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Touro TalksAutism and ReligionRecorded live on December 15, 2022. A conversation on autism on religious spaces and activities with guest host Sam Levine, Professor of Law and Director of the Jewish Law Institute at Touro Law Center, and Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, Chief Program Officer & Director, Whole Community Inclusion, Jewish Learning Venture; John Elder Robison, Neurodiversity Scholar, College of William & Mary; New York Times Best-Selling Author of Look Me in the Eye; and Rabbi Dr. Rafi Feuerstein, President of the Feuerstein Institute.
2025-07-0754 min
Vintage Annals Archive PodcastEp 65: The Little Gate-Crasher Book by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer (About Mace Bugen)Ep 65: The Little Gate-Crasher Book by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer (About Mace Bugen)
The Little Gate-Crasher by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
You’ve never met anyone like Mace Bugen — he was 43 inches of unstoppable spirit and energy! Mace was a first-generation Jewish-American born in 1915 — when society had low expectations for children born with differences. But Mace was smarter than most; over the years he learned to effectively turn what society in those days called a “handicap” int...
2024-01-1935 min
5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #16: Janet ConnorIt is such a delight to bring you this podcast with one of my spiritual teachers, Janet Conner. Join us to learn about the prayer practices and rituals that have sustained Janet through the pandemic and continue to help her connect to the Divine.
Janet Conner is a prayer artist, deep soul explorer, field guide in The Mystic, and mistress of the mystical theta brain wave state—the threshold between worlds. But first and always, Janet is a devoted daughter of the Feminine Divine and Original Prayer. Put it all together and you can see why many co...
2020-10-1050 min
5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions Episode 15: AmyIt's August 22, 2020 and my guest Rabbi Amy shares deep wisdom about feeling gratitude, noticing beauty in the world around her and in her home with her teenage children and shares rituals that help her feel grounded and resilient on a daily basis.
Amy Grossblatt Pessah is a rabbi, author, spiritual director and mom. Serving various communities and demographics across the country, Amy has been a Jewish educator for over twenty-five years, with a specialization in Jewish Family Education. She received her masters degree in Jewish education from HUC-JIR and her ordination from Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal...
2020-08-2219 min
5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #14: JohnIt's May 27th, 2020...and the world is full of the beauty of spring and also so much sadness as people around the world suffer from Covid-19. I am humbled to bring you a conversation with an old friend whom I haven't seen in many years but I carry in my heart. John Fenner Mays, a terrific actor from Chicago, shares his vulnerability, resilience and hope as he tells a story of losing his beloved partner, Lorraine.
We share a lot of laughter, some tears...and even ponder the future of live theater. Take a listen...
2020-05-2834 min
5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #13: AdinaIt's April 12th, 2020 and my guest Adina is someone whose life work focuses on asking questions that help us to expand and transform our thinking. As Adina and I reflect on gratitude and beauty during this global pandemic, she shares the important question of 'What can this time give birth to?' We talk about her desire to get creative as a maker, how honoring the Jewish ritual of counting the Omer can be grounding in this moment when days run together, and her intentional practice to consume positive news from the Good News Network.
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2020-04-1230 min
5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #12: NailaIt's April 5th, 2020...This podcast is landing during a week when so many of us are holding anxiety, fear and exhaustion...and also are discovering inner strength and wisdom, resilience, compassion for self and others, community. It's the perfect time to talk with Naila, a person whom I think of as a ray of sunshine! Naila talks about connecting with her body through exercise, moving through grief, coping with isolation and she shares a beautiful, easy practice that we can all try for connecting with our heart centers.
About Nailia:
Naila Francis is a certified...
2020-04-0522 min
5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #11: TamiIt's March 17th, 2020...This podcast is landing during a week when so many people feel like everything that keeps us safe and okay has been taken away from us. Fear and anxiety is surrounding us and it takes practice to feel grounded, thankful and hopeful. I can't have asked for a more wonderful guest than Tami Astorino for just this moment--Tami shares about her experience discovering the ancient practice of 'forest bathing' and how connecting to the beauty and energy of being in nature has been transformative for her.
I hope Tami's experience will inspire you to...
2020-03-1724 min
5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #10: YohannaI'm excited to share this conversation with Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg.. Yohanna speaks about the personal and communal lessons she's learning during the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state where she lives; the loss of her mother last fall and the experience of noticing spring coming to life in the natural world; and the sheer joy she experiences in taking her dogs to the dog park on Saturday afternoons.
Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg has served as Congregation Kol Ami's rabbi since 2014 and has worked as rabbi and chaplain in the Seattle area since 2003. Before coming to Kol Ami, she was...
2020-03-1126 min
5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #9: JoanneI'm excited to share this conversation with Joanne...someone who shares about her spiritual journey in recovering from illness and how that experience has transformed her sense of the Divine. Joanne shares about the gift of teaching, of family and her hope for a world in which we humans choose to slow down and focus on connecting with each other.
For more info about or to be a guest for an upcoming 5 Questions Podcast, visit www.gabriellekaplanmayer.com.
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2019-11-0923 min5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #8: MargeWhatever you are going through today, take a moment to be uplifted and inspired by a conversation with an incredible woman, Marguerite (Marge). Marge shares about living with joy and intention, the power of ritual, her love for Linda Ronstadt and the journey that she has been on in surviving the loss of her beloved son, Ron. Be warned: this interview is full of laughter! Marge blogs at The Grief Warrior and you'll want to read her powerful writing after listening to her. You can also see images of the Ron Silberstein Healing Bench at Lorimer Park here.
2019-11-0229 min5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #7: OzJoin us for a conversation with Oz who calls in from Jerusalem; he takes us to his view from his balcony and shares about his gratitude for his studies, the beautiful encounter he had just by placing a pride flag on his apartment, the value of his family and his growing awareness that he has the ability to make significant change in the arena of inclusion through the professional path he's pursuing.
I met Oz and his family at Tikvah Family Camp at Ramah in the Ramah in the Poconos~check out this amazing place that supports...
2019-10-1220 min5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #6: MaryLeeMaryLee joins us for an energized conversation about breathing, Peter Pan, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, her daughter Sephy chalking the word 'feat' on her playscape and the powerful way that memories of her beloved father Salvatore help her when she's feeling lost.
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2019-10-0423 min5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #5: GaliaGalia joins the 5 Questions podcast with a wonderful conversation about finding community--even when it felt challenging (like in high school) and even when it's required her to overcome anxiety. She shares the way that the community she's found continues to expand and inspire her with like-minded people doing good things in the world. Community for Galia is a place of gratitude, grounding and beauty. Plus--we get to hear about her lab/boxer mix!
For more info about or to be a guest for an upcoming 5 Questions Podcast, visit www.gabriellekaplanmayer.com.
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2019-09-2718 min5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #4: AdamAdam joins the 5 Questions Podcast with an insightful conversation about self-advocacy, political action, diversity and how he has found the strength to success academically despite learning challenges at a young age.
Adam shares about the value of his experiences as an intern for Jewish Learning Venture's 'Whole Community Inclusion' and RespectAbility.
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2019-09-2725 min5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #3: DeborahDeborah joins the 5 Questions Podcast with a poignant, powerful conversation about sending a child off to college, following an intense year of her daughter Emerson going through leukemia treatment; embracing her child's identity as a transgender person; the power of her meditation practice, letting go of limiting beliefs and gaining wisdom from the woman who is her biological mother.
For more info about or to be a guest for an upcoming 5 Questions Podcast, visit www.gabriellekaplanmayer.com.
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2019-09-2722 min5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #2: NeilSometimes, it's the small gestures that yield profound results.
So much fun sharing the 5 Questions with Neil...his answers touch on the beauty of supermarket flowers, his practice of daily connection with friends and family, appreciation for grounding from the Calm app, the Sleepy podcast and Yoga with Adriene. Plus a 20-year love of Phish Food.
For more info about or to be a guest for an upcoming 5 Questions Podcast, visit www.gabriellekaplanmayer.com.
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2019-09-2719 min5 Questions for Inner Wisdom5 Questions #1: AlexWelcome to the 5 Questions Podcast...a podcast for the spiritually curious… questions and conversations to help you connect to your inner life.
How and when do you make time and space for the big questions? For tuning in to your intuition? For noticing what’s happening inside and around you?
In our first episode, it was wonderful to listen to and talk with Alex from North Hollywood about taking in the intense beauty of camping alone in Malibu, his memories of exploring a golf course left to the wild in his teen years, the Four Worl...
2019-09-2728 min