Rabbi Shaanan Gelman is Senior Rabbi at Kehilat Chovevi Tzion in Skokie, IL.
In one succinct sentence, Rabbi Gelman sums up the task at hand any time someone approaches the Drasha speaking slot:
Make the familiar unfamiliar - and the unfamiliar familiar.
He’s a rabbi adept at spotting transformative Drasha material - and is willing to wait as long as it takes until a particular Torah message comes to life for him
Rabbi Gelman also places a high premium on great, personal stories to help illustrate Torah ideas - and is a master at curating them.
In this informative episode of the Maggid method, we discuss:
the imperative of authenticity when delivering a Drasha
the pros and cons of collaborating with a partner to help craft your sermon
the need for feedback and how to handle criticism
And...
Rabbi Gelman also shares one of the best, true stories I’ve ever heard, and how he created a life-changing Yom Kippur Drasha out of it.
Follow Rabbi Gelman's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@shaanangelman5450/featured
And his Torah podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/torahcast/id585319432
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