Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

About this episode

Delanie Fischer interviews Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz about integrating ancient Jewish wisdom into modern life.

Delanie Fischer chats with activist and educator Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz about the core principles of Judaism, including Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), and how to meaningfully integrate these 4,000-year-old teachings into everyday life—whether you’re Jewish or not. They explore traditional practices, interpretations of scripture, the evolution of faith, and the concept of repairing the world. Episode Highlights: 3 Egregious Misunderstandings About Judaism Netflix’s Nobody Wants This & the Impact of Media A Daily Practice for Existential Overwhelm Does Faith Waver as a Rabbi? A Recharging Ritual We Could All Learn From The Hardest Question About G-d 2 Interests You May Not Expect from a Rabbi! Rabbi Shmuly’s Favorite Message from Scripture Why “Go Big or Go Home” Advice Falls Short The Power of Action and Making the Invisible Seen More about Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz: https://www.rabbishmuly.com/ ____ A quick 5-star rating means a lot! ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-helpless/id1251196416⁠ Get free Self-Helpless goodies: ⁠https://www.selfhelplesspodcast.com/⁠ Ad-free episodes now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless⁠ Your Host, Delanie Fischer:⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Delanie Fischer

Guest: Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Topics covered

• Judaism
• Kabbalah
• spirituality
• faith
• self-improvement
• activism

Keywords

• Judaism
• Kabbalah
• spiritual practices
• faith evolution
• repairing the world
• existential overwhelm
• scripture interpretation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Self-Helpless, Patreon, rabbishmuly.com, selfhelplesspodcast

Books & works: Nobody Wants This

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