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On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah

Shabbat HaGadol: Spiritual Cleansing episode / season 1

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This week is Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat right before Passover. Rabbi Rick Jacobs notes this is the time when many of us are getting ready for Passover and cleaning out ourchametz - leaven goods. But cleaning is about more than just getting rid of leftover bread. It's about getting spiritually ready, and cleansing ourselves of our own unnecessary habits or baggage.

Season 1

episodes

T'rumah, Torah Portion Read on 2/13/16

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Our Spiritual Ascents

Where is God?

Making an Impact

How to be a Hero

Seeing Blessings Every Day

Who Will Carry Our Tradition Forward?

Electing a Righteous Leader

Creationism vs Science: Which is the Truth?

Do we believe that good behavior brings rewards, and bad behavior brings punishment?

B'har - Torah Portion Read on 5/28/16

Vayikra - Torah Portion Read on 3/19/16

Yitro, Torah Portion Read on 1/30/16

Facing the Future

Tzav - Torah Portion Read on 3/26/16

Mishpatim, Torah Portion Read on 2/6/16

Sukkot and the Fragility of Life

Spiritual Centering

The Sacred Art of Letting Go

T'tzaveh, Torah Portion Read on 2/20/16

Healing a Negative Relationship

Thirsting for Wisdom

How Does a Curse Become a Blessing?

Standing for What Matters Most

The Morality of War

Shabbat HaGadol - Read the Shabbat before Passover

Tazria - Torah Portion Read on 4/9/16

P'kudei - Torah Portion Read on 3/12/16

Special Edition: The Jewish Calendar

Ki Tisa, Torah Portion Read on 2/27/16

K'doshim - Torah Portion Read on 5/14/16

Sh'mini - Torah Portion Read on 4/2/16

Special Edition: Pesach

Parashat Vayak'heil Torah Portion Read on 3/05/16

Acharei Mot II - Torah Portion Read on 5/7/16

Demanding Justice

Entitlement vs Gratitude

Uniting as one, despite our differences

What is the Essence of Judaism?

What Makes Life Meaningful?

Fighting Poverty

Leaving the Comfort Zone

Religious Extremism

Emor - Torah Portion Read on 5/21/16

Life is a Journey, Not a Destination

Gossip

Questionable Intentions

Fighting Darkness with Light

Modern Day Moses

Reconnecting With the Earth.

How to Have Moral Courage

Where is God Today?

Hate Will Not Define Us

The Value in both Jacob and Esau

Cities of Refuge

8 Lessons for Todays World in the Book of Genesis

What Do We Really Think About God?

Putting Faith into Action

Courageous Leadership

The Beauty of Humility

Jewish/Catholic Relations: On Reconnecting

Fighting for Freedom

Whats in a Name?

When it's the Time to Act, and When it's the Time to Pray

Reward and Punishment

Why Mental Health Matters.

The Difference Between Truth and Fact

How to Be Generous

How We Can End Poverty

Can War Ever Be Ethical?

The Future of Judaism

Creating a Strong Jewish Future

Just Rest

Knowing When to Wrestle and When to Hug

A Persons Impact

The Right Ways to Give

Creating The Power of a Space with Michael Arad

Lifting Our Heads, One Year After Charlottesville, A Conversation with Charlottesville Rabbis

We Need to Talk About Anti-Semitism

Unnamed Women

Mindful Jewish Eating

Following Their Lead

Never Again for Anyone

Making Passover Personal

A Look at the Numbers

The Torahs Take on Respecting the Earth

Ethics in the Marketplace

What Makes a Leader?

Pursuing Justice From the Torah

Dont Kvetch

Why Tragedies Happen and How to Respond

Remembering Rabbi Aaron Panken, Ph.D, z"l

Defeating Extremism With Acts of Courage

Optimism and Hope

A Place Unlike Any Other

Building a Sacred Space

A Little Drop of Sweetness

What is Lost in Translation

The Meaning of Our Miracle

Dancing With Our Tradition

Two Jews, Three Opinions, One Heart

Why Organ Donation is Jewish.

And You Shall Love...

Losing and Finding Connection.

Do What We Can

The Commitment of Covenant

Raising Our Voices

Within These Three Walls

Everyone Thinks They Are The Good Guys

Creation and Co-Existence, with Special Guest David Broza

On The Road Again

Moving On And Letting Go

The Heart Of The Matter

It Only Takes One

The Altar of Achievement

Remembering Debbie Friedman zl on Shabbat Shira

Formed in the Wilderness

Fruit of the Vine

Under the Sky

The Power of Jewish Meditation

When Judaism Calls Us to Speak Out Courageously

Breaking Down Labels

Bridging The Divide

Spirituality and Art

The Laws of Leviticus, Choice, and AJ Jacobs, the Gratitude Expert

Courageous Choices

The Pursuit of Justice

The Dangers and the Neccessity of Innovation

Our Moral Compass

Stand Up and Be Counted

Passover II: Song of Songs

Does our Clothing Show our Identity?

What is Blasphemy?

From Curses to Blessings

Passover: Our Obligations When in Power and When Powerless

Making Our Community Better for Everyone

Healing the Spirit

To Live a Wholly Holy Jewish Life

With Liberty & Economic Justice for All

Understanding Human Connection

Rebel With (or Without) a Cause

Wonder Women

How Do We Build Our Communities?

Challenge Accepted

Breaking Barriers and Saving Lives

But, Who's Counting?

Suspicious Minds: The Errant Woman

"Loving the Stranger" Isn't Always Intuitive

Reaching the Promised Land

Do You Really Care?

The Sacred Pursuit for Reparations

Our Multiracial Jewish Community

What Is Blasphemy, Anyway?

Lifting Hands and Sharing Power

Slowing Ourselves to Anger

The Jewishness of Healing

Special Episode: Announcing a New Format, Coming Soon!

Born to Lead, Born to Serve

Mindfulness, Being Present, and Having Heart

Three United Faiths, One Divine Presence

Building Our Own Tabernacle Together

The Antidote to Kvetching

A Passover of Hope

Lhitraot, for Now...

Go Ahead, Be an Innovator

Let Your Eternal Light Shine

Using Our Words to Heal, Not Hurt

The Blessing of Blessing One Another

How the Book of Ruth Connects Us All Today

The Wife-Sister Motif

Where the Mishnah Meets the #MeToo Movement

The Amazing Women of Exodus

Commanded to Honor, Compelled to Care

Deciding Who You Are

Putting the Judah in Judaism

Jacob the Refugee

Protecting Our Planet and Other Sacred Places

The Menorah in the Window

Are You My Idol?

Kashrut Explained (Or, Why I Cant Eat A Camel)

Learning from Joseph

What Lives After Death

Dinahs #MeToo Story

Looking Beyond Our Differences

What Does Generosity Really Mean?

How Not to Hate

The Torahs Take on Love

Songs of the Soul

Challenging The Rules

Not If, But When

Do You Always Reap What You Sow?

Theres Something About Seven

Nothing Left Behind

It is Not in the Heavens

The Death of Sarah

Should We Question Authority?

Acts of God

A Modern-Day Joseph

Repentance and Forgiveness

What Made Moses Great

What the Torah Says About Being Green

Finding the Truth in our Stories

An Eye for an Eye

How to Be a Leader

Gratitude, Obligation, and Responsibility, A Jewish Year with Abigail Pogrebin

Why is This Passover Different from Other Passovers?

When Torah Meets Theater

Life's Shortcuts and the Benefits of a 40 Year Journey

What We Get Wrong About the Dreaded Parashiyot

What Makes a Space Sacred?

What is a Blessing

What Makes a Good Judge

Do Numbers Matter?

Is the Torah Colorblind?

Judaism on the Fringes

When to Ask Why

Sacred Disagreement

Why Journey?

Eating with Compassion

A Seat at the Table

For All of the Jewish People

Why We Should Bring Politics to the Pulpit

What Lives on of Us When We Die?

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