10 Jewish Practices That Can Transform Your Spiritual Life | Eliyahu Pereira | Ep. 25

A lot of us grew up doing Jewish things without always stopping to ask what they’re actually meant to do to us. In this episode, we talk about the parts of Judaism that are meant to be felt, not just performed, meditation, hitbodedut, brachot, mikvah, Tehillim, Shabbat, tzedakah, and the idea that our everyday lives can become much more connected to God. We also get into why so much of that feeling may have been lost over time, what exile did to Jewish spiritual life, and what it could look like to bring some of that depth back in a real and practical way.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE) — Don’t become addicted to spiritual highs
01:08 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=68s&…) — Is the first rule of Halacha to meditate?
08:37 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=517s) — How exile changed the way we experience Judaism
11:26 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=686s) — Prophecy, Ruach HaKodesh, and what may be returning
17:36 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=1056s) — Hitbonenut, Hitbodedut, and learning to talk to God
26:36 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=1596s) — Brachot and finding God in the physical world
31:47 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=1907s) — Reclaiming the heart and feeling behind Judaism
39:07 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=2347s) — Bringing God-consciousness into work and business
42:50 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=2570s) — Mikvah and the Baal Shem Tov’s spiritual toolkit
47:09 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=2829s) — Tehillim, Tikkun HaKlali, and spiritual healing
52:23 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=3143s) — Pleasure, Shmirat HaBrit, and healthier forms of connection
1:05:40 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=3940s) — Tzedakah, money, and using wealth correctly
1:16:51 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=4611s) — The power of reaching out to someone
1:18:00 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=4680s&am…) — Why you shouldn’t chase spiritual highs
1:21:22 (youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6xUHWPbRE&t=4882s) — Israel, Torah, prayer, and expanding your spiritual capacity