Yussie Zakutinsky: Connecting to a Disconnected Jewish People [Teshuva IV 2/5]

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18Forty

Religion & Spirituality, Judaism

4.6 • 638 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 100 minutes

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This series is sponsored by Mira and Daniel Stokar, and this episode is sponsored by dailygiving.org.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Yussie Zakutinsky, rabbi of K’hal Mevakshei Hashem in Lawrence, New York, about his vision for a Judaism that unites the entire Jewish People—no matter how wide the gaps between us.

Since October 7, of the many schisms within the Jewish People, some have mended while others are torn anew. As a nation, we have much further to go. In this episode, we discuss:

How can we see the divinity in Jews with whom we profoundly disagree?
What do we mean when we say “the entirety of the Jewish People is an expression of God”?
How can we rescue the divinity within ourselves and within one another?

Tune in to hear a conversation about, as the Baal Shem Tov described it, vanquishing the dragon and redeeming the princess—i.e., elevating the good in all the Jewish People.

Interview begins at 20:27.

Rabbi Yussie Zakutinsky is a rabbi and spiritual leader. He is the rabbi of K’hal Mevakshei Hashem in Lawrence, New York, and is a sought-after lecturer and leader of spiritual happenings.

References:

Mesillat Yesharim by Moses Chaim Luzzatto

Derekh Hashem by Moses Chaim Luzzatto

Avodah Zarah 9a

rabbiywilk.com

Genesis 12:5

18Forty Podcast: “Rabbi YY Jacobson: How Did the Rebbe Revolutionize Judaism?”

Works of Rav Kook

Works of Rav Tzadok HaKohen

Divrei Soferim 16

Pachad Yitzchok by Rav Yitzchok Hutner

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0:00.0	Hi friends, a few months ago we advertised the birth of a new community in Israel.
0:05.4	Eden Bait Shemesh, a community tailored made for all those of us in need of a five-year plan,
0:12.7	and let's face it, we are living in a time when every single one of us should be drafting the five-year plan for our futures in Israel.
0:20.5	Our own listeners from within the 1840 community have purchased in Eden, an opportunity which
0:26.4	they will longingly watch unfold into a reality, a shul, and a community.
0:32.1	I am so proud that the leaders behind Aden are none other than Rabbi Benny and Khani Krohn. I know them personally because they are the rabbi and Rebitten of my own
0:42.4	personal community and they are the ones leading this new development community. And I know for my own life that
0:49.6	their stewardship, their leadership is you know this is going to be a welcoming, joyous, incredible
0:55.7	community where everyone is going to be able to feel comfortable and build a home.
1:00.2	On June 29th, Eden will be hosting a webinar to speak in detail about the vision for this project.
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1:20.2	to find out more.
1:22.8	Hi, friends. Just another quick message from our episode sponsor. We are very grateful that Daily Giving, which you can find at DailyGiving.org, has sponsored our episodes for our Teshuvia series. I'm incredibly grateful for their support, but I am most grateful for their work or for just a dollar a day that is automated. They are giving out millions, literally millions of dollars a year.
1:47.4	It is a window, as we discussed last time, into all of the incredible seduccas going on in the world.
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