The Biker and The Rabbi
by The Denver Community Kollel
It’s a little psychology. It’s a little bit of highlights from Josef’s life. And it’s a little Torah logic. It’s a Biker, it’s a Rabbi - it’s a six-part series designed to help you see yourself through the life, challenges and eventual victories that punctuated Josef’s world.
Episodes
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The Rocky Path Up the Mt: David and Bathsheba
Who today can claim to be without character flaws, even serious ones. The key question is what we learn from our failures. Do we deny and obfuscate, or do we face reality and achieve incredible ego-negation and purity of focus.
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Win Big with Forgiveness
King David had every reason to be bitter, and yet, he managed to see that everything happened for a purpose. With purity of heart, he kept his focus and wasn't bogged down by endless baggage.
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Selfless Friendship and Embracing Change
Jonathan, King Saul's son, and archrival, King David, made an unlikely pair. In a world of my way or the highway, we'd do well to see how these two great men who were represented two very different paths, supported and loved each other.
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Peace of Mind in Turbulent Times
Life's ups and downs can be confusing. At times, we seem unable to maintain our equilibrium. It's almost as if we become a different person when we're challenged by others, or just have a rough day. But King David was able to keep his head in the most fluid and dangerous situations. The key to...
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Burning the Midnight Oil: Good Or Bad?
David and Goliath: David’s career as Hashem’s warrior is the perfect blend of action and faith. Some sit back and watch Hashem perform miracles, while others act and believe they get the credit. David, on the other hand, acts and at the same time knows that he is but a vessel for the Divine plan....
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Humble Power: David and Goliath #1
Some people are born with presence. They command the room. Others, carefully cultivate the persona, skills or knowledge that makes them the most obviously impressive person in the room. The best dressed person, the body builder, sports star, business or political leader, mostly get to where they...
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Responsibility: The Foundation of Leadership
Back to Ego, again, but doesn't that define life? Rabbi explores the next step in the Judah/King David journey, wondering why it is that Yaakov entrusts Benjamin with Yehuda and not Ruben? Responsibility is the foundation for leadership. What makes Judah the most trustworthy son of his father...
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Saving You An Ego Trip
Mr. Biker is impatient, for all the talk about King David, Rabbi insists on focusing first on David's ancestor Yehuda. Why? Rabbi explains how Yehuda's life illustrates that admitting weakness as a form of strength Humility = Strength. Ego is the enemy, and getting ourselves out of our own way is...
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The Roots of King David's Strength
King David was one of the greatest leaders of all time, and we can't wait to dig into his life story. But before we start, the rabbi explores where it is that David drew his inspiration. Turns out that King David finds the keys to greatness in the life of his great-grandfather Yehuda. A fact…
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Shop Talk: The Biker and the Rabbi #6
For the final podcast in their series concentrating on Josef’s life, The Biker starts in his favorite place - the shop - to explain how all of these episodes provide the building blocks to give you the tools for taking on life’s most complicated challenges. The Rabbi brings all the lessons…
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Yogi On The Mountain: The Power of Your Higher Self --The Biker and the Rabbi #5
Yogi On The Mountain So The Biker travels to a high mountaintop where he encounters a yogi who is trying to find the higher purpose to life. But after a short discussion, the yogi realizes there is more to life than sitting high above it all, looking for answers. The rabbi helps explain how Josef...
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WC FIELDS
Focus in a bottle. Just when The Biker seems to be minding his own business, he happens upon a carnival barker selling a potion offering anyone who has a credit card and a little less than $100 to spare, a bottle filled with instant focus. Focus could mean the difference between success and...
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BEAR / FREUD
A sleeping bear and Freud? This podcast combines the unlikely pair and is a source of complete confusion for The Biker, as he finds himself first in a cave with a hibernating bear, and then, in the company of the famous 19th century father of modern psychiatry, Dr Sigmund Freud. After an all too...
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Walter
Walter Mitty is the celebrated fictional character who lived his life through a dream world. The Biker bumps into him and they begin a discussion of Walter’s dreams and how he wishes he could live life more like the characters he creates in them, than actually living in the world he’s currently...
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SISSYPHUS
The Biker opens by talking to Sissyhphus, the legendary character in Greek mythology who’s doomed to an eternity of frustration..But as fruitless as his quest seems on the surface, The Rabbi explains how it’s not what we see. In fact, Sisspyhphus is exactly where he’s supposed to be, doing…
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About this show
It’s a little psychology. It’s a little bit of highlights from Josef’s life. And it’s a little Torah logic. It’s a Biker, it’s a Rabbi - it’s a six-part series designed to help you see yourself through the life, challenges and eventual victories that punctuated Josef’s world.
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The Denver Community Kollel
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