In this first episode* of The Session, I talk about the role of emotions in mitzvos. How does a person make him or herself feel? How do we make mitzvos more meaningful? And in particular, how are we supposed to bring ourselves to mourn for a Temple that was destroyed so long ago?
I speak to Rav Moshe Weinberger, Rabbi of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, NY, and Mashpia at Yeshiva University.
“How do you make yourself feel?”
* In summer 2017, I decided to start a podcast that dealt with issues related to psychology and Judaism. Shortly after I published the first episode, I was asked unexpectedly to take an interim position at the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey, so I put the project on hold. Now, thank G-d, I am privileged to be staying at RYNJ, so unfortunately I won't be able to do any more off the podcast for the foreseeable future.