Tonight we're rebroadcasting an interview that Rabbi Wildes did on Facebook Live. It's a special event for Holocaust Remembrance Day. You'll hear the story of survival, heroism and faith from Dr. Moshe Avital, a Holocaust survivor. He was a teenager that withstood the horrors of the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. In this very special episode of The Wildescast, listen to Dr. Avital tell Rabbi Wildes about his experience during World War II. And he offers up hope for the world in...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 17
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. We're starting a weeklong series called "From Destruction to Rebirth" which tracks our journey from Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, to Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel Independence Day. Today's topic is "Faith and Optimism in the Face of Tragedy."
Apr 20, 2020•39 min•Ep. 16
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. Today's topic is called "What's your mission in life?"
Apr 19, 2020•42 min•Ep. 15
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. Today's topic focuses on two aspects from this week's Torah portion, Parshat Shemini: "Religious Ecstasy and the Laws of Kashrut." Here is the source sheet we’ll be using today: https://bit.ly/2RHUELs
Apr 17, 2020•48 min•Ep. 14
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. Today's topic is "Religious Zionism, the State of Israel and the Holiday of Passover." This is the second of two parts about the religious significance, not of the land of Israel, but of the modern day apparatuses of the the State of Israel. Here is a link to today's source material: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4gi9wpspl2ubfbc/zionism%20and%20judaism.pdf?dl=0
Apr 14, 2020•50 min•Ep. 13
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. Today's topic is "Religious Zionism, the State of Israel and the Holiday of Passover." This is the first of two parts about the religious significance, not of the land of Israel, but of the modern day apparatuses of the the State of Israel.
Apr 13, 2020•44 min•Ep. 12
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. Today's topic is the Sefirat Haomer, the 49 days between the Exodus of Egypt on Passover until the moment we received the Torah at Mt. Sinai on the festival of Shavuot. Is it a time of joy or are these weeks a time of mourning? Or is both? Find out right now. Here is a link to today's source sheet: https://www.dropbox.com/s/05c0kni963w5wak/Omer.pdf?dl=0
Apr 12, 2020•44 min•Ep. 11
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. With only a day left until Passover, Rabbi Wildes offers insights about the Jewish festival and the Biblical story of the Exodus on which it is based. Here is a link to today's source material: https://bit.ly/2wK4hSP
Apr 07, 2020•56 min•Ep. 10
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. Rabbi Wildes starts off with a beautiful thought about Moses' journey as a leader and what that can teach us about our own lives. Plus, we continue our way through the Passover Seder by discussing the Maggid section. Here's a link to today's source material: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yxvmqwgr4p5lmmr/Elevating%20Your%20Seder.pdf?dl=0
Apr 05, 2020•53 min•Ep. 9
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. It's the Sabbath before Passover -- known as Shabbat Hagadol in Hebrew. So today, we're going to be taking a look at this week's Torah portion and how it relates to the Passover holiday.
Apr 03, 2020•52 min•Ep. 8
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a Facebook Live that Rabbi Wildes gave. It's a free-wheeling Passover-themed "Ask the Rabbi" session. He answers questions from the spiritual -- What is freedom to a Jew in quarantine in 2020? -- to the mundane: Do we really need to buy a new toothbrush for Passover?
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 7
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes recently gave on Facebook Live. We're continuing our pre-Passover coverage. Today's topic is "Judaism for Everyone: What the four son's of the Passover Seder can teach us about how we each can relate to Torah and Judaism."
Apr 02, 2020•52 min•Ep. 6
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes recently gave on Facebook Live. We're continuing our pre-Passover coverage. Today we take a look at Moses and the story of the Jewish people's Exodus from Egypt. Plus, we start to go through the seder and offer insights into each section. Here is a link to this episode's source material: https://bit.ly/2wK4hSP
Apr 01, 2020•54 min•Ep. 5
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes recently gave on Facebook Live. We're continuing our pre-Passover coverage. Today we look at, among other things, a modern interpretation of the four sons from the Passover Seder. Here is a link to this episode's source material: https://bit.ly/2wK4hSP
Apr 01, 2020•59 min•Ep. 4
This Passover 101 Workshop was recorded on Facebook Live on 3/30/20. Here is a link to the Passover work sheet referenced in the episode: https://bit.ly/2JuXYFm
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 3
Preparing for Passover: Rabbi Wildes is finding connections between the Exodus from Egypt and other times Jews have been fled their home countries (Russia, Iran and so on), and how it relates to our current state of isolation and social distancing. We’re all feeling a sense of alienation this year.
Mar 30, 2020•40 min•Ep. 2
This is a rebroadcast of a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. The topic of this episode is pre-Passover inspiration.
Mar 29, 2020•46 min•Ep. 1
