Podcast
Soulful Jewish Living: Mindful Practices For Every Day
Overstressed, overworked, overstimulated? Close your eyes, take a deep breath and tune in. In each episode Rabbi Josh Feigelson will guide with ancient wisdom and modern mindfulness practices to help center your soul and ease you into your week.
Soulful Jewish Living: Mindful Practices for Every Day is a production of Unpacked, a division of OpenDor Media, and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.
- Judaism chart
- #17
- Episodes
- 178
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 11 min
- On air since
- 2023
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
178 episodes, newest first
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10 min
Finding Gratitude in Everyday Things
Season 7, Episode 5
Show notes
What do weeds in a vacant lot, a burning bush, and a few small stones have in common? They can all become doorways to gratitude. In Part 5 of our gratitude series, Rabbi Josh Feigelson explores how the simple act of paying attention can help us find wonder in everyday life. Inspired by poet Mary Oliver and the story of Moses, discover how noticing the ordinary can open us to appreciation, prayer, and freedom.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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10 min
Gratitude in the Age of Consumerism
Season 7, Episode 4
Show notes
In part 4 of our series on gratitude, Rabbi Josh Feigelson explores how consumerism keeps us focused on what we lack and how gratitude can help us find happiness in what we already have. Drawing on Mad Men and the Jewish wisdom of Ben Zoma, Josh offers a simple mindfulness practice to discover the everyday gifts that money can’t buy.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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9 min
A Hundred Blessings a Day
Season 7, Episode 3
Show notes
A gratitude practice is simpler than you might think. In the third episode in the series on gratitude, Rabbi Josh Feigelson draws on his mother’s extraordinary daily thankfulness to explore the ancient Jewish teaching of making a hundred blessings a day. Inspired by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s call to live with “radical amazement,” he invites listeners to start small: one intentional moment of thanks before your next meal.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Borderlines with That Semite
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Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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11 min
Giving Thanks for the Miracle of Your Body
Season 7, Episode 2
Show notes
In this second episode of our gratitude miniseries, Rabbi Josh Feigelson explores one of Judaism's most profound and overlooked blessings: gratitude for our bodies. Drawing on the ancient prayer Asher Yatzar and a guided body-awareness meditation, Josh invites us to stop taking our physical selves for granted and start noticing the quiet miracles happening inside us every moment.
Credit: Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, and originally released on her third album, Ladies of the Canyon (1970). April 1970 by Reprise Records.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Borderlines with That Semite
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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11 min
The Treasure Was in Your Kitchen All Along
Season 7, Episode 1
Show notes
What if the treasure you've been searching for is already in your kitchen? Rabbi Josh Feigelson opens a new miniseries on gratitude with a classic Jewish folktale and a surprisingly simple morning practice. From the roots of the word "Jew" to the first words we say each day, this episode explores how gratitude isn't just something Jews do, it's who we are.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Borderlines with That Semite
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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10 min
Finding Harmony on Sukkot
Season 6, Episode 23
Show notes
This Sukkot, Rabbi Josh Feigelson revisits an episode about mindful presence and self-discovery through the lens of “hineni,” a concept that encapsulates being fully present and attuned to the here and now.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Borderlines with That Semite
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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11 min
A Gentle Knock on the Heart for Yom Kippur
Season 6, Episode 22
Show notes
On Yom Kippur, we’re invited to slow down, turn inward, and open our hearts. Rabbi Josh Feigelson explores an ancient teaching about directing our hearts toward the Holy of Holies and offers a simple mindfulness practice called The Gentle Knock, a way to pause, reconnect, and come home to ourselves with compassion rather than judgment.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Borderlines with That Semite
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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11 min
A Home Run Is a State of Mind (finale)
Season 8, Episode 21
Show notes
In the final episode of Soulful Jewish Living's ten-part series on feeling at home, Rabbi Josh Feigelson turns to an end of summer teacher: baseball. Using Kirby Puckett's famous walk-off home run and the mishnaic teaching on Sukkot, Josh explores why "home" is less a place than a state of mind, and closes the series with a guided meditation on teshuva as the practice of always finding our way back home.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Borderlines with That Semite
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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10 min
You Are Already Home: A Mindfulness Practice for Rosh Hashanah (Part 9)
Season 6, Episode 20
Show notes
Home isn't a place with walls, it's the whole earth, and teshuva means returning to that sense of belonging. In the latest episode of his series on home, Rabbi Josh Feigelson opens with Project Hail Mary's longing for home, then draws on Thich Nhat Hanh and Rabbi Alan Lew to reframe Rosh Hashanah, creation's birthday, as an invitation to feel at home in the world itself. Josh also includes a short breath and gravity mindfulness practice to embody the idea.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Borderlines with That Semite
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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11 min
What to Do When the Bottom Falls Out (Part 8)
Season 6, Episode 19
Show notes
When the bottom falls out, a diagnosis, a loss, the end of a relationship, the home we counted on can crumble. Rabbi Josh Feigelson turns to the Jewish experience of galut, exile, and asks how our ancestors survived displacement and still felt spiritually at home. Drawing on Heschel's image of Shabbat as a sanctuary in time, he offers a gentle breathing practice you can carry anywhere.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Borderlines with That Semite
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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9 min
Carrying Home With You (Part 7)
Season 6, Episode 18
Show notes
What does it mean to feel at home when you’re far from home? Rabbi Josh Feigelson reflects on his childhood motorhome and the idea of a portable home. Drawing on Jewish teachings about the Mishkan and Divine Presence, he explores how we can carry a sense of home with us wherever we go, followed by a mindfulness practice for finding at-homeness in the present moment.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Borderlines with That Semite
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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11 min
At Home as a Stranger (Part 6)
Season 6, Episode 17
Show notes
Can feeling like a stranger actually help you find home? Rabbi Josh Feigelson reflects on the aftermath of 9/11, biblical journeys, and Jewish wisdom to explore how unfamiliar experiences can deepen our sense of belonging. This guided meditation invites you to embrace vulnerability, welcome others, and discover home in unexpected places.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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11 min
How Language Can Help You Feel at Home (Part 5)
Season 6, Episode 16
Show notes
What makes us feel at home, even when we're far away? Rabbi Josh Feigelson shares the story of saying Kaddish in a small synagogue in Croatia and explores how language can become a spiritual refuge. Drawing on Jewish wisdom and mindfulness, he offers a guided meditation to help you find a word or phrase that grounds you, calms your mind, and brings you home.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Jewish History Nerds
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Unpacking Israeli History
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11 min
Home Is the One Place You Don't Have to Pretend (Part 4)
Season 6, Episode 15
Show notes
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What does it mean to feel home with our families? Rabbi Josh Feigelson explores this question through the story of Jacob, a man whose home life was about as messed up as it gets. Sibling rivalry, deceit, and a nighttime wrestling match with an angel all led Jacob to a surprising blueprint for building safety and belonging, even when where he came from wasn't always safe.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Jewish History Nerds
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12 min
At Home in the Mind (Part 3)
Season 6, Episode 14
Show notes
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How many times a day do you check your phone? For the average American, it's about 200. In the third episode of our miniseries on home, Rabbi Josh Feigelson draws on Maya Angelou and the Ba'al Shem Tov to explore what it means to be at home in your mind. Plus a simple Jewish mindfulness practice for coming home to yourself, even on a Tuesday afternoon.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
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12 min
Home in Your Body: A Jewish Practice (Part 2)
Season 6, Episode 13
Show notes
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What does it mean to be at home in your own body? Rabbi Josh Feigelson draws on Hillel the Elder and the Baal Shem Tov to show why spiritual life starts with syncing our minds and bodies, and guides a body scan meditation you can return to anytime you feel disconnected.
Here is a link to Kathleen Hooper Home In My Body: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14e6G8823rFWe5fh15JaRoj60dp1Omb5q/view?usp=sharing
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
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10 min
Baseball, the Bible, and the Jewish Meaning of Home
Season 6, Episode 12
Show notes
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What does it mean to feel at home — in a place, in your body, in your life? Rabbi Josh Feigelson draws on baseball, the Torah, and the writing of Bart Giamatti to explore home as a state of mind rather than a physical location. The episode closes with a guided breath meditation to help you arrive, right where you are.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
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11 min
We're All in the Same Boat: Jewish Wisdom for Independence Day | Finale
Season 6, Episode 10
Show notes
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Rabbi Josh wraps up the Independence miniseries by zooming out to the Jewish concept of brit (covenant) as the framework for true interdependence. Using Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's boat parable, he contrasts American culture's rights-based individualism with Judaism's responsibility-centered worldview, and draws on Walt Whitman (via Jeremy Engels) to argue that even the self is a collaboration. Closes with a guided breathing meditation on covenant connection.
Jeremy Engels' On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
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10 min
A Jewish Case for Democracy (Part 5)
Season 6, Episode 9
Show notes
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What's the difference between winning an argument and winning a war? In this episode, Rabbi Josh Feigelson explores persuasion as both a democratic and Jewish value—drawing on chavruta study, Hasidic Torah mysticism, and Professor Jeremy Engels's On Mindful Democracy. Plus: a simple practice for turning your next disagreement into something sacred. Part 5 of the Independence miniseries.
Jeremy Engels' On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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9 min
The Myth of the Self-Made American (Part 4)
Season 6, Episode 8
Show notes
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Rabbi Josh Feigelson takes on one of America's most cherished myths: the rugged, self-made individual. In the fourth episode of the Independence miniseries, he argues it's not only historically ironic but profoundly un-Jewish. Drawing on Torah's laws of the field, he makes the case that our success is never a solo act. The episode closes with a grounding meditation on gratitude and interdependence.
Jeremy Engels' On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World.
Be in touch at josh@unpacked.media.
This episode is sponsored by Jonathan and Kori Kalafer and the Somerset Patriots: The Bridgewater, NJ-based AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees.
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This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media Brand.For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:
Jewish History Nerds
Stars of David with Elon Gold
Unpacking Israeli History
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