We investigate all things ritual through conversations with some of the most interesting individuals engaging with ritual today. Join host Tova Leibovic-Douglas on her mission to demystify ritual for the everyday person. Life moves fast. Ritual slows us down. You'll learn how this practice can help you mark moments in your life, big and small, while allowing you to connect more deeply to answers buried within us as human beings. Let's bring ritual into our lives for the way we live and work ...
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We are, Elianna Yolkut and Tova Leibovic-Douglas, here exploring what it means to be rabbis, mothers and women in the world. Each week we will laugh and think together about the wisdom we learn in our everyday lives as rabbis, parents and humans bringing our listeners the insights of the Torah, our spiritual tradition and our own exploration of meaning in the questions of the everyday. In moments of doubt and struggle, we lean into faith with courage, hope and love. NYJM is sometimes uplifti ...
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Rabbi Tova Leibovic-Douglas does a solo mini episode on Passover, Liberation, and what our souls must move through in order to potentially shift during this holiday. What is the point of cleaning out Hametz or bread products, if we are not cleaning out the inner-hametz of our personal pantries in our souls? The goal of these rituals are to get us t…
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Can We Cut An Ancient Ritual?- Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon (The Ritual House sound editor!) discuss the tension of when there is a ritual that no longer works for you- how do you cope? What do you do? The episode focuses on the ancient jewish ritual of Brit-Milah. They differ on their conclusions and discuss these differences at length. …
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Creating Space With Ritual- Dr. Lori Baudino
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and Dr. Lori Baudino discuss the art of creating space wherever one is. Dr. Baudino shares her personal creative way of creating space with clients, when traveling and anywhere in between. How does one do this as themselves with fluidity and boundaries? What are the rituals for creating a space? They dis…
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Talmud, It's A Ritual- Rabbi Igael Gurin-Malous
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and Igael Gurin-Malous (Iggy) have an in depth conversation about all things ritual in relation to cultivating a personal spiritual practice as well as engaging with Talmud. Iggy shares his personal long term ritual of studying Talmud and how it has walked with him throughout his life in all it's stages.…
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The Ritual Of Cultivating That Stillness- Paige Appel
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and Paige Appel have a deep conversation about spirituality, soul work, surrender and the challenging aspects of seeking. Paige discusses her personal spiritual journey and the moments of challenge along the way as well as the clarity that she has for the work that she is doing with Riverbank and circlin…
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Creating space for the both/and through ritual
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Rabbi Tova Leibovic-Douglas does a solo mini episode on her thoughts on the moment. For more: theritual.house Also, our recent thoughts on substack .By Tova Leibovic-Douglas
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A Spiritual Revolution+Ritual Of Building A Movement-Alon-Lee Green
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and Alon-Lee Green of Standing Together have a deep conversation about the sacred work of building a movement for justice and peace. They discuss the importance of this grassroots movement that Jewish and Palestinian citizens are building together, alongside allies from afar, as well as how the work cann…
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Judaism and The Original Hippies with Ritual- Nili Salem
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and Nili Salem have a deep conversation all about Judaism, their visions for the world to come and where they differ. Nili claims that Jews were the original hippies and they discuss the beauty of the crystals and energetic principles that guide the spiritual tradition in its original formation. The enti…
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Moving Through Ritual Towards The Era of The Child- Rev. Briana Lynn
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and Rev Briana Lynn have a conversation on rituals, spirituality, religion and the deconstruction of harmful systems that are in place as well as sharing a hope for a new vision that is being created. Rev. Briana Lynn shares her beautiful vision of this new era. The opening of this episode highlights an …
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The End Of The World As We Know It and The Godliness Within Us With Ritual-Ron Zohar
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and Ron Zohar have a conversation on the Godliness within each of us, Kabbalah, choosing belief, Israel-Palestine and the spiritual truth of the moment. Ron shares his experience as a Moroccan Israeli during this moment and throughout his life with deep vulnerability and passion. There is a light and pos…
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Shifting Our Identities And Finding The Ritual- Elad Nehorai
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and Elad Nehorai discuss the ways in which our communities and identities impact us. Shifting or leaving a community/identity is not simple and Elad shares his reflections of finding ways to hold onto the rituals that matter most and letting go of the ones that feel harmful. Spiritual integrity and the i…
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The Creative Rhythm of Ritual-Minquell Ramone
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic- Douglas and Minquell Ramone discuss creativity and the different stages an individual may have in their lives as an artist. They discuss the rhythm that ritual may hold for us in our personal lives and the lives of our ancestors and how connected we all are. Minquell shares his personal journey as a dancer, wri…
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Ritual To Witness That The Sea Is Always Holding You- Analia Saban
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic- Douglas and guest, Analia Saban discuss art, flow, creativity, spirituality and how rituals in all forms help us connect. The conversation focuses on the role that faith plays in our lives and that when we look, there is always something holding us in the moment. Can a a concert be a Temple? Listen for more. An…
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Have We Hit Rock Bottom? Our collective spiritual crisis and need for ritual
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas shares her perspective of the collective spiritual crisis of this intense moment and her thoughts on how ritual and new spiritual leadership are the way forward. This is a mini solo episode. There is a candle ritual shared at the end of the episode. For more about The Ritual House and our offerings: www.…
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The Daily Ritual - Abigail Rasminsky
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and guest, Abigail Rasminsky discuss rituals and how important they are to contain what must be contained. The conversation is a reminder of how rituals practiced on the daily, even the ones that seem simple are indeed our anchors in this world. A new moon mini ritual is provided at the end of the episod…
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A Whole New World With Ritual- Casper ter Kuile
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and guest, Casper ter Kuile, discuss religion, spirituality and the the new pathways being created in this moment through ritual and more. The conversation is a reminder of the power that ritual continues to hold for our collective and the creative +joyful ways we get to engage with this tool. Two ritual…
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Home Based DIY Ritual- It's For You, It's For Us- Kathleen Donahoe
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic- Douglas and guest, Kathleen Donahoe, have a conversation about democratizing ritual with a specific focus of doing so in our homes and with our children. There are many creative tips that Kathleen has around this that she provides. Tova also shares her thoughts on how Rabbinic Judaism originally was set out to …
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Sound Bath As The New Church+Ritual- Brendon Henderson
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and guest, Brendon Henderson of Henno House discuss all things ritual as they relate to wellness, energy work, sound baths, authenticity and more. They touch on thinking about new ways to do religion today and lay out a potential vision of something different. Brendon shares his personal story and of tra…
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Mazel Tov! Ritual, It's In The Stars-Danielle Beinstein
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic- Douglas and guest, Danielle Beinstein have a conversation about astrology, Judaism, the earth, ritual and more. Does Judaism hold these traditions and can we find ways to return to them? Danielle Beinstein is an astrologer, writer, deep thinker, facilitator and more. You can find more: www.daniellebeinstein.com…
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The Call To Ritual With Faith- Dr. Najuma Smith
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic-Douglas and guest, Dr. Najuma Smith discuss all things ritual as they relate to faith, religion, and to the spiritual leadership needed in this moment, which often calls for something different. They touch on Christianity and Judaism. Rev. Najuma shares her story of hearing "the call" and how this has informed h…
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When It's Too Hard To Do Ritual- Mustafa Zeno
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The Ritual House host, Tova Leibovic Douglas and guest, Mustafa Zeno have a conversation as dear friends about ritual and what to do when life is hard and painful. They touch on the current horrific situation in Israel and Gaza as well as Islam and Judaism. Mustafa Zeno is a documentary filmmaker. He is Muslim and Syrian. You can find more: www.rug…
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We investigate all things ritual through conversations with some of the most interesting individuals engaging with ritual today. Join host Tova Leibovic-Douglas on her mission to demystify ritual for the everyday person. Life moves fast. Ritual slows us down. You'll learn how this practice can help you mark moments in your life, big and small, whil…
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Season #3 Episode 16 Rabbi- what does it meant to be a rabbi today?
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Season #3 Episode 15 On Women's Bodies and Violence
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Season #3 Episode 14: Parenting Peer Pressure
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Season #3 Episode 12 Special Guest: Rabbi Sharon Brous
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Season #3 Episode 9 - Mental Health and Our Kids
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Season 3 Episode 7 The Anxiety of Parenting or Parental Anxiety
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Parenting can be the source of deep anxiety - how do Tova and Elianna cope with the worries, tension and all around culture of anxietyBy Elianna Yolkut and Tova Leibovic-Douglas
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Happy Thanksgiving from Tova and EliannaBy Elianna Yolkut and Tova Leibovic-Douglas
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Elianna, Tova and special guest, Nicole Guzik who is the incoming co-senior rabbi at Sinai Temple chat about all the things!By Elianna Yolkut and Tova Leibovic-Douglas
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The Episode We Wish We Didn't Have to Do: Anti-Semitism
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Failure of Our Educational Systems: This Time Hasidic
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Elianna and Tova discuss the recent New York Times piece revealing the lack of general education, abuse and trauma in some of the Hasidic schools in New York. They discuss their personal thoughts and feelings on educational systems. They conclude with a beautiful Poem by Nikita Gill.By Elianna Yolkut and Tova Leibovic-Douglas
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Season 3 Episode 3 - Harried Parenting and Joyous Sukkot!
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Where we explore why we feel so harried and overwhelmed - is it us? Being a parent of young-ish children? Societal challenge?By Elianna Yolkut and Tova Leibovic-Douglas
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Season 3 Episode 2 - The High Holiday Edition
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Season 2 Episode 20 - Special Guest Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt
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Sabbatical. Rest. Breathe. How do we connect to the notion of radical rest - finding space to breathe and find room to connect to ancient notion of stopping. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/teach-children-to-be-lazy.htmlBy Elianna Yolkut and Tova Leibovic-Douglas
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Season 2 Episode 18 - On Women, Society and Ally-ship
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Elianna and Tova discuss this important holiday and all that it brings up. This episode also has some great tips on ways to make the seder feel as welcoming and creative as possible.By Elianna Yolkut and Tova Leibovic-Douglas
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Bonus Reflections on 100 Years of Bat Mitzvah
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Join Tova and Elianna for a wide ranging conversation with colleague and friend Rabbi Sari Laufer.By Elianna Yolkut and Tova Leibovic-Douglas
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