Podcast appearances and mentions of asher lev

The Torah portion Vayakhel focuses on the communal effort to build the Tabernacle, emphasizing the importance of individual contributions to a collective, sacred goal. Viewed through the lens of My Name is Asher Lev, this theme resonates with the protagonist's struggle to reconcile his personal artistic vision with the expectations of his religious community. Just as the Israelites are called to contribute their unique skills to create a space for God's presence, Asher's art becomes his personal, albeit contentious, means of seeking divine understanding. However, like the voluntary sacrifices made in Vayakhel, Asher's commitment to his art comes at a personal cost—alienating him from his family and community. Both Vayakhel and Asher's journey reflect the tension between individual expression and communal belonging, and the painful sacrifices that come with pursuing one's calling in the face of collective expectations.

The Torah portion Vayakhel focuses on the communal effort to build the Tabernacle, emphasizing the importance of individual contributions to a collective, sacred goal. Viewed through the lens of My Name is Asher Lev, this theme resonates with the protagonist's struggle to reconcile his personal artistic vision with the expectations of his religious community. Just as the Israelites are called to contribute their unique skills to create a space for God's presence, Asher's art becomes his personal, albeit contentious, means of seeking divine understanding. However, like the voluntary sacrifices made in Vayakhel, Asher's commitment to his art comes at a personal cost—alienating him from his family and community. Both Vayakhel and Asher's journey reflect the tension between individual expression and communal belonging, and the painful sacrifices that come with pursuing one's calling in the face of collective expectations.

Longtime listeners know that we love Fears Watches, and folks close to the Caplan family know of the challenging journey that Rob and his son John have been on for the last four years, which is why this particular episode is all about a story that's been percolating for a very long time – one that's about more than just watches, and it's one that's truly a reason to celebrate. And of course it features our now four-time guest of B&P, the one and only Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, fourth generation Managing Director of the Fears Watch brand, who's here to walk us through the new Fears Redcliff 'Confetti' Burlingame Edition, available exclusively at Topper. As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!Follow the boys on Instagram: • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Nicholas: @nicholasbowmanscargillWrist check, topics, and watches discussed on this week's episode:• Jackie & Shadow bald eagle nest cam (three eggs have now hatched!)• The Robert Fuller naturalist YouTube channel• Fears Redcliff Confetti 'Burlingame Edition'• Russ: Zenith Pilot Big Date Flyback Chronograph• Zach: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Shades 'Sandstone'• Nicholas: Fears Redcliff 39mm prototype• Rob: Fears Redcliff 'Confetti' Burlingame Edition prototype• Fears Redcliff Edwin Limited Edition• Confetti dial artwork done by @johncaplanart• Stanford Children's Hospital & the Lucile Packard Foundation...Oh, and by the way: - Zach: When Your Camera Saves a Mel Gibson Film- Rob: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman streaming on Disney+- Russ: My Name is Asher Lev book- Nicholas: British gold in Fort Knox

Jeff and Rebecca spend a few minutes talking about yesterday's announcement of the 2024 Pulitzer prizes before getting into more book recommendations for moms, dads, grads, and others. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Looking for a thoughtful Mother's Day gift? Go beyond the tried and true flowers and chocolate and give the gift of reading with Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists are standing by to help your mom find her next favorite read, delivered right to her inbox or doorstep. And with gifts starting at just $18, there's something for any budget! Head to mytbr.co/gift to send the gift of reading to the book nerd in your life! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova S.A. Cosby The Iceberg by Marion Coutts What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman On Living by Kerry Egan Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin The Cartographers by Peng Sheperd The Will of the Many by James Islington H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald Kazuo Ishiguro Maggie O'Farrell The Bee Sting by Paul Murray ZAAAADIEEEE, ZAAAADIEEEEE Girl at War by Sara Novic 10 Must-Read Books by Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing Authors Alibis by André Aciman A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko NK Jemisin  The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak This Strange, Eventful History by Claire Messud Victory City by Salman Rushdie My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Stephen Graham Jones Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay The House of Char by Scott Hawkins The Hacienda by Isabelle Cañas Come and Get It by Kiley Reid Dark Academia Authors What is Dark Academia Recent Dark Academia Books Birnam Wood Peter Heller The Overstory by Richard Powers The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu Company by Shannon Sanders Eclipse Fever by Walter Abish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie checks in with actor (My Name is Asher Lev, A Bronx Tale, Fiddler on the Roof, and Annie National Tours) and musician (West Side Waltz and the Voxies), Stefanie Londino.

This is our unabridged interview with Philip Yancey. What do we do with the painful parts of our life story? Anybody familiar with Philip Yancey's work knows that it has cost him more than time to be a bestselling author and journalist. It has cost him a lifetime of pain, loss, and deep spiritual struggle. Philip intentionally waited until recently to write down his story to protect some of the people in it, but now in his seventies, he's released “Where the Light Fell,” his memoir that shares all the messy details about growing and beyond - losing his father, childhood poverty, parental abuse, ruinous fundamentalist Christianity, militant atheism, a nearly fatal car accident, and more. In this episode he shares how he managed to come to new understanding in the face of suffering. “A writer really only has one gift,” says Philip Yancey, “and that's the gift of his or her own life.” Show Notes Similar episodes: William Paul Young: Author of The Shack Amy Grant: Fame, Vulnerability, and Staying Grounded Kelly Corrigan: How Vulnerability Leads to Connection Christian Wiman: The Opposite of Faith is Certainty Resources mentioned this episode: Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok Soul Survivor by Philip Yancey PDF of Lee's Interview Notes Transcript for Abridged Episode JOIN NSE+ Today! Our subscriber only community with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and discounts on live shows Subscribe to episodes: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | YouTube Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube Follow Lee: Instagram | Twitter Join our Email List: nosmallendeavor.com See Privacy Policy: Privacy Policy Amazon Affiliate Disclosure: Tokens Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

What do we do with the painful parts of our life story? Anybody familiar with Philip Yancey's work knows that it has cost him more than time to be a bestselling author and journalist. It has cost him a lifetime of pain, loss, and deep spiritual struggle. Philip intentionally waited until recently to write down his story to protect some of the people in it, but now in his seventies, he's released “Where the Light Fell,” his memoir that shares all the messy details about growing and beyond - losing his father, childhood poverty, parental abuse, ruinous fundamentalist Christianity, militant atheism, a nearly fatal car accident, and more. In this episode he shares how he managed to come to new understanding in the face of suffering. “A writer really only has one gift,” says Philip Yancey, “and that's the gift of his or her own life.” Show Notes Similar episodes: William Paul Young: Author of The Shack Amy Grant: Fame, Vulnerability, and Staying Grounded Kelly Corrigan: How Vulnerability Leads to Connection Christian Wiman: The Opposite of Faith is Certainty Resources mentioned this episode: Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok Soul Survivor by Philip Yancey PDF of Lee's Interview Notes Transcription Link JOIN NSE+ Today! Our subscriber only community with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and discounts on live shows Subscribe to episodes: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | YouTube Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube Follow Lee: Instagram | Twitter Join our Email List: nosmallendeavor.com See Privacy Policy: Privacy Policy Amazon Affiliate Disclosure: Tokens Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

This month, Ali and Phil teach each other their (current) favorite Jewish texts. Ali teaches the opening paragraph of Chaim Potok's "My Name is Asher Lev," and Rabbi Graubart discusses Esau's embrace with his brother (Genesis 33:4). You can find the Jesse Green article Ali mentions here.

durée : 00:25:10 - Entre tradition et destin : Guillaume Bouchède & Hanna-Jazz Mertens dans "Je m'appelle Asher Lev" - Dans la pièce "Je m'appelle Asher Lev", Guillaume Bouchède et Hanna-Jazz Mertens nous plongent au cœur des conflits entre tradition et aspirations personnelles dans le Brooklyn d'après-guerre, offrant une exploration poignante des affres de la création et des déchirements intimes.

SUPPORT MY WORK through Patreon!Head to art school with debut novelist Antonia Angress today. We discuss the inspiration for her debut novel, Sirens & Muses, which one of our best debuts of 2023.If you have ever dreamed of attending art school, you will want to tune in to today's discussion and fictional art book stack.Today, we are joined by debut novelist Antonia Angress as she shares her inspiration for Sirens & Muses and how pursuing an MFA program allowed her the time and resources to finally pivot from a career in teaching to her dream of writing.Angress shares the surprising discovery that her novel, set during the financial crisis of the 2010s, has been deeply meaningful for Gen Z readers as they also face their own uncertainty and disillusionment.We also discuss how success in the art world is often influenced by class, making it inaccessible to marginalized groups, and what we can learn from adding characters from different wealth spectrums to her dialogue to showcase the scarcity of artistic resources for many students.Check out this BONUS LIST of 27 book titles that include the best books about art and artists for your month. Patrons receive a printable version of today's checklist as a thank you! Mentioned in this episode:Joining the Patreon community is an affordable way to support the show and gain access to a wealth of resources, including our monthly FULLY BOOKED buzzy new release show, exclusive author interviews, music playlists, and more! The Best Books About Art & Artists to Read NowMeet the NEW 2024 MomAdvice Book Club BooksBluff by Michael KardosThe Best Fiction Books of 2023The Best Debut Novels of 2023 to Not MissSirens & Muses by Antonia AngressSirens & Muses Book Club Guide & Cocktail RecipeLife Drawing by Robin BlackSelf-Portrait with Boy by Rachel LyonZoe Kravitz & Thomas McKenzie to Lead Mona Fastvold's Psychological Horror “Self-Portrait”The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis“The Masterpiece:” NYC's Grand Central as One of the StarsThe Fiona Davis Interview You Need to HearMy Name is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokFake Like Me by Barbara BourlandShop the above (Amazon) links or through my Book Gang Bookshop Page!! They pay a 10% commission on every sale and match 10% to independent bookstores.Connect With Us:Connect With Antonia Angress on Instagram or WebsiteConnect with Amy on Instagram, TikTok, or MomAdviceBuy Me a Coffee (for a one-time donation)

Essentiel – Le rendez-vous culture de RCJ – présenté par Sandrine Sebbane Elle parlera de la pièce de théâtre « Je m'appelle Asher Lev » d'après la pièce d'Aaron Posner - Adaptée du roman du Chaïm Potok. Avec Guillaume BOUCHEDE et Hannah-Jazz MERTENS À propos de la pièce de théâtre : « Je m'appelle Asher Lev ». JE M'APPELLE ASHER LEV Pour la première fois sur scène, l'adaptation française de la pièce à succès d'Aaron Posner tirée du roman de Chaïm Potok Adaptation française et mise en scène de Hannah-Jazz Mertens Avec Guillaume Bouchède, Stéphanie Caillol, Martin Karmann ou Benoît Chauvin Résumé : Dans le Brooklyn d'après-guerre, Asher Lev veut devenir peintre à tout prix, contre la volonté de sa famille, de sa communauté et de ses traditions. Asher Lev dessine comme il respire. L'histoire d'un jeune juif orthodoxe de Brooklyn, qui, aux portes du monde prodigieux de l'art, devra choisir : obéir aux exigences des siens et à son éducation religieuse, ou s'abandonner à son destin exceptionnel. Une pièce sur les affres de la création et les déchirements intimes, culturels et spirituels. « En tant qu'artiste, tu n'es responsable de rien, ni de personne, si ce n'est de toi et de ta vérité. »

For our December episode on books we, the CPT staff, have been reading:Aldous Huxley – Brave New World (1932)Johann Hari – Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention — and How to Think Deeply Again (2022)Jim Davis and Michael Graham – The Great DeChurching: Who's Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? (2023)P. D. James – The Children of Men (1992)Leif Enger – Peace Like a River (2002)Chaim Potok – The Gift of Asher Lev (1990)Joseph Minich – Bulwarks of Unbelief: Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age (2023)Patrick J. Deneen – Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future (2023)Rory Stewart – How Not to Be a Politician: A Memoir (2023)

"The most creative people in the world should be those that are empowered by a Spirit beyond our understanding. And yet, the least creativity, the least “good reframing,” is happening by followers of Jesus."In this episode, Lisa dives deep with Mark Nelson of 100 Movements Publishing, and co- author of the book, Reframation: Seeing God, People, and Mission through Re-enchanted Frames. Mark sounds the alarm on our "crisis of interpretation" and the essential Christian task of becoming better storytellers.Get the book: https://reframationbook.com/My Name is Asher Lev: https://www.amazon.com/Name-Asher-Lev-Chaim-Potok/dp/1400031044For more Be. Make. Do. follow now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

As a teen, Jamie Howard fervently studied the world religions in order to find true meaning. She had come to the conclusion that if there was a God, he would be perfect, and expect the same perfection from us. So she developed The Perfect List, things she was going to strive for to attain perfection. But her quest led to despair when she realized she was still far from perfect. While at the end of her rope, she was invited to a Christian camp and there she learned what God really believes about perfection. Her search was over. Stay for the Sendoff where Caleb O'Malley shares Spoken Song inspired by Jamie's story. Have questions about God's view of perfection? Email us at stories@one80podcast.com.Helpful links:Philippians 1:6Pray for Hindus with PrayercastHelp for those considering suicide, Anthem of HopeMy Name is Asher Lev, Chaim PotokTranscript of the show here Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website. Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.

Thank you for listening to this very important episode. For more information on any of the topics you've heard in this episode, see the links below.LinksAggregate Theatre CompanyJewish For GoodRidge Road Baptist Church MosaicIndecent Broadway HD TrailerMadeline Scotti's Questioning Censorship change.org Petition Dramatist Guild Statement on Cancellation of High School ProductionsDramatist Guild Form to Report Censorship and Cancelled ShowsThe Aggregate Theatre Company of MY NAME IS ASHER LEV runs through February 19th in Raleigh and Durham.

It's Q&A time, so join David, Heidi, and Tim as they dig into a bunch of great questions from the Close Reads community. Topics of conversation include orange juice, opportunistic agents, German philosophers, and much more!Close Reads HQ is a community-supported publication. Thanks so much for being a part of this endeavor in 2022! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

What a book! This week you can tune in as David, Heidi, and Tim continue to rave about Chaim Potok's skill, a few particularly miraculous passages, and the culmination of Asher's coming-of-age. Close Reads is a community-supported endeavor. If you value what we're up to please subscribe. Thanks! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

This week David, Heidi, and Tim are discussing Jacob Kahn. Does the book view him as an arbiter of wisdom? Is he an antagonist of sorts? Also, can Asher be a unifier between two traditions? And how does the book reveal Asher's individual healing? Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

As we dive further into Chaim Potok's wonderful novel, this week's episode contemplates how dark this book really is, whether we should read it psychologically, whether Aryeh and Rivkeh are good parents, and much more. Happy listening!Close Reads HQ is a community-supported endeavor—and hopefully it's a mutually beneficial situation. :) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

Chaim Potok's novel, My Name Is Asher Lev, is one of Tim's favorite books, and its also one that has been nominated by listeners for a long time. So we're thrilled to be digging into it. Here in episode one of this series, David, Heidi, and Tim discuss the way Potok skillfully reveals his protagonist's unique gift; the questions the book asks about identity and family; and, naturally, a bit about the Jewish-American experience during the twentieth century. Happy listening! Close Reads HQ is a community-supported endeavor. When you subscribe you help make the show possible while also gaining access to some great bonus content. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

Join me as I sit down with my mentor Dr. Trish Attia. Patricia R. Attia, Phd., LCSW is the co-President of the board for Our Place. Her private practiceis located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She is a Somatic IFS practitioner and trainer.Prior to her work with the Orthodox community, she lectured and set up trauma and addictionprograms across the country. Her two favorite things are her grandchildren, Revi and Asher Lev.For more episodes check us out on....Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFTApple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe0UpNhJMB7ORkqSYHqXYKgInstagram https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony/?hl=en Buzzsprout https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872993/episodesTo learn more about Our Village Sober Living please visit our website at https://ourplaceny.org/our-village/ or email us at Office@OurVillageNY.org

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JAMES CALLERI along with his partners Paul Davis and Erica Jensen own Calleri Jensen Davis, a creative casting partnership. They have been awarded 16 Artios Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Casting. James proudly served on the Board of the Casting Society of America for many years. He is an Associate Professor of Theater at Columbia University School of the Arts where he co-heads the Graduate MFA Acting Program. He is the co-author with Robert Cohen of ACTING PROFESSIONALLY: RAW FACTS ABOUT CAREERS IN ACTING published by Palgrave MacMillan, in it's eighth edition it is one of the leading books in the country for young actors. He also runs his studio www.calleristudio.com where he coaches and explores the craft with professional actors. He resides in New York City and Saugerties, New York. Broadway Theater: Broadway credits include the current running Thoughts of a Colored Man and his office will cast the upcoming revival of For Colored Girls…this Spring. Other credits include Burn This starring Adam Driver and Keri Russell, Fool for Love starring Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell, and Hughie starring Forest Whitaker, The Visit starring Chita Rivera and Roger Rees, Renee Fleming in Living on Love, the Tony winning revival Hedwig & The Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall, the revival of The Elephant Man starring Bradley Cooper, Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola which traveled to London's West End as well and Of Mice and Men with James Franco, Chris O'Dowd and Leighton Meester.  Other Favorite Broadway credits include: Venus in Fur with Tony-winner Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy, 33 Variations starring Jane Fonda, A Raisin in the Sun with Sean Combs, Audra MacDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Chicago with Usher, and James Joyce's The Dead starring Christopher Walken. Off-Broadway includes Ives Lives of Saints and his revival of All in the Timing, Buyer & Cellar, Murder for Two, The Hilltown Plays, Satchmo at the Waldorf, My Name is Asher Lev, the long-running Fuerza Bruta and The Revisionist with Vanessa Redgrave and Jesse Eisenberg.   Most proud of long terms collaborations with : Playwrights Horizons (10 seasons) including such premieres as Betty's Summer Vacation, Lobby Hero, Small Tragedy, Goodnight Children Everywhere, Violet to name a few. Over 10 years with Classic Stage Company- including A Month in the Country with Peter Dinklage & Taylor Schilling, Peter Sarsgaard as Hamlet, Passion, New Jerusalem, Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya with Maggie Gyllenhaal & Peter Sarsgaard and The Seagull with Dianne Wiest & Alan Cumming. and was Resident Casting Director ... for CSC, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Long Wharf Theater, The Flea, Keen Company, Williamstown Theater Festival, and Playwrights Realm. Other: City Theater, Berkeley Rep, Oregon Shakes, Naked Angels, New Georges, stageFARM, Epic Theater Ensemble and many seasons of SPF (Summer Play Festival) and NY Stage & Film Company. Some long running past productions... include Fuerza Bruta, Lobby Hero, The Guys, Fully Committed, Dinah Was, and The Vagina Monologues Nat'l Tour. TV: Love Life for HBO, Dickinson for Apple+, Queens for ABC , NY casting for When They See Us for Netflix, The Path for Hulu, Army Wives, Lipstick Jungle, Z Rock on IFC, the critically acclaimed A Raisin in the Sun on ABC also the hit series Ed, Hope & Faith, and Monk. Film: Beautiful Darkness, I Origins, Emoticon ;), Saint Janet, Another Earth, Refuge, Merchant Ivory's The City of Your Final Destination, Heights, and The White Countess, Yearbook, Lisa Picard is Famous, The Jimmy Show, Ready? OK!, Trouble Every Day, Peter & Vandy and Armless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's conversation I’m speaking to returning guest Serena McCarthy (https://instagram.com/the_nature_of_light?igshid=17fg0ywjbdlza). Serena has a long background in theatre, direction and acting; she’s a writer, editor, pastor voracious reader (I love all her recommendations, she recently text me and said “stop what you’re doing, click onto Amazon and order “my name is Asher Lev”, so I did) and as an adult woman she chooses to continue to remember and delight in beautiful verse, words and scriptures. There’s also a special guest appearance on this episode, my dad! Paul Sheffield makes an appearance because I’ve known him all my life as someone who memorises - but not for show, but to richly feed his inner life. Listen in... Books mentioned: My name is Asher Lev - Chaim Potok Verse Worth Remembering - Stanley Maxwell Letters to a Young Poet - Rainer Maria Rilke Janet and Allen Ahlberg books Shower Notes (Aqua paper) All the links to ALL my things: https://linktr.ee/leahboden

Here is our Season 1 finale episode! We are talking about Asher Lev and his unique, artistic coming of age story. We loved his fascinating life and tragic ending. This first season has been absolutely incredible, and we love every single one of our listeners. Get ready for an all new Season 2 in two weeks, starting December 6th! We've got some surprises up our sleeves you won't wanna miss.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/touchyourshelfpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/touchurshelfpod

Today on the podcast, your hosts Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks take a deep dive into the Literary Life 19 Books for 2021 challenge! This episode is full of ideas and book suggestions to help inspire your #LitLife192021 reading, so be sure to scroll down in your podcast app to view the comprehensive book link list! They not only give reasons behind each category and suggests for the adult reading challenge, but many titles for the kids’ version of the challenge, as well! Also, don’t forget that our Literary Life Commonplace Books are now available to order via Amazon! These high quality journals are perfect for recording what you are reading, as well as all your favorite quotes, and we have both adult and children’s versions. Our publisher, Blue Sky Daisies, is providing us with a fun giveaway, so head over to their Facebook page, our Facebook group, or our Instagram to find the social media image to share and find all the details! Cindy’s List of Literature of Honor for Boys Cindy’s List of Books for Fortitude linked at The Redeemed Reader Commonplace Quotes: In anything that can be called art, there is a quality of redemption. Raymond Chandler The right teacher would have his pupil easy to please, but ill to satisfy; ready to enjoy, unready to embrace; keen to discover beauty, slow to say, “Here I will dwell.” George MacDonald It is difficult for a moneylender to grow old gracefully David Mathew Christ’s Nativity by Henry Vaughan Awake, glad heart! get up and sing! It is the birth-day of thy King. Awake! awake! The Sun doth shake Light from his locks, and all the way Breathing perfumes, doth spice the day. Awake, awake! hark how th’ wood rings; Winds whisper, and the busy springs A concert make; Awake! awake! Man is their high-priest, and should rise To offer up the sacrifice. I would I were some bird, or star, Flutt’ring in woods, or lifted far Above this inn And road of sin! Then either star or bird should be Shining or singing still to thee. I would I had in my best part Fit rooms for thee! or that my heart Were so clean as Thy manger was! But I am all filth, and obscene; Yet, if thou wilt, thou canst make clean. Sweet Jesu! will then. Let no more This leper haunt and soil thy door! Cure him, ease him, O release him! And let once more, by mystic birth, The Lord of life be born in earth. Book List: The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler A Dish of Orts by George MacDonald The Great Tudors ed. by Katharine Garvin The Oxford Book of English Verse ed. by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch The Classic Hundred Poems ed. by William Harmon The Top 500 Poems ed. by William Harmon Letters to An American Lady by C. S. Lewis Selected Letters of Jane Austen ed. by Vivien Jones Lord Chesterfield’s Letters ed. by David Roberts The Habit of Being by Flannery O’Connor The Iliad by Homer The Odyssey by Homer D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar D’Aulaire Mythology by Edith Hamilton Metamorphoses by Ovid Heroes by Stephen Fry Mythos by Stephen Fry From Dawn to Decadence by Jacques Barzun The Educated Imagination by Northrup Frye Silas Marner by George Eliot The Warden by Anthony Trollope Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Hard Times by Charles Dickens Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Leaf by Niggle by J. R. R. Tolkien The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad The Shooting Party by Anton Chekov Kristen Lavrensdatter Trilogy by Sigrid Undset The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Milton by Rose Macaulay Chaucer by G. K. Chesterton Churchill by Paul Johnson Napoleon by Paul Johnson The Enchanted Places by Christopher Milne Joseph Pearce The Narnian by Alan Jacobs Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn The Awakening by Kate Chopin My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok The Chosen by Chaim Potok The Natural by Bernard Malamud The Brothers K by David James Duncan Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Á Kempis Edmund Burke Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays by William Hazlitt The Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Macaulay Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg P. G. Wodehouse Gerald Durrell A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson How the Heather Looks by Joan Bodger The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz Paul Thoreau Travels with a Donkey by Robert Louis Stevenson The Lawless Roads by Graham Greene The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell What I Saw in America by G. K. Chesterton The History of the Second Boer War by Winston Churchill The Heroes by Charles Kingsley A Wonder Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Children of Odin Padraic Colum Diane Stanley Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling Men of Iron by Howard Pyle The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson Kate Douglas Wiggin E. B. 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This week, we’re going to do a deep dive into each of those principles, and for these next several episodes, we’re going to focus on the first principle: ARTISTS SEE. I lay out a pathway of artistic process that we need to understand fully. Originally, I was going to do episode 4 on the topic of Freedom of Speech and Censorship. I’m deeply concerned about artists increasingly engaging in censorship, whether that’s self-censorship or calling for curtailments on others’ free speech. For me, it’s not a political question, even though that’s the realm through which most of us are encountering the issue right now in media. No—it’s a question of cutting the artist off at the knees, at the very time we are most needed by our culture. * This week's Recommended Read is My Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok. It's one of my top 5 favorite novels, and it has everything to do with perception and timing. * Vesperisms: The Art of Thinking for Yourself, with host, author-illustrator Vesper Stamper, is your weekly 20 minute recalibration of your artistic worldview. It's a podcast to help you make sense of your place in this crazy world by reclaiming an artistic worldview. Everything around us is trying to push us into boxes, but that's not how artists' minds work. Let's get off that detour and back on the main road to thinking for ourselves: as artists. * Follow me on available for pre-order now (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781524700416) ! * Leave me a voice message here (http://anchor.fm/vesperisms) , and let me know what you'd like me to talk about, or who you'd like me to talk to. * Music for Vesperisms is provided by Ben + Vesper (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Qq4Kw1pec9GFrfuImHO86?si=psMcaDB3SzKhkZTpBs_dBg) . --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/s/13e82c50/podcast/sponsor/acugj9/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vesperisms/message

This week we have another special longer episode, with three of us each chatting and sharing a book we are reading. Enjoy a quick look at some fun books!   Sofia Khan is Not Obliged: A heartwarming romantic comedy, by Ayisha Malik. "Sofia Khan is single once more, after her sort-of-boyfriend proves just a little too close to his parents. And she'd be happy that way too, if her boss hadn't asked her to write a book about the weird and wonderful world of Muslim dating. Of course, even though she definitely isn't looking for love, to write the book she does need to do a little research . . ." My Name is Asher Lev/The Gift of Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok "Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. Asher Lev is an artist who is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels, even when it leads him to blasphemy. In this stirring and often visionary novel, Chaim Potok traces Asher’s passage between these two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other subject only to the imagination." "Twenty years have passed. Asher Lev is a world-renowned artist living with his young family in France. Still, he is unsure of his artistic direction. Success has not brought ease to his heart. Then Asher’s beloved uncle dies suddenly, and Asher and his family rush back to Brooklyn—and into a world that Asher thought he had left behind forever."  

This week we have another special longer episode, with three of us each chatting and sharing a book we are reading. Enjoy a quick look at some fun books!   Sofia Khan is Not Obliged: A heartwarming romantic comedy, by Ayisha Malik. "Sofia Khan is single once more, after her sort-of-boyfriend proves just a little too close to his parents. And she'd be happy that way too, if her boss hadn't asked her to write a book about the weird and wonderful world of Muslim dating. Of course, even though she definitely isn't looking for love, to write the book she does need to do a little research . . ." My Name is Asher Lev/The Gift of Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok "Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. Asher Lev is an artist who is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels, even when it leads him to blasphemy. In this stirring and often visionary novel, Chaim Potok traces Asher’s passage between these two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other subject only to the imagination." "Twenty years have passed. Asher Lev is a world-renowned artist living with his young family in France. Still, he is unsure of his artistic direction. Success has not brought ease to his heart. Then Asher’s beloved uncle dies suddenly, and Asher and his family rush back to Brooklyn—and into a world that Asher thought he had left behind forever."

This is the episode I recorded AFTER the other episodes: I talk a little about the crazy feeling of having DONE something that I really wanted to do, and find a way to tie in my favorite novel (My Name is Asher Lev). I love that you're here, I love that you're listening, and I would love to connect with you more. You can find me on IG @rorschachyourreality, or on the web at www.rorschachyourreality.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/expansive-creativity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/expansive-creativity/support

Today we have performance artist, author, poet, and professor Gabrielle Civil on the podcast to discuss the creative process, books that bite, overachieving Black girls, and books in translation. We spend time discussing Performance Memoir as a genre and we hear about Gabrielle's books Swallow the Fish and Experiments in Joy. Purchase Gabrielle's Books on IndieBound or Amazon. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below helps support the show, at no cost to you. Books Swallow the Fish by Gabrielle CivilExperiments in Joy by Gabrielle CivilBecoming by Michelle Obama (Audiobook)Thick by Tressie McMillan CottomOld in Art Schoolby Nell PainterRita DoveRigoberto Gonzales Janet MockI'm So Fine by Khadijah Queens Zetta ElliottNtozake ShangeNaomi Long MadgettWhen Fox is a Thousand by Larissa LaiSalt Fish Girl by Larissa LaiThe Island of Eternal Love by Daina ChavianoChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiChildren of Vengeance and Virtue by Tomi AdeyemiBlack Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon JamesNalo HopkinsonTananarive DueOctavia E. ButlerA Wish After Midnight by Zetta ElliotKindred by Octavia E. ButlerHarriet JacobsSphinx by Anne GarrétaThe Bridge of Beyond by Simon Schwarz-BartMaud Martha by Gwendolyn BrooksMy Name is Asher Lev by Chaim PotockJane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte War and Peace by Leo TolstoyA Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesMarcel ProustOn the Come Up by Angie ThomasColor Theory edited by Maya Gomez and Vreni Michelini-CastilloNo Archive Will Restore You by Julietta SinghSo You Want to be a Wizard by Diane DuaneWritten on the Body by Jeannette WintersonFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziJhumpa LahiriHow to Complete and Survive A Doctoral Dissertation by David SternbergMy Body, The Buddhist by Deborah HayEnglish is Broken Here by Coco FuscoA Field Guide for Female Interrogators by Coco FuscoOut of Order, Out of Sight by Adrian PiperDirty River by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinhai Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SamarasinhaiIf Beale Street Could Talk by James BaldwinSlow Holler Tarot DeckModern Tarot by Michelle TeaThe Creative Tarot by Jessa CrispinThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanLes Miserables by Victor HugoGerminal by Emilé ZolaOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. ElliottThe Return of the Native by Thomas HardyMadame Bouvary by Gustave FlaubertThe Woman Lit by Fireflies by Jim HarrisonYes Means Yes by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica ValentiPinocchio by Carlo CollodiDumbo by RH DisneyWild Beauty by Ntozake ShangeThe Elements of Style by William Strunken Jr. and E. B. White Everything Else Ask the Stacks-- askingthestacks@gmail.com Join the Stacks Pack Jack Jones Literary Arts Us (Jordan Peele, 2019) Anna Martine Whitehead The Jam Handy The Accomplices Publishing Nightboat Press Coffee House Press Graywolf Press  Dorothy Project Dalkey Archives Press Small Press Distribution #babygotbacklist on Instagram (@allisonreadsDC) Wolfman Books McNally Jackson Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference Les Miserables (Claude-Michel Schönberg,1980) The Pantages Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber, 1982) Connect with Gabrielle's: Gabrielle's Facebook | Gabrielle's Website Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | The Stacks Website | Facebook | Twitter | Subscribe | Patreon | Goodreads | Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when...

On this week of The Stacks we talk with High School English Teacher, Dallas Lopez. He tells us about how he used to hate reading, and how self-help books helped him to find his way into reading. We discuss books that Dallas loves, and books he doesn't, and books that at one point or another fit in both categories. This week you'll get to know Dallas before next week's The Stacks Book Club conversation about Exit West by Moshin Hamid. Here is a list of all the things Traci and Dallas talked about this week. BOOKS Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdirch Bless Me, Ultimia by Rudolfo Anaya My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok Wild at Heart by John Eldredge Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The TimeTraveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel GarcíaMárquez Ferdinand the Bull by Munro Leaf Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano EVERYTHING ELSE By The Book (New York Times) "The Book Chavez Gave Obama" (Macy Halford, The New Yorker) "Here are Barack Obama's Favorite Books and Music of 2017"  (Jamie Ducharme, Time) Connect with The Stacks: iTunes| Website| Instagram| Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads |Traci's Instagram Connect with Dallas: Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs in which we receive a small commission when products are purchased through some links on this website. This does not effect my opinions on books and products. For more information click here. 

Carla talks with Ben Grace about Chaim Potok's novel My Name is Asher Lev. Ben and Carla discuss art, family, and the pain of differentiation. And you'll get a sneak speak of Ben's new song, New York Lullaby.

Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender and author of Rebel Genius and its sequel, Warrior Genius, on being obsessed with 50s art, how Avatar was pitched perfectly wrong, writing art as magic, and starting to write by hand.   Michael Dante DiMartino Show Notes The 2018 First Draft calendar Kirsten Hubbard William S. Burroughs Beat poetry Garfield (comic) Bloom County (comic) Abstract expressionism Jackson Pollock Mark Rothko Willem de Kooning Brian Konietzko, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender King of the Hill (TV show) Beavis and Butthead (TV show) Atomic Love Family Guy (TV show) Mission Hill (TV show) Invader Zim (TV show) Spongebob Squarepants (TV show) Hayao Miyazaki The Hero with 10,000 Faces by Joseph Campbell Bill Moyer's video series, discussing The Hero’s Journey with Joseph Campbell G.I. Joe (animated TV show) Leigh Bardugo (hear her First Draft episodes here and here) Nickelodeon Animation podcast featuring Michael and Brian Story by Robert McKee My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand "An Oral History of the Funniest Podcast Ever," Daily Beast article featuring the quote from Scott Aukerman Bottle Episode (what we called "box episodes") The Fly episode of Breaking Bad William James Royce The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne The Story Grid Podcast

Tender Asher Lev has a gift – he can draw exceptionally well – and a drive to be an artist. Everyone around him has a drive to make him into a leader in the Ladover Hasidic community, spreading the word of Ladover Hasidism to the far corners of the world. Something has to give. It gives. A story that starts very well. Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes >>> From recent débuts to classics, fiction to non-fiction, memoirs, philosophy, science, history and journalism, Burning Books separates the smoking from the singeworthy, looking at the pleasures (and pains) of reading, the craft of writing, the ideas that are at the heart of great novels as well as novels that try to be great, but don’t quite make it. http://litopia.com/shows/burn/

Tender Asher Lev has a gift – he can draw exceptionally well – and a drive to be an artist. Everyone around him has a drive to make him into a leader in the Ladover Hasidic community, spreading the word of Ladover Hasidism to the far corners of the world. Something has to give. It gives. A story that starts very well. Download the mp3 file Subscribe in iTunes >>> From recent débuts to classics, fiction to non-fiction, memoirs, philosophy, science, history and journalism, Burning Books separates the smoking from the singeworthy, looking at the pleasures (and pains) of reading, the craft of writing, the ideas that are at the heart of great novels as well as novels that try to be great, but don’t quite make it. http://litopia.com/shows/burn/

Lezione scolastica di Introduzione alla lettura de "Il mio nome è Asher Lev" di Chaim Potok - prof. Luigi Gaudio

This week, our theme was Parents!  We talk about the Chaim Potok novel, My Name Is Asher Lev (1972) and the movie The Family Stone (2005).  There's discussion of the Sound of Music Live broadcast, how to insult listeners who might not be listening and the usual shenanigans.   The trailer for The Family Stone:     (Please note that at one point I mispronounce the Ladover community, the fictional Hasidic community in the novel, as "Landover."  I did not mean that Asher Lev works for the Washington football team that pays there.)   Subscribe on iTunes     Our Twitter accounts:   Joseph   Amy   Randy

Theater Talk welcomes actors Tracy Letts and Amy Morton who are now starring in the revival of Edward Albee’s "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Also, from Aaron Posner’s new play "My Name is Asher Lev," actors Ari Brand, Jenny Bacon and Mark Nelson.