1.09 On the Tragedy in Ukraine (w/ Oksana Galkevich)

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 4 March 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

As tragedies continue in Ukraine, Joshua & Rabbi Shira dedicate this episode to the 200K+ Jewish people who live there and are in harms way. The episode begins by letting people know the ways they can help and what Jewish relief organizations are lending their support. Then we are joined by Oksana Galkevich, born in Ukraine and as of the past few years living in Israel, who has assisted the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) with many operations in Ukraine and the Former Soviet Union.

Episode Timecodes:

(05:30) Rabbi Shira’s quick primer on the Jewish Worldwide Relief Organizations

(07:58) Interview with Oksana Galkevich

(27:40) Special Joint Meditation reading

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0:00.0	Political tensions, anxiety, and loneliness are on the rise.
0:04.0	But problems like these aren't new, and the solutions don't have to be either.
0:08.0	For thousands of years, societies have asked questions about how to live, thrive, and love.
0:13.0	And it was spiritual traditions that offered wisdom and tools to help people find their way.
0:17.0	Tools that science is now discovering offer real benefits. Join me, Dave
0:22.3	Dosteno, to explore how we can all use this wisdom, whatever our beliefs. Listen to
0:27.5	How God Works from PRX, wherever, yeah, yeah.
0:38.3	Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:40.3	Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:42.3	Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:43.3	Oh, yeah, yeah.
0:45.3	It's a tough week.
0:46.3	Yes, things in the world are very dark.
0:50.3	Yeah.
0:51.3	So, here's what I thought we'd do today.
0:58.9	I thought we'd talk a little bit about what's happening in Ukraine.
0:59.9	I don't know.
1:04.3	Like this is not a policy podcast, but it's a people podcast.
1:07.2	And it's a meaning podcast.
1:13.5	And these are the moments when I feel like I need someone to help me find a little bit more meaning in difficult times. Yeah. And ultimately, we're a podcast about community, about the Jewish
1:19.4	community and about the greater community. And we're part of it. And that's what we'll talk about.
1:24.2	You know, one of the things that has been like really beautiful to see over the last few months since the podcast launched is how many people are listening who are not Jewish
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