Hashivenu
Jewish teachings on resilience
Displaying 3 items of Hashivenu with the tag "resilience".
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The Jewish Way to a Good Life: A Conversation with Rabbi Shira Stutman
January 30th, 2026 | Season 5 | 38 mins 18 secs
acts of kindness, ancient wisdom, authenticity, compassion, embodiment, hesed, jewish practice, jewish teachings, jewish wisdom, loving kindness, meaningful living, modern life, rabbi shira stutman, reconstructionist judaism, religious leadership, resilience, self help, spiritual practice, vulnerability, women rabbis
What does it really mean to live a good life and how can ancient Jewish practices help us get there? Rabbi Deborah Waxman sits down with her teacher, colleague, and friend Rabbi Shira Stutman, author of The Jewish Way to a Good Life, for a wide-ranging conversation about meaning, resilience, and loving kindness.
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Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, CEO of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
May 16th, 2024 | Season 5 | 38 mins 45 secs
change, jewish, judaism, leader, leadership, mordecai kaplan, rabbi, rabbinical, reconstructing judaism, reconstructionist, reconstructionist judaism, resilience, rra
Earlier this year, Rabbi Elyse Wechterman announced that she will step down from her position as CEO of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA) in June after leading the organization for the past nine years. Elyse stops by Deborah’s office to look back on her tenure and look ahead to what’s next.
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How to become our fullest, most expressive selves? Practice, practice, practice
October 24th, 2023 | Season 5 | 59 mins 34 secs
box breathing, embodied practice, embodiment, israel, jewish, judaism, resilience, trauma, viktor frankl
Yoshi Silverstein, founder and director of the Mitsui Collective, explains that in difficult times like these, embodiment practices can help us understand and name the extent to which strong emotions are having an impact on us. The key to being able to respond to stressful stimuli in a healthy way? Awareness and practice, practice practice.