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Above Photograph © Claudio Edinger When it comes to photography, Claudio Edinger has a Midas touch. Equally celebrated for his immersive photo series, the intimacy of his portraits, and his aerial views that conjure a sense of the eternal through selective focus, his compulsion for research drives adjustments to his photographic strategy from one project to the next. In today's show, we unpack the many facets of Claudio's storied career, from his arrival in New York and early documentation of Brooklyn's Hasidic community in the late 1970s to the environmental portraits he made inside Manhattan's infamous Chelsea Hotel, and beyond.  Learn the backstory to his fortuitous connection with master portraitist Philippe Halsman, and the influence this had on his photographic vocabulary. We also discuss Claudio's aerial imagery made from helicopters and drones, and debate the slippery slope between noteworthy content, image quality, and resolution. As a longtime disciple of meditation, Claudio's approach to photography is equally influenced by the underlying flow of energy essential to life on this planet, which led him to state, “I'm open to whatever the universe brings my way. But the universe has to conspire in your favor. My whole life has been like that. I've been guided. My intuition brings me to places, and the place drags me into it.” Guest: Claudio Edinger Episode Timeline: 3:03: Claudio's beginnings in photography while studying economics in Sao Paulo, and his first exhibit at the Sao Paulo Museum of Art. 4:55: A move to New York in 1976 and a two-year project on Brooklyn's Hasidic community. 8:42: Connecting with master portrait photographer Philippe Halsman, and how this expanded Claudio's vocabulary as a photographer. 15:35: A move to the Chelsea Hotel and a new photographic strategy to make environmental portraits of the building and its residents. 19:52: The influence of August Sander's work, and Claudio's pursuit of intimacy to create images with universal meaning. 25:22: The organic path of Claudio's photographic approach, and how he developed his selective focus technique.  28:15: Episode Break 29:06: The predictable visual effect of a Hasselblad's square frame, combined with a tripod and flash for portraits of patients in a Brazilian insane asylum. 33:06: Using the same techniques to capture the insanity inside an institution, as well as to photograph the institutionalized insanity of Brazilian Carnival.  37:51: Claudio's assignment work, plus his time as a New York paparazzo and the lessons this taught him.  39:28: Claudio's experience as a war photographer in El Salvador, and the urgency of living connected to war.  43:42: Shifting to a 4x5 Toyo camera to further explore the tilt-shift look of selective focus.   48:57: The shortcomings of large format that forced Claudio to shift to digital and then discover aerial photography.   54:17: Comparing aerial photos from a helicopter with those made from a drone, plus Claudio's thoughts on viewing the world from the point of view of eternity. Guest Bio: Claudio Edinger is one of Brazil's preeminent photographers. After studying economics at Mackenzie University in São Paulo in the early 70s, he turned his attention to photography, and he hasn't stopped since.  Edinger moved to New York City in 1976, and during the 20 years he spent in the US, he completed immersive photo essays about the Hasidic community of Brooklyn, the denizens of Manhattan's Chelsea Hotel, and habitués of LA's Venice Beach. He also freelanced for Brazilian and North American publications such as Veja, Time, Life, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times Magazine, among many others.  The author of more than twenty books, Edinger's photographs have been collected worldwide and exhibited by institutions such as New York's International Center of Photography, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Maison Europeénne de la Photographie in Paris, and the São Paulo Museum of Art, to name but a few. Edinger has received many honors for his work, including the Ernst Haas Award, the Hasselblad Award, the Higashikawa Award, and the Leica Medal of Excellence, which he received twice.  Always seeking new approaches to his work, Edinger has explored a wide range of camera formats and photographic techniques over the course of his career. In 2000, he began working with a large format camera, using selective focus to approximate human vision, and in 2015, he started an exploration of aerial photography—a theme that continues to this day. Stay Connected: Claudio Edinger Website: https://www.claudioedinger.com/ Claudio Edinger Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claudioedinger/ Claudio Edinger Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claudio.edinger/ Claudio Edinger Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Edinger Claudio Edinger Chelsea Hotel book: https://www.abbeville.com/collections/just-released/products/the-chelsea-hotel End Credits: Host: Derek Fahsbender Senior Creative Producer: Jill Waterman Senior Technical Producer: Mike Weinstein Executive Producer: Richard Stevens

Extrait : « … Tu peux écouter Nirvana et Just the two of us, Léo Ferré et Just the two of us, Supertramp et Just the two of us, Bertrand Belin et Just the two of us, Prince et Just the two of us, y a pas incompatibilité et personne ne va te regarder de travers, ou alors éventuellement un Hassidim jazzeux… »Pour l'écouter, c'est par ici si tu utilises Apple Podcasts, ici pour Deezer, là sur Spotify, voire, si tu préfères, Podcast Addict. Il y a plein d'autres app de podcasts, cherche Good Morning Music sur la tienne. Pour commenter les épisodes, tu peux le faire sur l'appli en question, ça aide énormément à faire croître l'audience. Mais aussi sur le site web dédié, il y a une section Le Bar, ouverte 24/24, pour causer du podcast ou de musique en général, je t'y attends avec impatience. Enfin, si tu souhaites me soumettre une chanson, c'est aussi sur le site web que ça se passe. Pour soutenir Good Morning Music et Gros Naze :1. Abonne-toi2. Laisse-moi un avis et 5 étoiles sur Apple Podcasts, ou Spotify et Podcast Addict3. Partage ton épisode préféré à 3 personnes autour de toi. Ou 3.000 si tu connais plein de monde. Good Morning Music Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Cet ultime épisode veut faire le point sur cette réalité nouvelle de la Judée : celle de groupes religieux bien distincts. Qui sont ces Esséniens, ces Pharisiens ou ces Sadducéens qui apparaissent à cette période ? NOTES · Opus IV – Au temps des Perses (539-332)· Ces apocalypses avant l'Apocalypse· BIBLIOGRAPHIE· CARTES· CHRONOLOGIE (télécharger)· Génériques : Erwan Marchand (D.R.) · Épisode enregistré en Vendée (85, France), novembre 2023.· Sous Licence Creative Commons (cc BY-NC-ND 4.0 FR)· Image de couverture : Un Essénien - source : F.B. via Bing.· «Au Large Biblique » est un podcast conçu et animé par François Bessonnet, bibliste.· Sur les réseaux & sur les plateformes d'écoute · @mail | infolettre | RSS Soutenez le podcast avec Tipeee ou Ko-fiVous avez lu ces notes jusqu'à la fini. Bravo ! Rendez-vous ici. CHAPITRES DE L'EPISODE 00:00 Générique et introduction 01:45 (1) Les Assidéens ou Hassidim 05:00 (2) Les Esséniens 08:30 (3) Les Pharisiens 12:15 (4) Les Sadducéens 14:00 (5) De la Judée à la diaspora 16:30 (6) La littérature apocalyptique 19:30 (7) La Samarie 22:30 (8) Conclusion 23:37 Générique de fin

Welcome back to our mini-series, where we dive into the heart of our team, uncovering personal stories and the driving forces behind our success. I'm Johana Leeflang, your host and INCRMNTAL's Marketing Lead. This time I got to sit with Noa Hassidim our star Customer Success Manager as she shares her journey from the dark side of cyber security into the innovative space of incrementality measurement.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.06.26.546557v1?rss=1 Authors: Goldstein, A., Wang, H., Niekerken, L., Zada, Z., Aubrey, B., Sheffer, T., Nastase, S. A., Gazula, H., Schain, M., Singh, A., Rao, A., Choe, G., Kim, C., Doyle, W., Friedman, D., Devore, S., Dugan, P., Hassidim, A., Brenner, M., Matias, Y., Devinsky, O., Flinker, A., Hasson, U. Abstract: Humans effortlessly use the continuous acoustics of speech to communicate rich linguistic meaning during everyday conversations. In this study, we leverage 100 hours (half a million words) of spontaneous open-ended conversations and concurrent high-quality neural activity recorded using electrocorticography (ECoG) to decipher the neural basis of real-world speech production and comprehension. Employing a deep multimodal speech-to-text model named Whisper, we develop encoding models capable of accurately predicting neural responses to both acoustic and semantic aspects of speech. Our encoding models achieved high accuracy in predicting neural responses in hundreds of thousands of words across many hours of left-out recordings. We uncover a distributed cortical hierarchy for speech and language processing, with sensory and motor regions encoding acoustic features of speech and higher-level language areas encoding syntactic and semantic information. Many electrodes including those in both perceptual and motor areas display mixed selectivity for both speech and linguistic features. Notably, our encoding model reveals a temporal progression from language-to-speech encoding before word onset during speech production and from speech-to-language encoding following word articulation during speech comprehension. This study offers a comprehensive account of the unfolding neural responses during fully natural, unbounded daily conversations. By leveraging a multimodal deep speech recognition model, we highlight the power of deep learning for unraveling the neural mechanisms of language processing in real-world contexts. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

A cosa stai pensando La clip e l'immagine sullo sfondo del mio computer sono tratte dal finale del film “Mia madre” (regia Nanni Moretti, con Margherita Buy, Giulia Lazzarini e Nanni Moretti, produzione Sacher Film, Fandango, Le Pacte, Rai Cinema-2015 all rights reserved)

Beyond watching Hassidim dance in synchronized steps, do Jews dance? Turns out, we embrace a relatively new and lively tradition of choreography through Israeli folk dancing. Dancing happens to also be mentioned in the Torah. One could say it's our duty to dance. Tune in with Chaz Volk, host of Bad Jew, as he interviews Orly Star, teacher and choreographer, on the rich topic of the Jewish heritage of dance! About Orly Star: Orly Star Setareh started dancing at the age of 5. With over 24 years of teaching experience, instructing children and adults of all ages throughout the Los Angeles and the Valley areas, Orly instills a dance program that promotes a passion for Israel and inspires a love of learning. Her charismatic, welcoming nature immediately captivates new dancers and sparks a needed connection to our Jewish community. She infuses a fresh, young & current vibe into every teaching lesson while maintaining the importance of a healthy lifestyle and tradition. She understands that every dancer has a special role in completing our circle. That we hold hands not only in times of celebration but in times of lifting each other up in embrace & support. As Dani Dassa would explain: "We are praying through our feet". Orly has learned from and assisted David Dassa in running the most popular Israeli Dance session in America. She inherited his Wednesday night legacy in June of 2015. She plays a variety of old and new Israeli dances of all decades in her weekly session containing partner, circle and line dances. She believes in connecting all generations through the arts, le-dor va-dor, dancing the same steps in unity. Orly has choreographed some of the most popular Israeli dances that are done all over the world. She introduced hip hop to the world of Israeli dance as a draw for the younger generation to participate. Inspiring and encouraging the teens is the only way to continue our culture through dance! To make it not only survive but thrive and make the dance floor a place they can return to at any age. Orly has taught at several Israeli dance camps and co-directs her own dance weekend called "Camp SheLAnu" with Jason Goldman every President's Day Weekend @ Brandeis. She has been the dance director at several private Jewish schools and synagogues including Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School, Ilan Ramon, Temple Israel of Hollywood, and Valley Beth Shalom. She was David Dassa's dance assistant at Camp Alonim in the summers for 5 years then moved to create a dance program as the dance director at Gindling Hilltop Camp for 14 years and is now back at Camp Alonim as Dance Director for her fifth year. She was also the Israeli dance specialist at Milken Community Middle School for 12 years and she was rehearsal director for the Los Angeles Israeli Dance Company for ten years. Orly is referred to as the heartbeat of the Israeli dance community. She aims to entertain with her endless warmth and talent! She leads a thrilling Dance with Orly session on Wednesday nights in Los Angeles at Adat Shalom. Her dances include Hafinali, Suddenly, Tutim, Toro, Danza, Halaila Zeh Hazman, Tizkor, Todo Es La Musica, Fata Morgana, Hinach Yafa, Baraye, At Bali Tov, Kvish HaChof, Kapara, Imperia, and more. Orly exudes an electrifying energy that is both contagious and unparalleled! Instagram: orlystar Instagram: dancewithorly Facebook: Orly Star Setareh  (https://www.facebook.com/orly.setareh) Facebook page: Dance with Orly! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1641761982732939) website: www.dancewithorly.com BIGGEST events of the year: 1. Yom HaAtsmaut Party: April 26th 2. Thanksgiving Marathon: Every Wednesday night before Thanksgiving 3. Pre-Cam SheLAnu Party: Every Wednesday night before President's Day weekend Connect with Bad Jew: Join our online community HERE: https://linktr.ee/badjew BadJewPod@gmail.com Ig @BadJewPod TikTok @BadJewPod

Almost 30 years ago, Brany Rosen and Rabbi Shaul Rosen found themselves struggling through infertility in a world that wouldn't even say the word. There was no one to ask about doctors or from where to receive support.   With Hashem's help, Brany gave birth to a baby boy. Shortly after, the Rosens launched A TIME, offering services including social support forums, coordinating resources for treatments, educational programs, physician referrals, adoption services, and a pregnancy loss support program. A TIME has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals and couples on the family-building journey.   **SPONSORS**   This Episode has been sponsored by the Newman Family L'zecher Nishmas Ruchama Perel Malka Leah Bat Aryeh Leib INFINITY LAND SERVICES   Title without the horror stories!   Reach out to: https://ilstitle.com or call 718.338.4200 ____________________________________ Help support ATime through their annual ShasAthon! Momo Bauman is one of the learners by the ShasAthon: please support his page. https://shasathon.org/5783/user/scripts/modules/shas/loimed_page.cgi?order=148075 ____________________________________ Agra D'Pirka is a nationwide learning program for everyone who can spare time from 9:30 to 11:30 in the mornings, Monday through Thursday every week of the year. We have top flight Maggidei Shiur/Lecturers who provide excellent shiurim for almost 1,000 people daily.   Come join Agra D'Pirka and your life will change forever. Please call 212-661-9400 for more information and ask for Ezra or Rachamim, or visit www.agradpirka.org for more information. _______________________________________   Subscribe to Meaningful Minute on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/15166687800?text=Please%20subscribe%20me%20to%20Meaningful%20Min Ute ____________________________________ Subscribe to our Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2WALuE2 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/39bNGnO Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/MPPGooglePodcasts Or wherever Podcasts are available!   Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meaningfulpeoplepodcast Like us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/MPPonFB Follow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/MeaningfuPplPod   Editor: Sruly Saftlas Podcast created by: Meaningful Minute   For more info and upcoming news check out: https://Meaningfulminute.org   #jew #jewish #podcast #frum #rabbi #frumpodcast #meaningfulpeople #torah #mitzvah #hashem #jewishmusic #jewishpodcast #israel #kumzitz #nachigordon #jewishpod

Il calcio sta cambiando e le divisioni che ci sono in Italia nel mondo del pallone riflettono le difficoltà che nascono dai cambiamenti in atto - spiega Franco Vanni, giornalista che assieme a Matteo Spaziante ha scritto il libro "Il calcio ha perso. Vincitori e vinti nel mondo del pallone" (Mondadori, 216 p., € 18,50). I giovani hanno perso l'abitudine di rimanere concentrati per lungo tempo, quindi per le nuove generazioni il calcio si sta sempre più concentrando su tempi brevi, sugli highlights e le sintesi. Di fronte al rischio di disaffezione da parte dei tifosi, il calcio deve trasformarsi e adattarsi, perché è comunque sempre il tifoso che può sostenere i costi altissimi del mondo del pallone - conclude Vanni. RECENSIONI "Libero di sognare" di Franco Baresi (Feltrinelli, 128 p., € 15,00) "Noi" di Evgenij Zamjatin (Mondadori, 264 p., € 14,00) "Racconti" di Evgenij Zamjatin (Mondadori, 324 p., € 14,00) "I racconti dei Hassidim" di Martin Buber (Guanda, 704 p., € 24,00) "Fishke lo zoppo" di Mendele Moicher (Marietti, 274 p., € 16,00) "I colori del tempo" di Emanuele Luzzati (Marietti, 96 p., € 12,00) IL CONFETTINO "Fiabe" di Hans Christian Andersen (Terre di mezzo, 96 p., € 18,00)

Some have the custom not to eat Massa that has come in contact with water. The concern is that there may be flour that was not fully baked inside the Massa that will become Hametz upon contact with water. This stringency is brought by the Mishna Berura (Rav Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin, 1839-1933) in Siman 559, as well as by the Shaare Teshuva and the Shulhan Aruch HaRav. However, many great Ashkenazi authorities would eat soaked Massa. For example, there is testimony that the Vilna Gaon (Rav Eliyahu of Vilna, 1720-1797) ate it in front of his disciple Rabbi Haim of Volozhin. In general, Ashkenazim following the Lithuanian tradition do not adopt this custom, whereas Hassidim are stringent in this matter.Even those who are stringent, allow soaking Massa in "Meh Perot"-fruit juice, since these liquids do not create Hametz. This would also include wine and milk. However, the Steipler Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, Benai Brak 1899–1985), was stringent even with regard to Meh Perot.Hacham Bension and Hacham Ovadia state that the custom of the Sepharadim is clearly not to be stringent. Once Massa is baked, it cannot become Hametz. This is especially true with regard to today's Massa, which is baked very thin and crisp, like a cracker.It should be noted that Hacham Ben Sion in his Ohr Le'sion adopted the stringent custom with regard to machine-made Massa. He was concerned that the cloud of pulverized flour in the air of the factories may land on the baked Massot and become Hametz upon contact with water. However, the Ner Sion, written by his student in 2012, states that Hacham Ben Sion later retracted his opinion, upon re-inspecting the Massa factories.SUMMARYThe custom of Sepharadim is to permit eating soaked Massa on Pesah.

Dans ce 5ème et dernier mini-épisode hors-série, je parle de la sexualité, du genre, de l'ethnicité et… de l'identité juive, de la judéité. Mais pourquoi parler des Juifs si c'est un podcast sur les personnes Arabes et/ou musulmanes ? Bah parce qu'on peut être Juif et Arabe, tout simplement. En ce lendemain de Yom Kippour, ça me semblait important de remettre les pendules à l'heure.  Les Juifs arabes sont des personnes juives qui s'inscrivent dans l'espace culturel et linguistique arabe. Ils sont parfois issus des populations autochtones établies avant la conquête arabo-musulmane comme au Maroc, au Yémen, en Irak et en Égypte. Ils descendent aussi des Juifs séfarades qui avaient été expulsés d'Espagne en 1492 et qui ont trouvé refuge en Algérie, au Maroc, en Tunisie et en Libye. Ils ont existé dans la péninsule arabique polythéiste jusqu'aux débuts de la Révélation Coranique ; ils étaient présents dans l'Europe chrétienne autant que dans les pays arabes sous l'Empire ottoman. Néanmoins, le nationalisme arabe du XXe siècle que certains ont appelé panarabisme, la création de l'État d'Israël en 1948 et les différents conflits israélo-arabes encore trop fréquents aujourd'hui ont conduit à un exode massif des Juifs des territoires arabes et/ou musulmans.  Loin de me proclamer expert ou rabbin, je me suis posé ces questions : Comment se sont dessinés les corps juifs au cours de l'histoire dans l'imaginaire collectif ? Que dit la Torah sur les pratiques sexuelles ? Comment les Juifs arabes ont-ils réussi à faire coexister leurs identités ? Comment les Hassidim vivent leur sexualité ? Que disent les mouvements juifs libéraux et progressistes sur la sexualité conjugale ? La masturbation ? La contraception ? L'homosexualité ?  Il convient d'en discuter sans véhémence ni concurrence victimaire, le but étant au contraire, d'apaiser et de pacifier pour que chaque identité soit vécue en paix.  Si vous voulez bouquiner

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The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has a long conversation with a leading non-Orthodox Rabbi, deemed an expert in Hasidism. I don't think the JTA has ever spoken with Hassidim about Hasidism. This lack of communication is harmful.

JEWISH SECTS Introduction ➢ Related Scriptures: ➢ Pharisees (Matt. 3:7; 5:20; 12:38; 15:12; 16:1-6; 19:3; 23:13-39; Luke 7:36-50; 15:1-9; Acts 15:5; 23:6) ➢ Sadducees (Matt. 3:7-10; 16:6-12; 22:23-32; Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38; Acts 4:1-3; 5:17-18) • A notable development during the time of 2nd Temple Judaism was the emergence of identifiable religious sects. • The historical circumstances were conducive to the start of these groups. • Each sect meticulously erected walls around itself to separate its members from the other sects. Different Sects • Hassidim • Name means “pious ones”. They were concerned primarily with religious reform, organized during the 4th and 3rd centuries. • Pharisees • Surfaced as a religious and political party during the second temple period (516 B.C. – A.D. 70) briefly after the Maccabean revolt. Pharisee may be from the Hebrew stem that means “to be separated”. Their roots can be traced to the Hasidim of the second century B.C. • Important Points • Along with the Torah, they accepted as equally inspired and authoritative all the commands set forth in the oral traditions preserved by the rabbis. • On free will and determination, they held to a mediating view that did not allow either human free will or the sovereignty of God to cancel out the other. • They accepted a rather developed hierarchy of angels and demons. • They believed in the immortality of the soul and in reward and retribution after death. • They believed in the resurrection of the dead. • The main emphasis of their teaching was ethical rather than theological. • Sadducees • Name may have developed from Zadok, the high priest in the days of David (2 Sam. 8:17; 15:24) and Solomon (1 Kings 1:34-35). Ezekiel 40:46; 43:19; 44:10-15 shows this family worthy to control the temple. This is the party of the high priests and aristocratic families. • Important Points • They considered only the books of Moses to be canonical Scripture, denying that the oral law was authoritative and binding. • They were very exacting in Levitical purity. • They attributed everything to free will. • They argued that there is neither resurrection of the dead nor a future life. • They rejected the idea of a spiritual world, including belief in angels and demons. • Zealots • Some think they were active from 37 B.C.-A.D. 70. Some think they can be traced back to the Hassidim. They originated during the reign of Herod the Great c. 6 B.C.. A group of zealots were among the last defenders against the Romans at Masada in A.D. &3. • Important Points • They opposed payment of taxes to a pagan emperor because they believed that allegiance was due to God alone. • They were fiercely loyal to Jewish tradition. • They endorsed the use of violence if it accomplished a good end. • They were opposed to the influence of Greek pagan culture in the Holy Land. • Essenes • Started in the Maccabean times, later half of second temple period. They probably originated among the Hasidim (see 1 Maccabees 2:42; 7:13) • Important Points • They strictly observed the purity laws of the Torah. • They practiced communal ownership of property. • They had a strong sense of mutual responsibility. • Daily worship was an important feature along with daily study of their sacred scriptures. • Solemn oaths of piety and obedience had to be taken. • Sacrifices were offered on holy days and during sacred seasons, but not at the temple, which they considered to be corrupt. • They attributed to fate everything that happened. • Sicarii • This was an extreme Zealot group that arose to oppose Roman rule. Their name comes from the Greek word for “daggerman” who would stab those friendly to Roman. • Herodians • They supported Herod and the Herodian dynasty; accepted Hellenization and foreign rule; probably wealthy and had political influence Response to Imperial Roman Oppression • Zealots said “the reason we are oppressed is that we are passive and cowardly” • Herodians said “to rebel is suicide. Resistance is futile. Make the best of the situation.” • Essenes said “the only way to please God is to leave the corrupt religious and political systems” • Pharisees said “the Lord would send the Messiah if we would just become purer” • Jesus said “change your way of thinking. The kingdom of God is available to all. Believe the good news. The empire of God is here now”.

Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888-1970) was born in Buczacz, Eastern Galicia (now part of Ukraine). Yiddish was the language of his home, and Hebrew the language of the Bible and the Talmud which he studied formally until the age of nine. His knowledge of German literature came from his mother, and his love of the teachings of Maimonides and the Hassidim came from his father. In 1908 he left for Palestine, where, except for an extended stay in Germany from 1912 to 1924, he lived until his death. Agnon began writing stories when he was quite young. His first major publication, Hakhnasat Kalah (The Bridal Canopy), 1922, re-creates the golden age of Hassidism, and his apocalyptic novel, Oreach Nata Lalun (A Guest for the Night), 1939, depicts the ruin of Galicia after WWI. Much of Agnon’s other writing is set in Palestine. Israel’s early pioneers are portrayed in his epic Temol Shilshom (Only Yesterday), 1945, considered his greatest work, and in the surreal stories of Sefer Hamaasim (The Book of Deeds), 1932. Agnon also published work on the Jewish holy days Yamin Noraim (Days of Awe), 1938, on the giving of the Torah, Atem Reitem (Present at Sinai), 1959, and on the gathering of Hassidic lore, Sifreihem Shel Tzadikim (Books of the Righteous) and Sippurei HaBesht (Stories of the Baal Shem Tov), 1960-1961. Considered one of the greatest Hebrew writers, in 1966, Agnon was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Rabbi Jeffrey Saks is the Director of Research at the Agnon House in Jerusalem and served as the Series Editor of The S.Y. Agnon Library at The Toby Press, now complete in 15 volumes. He is the founding director of The Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions in Jewish Education, in Jerusalem, and its WebYeshiva.org program. Rabbi Saks was recently appointed as Editor of Tradition, the premier journal of Orthodox Jewish thought published in English. After earning his BA, MA, and rabbinic degrees from Yeshiva University, Rabbi Saks moved to Israel and has served on the faculties of several high schools and yeshivot, edited several books, and published widely on Jewish thought, education, and literature. Rabbi Saks lives in Efrat with his wife Ilana Goldstein Saks and their four children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888-1970) was born in Buczacz, Eastern Galicia (now part of Ukraine). Yiddish was the language of his home, and Hebrew the language of the Bible and the Talmud which he studied formally until the age of nine. His knowledge of German literature came from his mother, and his love of the teachings of Maimonides and the Hassidim came from his father. In 1908 he left for Palestine, where, except for an extended stay in Germany from 1912 to 1924, he lived until his death. Agnon began writing stories when he was quite young. His first major publication, Hakhnasat Kalah (The Bridal Canopy), 1922, re-creates the golden age of Hassidism, and his apocalyptic novel, Oreach Nata Lalun (A Guest for the Night), 1939, depicts the ruin of Galicia after WWI. Much of Agnon’s other writing is set in Palestine. Israel’s early pioneers are portrayed in his epic Temol Shilshom (Only Yesterday), 1945, considered his greatest work, and in the surreal stories of Sefer Hamaasim (The Book of Deeds), 1932. Agnon also published work on the Jewish holy days Yamin Noraim (Days of Awe), 1938, on the giving of the Torah, Atem Reitem (Present at Sinai), 1959, and on the gathering of Hassidic lore, Sifreihem Shel Tzadikim (Books of the Righteous) and Sippurei HaBesht (Stories of the Baal Shem Tov), 1960-1961. Considered one of the greatest Hebrew writers, in 1966, Agnon was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Rabbi Jeffrey Saks is the Director of Research at the Agnon House in Jerusalem and served as the Series Editor of The S.Y. Agnon Library at The Toby Press, now complete in 15 volumes. He is the founding director of The Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions in Jewish Education, in Jerusalem, and its WebYeshiva.org program. Rabbi Saks was recently appointed as Editor of Tradition, the premier journal of Orthodox Jewish thought published in English. After earning his BA, MA, and rabbinic degrees from Yeshiva University, Rabbi Saks moved to Israel and has served on the faculties of several high schools and yeshivot, edited several books, and published widely on Jewish thought, education, and literature. Rabbi Saks lives in Efrat with his wife Ilana Goldstein Saks and their four children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888-1970) was born in Buczacz, Eastern Galicia (now part of Ukraine). Yiddish was the language of his home, and Hebrew the language of the Bible and the Talmud which he studied formally until the age of nine. His knowledge of German literature came from his mother, and his love of the teachings of Maimonides and the Hassidim came from his father. In 1908 he left for Palestine, where, except for an extended stay in Germany from 1912 to 1924, he lived until his death. Agnon began writing stories when he was quite young. His first major publication, Hakhnasat Kalah (The Bridal Canopy), 1922, re-creates the golden age of Hassidism, and his apocalyptic novel, Oreach Nata Lalun (A Guest for the Night), 1939, depicts the ruin of Galicia after WWI. Much of Agnon’s other writing is set in Palestine. Israel’s early pioneers are portrayed in his epic Temol Shilshom (Only Yesterday), 1945, considered his greatest work, and in the surreal stories of Sefer Hamaasim (The Book of Deeds), 1932. Agnon also published work on the Jewish holy days Yamin Noraim (Days of Awe), 1938, on the giving of the Torah, Atem Reitem (Present at Sinai), 1959, and on the gathering of Hassidic lore, Sifreihem Shel Tzadikim (Books of the Righteous) and Sippurei HaBesht (Stories of the Baal Shem Tov), 1960-1961. Considered one of the greatest Hebrew writers, in 1966, Agnon was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Rabbi Jeffrey Saks is the Director of Research at the Agnon House in Jerusalem and served as the Series Editor of The S.Y. Agnon Library at The Toby Press, now complete in 15 volumes. He is the founding director of The Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions in Jewish Education, in Jerusalem, and its WebYeshiva.org program. Rabbi Saks was recently appointed as Editor of Tradition, the premier journal of Orthodox Jewish thought published in English. After earning his BA, MA, and rabbinic degrees from Yeshiva University, Rabbi Saks moved to Israel and has served on the faculties of several high schools and yeshivot, edited several books, and published widely on Jewish thought, education, and literature. Rabbi Saks lives in Efrat with his wife Ilana Goldstein Saks and their four children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888-1970) was born in Buczacz, Eastern Galicia (now part of Ukraine). Yiddish was the language of his home, and Hebrew the language of the Bible and the Talmud which he studied formally until the age of nine. His knowledge of German literature came from his mother, and his love of the teachings of Maimonides and the Hassidim came from his father. In 1908 he left for Palestine, where, except for an extended stay in Germany from 1912 to 1924, he lived until his death. Agnon began writing stories when he was quite young. His first major publication, Hakhnasat Kalah (The Bridal Canopy), 1922, re-creates the golden age of Hassidism, and his apocalyptic novel, Oreach Nata Lalun (A Guest for the Night), 1939, depicts the ruin of Galicia after WWI. Much of Agnon’s other writing is set in Palestine. Israel’s early pioneers are portrayed in his epic Temol Shilshom (Only Yesterday), 1945, considered his greatest work, and in the surreal stories of Sefer Hamaasim (The Book of Deeds), 1932. Agnon also published work on the Jewish holy days Yamin Noraim (Days of Awe), 1938, on the giving of the Torah, Atem Reitem (Present at Sinai), 1959, and on the gathering of Hassidic lore, Sifreihem Shel Tzadikim (Books of the Righteous) and Sippurei HaBesht (Stories of the Baal Shem Tov), 1960-1961. Considered one of the greatest Hebrew writers, in 1966, Agnon was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Rabbi Jeffrey Saks is the Director of Research at the Agnon House in Jerusalem and served as the Series Editor of The S.Y. Agnon Library at The Toby Press, now complete in 15 volumes. He is the founding director of The Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions in Jewish Education, in Jerusalem, and its WebYeshiva.org program. Rabbi Saks was recently appointed as Editor of Tradition, the premier journal of Orthodox Jewish thought published in English. After earning his BA, MA, and rabbinic degrees from Yeshiva University, Rabbi Saks moved to Israel and has served on the faculties of several high schools and yeshivot, edited several books, and published widely on Jewish thought, education, and literature. Rabbi Saks lives in Efrat with his wife Ilana Goldstein Saks and their four children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mission encre noire Tome 22 Chapitre 280 160, rue Saint-Viateur ouest de Magali Sauvés paru en 2018 aux éditions Mémoire d'encrier. Comment s'en sortir lorsque vous devez composer avec un grand-père narcissique, un raté de père, une mère dépressive, des frères et soeurs individualistes à l'extrême et une petite soeur qui refuse de parler ? Que faire alors que tous les chemins du Mile end, à Montréal, mènent à ce numéro de rue 160, Saint-Viateur ouest, désespérément vide ? C'est là, à quelques encablures de la Main, la dernière fournée de Bagel diffusant son odeur, que le lieutenant de police de la sûreté du Québec Mathis Blaustein entame sa périlleuse onzième enquête de meurtre. Excommunié de la communauté Hassidim, Mathis est un «sortant». Aidé par un compagnon de vie exemplaire, ce personnage inédit arpente les rues d'un quartier unique dans la métropole. Un étrange vieux piano, encastré à vie dans un mur, patiente dans un coin de salon, il n'attend plus que lui pour rejouer un tragique nocturne de Chopin. Magali Sauvés immortalise ce coin minuscule du monde à la mixité exemplaire et à l'équilibre si fragile. Baruch Hashem! Magali Sauvés fait un détour par le studio de Mission encre noire pour nous présenter son remarquable roman. Extrait: «Une femme d'âge mûr fit pivoter le battant grisâtre d'une lourde porte, qui s'ouvrit sur la cage d'escalier menant à l'appartement au-dessus de la boutique. Un tableau tout en contraste que cette apparition, se dit Mathis, car elle avait l'air de sortir d'une de ces boîtes de magicien où le haut du corps du cobaye, par un jeu de miroirs, se déconnectait du bas et formait une stupéfiante silhouette en zigzag. La femme portait des chaussons hideux et fatigués alors qu'elle était étrangement coiffée d'un chignon sophistiqué. Mathis n'inspectait pas que les chaussures. Il s'intéressait aussi aux ongles et surtout aux cheveux. Qu'ils soient propres ou gras, peignés ou hirsutes, teints ou permanentés, la façon dont leur propriétaire s'en occupait trahissait toujours quelque chose d'intime. Cette analyse était à vrai dire normale pour quelqu'un qui avait été élevé entouré de femmes à la coiffe vissée sur un crâne nu.» Pinsonia (1500-2011) de Rodolphe Lasnes paru en 2018 aux éditions Leméac. Vous longez le littoral d'une terre inconnue, aux premiers jours de 1500, l'accueil indigènes n'est pas forcément chaleureux. Dans la chaleur de midi, dans le vert intense, l'odeur de pourriture ambiante, une poignée d'homme découvre un cours d'eau, en Amazonie, que l'on nommera par ce nom Vicente Yanez Pinzon. Le récit fondateur de cette découverte par l'explorateur, qui navigua aux côtés de Christophe Colomb, fait parti de la genèse de l'histoire officielle de Pinsonia. Cet immense territoire coincé entre le Brésil et la Guyane française devient un pays pratiquement sur un coup de dés. Rodolphe Lasnes nous embarque, entre imaginaire et faits réels, dans un formidable récit peuplé de conquérants, d'escrocs, de chefs d'état fantoches. Paco Fater, rédacteur de chroniques nécrologiques pour un journal de Villa Nova, s'ennuie de New York et de Sonic Youth. La mort d'un ami cinéaste va brusquement rebattre les cartes d'un vaste jeu de dupe. À vouloir fuir Pinsonia, il va découvrir que l'ascenseur est souvent en panne pour celles et ceux qui veulent briser la version historique officielle des vainqueurs. Pinsonia est un roman d'aventure passionnant, une uchronie contemporaine au rythme époustouflant, sur une région hautement romanesque méconnue. Rodolphe Lasnes quitte la moiteur tropicale pour vous inviter à remonter le temps, il est à Mission encre noire.  Extrait: «Le boulevard d'Utrecht était encore barré ce matin. Une centaine de personnes défilaient en silence. Elles portaient à bout de bras de grands draps blancs tendus. Dessus était tracé en lettres rouges: Justice pour nos enfants. Deux fois plus de policiers les encadraient. Sirènes à fond dans les oreilles. Les mêmes pin-pon-pin que dans les vieux films français. On est les gardiens des reliques. On se fait refourguer tout et n'importe quoi et on ne refuse rien, pas même les ambulances japonaises avec leur volant à droite. Wesley m'avait dit un jour que c'était la cause première du succès de l'industrie cinématographique nationale. On pouvait recréer ici le décor de villes de n'importe quel continent sur les cent dernières années. J'aurai aimé être avec lui, un verre bien rempli à la main, à déblatérer sur la personnalité d'un pays qui se cache derrière des décors trompeurs. Mais j'étais bloqué dans le trafic, dégoulinant de sueur, et j'avais une forte envie de boire. Il était dix heures quand j'ai trouvé où me garer, sur un bout de terrain vague le long de l'avenue Prosper-Chaton, à trois cents mètres du crématorium.»

Mission encre noire Tome 22 Chapitre 280 160, rue Saint-Viateur ouest de Magali Sauvés paru en 2018 aux éditions Mémoire d'encrier. Comment s'en sortir lorsque vous devez composer avec un grand-père narcissique, un raté de père, une mère dépressive, des frères et soeurs individualistes à l'extrême et une petite soeur qui refuse de parler ? Que faire alors que tous les chemins du Mile end, à Montréal, mènent à ce numéro de rue 160, Saint-Viateur ouest, désespérément vide ? C'est là, à quelques encablures de la Main, la dernière fournée de Bagel diffusant son odeur, que le lieutenant de police de la sûreté du Québec Mathis Blaustein entame sa périlleuse onzième enquête de meurtre. Excommunié de la communauté Hassidim, Mathis est un «sortant». Aidé par un compagnon de vie exemplaire, ce personnage inédit arpente les rues d'un quartier unique dans la métropole. Un étrange vieux piano, encastré à vie dans un mur, patiente dans un coin de salon, il n'attend plus que lui pour rejouer un tragique nocturne de Chopin. Magali Sauvés immortalise ce coin minuscule du monde à la mixité exemplaire et à l'équilibre si fragile. Baruch Hashem! Magali Sauvés fait un détour par le studio de Mission encre noire pour nous présenter son remarquable roman. Extrait: «Une femme d'âge mûr fit pivoter le battant grisâtre d'une lourde porte, qui s'ouvrit sur la cage d'escalier menant à l'appartement au-dessus de la boutique. Un tableau tout en contraste que cette apparition, se dit Mathis, car elle avait l'air de sortir d'une de ces boîtes de magicien où le haut du corps du cobaye, par un jeu de miroirs, se déconnectait du bas et formait une stupéfiante silhouette en zigzag. La femme portait des chaussons hideux et fatigués alors qu'elle était étrangement coiffée d'un chignon sophistiqué. Mathis n'inspectait pas que les chaussures. Il s'intéressait aussi aux ongles et surtout aux cheveux. Qu'ils soient propres ou gras, peignés ou hirsutes, teints ou permanentés, la façon dont leur propriétaire s'en occupait trahissait toujours quelque chose d'intime. Cette analyse était à vrai dire normale pour quelqu'un qui avait été élevé entouré de femmes à la coiffe vissée sur un crâne nu.» Pinsonia (1500-2011) de Rodolphe Lasnes paru en 2018 aux éditions Leméac. Vous longez le littoral d'une terre inconnue, aux premiers jours de 1500, l'accueil indigènes n'est pas forcément chaleureux. Dans la chaleur de midi, dans le vert intense, l'odeur de pourriture ambiante, une poignée d'homme découvre un cours d'eau, en Amazonie, que l'on nommera par ce nom Vicente Yanez Pinzon. Le récit fondateur de cette découverte par l'explorateur, qui navigua aux côtés de Christophe Colomb, fait parti de la genèse de l'histoire officielle de Pinsonia. Cet immense territoire coincé entre le Brésil et la Guyane française devient un pays pratiquement sur un coup de dés. Rodolphe Lasnes nous embarque, entre imaginaire et faits réels, dans un formidable récit peuplé de conquérants, d'escrocs, de chefs d'état fantoches. Paco Fater, rédacteur de chroniques nécrologiques pour un journal de Villa Nova, s'ennuie de New York et de Sonic Youth. La mort d'un ami cinéaste va brusquement rebattre les cartes d'un vaste jeu de dupe. À vouloir fuir Pinsonia, il va découvrir que l'ascenseur est souvent en panne pour celles et ceux qui veulent briser la version historique officielle des vainqueurs. Pinsonia est un roman d'aventure passionnant, une uchronie contemporaine au rythme époustouflant, sur une région hautement romanesque méconnue. Rodolphe Lasnes quitte la moiteur tropicale pour vous inviter à remonter le temps, il est à Mission encre noire.  Extrait: «Le boulevard d'Utrecht était encore barré ce matin. Une centaine de personnes défilaient en silence. Elles portaient à bout de bras de grands draps blancs tendus. Dessus était tracé en lettres rouges: Justice pour nos enfants. Deux fois plus de policiers les encadraient. Sirènes à fond dans les oreilles. Les mêmes pin-pon-pin que dans les vieux films français. On est les gardiens des reliques. On se fait refourguer tout et n'importe quoi et on ne refuse rien, pas même les ambulances japonaises avec leur volant à droite. Wesley m'avait dit un jour que c'était la cause première du succès de l'industrie cinématographique nationale. On pouvait recréer ici le décor de villes de n'importe quel continent sur les cent dernières années. J'aurai aimé être avec lui, un verre bien rempli à la main, à déblatérer sur la personnalité d'un pays qui se cache derrière des décors trompeurs. Mais j'étais bloqué dans le trafic, dégoulinant de sueur, et j'avais une forte envie de boire. Il était dix heures quand j'ai trouvé où me garer, sur un bout de terrain vague le long de l'avenue Prosper-Chaton, à trois cents mètres du crématorium.»

As Channukah is a rabbinic holiday, it becomes in Chassidut a metaphor for the power and potential of oral law. By lighting Channukah candles, we become exposed not only to the unrevealed part of Torah but to unrevealed realms of our own lives and surroundings. How can Channukah be understood as a celebration of potential not yet actualized and dreams not yet made real?

Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award, Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice At fourteen, young Shulem Deen, a Hassid in Boro Park, New York, lost his loving father. How was he to deal with the enormous gap in his life that his father’s early death left? He embraced -and was embraced by – a pious spiritual community, the Skverer Hassidim, who had their own town, New Square, New York. In this discreet town of approximately 12,000, only 30 miles north of New York city, the Skverer Hassidim could control everything, or nearly so. So began Deen’s immersion in the life of the Skverer Hassidim, an Eastern European Hassidic group transplanted to the New World — without change! For a time, Deen’s new life worked. He studied, married, had children—but this thinking, questioning young man soon learned that there was no room for questions that challenged accepted norms of the community. How he navigated the need to be honest with himself with the demands of family he loved makes for a page-turning memoir. This well-written book takes the reader through little-known aspects of a Hassidic community, both its strengths and vulnerabilities. At once a wealth of psychological, sociological, and just plain interesting episodes as Deen grows and matures, All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir (Graywolf Press, 2015) rewards the reader with distinctive insights into the ultra-religious world of the Hassidim. Shulem Deen’s popular memoir about his life in an insular Hassidic community breaks new ground, written as it is from a male perspective. Having left New Square, Deen founded and edits Unpious, Voices of the Hassidic Friend, an online journal. He is on the board of Footsteps, an important New York-based group that helps people who choose to transition out of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish world. Shulem writes for The Forward, Tabletmag, and other publications. His memoir has been hailed in newspapers and magazines as diverse as The Wall Street Journal and the Huffington Post. He speaks regularly to audiences in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and elsewhere about his life and memoir. Read this compelling account of a young man’s immersion in an embracing spiritual community and his struggle to be true to himself and his loved ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award, Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice At fourteen, young Shulem Deen, a Hassid in Boro Park, New York, lost his loving father. How was he to deal with the enormous gap in his life that his father’s early death left? He embraced -and was embraced by – a pious spiritual community, the Skverer Hassidim, who had their own town, New Square, New York. In this discreet town of approximately 12,000, only 30 miles north of New York city, the Skverer Hassidim could control everything, or nearly so. So began Deen’s immersion in the life of the Skverer Hassidim, an Eastern European Hassidic group transplanted to the New World — without change! For a time, Deen’s new life worked. He studied, married, had children—but this thinking, questioning young man soon learned that there was no room for questions that challenged accepted norms of the community. How he navigated the need to be honest with himself with the demands of family he loved makes for a page-turning memoir. This well-written book takes the reader through little-known aspects of a Hassidic community, both its strengths and vulnerabilities. At once a wealth of psychological, sociological, and just plain interesting episodes as Deen grows and matures, All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir (Graywolf Press, 2015) rewards the reader with distinctive insights into the ultra-religious world of the Hassidim. Shulem Deen’s popular memoir about his life in an insular Hassidic community breaks new ground, written as it is from a male perspective. Having left New Square, Deen founded and edits Unpious, Voices of the Hassidic Friend, an online journal. He is on the board of Footsteps, an important New York-based group that helps people who choose to transition out of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish world. Shulem writes for The Forward, Tabletmag, and other publications. His memoir has been hailed in newspapers and magazines as diverse as The Wall Street Journal and the Huffington Post. He speaks regularly to audiences in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and elsewhere about his life and memoir. Read this compelling account of a young man’s immersion in an embracing spiritual community and his struggle to be true to himself and his loved ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award, Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice At fourteen, young Shulem Deen, a Hassid in Boro Park, New York, lost his loving father. How was he to deal with the enormous gap in his life that his father’s early death left? He embraced -and was embraced by – a pious spiritual community, the Skverer Hassidim, who had their own town, New Square, New York. In this discreet town of approximately 12,000, only 30 miles north of New York city, the Skverer Hassidim could control everything, or nearly so. So began Deen’s immersion in the life of the Skverer Hassidim, an Eastern European Hassidic group transplanted to the New World — without change! For a time, Deen’s new life worked. He studied, married, had children—but this thinking, questioning young man soon learned that there was no room for questions that challenged accepted norms of the community. How he navigated the need to be honest with himself with the demands of family he loved makes for a page-turning memoir. This well-written book takes the reader through little-known aspects of a Hassidic community, both its strengths and vulnerabilities. At once a wealth of psychological, sociological, and just plain interesting episodes as Deen grows and matures, All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir (Graywolf Press, 2015) rewards the reader with distinctive insights into the ultra-religious world of the Hassidim. Shulem Deen’s popular memoir about his life in an insular Hassidic community breaks new ground, written as it is from a male perspective. Having left New Square, Deen founded and edits Unpious, Voices of the Hassidic Friend, an online journal. He is on the board of Footsteps, an important New York-based group that helps people who choose to transition out of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish world. Shulem writes for The Forward, Tabletmag, and other publications. His memoir has been hailed in newspapers and magazines as diverse as The Wall Street Journal and the Huffington Post. He speaks regularly to audiences in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and elsewhere about his life and memoir. Read this compelling account of a young man’s immersion in an embracing spiritual community and his struggle to be true to himself and his loved ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices