{"id":1982,"date":"2018-10-26T16:02:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T16:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2019-02-06T15:54:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T15:54:08","slug":"episode-60-love-faith-and-a-pair-of-pants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/episode-60-love-faith-and-a-pair-of-pants\/","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE #60: Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Thursday, October 25th ~ Herb Freed \u2013 Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1979 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Herb-FB-profile.jpg?resize=180%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Herb-FB-profile.jpg?resize=66%2C66&amp;ssl=1 66w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Herb-FB-profile.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Herb-FB-profile.jpg?w=180&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><strong>Herb Freed<\/strong>, author of the timeless love story, <em>Bashert<\/em>, returns to the page with a collection of short stories about the smart, witty, spiritual and, according to Ben\u2019s mother, incredibly handsome, Rabbi Ben Zelig. In five anecdotes about a rabbi\u2019s life, Zelig navigates romance, family ties, colorful congregants and the meaning of faith. Freed extracts from his own experience to weave a colorful and universal tale of life, love and spirituality. In a time where humanity is constantly put to the test, Freed takes readers from humor to pathos and back again in an uplifting examination of what it means to be human.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Herb started his adult life as an ordained rabbi and became the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Lake Mahopac, New York. Eventually, he resigned his pulpit to become a movie director. He has directed and produced 15 feature films most of which have had psychological, spiritual and\/or social themes in spite of their commercial categories. He is best known for Graduation Day and Tomboy, as well as the taut thriller Haunts, and Child2Man, a story of survival during the Watts riots.<\/p>\n<p>His new book <em>Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants<\/em>. Ben Zelig thinks he has his life entirely planned out. Graduate from rabbinical school. Get hired by a spiritually enriched community. Meet a nice <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1980 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=200%2C301&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=400%2C602&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=600%2C904&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=610%2C919&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=680%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=768%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=800%2C1205&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?resize=1200%2C1807&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Freed-Love-faith-cover-marketing-1700x2560px.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>Jewish girl and start a family. Simple, right? Naturally, nothing ever goes according to plan, but life can still work out as long as you have LOVE, FAITH AND A PAIR OF PANTS<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Herb Freed, please visit his website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.herbfreed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.herbfreed.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/966-terri-britts-leadin-29418013\/episode\/terri-britts-leading-with-love-30057357\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button_listen-to-the-replay-1-1.png?resize=279%2C54&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"54\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button_listen-to-the-replay-1-1.png?resize=200%2C39&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button_listen-to-the-replay-1-1.png?w=279&amp;ssl=1 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, October 25th ~ Herb Freed \u2013 Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants Herb Freed, author of the timeless love story, Bashert, returns to the page with a collection of short stories about the smart, witty, spiritual and, according to Ben\u2019s mother, incredibly handsome, Rabbi Ben Zelig. 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