Body & Soul / Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld
Body & Soul / Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld
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To what extent is a healthy body a Torah issue? How is living a healthy lifestyle good for you? Why is it so hard to achieve? What wisdom can the Torah provide for creating healthier habits? Featuring 3,000 years of Jewish wisdom supplemented by modern evidence-based medical knowledge. Please send questions, comments, and feedback to [email protected]  For further information, please visit http://jsli.org/bodysoul/ and http://jsli.org/food-literacy/.  Daniel Grove, MD, is board certified in general internal medicine, critical care, and pulmonology. Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld, PhD, heads Jewish Spiritual Literacy, Inc. (JSLI), a non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing Jewish education.  Ninety-nine percent die before their time due to neglecting their health. Midrash Rabba
Episode 22: Something to Chew On
The passing of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky can inspire us to greater diligence even in something as mundane (but remarkably important) as chewing.
Mar 21, 2022
11 min
Episode 21 - To Indulge or Not to Indulge, That Is the Question!
Let's get back to basics: what’s the Torah’s elevator-pitch for health and fitness? What wisdom does the Torah offer about health and fitness that you won't learn anywhere else?
Mar 14, 2022
11 min
Episode 20 - Healthy ɯᴉɹnԀ! .... Part 1
Purim is the ultimate holiday of indulgence and gluttony... or is there a different path? Will the real Purim please stand up?
Mar 7, 2022
7 min
Episode 19: Time For a Review?
What do you do when your mind and body are not in sync? When you know what you need to do but you're not doing it? Here are two suggestions.
Feb 27, 2022
8 min
Episode 18: I'm OK, You're OK Too, But Are You K2?
You know how to keep your muscles strong, but what about your bones? Here's some expert advice you probably never heard before.
Feb 21, 2022
7 min
Episode 17: Nursing Home Insurance?
Growing old is inevitable; but is growing feeble out of your control? Here's what the Torah and the doctors say about staying fit and strong until ripe old age.
Feb 14, 2022
11 min
Episode 16: 90,000 Pushups?!
In addition to staying healthy in general, is there a specific mitzvah to keep your muscles strong? Let's start with the most important muscle in the body.
Feb 7, 2022
7 min
Episode 15: It's a Mitzvah!
You know exercise is good for you (and if you don't remember why, listen to Episode 12 - Good News, Bad News). Here are 2 ways to get yourself to do it.
Jan 31, 2022
5 min
Forty Winks
Like last week's Eighty Percent Rule, the mitzvah of (and latest research on) a good night's sleep is something worth hearing about even if you think you already know it.
Jan 24, 2022
7 min
The Eighty Percent Rule
Rambam's wisdom on how to avoid many diseases is all about self-control. Can you do it?
Jan 16, 2022
6 min
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