachel Fish, esteemed scholar and self-proclaimed warrior ...
Isaac and Ishmael: A West Wing Special
Modern Torah - October 26, 2023 14:00 - 10 minutesIt took me a while, these past few weeks, overseas, In Israel, and here at home. It took a while to figure out what was going on and why I felt so strongly, feelings that seem to move, strangely, in too many directions at once. It wasn’t until President Biden’s speech in Israel, and his warning...
Great in Goodness
Modern Torah - October 20, 2023 17:00 - 9 minutesI thought long and hard about whether or not I wanted to weigh in on the current crisis in Israel. In the end, I couldn't not, and I found myself turning as I often do to the words of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Shabbat Shalom. -- Music Provided by Lofi Girl: Promise Due - Kinissue & A...
How to Talk to Children About Israel Today
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - October 20, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsDuring this time of war, it's imperative that educators and parents remain a calm presence for children. In a webinar held by The Jewish Education Project, Dr. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath holds a conversation with Israel educator and mother Dr. Sivan Zakai on the importance and best practices on t...
The ONLY SOLUTION For PEACE
Love, Sex & Energy - October 17, 2023 19:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsDarkness can only attract darkness. Don't give the power over how you feel to the 'enemy'. When you feel heavy or angry, you let them win and you solve nothing. Watching the news creates thoughts of fear and anger. This is the time to pick yourselves up and to understand that in order to attract...
Educating and Parenting in a Time of War
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - October 16, 2023 19:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsThe Jewish community is still reeling from the massacre that Hamas carried out in Israel over one week ago. In a somewhat cathartic conversation, David Bryfman and Rabbi Dr. Josh Ladon unpack their experiences as both educators and parents in helping educators and children grapple with a multit...
Jewish Educators: Flicking the Proverbial Switch
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - October 11, 2023 14:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsIn the wake of devastation and sorrow coming out of Israel, Jewish educators have been grappling with how to best communicate the events unfolding with their students. Through grief and heartbreak, they will flick some imaginary switch in their minds and hearts and do what they do best: be Jewi...
Research and Practice in Jewish Education
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - September 28, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAs a reputable scholar of contemporary American Jewish education, Dr. Arielle Levites is curious about all things Jewish, from "Jews of no religion" to what Jewish education looks like both inside and outside the institutional setting. On this week's episode of Adapting, David Bryfman and Dr....
Where Does the Pendulum Swing?
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - September 14, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsTo kick off an inspiring new season of "Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education," David Bryfman dissects the origins of Sunday School in America with Laura Yares, as the pair discusses her new book, Jewish Sunday Schools: Teaching Religion in Nineteenth-Century America. This exploration, in...
Straight to the Source: Kids and Jewish Education
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - June 29, 2023 15:45 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAs educators, we all have a lot to say. But in this special season finale of Adapting, we flipped the script and got to hear from the learners! CEO David Bryfman sits down with his two kids, Jonah and Abby, for an exclusive interview about their Jewish education. Join us as the dynamic duo reve...
A Tap on the Shoulder: From Students to Educators, Season 3, Episode 34
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - June 22, 2023 14:45 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAccording to the latest CASJE study, there are more than 14,000 Jewish Day School educators in the U.S. How would the future of the Jewish people change if every one of these educators made it a priority to tap students on the proverbial shoulder who they identify as becoming part of the next ge...
The Easy Manifesting Formula
Love, Sex & Energy - June 21, 2023 04:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode, I let you in on the amazing "follow your excitement formula" by Bashar, which is the key to being your True Self and living your dreams! FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY! $10 A MONTH: Join me in the Hot Zone, where SEX is my jam! SEX has always been a part of me. I am French, Italian, Je...
Brave Spaces for Jewish Teens, Season 3, Episode 33
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - June 15, 2023 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsBuilding educational spaces for teens is no easy task -- especially for those with viewpoints considered by some to be outside the mainstream, or even radical. Enter Club Z, a community for teens to connect and socialize over a shared love of Israel and being Jewish. In this episode, David Br...
The I and Thou of Jewish Education, Season 3, Episode 32
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - June 08, 2023 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsEvery person has a story to be told, and today’s episode of Adapting tells one individual’s unlikely journey to become a Jewish educator. David Bryfman met Elyssa Hurwitz of Moishe House at a recent conference for Jewish educators when she volunteered from the audience to partake in David's int...
Meaning Makers: Supporting Our Educators, Season 3, Episode 31
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - June 02, 2023 14:50 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsIn a time of shortage of Jewish educators, today’s episode of Adapting focuses specifically on why one would even consider becoming a Jewish educator today, asking such challenging questions as: how has the role of educator become more difficult than it once was? And how can we, as a culture, be...
A Shavuot Special: Learning with Rabba Yaffa Epstein, Season 3, Episode 30
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - May 24, 2023 14:25 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsYour Shavuot is about to be elevated by this special episode of Adapting, where you will experience the profound wisdom of Rabba Yaffa Epstein, The Jewish Education Project's Senior Scholar and Educator in Residence. Rabba Epstein and David Bryfman's discussion, brimming with intellectual insig...
Where Jewish Education Meets Feminism, Season 3, Episode 29
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - May 18, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsGender, feminism, and power are all salient features of adolescent development today. Jewish youth is certainly no exception, and Jewish education must tackle some of these challenging issues today if it is to be relevant and meaningful for today’s learners. This week's Adapting guest, Shuli Ka...
Play with Purpose - Summer Camp through a Historic Lens, Season 3, Episode 28
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - May 11, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsMay is Jewish American Heritage Month, and what is more Jewish American than teens spending the summer at camp exploring their culture? Since the postwar era, summer camps have been driven by intentional and ideological education (think Zionism, Yiddish and Ashkenazi culture, etc.). No one unde...
102. Sexy Scorpio Lunar Eclipse And Attracting LOVE!
Love, Sex & Energy - May 05, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsYou don’t attract what you want. You attract what you believe to be true. The universe doesn’t need you to chase what you are wanting. When you chase the things you want, you imply they aren’t in your life yet. You imply lack and scarcity, which delays the process of manifestation. Full Moon an...
Teen Enrichment - Tricks of the Trade, Season 3, Episode 27
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - May 04, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAccording to this week's Adapting guest, Liron Lipinsky, when it comes to youth programming, teens come for the social component and stay for the educational experiences. Is this tactic a bait and switch? No. In fact, it's the secret sauce to teen engagement. In this episode, BBYO's VP of En...
Finding Possibilities from the Census Findings, Season 3, Episode 26
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - April 28, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsThere is much at stake for the future of Jewish education in these rapidly changing times. Last week, The Jewish Education Project released a comprehensive report, From Census to Possibilities: Designing Pathways for Jewish Learners, on the current state of Jewish supplementary schools in North ...
How to Use Data to Make an Impact, Season 3, Episode 25
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - April 20, 2023 09:20 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsData can be used as an effective and important tool for measuring success of Jewish engagement. But what are the data points we are looking for? And once we have that data, how can we use it to the best of our ability to better understand our audiences and the factors that motivate them to live ...
101. Master Of Energy and A Happy Life In 4 Easy Steps!
Love, Sex & Energy - April 19, 2023 18:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe new moon solar eclipse in Aries is a time of fast shifts and unexpected turning points. I am a Master of Energy. I understand and manipulate energies like very few can. I have manifested true love and abundance in my life and in this short episode I share with you my 4 simple steps to attrac...
Master Of Energy and A Happy Life In 4 Easy Steps!
Love, Sex & Energy - April 19, 2023 18:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe new moon solar eclipse in Aries is a time of fast shifts and unexpected turning points. I am a Master of Energy. I understand and manipulate energies like very few can. I have manifested true love and abundance in my life and in this short episode I share with you my 4 simple steps to attrac...
Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Education?, Season 3, Episode 24
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education - March 31, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsToday we can interact with machine learning in new, unprecedented ways. Educators can ask a chatbot to write lesson plans at the click of a button. Students can incorporate their selfies into the Exodus story. Artificial Intelligence has the potential to revolutionize Jewish education, and thi...
100. Pluto in Aquarius and The ONE Secret To Great SEX!
Love, Sex & Energy - March 24, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWelcome to the “Love Sex & Energy” podcast! Today is the 23/23 Portal AND Pluto is transitioning in Aquarius! This is one of the biggest cosmic shifts, bringing major transformation in our lives. Unlimited growth. Soul evolution. Anything outdate will end. A romantic relationship. A lover like n...
Pluto in Aquarius and The ONE Secret To Great SEX!
Love, Sex & Energy - March 24, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWelcome to the “Love Sex & Energy” podcast! Today is the 23/23 Portal AND Pluto is transitioning in Aquarius! This is one of the biggest cosmic shifts, bringing major transformation in our lives. Unlimited growth. Soul evolution. Anything outdate will end. A romantic relationship. A lover like n...
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