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Better Call ShaulEp. 11: Never Broken, Nothing Lacking | Dr. Bill PettitWe live in a world of increasing mental distress. However, you don’t need to be a therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist to help. You have so much to offer people simply by sharing your own humanness. This is how Dr. Bill Pettit sees the field of alleviating mental suffering. Bill worked as a board-certified psychiatrist for over fifty years. He has been sharing a revolutionary spiritual understanding of mental well-being - based on three simple principles — that has offered peace and wellbeing to those suffering from anxiety, stress, trauma, PTSD, and other diagnostic labels for mental distress. We discussed how e...
2022-07-211h 11
Better Call ShaulEp. 10: Gender Role Relevance and Women's RightsThis episode we met with writer, performer, creator, passionate feminist and good friend Tova Leigh. Tova is dedicated to promoting gender equality and women's rights through her live performances and books, as well as her work as a podcaster and digital creator. We enjoyed a lighthearted and insightful conversation around the relevance of gender roles today, entitlement and rights vs responsibilities to each other, and the ability to get past our philosophies and opinions to be able to just listen to one another.
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2022-06-2355 min
Better Call ShaulEp. 9: Psychedelic HealingWhat’s it like to experience a psychedelic assisted therapy session? Can it have long lasting effects to help heal PTSD, depression, OCD and improve one’s general wellbeing and enjoyment of life? David Drapkin LCSW is a man on a psychedelic wellness mission and a thought leader in the field of psychedelic medicine and therapy. He joined us to discuss these questions and more.
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2022-05-2650 minBetter Call ShaulEp. 8: Suicide and How You Can HelpIn this episode, Jonny Simmons joins us again, this time to talk about his personal experience with attempting suicide, the dark place to which a person in that mindset goes, what a person in that situation can do to help themselves, and simple but powerful things others can do to support someone suffering in this way.
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Co-hosted by Rabbis Shaul Rosenblatt and Levi Goldgrab.
Produced by Levi Goldgrab
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2022-05-121h 01
Fleshing It OutEp. 9 - Love the ConvertRaphael, hailing from Puerto Rico, has gone through the process of conversion to Judaism with his wife and two daughters. We discussed his experience through the process, what it entailed, and the challenges he and his family faced. We also took a look at some myths and misconceptions regarding conversion including a situation where a family has converted and since stopped practicing Judaism, as well as a misunderstanding regarding the custom to, at the outset of conversion, deter the convert from joining the Jewish nation. Outro music "A Million Years" by Nissim Black and Yisroel Laub.
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2021-02-2152 min
Fleshing It OutEp. 7 - Psychedelic Chicken Soup for the Soul with Rabbi Tzvi FreemanRabbi Tzvi Freeman is a senior editor at Chabad.org - one of the largest internet platforms for Jewish life and education. Growing up in the 70s, soulful music, Kabbalah toons, working with Chabad.org, and living with the Bedouins. Through all of that (and more) we find the root of heartfelt and genuine prayer.
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2020-10-2300 minFleshing It OutEp. 7 - On Being Jewish and Gay: A ConversationHomosexuality in the Orthodox Jewish community is not something often spoken about. That's why I sat down with Richard Jenkins to hear his experience about being gay and Jewish, as well as how the community can be more helpful and accepting. Thoughts? Email FleshingItOutPodcast@gmail.com or send us a private voice-note in the link below. Outro music "Airplane" by Levi Robin
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2020-09-091h 30Fleshing It OutEp. 6 - The Prison RabbiBrooklyn born Rabbi Binyomin Scheiman of the Hinda Institute has been visiting and overseeing over 30 prisons in the state of Illinois for the past 35+ years. His passion, love, and concern for helping inmates is tangible. We discussed what prison visits look like, prison reform, a few crazy prison stories, and some musings on the idea of defunding the police. Thoughts? Email FleshingItOutPodcast@gmail.com or send us a private voice-note in the link below. Outro music "Ufaratzta" by Rogers Park
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2020-08-091h 20Fleshing It OutEp. 5 - The Rabbinical Training Academy: Training Today's Rabbis For Tomorrow's ChallengesRabbis nowadays tend to train in a bit of a vacuum – a space that is very different from the realities of the world they must face in their future leadership role. That's where the unique RTA - Rabbinical Training Academy steps in. Its director - founder of Aish UK - Shaul Rosenblatt and I discuss the state of Orthodox Judaism today, where we are headed, and what the RTA has planned for a healthier Jewish community and a better world. Thoughts? Email FleshingItOutPodcast@gmail.com or send us a private voice-note in the link below. Outro music "Ashrei" by...
2020-07-221h 00Fleshing It OutEp. 4 - It's Not All Black And White: A Conversation With Pastor Gil MonrosePastor Gil Monrose is the Pastor at the East Flatbush Mt. Zion Church of God 7th Day and founding president of the "God Squad", a group led by faith leaders with a central mission to eliminate gun violence, while simultaneously acting as a buffer between the community and police. I had the privilege to (virtually) sit down with Pastor Gil to open dialogue and discuss current events, what meaningful protests look like, the relationship between the Black and the Jewish Community, the spirituality within us all - and most importantly - we enjoyed some good laughs together. Let...
2020-06-101h 03Fleshing It OutEp. 3 - A Wholesome Preparation For Real Life: Yeshiva Binyan OdomWhat if our Yeshiva school system was based on mental and emotional health? What if we provided our students with practical tools to help them with smoothly entering into the "bigger world" out there after Yeshiva? Welcome to Yeshiva Binyan Odom. Where individuals are built - not institutions.
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2020-05-151h 01Fleshing It OutEp. 2 - Netflix and Yeshiva: 'Unorthodox' Perspectives On Orthodox JudaismHi there listener. Hope you and your family are safe and sound. This episode your host Levi sits down with his old pal Daniel Rhodes. Doni, as he's known, grew up in the mainstream Orthodox Yeshiva community which he has since journeyed on from to other experiences in life, away from his original religious background. He is currently involved with cyber security entrepreneurship and holds a masters degree in Philosophy from the University of Luxembourg, where he currently resides. What challenges did he and others face in the community? How does his journey compare to and differ from...
2020-04-0257 minFleshing It OutEp. 1 - Who's Your Daddy? Taking God Out Of The BoxWelcome to Fleshing It Out. A platform to hear real people honestly talk about real challenges and insights into their spirituality and Judaism - in an informal discussion setting. In this first episode your host Levi sits down with his buddy Andrew Tapperman. Andrew spends his time as a postman delivering mail to residents in the city of London and has spent many years of his past traveling the far East searching out his Creator. In this episode we discuss what God is, where's He found, and the possibility that we've been viewing Him the wrong way all...
2020-03-191h 25