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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• Why we read the Torah in cycles
• The value of hearing stories over and over
• The importance of structure in our lives
• How we respond to the repetition of specific stories
• Finding anchors as we begin the New Year

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• How we respond to rules and regulations
• What we should do with inexplicable rules
• How stories impact our responses to rules
• What helps us prepare for transitions
• Where it makes sense to be granular vs. open about rules
• How the Torah and the Talmud serve as a blueprint for the interaction of stories and rules
• How rules help us navigate transitions, interact and make the world a better place

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• Being in a heated conversation, what happens when you really listen?
• If you don’t know someone who disagrees with you, how do you find respect for them?
• How easy is it to hear other people’s stories?
• How hard is it to find commonality with someone with whom you disagree?
• What it means to be taught how to compromise
• How we can get out of our corners

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• What is love?
• Can you command someone to love?
• How easy is it to love your neighbor as yourself?
• The challenges and benefits of connecting being a stranger in a strange land with loving your neighbor
• How looking at love as paying attention changes the transaction and focus
• How breaking bread with strangers can build connections

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• How can you command people to listen
• What it takes to listen to and hear another person’s voice
• How God’s unity helps us listen to people we don’t agree with
• How to discern the biases in someone else’s viewpoint
• Using the Sh’ma as a context for listening to the world
• Taking time to listen before we talk

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• Why it matters to tell the story on Passover
• The desire to remember the story of the Holocaust and to forget it
• How objects connect us to story
• Our connections to our family stories
• How stories change as we reread them over time
• What stories may obligate us to do
• Story as a way in

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• Dressing in ridiculous costumes
• What roots us in our identity
• The tension between our public and private identity
• How to get beyond judgments that are based on appearance
• How to keep going forward in challenging times
• Fear vs. solidarity in response to a threat
• What holds us up during difficult moments

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• The definition of the word genesis
• Where we are in our own personal formation journey
• How the Joseph narrative may relate to our own transitions
• How we find a good starting point for something new
• How to find the positive amid negative messaging
• Communities we can turn to when we are feeling overwhelmed or struggling
• What we are grateful for that supports our transitions

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• What does it mean to be a good person?
• Should we give Noah a bad rap?
• What does it take to get out of our places of comfort?
• Are we being trained to think before we act?
• What can we do differently to build positive impact?

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In this episode of Tehillah Talks, we discuss:

• Why we have to mark beginnings
• Why we start with the same texts and stories at the beginning of every year
• How we highlight the importance of beginnings
• Our wishes for the New Year

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