Rabbi_Brian_Podcast

Rabbi Brian talks a little about Channukah, but really about the pre-modern sense of time.

Rabbi Brian revisits the spiritual-religious topic of surrender.

Rabbi Brian talks about two incidents in which he held the opinions of people outside of himself in higher regard than his better judgment.

Rabbi Brian talks about placebo — the latin word that means “I WILL PLEASE” and how pleasing others can be a problem.

Rabbi Brian tells you that your TO-DO LIST is your FRIEND. Really?!? That’s crazy… or is it? (I’ll tell you, it isn’t.)

Rabbi Brian tells about watching his daughter learn to take the pits out of cherries and how we all push ourselves to improve.

Rabbi Brian talks about how we need to forgive others for not being as good as we are in the things we are excellent in.

Rabbi Brian talks about how real religion has NOTHING to do with God, how we need to get that in our heads, and how to live a true religious life.

Rabbi Brian discusses Kathryn Schultz’s work on mistakes. How we tend to see people who disagree with us as ignorant, stupid, or evil.

Rabbi Brian encourages you to BE MEDIOCRE; but only if you are courageous enough to try!