<b>This series is sponsored by Mira and Daniel Stokar, and this episode is sponsored by <a href="https://dailygiving.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dailygiving.org</a>.</b><br /><br />In this episode of the <i>18Forty Podcast</i>, we talk to Emmi Polansky, known on social media as <a href="https://www.instagram.com/livingemunah/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@livingemunah</a>, about her journey finding agency as a single mother. <br /><br />Sometimes, when we talk about teshuva, we’re referring to repentance for our specific sins. Another type of teshuva, as we explore, is a return to God as we celebrate our own worthiness and tzelem Elokim. In this episode we discuss:<b><br /></b><br /><ul><li>What is it like to participate in <i>chagim</i> and <i>simchas</i> during the process of divorce?</li><li>How do we pick up the pieces when our plans for a perfect familial and spiritual life fall apart?</li><li>How did fitness help improve Emmi ‘s mental and emotional health?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about what it means to repeatedly return to God in times of apparent loneliness. <br /><b><br /></b>Interview begins at 12:21.<br /><b><br />References:</b><br /><b><br /></b><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Chagigah.15a.1?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chagigah 15a</a><br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/As-Driven-Leaf-Milton-Steinberg/dp/0874419506" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">As a Driven Leaf</a></i> by Milton Steinberg<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sinagogue-Failure-Thought-Perspectives-Post-Rabbinic/dp/1618117971/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AV0R3WZIH38Q&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VL9N6y96zMjysrTQ99YLIgaltibGlO6GQWyC0X1UcOhTfHHooW-Sf8I7O5Mf5jg3zhs2gBqjpYZZzL-hk5R-JD0DqcLoB8pAaho3gXE0hHd0MLfDu27gdC5ajTiBrtNluDgqwqZG8A0GSHyBK_FKTa-BgKdFYumgIICF9-11himaqQ90qisgUp550png1-wPtHkUJ_tQS9bGdVX5yYy9pg.d3zvQLpPFC39TMMXXIp7wU7ZYkxYOk5neMPtEXWur44&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=bashevkin&amp;qid=1727649788&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=bashevkin%2Cstripbooks%2C124&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought</i></a> by David Bashevkin<br /><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/livingemunah/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@livingemunah</a> on Instagram <br /><br /><a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JFU6TXMUpRP9LOQY4mvFUH" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Emunah Minute</a> on WhatsApp<br /><i></i><br /><i><a href="https://www.eichlers.com/bilvavi-mishkan-evne-1-2-hs.html?srsltid=AfmBOorKjm69ybBUpE5yubOe_kIy1ROCQRreeBIkBPQUg0ZMfx_7YOHM" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bilvavi Mishkan Evne</a></i><br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/rav-moshe-weinberger/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rav Moshe Weinberger: Can Mysticism Become a Community?</a>”<br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/moshe-and-asher-weinberger-heart-of-the-fire-together-even-with-small-differences/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moshe and Asher Weinberger: Heart of the Fire</a>”<br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tuesdays-Morrie-Greatest-Lesson-Anniversary/dp/076790592X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tuesdays with Morrie</a></i> by Mitch Albom<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support</a>.

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Emmi Polansky: Finding Agency as a Single Mother [Teshuva IV 4/5]

SEP 30, 202474 MIN
18Forty Podcast

Emmi Polansky: Finding Agency as a Single Mother [Teshuva IV 4/5]

SEP 30, 202474 MIN

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<b>This series is sponsored by Mira and Daniel Stokar, and this episode is sponsored by <a href="https://dailygiving.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dailygiving.org</a>.</b><br /><br />In this episode of the <i>18Forty Podcast</i>, we talk to Emmi Polansky, known on social media as <a href="https://www.instagram.com/livingemunah/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@livingemunah</a>, about her journey finding agency as a single mother. <br /><br />Sometimes, when we talk about teshuva, we’re referring to repentance for our specific sins. Another type of teshuva, as we explore, is a return to God as we celebrate our own worthiness and tzelem Elokim. In this episode we discuss:<b><br /></b><br /><ul><li>What is it like to participate in <i>chagim</i> and <i>simchas</i> during the process of divorce?</li><li>How do we pick up the pieces when our plans for a perfect familial and spiritual life fall apart?</li><li>How did fitness help improve Emmi ‘s mental and emotional health?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about what it means to repeatedly return to God in times of apparent loneliness. <br /><b><br /></b>Interview begins at 12:21.<br /><b><br />References:</b><br /><b><br /></b><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Chagigah.15a.1?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chagigah 15a</a><br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/As-Driven-Leaf-Milton-Steinberg/dp/0874419506" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">As a Driven Leaf</a></i> by Milton Steinberg<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sinagogue-Failure-Thought-Perspectives-Post-Rabbinic/dp/1618117971/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AV0R3WZIH38Q&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VL9N6y96zMjysrTQ99YLIgaltibGlO6GQWyC0X1UcOhTfHHooW-Sf8I7O5Mf5jg3zhs2gBqjpYZZzL-hk5R-JD0DqcLoB8pAaho3gXE0hHd0MLfDu27gdC5ajTiBrtNluDgqwqZG8A0GSHyBK_FKTa-BgKdFYumgIICF9-11himaqQ90qisgUp550png1-wPtHkUJ_tQS9bGdVX5yYy9pg.d3zvQLpPFC39TMMXXIp7wU7ZYkxYOk5neMPtEXWur44&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=bashevkin&amp;qid=1727649788&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=bashevkin%2Cstripbooks%2C124&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought</i></a> by David Bashevkin<br /><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/livingemunah/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@livingemunah</a> on Instagram <br /><br /><a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JFU6TXMUpRP9LOQY4mvFUH" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Emunah Minute</a> on WhatsApp<br /><i></i><br /><i><a href="https://www.eichlers.com/bilvavi-mishkan-evne-1-2-hs.html?srsltid=AfmBOorKjm69ybBUpE5yubOe_kIy1ROCQRreeBIkBPQUg0ZMfx_7YOHM" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bilvavi Mishkan Evne</a></i><br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/rav-moshe-weinberger/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rav Moshe Weinberger: Can Mysticism Become a Community?</a>”<br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/moshe-and-asher-weinberger-heart-of-the-fire-together-even-with-small-differences/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moshe and Asher Weinberger: Heart of the Fire</a>”<br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tuesdays-Morrie-Greatest-Lesson-Anniversary/dp/076790592X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tuesdays with Morrie</a></i> by Mitch Albom<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support</a>.