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Rabbi Wolpe helps us understand what steals our joy and how we can push ourselves to take action, so that we can feel happier.
He reminds us that worrying about the future robs us from the ability to enjoy the present and that when we push ourselves to do the things we know will be good for us, joy will follow the action.
He inspires us to pause before reacting, and to let things go, and learn from our mistakes, and that we are all unique, with our flaws and our virtues.
He shares how helping others, reminds us of our worth and how much we are needed.
He encourages us to look for the light in the darkness, to see the good in the world, and to spend time thinking about our blessings.
He reminds us that change takes work, time and effort, that the bad feelings will not last forever, and joyous practices can create the feelings of joy.
He reminds us to never despair, to always have hope and believe that tomorrow can be brighter.
RABBI DAVID WOLPE
Max Webb Senior Rabbi
Named The Most Influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek and one of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the World by The Jerusalem Post, and twice named one of the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal, David Wolpe is the Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple. Rabbi Wolpe previously taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York, the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, Hunter College, and UCLA. A weekly columnist for the New York Jewish Week and weekly Torah columnist for the Jerusalem Post, Rabbi Wolpe has been published and profiled in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, The Atlantic and many more. He has been featured on The Today Show, Face the Nation, ABC This Morning, and CBS This Morning. In addition, Rabbi Wolpe has appeared prominently in series on PBS, A&E, History Channel, and Discovery Channel, and has engaged in widely watched public debates with Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and many others about religion and its place in the world. Rabbi Wolpe, who has spoken in seminars, public and scholarly forums and scholar in residence appearances hundreds of times all over the world from Israel to India, is the author of eight books, including the national bestseller Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times (Riverhead). His new book is titled David, the Divided Heart (Yale U Press). It was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards, and has been optioned for a movie by Warner Bros.
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Special thanks to Cathy Heller and her podcast “Don’t Keep Your Day Job” for the inspiration to put this show together, and for her song Gonna Make a Change which is featured in the episode.
