The Light Lab Podcast

Eliana Light
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The Light Lab Podcast

Welcome to the light lab! We (Rabbi Josh Warshawsky, Cantor Ellen Dreskin, Eliana Light, and special guests) believe that there is so much insight to be found in Jewish sacred heritage by holding the gems of our liturgy to the light. We see the immense value of personal, heart-opening, empathy-expanding prayer practice. And we love to talk about both. Join us! Follow us on facebook and instagram @thelight.lab and support the show at ko-fi.com/thelightlab

  1. 1D AGO

    Softening the Heart: Mincha & Workshop Live from SLBC (with Chava Mirel & Eliana Light)

    Shalom my friends! We’re back with a special three part pray-along series, live from Songleader Boot Camp. This episode is the afternoon service, mincha, with the incomparable Chava Mirel. Join us for a heart check-in, song, and silence. And keep listening for a behind-the-curtain conversation/class on what it takes to lead t’fillah that softens the heart. So glad to be back in the Light Lab with you!  What would it take to make t’fillah an exercise in softening the heart? Show notes, including melodies used and a follow-along prayerbook page, can be found here.  Follow us on ⁠facebook⁠ and ⁠instagram⁠ @thelight.lab.

    1h 2m

  2. 08/15/2024

    Episode 66: Shabbat at Home - Hamotzi

    This week, in our Shabbat at Home series, Eliana and Ellen consider the Midrashic possibilities of Hamotzi - the blessing over the challah. Topics include how challah holy-tizes all of our time, to tear or to cut, and which gardens grow bread trees. Plus, we listen to our favorite 90s Jewish hip hop classics!  As partners with g?d in the act of creation, how can we create that world of sustenance and goodness and support for all? Join our facebook group to comment. Check out this week’s show notes and transcript @ www.lightlab.co/podcast/episode-66-hamotzi Follow us on facebook and instagram @thelight.lab. Support our show! Sponsor an episode or donate here, and please rate, subscribe, and share around. Thank you!

    1h 3m

  3. 07/11/2024

    Episode 65: Opening the Treasure Box of Tradition (with Casper ter Kuile)

    This week, we are elated to bring you our interview with Eliana and Casper ter Kuile. Casper is the author of The Power of Ritual, and the co-founder of Sacred Design Lab, Nearness and the podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text. We explore finding the sacred in the secular, where folks find spiritual community these days, and snuggling your dog as prayer.  Check out this week’s show notes and transcript @ lightlab.co/podcast/episode-65-casper-ter-kuile What secular practice can you cultivate into prayer?Comment below or join our facebook group to connect around each episode.  Follow us on ⁠facebook⁠ and ⁠instagram⁠ @thelight.lab. Support our show! Sponsor and episode or donate here, and please rate, subscribe, and share around. Thank you!

    1h 7m

  4. 06/06/2024

    Episode 64: Shabbat at Home - Hand Washing

    This week, in our Shabbat at Home series, Eliana and Josh explore the hand washing. Topics include taking ownership over rituals, the act of giving and receiving to and of ourselves, and hand washing as a mikvah moment. Plus, we listen to our favorite hand washing nigunim!  Check out this week’s show notes and transcript @ lightlab.co/episode-64-hand-washing Follow us on facebook and instagram @thelight.lab. Support our show! Sponsor an episode or donate here, and please rate, subscribe, and share around. Thank you!

    51 min

  5. 05/23/2024

    Episode 63: Creativity - Codeword for g?d (with Rabbi Adina Allen)

    This week, we are elated to bring your our interview with Eliana and Rabbi Adina Allen. Rabbi Adina is co-founder and creative director of the Jewish Studio Project. We explore expressing the divine spark within us, how to sit with discomfort, and how to teach our 3rd grade selves that art is their birthright.  Check out this week’s show notes and transcript @ lightlab.co/podcast/episode-63-adina-allen  And pre-order Rabbi Allen's new book, The Place of All Possibility, here! Follow us on facebook and instagram @thelight.lab. Join our facebook group to connect around each episode. Support our show! Sponsor an episode or donate here, and please rate, subscribe, and share around. Thank you!

    57 min

  6. 04/18/2024

    Episode 62: SPARK - Pesach

    Welcome to our spring SPARK! A more free-wheeling, connective conversation between our hosts that we hope sparks something new in you. In this SPARK, Eliana and Ellen explore our journey on the way to enoughness,   binding our wounds, & the furry shapes prophets sometimes inhabit. Plus, we listen to some of our favorite songs for the season! Check out this week’s show notes and transcript @  lightlab.co/podcast/episode-62-spark-pesach  And check out the light lab podcast pesach spotify playlist! Follow us on facebook and instagram @thelight.lab.  Join our ⁠facebook group⁠ to connect and comment. Support our show! Contact welcome@lightlab.co to sponsor an episode. Donate here, and please rate, subscribe, and share around. Thank you!

    1h 2m

  7. 04/04/2024

    Episode 61: Turning Sorrows into Songs (with Rabbi Ilan Glazer)

    This week, we are honored to bring your our interview with Eliana and Rabbi Ilan Glazer. Rabbi Ilan is the founder of Our Jewish Recovery, author of the award-winning And God Created Recovery: Jewish Wisdom to Help You Break Free From Your Addiction, Heal Your Wounds, and Unleash Your Inner Freedom, and a Shatterproof Ambassador and Family Program Instructor. We explore the medicine of incorporating new and ancient melodies into t’fillah, how Jewish wisdom addresses addiction and recovery, and grounding grief in song. Plus, we listen to a few tracks on Rabbi Ilan’s new album, Gam Ki Elech: Turning Our Sorrows Into Songs.  Check out this week’s show notes and transcript @ lightlab.co/podcast/episode-61-ilan-glazer  Follow us on facebook and instagram @thelight.lab.  Join our ⁠⁠facebook group⁠⁠ to offer your heart wisdom. Sponsor an episode! Contact welcome@lightlab.co to to learn more. Donate here, and please rate, subscribe, and share around. Thank you!

    1h 4m

  8. 03/14/2024

    Episode 60: Open-Source Judaism (with Aharon Varady)

    This week, we are delighted to bring you our interview with Eliana and Aharon Varady. Aharon  is the founding director and primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project. We explore the alchemy of a minyan, taking responsibility for your prayer, and how to make a container to cross-pollinate our own liturgical wisdom with other people.  Check out this week’s show notes and transcript @ lightlab.co/episode-60-aharon-varady   Follow us on facebook and instagram @thelight.lab. Join our facebook group to connect around each episode.  Support our show! Contact Rachel at welcome@lightlab.co to sponsor an episode! Donate here, and please rate, subscribe, and share around. Thank you!

    1h 12m
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    About

    Welcome to the light lab! We (Rabbi Josh Warshawsky, Cantor Ellen Dreskin, Eliana Light, and special guests) believe that there is so much insight to be found in Jewish sacred heritage by holding the gems of our liturgy to the light. We see the immense value of personal, heart-opening, empathy-expanding prayer practice. And we love to talk about both. Join us! Follow us on facebook and instagram @thelight.lab and support the show at ko-fi.com/thelightlab

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    • Creator
      Eliana Light
    • Years Active
      2021 - 2025
    • Episodes
      73
    • Rating
      Clean
    • Copyright
      © Eliana Light
    • Show Website
      The Light Lab Podcast

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