Ben and Yael de Toledo: Baalei Teshuva Building Community in Israel
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Ben and Yael de Toledo discuss building community and integrating into the Torah world.
This series is sponsored by Mira and Daniel Stokar. Join Talmud Daily! A new free program from 18Forty. Ten-minute episodes a day (video + audio). Plain English. No prior knowledge assumed. No Hebrew required. Join here: Talmuddaily.org . In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast , we talk to Ben and Yael de Toledo, founders of Pnima Jerusalem, a soulful community in Jerusalem, about doing teshuva by returning to community. In this episode we discuss: —What are the ingredients necessary for finding and building a community? —How does one emotionally handle integrating into the Torah world without the benefit of a yeshiva background? —How should Torah-centered communities relate to the full spectrum of Jews? Interview begins at 6:16. Tune in to hear a conversation about letting go of barriers, having faith in oneself, and creating space for Jewish life to thrive. Rabbi Ben de Toledo is a Jewish educator and community builder, and a founder of Pnima Jerusalem . He and his wife, Yael, previously served as the founding rabbinic couple-in-residence at the Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. Yael de Toledo is a Jewish educator and musician who teaches…
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