Best Kabbalat Podcasts (2025)

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Ha'Azinu 7:36

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Welcome back to The Total Torah Podcast! For those of you listening to one aliyah per day, here is where you should start: 00:59 Second Aliyah 01:47 Third Aliyah 02:37 Fourth Aliyah 03:49 Fifth Aliyah 05:09 Sixth Aliyah 05:43 Seventh Aliyah Check out more of our content on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.…

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Vayeilech 6:01

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Welcome back to The Total Torah Podcast! For those of you listening to one aliyah per day, here is where you should start: 00:45 Second Aliyah 01:11 Third Aliyah 01:46 Fourth Aliyah 02:26 Fifth Aliyah 03:35 Sixth Aliyah 04:24 Seventh Aliyah Check out more of our content on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.…

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Nitzavim 6:56

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Welcome back to The Total Torah Podcast! For those of you listening to one aliyah per day, here is where you should start: 00:39 Second Aliyah 01:02 Third Aliyah 03:11 Fourth Aliyah 04:04 Fifth Aliyah 04:43 Sixth Aliyah 05:16 Seventh Aliyah Check out more of our content on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.…

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Ki Tavo 17:10

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Welcome back to The Total Torah Podcast! For those of you listening to one aliyah per day, here is where you should start: 01:47 Second Aliyah 02:40 Third Aliyah 03:19 Fourth Aliyah 04:34 Fifth Aliyah 07:00 Sixth Aliyah 15:32 Seventh Aliyah Check out more of our content on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.…

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Ki Teitzei 15:01

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Welcome back to The Total Torah Podcast! For those of you listening to one aliyah per day, here is where you should start: 01:55 Second Aliyah 03:13 Third Aliyah 06:47 Fourth Aliyah 08:44 Fifth Aliyah 09:38 Sixth Aliyah 10:44 Seventh Aliyah Check out more of our content on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.…

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Shoftim 14:40

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Welcome back to The Total Torah Podcast! For those of you listening to one aliyah per day, here is where you should start: 02:52 Second Aliyah 04:05 Third Aliyah 04:49 Fourth Aliyah 05:47 Fifth Aliyah 08:51 Sixth Aliyah 11:12 Seventh Aliyah Check out more of our content on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.…

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Evolve Podcast Clip: Board Service Without the Drudgery

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In this Evolve Podcast clip, Rabbi Joshua Lesser reflects on how synagogue boards can nurture leadership that balances individual voice with communal responsibility—without turning service into drudgery.By Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Re'eh 17:54

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Welcome back to The Total Torah Podcast! For those of you listening to one aliyah per day, here is where you should start: 02:26 Second Aliyah 05:13 Third Aliyah 08:30 Fourth Aliyah 10:32 Fifth Aliyah 11:50 Sixth Aliyah 14:08 Seventh Aliyah Check out more of our content on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.…

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Megilat Rut Part 4: Why Do We Read Rut On Shavuot? 1:00:02

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Two different explanations from Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev as to why we read Megilat Rut on ShavuotBy Rav Shlomo Katz

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Megilat Rut Part 3: Naomi's Vision & Greatness 57:54

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How did Naomi become Naomi, and what did Rut see in her?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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Megilat Rut Part 2: Our Introduction to Boaz 51:17

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As soon as the megila records the first few words of Boaz, we learn of a new light, the light of Mashiach that begins to shine forth.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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Megilat Rut Part 1: What Does it Mean to Be Tzanu'a ? 1:01:41

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What did Boaz really see in Ruth? In this opening shiur on Megilat Rut, Rav Shlomo Katz guides us into the soul of tzniut—not as modesty of dress, but as a posture of presence, humility, and royalty.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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What Is The Chiddush of Shavuot? (Preparing For Shavuot #12) 49:48

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Based on a teaching by Reb Nosson of Breslov, we learn of the chiddush that took place once the Torah was placed in the world.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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Temimut: Then, Now, & Always (Preparing For Shavuot #11) 51:14

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Before you can receive the Torah, you have to return to something deeper than brilliance. You have to return to temimut—wholeness, sincerity, simple truth. Rav Shlomo Katz brings down a beautiful teaching from the tzaddik of Yerushalayim, Reb Yaakov Meir Shechter. We learn how the Torah wasn’t, and isn’t given to the clever or the perfect, but to t…

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Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Taken (Preparing For Shavuot #10) 45:58

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At Har Sinai, it was not only Torah and mitzvot that were revealed to us. We discovered our own true, inner essence. The result? Responding to G-d, NA'ASEH VENISHMA. In this class, we learn the beautiful words of Rav Kook from 1932, as Shavuot day was approaching.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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Inside I’m Gold: The Piasetzna Rebbe on Shavuot Night (Preparing For Shavuot #9) 45:32

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Shavuot night, 1929. Warsaw hums in holy anticipation. Reb Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, the Piaseczno Rebbe, reveals a radiant teaching from the Baal Shem Tov that pierces straight to the soul: Inside, I’m gold. No matter how tarnished or tired we feel, the inner spark remains untouched. In this powerful shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz guides us through the Pi…

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Marching Towards Shavuot with Rebbe Nachman (Preparing For Shavuot #8) 46:38

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It’s the sixth week of Sefira, and you feel unprepared. Again. So did Rebbe Nachman. And through two searing letters from Reb Nosson to his son, we’re shown a breathtaking path forward—one paved not with perfection, but with truth. Rav Shlomo Katz walks us hand-in-hand with Breslov’s deepest lights through the inner work of these final days before …

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The Avoda of Rosh Chodesh Sivan: The HQ of Passion (Preparing For Shavuot #7) 1:06:18

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What if preparing for Shavuot isn’t just about learning more, but about wanting more? Rav Shlomo Katz takes us into the depths of Rosh Chodesh Sivan, guided by the radiant lights of the Ohr HaChaim and Reb Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin. This day, often passed over quietly, is revealed as the Headquarters of Passion, the time when Am Yisrael arrives at t…

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Boaz & Ruth: The Ingredients For An Intriguing Relationship of Holiness (Preparing For Shavuot #6) 47:25

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What made Ruth find favor in Boaz’s eyes? Rav Shlomo Katz opens up the first meeting between Ruth and Boaz—not as a romantic tale, but as a blueprint for holy connection. Ruth’s words, “And I am a foreigner,” are not a disclaimer, but the very reason she is worthy of being seen. Her sense of distance, of not-yet-being, is what draws Boaz in. Throug…

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How Many Times Have You Despaired? (Preparing For Shavuot #5) 36:21

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There is a secret in the calendar hidden in plain sight on the 2nd of Sivan. Rav Shlomo Katz reveals the day of Yom HaMiyuchas, the Day of Lineage, as a wellspring of identity, hope, and preparation for Matan Torah. Drawing from the teachings of the Piaseczno Rebbe and the heartbeats of Avraham and Sarah, we discover that the foundation of Am Yisra…

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No More Self-Denial (Preparing For Shavuot #4) 35:54

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Shavuot preparation based on the teachings of Rav Kook. Efrat, IsraelBy Rav Shlomo Katz

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My Two Camps (Preparing For Shavuot #3) 32:09

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Shavuot preparation based on the teachings of Reb Yaakov Meir Shechter Efrat, IsraelBy Rav Shlomo Katz

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Once You Get The Rhythm (Preparing For Shavuot #2) 49:17

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Shavuot preparation based on the teachings of Reb Yaakov Meir Shechter Efrat, IsraelBy Rav Shlomo Katz

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Loving Through Learning (Preparing For Shavuot #1) 34:14

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Based on the teachings of Reb Yaakov Meir Shechter Efrat, IsraelBy Rav Shlomo Katz

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Preparing for Shavuot with a Broken Heart 36:09

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The Rizhiner Rebbe reveals a surprising path to Kabbalat HaTorah: not through perfection, but through a broken heart. Rav Shlomo Katz teaches that even if we haven’t prepared the way we hoped, there’s still a way in: by being real about where we are and letting that move us. That honesty is the clearest vessel to receive the Torah.…

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Evolve Podcast Clip: What Percentage of North American Jews are Zionists? 3:59

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Evolve Podcast Clip: What Percentage of North American Jews are Zionists? by Jewish Reconstructionist CommunitiesBy Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Mourners Kaddish - From Shabbat Services at Reconstructing Judaism 2018 Convention 1:08

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Recitations of the Mourner's Kaddish from Reconstructing Judaism communal eventsBy Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Mourners Kaddish - From Mincha Healing Service at Reconstructing Judaism 2022 Convention 1:05

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Recitations of the Mourner's Kaddish from Reconstructing Judaism communal eventsBy Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Mourners Kaddish - From Kabbalat Shabbat Service at Reconstructing Judaism 2022 Convention 1:13

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Recitations of the Mourner's Kaddish from Reconstructing Judaism communal eventsBy Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Tipat Torah 03: Singing Sad Songs Again and Again with Rabbi Megan Doherty 4:45

2y ago4:45

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Tipat Torah 03: Singing Sad Songs Again and Again with Rabbi Megan Doherty by Jewish Reconstructionist CommunitiesBy Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Eli Tziyon 1:43

4y ago1:43

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Eli Tziyon is a kinah (poem of lamentation) traditionally sung on Tisha B’Av in commemoration of the destruction of Jerusalem, likening the city to a suffering woman. Sung by Rabbi Alan LaPayoverBy Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Rashut Ze La Zeh 7:48

5y ago7:48

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This track by meditation teacher Liat Melnick is part of Reset, a collection of spiritual resilience practices from Reconstructing Judaism.By Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Embodied Mechila 5-Minute Podcast 5:17

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A guided practice to embody "Mechila" (forgiveness) by Julie Emden. Softening ourselves to be able to access forgiveness, strengthening our ability to connect with others. Learn more about Julie here: https://embodiedjewishlearning.org/This practice is from Reset, which offers short spiritual practice for building resilience. Learn more at https://…

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Episode 3: Rainbow Tallit Baby (Interview With Aurora Mendelsohn) 20:45

10y ago20:45

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In this interview, Aurora Mendelsohn describes growing up in the Reconstructionist movement, and reflects on the way that experience has shaped her approach to Judaism and communityBy Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Episode 2: Acting Sustainably (Interview with Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb) 30:54

10y ago30:54

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Hila Ratzabi interviews Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb about his environmental activism as rabbi of Congregation Adat Shalom and chair of COEJL (The Coalition on Environment and Jewish Life). How does Reconstructionism inform his environmental theology and activist work?By Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

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Episode 1: New Jewish Spaces (Interview with Rabbi Shira Stutman) 19:31

10y ago19:31

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Hila Ratzabi interviews Rabbi Shira Stutman about her innovative Jewish outreach work at 6th and I in Washington, DC.By Jewish Reconstructionist Communities