Truths - Jewish Wisdom for Today
By Levi Brackman
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Hosted by Rabbi Dr. Levi Brackman, "Truths: Jewish Wisdom for Today" is an insightful podcast exploring the confluence of religion, science, and philosophy.
The podcast serves as a platform for curious minds who value nuance and pursue wisdom. It is not designed for individuals seeking absolute truths or those inclined towards unquestioning religious adherence, but instead for those who traverse our rapidly evolving world as seekers and explorers.
With the mission to impart valuable insights rooted in Jewish perspective that resonate with contemporary times, "Truths: Jewish Wisdom for Today" learns from distinguished guests, shares insights with listeners, and adapts with time and context. This podcast stands as a guiding light for those questing for wisdom and a nuanced understanding of spirituality amid the complexities of the modern world.
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Why Transcendence Matters: The Inner Work Behind Outer Action
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Effectively, the Frum World Has No God - A Conversation with Rabbi Manis Friedman
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Rabbi Yitz Greenberg on Haredim, Dissent, Ecstasy, and The Triumph of Life
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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The Wonder Effect: From Shliach to Business Success to Author – A Conversation with Adam Haston
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Not Leaving, Not Faking: Staying Haredi While Asking Real Questions - With Rabbi Yitzchok Lowy
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Chabad Without Lubavitch — A Conversation with Rabbi Avrohom Wilner
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Can a Post-Talmudic Orthodoxy Become Talmudic Again? – A Conversation with Menachem Fisch
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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First-Language Judaism vs. Rule-Book Religion: My Conversation with Prof. Moshe Koppel
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Rabbi Manis Friedman vs. Classical Sources: Does God need Us?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Why Maimonides Falls Short and Psychedelics Matter - Rabbi Yuval Cherlow in Conversation
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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The End of Certainty: A New Jewish Theology – A Conversation with Yehudah Ber Zirkind
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May 28, 2025 |
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New Season Introduction: Seeking Ecstasy
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May 27, 2025 |
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The Chaos of God's Commands, Appearances, and Promises to Abraham - Lech Lecha
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Noah's Flood: Two Texts, One Truth
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Are Women Also Created in God's Image? - Beraishit
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Two Models of God: Invoking Divine Protection for Israel in Times of Crisis - Vayelech/Ha'azinu
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Understanding 'Allah' is the Key to Preventing Societal Collapse - Nitzavim
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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The Biblical Covenantal Relationship's Inbuilt 'Day One' Mindset - Ki Tavo
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Rabbinic Reinterpretation of the Torah: Ethical Adjustments in the Oral Law - Ki Teitzei
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Candace Owens' Lies About Jews, Judaism, and Rabbi Schneerson, and Boteach's Failure to Respond
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Why Torah Needs Two Sections on False Prophets - Mishpatim
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Is Your Leader a False Prophet? - Re'eh
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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A Festival of Love - Jewish Engagements and Marriage Explained
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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The Competing Spies Narrative Shows You Won't Find the Truth in the Torah
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Passing the Test: Fighting for the Land from the East Side of the Jordan - Matot
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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The Politics of Succession: Biden's Choice vs. Moses' Wisdom - Pinhas
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Moses's Biblical Fiction - Balak
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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The Torah’s Rejection of Venerating Dead Leaders - Chukat
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Despair and Mediation: Moses Between Rebellion and Divine Wrath
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Defying the Divine: The Stories of the Makoshesh and Makalel - Shlach with Yehuda Ber Zirkind
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Hadren Baba Metzia - Business Advice from the Talmud and Why People Die
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Riffraff Among Us: How Losing Identity Leads to Moral Decay - Bahalotcha
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Reinterpreting Our Judaism - A Conversation on Faith and Identity w/ Yehuda Zirkind
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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The Divine and Mundane Necessity of Counting For Business and Life - Bamidbar
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Jewish Hell vs Christian and Islamic Hell - Bechukotai
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May 31, 2024 |
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The Biblical Blueprint for Society Is Neither Left Nor Right - Behar
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May 24, 2024 |
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Many Religious People Are NOT Holy - Kedoshim
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May 10, 2024 |
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Biblical Connections Between Illicit Relations & Illicit Protests - Acharai Mot
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May 03, 2024 |
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Genital Emissions: Purifying Ilicit Erotic Desire (Metzora)
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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When a Woman Emits Seed First: The Torah's Views on Conception & Gender
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Does the Torah Imply a Role for Non-Kohanim in the Tabernacle?
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Tzav - Analyzing Moses' Nepotism
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Vayikra - Animal Sacrifices Are Obsolete in Judaism
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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The Final Word: Postmodernism, Judaism, Israel, and What's Next
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Postmodernism in Chabad Theology
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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From Child Sacrifice to Election Denial: A Jewish Philosopher's Grappling with Postmodernism - with Prof. Rynhold
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Concluding Baba Kama: Judaism's Definitive Rejection of Postmodernism
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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A Postmodern Rethinking of the Truth of Judaism
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Why Postmodernism is an Anachronism to Enlightened Judaism
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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From Transgender Cantors to Science Denial - the Impact of Postmodernism on Judaism
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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From Kant to Polyamory: Tracing the Absurdity of Postmodern Thought
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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From Enlightenment to Postmodernism: A Historical Jewish Perspective
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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I Am Woke After Oct 7: Combating Postmodernism's Grip on Both Left and Right
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Kabbalah Season Finale: Mixed Feelings and Final Thoughts on Its Messianic Ambitions
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Kabbalistic Theodicy, the Breaking of the Vessels and the Problem of Evil
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Lights, Vessels, and the Entrepreneurial Journey in Lurianic Kabbalah
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Is God Here or Not? Unpacking the Tzimtzum
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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How God Made Room for the Universe: Exploring the Primordial Contraction
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Siyum of Kiddushin: What's at Stake for the World in the War with Hamas
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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The Great Arousal - The Divine Impetus for Creation in Lurianic Kabbalah
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Actualizing Infinity: How Kabbalah Explains God's Reason for Creation
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Why Do They Behead Our Babies and Burn Our Families Alive?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Kabbalistic vs Rationalistic Approaches to Sukkot
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Origins of the Zohar and imagining a Judaism without its influence - with JJ Kimche
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Introduction to the Zohar and its Sexual Mysticism
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Are Heaven and Hell Real? Kabbalah's Chilling Afterlife Theories and the Path to Eternal Life
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Is the Kabbalah Really Jewish?
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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My Journey from Chassidut to Kabbalah via Rationalism
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Jewish Multiplicity - Season 4's Wisdom, Insights & the Need for a New Theology
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Connecting with God through Visualization - with Rabbi Reuven Stepsky
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Innovating Halacha (Jewish Law) - A Conversation with Professor Rabbi Michael Broyde
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Defining Orthodox Judaism: God in the Flesh, Rav Kook & Other Topics - A Conversation with Don Seeman
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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What is Truths - Jewish Wisdom for Today?
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Torah as Art and Adele's Ode to Abraham's Failure - A Conversation with Rabbi Eliyahu Fink
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Humanistic Orthodox Judaism - A Conversation With Dan Rickman
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Does it matter who wrote the Torah? - A conversation with JJ Kimche
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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The Road Ahead for Non-Orthodox Judaism - A Conversation with Mark Oppenheimer
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Judaism: Rational, Experiential, Potentially Fictional - A Conversation With Prof. Daniel Rynhold
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Towards a Religion without Dogma - A Conversation with Rabbi Dr Zev Farber
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Is Moses Obsolete? A Conversation with Zevi Slavin of Seekers of Unity
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Season 4 and New Title: Truths - Jewish Wisdom for Today
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Reform or Die: Learning from Ancient Laws on Adultery and Rebellion
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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My Evolved Relationship with Torah and Religion
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May 25, 2023 |
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How to Identify and Nurture Your Passion
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May 19, 2023 |
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The Importance of Passion
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May 11, 2023 |
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What's the Meaning of Life?
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May 05, 2023 |
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Some, But Not Too Much, Magical Thinking is Needed
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Bringing a Business Mindset to Modern Love
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Reinventing Creation: AI, Religion, and the Search for Human Essence
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Breaking Free: A Journey Towards Personal Freedom
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Confusing Devotion and Ethics: The Nazir and the Sota Paradox
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Beyond Politics: The Ethical Significance of Trump's Indictment
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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SVB's Downfall: The Beginning of a Larger Crisis and Our Path Forward
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Attachment to Junk: Wisdom for Business and Life with Self Storage Guru Scott Meyers
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Grant Cardone and the Sad Pursuit of Money
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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The Wisdom of Paying Attention to How You Feel
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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The Purpose that's Missing in the Gap and the Gain: A Critical Review of the Book
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Seek to Understand Before to be Understood: A Conversation with Roger Becker
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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The Miracle of Authenticity in All Our Relationships
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Creating Lasting Change: Lessons from the Talmud's Tractate Nedarim
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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A Review of Prince Harry's 'Spare': Overcoming Trauma and Adversity
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Beyond the End Goal: The Power of Pursuing Things for Their Own Sake
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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What is the Secret to a Successful Marriage?
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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What We Get Wrong About Respect Hurts Us
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Know Your Destination
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Recessions like vacations are good, but need to be planned
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Knowing who you are and your true power
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Wisdom from Intentional Homelessness - Conversation with Derek Clifford
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Wise Advice from Yonah Weiss
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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The Positives and Negatives of Seeking Meaning
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Why now is the time to double down on value creation
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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We Forgot About Intrinsic Value
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May 19, 2022 |
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Wisdom of Aging Well and Why We Should Want to Die (eventually)
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May 12, 2022 |
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Invown is Launching - What I Learned So Far
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Engineering Experiences to Maintain Our Values: A Lesson from the Passover Seder
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Why Having Regrets Is Good
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Wisdom from Will Smith's Empathy
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Failure as the Path to Success
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Live Like You Control the Outcomes
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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The Dangerous Myth of Overnight Successes
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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The Importance of Self Knowledge
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Face Your Fear and Succeed
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Diversity with Intensity
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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The Correct Framework for Success
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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The Mechanism for Permanent Positive Mindset Shifts
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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The Wisdom of Purpose in Life in Business
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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The Wisdom of People in Business with Tina Clements
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Wisdom for Success in What's Next
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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The Wisdom of EQ with Kevin Allen
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Start-up Wisdom with Arthur Root
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Nov 17, 2021 |