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2023-03-0226 min2023-03-0230 min2022-11-2227 min2022-11-2133 min2022-11-2127 min2022-11-2025 min2022-08-3024 min2022-08-3025 min2022-06-1230 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPirkei Avos- Yosi ben Yochanan 1Everybody smells bad, it's just that some of us get to wash it off regularly
2022-03-0427 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPirkei Avos- Yosi ben Yoezer 3Old becomes new as we win friends and lose the game
2022-03-0428 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPirkei Avos- Yosi ben Yoezer 2Murder vs Celebrity, and how to have a humble dust-up
2022-03-0426 min2022-02-1722 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPirkei Avos- Antigonus 2Rav Hirsch leads a discussion about the absurdity of being paid for having a relationship
2022-02-1423 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPirkei Avos- Antigonus 1We may not actually discuss Antigonus, but we do question the nature of our reality
2022-02-1120 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPirkei Avos-Shimon HaTzadik 2Up down, down up and all together. Also - how to make a cult
2022-02-1124 min2022-02-0421 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPirkei Avos- Anshei Kneset HaGdola FinaleContinues lessons in humility and the value of students
2022-02-0425 min2022-02-0423 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPirkei Avos-intro to Anshei Kneset HaGdolaCheesy noodles and our shifting relationship with truth
2022-02-0425 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPirkei Avos- mesirah and kabbalaIn addition to a shocking revelation about what we got at Har Sinai, I reveal the noise I make when I'm buffering.
2022-02-0418 min2022-01-1228 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimGoals and TentsHarvard, Yaakov Avinu, and my brother Josh. Not necessarily in that order.
2021-11-2737 min2021-11-2735 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimThe Like/No-Like SystemMaking decisions is hard, and I'm not making it any easier.
2021-11-2652 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimThe Long Dark Winter of the Soul2 for 1. Only the first half is video game related, and contains some surprising information about character builds. The title is a particularly clever combination of the two topics, which are in reality not related at all.
2021-11-2632 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPrograms and ChoiceCan you build a program for consciousness? Spoiler: No you can't.
2021-11-2642 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimPersonality TypesThis is really the finale of the SDT classes. Also, I'm attacked by bats in the middle.
2021-11-2645 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimShimon HaTzadik and Self-Determination Theory 2Continuing last episode's ideas in an effort to link SDT to Pirkei Avos. These two classes are maybe my favorites in this series.
2021-11-2641 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimShimon HaTzadik and Self-Determination TheoryThree is the magic number in human motivation.
2021-11-2530 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimMotivation FinaleWhy the next world doesn't destroy our experience of this one.
2021-11-2419 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimMore Motivational IssuesIn this episode an analogy about being happy makes me angry.
2021-11-2414 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimMotivationWhat's the opposite of an ulterior motive? I have no idea, but we're gonna talk about it anyway.
2021-11-2331 minRabbi Berkus' ShiurimIntroWhy would anyone think to connect any of these topics? I may or may not answer that question in this episode.
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