Empowered Jewish Living with Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum

(Note: Unfortunately, due to technical issues, the sound quality of this episode is not of the usual quality of the EJL podcast. But the quality of the content more than makes up for it.) Rabbi Zvi Teitelbaum is a passionate and inspiring educator and spiritual teacher for DC young Jews for over 25 years. He founded Mesorah DC after recognizing the great untapped potential of the young professional demographic. He helped re-open the doors at Sixth & I and usher in a spiritual renaissance to DC with popular classes and events. Rabbi Teitelbaum over the years has lectured extensively at many of the local universities and institutions as well as the Smithsonian and the White House. In this episode, Rabbi T, as he is affectionately called, shares some of his story as well as tips and strategies to maximize this time of year leading up to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. --- Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheLevExperience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser, often know as the surfing Rabbi or mountain biking rabbi, is a senior Rabbi at Aish HaTorah’s World Center in the Old City of Jerusalem and lectures for groups and organizations worldwide.  Few people can hold a crowd’s attention as Rabbi Yom Tov can, regardless of his audience’s age or level of Jewish observance. In 2002, Rabbi Glaser founded the internationally acclaimed Possible You Seminar, a week-long self-transformation experience, which he offers both in Jerusalem and abroad. Rabbi Glaser now resides in Jerusalem with his wife, Leah, and their children and grandchildren.  He studies, teaches, plays music and adventures the world over, sharing internationally what he calls “transformational education.” --- Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheLevExperience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

Rabbi David Aaron [www.rabbidavidaaron.com], is a visionary educator who offers a life-changing view about Jewish life. Rabbi Aaron is founded and dean of Yeshivat Orayta and Isralight in the Old City, and the author of several best–selling books including Endless Light, Seeing G-d, Living a Joyous Life, The Secret Life of G-d and The G-d Powered Life. He has reached millions through appearances on national media.  Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheLevExperience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

After a month of traveling and running summer programs in some of the most beautiful parts of the country, Rabbi Shlomo and Devorah reflect on lessons learned and inspiration that was shared. This episode also explores the "three weeks of mourning" in the Jewish calendar, which is the time period between the fasts of the 17th of Tamuz and the 9th of Av. Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠TheLevExperience⁠⁠⁠⁠ Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

In this special episode before we go on summer break, we reflect and discuss and strategize. We hope that you enjoy. And... here is your summer podcast listening list: Reboot Series: Episode 1: Vitality https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eSvHjo18cwEKwXKcdKveW?si=xa21LMucR0mbGB3pH5d4sA Episode 2: Mindset https://open.spotify.com/episode/6o4CPB2tS0WZaYdK17Ts21?si=AfGI_2sbR1y1IEopbFdXPg Episode 3: Relationships https://open.spotify.com/episode/4afjZZqTBQ0VrlPaMr8jEp?si=lqkLf5tiT--94A3-jOG5bQ Episode 4: Spirituality https://open.spotify.com/episode/6J0rk0hTH9fMdrwnMyEgaS?si=sOVtKUcnTQOnrJVnPC6FwA Other episodes mentioned in this podcast: R' Doniel Katz: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hEybBSuxOYghoFTHHoKnJ?si=CGsW26D_SrCwjv2OP4b3-A Rochel Goldbaum: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QOmEz1LR6RwlGxBOPxq0I?si=znGTujrARL68jxFrZ5On8g Slovie Jungreis-Wolff: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DOYyM5ON3VRODNJdVbIu3?si=NcEoumLISWOH_XG3mRlVaQ Jackie Glaser: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kamprtBSfd2HCnO4nVYjj?si=lUjRhco5SDOI5GPbYMoyyw Ilana and Jamie Cowland: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JIWUA6LK7MohWOGOAx7ZW?si=CVSOovtzR-6huui2FfHZkg R' Scott Kahn: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SzzzWp8bXjjYPIknyS4RO?si=U7uoQJy9QHm4yvW6KBFJgA Blimie Heller: https://open.spotify.com/episode/05dD9quPnoeNNZjzN6yhH4?si=UiKAzekKRdms7SxBPSknZA Yaakov Danishefsky: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y5Sa9CJpSN7OxdQspaX49?si=QX-SOzpkQ-ypsv_i_0D7xA Dr. Binyamin Tepfer: https://open.spotify.com/episode/54VCd9dp88Vz7kZ1Wn9Bte?si=HZ6bXNRMRRu1Y5-c8XX9Lg Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

Born in Mississippi and raised in Hollywood, Florida, Pesach attended the University of Florida where he received a Bachelors degree in Exercise & Sport Sciences and a Masters in Sport Management. It was during this extraordinary period of time that Pesach – who, up until this point was known exclusively as “Zach” – had a spiritual awakening and subsequently made Aliyah to Israel. Pesach is a Narrative Therapist, Energy Practitioner, and the co-founder of CareBnB, a "home away from home" with a range of services that include 1:1 narrative therapy, coaching, EFT Tapping, energy therapy, and veggie-focused cooking lessons. His greatest accomplishment to date is crafting the life he shares with his wife Chanah and raising their 9 kids in Efrat, Israel.  Pesach’s ultimate goal is to cultivate, nourish and strengthen people so that their lives become expressions of Divine Oneness. -- Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels: Facebook: ⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠TheLevExperience⁠⁠ Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

When Paula met Aaron, she had already made the decision that she wanted to convert to Judaism but never would she have imagined how far their journey would take them. Aaron was on a journey of his own, a search that had taken him all the way to Thailand, trying to figure out what his Jewish identity met to him. In this special episode of the podcast, Rabbi Buxbaum interviews Paula and Aaron, who later became his students, in their home in Jerusalem. Together they discuss how their journey and unfolded and what lessons they learned along the way. If you enjoy this episode, please check out the episodes below featuring other incredible conversion stories: Rivki Silver, writer and host of the DMC podcast: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/YjjZj8QUqKb Nissim Black, Rapper: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Fc4W6v3UqKb Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠TheLevExperience⁠⁠⁠ Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

In this special episode, Rabbi Shlomo shares about his recent trip to Israel with his son, Moshe, for Lag B'Omer. This episode explores the deeper meaning of Lag B'Omer and how it can help us connect in a much deeper way to Shavuot and the Sinai Experience. We also explore the symbolism of water and fire and how they are both used in Jewish spirituality. -- Links to past Shavuot episodes: Shavuot: Standing at Mt. Sinai and How to Have a Spiritual Experience: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/g3J1jZX8eKb Shavuot Customs and the Kabbalah of Dairy: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/GtimRYX8eKb Making the Shavuot Customs Meaningful: From Practical to Mystical: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/6jPVTjb9eKb Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels: Facebook: ⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠TheLevExperience⁠⁠ Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

Alexa Eden is a Jewish Thought Leader, Mindful Technology Strategist, and Urban/Corporate Wellness Coach, working with individuals, and organizations to help, heal, and develop their soul self by focusing primarily on the relationship we, and our youth, have with technology, and establish clear, sacred and motivating boundaries to support our ultimate evolution.  Her efforts integrate a variety of tools, from Torah teachings, to natural healing, nutrition, trauma-informed meditation, movement, and, most notably, technology addiction. Her goal is to support as many of today’s Jewish youth with the tools, resources, and education needed to #strikeabalance and #ReturntoEden Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels: Facebook: ⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠ Instagram: ⁠@shlomobuxbaum⁠ YouTube: ⁠TheLevExperience⁠ Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.

Rav Dovid'l Weinberg is an educator, musician, and author living in Jerusalem. He is a Rabbi at Yeshivat Orayta in the Old City of Yerushalayim and the author of "Birth of the Spoken Word: Personal Prayer as the Goal of Creation" among other books. --- Enjoyed this episode? Here are some other episodes that relate to the period of Sefiras Ha'Omer: Lag B'Omer with Zevi Slavin: The Zohar, Kabbalah Conundrums, and the Mysticism that Unites Us Lag B'Omer: The birth of Kabbalah and its place within Judaism The Omer & The Mystical Roots of Rabbi Akiva and his Students --- Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels: Facebook: @shlomobuxbaum Instagram: @shlomobuxbaum YouTube: TheLevExperience Order Rabbi Shlomo' books: ⁠The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs⁠⁠ You can order a copy on⁠ Amazon⁠ or in your local Jewish bookstore.