{"id":16252,"date":"2022-09-20T00:01:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T05:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=16252"},"modified":"2022-09-20T12:20:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:20:39","slug":"season-17-episode-4-shabbat-conversation-with-a-jewish-rabbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2022\/09\/season-17-episode-4-shabbat-conversation-with-a-jewish-rabbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 17: Episode 4 | Shabbat: Conversation with a Jewish Rabbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our guest this week is Rabbi Evan Moffic, a rabbi leading a congregation in the Chicago suburbs who also teaches and writes about the Jewishness of Jesus. He and Ruth discuss the importance of the sabbath and its roots in the Jewish faith, the communal aspect of the practice, and how the activities we engage in on the sabbath can shape our \u201csabbath character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(A note- the audio quality for this episode is not what we usually like to have, but we felt the content of the episode was more than worth it and too important to leave out.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16279 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbi-Evan-e1663694261519-300x300.webp\" alt=\"Rabbi Evan\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbi-Evan-e1663694261519-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbi-Evan-e1663694261519.webp 1024w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbi-Evan-e1663694261519-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbi-Evan-e1663694261519-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbi-Evan-e1663694261519-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbi-Evan-e1663694261519-24x24.webp 24w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbi-Evan-e1663694261519-48x48.webp 48w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbi-Evan-e1663694261519-96x96.webp 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/>Rabbi Moffic is a Rabbi sharing Jewish wisdom, stories, and inspiration with people of all faiths. A graduate of Stanford University, Rabbi Moffic leads a congregation in the Chicago suburbs and teaches across the world.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/41tz8kmZTi7wyYakvWUKZz\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"Season 17: Episode 4 | Shabbat: Conversation with a Jewish Rabbi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=kid5y-12c8ff5-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-seventeen\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 17<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/christian-jewishness-seeing-influential-rabbi-history\/evan-moffic\/9781426791581\/pd\/791581?event=ESRCG\">What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Jewishness of Jesus<\/a><\/em> by Rabbi Evan Moffic<\/p>\n<p>Win a copy of <em>Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest<\/em>! Leave a review of the Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Screenshot your review and email it to podcast@transformingcenter.org for an entry into the giveaway. You have from September 20-27 to submit your entry and be eligible. The winner will be notified via email on September 28, 2022. (Need help knowing how to leave a podcast review? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.komando.com\/how-tos\/how-to-review-your-favorite-podcast\/824004\/\">This article <\/a>will help!)<\/p>\n<p>Purchase Ruth\u2019s new book! <em>Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest <\/em>comes out on October 11, 2022. You can preorder now, wherever you buy books (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Embracing-Rhythms-Work-Rest-Sabbatical\/dp\/1514002639\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P9JFHAYIN67R&amp;keywords=embracing+rhythms+of+work+and+rest&amp;qid=1661791155&amp;sprefix=embracing+rhythms%2Caps%2C85&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/embracing-rhythms-of-work-and-rest-ruth-haley-barton\/1140934566?ean=9781514002636\">Barnes and Noble<\/a> | Bookshop.org). If you buy it directly from our publisher, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/embracing-rhythms-of-work-and-rest\">Intervarsity Press,<\/a> you can get it before October 11th! If you pre-order the book be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/spire2.wufoo.com\/forms\/r9wzxdg0ujqv7e\/\">sign up to attend our Release Day Virtual Celebration<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This season of our podcast is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/goodkind.shop\/\">GoodKind<\/a>. GoodKind is all about helping people cultivate the GoodKind of habits and holiday practices that allow them to engage with God and one another throughout the year. They have a great tool for Advent, a Sabbath Box to help you practice unplugging, and more. To learn more about them and the products they make, you can find them at <a href=\"https:\/\/goodkind.shop\/\">goodkind.shop\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist<br \/>\nDusk from Transforming Center Resource <em>Music in Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Support the podcast! This season, patrons will receive an overflow of bonus content from the episodes, including exclusive conversations between Ruth and guests, clips that we couldn\u2019t fit into the final cuts, and more! 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