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SHOW & TELLER Season 2 Ep. 2 | Witnessing an ICE Raid – A Jewish Response to Fear and Humanity

In this deeply personal and urgent episode of Show & Teller, Rabbi Mordechai Teller shares his firsthand account of witnessing an ICE raid in his own neighborhood of DTLA just moments before sitting down to record this conversation.
What begins as a recounting of the experience quickly opens into a larger reflection on fear, displacement, and the Jewish obligation to stand with the vulnerable.
Together, Rabbi Teller and Greg wrestle with what it means to be a neighbor, a witness, and a moral voice in uncertain times. This is not a political episode—it’s a human one.
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Season 2 Premiere | Into the Fire: An IDF Soldier’s Story | Glenn Heilbronn

We begin Season 2 of Show and Teller with a raw and powerful conversation.
Rabbi Mordechai Teller sits down with Glenn Heilbronn to talk about his time in the Israel Defense Forces, what it means to walk into a warzone, how it changes you, and the weight of being both a protector and a witness to conflict.
This is not a political conversation. It’s a human one. About fear, courage, and what it takes to hold onto your soul when the world around you is on fire.
🎙️ Real stories. Real stakes. A new season of deeper conversations begins here.
Hosted by Rabbi Mordechai Teller
We welcome Glenn Heilbronn
Produced by Greg Berman
🎧 Listen. Reflect. Join the conversation.
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Episode 6: Consequences In The Garden

In our Season 1 finale, we return to the Garden — to the moment Eve takes a bite of that fruit, and the entire human experience changes forever. But was that moment a curse… or the beginning of consciousness?
This episode wrestles with the fallout of Eden: mortality, consequence, curiosity, and the very invention of death. Rabbi Mordechai Teller and Greg Berman unpack how that ancient bite shaped everything from how we love to how we grieve, and what it means to live meaningfully in a world where time runs out.
🕊️ It’s a finale about endings — and what comes after.
🍎 Was it sin? Was it destiny? Or was it the first truly human act?
💬 This one’s more than a recap — it’s a reckoning.

Episode 5: The Divine Divide

We set out to discuss life after death… but ended up unraveling creation itself. Picking up where last episode left off, Greg and Rabbi Teller continue exploring the dynamic between body and soul—this time through the story of Adam and Eve. What really changed after the Tree of Knowledge? Was it a fall... or an awakening?
With philosophical tangents, spiritual insights, and a few laughs along the way, this episode examines what it means to be human, divided, and divine.
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Episode 4: Free Will - Mind Vs. Soul

Is free will real—or just a beautifully convincing illusion?
In this episode, Greg and Rabbi Teller explore the age-old tension between body and soul, diving into the choices we make, who (or what) is making them, and how to tell if you're feeding your higher self or just your cravings. With humor, honesty, and a few spiritual side quests, we ask: are you choosing your path, or just following your programming?
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Episode 3: Returning To Yourself

In this episode of Show & Teller, Greg Berman and Rabbi Mordechai Teller dive deep into the concept of Teshuva—often translated as “repentance,” but more accurately understood as returning to your truest self.
We explore questions like:
Who are you, really?
How do you know what you're returning to?
Is self-discovery a spiritual act?
Join us as we unpack Jewish wisdom, personal stories, and modern struggles around identity, growth, and the long, winding road home to yourself.
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Episode 2: Pain Is A Chance For Growth

This episode, the Rabbi and Greg Berman tackle the idea of pain.
While pain is very uncomfortable and generally avoided at all costs, recognizing pain is actually a very important marker for change. From lessons from the Torah to modern examples of pain in day to day life, Greg and the Rabbi weave a complex tapestry of how the most uncomfortable feeling can and WILL often lead to better things... as long as you learn to trust the wisdom of time.
So we leave you with the thought... "And this too is for the good."
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Episode 1: Perfection Doesn't Exist

In this episode of Show & Teller Episode 1, Rabbi Teller and Greg Berman dive right in to a topic that is so familiar to so many people - perfection.
Through the lens of relationships with your friends, life partners, and self, we focus on how the practice of putting perfection as a final destination only prevents you from every achieving it.
Rabbi Teller and Greg discuss the importance of framing perfection as an unattainable divinity that simply guides a journey that is already perfect, if you just stop to notice it. If you reframe the the idea of perfection as the act of always focusing your mindset on growing as a person, and aligning further with your values and the people you love, you will live a more fulfilling life with deeper connection.
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