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Honey From The Rock
Join host Bill Lipsey for inspiring conversations with Israel's most innovative spiritual leaders and entrepreneurs. Discover how the Honey Foundation is reshaping Israeli society by empowering diverse Jewish expression and building meaningful communities. From groundbreaking rabbis to community changemakers, each episode explores how spiritual entrepreneurship is creating a more open, connected Israel—for the benefit of Jews everywhere.
Episodes
14 episodes
We Show Up Together: Spiritual Leadership Across Divides with Rabbi Tani Feintuch
In this week's episode, Bill sits down with Rabbi Tani Feintuch for an intimate conversation about community, faith, and resilience in the face of unprecedented challenges.Rabbi Tani brings decades of deep Talmudic and halakhic study to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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39:38
Resilience Served Warm: Leadership through Loss and Love with Rabbi Chef Nissimmi Naim Naor
In this powerful episode, Bill sits down with Rabbi Nissimi Naim Naor—a unique figure who serves as rabbi, chef, healer, and officer in the IDF reserves. Their conversation explores the intersections of faith, food, trauma, and community healin...
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Episode 12
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37:11
Why Community is Critical: A Conversation with Rav Benny Lau
Honey from the Rock Podcast - Episode with Rav Benny LauIn this powerful and timely episode, Bill is joined by the renowned Israeli rabbi and community leader, Rav Binyamin Tzvi (Benny) Lau, for a deeply personal conv...
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Episode 11
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54:36
What Makes Us Whole: Memory, Spirituality, and Community with Rabba Keren Apfelbaum Riff
Rabba Keren Apfelbaum RiffIn this episode of Honey from the Rock, we speak with Rabba Keren Apfelbaum Riff, a Honey Fellow whose work centers on building spaces where Jewish identity can be explored, questioned, and reima...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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38:30
Embracing Questions, Healing, and Community with Rachel Ettun
In this episode of Honey from the Rock, Bill sits down with Rachel Ettun, Founder and CEO of Haverut, a family therapist, spiritual caregiver, mentor, and group facilitator. Rachel shares her profound journey rooted in faith, family, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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34:24
"The Rabbi on a Motorcycle”: Faith, Zionism, and Finding Meaning
In this episode, Bill sits down with Rabbi Matthew Gewritz, who leads a thriving community of 2,000 families at his synagogue in New Jersey. Their conversation explores Rabbi Matt's unique journey to becoming a spiritual leader and his perspect...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:10
Sacred Secularism: Reimagining Jewish Identity with Dr. Ariel Levinson
Sacred Secularism: Reimagining Jewish Identity with Dr. Ariel LevinsonIn this episode of "Honey from the Rock," Bill sits down with Dr. Ariel Levinson, co-founder of the Secular Yeshiva in Jerusalem, for a profound conversation about Jew...
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42:32
Rabbi Naama Dafni: When Faith is Tested - On War, Trauma, and Finding Purpose
In this insightful episode, host Bill is joined by Rabbi Naama Dafni who shares her remarkable journey to becoming a rabbi and discusses her experiences during Israel's current conflict. From her childhood in the diverse city of Haifa to her sp...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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37:18
Beyond Boundaries: A Leading Modern Orthodox Rabbi - on the Renewal of Jewish Life in Israel
In this episode, Bill sits down with Rabbi Kenneth Brander, President and Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone, for a profound conversation spanning his personal journey and perspectives on Jewish community and inclusion.Show Notes:
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:10
Seekers: From Kibbutz to Calling
## Episode SummaryIn this profound journey of spiritual exploration, Rabbi Elisha Wolfin traces an extraordinary path from a secular kibbutz upbringing to becoming a transformative spiritual leader. Navigating through diverse philosophical ...
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Episode 4
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44:16
Honey From The Rock: From Orthodox Home to Hostage Square, A Rabbi Serving the Nation
Rabbi Ayala Deckel shares her remarkable journey of spiritual transformation and her current role as a spiritual leader during one of Israel's most challenging times. From her Orthodox upbringing to becoming a progressive rabbi, her story inter...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:30
The Art of Jewish Leadership: Building a Jewish Home in the Heart of Tel Aviv
In this deeply moving episode, Bill sits down with Rabbi Chananel Rosen, son of Rabbi Micky Rosen z"l, founder of the renowned YaKar communities in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Their conversation weaves through generations of Jewish leadership and e...
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Episode 2
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Honey from the Rock: Hope's Inheritance - Rabba Tamar's Journey from Grandfather's Wisdom to Rabbinic Leadership
Rabbi Tamar shares her transformative journey from a traditional Sephardic background to becoming a rabbi, sparked by her grandfather Saba Yaish's (Grandpa Hope's) profound words. In this intimate conversation, she explores how having supporter...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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37:44
Honey from the Rock: Building Israel's Spiritual Future
Join Bill Lipsey for conversations with Israel's innovative spiritual leaders and entrepreneurs. Discover how the Honey Foundation is empowering diverse Jewish expression and building meaningful communities for a more connected Israel and Jewis...
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