I’ve been feeling low but everything is great. I’m with my favorite people in the most beautiful place and still a quiet sadness shows up. In this episode I share my recent mood dips and what it feels like to experience mild emotional lows even when life seems perfect.

This is an honest personal reflection on everyday mood shifts, feeling off without a reason, and how to accept these small dips without judgment. Blending personal experience with insights from psychology and Jewish wisdom, we explore how to sit with these feelings and find balance in daily life.

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Is astrology real according to Judaism? Do zodiac signs affect your life? And if mazal (astrological influence) exists, where does free will fit in?

In this episode, Yitzchok Pinkesz, author of Kosher Astrology, explains the Torah perspective on astrology, mazal, and destiny. We discuss what Jewish sources say about the zodiac, whether astrology is permitted or forbidden, and how astrology interacts with emunah (faith) and bechirah chofshit (free will).

Topics include:

Judaism and astrology — is it kosher?

What mazal really means in Torah sources

Are Jews bound by the stars?

The difference between fate and free will in Jewish thought

Halacha and astrology — what’s allowed and what’s not

How to understand zodiac signs from a Torah lens

A deep conversation at the intersection of Torah, Jewish philosophy, and astrology.
Yitzchok A. Pinkesz is a Jewish, Torah-observant astrologer who has been practicing astrology in accordance with the Torah for over 15 years.



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🎉 Happy anniversary to us!

A soul-o episode reflecting on Judaism, beauty, and materialism.
This week, we tackle the topic of materialism and its place in our belief system. Is beauty and aesthetics a distraction or a part of our spiritual path? Today, we dive into ancient Judaism, modern Judaism and in short authentic Judaism when it comes to beauty and our attachment to it.
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Join Nasiyah Israul, a Jewish woman of color, autistic advocate, and musician, as she shares her journey of Jewish identity, West African Jewish roots, and healing. Discover how her music, faith, and creativity intersect with resilience and self-expression. This episode is perfect for anyone interested in autism, Judaism, cultural heritage, neurodiversity, identity, and music as a healing tool.

To learn more about Nasiyah's projects you can visit her website:
www.nasiyahisraul.com

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Rebecca Nissel grew up in post-Holocaust Vienna, a city still marked by darkness and loss. Yet her childhood was filled with warmth, safety, and joy, intentionally created by parents who had survived the unimaginable and chose love anyway. In this conversation, Rebecca shares what it means to be raised by survivors who refused to pass on fear, how a golden childhood can exist in the shadow of trauma, and why light is not naive, but a deliberate legacy. Drawing from her book Life Is Golden, this episode explores survival, inherited resilience, and the quiet power of love to outlast history.
To read her book, Life is Golden check out the link below:
https://books.google.co.il/books/about/Life_Is_Golden.html?id=nLmU0QEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

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In this deeply personal and hopeful episode, I share the story of my son’s 54 foot fall from a cliff and the spiritual awakening that followed. What could have been tragedy became a moment of protection, perspective, and profound growth. We explore faith, resilience, divine timing, and how life changing moments can realign the soul with purpose. This is a story about survival, meaning, and how light can emerge from the most unexpected places.

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In this powerful episode, Kayla Haber Goldstein shares her journey of questioning everything she thought she knew. From battling depression to experiencing a life changing near death experience (NDE), she opens up about how these challenges reshaped her faith and understanding of the Torah. Kayla talks about the struggles, revelations, and healing that came from facing lifes darkest moments and how questioning the answers can lead to true self discovery.

Tune in to hear a story of faith, mental health, spirituality, and resilience that will inspire anyone navigating doubt, depression, or a crisis of belief.

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Go behind closed doors with us as we keep it real about marriage, love, and navigating low moods. In this raw, honest conversation, we share the struggles, laughter, and intimate moments that come with building a life together. From relationship challenges to emotional highs and lows, discover practical insights on connection even when life feels heavy. Perfect for couples seeking real talk, marriage advice, emotional balance, and strategies to strengthen love and connection.

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