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Listen to highlights from a variety of first-rate speakers from past sessions of the National Jewish Retreat. The National Jewish retreat is the premier Jewish event of the year, bringing 1200 Jews of all backgrounds together for 5 days of learning, inspiration and good times. get a taste of it by listening to these excerpts ranging from Talmudic interpretation to fascinating first person human interest stories. Featuring speakers from all walks of Jewish life. Register at JRetreat.com

Episode Date
Time to Flourish - Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky
May 06, 2024
Yizkor: Here and Beyond- Rabbi YY Schochet
Apr 28, 2024
Miracle on the 101 Freeway- Rabbi Moshe Bryski
Apr 22, 2024
The History of the Blood Libel - Dr. Henry Abramson
Apr 21, 2024
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Jews - Rabbi Pinchas Allouche
Apr 15, 2024
Is Free Speech Jewish? - Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie
Apr 08, 2024
Get to Know Your Soul's Personality - Mrs. Rochel Schmukler
Apr 01, 2024
Where Mitzvot Meet Mental Health - Rabbi Dr. Saul Haimoff
Mar 25, 2024
Decoding the Ketubah- Rabbi Mordechai Farkash
Mar 18, 2024
The Aleph of Happiness- Brynna Barnholtz, Noa Buchris & Avin Kreisler
Mar 11, 2024
A Guided Tour Through the Afterlife- Rabbi Pinchas Taylor
Mar 04, 2024
Heroic or Horrific: Masada on (Moot) Trial
Feb 26, 2024
Together We Can: The Power of Community - Panel
Feb 19, 2024
Singing in the Rain: From Exile to Redemption- Rabbi Moshe Bryski
Feb 12, 2024
In Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Joseph Alexander - Mr. Joseph Alexander & Mrs. Esther Teichtel
Feb 05, 2024
The Evolution of the Talmud- Rabbi Mordechai Dinerman
Jan 29, 2024
Life Lessons From the Royal Family- Rabbi YY Schochet
Jan 22, 2024
What is a Soul? - Rabbi Pinchas Allouche
Jan 15, 2024
Seeing The Divine in Life - Mrs. Malka Abelev
Jan 08, 2024
Does it All Revolve Around Us- Rabbi Yechiel Krisch
Jan 01, 2024
The Anatomy of a Miracle - Rabbi Elie Estrin & Dr. Anthony Rossi
Dec 25, 2023
In Conversation: Saul Dreier of The Holocaust Survivor Band - Mrs. Hadassah Chen & Mr. Saul Dreier
Dec 18, 2023
Wow! Women of Wonder - Panel
Dec 11, 2023
From Altar Boy to Chabad Rabbi - Rabbi Matisyahu Devlin
Dec 04, 2023
If Maimonides Were Alive Today: The Rambam on Contemporary Jewish Medical Ethics - Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman
Nov 29, 2023
Book Launch: People of the Word - Rabbi Zalman Abraham & Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson
Nov 27, 2023
The Connections Paradigm - Dr. David Rosmarin
Nov 20, 2023
Judaism and Free Speech- Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie
Nov 13, 2023
Coming Home: From Buddhism to Judaism - Rabbi Avraham Feigelstock & Mr. Rob Fashler
Nov 06, 2023
Jewish Meditation: What, Why, and How - Rabbi Laibl Wolf
Oct 30, 2023
Law, Not War- Rabbi Yaakov Fellig & Mr. Ben Ferencz
Oct 23, 2023
Monarchs, Measles, and Mitochondria: A Medical Historical Journey - Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman
Oct 16, 2023
The Power of Positivity for Wellness - Mrs. Rus Devorah Wallen
Oct 09, 2023
Mesorah: the Tug of War of Halchaic Development - Rabbi Menny Chazanow
Oct 02, 2023
How to Hack Time: Change Your Past and Change your Life - Rabbi Dov Greenberg
Sep 24, 2023
Turning Darkness Into Light - Rabbi YY Schochet
Sep 20, 2023
In Conversation: Ambassador Gilad Erdan - Ambassador Gilad Erdan & Rabbi Motti Seligson
Aug 21, 2023
Shabbat: the Soul of our Week - Rabbi Manis Friedman
Aug 14, 2023
Book Launch: People of the Word- Rabbi Zalman Abraham & Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson
Aug 07, 2023
Ancient Tales, Modern Lessons - Mrs. Manya Lazaroff
Jul 31, 2023
Do Jews Believe in Aliens- Rabbi Pinchas Taylor
Jul 25, 2023
How To Win Friends and Influence People the Jewish Way - Mrs. Rochel Holzkenner
Jul 10, 2023
Overcoming Anger and Angry People- Rabbi Laibl Wolf
Jul 03, 2023
Tanya, The Poem - Rabbi Menny and Tonia Chazanow
Jun 26, 2023
The Pilgrimage Road: Inside Israel's Largest Archeology Project - Rabbi Avraham Stolik
Jun 19, 2023
The DNA of Your Soul - Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Jun 12, 2023
Fascinating Discussions of the Talmud - Rabbi Berel Bell
Jun 05, 2023
The Journey of a Blessing - Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
May 29, 2023
Jewish Astrology: An In-Depth Look - Rabbi Pinchas Taylor
May 22, 2023
Gratitude, Not Attitude - Mrs. Shimona Tzukernik
May 15, 2023
Our Perfectly Imperfect Lives - Rabbi Moshe Bryski
May 08, 2023
The Connections Paradigm - Dr. David Rosmarin
May 01, 2023
Life is a Climb - Rabbi Dov Greenberg
Apr 24, 2023
When Caregiver and Care Recipients Clash - Rabbi Eli Estrin
Apr 17, 2023
Where There's A Will There's A Way - Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Apr 10, 2023
The Journey to Your Ultimate Self - Rabbi Shmuel Reichman
Apr 03, 2023
Calling All Heroes - Rabbi Moshe Bryski
Mar 27, 2023
The Jewish Response to Racism - Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Mar 20, 2023
Kosher in the Post Covid Age- Rabbi Berel Bell
Mar 13, 2023
The Greatest Jewish Joke Ever Written - Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson
Mar 06, 2023
Toward Jewish Mindfulness
Feb 27, 2023
Assess Your Spiritual Side - Yekusiel JD Kalmenson
Feb 20, 2023
The Awakened Brain - Dr. Lisa Miller
Feb 13, 2023
Change the Way You See Things and the Things You See Will Change - Rabbi Dovid Vigler
Feb 06, 2023
A Light Unto the Nations - Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Jan 30, 2023
The Holy Temple Within - Mrs. Leah Rosenfeld
Jan 23, 2023
Entering Into the Mind of G-d - Rabbi Laibl Wolf
Jan 16, 2023
What G-d Does to Your Brain- Dr. Andrew Newberg
Jan 09, 2023
A Chassidic Response to Unfathomable Tragedy - Rabbi Shalom Lipskar
Dec 26, 2022
How To Win Friends and Influence People: The Jewish Way - Mrs. Rochel Holzkenner
Dec 19, 2022
Seizing Life's Moments - Rabbi Moshe Bryski
Dec 14, 2022
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? - Rabbi YY Jacobson
Dec 05, 2022
Bible Criticism: Critiquing the Critics - Rabbi Dr. J. Immanuel Schochet
Nov 28, 2022
Does G-d Love You? - Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein
Nov 21, 2022
Celebrating the Service Driven Life- Rabbi David Aaron
Nov 14, 2022
The Road to Happiness -Rabbi Mordechai Dinerman
Nov 07, 2022
Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?- Rabbi Tzvi Flaum
Oct 31, 2022
The Power of Positive Thinking- Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Oct 24, 2022
The Secret of the Snake & The Garden of Eden Rabbi DovBer Pinson
Oct 16, 2022
Sukkot and the Four Species: Finding Individuality Within Unity - Mrs. Shimona Tzukernik
Oct 09, 2022
Teshuva: Time Travel - Rabbi Pinchas Taylor
Oct 03, 2022
Pulling from the Past to Fuel the Future: The Power of Teshuvah - Mrs. Dassie New
Sep 25, 2022
Pull Weeds and Plant Seeds: A Pre-Rosh Hashanah Gardening Lesson - Rabbi Lazer Gurkow
Sep 19, 2022
Living a Superhuman Life - Rabbi Ari Sollish
Sep 12, 2022
Who's in Charge?- Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Sep 05, 2022
Love Tales from the Talmud - Rabbi Dov Greenberg
Aug 29, 2022
Finding Your Mission in Life - Charlie Harary
Aug 22, 2022
You Will Yet Live Again - Rabbi Pinchas Taylor
Aug 15, 2022
The Case for Marriage - Rabbi YY Jacobson
Aug 08, 2022
Repairing Rainbows- Mrs. Lynda Fishman
Aug 01, 2022
The Hazards of Loneliness - Rabbi Manis Friedman
Jul 25, 2022
Unleashing Your Power for Abundance - Rabbi David Aaron
Jul 18, 2022
The Impossible Dream: The Audacity of Jewish Resilience- Rabbi Shais Taub
Jul 11, 2022
Are Torah and Psychology Compatible? -Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Jul 04, 2022
The Rebbe's Positivity Bias - Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson
Jun 27, 2022
Why Laughter Is a Lifesaver - Rabbi Abba Perelmuter
Jun 20, 2022
Is G-d in Heaven or on Earth? - Rabbi Shais Taub
Jun 13, 2022
The Living Torah: From Sinai to Cyberspace Rabbi Chaim Block
Jun 07, 2022
Inclusion and the Power of the Individual - Rabbi Ari Sollish
May 30, 2022
The Gift of Jewish Giving - Panel Discussion
May 23, 2022
Navigating Life in an Uncertain World - Dr. Rona Novick
May 16, 2022
The Language of Hope and Science of Change - Dr. Deborah Teplow
May 09, 2022
Spirituality Is Simple - Mr. Smitty Grider & Rabbi Eliyahu Schusterman
May 02, 2022
Of Medicine, Miracles, and Mindsets- Mrs. Chaya Rochel & Rabbi Elie Estrin
Apr 25, 2022
Leaving Our Personal Slavery - Mrs. Sara Esther Crispe
Apr 18, 2022
Seder Customs and Symbols Explained - Rabbi Menachem Wolf
Apr 11, 2022
Mental Housekeeping - Dr. Rona Novick
Apr 04, 2022
Is Loving Yourself a Mitzvah?- Rabbi YY Jacobson
Mar 28, 2022
Thirsting for G-d - Rabbi Shais Taub
Mar 21, 2022
Purim: Real Love - Rabbi Dov Yona Korn
Mar 14, 2022
Your Brain on G-d: The Implications for Mental Health - Dr. Andrew Newberg
Mar 07, 2022
Jews and Pews: A Response to the Pew Study
Feb 28, 2022
Are They Just Making Stuff Up? - Rabbi Yossi New
Feb 21, 2022
How to Defeat Antisemitism -Rabbi Moshe Bryski
Feb 14, 2022
My Unparalleled Life: Unstoppable and Unforgettable - Women's Panel Discussion
Feb 07, 2022
Serving Jews Who Serve - Rabbi Maj.(s) Elie Estrin
Jan 31, 2022
Paradise, Hell, and Reincarnation - Rabbi Manis Friedman
Jan 24, 2022
Recipe for Resilience: Bouncing Back, Moving Forward - Dr. Rona Novick
Jan 17, 2022
To Know and To Care - Rabbi Shais Taub
Jan 10, 2022
Emotional Sobriety - Dr. Allen Berger
Jan 03, 2022
Designing For Positive Lasting Change - Dr. Deborah Teplow
Dec 27, 2021
Saving Our Relationships from Ourselves - Rabbi YY Jacobson
Dec 20, 2021
Speak to the Heart of Jerusalem - Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
Dec 13, 2021
Mind Control: The Power of Our Thoughts - Mrs. Sara Crispe
Dec 06, 2021
County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union - A Chanukah Supreme Court Case
Nov 28, 2021
Jews & Thanksgiving - Rabbi Pinchas Taylor
Nov 22, 2021
Torah's Secret to Joy and Great Self Worth - Rabbi David Aaron
Nov 15, 2021
What Sets Jewish Spirituality Apart - Rabbi Shmuel Reichman
Nov 08, 2021
Rebuilding the Temple from Within - Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok Breitowitz
Nov 01, 2021
Do You Believe in Life after Life? - Rabbi Manis Friedman
Oct 25, 2021
A Torah Approach to Successful Communication - Mrs. Sara Crispe
Oct 18, 2021
Women of the Holocaust- Dr. Miriam Klein-Kasenoff
Oct 11, 2021
The Joy of Shabbat- Rabbi David Aaron
Oct 04, 2021
Allure and Demure - Mrs. Rochel Holzkenner
Sep 27, 2021
Sukkot: Internalizing the Transcendent- Rabbi Boruch Kaplan
Sep 20, 2021
Crash Course on Yom Kippur - Rabbi Pinchas Taylor
Sep 13, 2021
The Call of the Shofar - Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan
Sep 06, 2021
Days of Guilt, or Days of Joy? - Rabbi YY Jacobson
Aug 30, 2021
The Shabbat Effect- Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
Aug 23, 2021
Five Words Leading To Happiness - Rabbi Dov Greenberg
Aug 16, 2021
Whose Life Is It, Anyway? -Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Aug 09, 2021
Smashing the Myths about Judaism and Feminism - Dr. Lisa Aiken
Aug 02, 2021
On Shabbat We Rest - Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Jul 26, 2021
The Three Gifts: A Marriage Parable - Rabbi Shais Taub
Jul 19, 2021
Emotional Healing and Self-Actualization - Mrs. Rochel Holzkenner
Jul 12, 2021
How to Forgive if You Can't Forget - Rabbi YY Jacobson
Jul 05, 2021
Laughter the Best Medicine - Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Jun 28, 2021
Brain Death and Organ Transplants - Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok Breitowitz
Jun 21, 2021
Mission Possible - Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson
Jun 14, 2021
The Rebbe's Gift to the World- Rabbis Simon Jacobson, YY Jacobson, Manis Friedman
Jun 07, 2021
The Power of the Mind - Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
May 31, 2021
Getting the Love You Want - Rabbi David Aaron
May 24, 2021
The Veracity of Torah - Prof. Lawrence Kelemen
May 16, 2021
The Chosen People: Who Chose Whom? - Rabbi Yossi New
May 10, 2021
Torah: The Real Thing - Rabbi YY Jacobson
May 03, 2021
A Chasid in Camouflage: My Encounter with the Lubavitcher Rebbe - Rabi Benjamin Blech
Apr 26, 2021
Bonus: Let's Get Serious about Moshiach- Rabbi Reuven Wolf
Apr 26, 2021
Bonus: When Pigs Are Kosher - Rabbi Manis Friedman
Apr 26, 2021
Witness To History - Mrs. Bella Miller
Apr 19, 2021
Expose: What your Chabad Shluchim Are Really Thinking - Mrs. Rivkah Slonim
Apr 12, 2021
Drug Abuse: A Jewish Perspective - Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe
Apr 05, 2021
Paradise and Hell - Rabbi YY Jacobson
Mar 30, 2021
The Multidimensional Experience of the Passover Seder- Rabbi Boruch Kaplan
Mar 22, 2021
Passover and Nationhood - Mrs. Shimona Tzukernik
Mar 22, 2021
The Seder: A Practical and Mystical Guide - Rabbi Yossi Paltiel
Mar 22, 2021
The Systematic Beauty of the Jewish Calendar - Rabbi Yossi Palteil
Mar 22, 2021
Inch by Inch is a Cinch - Rabbi Abba Perelmutter
Mar 15, 2021
Archaeology and Torah - Dr. Lia Aiken
Mar 08, 2021
How to Overcome Fear and Instill Self-Confidence - Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
Mar 01, 2021
The Power of Prayer - Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Feb 22, 2021
Bonus: Purim Lessons for Life- Mrs. Shimona Tzukernik
Feb 21, 2021
Bonus: Prozac for the Soul - Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Feb 21, 2021
Bonus: The Road to happiness - Dr. Rona Novick
Feb 21, 2021
Bonus: Attaining Happiness - Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski
Feb 21, 2021
Is There a G-d? Who Needs G-d? - Rabbi YY Jacobson
Feb 15, 2021
Highlights of 50 Years of Supreme Court Arguments - Mr. Nathan Lewin
Feb 08, 2021
Bridging Faith and Modernity - Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Feb 01, 2021
Accessing your Well of Creativity - Rabbi Dov Greenberg
Jan 25, 2021
Loss, Trauma, and Consolation - Dr. Rona Novick
Jan 18, 2021
Yizkor: Between Here and There - Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Jan 18, 2021
Death and Mourning in Judaism - Mrs. Rivkah Slonim
Jan 18, 2021
The Soul and the After Death - Rabbi David Aaron
Jan 18, 2021
The Jewish Art of Happiness - Mrs. Yael Trusch
Jan 18, 2021
Am I Free to Be Me? - Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe
Jan 11, 2021
Racism or Righteousness - Rabbi YY Jacobson
Jan 04, 2021
Out of the Depths- Rabbi Israel Lau
Dec 28, 2020
The Kabbalah of Love - Mrs. Gheula Nemni
Dec 21, 2020
A Day of Rejuvenation - Rabbi Shais Taub
Dec 14, 2020
Chanukah Bonus: Hellenism vs Holiness: The Eternal Chanukah Battle- Mrs. Shimona Tzukernik
Dec 07, 2020
Chanukah Bonus: The Menorah: Going Above and Beyond- Mrs. Leah Abraham
Dec 07, 2020
Battling for Menorahs in American Courts - Mr. Nathan Lewin
Dec 07, 2020
Chanukah Bonus: Illuminating Your Darkness - Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein
Dec 07, 2020
Justice is Blind - Justice Richard Bernstein
Nov 30, 2020
Stress Relief: Kabbalah and Psychology - Mrs. Sara Esther Crispe
Nov 23, 2020
Repetition and Restriction in Judaism - Rabbi Shalom Paltiel
Nov 16, 2020
Living a Joyful, Richer, Jewish, Life - Mrs. Yael Trusch
Nov 09, 2020
The Secret of Gratitude - Dr. Rona Novick
Nov 09, 2020
Soul Journeys - Dr. Lisa Aiken
Nov 09, 2020
Perfection is Overrated! - Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson
Nov 09, 2020
Experiencing the Divine - Rabbi Manis Friedman
Nov 09, 2020
What is the Purpose of Life?- Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz
Oct 26, 2020