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Back Pocket Torah Blasts
by Vanderbilt Hillel
Each week, Emily Kahn-Perry and a Vanderbilt student will go on a journey through sacred Jewish texts, and learn how ancient wisdom applies to our modern day!
Episodes
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Season 2 Episode 5: Madelynn and the Enneagram
What's Jewish about a personality test? This week, Emily and Madelynn explore the religious connections to the highly popular Enneagram test which categorizes people into one of nine types based on their innermost desires.
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Season 2 Episode 4: Tucker and Genesis 17:1:4-5
On this week's episode, Emily and Tucker take a deep dive on some of life's biggest questions about Jewish identity, human capacity, and divinity as they explore Genesis 17:1:4-5, "לפני, as if you were looking for guidance Me in all your undertakings and trying to emulate Me. We have adopted this...
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Season 2 Episode 3: Alex and Genesis 1:3
This week Emily and her guest Alex dive into immigration, identity, and the ways each of us walks through the world according to our own stories as they study Genesis 1:13 "God gathered the dust [of the first human] from the four corners of the world - red, black, white and green. Red is the…
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Season 2 Episode 2: Leetal, Veronica, and Hanukkah
Double the guests means double the fun on this week's episode of Back Pocket Torah Blasts! Emily and her co-workers at Vanderbilt Hillel, Leetal and Veronica, get together for a very special Hanukkah episode! Hear all about their favorite holiday memories, what lessons they take from Hanukkah…
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Season 2 Episode 1: Isabel and Kol Nidre
BPTB is BACK for a second season, and Emily is kicking it off with special guest, Isabel. Listen here as Emily and Isabel chat about a special Kol Nidre project they worked on together, High Holidays in the time of COVID, and life after college as a Jewish adult! The full video of the Blair…
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Episode 6: Rachel and Pirkei Avot: 5:21
Emily is joined by Rachel this week, one of Vanderbilt's newest graduates, to discuss vivacity and Pirkei Avot: 5:21 "He used to say: At five years of age the study of Scripture; At ten the study of Mishnah; At thirteen subject to the commandments; At fifteen the study of Talmud; At eighteen the...
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Episode 5: Siri and Pirkei Avot 2:7
On this week's episode, Siri joins Emily as they uncover some timely lessons about stillness in Pirkei Avot 2:7 "The more sitting (in the company of scholars), the more wisdom; the more counsel, the more understanding; the more charity, the more peace".
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Bonus Episode: Noam and Yom HaZikaron
Today is Israel's national holiday to celebrate and remember all those who have served in the army. Unlike the United States, Israel requires compulsory service of it's citizens, so this holiday is deeply personal for all Israelis. This week, Emily hosts our Nashville Shlicha, Noam, as they talk...
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Episode 4: Maddie, Maya, and Pirkei Avot 5:16
Join Emily and this week's two special guests, Maddie and Maya, as they discuss an educator's perspective on Pirkei Avot 5:16: "There are four types (of students) that sit before the sages - a sponge, a funnel, a strainer and a sieve. A sponge, which absorbs everything; a funnel, which lets in…
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Episode 3: Rachel and Pirkei Avot 1:17
This week Emily and Rachel unpack the beauty of silence and stillness through Pirkei Avot 1:17 "Shimon, his son, used to say: all my days I grew up among the sages, and I have found nothing better for a person than silence. Study is not the most important thing, but actions; whoever indulges in…
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Episode 2: Julia and Pirkei Avot 4:1
This week Emily and Julia discover Passover themes surrounding growth within Pirkei Avot 4:1 "ben Zoma says: Who is the wise one? The one who learns from all men. Who is the mighty one? One who conquers his impulse. Who is the rich one? He who is happy with his lot. Who is honored? He who honors...
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Episode 1: Rose and Pirkei Avot 5:16
This week Emily and Rose explore all kinds of love through the words of Pirkei Avot 5:16 "All love that depends on a something, [when the] thing ceases, [the] love ceases; and [all love] that does not depend on anything, will never cease."
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Each week, Emily Kahn-Perry and a Vanderbilt student will go on a journey through sacred Jewish texts, and learn how ancient wisdom applies to our modern day!
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Each week, Emily Kahn-Perry and a Vanderbilt student will go on a journey through sacred Jewish texts, and learn how ancient wisdom applies to our modern day!
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Vanderbilt Hillel
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Each week, Emily Kahn-Perry and a Vanderbilt student will go on a journey through sacred Jewish texts, and learn how ancient wisdom applies to our modern day!
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