Rabbi Michael Zedek loves chocolate

Rabbi Michael Zedek, the rabbi emeritus of Emanuel Congregation in Chicago, joined Leah for a very fun and meandering conversation about lots of his favorite things. His book, Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Spirituality, is going into a second printing and he's available for all of your events - Jewish or not, in person or virtual, to discuss the book.

As a congregant of 20 years, Leah used the podcast to get the full stories of how Rabbi Zedek became a rabbi (where are you Elijah from Syracuse?), how he met his wife Karen, and how he came to Emanuel after retiring from the pulpit once already.

Keep up with Rabbi Zedek online

Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Spirituality

RabbiMichaelZedek.com

Show Notes

• "The Day I Read a Book" by Jimmy Durante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PweWTvZVKk 
• I and Thou by Martin Buber: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-and-thou-martin-buber/52758?ean=9780684717258
• Emanuel Congregation: https://www.emanuelcong.org/
• Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis (PARR): https://www.parrabbis.org/
• National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis (NAORRR): https://naorrr.com/
• Religion on the Line website: https://religionontheline.com/
• Religion on the Line podcast: https://sites.libsyn.com/414662
• High and Mighty with John Gabrus: https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty
• When Harry Met Sally...: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Harry_Met_Sally…
• The Godfather: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather
• Casablanca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film) 
• Ein Gedi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Gedi
• Ibex and shofar 
• Rovos Rail: https://rovos.com/
• Young Presidents' Organization: https://www.ypo.org/
• Helen Suzman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Suzman
• Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies: https://www.schusterman.org/
• Brown Lighthouse Tel Aviv: https://brownhotels.com/lighthouse
• Abraham Joshua Heschel: https://bookshop.org/contributors/abraham-joshua-heschel-9a2a2d93-0aa6-43c8-b4df-b0b18533fce5
• Hebrew Union College (HUC): https://huc.edu/
• Interfaith Park: https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/interfaith-park

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