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The world needs more heroes, welcome to the Torah's twenty-six heoic paths

Jewish Heroism Project Rav Mike

    • Religion & Spirituality
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The world needs more heroes, welcome to the Torah's twenty-six heoic paths

    JHP S1 - Birthday show

    JHP S1 - Birthday show

    It's not every day that you turn fifty. here are some birthday thoughts from Rav Mike - and a blessing to all who tune in!

    • 20 min
    JHP Rabbis out of the box- Purim's Uncertain Message

    JHP Rabbis out of the box- Purim's Uncertain Message

    Here is a discussion with R' Aaron Leibowitz about some of the emotional and spiritual challenges posed by the uncertainty of our national situation, and what Purim might teach us about finding a way forward.

    • 32 min
    JHP S1E5 Emet - the light of the Infinite

    JHP S1E5 Emet - the light of the Infinite

    Emet is where the light of the Infinite enters our story. It is the engagement of truth without and within which requires a struggle with the shadow and the unknown.
    This class introduces emet, the struggle to embrace truth, as the fifth path of Jewish heroism. It begins with an exploration of the Torah's approach to truth as a holistic process with a many-faceted expression. Then it touches on the idea of the path of truth, contrasting the organic approach to the philosophical.
    Next we engage Yaakov as the archetype of truth, learning how his struggles with his own inner shadow and his twin brother defined his way in the world and made him an embodiment of emet from whom we all can learn. Listen to the end for a surprise addition about the Baal Shem Tov which asks what it means that the stories of the chassidim were all true!

    • 39 min
    JHP S1 Heroic thoughts: Resilience

    JHP S1 Heroic thoughts: Resilience

    Resilience is the ability to bounce back from hardship and endure prolonged pressure - two qualities which are essential to any hero's journey. This episode explores the quality of חוסן/chosen which is the root of how we understand mental as a path in Jewish Heroism.

    • 29 min
    JHP S1E4 Mesirut - the threshold of heroism

    JHP S1E4 Mesirut - the threshold of heroism

    Mesirut is the threshold of heroism. It is the power of breaking through which can push a story, a life journey and even history past the bounds of what appears possible.
    This class introduces mesirah, the power to give more than you have, as the fourth path of Jewish heroism. It begins by introducing the element of heroism which involves breaking boundaries, and then offers an explanation of which our definition of heroism is mesirut nefesh, a going beyond the limits of the embodied self. Next we trace the meaning of term through a powerful metaphor, and three elements of textual exploration. Then Yitzchak is presented as the archetype of mesirut through a look at the story of his binding on the altar. Finally we learn how mesirut has functioned as a heroic driver in Jewish history by examining Theodore Herlz’s life.

    • 43 min
    JHP S1- Yehuda HaKohen Interview

    JHP S1- Yehuda HaKohen Interview

    R' Yehuda HaKohen gives his perspective on heroism, Jewish and universal. The conversation explores the nature of villains and enemies, the mission of the Jewish people and a vision for their heroic future.

    • 49 min

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Eitan Ben Avraham ,

What I love about this podcast

is that Rav Mike is able to hold so many perspectives on Jewish history at the same time and weave them all together. There is no longer a mono-narrative to our past and I really appreciate how he is able to see so many sides to the Jewish story. He is also smart and deep and is able to see connections that I never thought of making.

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