12. Saying or Praying
Listen now
Description
Envision yourself meditating. Seriously. In this vision, have you sprouted a 10-inch beard and teleported to the edge of a forlorn mountainside? The arts of meditation and prayer are so foreign to our existence that they're either too vague or too specific to grasp — do we need an app or a New Age album or nothing or...? In this episode, Adam and Dovid discuss praying vs. just saying, meditating or just standing by a wall — and lots of the in-betweens.  What can different practices aiming towards accessing something sublime mean — or do? — for us in a usual day in our usual head.  For information on Rabbi Yitzchak Ben Sheshet of Valencia, see here. More inspiration from the Rebbe on making one's prayers selfless, watch here. To purchase a book from Rabbi Adin (Even-Yisrael) Steinsaltz's writings, click here.
More Episodes
Things may not go back to the way they were for Jews for a while. Dovid's Yom Kippur speech offers 2 recommendations for Jews living in this post-10/7 world. The terms pro-semitism and Jewing make an appearance.
Published 10/15/24
Published 10/15/24
For those seeking social media clout, there’s the strong temptation to pilfer what has already proven to work.  “If the creator of this content got so much attention - why can’t I!?” they ask themselves rhetorically as they press “post” on the piece as if it’s their own.  The more guilt-ridden...
Published 07/11/24