Neshamah Project Podcast Episode 114: Being and Nothingness

Zohar Ammud Yomi by Rabbi Ben Newman

Jun 13, 202600:39:00Education

Rabbi Ben Newman is joined by Rabbi Shoshana Leis for a lively exploration of a Hasidic teaching on ayin and yesh—emptiness and being. Together they reflect on spiritual leadership, ego, creativity, perception, and the p...

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