Rabbi Mordecai Finley - How jiu-jitsu, marines, Kabbalah are all connected - Episode 92

The Great Day Podcast with Meir Kay

Rabbi Finley was born and raised in Southern California. After high school, he served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps and was discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1976. He then spent a year in Israel on a kibbutz. After his stay in Israel, he attended the School of Religion at USC and completed his BA in 1980.

Rabbi Finley went to rabbinical school at the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. He completed his MA in Hebrew Letters in 1983. From there, he took a break from his rabbinic studies to work on his doctorate at the USC School of Religion. He received his rabbinical ordination in 1990 and his Ph. D. in 1992.

Rabbi Mordecai Finley is the rabbi and co-CEO of Ohr HaTorah Synagogue. He co-founded the synagogue with his wife Meirav Finley in 1993.

Rabbi Finley has been a guest on some of my favorite podcasts, like the Aubrey Marcus podcast and the Rich Roll podcast. And today he's on this podcast. Rabbi Mordecai Finlay is here with us today. We talk about his practice of jiu-jitsu, which he is a blackbelt in, his work with author Steven Pressfield and his work in the human condition through teaching the Bible, mysticism, Kabbalah, and spirituality. I wish we had more time to chat but we covered so much in this episode. So without further ado, here's my podcast with Rabbi Mordecai Finley.

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