Podcasts about jccs

This week I talk to Stephanie Chauss, the new-ish CEO of the Minnesota JCC on this week's Who The Folk?! Podcast. We talk about various transitions she has made since getting involved in the JCCs, her style of leadership, and how long does she get to be considered new in the job, on this week's Who The Folk? Podcast. 

Tracy Thompson is the San Diego County of Education (SDCOE) Executive Director of Juvenile Court and Community Schools (JCCS). This episode charts Tracy's harrowing escape from the clutches of gang life and his current role as a beacon of hope for at-risk youth. Tracy opens up about the mentors who redirected his path and his selfless commitment to those he now serves.Learn more about Tracy Thompson and the JCCS.

Ep. 9: Ava X. Rigelhaupt (Autistic Creative Consultant) How to Dance in Ohio Broadway Musical Ava X. Rigelhaupt (she/her) is a writer, actress, consultant, and advocate for diversity, autism, and disability representation in entertainment. As a Chinese, Jewish, transracial, autistic adoptee, Ava shares her intersectional lived experiences through consulting with Hollywood studios, theatres, and arts organizations, public speaking (ie: SXSW, Sundance, Disney, JCCs), and publishing articles. She's the Autistic Creative Consultant for How to Dance in Ohio! She's also a writer for the upcoming PBS Kids animated series, “Carl the Collector,” and has written scripts for 9Story Media shows such as “Blue's Clues & You”. Ava has worked with professional theatres to develop sensory friendly performances, the Kennedy Center on a neurodiversity training course, and the Smithsonian Access team to create accessible museum exhibits.  About our How to Dance in Ohio Podcast Building Moo-Mentum is a very, very unofficial podcast about the Broadway Musical "How to Dance in Ohio". Each interview is a researched conversation (30 min. to hour in length) with host Richard Wexler with those that are involved with the production from cast, crew, and more.  https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/building-moo-mentum-a-very-unofficial-how-to-dance-in-ohio-podcast.html Credits  Produced and Edited by Otter Castro    Produced, Research and Interview by Rich Wexler   Music   Richie by B.J Snowden https://bjsnowdenmusic.com/  There Was a light Instrumental   I Never Feel Alone Instrumental by Stephen Bluhm  https://www.stephenbluhm.fun/  *sorry that is says episode 8 in the recording. Will fix and re-upload

For the past eight weeks, Canada has welcomed at least 900 Israelis who've arrived looking for a temporary respite from the rockets and warfare in the Middle East. While many stayed only briefly and have already returned home, some are giving up on Israel after Oct. 7, hoping to make the move permanent. They are all enormously grateful for the support they've received from the Jewish communities in the form of housing, schooling, mental health counselling and even recreation programs at JCCs. But, as you'll hear on today's episode of The CJN Daily, they've also been shocked by the wave of antisemitism crashing across the country. Host Ellin Bessner speaks with Maya Tobin Gonen, now staying in Ottawa, whose family survived the attack on their moshav on the Gaza border by hiding for 11 hours in a shelter; Maya Trajtenberg Madar, who left Tel Aviv with her four-month-old baby boy and two older sons to spend the fall in Toronto; and Gabi and Galit Uzan, who initially fled Ashkelon for northern Israel and are now trying to put down roots in Canada. What we talked about Learn more about Yair Shpiler's Jewnity Sports project to bring Israeli orphans to North America for a basketball holiday in January 2024 Read how JIAS is helping Israelis coming to stay temporarily (or longer) in Toronto A tribute to Vancouver's Ben Mizrachi, killed at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, in The CJN Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please watch this video. Donate to The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt by clicking here.

On this episode of the "Helping Families be Happy Podcast," host, Christopher Robbins husband and father of nine, residing in the Central Valley of California talks to Adina Oberman. She is a former preschool teacher and over 15 years, she has helped families through the ups and downs of early childhood. Adina is the creator of “Big Books for Little Hands”, a valuable resource for parents and educators seeking the best books to navigate the challenges of life with kids to the best books for navigating the challenges of life with kids.   Episode Highlights 01.40: Adina mentions the importance of food in Jewish holidays, emphasizing that eating together is a significant part of the celebration. 03.40: Sukkot is a holiday during which people build temporary huts outside their homes. This holiday is a celebration, often associated with the harvest season, where communal meals are held in these temporary huts.  04:15: Simchat holiday is a celebration of reading the Torah, the Old Testament, from beginning to end over the course of a year. Simchat Torah is a joyful holiday filled with festivities, including lots of eating and family fun.  05.52: Christopher notes that Yom Kippur is a solemn holiday and it's a specific time when people can reflect on any offenses they may have committed against their family, friends, God, and the world around them. 07.15: Adina emphasizes that seeking forgiveness tradition is beautiful because it helps prevent small transgressions from accumulating within family relationships. It allows people to come full circle, make amends, and start fresh, fostering reconciliation and positive relationships. 09:25: Christopher asks Adina to describe the foods and recipes that are typically included in celebratory Jewish meals.  10.21: In Jewish celebrations food varies from house to house and my family but during Rosh Hashanah, there are several symbolic foods like apples dipped in honey, braided bread, and Matzo ball soup and brisket. 11.52: Adina suggests that food is an excellent way to engage children in cultural traditions. Parents can involve their kids by either preparing food together or sitting down to eat and explaining the significance of the dishes being served to help children feel connected to their heritage and understand the reasons behind the holiday customs. 12.16: Adina recommends reading books about Jewish holidays to children. These books can be a valuable resource in making abstract concepts more understandable and relatable to young minds. 16.06: Adina suggests seeking out a local Jewish Community Centre, which can be found in many states across the United States. JCCs typically offer a wide range of programming for all ages and levels of observance which allows families to participate in meaningful ways within the Jewish community and helps build a strong Jewish identity for their children. 3 Key Points There are several Jewish holidays during this season, starting with Rosh Hashanah, which is the Jewish New Year, says Adina. She explains that Rosh Hashanah is a time for celebration, renewal, reflection, and a focus on making the upcoming year better. Adina explains that Rosh Hashanah is a joyful holiday and is a time of renewal and rebirth, similar to the way January 1st is celebrated as the New Year in the secular calendar. During Rosh Hashanah, people often engage in the custom of dipping apples into honey, symbolizing the desire for a sweet and prosperous year ahead. PJ Library serves as a practical and accessible way for parents and caregivers to introduce their children to Jewish traditions and strengthen their connection to their cultural heritage, says Adina. Tweetable Quotes “Simchat holiday follows Sukkot in the Jewish calendar and is marked by lively and spirited celebrations within the Jewish community.” - Adina Oberman “You can say "Happy New Year" to anyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah but in general for any Jewish holiday, you can use the phrase "Chag Sameach," which means "Happy Holiday." This is a versatile greeting suitable for various Jewish celebrations.” - Adina Oberman   Resources Mentioned Helping Families Be Happy Podcast Apple https://www.bigbooksforlittlehands.com/ Podcast Editing  

Today's episode features Zane Moore, CEO of the YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties. This interview is in collaboration with Community Rec Magazine and is published bimonthly by Peake Media. Since 2003, Peake Media has been educating and empowering health and fitness professionals by providing best-practice business resources. Community Rec Magazine is a free business resource for YMCAs, JCCs, and community rec centers. Not Slowing Down: https://communityrecmag.com/the-ymca-of-bucks-and-hunterdon-counties-not-slowing-down/ --- http://www.ymcadallas.org/causenetic --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/causenetic/message

Nancy grew up in Savannah, Georgia, and like most people, was active in the church. But after having kids, she moved into the Jewish neighborhood of Savannah, wanting what she saw there for her family. That started her down a path of questioning and curiosity that ultimately led her to convert. We talk about her journey, what she studied to become a certified Jew, and how her before-and-after lives compare. This episode kicks off an informal mini-series exploring conversion to Judaism. We'll hear a few personal stories, and a rabbinical perspective. This could be an endless series, because of course, every experience is unique. As many converts as there are in the world, that's how many reasons and paths there are to conversion.  Synagogue: the Jewish house of worship and learning. Also called a "shul" or temple.JEA: The Jewish Educational Alliance, is Savannah's version of a JCC (Jewish Community Center). JCCs originated in Baltimore in 1854 and are community and event centers, often with gyms and child care, open to membership from anyone. Proselytize: to recruit or attempt to convert someone to a faith. Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights, recognizable to many by the 9-branched menorah, takes place anywhere from October to December, on the 25 of the Jewish month of Kislev (Judaism uses a lunar calendar). Not actually a religious holiday, it commemorates the victory of the Maccabee (meaning: hammer) tribe over the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes.Zaydie: Yiddish for grandpa, also spelled “zaydeh” or “zaydee.”Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: known as the High Holy Days, they are separated by ten days, collectively known as The Days of Awe. Rosh Hashanah means “head of the year,” but is not the calendar new year; it's the anniversary of Creation. Tradition says that on Rosh Hashanah the Book of Life is opened, and on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) it is sealed. During the Days of Awe, you're meant to apologize for, own up to, and forgive hurtful behavior from the previous year to be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year to come.   Mickve: a ritual bath, required in conversion, but also used in many rituals to signify cleansing, purification and a new start. Also spelled "mikveh," it is generally considered to be the origin of baptism.Beit Din: meaning “house of judgment,” it is a rabbinic court, and in some historical periods and communities, was also the civil court. In conversion, it's a panel representing the community the convert wishes to join. A note about Savannah's Jewish community: In 1733, a small group of mostly Portuguese Jews arrived in the 5-month-old colony of Georgia. In 1790, Georgia, now a state, granted a charter forming Congregation Mickve Israel, the third in the entire U.S. Historical records mentioning the congregation include an exchange with President George Washington after his election. The congregation still gathers in the neo-Gothic sanctuary off Monterey Square, consecrated on April 11, 1878. Congregation Shearith Israel in New York was founded in 1654, and the first Jews inSupport the showLike the show? Support it! Or don't, that's cool too. Just glad you're here! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2196108/supporters/new

Steve Rogers, Chief Executive Officer of the Kaplen JCC, joins us on today's episode. This interview is in collaboration with Community Rec Magazine and is published bimonthly by Peake Media. Since 2003, Peake Media has been educating and empowering health and fitness professionals by providing best-practice business resources. Community Rec Magazine is a free business resource for YMCAs, JCCs, and community rec centers. Growing with the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades: https://communityrecmag.com/january-february-2023-issue-2/ --- http://www.ymcadallas.org/causenetic --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/causenetic/message

Courtney Harrness, CEO of the Attleboro Norton YMCA, joins us on today's episode. This interview is in collaboration with Community Rec Magazine and is published bimonthly by Peake Media. Since 2003, Peake Media has been educating and empowering health and fitness professionals by providing best-practice business resources. Community Rec Magazine is a free business resource for YMCAs, JCCs, and community rec centers. Seeing It Forward: https://communityrecmag.com/january-february-2023-issue-2/ --- http://www.ymcadallas.org/causenetic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/causenetic/message

Joining us on today's episode is Gary Bernstein, CEO of the Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania. This interview is in collaboration with Community Rec Magazine and is published bimonthly by Peake Media. Since 2003, Peake Media has been educating and empowering health and fitness professionals by providing best-practice business resources. Community Rec Magazine is a free business resource for YMCAs, JCCs, and community rec centers. Shifting the Focus Outward: https://communityrecmag.com/november-december-2022-issue/ --- http://www.ymcadallas.org/causenetic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/causenetic/message

Recorded from Brad's back yard, we cover some project car updates from PHX and JCCS.  Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform and join our Discord  Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.com "Z/28" by Z/28 is our title music. Listen to Z/28 at https://nobodyridesforfree.bandcamp.com/album/z28 and like them on FB at https://www.facebook.com/nobodyridesforfree   Keep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses!

How the Jewish community can become truly diverse and inclusive in the 21st Century. Warren Hoffman is the executive director of the Association for Jewish Studies, the largest academic Jewish studies membership organization in the world. He has spent his career working in Jewish communal agencies, including JCCs and Federations, to bring change, innovation, and new ideas to legacy organizations. He holds a PhD in American literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Hoffman is the author of two books: The Passing Game: Queering Jewish American Culture and The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical. Miriam Steinberg-Egeth has been a leader in the Philadelphia Jewish community since 2006, providing interdenominational and intergenerational opportunities for Jews of all backgrounds to connect with communal experiences that work for them. Her roles have included director of the Center City Kehillah, administrator for the Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia, and director of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia's Jewish Graduate Student Network. She is currently the Strategic Manager at Hadar and is also the writer of a weekly advice column, "Miriam's Advice Well."

Joining us on today's episode is Bertram L. Lawson II, President & CEO of the YMCA of Central New York. This interview is in collaboration with Community Rec Magazine is published bimonthly by Peake Media. Since 2003, Peake Media has been educating and empowering health and fitness professionals by providing best practice business resources. Community Rec Magazine is a free business resource for YMCAs, JCCs and community rec centers. Lion Mentality: https://communityrecmag.com/may-june-2022-issue-/ --- http://www.ymcadallas.org/causenetic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/causenetic/message

Uvalde. Buffalo. Santa Ana. Bomb threats at JCCs (including our own). If the Messiah were ever going to come to fix our broken world, now would be a good time. On Shabbat we are going to take a look at three texts that deal with the Messiah. The first is an Elijah story. Elijah famously tells a rabbi searching for the Messiah that you can find him in a leper colony, among the most diseased and impoverished people. The second is a story by Israel's Nobel Prize-winning author Shmuel Agnon called The Kerchief, which is a literary treatment of the passage from the Talmud about the Messiah coming from a leper colony. The third is a sermon by Rabbi Harold Kushner, delivered at his son Aaron's Bar Mitzvah (Aaron would pass away later that year), on the Agnon story.

Joining us on today's episode is Jorge Perez, President and CEO of the YMCA Cincinnati! He is the first Latino-American to lead the organization and he's sharing how a new strategic innovation plan is building inclusive and joyful environments in Cincinnati. This interview is in collaboration with Community Rec magazine Community Rec Magazine is published bimonthly by Peake Media. Since 2003, Peake Media has been educating and empowering health and fitness professionals by providing best practice business resources. Community Rec Magazine is a free business resource for YMCAs, JCCs and community rec centers. --- http://www.ymcadallas.org/causenetic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/causenetic/message

Through the themes of Parashat Bo, Rabbi Samuel Klein explores the power and the centrality of questions and questioning in Jewish life. In conversation with Simon Eder.--Rabbi Samuel Klein is Director of Jewish Engagement for the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Samuel was Chief Jewish Officer of the Jewish Community Center San Francisco and Executive Director of the Bronfman Jewish Education Centre, Montreal. He holds Masters degrees in Theology from Cambridge University and History of Art from University College London and trained as a teaching artist at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Prior to his move stateside, Rabbi Klein was director of a contemporary art gallery in London and a specialist at Sotheby's in Hebrew rare books and manuscripts. A lecturer and writer on religion and the arts, he has taught Jewish thought and philosophy in a variety of community settings including, synagogues, JCCs, and Federations nationally.

On this episode of the Carbitrage Podcast, we recap JCCS, SEMA 2021, Alaska's EV bus that works just fine in the cold, Hertz backlogging tesla deliveries, VW Buzz spotted in near finalized looking sheet metal, Tri-5 meets electric with the Songsan Monterey, BMW already planning to replace the existing X5 chassis after just 3 years due to ugliness, makes concept similarly ugly, germany re-Tüvs a car from the 1880s. Carbitrage Patreon: www.patreon.com/carbitrage Carbitrage Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Top3relSWF9_MNYabwXlQ Carbitrage Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/erik-berger-115940933 Carbitrage iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carbitrage/id1363759412 Carbitrage Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carbitrage Carbitrage Website: www.thecarbitrage.com

We return for another episode with includes Nissan representing at this year's SEMA convention, a recap of Team Wild Grace at Rebelle Rally, and an INTERVIEW with Ben Lillard, owner of Skillard, who designs and fabricates custom parts for Datsun cars and trucks!   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_QPjztoOpCfUyQ9jidodaw   Hosted by Mike DeLashmutt and Miles Hall Produced by Mike DeLashmutt Music: 'Highscore' by Teminite & Panda Eyes Email us at info@nissannerd.com   Reference Articles: Nissan set to thrill at 2021 SEMA: https://bit.ly/3H7iMzo Sung Kangs 'DocZ': https://bit.ly/3CMJU41 The hottest Nissans & Datsuns at JCCS: https://bit.ly/3c2SLmB 2022 Frontier named Mid-Sized Pickup Truck of Texas: https://bit.ly/3GWNvyX Nissan Intelligent Factory: https://bit.ly/3qbu4MK Virtual Reality NISSAN CROSSING: https://bit.ly/3EORA6q SuperGT: https://supergt.net/ Rebelle Rally 2021 Results: https://bit.ly/3kf1FSp Team Wild Grace: https://bit.ly/2YkZdSr Team She-Wave Velocity: https://bit.ly/3mNNl4Y SKILLARD Custom Datsun & Nissan Parts: https://skillard.com/  

Andrew has bad gas apparently and We're going to JCCS this weekend. Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform.Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.com"Z/28" by Z/28 is our title music. Listen to Z/28 at https://nobodyridesforfree.bandcamp.com/album/z28 and like them on FB at https://www.facebook.com/nobodyridesforfreeKeep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses! 

Plus, Nissan expands its R&D with a new safety advancement lab in Michigan. And we will give the latest motorsports update as well as commentary about a unique 90's concept car.   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_QPjztoOpCfUyQ9jidodaw   Hosted by Mike DeLashmutt and Miles Hall Produced by Mike DeLashmutt Music: 'Highscore' by Teminite & Panda Eyes Email us at info@nissannerd.com   Reference Articles: Nissan Reveals Hardbody-Inspired Frontier: https://bit.ly/3agNyXo Team.Wild. Grace: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdXE2NB9Iz/ Carlos Ghosn has mean comments: https://bit.ly/3uNqvg4 Nissan expands its R&D facility: https://bit.ly/3iGzLOh NISMO debuts off-road parts for 2021 Frontier: https://bit.ly/2Ypi2nN Nissan group reports 3rd quarter US sales: https://bit.ly/3lhUCZV Sentra Cup R11 & R12 Race Results: https://bit.ly/3lgqkGR Sentra Cup 2021 Overall Drivers Standings: https://bit.ly/2YpAxrE Nissan Cocoon concept car: https://bit.ly/3AiTppu Z Nationals: www.znationals.com/ RADwood: www.radwood.com/ Nissfest SoCal: https://bit.ly/2YuP1a9 Carolina Z Club Annual Car Show: https://bit.ly/3lilxFa Nismo Fiesta: https://www.nismofiesta.org/ JCCS: https://japaneseclassiccarshow.com/

Plus, we cover the Formula E season finale for the e.dams team. And later, we recap our road trip to Colorado Springs for ZCON 2021! Strap in for some funny stories!   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_QPjztoOpCfUyQ9jidodaw   Hosted by Mike DeLashmutt and Miles Hall Produced by Mike DeLashmutt Music: 'Highscore' by Teminite & Panda Eyes Email us at info@nissannerd.com   Reference Articles: "B is for Build" R35 GT-R: https://yhoo.it/3h9UKIu Nissan Smyrna Plant Award: https://bit.ly/3yT40qr Nissan files Trademark for 'Skyline' in the US & Canada: https://bit.ly/3zUXfpo Formula E Season Finale Results: https://bit.ly/3yNKiwd 2021 Formula E Team Standings: https://bit.ly/3wVoyhY e.dams Team Welcomes Max Geunther for 2022: https://bit.ly/2WZdPG6 ZCON: www.zcon.org Z Nationals: www.znationals.com/ RADwood: www.radwood.com/ JCCS: https://japaneseclassiccarshow.com/

Also, Nissan takes its responsibilities towards EV's very seriously. And later, we showcase some exciting new performance goodies that you need to know about.    Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_QPjztoOpCfUyQ9jidodaw   Hosted by Mike DeLashmutt and Miles Hall Produced by Mike DeLashmutt Music: 'Highscore' by Teminite & Panda Eyes Email us at info@nissannerd.com   Reference Articles: Miley Cyrus rolls around the hood of an Armada: https://pge.sx/3iwI9jR Nissan Aims to Maintain Lead in Reusing EV Batteries: https://on.ft.com/3sae3WA Europe has killed the next-gen Z Car: https://bit.ly/2VI2XeY Nissan CEO says 'cannot be optimistic' about chip shortage: https://cnb.cx/3lYjIxZ Nissan Posts Surprise Record Profits in Q2: https://yhoo.it/3CuqTDS Ford Trademarks the Skyline Name: https://bit.ly/37qKBSu Super GT Update: http://supergt.net/ Formula E Round 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejxKcN29SXk Formula E Round 13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGeB5BI8CRM Sentra & Micra Cup Series: https://bit.ly/3rnTAgw Datsun Works DOHC Head for L24, L26, L28: https://bit.ly/3s0AUDI Harmon Restoration S30 Z Emblem Turn Signal:  1994 Nissan Pulsar GTi-R: https://bit.ly/2U0Sgnq ZCON: www.zcon.org Datsun's Around the Bend: www.facebook.com/DatsunsAroundBend/ Z Nationals: www.znationals.com/ RADwood: www.radwood.com/ JCCS: https://japaneseclassiccarshow.com/

Also, Miles schools us as to whether or not to buy back your car if deemed a total loss. Plus, we have news in 60 seconds, Motorsports Update, and the latest Z Watch.   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_QPjztoOpCfUyQ9jidodaw   Hosted by Mike DeLashmutt and Miles Hall Produced by Mike DeLashmutt Music: 'Highscore' by Teminite & Panda Eyes Contact us at info@nissannerd.com   Reference Articles: Sign the RPM Act: https://www.sema.org/epa-news Petition to Add Nissan Tsuru in Forza Horizon 5 Game: https://bit.ly/3xZIQr3 Nissan Begins Production of 2022 Frontier: https://bit.ly/3y3kKvO Two Americans get Prison Terms in Japan for helping Ghosn Escape: https://cbsn.ws/3eLljCy R36 will reportedly be pure Internal Combustion Engine: https://bit.ly/2TpVi4i Z Proto at Chicago Auto Show: https://bit.ly/3iyvBXS Nissan Trademarks "Fairlady Z" in the United States: https://bit.ly/3iBkyNv Nismo Z rumored for 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon: https://bit.ly/3rsPaEU Super GT Update: http://supergt.net/ Formula E Round 10: https://bit.ly/2V6PRHS Formula E Round 11: https://bit.ly/2UWXpgt Sentra & Micra Cup Series: https://bit.ly/3rnTAgw Nissan Challenge Series: https://bit.ly/36RrUan Drive-by-Wire ITBs for L-Engine: https://bit.ly/3ixIAsN ZCON: www.zcon.org Rebelle Rally: www.rebellerally.com Z Nationals: www.znationals.com/ RADwood: www.radwood.com/ JCCS: https://japaneseclassiccarshow.com/  

Actor, director, and playwright Doug Brook was interviewed by Rebecca Wallace on May 6th, 2021 for the City Lights weekly online program, The Next Stage.Sound editing by George PsarrasFilament is sponsored in part by San Jose Water Company- - - - - - - - - -Doug Brook has played Tevye, F.D.R. and J.P. Morgan; written plays that have premiered on both coasts; and directed everything from intimate dramas to iconic musicals. And he’s the king of puns (check out his Twitter feed). Born and raised in Alabama, Doug has lived for many years in San Jose, where he’s played a major role in the South Bay theater scene. He’s a respected actor, director and teacher who has also served as executive director of Silicon Valley Shakespeare and co-founder / artistic director of Theatre Chevruta. As a playwright, he’s had 20 plays produced or otherwise presented in or recognized by festivals nationwide. His first New York production was Retrograde, at Theatre Row on 42nd Street, now published in an anthology by Smith & Kraus. He’s also taught for 20 years at various synagogues and JCCs, and is a longtime humor columnist for Southern Jewish Life magazine.To donate, please visit cltc.org/donate or text 833-920-3003Comments, feedback or questions? Email us at filament@cltc.org!To learn more about Filament, visit our webpage at cltc.org/filament

Rabbi Michael Beyo and Dr. Adrian McIntyre talk with Doron Krakow about the past, present, and future of the JCC Movement and the work of JCC Association of North America. Doron Krakow is president and CEO of JCC Association of North America, the largest platform of Jewish engagement on the continent. JCC Association partners with JCCs (Jewish Community Centers and Jewish Community Camps), advancing and enriching North American Jewish life. 1.5 million people walking through the doors of JCCs each week, and the JCC Movement includes approximately 53,000 staff members—12,000 full-time skilled professionals, 24,000 part-time staff, and 17,000 seasonal summer staff. Under Krakow's leadership, which began in May 2017, JCC Association is forging new partnerships throughout the Jewish community, deepening its relationship to individual and foundation philanthropy, and strengthening the fabric of Jewish life across the U.S. and Canada. Krakow brings more than 25 years of experience with national and international Jewish organizations to JCC Association. He previously served as executive vice president of American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; senior vice president, Israel and overseas at United Jewish Communities (now the Jewish Federations of North America); and national director of Young Judaea. Doron is also a board member of JPRO and Tzofim: Friends of Israel Scouts. Connect with JCC Association of North America: Website https://jcca.org/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jcc-association Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JCCAssociationOfNorthAmerica/ Twitter https://twitter.com/jccassociation Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jccassociation/ Conversation with the Rabbi is a project of the East Valley Jewish Community Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, neighborhood organization that has served individuals and families inclusive of all races, religions, and cultures since 1972. Visit us online at https://www.evjcc.org The show is recorded and produced in the studio of PHX.fm, the leading independent B2B online radio station and podcast studio in Phoenix, Arizona. Learn more at https://phx.fm

With one play, BEAU JEST, about to wrap up its virtual access on March 31 and another, EXQUISITE POTENTIAL, to be available through the JRT on YouTube from April 8-28, Adam Yellen is acting, he's directing, he's reaching out to talk with other JCCs, he's providing interviews with playwrights, and even when we're all back in the theaters, he sees how some lessons learned in response to the pandemic will be very usefull in years to come.

Rabbi Joey Felsen, Founder and Executive Director of the Jewish Study Network, hails from Toronto, Canada. A skilled educator, Rabbi Felsen teaches classes at the JCCs in Palo Alto and Los Gatos, as well as a host of other venues. He is the founding Board President of Meira Academy and a recipient of the prestigious Grinspoon-Steinhardt National Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.

Lenny Silberman is the CEO and Founder of Lost Tribe ESports. He is the former Vice President of Program Services-Continental Director of the JCC Maccabi Games, CEO of Henry Kaufman Camps and Director Emma Kaufman Camp. Lenny’s work and accomplishments have been game changing in the Jewish Community worldwide, for kids, teens, and families.  Lenny has built a lifelong career around coaching, sports and summer camp. He has created transformative programs that engage multiple generations, advance personal growth and deepen community involvement, particularly nurturing positive Jewish identity in young people through sports and camp. On today’s episode. Lenny and I talk about where his career began, how he has helped tens of thousands of kids develop tools for living, for being a good person, and for understanding the importance of community, through team sports. We touch upon his famous mantras AKA Lennyisms, we talk about his game changing programs, Days of Caring and Sharing and Rachmonas Rule.  Lenny talks about his most recent career move into ESports and how his new company, Lost Tribe ESports, is uniting teens around the world in these quarantine times. Of course we discuss Lenny’s personal health and fitness goals and as an avid sports fan, one of his role models and favorite baseball players, Roberto Clemente. Lenny has devoted his career to young people and his belief in the power of sports and recreation experiences to transmit values. He is on the board and has worked tirelessly on behalf of the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled in Ramat Gan (Israel),  raised the funds to build them a fitness room. He was selected to represent the JCCs of North America as a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. He served on the USOC for 14 years. Lenny has received recognition from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, theWestern Pennsylvania Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and the National Council of Youth Sport CONNECT Lost Tribe ESports on Instagram Lenny Silberman on LinkedIn + Facebook MarniOnTheMove Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn Marni Salup on Instagram Sign up for our newsletter, The Download for Marni on the Move updates, exclusive offers, invites to events, and exciting news! SHOP Mad Ritual CBD Balm has changed our sports and fitness recovery game in a big way!  Get ready to recover like a rebel with these awesome high quality CBD infused products!  Shop with our code marnionthemove for 15% off your purchase

In episode 6 of J Voices, we talk to president and CEO of the JCC Association of America Doron Krackow about how JCCs across the country have been affected by COVID-19. We hear from Asheville JCC board president Carol Wenom about how the Asheville JCC's response to the virus was crafted, and we speak to Ashley Lasher, executive direcor at the Asheville J about how the crisis has affected employees and the JCC's financial viability   and we learn about when and how JCC programs will begin reopening. Music for this episode was donated by Billy Jonas. 

In pre-emancipation Europe, most Jews followed Jewish law most of the time, but by the turn of the twentieth century, a new secular Jewish identity had begun to take shape. How did Jews go from lives organized by synagogues, shul, and mikvehs to lives that were conducted in Hillel houses, JCCs, Katz's, and even Chabad? To what extent did their new lives remain explicitly Jewish? In Homes Away from Home: Jewish Belonging in 20th-Century Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg (Stanford University Press, 2018), Sarah Wobick-Segev tells the story of Ashkenazi Jews as they made their way in European society in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the Jewish communities of Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. At a time of growing political enfranchisement for Jews within European nations, membership in the official Jewish community became increasingly optional, and Jews in turn created spaces and programs to meet new social needs. The contexts of Jewish life expanded beyond the confines of "traditional" Jewish spaces into sites of consumption and leisure, sometimes to the consternation of Jewish authorities. Wobick-Segev argues that the social practices that developed between 1890 and the 1930s―such as celebrating holydays at hotels and restaurants, or sending children to summer camp―fundamentally reshaped Jewish community, redefining and extending the boundaries of where Jewishness happened. Sarah Wobick-Segev is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In pre-emancipation Europe, most Jews followed Jewish law most of the time, but by the turn of the twentieth century, a new secular Jewish identity had begun to take shape. How did Jews go from lives organized by synagogues, shul, and mikvehs to lives that were conducted in Hillel houses, JCCs, Katz's, and even Chabad? To what extent did their new lives remain explicitly Jewish? In Homes Away from Home: Jewish Belonging in 20th-Century Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg (Stanford University Press, 2018), Sarah Wobick-Segev tells the story of Ashkenazi Jews as they made their way in European society in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the Jewish communities of Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. At a time of growing political enfranchisement for Jews within European nations, membership in the official Jewish community became increasingly optional, and Jews in turn created spaces and programs to meet new social needs. The contexts of Jewish life expanded beyond the confines of "traditional" Jewish spaces into sites of consumption and leisure, sometimes to the consternation of Jewish authorities. Wobick-Segev argues that the social practices that developed between 1890 and the 1930s―such as celebrating holydays at hotels and restaurants, or sending children to summer camp―fundamentally reshaped Jewish community, redefining and extending the boundaries of where Jewishness happened. Sarah Wobick-Segev is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In pre-emancipation Europe, most Jews followed Jewish law most of the time, but by the turn of the twentieth century, a new secular Jewish identity had begun to take shape. How did Jews go from lives organized by synagogues, shul, and mikvehs to lives that were conducted in Hillel houses, JCCs, Katz's, and even Chabad? To what extent did their new lives remain explicitly Jewish? In Homes Away from Home: Jewish Belonging in 20th-Century Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg (Stanford University Press, 2018), Sarah Wobick-Segev tells the story of Ashkenazi Jews as they made their way in European society in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the Jewish communities of Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. At a time of growing political enfranchisement for Jews within European nations, membership in the official Jewish community became increasingly optional, and Jews in turn created spaces and programs to meet new social needs. The contexts of Jewish life expanded beyond the confines of "traditional" Jewish spaces into sites of consumption and leisure, sometimes to the consternation of Jewish authorities. Wobick-Segev argues that the social practices that developed between 1890 and the 1930s―such as celebrating holydays at hotels and restaurants, or sending children to summer camp―fundamentally reshaped Jewish community, redefining and extending the boundaries of where Jewishness happened. Sarah Wobick-Segev is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In pre-emancipation Europe, most Jews followed Jewish law most of the time, but by the turn of the twentieth century, a new secular Jewish identity had begun to take shape. How did Jews go from lives organized by synagogues, shul, and mikvehs to lives that were conducted in Hillel houses, JCCs, Katz's, and even Chabad? To what extent did their new lives remain explicitly Jewish? In Homes Away from Home: Jewish Belonging in 20th-Century Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg (Stanford University Press, 2018), Sarah Wobick-Segev tells the story of Ashkenazi Jews as they made their way in European society in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the Jewish communities of Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. At a time of growing political enfranchisement for Jews within European nations, membership in the official Jewish community became increasingly optional, and Jews in turn created spaces and programs to meet new social needs. The contexts of Jewish life expanded beyond the confines of "traditional" Jewish spaces into sites of consumption and leisure, sometimes to the consternation of Jewish authorities. Wobick-Segev argues that the social practices that developed between 1890 and the 1930s―such as celebrating holydays at hotels and restaurants, or sending children to summer camp―fundamentally reshaped Jewish community, redefining and extending the boundaries of where Jewishness happened. Sarah Wobick-Segev is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In pre-emancipation Europe, most Jews followed Jewish law most of the time, but by the turn of the twentieth century, a new secular Jewish identity had begun to take shape. How did Jews go from lives organized by synagogues, shul, and mikvehs to lives that were conducted in Hillel houses, JCCs, Katz's, and even Chabad? To what extent did their new lives remain explicitly Jewish? In Homes Away from Home: Jewish Belonging in 20th-Century Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg (Stanford University Press, 2018), Sarah Wobick-Segev tells the story of Ashkenazi Jews as they made their way in European society in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the Jewish communities of Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. At a time of growing political enfranchisement for Jews within European nations, membership in the official Jewish community became increasingly optional, and Jews in turn created spaces and programs to meet new social needs. The contexts of Jewish life expanded beyond the confines of "traditional" Jewish spaces into sites of consumption and leisure, sometimes to the consternation of Jewish authorities. Wobick-Segev argues that the social practices that developed between 1890 and the 1930s―such as celebrating holydays at hotels and restaurants, or sending children to summer camp―fundamentally reshaped Jewish community, redefining and extending the boundaries of where Jewishness happened. Sarah Wobick-Segev is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In pre-emancipation Europe, most Jews followed Jewish law most of the time, but by the turn of the twentieth century, a new secular Jewish identity had begun to take shape. How did Jews go from lives organized by synagogues, shul, and mikvehs to lives that were conducted in Hillel houses, JCCs, Katz's, and even Chabad? To what extent did their new lives remain explicitly Jewish? In Homes Away from Home: Jewish Belonging in 20th-Century Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg (Stanford University Press, 2018), Sarah Wobick-Segev tells the story of Ashkenazi Jews as they made their way in European society in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the Jewish communities of Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. At a time of growing political enfranchisement for Jews within European nations, membership in the official Jewish community became increasingly optional, and Jews in turn created spaces and programs to meet new social needs. The contexts of Jewish life expanded beyond the confines of "traditional" Jewish spaces into sites of consumption and leisure, sometimes to the consternation of Jewish authorities. Wobick-Segev argues that the social practices that developed between 1890 and the 1930s―such as celebrating holydays at hotels and restaurants, or sending children to summer camp―fundamentally reshaped Jewish community, redefining and extending the boundaries of where Jewishness happened. Sarah Wobick-Segev is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In pre-emancipation Europe, most Jews followed Jewish law most of the time, but by the turn of the twentieth century, a new secular Jewish identity had begun to take shape. How did Jews go from lives organized by synagogues, shul, and mikvehs to lives that were conducted in Hillel houses, JCCs, Katz's, and even Chabad? To what extent did their new lives remain explicitly Jewish? In Homes Away from Home: Jewish Belonging in 20th-Century Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg (Stanford University Press, 2018), Sarah Wobick-Segev tells the story of Ashkenazi Jews as they made their way in European society in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the Jewish communities of Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. At a time of growing political enfranchisement for Jews within European nations, membership in the official Jewish community became increasingly optional, and Jews in turn created spaces and programs to meet new social needs. The contexts of Jewish life expanded beyond the confines of "traditional" Jewish spaces into sites of consumption and leisure, sometimes to the consternation of Jewish authorities. Wobick-Segev argues that the social practices that developed between 1890 and the 1930s―such as celebrating holydays at hotels and restaurants, or sending children to summer camp―fundamentally reshaped Jewish community, redefining and extending the boundaries of where Jewishness happened. Sarah Wobick-Segev is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kicking things off in Jericho. Visuals     JCCS website: JCCS Instagram: @  

On this episode of the Carbitrage Podcast, we talk JCCS with Jana, Dihatsu actually winning the auto show with their happy, adorable new models. Dinan engineering mistakenly brags about the new X5M's curb weight, we question why anyone wants a CRX, BMW recalling a vehicle of another make, the Mirage gets a fabulous facelift and has its best US based sales month ever, and Mazda returns with the Rotary engine. Carbitrage Patreon: www.patreon.co/carbitrage Carbitrage Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Top3relSWF9_MNYabwXlQ Carbitrage Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/erik-berger-115940933 Carbitrage iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carbitrage/id1363759412 Carbitrage Twitch: www.twitch.tv/emttech Carbitrage Website: www.thecarbitrage.com

On this episode of the Carbitrage Podcast, Erik gives an update on the unfortunate warm beer situation, Ryan covers JCCS and terrible free car calendars. some maniacs sectioned a 2CV in to a Messerschmit lookalike, We found a US man potentially ballsier than Duncan Pittoway, and MAP finally scatters the new honda 1.5 liter turbo engine at 480 wheel torque. Carbitrage Patreon: www.patreon.co/carbitrage Carbitrage Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Top3relSWF9_MNYabwXlQ Carbitrage Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/erik-berger-115940933 Carbitrage iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carbitrage/id1363759412 Carbitrage Twitch: www.twitch.tv/emttech Carbitrage Website: www.thecarbitrage.com

We have a special guest for this episode. Bradley Brownell joins us to talk a bit of Radwood an play some Craig, Craig don't tell me. Brad just got back from JCCS tells us a bit about his experiance.  Please Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening platform.Comments, Questions, complaints; email us at autoofftopic@gmail.com"Z/28" by Z/28 is our title music. Listen to Z/28 at https://nobodyridesforfree.bandcamp.com/album/z28 and like them on FB at https://www.facebook.com/nobodyridesforfreeKeep your cars analog and Aim for the Roses! 

This time the guys talk to James Taylor, a Co-Promoter of the Jet City Comic Show that was founded in 2009. The goal of the con is to provide an affordable experience for fans and families in addition to promoting the comic book industry and expanding the awareness of comic books and their creators. Above all though, the thing that is most important to them is for everyone to have a fun and enjoyable experience! This year the convention is happening on October 26th. Through August 31st, people can get early bird pricing: Sunday Pass at $10.00, Saturday Pass at $15.00, and a Two Day Pass for $20.00 Those wanting more information can find them online at: http://www.jetcitycomicshow.com/. 2:34 – Justin explains what their Boot To Boot event is, gives props to the Camp Bar in Tacoma, and James Taylor tells the guys about the Jet City Comic show happening in October. He explains where the idea for the convention came from, Justin talks about Emerald City Comic con being bought out by ReedPOP, and their intent to keep the JCCS convention local. They discuss the benefits of doing so, how people can get more information on the convention, and James gives his review of having the convention at the Tacoma Convention Center. 12:45 – James talks about making the decision to move the convention from Seattle to Tacoma, Justin brings up the budding nerd culture Tacoma has had, and James gives his thoughts on conventions happening on a weekly basis around the country. They talk about the rising cost of living in Seattle, James shares the cost to attend the JCCS, and he talks about the Drink and Draw that happens Friday the before the show starts. 27:40 – James discusses the different panels that they have at the convention, the shows that resounded with him when he was younger, and Justin shares his past love for the 90's show Kindred: The Embraced. Brogan talks about his disappointment in the Discovery Channel, including the show Cooper's Treasure, and if he would rather watch that show or National Treasure. He recommends the guys watch Kon-Tiki, they share their love of the movie Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Justin brings up the epic shows and movies that have ended this year. 41:14 – Justin talks about the Disney+ being the Netflix killer, he talks about how comic books help people improve their reading skills, and James talks about what comic books he feels would be good for kids getting started in reading them. Brogan brings up the show ‘Bully Beatdown', him making up with his childhood bully, and James shares how people can find out more information on Jet City Comic Show. Thanks James for a great conversation and information on Jet City Comic show! Special Guest: James Taylor.

JCCs. An acronym we’ve thrown around constantly that means “Joint Crisis Committee.” Listen to this week's episode to learn all about how they function, why they’re unique, and get some tips on how to do well in them. Follow @MUN01podcast on Twitter and Instagram for episode updates, MUN memes, and bonus content. Email us at MUN01.business@gmail.com for inquiries or if you are a collegiate delegate who’d like to be on the show.

At the Galaxie Studio with some Stone fed podcasting.  We talk about the few shows we attended and a few we missed in the first segment. We attended the Petersen Automotive Museum and participated in a scavenger hunt sponsored by Watson Adventures. After the break we get into Mustang and Ranchero stuff, government tariffs on

Dr. Ruth Pinkenson Feldman is a recipient of the prestigious Covenant Award for Outstanding Jewish Educators. For 12 years she had the privilege of being the Director of Early Childhood Services for the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America. In that capacity, she developed groundbreaking initiatives in the field of Jewish early childhood education utilizing new technologies, traditional Jewish texts and cutting-edge research in the fields of child development and early education.   During her tenure at the JCC Association, Ruth convened an extraordinary team of artists and educators who together produced "An Ethical Start" a program for the JCCs to learn and incorporate the teachings from Pirkei Avot, a classic Jewish text which has given guidance for ethical behavior for thousands of years.   A graduate of Tufts University, with honors in both Child Study and in Philosophy, Ruth holds a Masters Degree from the Bank Street College of Education, and a doctorate from Temple University. Her dissertation on "The Impact of Jewish Day Care on Parental Jewish Identity" is frequently cited in the literature. Ruth's secular credentials have enabled her to teach in universities and her varied interests for continuing education have taken her to Reggio Emilia and to work closely with world-class educators and leaders. She was a Jerusalem Fellow and lived with her family for a year in Israel studying and 're-conceptualizing' Jewish early childhood education. In addition to her national and regional speaking engagements and consultations, Ruth has created a new intergenerational initiative to address the realities and needs of our contemporary Jewish culture: with the publication of her book, “The Green Bubbie: Nurturing the Future” Available on Amazon. Notwithstanding her decades of work in the field of early childhood education, if you go to the www.RuthFeldmanArt.com. you will see her life and accomplishments as an artist- Since 2009 she has been a professional artist. Her work is deeply spiritual drawing on traditional Jewish texts, creating a new language of expression, translating the language of prayer into color. However, most of her attention is showered on her many grandchildren which over the past decade have reinforced her observation skills as an ‘early childhood specialist' and mentor to many local ‘sprouts' those young budding artists who live nearby or travel to be with her in her garden.      

During the recent Jet City Comic Show in Tacoma, I had the opportunity to get interviews with artist Blacky Shepherd, the crew from the Out of the Fridge podcast, and JCCS co-founder Brian Meredith! Revisit the Artist Takeover episode of KGRG’s The Monday Project with Blacky Shepherd: https://soundcloud.com/mikeseibertradio/3-27-17-tmp-ep-16-artist-takeover-blacky-shepherd Catch up with Alison, Kelly, Manix, and Andrew on the Out of the Fridge podcast here: https://outofthefridgecomics.com/ For everything about the Jet City Comic Show, check out their website: http://www.jetcitycomicshow.com/ Also, check out Brian’s comic shop, Subspace Comics in Lynnwood, WA: www.subspacecomics.com And his independend comic book works here: www.modernpulp.com & www.microbrewcomics.com Like, Share, Rate, and Review the podcast wherever you find it. Help spread the word! I'll read your reviews on the air and give you a shout-out too! I appreciate the feedback! E-Mail MikeSeibertRadio@Gmail.com or @MikeSeibertRadio on Twitter & Instagram to contact me online. ...And stick around after the credits for more from Blacky Shepherd, where he talks about Voltron, He-Man, and his upcoming independent comic, BRAWLER!

Billy and Adam give you backstage passes to an episode about concerts. They've performed them at JCCs and attended them when stampedes broke out. Mixed reviews all around. Plus; tiny microphones, Tanglewood and music by James Taylor!

This month on the podcast we’re talking about the bomb threats to JCCs, and Queen Esther beauty pageants–a fascinating, inclusive and problematic chapter in Zionist history. Further reading JCC Bomb threats Bomb Threats to Jewish Community Centers and Organizations By Ken Schwencke and Al Shaw, for ProPublica All 100 senators urge swift action to stop […] The post Bomb Threats at JCCs and Queen Esther Beauty Pageants appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

A series of coordinated bomb threats at Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) across the United States have threatened children, many of them preschoolers, and their parents, causing repeated evacuations and creating a sense of anxiety some are finding hard to shake. The FBI is investigating at least 54 bomb threats at JCCs in 27 states, with 11 new threats called in Monday, February 6th. Over the weekend, gravesites at a Jewish cemetery in University City, Missouri, were vandalized. One JCC in Birmingham, Alabama, has been forced to evacuate its school and preschool twice in the past month. "If the intention was to scare us, these bomb threats have failed," David Posner of the Jewish Community Center Association told NBC News. Some parents, however, are certainly shaken by the continued threatened violence against their children. The threats started January 9, when the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reported 16 JCCs in the Northeast and Southeast received recorded messages threatening them with bombs. A second round occurred at 30 JCCs across 17 states on January 18. On January 31, at least 13 more threats were called in — this time individually, by a woman. None of the bomb threats were deemed credible. Though they were not credible, the threats themselves were chilling for anyone, especially a parent, to hear. "In a short time, a large number of Jews are going to be slaughtered," a woman states in a recording from a January 18 threat.  But some parents and JCC administrators are urging others not to let fear keep them from returning to their JCCs. Samantha Taylor, a mother of three near Orlando, Florida, has a three-year-old daughter who attends preschool at the Roth Family Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando, which has received three bomb threats in just over two weeks. Taylor, a board member at the JCC, was on campus for the first one.

Is 58:3-10, Mt 5:13-20 The Rev. Mary Meadows preaching. It was near the end of the summer between 9th and 10th grade – between junior high and senior high. I had finished with my job teaching swimming at the local YMCA, and I wondered what I would do while waiting for school to begin. My next-door neighbor came to the rescue. “I cook for First Baptist Church at Falls Creek, a big Baptist camp. I could really use a helper. I’ll pay you – I just need you for an hour before each meal so you’ll still have time to do things with the other campers.” A paid job and I could be out of the house for a couple of weeks. Sure, why not?! I didn’t know much about Baptists at that time. I had started out life as Catholic, but my parents left the Catholic church when I was in grade school. They were frustrated with a church that did not seem to respond to the world’s needs. Then we were Unitarian for a while. But by the end of junior high, I didn’t feel I was much of anything. But this was the year when Baptists (and when I say Baptists here I am talking about Southern Baptists – there wasn’t much else in Oklahoma!) were making popular a bumper sticker exclaiming, “I found it!” a reference to finding Jesus Christ as a personal savior. My family was more likely to tout the response bumper sticker that said, “I never lost it.” Nonetheless, with not much worry and only a mild admonition from my parents to, “Have fun – but try not to get saved,” I headed off to the borderland between Oklahoma and Texas for a summer camp. Other than having to get up earlier than most of the other campers to help in the kitchen before breakfast, the camp felt mostly like camp. Well, let me clarify. It wasn’t camp like “camping” - the kind my Girl Scouts did in cabins or tents. No this was “camping” in a huge barrack-like building amid other huge barrack-like buildings owned by other large churches. And there was an awful lot of God talk. Bible studies in the morning where I learned such things as, “If you are lukewarm for God, God is going to spit you out – just like the whale spit out Jonah.” And there were the church services in the evening – a revival type feeling. But there was also lots of singing, with songs like, “Wherever he leads I’ll go” and “It only takes a spark to get the fire burning,” (when Pass It On was a relatively new song). Since I liked to sing, it was enough to carry me through most of the God-talk. That is, until someone found out I wasn’t saved. I don’t know if you have ever been witnessed to, but it is a little intimidating. Everyone suddenly wants to share with you about his or her personal relationship with Jesus Christ and how you can have that relationship to if you only give your life up to him. They can pounce on you at any moment. And it sometimes felt like an inquisition. “Do you believe in Jesus?” “Sure, I believe Jesus was a real person,” I responded (we had been Unitarian after all). “Do you believe what Jesus said?” “Probably.” “Did you know Jesus said you had to be saved?” “Show me where Jesus said it.” Well, that would send them scrambling through their Bible – apparently, they weren’t used to having to prove things, and I was safe until the next person decided to try a hand at witnessing. One memorable counselor tried a sympathetic approach. “I know it’s hard for you to understand this since Catholics are not Christian.” Let’s just call that one a complete fail. But more troubling than being witnessed to was that I just didn’t see that much of a difference in the behavior of those who were “saved” and the usual behavior of teenagers. There was still teasing, catty remarks, and judgments (like rating girls on the way to the pool – yes, boys and girls swam separately). And there didn’t seem to be any focus on changing behavior. Rather, the focus was on confessing your sins and God would forgive you. I had the sense that many assumed that since you could ask forgiveness later, it didn’t matter what you did. And that made no sense to me. Even at 15, I was pretty sure that if there was a God, your faith in that God should probably make a difference in how you lived your life. So, I was even more confused when I overheard a couple of camp leaders talking about my 7th grade Social Studies teacher. One of the leaders acknowledged, “She is such a good person.” But the other answered, “Yes, but too bad she’s not a Christian.” I found these words jarring. First, how would they know whether she was Christian, and second, wouldn’t it be better to be a good person then a person claiming to be Christian but having a faith that didn’t matter? My imponderable questions were left unanswered and I managed to escape the camp unscathed and unsaved. Yet here I am today, preaching! . . . A few things may have happened since then. And to my great joy, today we begin with the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah is speaking to a people in Exile. The City of Jerusalem is in ruins and the temple has been destroyed. The Israelites have been determined to win back God’s favor and we know from Zechariah that for 70 years following the destruction of Jerusalem the Israelites fasted on the 5th and 7th months of each year. But their ritual fast has been to no avail and so they call out to God, “Why do we fast and you do not see!” The Israelites felt abandoned by God and cannot understand how their pious behavior had not returned them to God’s favor. Isaiah, however, understands the limits of the ritual. He understands that true fasting is an attempt to align one’s priorities to the will of God. But the Israelites’s fasting aligned priorities to themselves. “We’re the victims, here. God, why have you abandoned us? Save us God. Do right by us, God!” While the people have mastered the ritual aspects of the law they have completely ignored the ethical demands of it. Isaiah reminds them of God’s true fast: Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Isaiah reminds the Israelites – reminds us, that worshiping God and being in right relationship with God requires that we give ourselves to the work of God in this world. In other words, unlike what I heard and saw at the Baptist Camp oh so many years ago, faith requires behavior that is aligned with God. Some commentators view this passage as an “if” “then” type of proposal. IF you fast in this way – THEN God will see you and answer you. But an “if” “then” proposition suggests God “rewards” our good behavior by turning God’s face to us. But I believe God is present – the issue is more about the ability to see God’s presence. An epiphany of sorts. So, I read this passage as more of a “when” “then” proposition. WHEN we are actively engaged in the social and economic reform that God calls us to – feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked – THEN our “light shall break forth like the dawn and our healing shall spring quickly. We will call and the LORD will answer. We will cry for help and God will say, `Here I am.’” In other words, it is in doing the work of God in this world that we will know and understand God’s presence. Matthew reminds us of this light imagery in the passage in this continuation of Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount – you remember, the bumper sticker beatitudes Luke led us through last week. In this week’s passage, Jesus tells the people gathered that when they (and we assume also us), live in the way of those beatitudes, we are the salt of earth and light to the world. Not very glamorous, is it? After all, salt is cheap and readily available to us and enhances most of what we eat. Anyone who has been on a low-sodium diet can attest to the difference a little salt makes. And light – we live in a light-saturated if not light-polluted environment. Light is everywhere. But light and salt share a couple of characteristics. We perceive each primarily through our senses. We know salt through our sense of taste. We experience light through our sense of sight. But while we know salt and light through our senses, neither is the primary object of our perception. We don’t cook a meal of salt or eat salt on its own (although my daughter has been known to try). Instead, we use a very small amount of salt to enhance the flavor of what we are eating. Likewise, while we can see light, our purpose in turning on the light is to better see what is around us. Jesus tells us we are salt of the earth – don’t dilute the flavor we bring to the table with impurities. We are light of the world – don’t hide the light. Indeed, Jesus says the light cannot be hidden. “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.” Jesus’s listeners, who lived in the context of Roman domination, would likely have known that Rome saw itself as the “light to the world.” By telling people a city on a hill cannot be hidden, Jesus is effectively saying that it is us, doing God’s work in this world who are the true light, not the rulers of the world who’s actions are contrary to God’s call for justice. So how are we, in this time and place, to live out this call to be salt of the earth – light of the world? Because we are all more aware of the darkness in this world than ever before. The hateful vitriol that has taken over civil and political discourse in this country has only further fed the violence in this world. In just this past week alone, six Muslims were killed and eight wounded in a Mosque in Quebec City last Sunday night – the accused a self-described ultra nationalist white supremacist. On Tuesday, the JCC/YMCA in Toledo received a bomb threat – one of 17 across the nation to JCCs. According to the Jewish Federation, over 60 bomb threats have been received by JCCs across the country since January 1. Meanwhile, children, like four-month old Fatima from Iran, may not live because they are banned from the country that could provide the life-giving surgery they desparately need. But in the midst of this hatred and violence, there is light. Last month, the police in Whitefish, Montana nailed a mezuzah on the door of the police station in a sign of solidarity with the Jewish community facing the threat of a neo-Nazi march. The Reverend John Edgerton, a UCC minister service Old South Church in Boston publically voiced his objections to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act to his senator – and was arrested. Last weekend, Sylvania UCC turned out 30 strong to work with others at Christ Presbyterian to pack meals for those who are hungry in our community. More recently, educators responding to the anxiety and concerns of their students held a One Sylvania: Rally for Refugees last Wednesday where the overwhelming message from faith and community leaders was love and welcome. Our own Pastor Luke shared his passion for the God of Abraham, the God of Jesus, who calls us to love. Pastor Sam banded with other faith leaders seeking unity in the area in response to the violence. One response of this group has come from the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo who invites all to join them at the Center for “a prayer of peace, love and serenity,” as an expression of gratitude for the outpouring of support they have received. Their invitation sends out the prayer, “May fear be replaced with faith and worries be transmuted into peace.” And the Canadian government’s response to the violence at the Mosque? Ontario has agreed to open its borders to provide life-saving surgeries for children like Fatima. The Canadian health minister noted, “I felt, particularly in light of the occurrences in the past week … in Quebec, that Canadians and Ontarians would feel comfortable and confident in expressing our openness.” How will you live out your worship as salt and life in this world? Maybe it is as simple as showing up for the Polar Bash on the 18th to show welcome to our Syrian neighbors. Maybe you participated on the March in Washington and continue to make your voice heard in Washington with phone calls to express opposition to people and laws that will oppress the most vulnerable in this world. Maybe you show up to school every day and shine God’s love through the way you value each of your students. Maybe you operate your business with integrity and respect, valuing each customer. Maybe you see your job, whether as a maintenance engineer, a doctor, a microbiologist, a lawyer, a nurse, a firefighter, a barrista, or security personnel as a way to serve God. And maybe, you who are retired, are finding new ways to engage in the world in a manner that allows you to shine God’s love. Jesus did not say you are becoming salt and light. Jesus said you ARE salt and light. Indeed, there is an implicit command in his words: BE salt of the earth. BE light of the world As Isaiah tells us, “If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.” Be salt. Be light!

School principal cheats and credits power of prayer, Imam’s prayer incites outrage, FFRF sues to stop public funding of church building maintenance, conservative Christians coming around on pot, JCCs targeted throughout the country, Church of England changes rules on clergy celibacy (not really), and our hopes for progress in America.

Episode #186 (Click to listen in new tab.)   Back at the Galaxie Studio in Long Beach. We skipped Coronado Speed Week vintage racing.  We discuss other people’s work on your projects, whats doing with william’s truck and POR-15, priorities, some upcoming events such as The Race of Gentlemen in Pismo Beach, JCCS in Long

Special Guest: Jennifer North, Vice President of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA). Jennifer joined the staff of NFCA in 2009 as the organization’s first full-time development officer. She formerly served as the Vice-President of Development for JCCs of Greater Philadelphia. For the last three years, she has been contracted by the federal Department of Health and Human Services as a grant reviewer for the Compassion Capital Fund’s Targeted Capacity-Building and Demonstration Programs. NFCA drives diagnoses of celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders and improves the quality of life for those on a lifelong gluten-free diet. http://www.celiaccentral.org Special Guest: Cheryl Harris, MPH RD has been teaching clients how to live and love a gluten-free diet for the past 9 years. She was recently selected as the “Emerging Dietetics Leader of the Year” for 2012 for Virginia. She has presented widely on Celiac Disease and a gluten-free diet for an FDA Panel, at the Virginia Dietetics Association Annual Meeting. She is currently the Nutrition Advisor for the DC Metro Area Celiac Sprue Support Group and is on the advisory board for Simply Gluten-Free Magazine.

This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to speak with Oren Kashi, who is a member of Moishe House. How do you build community? We had the opportunity to speak to Oren Kashi member of Moishe House Great Neck. Moishe House was founded in 2006 and has quickly grown from four friends hosting Shabbat dinners for young adults out of their home in Oakland, California, to 46 thriving centers of Jewish life, spanning 14 countries. Moishe House is the largest organization of its kind, serving an international cohort of more than 50,000 Jewish young adults around the world annually. Moishe House has become an essential component in serving the Jewish post-college young adult population, by providing opportunities for community involvement, Jewish learning and leadership. THE MOISHE HOUSE MODEL We have developed a creative, low-barrier, cost-effective and scalable model for building vibrant, peer-based Jewish communities and learning opportunities for Jewish young adults in their twenties. Given that emerging adults are the true experts on their generation, Moishe House cultivates young leaders to create Jewish community — on their own terms — for their peers, in ways that are meaningful and relevant. The center of the approach is an open, welcoming home, created and facilitated by a group of 3-5 young adults (residents). Moishe House residents come from a wide variety of Jewish backgrounds and are selected for their demonstrated leadership abilities and outgoing personalities. Working together as a team, the residents plan and host a diverse range of low-barrier religious, cultural and social events in their home, including Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, Repair the World programs, and more. In addition to planning their own programs, the house residents also support existing community resources by partnering with local Jewish organizations such as JCCs, synagogues, federations, and other institutional providers.

This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to speak with Oren Kashi, who is a member of Moishe House. How do you build community? We had the opportunity to speak to Oren Kashi member of Moishe House Great Neck. Moishe House was founded in 2006 and has quickly grown from four friends hosting Shabbat dinners for young adults out of their home in Oakland, California, to 46 thriving centers of Jewish life, spanning 14 countries. Moishe House is the largest organization of its kind, serving an international cohort of more than 50,000 Jewish young adults around the world annually. Moishe House has become an essential component in serving the Jewish post-college young adult population, by providing opportunities for community involvement, Jewish learning and leadership. THE MOISHE HOUSE MODEL We have developed a creative, low-barrier, cost-effective and scalable model for building vibrant, peer-based Jewish communities and learning opportunities for Jewish young adults in their twenties. Given that emerging adults are the true experts on their generation, Moishe House cultivates young leaders to create Jewish community — on their own terms — for their peers, in ways that are meaningful and relevant. The center of the approach is an open, welcoming home, created and facilitated by a group of 3-5 young adults (residents). Moishe House residents come from a wide variety of Jewish backgrounds and are selected for their demonstrated leadership abilities and outgoing personalities. Working together as a team, the residents plan and host a diverse range of low-barrier religious, cultural and social events in their home, including Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, Repair the World programs, and more. In addition to planning their own programs, the house residents also support existing community resources by partnering with local Jewish organizations such as JCCs, synagogues, federations, and other institutional providers.