Pastoral Parsha
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- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 11:23:38
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Podcast by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
Episodes
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Beshalach - Bemoaning Blessings
15/01/2019 Duration: 12minWhen the people complain might it be a reflection of a deeper and more complex relationship with G-d emerging in our parsha?
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Bo - Darkness and Depression
08/01/2019 Duration: 12minThe plague of darkness in Parshat Bo, this week's Torah portion, is described in vivid detail. Drs. Friedman and Yehuda find the description reminiscent of the psychological plague of melancholic depression.
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Va'eira - Hardened Hearts
02/01/2019 Duration: 12minHow is the word heart used in other contexts in the parsha that might shed light on the hardening of Pharaoh's heart? Why do people hold on to the hardness in their own hearts despite the pain that it causes others?
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Shemot - Integrating Identities
27/12/2018 Duration: 21minMoses grew up in Pharaoh's house but in the first chapter of the Book of Shemot he is forced to make a choice. What are the psychological factors in Moses's identity struggle and ultimate choice to claim his birth status?
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VaYechi - Becoming Bitter
19/12/2018 Duration: 11minDrs. Friedman and Yehuda look at the "blessings" Jacob bestows upon his sons at the end of his life. How did Jacob, who had so much success in his life, had a large family, end up before Pharaoh speaking of bitterness. What are some lessons we should learn about aging gracefully?
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VaYigash - Breakthrough Between Brothers
12/12/2018 Duration: 09minJoseph's identity is finally revealed in this incredibly dramatic, penultimate parsha in Genesis. Joseph breaks down and the question he asks is... is my father still alive?
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Mikeitz - Triggering Trauma
05/12/2018 Duration: 12minWhy does Joseph have to leave the room to cry? The pastoral team delves into the complex emotions that can be triggered by traumatic memories.
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VaYeishev - Responsibility Reigns
28/11/2018 Duration: 09minAs the family grows we no longer face a binary choice between rivals - who of the 12 children will prove worthy of the leadership of Israel?
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VaYishlach - Reaping Reconciliation
21/11/2018 Duration: 09minEsau and Jacob meet again in a moment rife with tension and drama. The power pod team unpacks the nature of reconciliation and the internal process of change that is a necessary predicate to coming together again.
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VaYeitzei - Divining Dreams
13/11/2018 Duration: 11minA deep dive into dreams in our parsha. What did Yaakov's dream mean? What do we do with dreams in therapy and how does this change our reading of dreams in the Torah?
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Toldot - Parenting Rivals
06/11/2018 Duration: 09minThe Pastoral Parsha team talks about the tension between Jacob and Esau, and the role parents have in encouraging or diffusing sibling rivalries.
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Chayei Sarah - Finding Love
31/10/2018 Duration: 10minDrs. Michelle Friedman and Rachel Yehuda take on the topic of love in the relationships of our foremothers and forefathers. Have relationships changed much since biblical times?
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VaYeira - Three Sons Sacrificed
24/10/2018 Duration: 15minIn the fourth and most ambitious episode of The Pastoral Parsha, Dr. Michelle Friedman and Dr. Rachel Yehuda take on the complex relationships Abraham has with his three "sons" - Lot, Ishmael, and Isaac.
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Lekh Lekha - Abraham the Danger Seeker
17/10/2018 Duration: 09minIn episode three of The Pastoral Parsha, Drs. Michelle Friedman and Rachel Yehuda look at Abraham's two descents, to Egypt and to Gerar, and wonder why he would put Sarah and himself back into danger, without a clear reason.
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Noach - Noah and the Pain of Surviving
11/10/2018 Duration: 13minDr. Friedman is a psychiatrist and the Sharon and Steven Lieberman Chair of Pastoral Counseling at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. In this podcast, Dr. Friedman brings her experience and expertise to the study of the weekly Torah portion through a mental health lens. In episode two of the podcast Dr. Friedman is joined by Rachel Yehuda, Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Division at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
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Breishit - The Power of Naming
02/10/2018 Duration: 09minThe inaugural episode of an exciting new podcast from YCT, The Pastoral Parsha with Dr. Michelle Friedman. Dr. Friedman is a psychiatrist and the Sharon and Steven Lieberman Chair of Pastoral Counseling at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. In this podcast, Dr. Friedman brings her experience and expertise to the study of the weekly Torah portion through a mental health lens.