On Sacred Ground
Hadar InstituteThe news from Israel can feel overwhelming – but Torah gives us language for understanding current events with complexity and compassion. From Hadar’s Beit Midrash in Jerusalem, Rabbi Avital Hochstein joins Rabbi Avi Killip to unpack some of the most pressing spiritual and moral questions in Israel today.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 17 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Categories | Religion & SpiritualityJudaism | ||||
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- A different kind of conversation
These conversations offer an intimate window into lives of Israelis as they navigate the day to day impact of this time. Different from all the news and opinions, it’s personal and beautifully complex, with a frame of accessible Torah.
Apple Podcasts5midwesternheart
United States2 years ago - Powerfully heart-opening
I look forward to each conversation and find myself yearning for the next. Life is so devastatingly complex and challenging right now, and each of the hosts brings their full, vulnerable self to the conversation. Their Torah is powerful, soulful, and meaningful, speaking to the current moment in ways that are both deeply personal and communally resonant.
Apple Podcasts5RezourcefulMamaUnited States2 years ago - Thank you
These conversations are so moving. Thank you.
Apple Podcasts5NowANewYorkerUnited States2 years ago - Finally - a spiritual take on this war
I have been looking for a spiritual take on the horrible war. This podcast offers that in spades - with deep Jewish textual analysis and real emotion. I love the dialogue between America and Israel as filtered through the hosts. Thank you!
Apple Podcasts5Listner18United States2 years ago - Insightful, Torah-ful, honest, deeply human
While On Sacred Ground provides only one small snapshot into the post 10/7 experience of Israeli Jews, it does so soulfully and with deep integrity. The conversations had on this podcast reveal the webs of connection within Israeli society, and between Israeli society and Jewish communities outside of Israel. Each episode includes personal stories that help shape a narrative of what it means to live right now. The hosts offer their own stories as tool to connect hearts across oceans and politica... more
Apple Podcasts5BAS reviewsUnited States2 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #228 | United States/Religion & Spirituality/Judaism |
Apple Podcasts | #132 |  Canada/Religion & Spirituality/Judaism |
Apple Podcasts | #177 |  United Kingdom/Religion & Spirituality/Judaism |
Apple Podcasts | #85 |  Ireland/Religion & Spirituality/Judaism |
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