The Importance of Sexual Metaphors in Intimacy

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Among my favorite sites is the graveyard in Spat, which contains the graves of most of the most famous Kabbalists of the time. And they're all there and you can stand on the hills of Spat and see the sun set and it's a magical experience. When you're talking about intimacy with God, it's very hard to avoid like Zivug, which means coupling or you know. But at least some other parts of Judaism, it's quite kept at a distance.

Named one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of our time, Rabbi David Wolpe joins Tyler in a conversation on flawed leaders, Jewish identity in the modern world, the many portrayals of David, what’s missing in rabbinical training, playing chess on the Sabbath, Srugim, Hasidic philosophy, living in Israel and of course, the durability of creation.

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