Shows
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShavuot Tikkun Learning Session - Hevruta: "The Will to Build: Cultivating Ratzon/Soul Desire Through Chevrutah."Shavuot Tikkun All-Night Study Session with Yehudah Webster, at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, June 1, 2025.
In this session, we engage in chevrutah to uncover and clarify our ratzon--our deep will and longing--for ourselves, our communities, and the world. Through Torah study, discussion, and selected Mussar practices, we will explore how learning and reflecting in partnership can help us cultivate what we truly want on a soul level, identify where our personal desires meet collective purpose, and align those longings in service of justice.
(Youtube)Special Guest: Yehudah Webster.
2025-06-0234 min
EvolveRabbi David Jaffe and Yehuda Webster on Anti-Racism and the Balance of CareWhat does it mean to apply the concepts of Mussar (Jewish ethical teachings) to everyday life? What about to confronting racism in the world, at a particular institution or even in oneself? Rabbi David Jaffe, author of Changing the World From the Inside Out and Yehuda Webster, a noted activist and teacher, point to examples of how this can work. Each shares how Mussar taught them how they could have behaved differently in certain situations and where drawing on its lessons led to more positive outcomes. They also discuss anti-racism work in the broader Jewish community, addressing the post...
2025-02-2758 min
South Orange Village: Our VoicesOur Voices: Being Black & JewishIn this episode, Brandon Hayes interviews Marc Merriweather, Moriyah Webster, Yehudah Webster, and Shoshana Brown to discuss their insights into and experiences with being both Black and Jewish. They specifically talk about their commitment to their faith and how it intersects with their race. Through often frank conversations about their shared identity, they also challenge assumptions that all Jewish people are white and all Black people are Christian or Muslim. Marc Merriweather Marc Merriweather is a South Orange resident. Marc is an attorney. He and his wife have two boys (ages 15 and 12) and a dog. They nu...
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