# Rabbi Yonasan

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How Truth Is Made

 The definition of truth is not clear cut in Judaism. Is there one "truth" to be grasped or is truth something more organic than that? After giving the Torah, does God have a say in changing the truth found in Jewish law? This class discusses this topic through the lens of the famous debate between…

Surviving Spirituality With Law

Jewish parables, refereed to as medrashim, are speckled throughout the Talmud. They're nuanced, esoteric, and captivating. They also contain within them the spirit of Judaism. This course discusses the power of metaphors and parables. It also discusses how Judaism relates to them. With a deep under…

Actualization Through Setting Limits

Knowing what the right thing is and doing it are extremely different.  God revealed a higher purpose but Judaism's struggle is how to actualize that purpose. How do we build a better life for ourselves?  This class discusses how rabbinical additions to Jewish law actualize Judaism's purpose.  Rabbi…

The Impossibility of Meaninglessness

It’s no secret there’s a trend in the Western world towards meaninglessness and nihilism. Talk to any college aged teen and you’ll see they’re hard pressed to find a good reason to care about anything bigger than themselves or they know someone else that’s in that boat. Some possible causes are the…

Discovering Yourself

Taking yourself seriously means realizing no one else who has ever lived can compare to you or what unique gifts you have to offer this world. Figuring out what that exactly means is no small job. This class offers some practical psychological advice in getting closer to understanding yourself and …

The Living Chain of Tradition

Separating the Jewish people and it's cultural character from Jewish law isn't easy.  For thousands of years the culture has dedicated itself towards one primary goal - keeping the living word of God alive for each generation.  In the words of the famous psychologist Carl Jung, the Jewish people ar…

Rabbi Yonasan Johnson

Rabbi Yonasan Johnson - Celebrating in the Dark  "If only the Achdus itself and the fact that we're sitting together bichlal, particularly that it's an Achdus in relation to Moshiach....should be enough to bring about the Geulah"  "How could we be B'simcha with such a hard Avoda? 1. Bitachon that t…

329 - Your Window of Menuchas Hanefesh: Finding Your Capacity for Chesed

We hear it all the time: push yourself, do more mitzvahs, more chesed. You didn't come to this world just to take care of yourself. But what happens when that push leaves you scattered, dysregulated, unable to be civil with the people in your own home? In this conversation, Rabbi Yonasan and Rena R…

335 - Vulnerability in Marriage: Learning to Need Your Spouse

You made space for your husband to step up. He's fumbling through it. And you're standing there thinking: I could do this so much better. Should I just take over again? But - when you're asking "is this worth it?" you're trying to calculate a payoff you can't even see yet. Your vision of what marri…

341 - Why Everyone Deserves to Be Treated Like They're Sensitive

Rena recently read about how to communicate with "Earth types" - people who are highly sensitive and need to be spoken to with extra care and consideration. As she read through all the rules for how to talk to Earth types, she kept thinking - shouldn't we just talk to everyone this way? In this con…