44 episodes
Tehillah Talks Rabbi Linda Shriner-Cahn - Congregation Tehillah
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- Religion & Spirituality
Teens talk with their rabbi, Linda Shriner-Cahn, about the impact that their Jewish identity has on their lives. Their congregation is Tehillah, a community committed to an environment in which all are welcome wherever they or their families find themselves on their Jewish journey, inclusive of any age, race, orientation, gender identity, ability and economic status.
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Guidance from our tradition to support our transitions
In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:
How we respond to rules and regulations
What we should do with inexplicable rules
How stories impact our responses to rules
What helps us prepare for transitions
Where it makes sense to be granular vs. open about rules
How the Torah and the Talmud serve as a blueprint for the interaction of stories and rules
How rules help us navigate transitions, interact and make the world a better place
Learn more about our community that is committed to an environment in which all are welcome wherever they or their families find themselves on their Jewish journey, inclusive of any age, race, orientation, gender identity, ability and economic status at www.congregationtehillah.org and https://www.facebook.com/congregationtehillah/. -
How to Find Common Ground When You Come From Different Perspectives
In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:
Being in a heated conversation, what happens when you really listen?
If you don’t know someone who disagrees with you, how do you find respect for them?
How easy is it to hear other people’s stories?
How hard is it to find commonality with someone with whom you disagree?
What it means to be taught how to compromise
How we can get out of our corners
Learn more about our community that is committed to an environment in which all are welcome wherever they or their families find themselves on their Jewish journey, inclusive of any age, race, orientation, gender identity, ability and economic status at www.congregationtehillah.org andhttps://www.facebook.com/congregationtehillah/. -
The Meaning of Our Prayers and How They Influence Us
In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:
What is love?
Can you command someone to love?
How easy is it to love your neighbor as yourself?
The challenges and benefits of connecting being a stranger in a strange land with loving your neighbor
How looking at love as paying attention changes the transaction and focus
How breaking bread with strangers can build connections
Learn more about our community that is committed to an environment in which all are welcome wherever they or their families find themselves on their Jewish journey, inclusive of any age, race, orientation, gender identity, ability and economic status at www.congregationtehillah.org andhttps://www.facebook.com/congregationtehillah/. -
How Our Tradition Teaches Us to Listen
In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:
How can you command people to listen
What it takes to listen to and hear another person’s voice
How God’s unity helps us listen to people we don’t agree with
How to discern the biases in someone else’s viewpoint
Using the Sh’ma as a context for listening to the world
Taking time to listen before we talk
Learn more about our community that is committed to an environment in which all are welcome wherever they or their families find themselves on their Jewish journey, inclusive of any age, race, orientation, gender identity, ability and economic status at www.congregationtehillah.org and https://www.facebook.com/congregationtehillah/. -
The Power of Story
In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:
Why it matters to tell the story on Passover
The desire to remember the story of the Holocaust and to forget it
How objects connect us to story
Our connections to our family stories
How stories change as we reread them over time
What stories may obligate us to do
Story as a way in
Learn more about our community that is committed to an environment in which all are welcome wherever they or their families find themselves on their Jewish journey, inclusive of any age, race, orientation, gender identity, ability and economic status at www.congregationtehillah.org and https://www.facebook.com/congregationtehillah/. -
Searching for Identity Through the Themes of Purim
In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:
Dressing in ridiculous costumes
What roots us in our identity
The tension between our public and private identity
How to get beyond judgments that are based on appearance
How to keep going forward in challenging times
Fear vs. solidarity in response to a threat
What holds us up during difficult moments
Learn more about our community that is committed to an environment in which all are welcome wherever they or their families find themselves on their Jewish journey, inclusive of any age, race, orientation, gender identity, ability and economic status at www.congregationtehillah.org and https://www.facebook.com/congregationtehillah/.