Rabbi Steve Leder

author of “More Beautiful Than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us”

Guest

Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles.

Contact: Website

Rabbi Steve Leder on KCRW

For those who are anxious and fearful over the coronavirus outbreak, Rabbi Steve Leder says, "You cannot have a shadow unless the light is somehow shining behind whatever is…

Where there’s shadow, there’s light: LA rabbi helps us get through coronavirus fears

For those who are anxious and fearful over the coronavirus outbreak, Rabbi Steve Leder says, "You cannot have a shadow unless the light is somehow shining behind whatever is…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Written by Amy Ta, produced by Sarah Sweeney The holidays can be stressful and triggering -- especially if you’ve recently lost a loved one, are battling a serious illness or…

How to survive the holidays if you’re facing grief

Written by Amy Ta, produced by Sarah Sweeney The holidays can be stressful and triggering -- especially if you’ve recently lost a loved one, are battling a serious illness or…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Steve Leder had counseled hundreds of people who were suffering, but it wasn’t until he suffered an injury himself that he discovered how pain changes our lives – and how it can change…

Rabbi Steve Leder on how trauma can make us better people

Steve Leder had counseled hundreds of people who were suffering, but it wasn’t until he suffered an injury himself that he discovered how pain changes our lives – and how it can change…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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