Manage episode 513248491 series 3654030
The calendar’s most joyful reset is a masterclass in starting over. As we close the Torah and open it anew, we talk candidly about what a real fresh start looks like when the world keeps shouting for our attention. We share why renewal lands differently when you’re rooted in a community that holds you to your highest values and celebrates your growth with song, study, and shared meals.
From there, we wrestle with a provocative claim: there are no coincidences. Your moments as purposeful changes how you act—turning delays into lessons, detours into callings, and gratitude into a daily muscle. We connect this mindset to the deeper balance between body and soul, arguing for a life that enjoys the physical without letting it take the wheel. Pleasure has a place; purpose sets the pace.
We also pull back the curtain on the media economy that rewards outrage over truth. When clicks become currency, many voices trade conviction for controversy. Our antidote is simple and demanding: practise chosen limits, curate your inputs, and build habits—Shabbat time, study, prayer, and presence—that don’t fit into a swipe. At the core, we come back to two pillars carried in the word Yehudi: truth and gratitude. Call reality by its name. Say thank you with your whole heart. Together, they form a compass sturdy enough to guide you through headlines and habits alike.
If you’re ready to begin again with intention, find a local orthodox community, open the text, and step into the dance of renewal. Subscribe for more honest conversations, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review with one practice you’re choosing this week.
Chapters
1. Home Stretch And Renewal (00:00:00)
2. No Coincidences, Only Providence (00:00:44)
3. Start Again: Joy Of Torah (00:02:51)
4. Purposeful Physicality, Lasting Spirituality (00:04:31)
5. Impulse Culture And Patience (00:06:40)
6. Media Incentives And Truth (00:08:12)
7. Truth And Gratitude As Compass (00:09:42)
8. Schedule And Holiday Closing (00:10:10)
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