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Why do we struggle with expressing grief and sorrow? Pastor Glenn Packiam dialogues with Rabbi Joe Charnes about the place of grief in the Jewish tradition. Rabbi Joe talked about being present to ourselves in our sorrow, being present before God, and being present to others. Prayer can be a way to lay our hearts bare before God, or it can be a way to hide from God. He describes the Jewish practices of sitting with the bereaved for seven days and covering mirrors, and finding a way forward though it means walking with a limp.
In this final episode of season, Rabbi Joe and Pastor Glenn sit down in person to conclude our reflections on Psalm 13. How does praise coexist with pain? How can God’s goodness be resting on us even while we feel the silence, distance, and even the absence of God? We explore the disintegration...
Published 06/01/21
In this episode, Rabbi Joe and Pastor Glenn discuss the first few lines of Psalm 13, examining the meaning of the phrase that is repeated four times: "How long...?" Rabbi Joe reflects on the uniqueness of this phrase in the Hebrew Bible and the reason for the repetition, while Glenn offers...
Published 04/24/21