More to the Story with Lea Rubashkin
Join host Lea Rubashkin as she seeks the sacred in the everyday and dares to ask the questions we often leave unspoken. Rooted in Jewish thought and spiritual curiosity, More to the Story is a space for bold conversation, tender reflection, and personal excavation.
Each episode invites listeners into deep inquiry through solo teachings, intimate roundtable sessions, and conversations with guests navigating life’s complexities with authenticity and faith. Whether exploring themes of identity, pain, belief, or healing, Lea offers a lens that’s both deeply personal and universally resonant.
This is a podcast for those who crave depth, who live between questions, and who know there’s always more to the story.
More to the Story with Lea Rubashkin
Shemos: When Darkness Scrambles Masculine and Feminine
0:00 Part 1 – Overview of the Parsha
1:09:28 Part 2 – Deep Dive + Commentary
In this episode, I explore why this Parsha is called “Names,” and what it means to hold onto your identity in a place that wants to reshape you. I talk about faith and scarcity, how money, food, and “security” can either strengthen trust in Hashem or feed exile-mindset. I reflect on how exile only has power when we internalize it, and how unity, especially guarding our speech, becomes a spiritual protection.
From there I touch on the confusion of masculine and feminine roles, what it does to the soul, and why returning to our design matters. I end with what felt like the beating heart of this Parsha for me: children, redemption, and the cost of bringing life into a world that feels unsafe, including a personal share I’ve never said out loud before, and what it means to trust prayer even when the process includes detox, discomfort, and waiting.
Lea
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