Ben and Yael de Toledo: Baalei Teshuva Building Community in Israel

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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Ben and Yael de Toledo, founders of Pnima Jerusalem, a soulful community in Jerusalem, about doing teshuva by returning to community.

In this episode we discuss:

—What are the ingredients necessary for finding and building a community?
—How does one emotionally handle integrating into the Torah world without the benefit of a yeshiva background?
—How should Torah-centered communities relate to the full spectrum of Jews?

Interview begins at 6:16.

Tune in to hear a conversation about letting go of barriers, having faith in oneself, and creating space for Jewish life to thrive.

Rabbi Ben de Toledo is a Jewish educator and community builder, and a founder of Pnima Jerusalem. He and his wife, Yael, previously served as the founding rabbinic couple-in-residence at the Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi.

Yael de Toledo is a Jewish educator and musician who teaches Torah and music and studies at the Shirat HaLeviim Music Academy. She helped found Pnima Jerusalem with her husband, Rabbi Ben de Toledo.

References:

Listening to God: Inspirational Stories for My Grandchildren by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

Netivot Shalom

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

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