Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “What we need more than anything else is not textbooks but textpeople. It is the personality of the teacher which is the text that the pupils read; the text that they will never forget.” The “My Teacher” Podcast is a quest for “textpeople.” The podcast will be a forum for leaders in different sectors to reflect on the teachers who shaped and influenced them—who, in the words of Fred Rogers, “loved them into being.”
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Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “What we need more than anything else is not textbooks but textpeople. It is the personality of the teacher which is the text that the pupils read; the text that they will never forget.” The “My Teacher” Podcast is a quest for “textpeople.” The podcast will be a forum for leaders in different sectors to reflect on the teachers who shaped and influenced them—who, in the words of Fred Rogers, “loved them into being.”
South Side Sages: Rabbi Vernon Kurtz discusses Rabbi Ralph Simon and Dr. Andre LaCocque
My Teacher Podcast
56 minutes 2 seconds
5 years ago
South Side Sages: Rabbi Vernon Kurtz discusses Rabbi Ralph Simon and Dr. Andre LaCocque
Rabbi Vernon Kurtz, a renowned spiritual leader and scholar, remembers Rabbi Ralph Simon (1906-1996) who was a mentor in Jewish communal leadership; he also offers appreciation for Dr. Andre LaCocque for his mentorship in interfaith dialogue and academic scholarship.
My Teacher Podcast
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “What we need more than anything else is not textbooks but textpeople. It is the personality of the teacher which is the text that the pupils read; the text that they will never forget.” The “My Teacher” Podcast is a quest for “textpeople.” The podcast will be a forum for leaders in different sectors to reflect on the teachers who shaped and influenced them—who, in the words of Fred Rogers, “loved them into being.”
