How to Talk to HaShem When Life Feels Overwhelming | Rod Reuven Bryant Interviews Rav Dror

Rod Reuven Bryant, founder of NETIV Virtual Torah Learning for Noahides, interviews Rav Dror Moshe Cassouto about Hitbodedut—the practice of speaking to HaShem honestly and in your own words. Together, they explore personal prayer, faith, gratitude, teshuvah, spiritual belonging, and reconnecting with the Creator. Drawing on the prayers of our ancestors, Rav Dror explains how our fears, questions, hopes, and everyday struggles can become part of our conversation with HaShem, while Rod reflects on prayer, shares a story about gratitude and discovering faith, and asks questions about prayer for people outside the Jewish community. ABOUT THE INTERVIEWER Rod Reuven Bryant is the founder of NETIV Virtual Torah Learning for Noahides, whose main office is in Houston, Texas. As NETIV’s Director of Education and Counseling, Rod has devoted hundreds of hours to teaching and guiding individuals in their discovery of Torah. About Rod Bryant: https://netivonline.org/rod-reuven-bryant/ INTERVIEW CHAPTERS 00:00 Rod Reuven Bryant introduces Rav Dror and personal prayer 02:47 Rav Dror on faith amid fear and uncertainty 05:32 Personal prayer in the lives of our ancestors 09:26 Rod reflects on heartfelt prayer and asks who can pray 11:54 Rav Dror on the twelve tribes and belonging 16:05 Rod and Rav Dror discuss teshuvah and returning to our roots 19:36 Rav Dror explains how to begin Hitbodedut 25:21 Speaking to HaShem with honesty 26:46 Rod shares a story about gratitude and discovering faith 28:41 Rod asks about Rav Dror’s Hitbodedut book 29:34 Rav Dror’s fish-and-water analogy 31:40 Rav Dror demonstrates heartfelt personal prayer 33:25 Rod invites Rav Dror to offer a closing blessing CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY 📖 Explore Rav Dror’s book, Hitbodedut: Learning to Speak with HaShem: https://emunah.com/new-book-hitbodedut 🌿 Books, consultations, and more from The Emunah Project: https://emunah.com/ 🤍 Support The Emunah Project: https://emunah.com/donate #Hitbodedut #RavDror #RodReuvenBryant #NETIV