Episodes
This week, Rabbi Lehrfield talks about the holiday of Passover. To view the full transcript visit: www.joidenver.com/zeropercent/29--the-greatest-educational-tool
Published 04/24/22
Published 04/06/22
In this episode, Rabbi Lehrfield pays tribute to Rav Chaim Kanievsky- the "Prince of Torah"
Published 03/30/22
In this episode, Rabbi Lehrfield talks about Ukraine, specifically the history of Jews in Ukraine, and their incredible President Volodymyr Zelensky. View the full transcript here: www.joidenver.com/zeropercent/26--glory-to-ukraine
Published 03/23/22
Continuing our discussion on the Jewish Holidays, Rabbi Lehrfield focuses on Purim. View the full transcript here: www.joidenver.com/zeropercent/zeropercent/25--they-tried-to-kill-us%2C-we-won%2C-lets-eat!-(purim)
Published 03/16/22
This week, Rabbi Lehrfield dives into Yom Kippur. View the full transcript here: www.joidenver.com/zeropercent/24--the-goat
Published 03/09/22
In this episode we continue our discussion on Jewish holidays with an emphasis on Rosh Hashanah. See the full transcript here: www.joidenver.com/zeropercent/23--constant-change
Published 03/02/22
In this episode, Rabbi Lehrfield dives a little deeper into the Jewish calendar with a focus on the new month, Rosh Chodesh and its lessons of renewal. If you are interested in a Spirals in Time podcast, email Rabbi Lehrfield at [email protected]. View the full transcript here: www.joidenver.com/zeropercent/22--new-month-new-you
Published 02/23/22
Continuing our discussion on antisemitism with a look back in history. View the full transcript here: www.joidenver.com/zeropercent/21--the-truth
Published 02/16/22
In this episode, Rabbi Lehrfield continues unpacking the classic reasons for Anitsemitism. To view the full transcript visit: www.joidenver.com/zeropercent/20--a-unique-hatred
Published 02/09/22
Continuing our talk on Antisemitism, Rabbi Lehrfield speaks more on why it's the most unique hatred. To view the full transcript, visit: www.joidenver.com/zeropercent/19--reasons-or-excuses
Published 02/02/22
In this episode, Rabbi Lehrfield starts the discussion on Antisemitism.
Published 01/26/22
In this episode, we wrap up our discussion about Jewish lifecycles by looking at love, relationships, and marriage. Episode transcript- Hey everyone. I'm Menachem Lehrfield and this is Zero Percent. We are now wrapping up our Jewish life cycles with a conversation about relationships, from a Jewish perspective. Specifically where we see the growth mindset research in the Jewish approach to relationships, the Jewish approach to marriage. And I hope that it will help enhance your...
Published 01/19/22
In this episode we continue our discussion on Jewish lifecycles and talk about the transition into adulthood. Episode transcript- Hey, everyone. I'm so glad that you're here. This is [inaudible 00:00:11], and this is 0%. I'm so grateful that you are taking some time to learn with us today. We've been talking about the growth mindsets in Judaism, and more specifically where we see them throughout the Jewish life cycle. Last week, we left off talking about the transition between childhood and...
Published 01/12/22
In this episode we continue our discussion about Jewish lifecycles with a spotlight on the Bris Millah. Episode transcript: Hey everybody, I'm Menachem Lehrfield. Welcome back to Zero Percent. We're in the middle of talking about how we see the growth mindsets and the way Judaism marks lifecycle events. So the first stop on our Jewish lifecycle journey is probably the bris milah or the brit milah. This is the oldest Jewish ritual dating all the way back to our patriarch, Abraham, Abraham...
Published 01/05/22
In this episode we start our exploration of time and how it allows us to connect to the growth mindset. Transcript- Hey everyone, I'm Menachem Lehrfield. Welcome back to Zero Percent. This season we've been learning all about the growth mindsets, and how we see them in Jewish thought. How the different ideas that we learn ourselves, that we teach our children, over time can help encourage and build a growth mindset, and how profound even the slightest change in the way we educate, and the...
Published 12/29/21
In this episode we discuss how everyone can change, and we are not defined by our natural gifts, but by the effort we put forth. I'm Menachem Iehrfield, and this is Zero Percent, where we explore world changing ideas. The past couple of weeks, we've been exploring the acronym, be free. Looking at Carol Dweck's growth mindset research from a Jewish perspective, seeing how we learn so many of these ideas and concepts through classic Jewish sources and topics of Jewish thought. We talked about...
Published 12/22/21
In this episode we continue our discussion about effort. Hello, my friends, I'm Menachem lehrfield and this is 0%. We've been talking about the importance of effort and how from God's eyes all that truly matters is how much we've moved our needle. It doesn't matter necessarily how far we get, what matters is how much do we move from where we started to where we are right now. You may look at two people, one who does so many good things and is so charitable and philanthropic and kind and...
Published 12/15/21
Using our acronym Be Free, we talk about the most important concept- Effort. Episode Transcript: Hey everybody, I'm Menachem Lehrfield and you're listening to 0%, where we explore world changing ideas introduced by Judaism. If you're enjoying this podcast, I hope you've already subscribed. Why not take it one step further and share it with a friend? Or give us a five star review so that others can find this podcast as well. Now let's get to today's episode. We've been moving through the...
Published 12/08/21
This episode we explore our uniqueness. Episode Transcript: Hey everybody. I'm Menachem Lehrfield and you're listening to Zero Percent, where we explore world-changing ideas introduced by Judaism. This season, we've been talking all about education, and specifically we've been going through some of Carol Dweck's mindset research from a Jewish perspective. Frank was a regular fixture in his synagogue, never missed a day. He was getting a little bit older. And when he reached his 100th...
Published 12/01/21
Continuing our discussion of the acronym "Be Free" we talk about the F word. Failure. Episode Transcript: Hey, everybody. Welcome back to Zero Percent. I'm Menachem Lehrfield. We've been discussing the topic of the growth mindset. Last time we talked about the idea of enjoying the journey. And today we move on to a crucial and important topic, which is the understanding and awareness that failure is not a permanent condition. So we've gone through the B and now we're up to the F in FREE,...
Published 11/24/21
In this episode, we continue the conversation "Enjoy the Journey" and discuss facing challenges, and the outcomes that come from those challenges. You can hear more from Dr. Dweck here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwipi-3RjLbzAhWYvp4KHaBkCEEQwqsBegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhiiEeMN7vbQ&usg=AOvVaw0ZqEGfXWawIoLla_rt0vmU You can get a copy of Mindset: The New...
Published 11/17/21
Instead of focusing on the outcome, we need to "Enjoy the Journey". In this episode, Rabbi Lehrfield continues the discussion using our acronym Be Free. You can hear more from Dr. Dweck here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwipi-3RjLbzAhWYvp4KHaBkCEEQwqsBegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhiiEeMN7vbQ&usg=AOvVaw0ZqEGfXWawIoLla_rt0vmU You can get a copy of Mindset: The New...
Published 11/10/21
Using our Acronym "Be Free", we dive into the letter B: Be Curious. Being curious and asking questions is a fundamental Jewish value. Find out why! You can hear more from Dr. Dweck here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwipi-3RjLbzAhWYvp4KHaBkCEEQwqsBegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhiiEeMN7vbQ&usg=AOvVaw0ZqEGfXWawIoLla_rt0vmU You can get a copy of Mindset: The New...
Published 11/03/21
What does it mean to be free? This episode explores the Jewish concept of Freedom and introduces Dr. Carol Dweck's Mindset research with the acronym "BE FREE" Check out the Dear Rabbi Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-rabbi/id1565016262 You can hear more from Dr. Dweck here:...
Published 10/27/21