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YY Jacobson: 'Jews were chosen to hold onto the frequency of redemptive consciousness'
Season 2 Episode 28
In this insightful conversation, Rabbi YY Jacobson presents Jewish mysticism as a dynamic framework for consciousness and connection rather than abst…
8 hours ago
Oshra Koren: 'If this is not redemption, I don't know what is'
Season 2 Episode 27
For Rabbanit Oshra Koren, mysticism is the soul and spirit of the Torah that animates the "body" of Jewish law. It is a path of deep longing that wak…
1 week ago
Jonnie Schnytzer: 'The world caught up with kabbalists'
Season 2 Episode 26
For Dr. Jonnie Schnytzer, Jewish mysticism teaches us to recognize that nothing in this world is the way it appears to be. Kabbalistic study is a pro…
2 weeks ago
Dina Etigson: 'The point is not to transcend this world but to bring God here into it'
Season 2 Episode 25
For Dina Etigson, encountering Jewish Mysticism has been a transformative experience. Beyond the academic and textual Judaism she already knew and lo…
3 weeks ago
Biti Roi: 'Every generation brings mysticism to a different stage'
Season 2 Episode 24
For Dr. Biti Roi, the texts of Jewish mysticism aren’t just ideas to study – they are a life force. A renowned scholar of Zohar, Kabbala, and Chasidu…
4 weeks ago
Zvi Leshem: 'Modernity in general was a movement that was anti-mystical'
Season 2 Episode 23
As director of the Gershom Scholem Collection for Kabbalah and Hasidism at the National Library of Israel, Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem dedicates much of his…
1 month ago
Devori Nussbaum: 'I see God as this one coherent frequency of truth'
Season 2 Episode 22
For Devori Nussbaum, Jewish mysticism is the study of the soul behind the psyche, a transformative framework that integrates the profound spiritual t…
1 month, 1 week ago
Simon Jacobson: 'The music of Judaism is what I’m looking for, not just the mechanics'
Season 2 Episode 21
Rabbi Simon Jacobson describes his childhood years as being shaped by his nature of being a “skeptic and a seeker.” As he grew older, he began to stu…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Tamar Elad-Appelbaum: 'Jewish mystics are not afraid of life'
Season 2 Episode 20
When Tamar Elad-Appelbaum thinks of Jewish mysticism, she pictures her Moroccan grandmother standing by the mezuza of her door, praying for her famil…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Jeremy Tibbetts: 'Being a spiritual seeker is not in vogue'
Season 2 Episode 19
For Rabbi Jeremy Tibbetts, Jewish mysticism is all about turning inwards: both individually and religiously. While he did not grow up Orthodox, Rabbi…
2 months ago