<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 Yussie Zakutinsky, rabbi of K’hal Mevakshei Hashem in Lawrence, New York, about his vision for a Judaism that unites the entire Jewish People—no matter how wide the gaps between us. <br /><br />Since October 7, of the many schisms within the Jewish People, some have mended while others are torn anew. As a nation, we have much further to go. In this episode, we discuss:<br /><ul><li>How can we see the divinity in Jews with whom we profoundly disagree?</li><li>What do we mean when we say “the entirety of the Jewish People is an expression of God”?</li><li>How can we rescue the divinity within ourselves and within one another?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about, as the Baal Shem Tov described it, vanquishing the dragon and redeeming the princess—i.e., elevating the good in all the Jewish People. <br /><br />Interview begins at 20:27. <br /><br />Rabbi Yussie Zakutinsky is a rabbi and spiritual leader. He is the rabbi of K’hal Mevakshei Hashem in Lawrence, New York, and is a sought-after lecturer and leader of spiritual happenings.<br /><b><br />References:</b><br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Mesillat_Yesharim?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Mesillat Yesharim</i></a> by Moses Chaim Luzzatto<br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Derekh_Hashem?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Derekh Hashem</i></a> by Moses Chaim Luzzatto<br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Avodah_Zarah.9a?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Avodah Zarah 9a</a><br /><br /><a href="http://rabbiywilk.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">rabbiywilk.com</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.12.5?ven=Tanakh:_The_Holy_Scriptures,_published_by_JPS&amp;lang=bi&amp;with=Translations&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Genesis 12:5</a><br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/rabbi-yy-jacobson-how-did-the-rebbe-revolutionize-judaism/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rabbi YY Jacobson: How Did the Rebbe Revolutionize Judaism?</a>”<br /><br />Works of <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Jewish%20Thought/Modern/Rav%20Kook" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rav Kook</a><br /><br />Works of <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Chasidut/R'%20Tzadok%20HaKohen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rav Tzadok HaKohen</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Divrei_Soferim.16?ven=Sefaria_Community_Translation&amp;lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Divrei Soferim </i>16</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pachad-Yitzchok-Selected-MaAmarim-Shabbos/dp/142264071X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Pachad Yitzchok</i></a> by Rav Yitzchok Hutner<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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Yussie Zakutinsky: Connecting to a Disconnected Jewish People [Teshuva IV 2/5]

SEP 17, 202498 MIN
18Forty Podcast

Yussie Zakutinsky: Connecting to a Disconnected Jewish People [Teshuva IV 2/5]

SEP 17, 202498 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 Yussie Zakutinsky, rabbi of K’hal Mevakshei Hashem in Lawrence, New York, about his vision for a Judaism that unites the entire Jewish People—no matter how wide the gaps between us. <br /><br />Since October 7, of the many schisms within the Jewish People, some have mended while others are torn anew. As a nation, we have much further to go. In this episode, we discuss:<br /><ul><li>How can we see the divinity in Jews with whom we profoundly disagree?</li><li>What do we mean when we say “the entirety of the Jewish People is an expression of God”?</li><li>How can we rescue the divinity within ourselves and within one another?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about, as the Baal Shem Tov described it, vanquishing the dragon and redeeming the princess—i.e., elevating the good in all the Jewish People. <br /><br />Interview begins at 20:27. <br /><br />Rabbi Yussie Zakutinsky is a rabbi and spiritual leader. He is the rabbi of K’hal Mevakshei Hashem in Lawrence, New York, and is a sought-after lecturer and leader of spiritual happenings.<br /><b><br />References:</b><br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Mesillat_Yesharim?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Mesillat Yesharim</i></a> by Moses Chaim Luzzatto<br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Derekh_Hashem?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Derekh Hashem</i></a> by Moses Chaim Luzzatto<br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Avodah_Zarah.9a?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Avodah Zarah 9a</a><br /><br /><a href="http://rabbiywilk.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">rabbiywilk.com</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.12.5?ven=Tanakh:_The_Holy_Scriptures,_published_by_JPS&amp;lang=bi&amp;with=Translations&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Genesis 12:5</a><br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/rabbi-yy-jacobson-how-did-the-rebbe-revolutionize-judaism/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rabbi YY Jacobson: How Did the Rebbe Revolutionize Judaism?</a>”<br /><br />Works of <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Jewish%20Thought/Modern/Rav%20Kook" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rav Kook</a><br /><br />Works of <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Chasidut/R'%20Tzadok%20HaKohen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rav Tzadok HaKohen</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Divrei_Soferim.16?ven=Sefaria_Community_Translation&amp;lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Divrei Soferim </i>16</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pachad-Yitzchok-Selected-MaAmarim-Shabbos/dp/142264071X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Pachad Yitzchok</i></a> by Rav Yitzchok Hutner<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>.