Parshat Ki-TisaSocial media creates the illusion of perfection. The lives of others appear faultless while we know our own lives are far from perfect. How to emancipate ourselves from this tyranny while leaning into our brokenness?/episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/18095576
Parshat TzavKnowledge is power, but power can be blinding. The true path of wisdom is one of intellectual humility./episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/18095537
Intellectual Humility, Parshat TerumahKnowledge is power, but power can be blinding. The true path of wisdom is one of intellectual humility./episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/17562587
Losing my childhood God, Parshat MishpatimAs a child I experienced God’s closeness, as I grew older God became more distant. Then I discovered how to hold these two polarities in tension./episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/17562545
‘Like’ I, Parshat YitroThe bible depicts God’s revelation at mount Sinai. But what does a Divine revelation entail? The Ishbitzer Rebbe asserts that God can never be fully revealed, and all that humans are capable of grasping is a pale likeness of the real thing./episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/17562440
Uncovering Divine Language - Parshat BoUnderlying and animating all of reality is divine language. This language is revealed in the human realm through the sacred words of Torah. This idea opens a new way of perceiving reality./episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/17562191
Parshat NoachHow do we cleave to a state of flow? Rabbi Brawer discusses the ebbing and flowing of this state. /episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/16524830
BereshitGod as Ground of Being: Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev (1740 -1810) expands our notion of God, and in so doing, offers a fresh perspective on life/episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/16419224
When Words are not Enough - A Shofar MeditationLanguage is inherently limited. But what if we could cross the boundaries of words and communicate on the deepest of levels? /episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/16051607
Awestruck! A Rosh Hashana ReflectionRosh Hashanah ushers in a period traditionally known as the Days of ‘Awe.’ What is ‘awe’ and how is it different from ‘fear’? And what does it mean to live an awestruck life? /episode/index/show/tuftshillel/id/16031606
