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Shalom Friends,
I hope you enjoy this podcast in which I read from the incredible story of Itamar Alus, as recorded in Hidabrutโs โืืืคืืื ืืืกืชืจืโ
If you liked it, let me know, and Iโll record the next pages. As always, I appreciate any and all feedback.
Shabbat Shalom,
Aryeh
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I hope you enjoy this new podcast concept Iโm exploring. Feel free to send me any feedback. Future episodes will be slower and simpler Hebrew.
Transcript in Hebrew and English translation:
ืฉืืื,
ืฉืื ืืจืื, ืืืจืืืื ืืืืื ืืคืจืง ืืจืืฉืื ืฉื ืืจืืฉืืช: ืชืืจื ืืขืืจืืช ืงืื. ืืคืจืง ืฉื ืืืื ืืืงืืฉ ืืืฆืืืช ืฆื"ื.
ืืืื ื ืืื ืงืฆืช ืขื ืื ืืื, ื ืืืจ ืืืชื ืืคืจืฉื, ืืื ืืืืื ื - ืื ืืื ืื?
ืงืืจืืื ืืืืจื ืขื ืืืืืงืช ืืื ืืืช ืืื ืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืืฆื ืขืืื ื ืืืืืืง ืืช ื ืจืืช ืืื ืืื. ืืืช ืืืืจืช, ืืฉ ืืืืื (argument) ืขื ืื ืืืจื ืื ืืื ืืืืืืง ื ืจืืช ืื ืืื.
ืืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืชืืืืื ืืืืืงืช ืฉืืื ื ื ืจืืช ืืื ืืืจืืืื ืื ืืื ืืช ืืกืคืจ ืื ืจืืช ืขื ืฉืืืืื ืืฉืืื ื ืืืืืงืื ืจืง ืืื.
ืืืช ืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืชืืืืื ืืืืืงืช ื ืจ ืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืช ืืกืคืจ ืื ืจืืช ืขื ืฉืืืืื ืืฉืืื ื, ืืืืืงืื ืฉืืื ื.
ืื ืฉืืชื ืื ืืืื ืืืืงืช ืื ืจืืช, ืจืืืชื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืคื ืืืช ืืื. ืืื ืื ืฉืืืืช ืืขื ืืื ืืื ืืื.
ื ืืื, ืืฉ ืขืืงืจืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืคื ืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืงืื ืฉืื ืื ืืชืืืืืื ืขื ืืืช ืฉืืื.ืืื ืืฉ ืื ืกืืื ืืคื ืืืขืชื ืฉื ืืืช ืืื, ืืขืื ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืืจ ืืืชืื.
ืืืกืืจ ืืืขืช ืืืช ืฉืืื ืืื ืฉืื ื ืกืืคืจืื ืฉืืื ื ื ืจืืช ืืื ืคืืืช ืืคืืืช, ืื ืื ืืื ืงืฉืืจ ืืกืืืืช, ืืืกืืืืช ืื ื ืืงืจืืืื ืฉืืืฉื ืขืฉืจ ืคืจืื ืืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืฉื ืืื, ืืืืจ ืื ืคืืืช ืคืืืช ืืื ืืื ื ืืกืฃ.
ืืืกืืจ ืืืขืช ืืืช ืืื ืืื ืฉืื ื ืกืืคืจืื ืืืขืื, ืื ืืฉ ืขืืงืจืื ืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืชืจืืื ืืงืืืฉื ืืื ืืืจืืื ืืงืืืฉืโืื ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืืจื: ืืขืืื ืืงืืฉ ืืืื ืืืจืืืื.
ืืคื ืืขืืงืจืื ืืื, ืื ื ืจืืช ืื ืืื ืื ืงืืืฉืื (ืืื ืื ื ืื ืืืืจืื "ืื ืจืืช ืืืื, ืงืืืฉ ืื"), ืฆืจืื ืจืง ืืืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืงืื.
ืื ืืืื ื ืจืื ืงืื, ืจืง ืืืืกืืฃ ื ืจ ืืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืื ื, ืืจืืจ ืฉืื ืืืกืคืช ืืื ืขืืฉื ืืืื ืืืื. ืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืคืจืง ืืืื ืืคืืืงืืกืืื ืืืืืืื ืขืืื, ืืืฉืคืขื ืืืืื ืืชืืื ืืช ืืื, "ืืจืืืื ืืืืืืื" ืืคืืืงืืกื "ืืื ืขืืจื". https://hebrewtime.squarespace.com/episodes/36
ืืคืจืง ืื, ื ืืื ืืืืจืช ืขื ืกืคืจ "ืืจืืืื ืืืืืืื", ืฉืืืืจ ืขื ืืื ืืกืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืืืื ืื ืืจืืืื ืืืฆืืืื, ืืืกืื ืืืจืืืื ืืืฆืืืื ืื ืขืงืืืืช (consistency). ืืื ืืืืืช ืขืงืืืื (consistent), ืขืืืฃ ืืขืฉืืช ืืืจ ืืื ืงืื ืฉืื ืืฉืื, ืืืฉืจ ืื ืกืืช ืืขืฉืืช ืืืจ ืืืื, ืืืืืฉื ืืืืคืกืืง.
ืืื ืื ืืืกืจ ืฉื ืืืช ืืื ืืืืืงืช ื ืจ ืืื ื ืืกืฃ ืืื ืืื ืื ืืื. ืชืขืฉื ืงืฆืช, ืืืจ ืชืขืฉื ืงืฆืช ืืืชืจ, ืจืง ืชืืื ืขืงืื. ืืืกืข ืฉื ืืืฃ ืืืื, ืืชืืื ืืฆืขื ืืื.
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Shalom,
My name is Aryeh, and welcome to the first episode of โBereishit: Torah in Easy Hebrew.โ Todayโs episode is dedicated to the success of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF).
Today weโll learn a bit about Hanukkah, connect it to the parshah, and to our lives tooโbecause why not?
We read in the gemara about a debate between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai on how we should light the Hanukkah candles.
Beit Shammai says that we start by lighting eight candles then decrease each day the number of candles until on the eighth night, we light just one.
Beit Hillel says that we start by lighting one candle and then increase each day the number of candles until on the eighth night we light eight.
Now if youโve been paying attention during candle lighting, youโve seen that we follow Beit Hillel. But whatโs really interesting is why.
Itโs true, thereโs a general principle that we follow Bet Hillel wherever they debate with Beit Shammai. But thereโs also a beautiful reason given for Beit Hillelโs opinion that I want to explore with you.
The explanation for Beit Shammaiโs opinion is that we light eight candles and then less and less, because Hanukkah is connected to Sukkot, and on Sukkot, we sacrifice thirteen bulls the first day of the festival, and then fewer and fewer with each new day.
The explanation for Beit Hillelโs opinion is that we count up, because there is a general principle that we increase in holiness and donโt decrease in holiness. Or in the words of the gemara: ืืขืืื ืืงืืฉ ืืืื ืืืจืืืื
According to this principle, if chanukah candles are holy (and we do say โthey are holyโ), we should only increase how many we light.
It may seem small, just to add one candle a night, but by the eighth night, itโs clear that even just adding one makes a big difference. This reminds me of an episode from one of my favorite podcasts, and a major influence for this show, โAtomic Habitsโ on the โHebrew Timeโ podcast. https://hebrewtime.squarespace.com/episodes/36
In this episode, Nadia discusses the book โAtomic Habits,โ which describes how the secret to a successful life are successful habits, and the secret to successful habits are consistency. To be consistent, itโs better to do one small thing over and over, than to try to do a big thing, fail and quit.
This is also Beit Hillelโs message in lighting one more candle each night of Hanukkah. Do a little bit, tomorrow do a bit more, just be consistent. The journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step.
Chag Sameach
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Shalom,
I hope you and your loved ones are safe during this difficult time. Join me as I speak with Rabbi Moshe Silver about how we can feel compassion for both the Jews and Palestinians.
To learn more from Rabbi Silver about the situation in Israel, check out his latest blog post here.
Shabbat Shalom, Aryeh
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I hope you enjoy this weekโs podcast in which I share a meditation for shaking the Lulav with kavanot (intentions). The meditation is based on this Breslav teaching, with modifications to make it more accessible.
This Weekโs Classes
Kavanah Practice Group (KPG) 15 Next Tuesday
"It is fitting that all of Israel should dwell in a single sukkahโ (Sukkah 27b)
Join us on Tuesday, October 10th, as we bring this teaching to life and explore the power of unity on Sukkot. We will study two essays, one by Rav Kook: Sukkot: All of Israel in One Sukkah and one from Chabad: Unity in Three Dimensions.
All are welcome.
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Creation Care 84 Next Thursday
Hi Friends,
Did you know that the Old Norse pagan tradition, รsatrรบ, is Icelandโs fastest growing religion?
Join us next Thursday, October 5th, to find out why as we discuss this fascinating article: Swedish Ecologist Revives Old Norse Myths And Rituals To Tackle Environmental Crises
๐ณ Andreas Kornevall, a Swedish-British ecologist, is dedicated to preserving Old Norse myths and rituals, using them to address contemporary environmental issues and foster a connection to nature.๐ณ
[Kornevall] emphasizes that itโs not the type of ritual, but ritual itself, that matters. He envisions what he calls an โancient future,โ one in which we turn once again to ceremonies and rituals โ however old or new, however authentic or invented โ to give shape and meaning to our presence on Earth and to help us contend with the inevitable, ongoing loss and change that our disconnect from the planet has wrought. โIn the ancient future,โ he hopes, โceremonies will not be redundant, but indeed stronger.โ
๐ฟ Meeting Details:
* Date: Thursday, October 5th
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Wishing you and your loved ones a beautiful Shabbat and Sukkot.
In Blessing,
Aryeh Ronay
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Welcome to a new episode of MindBodyTorah, the podcast for holistic Jewish living.
In this enlightening episode, Aryeh is joined by Manya Ronay to discuss how we can approach Yom Kippur from a place of love and compassion, offering insights into transforming fear and judgment into understanding and kindness. For those interested in exploring more, Manya offers private and group IFS sessions at www.meetmanya.com.
Looking for a summary? Check it out on the MindBodyTorah Blog.
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Today I spoke with Manya Ronay, an IFS practitioner, about how to achieve healthy Teshuva (repentance/return to your soul). Listen in to our fascinating conversation.
Gmar Chatima Tova,
Aryeh
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