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Emunah & Bitachon Part 2

Hey prophets! Welcome back to the Beis for part 2 of our discussion on Emunah & Bitachon. Continuing our discussion from last episode, we begin with living your life in the context of being Jewish, showing a lack of emunah and bitachon (5 minutes), the ideal level of emunah and bitachon (11), another definition of E & B (17), what do you do without experiencing God (26), what makes something beautiful (30), and the freedom afforded by bitachon (34). Original Publish Date: September 5, 2018

Emunah & Bitachon Part 1

We are back and putting together some great episodes for season 2. But before we get into that, we had a great conversation on the concepts of Emunah and Bitachon we wanted to share with you. In this episode we discuss the movie Dunkirk along with other movies with little dialogue (4 minutes), the definition of Emunah and Bitachon (11), has God lost our trust (18), examining our relationship with God (19), developing E & B in stages (24), learning from God how to have a relationship with Him and people (29), and how the definition of humanity is work (42). Stay tuned for part 2!Original Publish Date: August 16, 2018

Truth & Whiskey #2- Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan & The Need for Content

Hey Prophets!  BOTB is back after an early spring break and getting ready for season 2. But before that happens, we'd like to share our second Truth & Whiskey episode, the monthly episode where we talk about less intense topics and shoot the breeze a but more in our conversation. This conversation wasn't intended to be this way, but when we turn on the recorder, who knows where we end up! We ended up discussing a figure in modern history who has made a big impact on our way of thought, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. We hope you enjoy our perspective, and as always, maybe you'll learn something too. We discuss: the need for content (2 minutes), Aryeh Kaplan (5), the style of the Me'am Lo'ez (28), a little bit on meditation (38), believing in science but not in God (48), the respect you must feel while studying Torah (57), an advanced definition of Free Will (1:01), a little intro to our next topic- bitachon and emunah (1:09). Original Publish Date: May 2, 2018

Truth & Whiskey- Star Wars Episode 1: The Torah Perspective

Welcome to our first episode of Truth & Whiskey!  Once a month we will have a lighter, looser, but just as in-depth, discussion on something outside of our usual topics. It may lean towards Jewish ideas and thought, secular culture and lifestyle, or a combination of both. This week we get in the weeds on one of Jude's favorite topics, Star Wars! Enjoy as we discuss the franchise from a POV you've never heard before. A few other topics are on the table as well, so make sure to listen to the whole thing! Original Publish Date: March 14, 2018

Amalek Part 2

This week we start off with what is an Amalek (2 minutes), why we have to kill them (25 minutes), how it connects to purim (32 minutes), why bnei Rachel have more of an obligation to kill Amalek (40 minutes), and also some bonus content: some talk of middle brain functionality (56 minutes) and some technical talk about american football (1 hour). Original Publish Date: March 7, 2018