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Rivkah and Eda discuss the purpose of creation and the essence of Judaism with Rabbi Manis Friedman and Dr. Elad Ben Elul.

Send us Fan Mail On Serving God, Not Being Religious with Dr. Elad Ben Elul & Rabbi Manis Friedman In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast, Rivkah and Eda sit down with Dr. Elad Ben Elul and Rabbi Manis Friedman on their book I Didn't Ask to Be Born and its core idea: Judaism isn't about being "religious" or what we need from God, but what God needs from us — asking daily, "What does God need from me today?" Ben Elul shares his Jewish awakening during fieldwork in West Africa, caug...

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Hosts: Rivkah Krinsky, Eda Schottenstein

Guests: Rabbi Manis Friedman, Dr. Elad Ben Elul

Topics covered

• Judaism
• Purpose of Creation
• Spirituality
• Self-Reflection
• Religious Identity

Keywords

• Judaism
• purpose
• creation
• spirituality
• self-improvement
• religion
• God

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Books & works: I Didn't Ask to Be Born

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