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The Vashti-Esther Dilemma
Episode 558
What model of leadership serves our people best? Absolute adherence to principle or willingness to compromise? The book of Esther prompts Rabbi Cosgr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Face to Face
Episode 557
Where do we find holiness? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that while a beautiful sanctuary may inspire us, holiness is to be found in the connections between…
1 year, 4 months ago
Shoulder to Shoulder
Episode 556
It is tempting to see things as black or white, right or wrong, good or bad. Rabbi Cosgrove reminds us that reality is not so neat. He urges us to be…
1 year, 5 months ago
Conversations with Cosgrove: Making a Change on Campus with Marc Rowan
Episode 555
In the wake of the October 7 attacks and many universities’ lack of strong response to rising antisemitism on campus, Marc Rowan, major funder and Ch…
1 year, 5 months ago
What Makes a Leader?
Episode 554
What are the qualities of a leader? Looking to the examples of both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Moses, Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that a great leader …
1 year, 5 months ago
An Empathy Deficit
Episode 553
After participating in a mission to Israel for parents and their Gen Z children seeking to gain a common language for discussing the impasse between …
1 year, 6 months ago
Conversations with Cosgrove: Let’s Do Something with Bucky Apisdorf
Episode 552
Bucky Apisdorf, founder of Let’s Do Something, an organization that promotes advocacy, safety, and healing in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks, recount…
1 year, 6 months ago
Don't Plant a Flag
Episode 551
What does it mean to celebrate victory by planting a flag? Rabbi Cosgrove cautions that true victory includes respecting the dignity of our opponents…
1 year, 6 months ago
Conversations with Cosgrove: Confessions of a Female Rabbi with Rabbi Rebecca Keren Jablonski
Episode 550
Rabbi Cosgrove is joined by Rabbi Rebecca Keren Jablonski to discuss her new book, Confessions of a Female Rabbi: Relevant Religion in an On-Demand W…
1 year, 7 months ago
Conversations with Cosgrove: Challenges of Antisemitism with Rabbi Jeremy Gordon
Episode 549
Listen as Rabbi Jeremy Gordon, Senior Rabbi of New London Synagogue, discusses the history and current incidents of antisemitism in London and the wo…
1 year, 7 months ago