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Shot of Spirituality#19 - Siyyum:Torah, Talmud and Life-Long LearningDeep learning never ends. When we close a book, a tractate of Talmud, or a podcast, or finish a course or a degree, we celebrate with siyyum - a recognition that what we learned will forever be a part of us.2021-05-2010 min
Shot of Spirituality#18 - Tzedakah And PhilanthropyTzedakah - the Jewish concept of philanthropy - balances the strategic needs of support for the vulnerable, sustaining the community, and seeking justice - with the spiritual and emotional impact of giving with joy. To support Goucher Hillel during Hillel Global Giving Week (May 2-7), when gifts are matched 2:1 for triple the impact, go to donate.hillel.org/goucher2021-05-0307 minShot of SpiritualityShot Of Spirituality #17 - Love Of The EarthA deep and fundamental aspect of Judaism is our connectedness to the earth. It is our sacred responsibility and a dynamic source of spirituality. For more resources on the connections between Judaism and the Environment beyond this episode, check out the following links as possible points of departure:
http://www.ellenbernstein.org/shomrei-adamah
https://www.pearlstonecenter.org/jofee/
https://hazon.org/judaism-and-the-environment-101/
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/green-jews/2021-04-2707 minShot of SpiritualityShot Of Spirituality #16 - Ahavat YisraelWhat does the concept of love of Israel entail today? What does sharing a sense of peoplehood mean to how Jews relate to one another, and how the world relates to them? You can watch Andrew Lustig's "What it Means to Be Jewish" at this link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJe0uqVGZJA2021-04-1608 minShot of SpiritualityShot Of Spirituality #15- Spiritual Resistance (1)This Yom HaShoah, we connect with the idea and memory of spiritual resistance during the Holocaust. By the simple act of living and holding onto humanity through art, faith, and expression, Jewish people under Nazi tyranny participated in an audacious and powerful act of resistance. For more reading, click on the following links:
https://www.yadvashem.org/education/educational-materials/lesson-plans/spiritual-resistance.html
https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/ringelblum/index.asp2021-04-1011 minShot of SpiritualityShot Of Spirituality #11 - Building Self - AwarenessShot Of Spirituality #11 - Building Self - Awareness by A podcast from Goucher Hillel by Rabbi Josh Snyder2021-04-0206 minShot of SpiritualityShot Of Spirituality #12- From Awareness To ActionShot Of Spirituality #12- From Awareness To Action by A podcast from Goucher Hillel by Rabbi Josh Snyder2021-04-0208 minShot of SpiritualityShot Of Spirituality #13- Approaching ServiceShot Of Spirituality #13- Approaching Service by A podcast from Goucher Hillel by Rabbi Josh Snyder2021-04-0207 minShot of SpiritualityShot Of Spirituality #14- Exodus And Freedom Passover 2021Shot Of Spirituality #14- Exodus And Freedom Passover 2021 by A podcast from Goucher Hillel by Rabbi Josh Snyder2021-04-0206 minShot of SpiritualityShot Of Spirituality #11 - Building Self - AwarenessMussar, the Jewish discipline of ethical self-improvement, begins with building in a simple daily check-in for awareness of one's own actions and motivations.2021-02-2806 minShot of Spirituality#10 - The World Turned Upside Down Purim & The Pandemic A Year LaterWe are approaching Purim, on which we read the Book of Esther, which speaks of confronting challenges that turn our world upside down. This coincides with the anniversary of the arrival of the global pandemic. How can Purim enlighten us on how to mark this moment?2021-02-2107 minShot of Spirituality#9 - What's Love Got To Do With It?Judaism requires of us to tap into our experiences of love in order to fulfill its most important commands2021-02-1405 min
Shot of Spirituality#8 - Hope Following HannukahAs Hanukkah ends and winter sets in, we carry forth an inner flame of light and hope kindled ever brighter over the holiday.
Sources for further study:
https://www.sefaria.org/Kedushat_Levi%2C_Leviticus%2C_Kedoshim.1?ven=Kedushat_Levi_translated_by_Rb._Eliyahu_Munk&lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.21b.6?lang=bi&with=Chasidut&lang2=en2020-12-2304 min
Shot of Spirituality#7 - Giving GratitudeThe heart of the American holiday of Thanksgiving resonates deeply with the heart of Jewish practice - active daily rituals for giving thanks that help us to cultivate a mindset of gratitude.
Sources for further study:
http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/thanks.htm
https://forward.com/culture/books/414468/why-thankfulness-and-gratitude-are-jewish-emotions/
https://www.sefaria.org/Olat_Reiyah?lang=bi&p2=Olat_Reiyah%2C_Modeh_Ani.3&lang2=en2020-11-2609 minShot of Spirituality#6 - Harnessing HumilityHumility is a trait that has become devalued in the era of ‘any attention is good attention’. Bringing it back into our daily lives is a key component of our growth and development.
Sources for further study:
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/humility-in-judaism/
https://www.sefaria.org/Eruvin.13b.10-11?lang=bi
https://www.sefaria.org/Orchot_Tzadikim.2?lang=bi
https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/98230?lang=bi
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40015015?seq=1
https://rabbisacks.org/greatness-humility-shoftim-5776/2020-11-1908 minShot of Spirituality#5 - Acting With IntentionThe Hasidic revolution popularized the idea that personal acts, done with intention, can restore order to the cosmos - or tikkun olam. For more study, feel free to follow the links here: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-baal-shem-tov/; https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tikkun-olam2020-11-0411 minShot of Spirituality#4 - Facing FailureThe Lurianic Kabbalah's creation myth tells of God's failure and a broken universe - and allows us to understand that when we inevitably fail, we must face it and learn from it.2020-10-3010 minShot of Spirituality#1 - Embracing VulnerabilityThe fall holidays give us a chance to come to terms with our vulnerability, and to know that we are OK nonetheless.2020-10-2006 minShot of Spirituality#2 - Cultivating JoyThe key to joy is cultivating a mindset that can find joy in every moment, or as Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav puts it, "It is a mitzvah to be in a constant state of joy."2020-10-2008 minShot of Spirituality#3 - Making SpaceIn order to create, we need to make space. That involves an act, conscious or unconscious, of drawing back, or tzimtzum.2020-10-2006 min