Podcasts about urj

Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 24:14

CCAR Chief Executive Rabbi Hara Person defends abortion rights, in the wake of Dobbs. Rabbi Hara Person is the Chief Executive of Central Conference of American Rabbis. She is the first woman Chief Executive in the history of the CCAR. As Chief Executive, Rabbi Person oversees lifelong rabbinic learning, professional development and career services, CCAR Press -- liturgy, sacred texts, educational materials, apps, and other content for Reform clergy, congregations and Jewish organizations -- and critical resources and thought leadership for the 2,200 rabbis who serve more than 2 million Reform Jews throughout North America, Israel, and the world. She was ordained in 1998 from HUC-JIR, after graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst College (1986) and receiving an MA in Fine Arts from New York University/International Center of Photography (1992). Rabbi Person served as Educator at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue from 1990-1996, and was the Adjunct Rabbi there from 1998-2019. She also serves as the High Holy Day Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Olam, Fire Island Pines, NY. Previously, she was the CCAR's Chief Strategy Officer. In that capacity, she oversaw communications, served as Publisher of CCAR Press, and worked on overall organizational strategy. Prior to joining the CCAR, she worked at the URJ, where she was Managing Editor of The Torah: A Women's Commentary, named the National Jewish Book Award Book of the Year in 2008.

Get out of their way: The best way to engage Jewish teens today?, Season 2, Episode 17

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 35:14

What has changed and what needs to stay the same in Jewish teen engagement? Michelle Shapiro Abraham, an award-winning Jewish educator with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), spends her days pondering these questions. Michelle reflects on how her educational and professional journey - starting as a full-scholarship camper at Camp Swig in the 1980s - has impacted the way she strives to empower Jewish teens participating in camp, Israel, and immersive educational programs.

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A Sacred Dialogue: The Conversation Between Liturgy and Poetry

Valley Beit Midrash

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 56:41

ABOUT THIS EVENT: Liturgy is a kind of sacred poetry, using metaphors and imagery that spoke to our ancestors. What happens when we pair our liturgy with more contemporary poetry? How does poetry help us better understand the yearnings, pain, joy, and questions expressed in our liturgy? And how does it offer us new insights and ways to grapple with the big questions, with doubt, and with our aspirations? ABOUT THIS SPEAKER: Rabbi Hara Person is the Chief Executive of Central Conference of American Rabbis. Previously, she was the CCAR's Chief Strategy Officer. In that capacity, she oversaw the Communications Department and served as Publisher of CCAR Press, and worked with leadership on overall organizational strategy. Rabbi Person was ordained in 1998 from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, after graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst College (1986) and receiving an MA in Fine Arts from New York University's International Center of Photography (1992). She served as Educator at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue from 1990-1996, and was the Adjunct Rabbi there from 1998-2019. Since 1998, Rabbi Person has been the High Holy Day Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Olam, Fire Island Pines, NY. Before coming to the CCAR, Rabbi Person was the Editor-in-Chief of URJ Books and Music, where she was responsible for the revision of The Torah: A Modern Commentary (2005) and the publication of many significant projects, including the Aleph Isn't Tough adult Hebrew series and Mitkadem: Hebrew for Youth as well as several award-winning children's books. While at URJ, she was also the Managing Editor of The Torah: Women's commentary, named the National Jewish Book Award Book of the Year in 2008. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library/ https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmi... Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member/

Just Judaism: Understanding the Centrality of Social Justice

Valley Beit Midrash

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 60:50

ABOUT THIS EVENT: Through classic Jewish sources and contemporary issues we will delve into the essential practice of social justice in Jewish life. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Rabbi Rick Jacobs is president of the Union for Reform Judaism, the most powerful force in North American Jewish life. The URJ leads the largest and most diverse Jewish movement in North America, reaching more than 1.5 million people through nearly 850 congregations, 15 overnight camps, the Reform teen youth Movement NFTY, and the Religious Action Center in Washington DC. DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library/ https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmi... Become a member today, starting at just $18 per month! Click the link to see our membership options: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member/

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Ep. 35 - Devarim with Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 61:07

We're beginning a new book—hooray! Well, kind of? It seems to us that there's a crazy amount of re-storying here—but maybe we're just imagining things? Or are we? To help us summarize and begin a new chapter, we are thrilled to have Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi Jacobs helps us understand how to not get too comfortable in the moment, understand where we might fit in among improvers, transformers, and disruptors, and reminds us that it's always up to us to change and to question. We are also pleased and privileged to welcome our friend Rabbi Zach Plesent, Assistant Rabbi of Temple Israel of Westport, as our Q&A guest. To continue the conversation: URJ: www.URJ.org Rabbi Jacobs' Twitter: @URJPresident Rabbi Jacobs' Instagram: @URJPresident Rabbi Plesent's congregation: www.TIWestport.org Interested in coming onto the podcast? Email us at drinkinganddrashing@gmail.com! Find us on social media: Facebook: @DrinkingandDrashing Instagram: @DrinkingandDrashing Don't forget to subscribe and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts—it's a great way to help our show grow! Edited by Mie Hirschfield

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EP12: Susan Friedberg Kalson, CEO of Squirrel Hill Health Center and Chair of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism

15 Minutes with a Mensch: Modern Jewish Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 37:03

This episode features Susan Friedberg Kalson as our mensch! Susan is the CEO of Squirrel Hill Health Center and the Chair of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism. We discuss her experiences and the mission of the Squirrel Hill Health Center, advocacy iniatives with the URJ and RAC, and how you can help be a voice for social change. For more information, check out the following websites: squirrelhillhealthcenter.org RAC.org URJ.org

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Rabbi Marla Feldman - Gender Equality and Pay Equity

One Spark at a Time

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 56:19

Rabbi Marla Feldman is the executive director of the Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ). Drawing from her own experience, as well as her professional work, Rabbi Feldman discusses the issue of gender equality within the Jewish community and society. Rabbi Feldman previously served as Director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism and Director of Development for the URJ. Ordained at HUC-JIR, Rabbi Feldman is also a lawyer, having completed her JD at the University of Florida.

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#7: Evolution of Jewish Sacred Music (Jayson Rodovsky & Cantor Barry Abelson)

Temple Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 27:59

An edited excerpt from this week's Temple Talks follows below. Cantor AbelsonWe're going to look at some of the changing faces of Jewish music since I've been here, and from Jayson's perspective, some of the new music coming out of the URJ and Transcontinental Music.When I first got here, 35 years ago, the closing anthem was God in His Holy Temple, accompanied by organ and a choir of professional singers—very different than what we have today. At Passover, we sang Mendelssohn's Elijah every year. We'd sing, “if with all your hearts you truly seek Me.” It was very odd for me at first as I came from a conservative, traditional background, but those were the traditions at Temple Israel, so I followed that. At the time, Rabbi Steven Pinsky was the senior rabbi. He loved having formal classical music performed on Shabbat. Congregational participation was not so much on the charts. No one really sang along. It was up to the Cantor to lead.Over the years we've had lots of talented musicians at Temple: Rabbi Joe Black, Rabbi Sim Glaser, and Rabbi Tobias Moss, among others. We've had quite a musical team and seen a lot of musical change over the years since I've been here.Jayson RodovskyMy experience also mirrors Cantor Abelson's. And so today we will hear various examples of how the music has changed. These are only little snippet excerpts from the original recordings. If you're interested, you can go on the Transcontinental Music Publishing website and hear longer examples. I think you'll hear a shift from the earlier examples to the later ones. We'll be hearing from 1983 until almost today, from a presentational style to a more congregant-participation style, which is a wonderful thing in my mind, that more people can participate directly rather than being passive in the pew—not that we ever threw everything else out. It is nice to have melodies that are more cantorial in style but good to have both options available in our day.****************Welcome to Temple Talks, a new podcast from Temple Israel in Minneapolis, where Jewish wisdom meets our ever-changing world. Join us as we talk with our favorite partners and thought leaders, from around town and around the world. We hope these talks will inspire you, challenge you, and give us all new ideas about Judaism, religious life, and social justice. Join us for services, learning, and community at TempleIsrael.com.

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Episode 35: Meet the President

The Podcast from The Temple

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 29:38

This week's episode features a conversation with Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the President of the Union for Reform Judaism. We talk about all of the ways Reform Judaism is growing, how the URJ helps to strengthen liberal Judaism in Israel, what “audacious hospitality” really means, and what is ahead amidst this pandemic.

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Baobab Trees Asked Me To Repeat What ?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 6:44

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Rabbi Seth M. Limmer: Politics in Judaism and Judaism in Politics

JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 21:20

Rabbi Seth M. Limmer on social justice, Israel, immigration (and more) at Chicago’s historic Sinai Temple. Rabbi Seth M. Limmer, DHL, serves as senior rabbi of Chicago Sinai Congregation. During his rabbinate he has served as chair of the Justice, Peace & Civil Liberties of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, as vice-chair of the URJ’s Commission on Social Action, as dean of faculty for Eisner and Crane Lake Camps, and at the time of publication serves on the Board of Trustees of the CCAR. On behalf of Chicago Sinai Congregation’s lead role in organizing the Reform Movement’s participation in the NAACP’s 2015 America’s Journey for Justice, Rabbi Limmer accepted the Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award, the highest honor of the URJ. Author of many articles, 2016 saw the publication of his first full-length book, Medieval Midrash: The House for Inspired Innovation. Rabbi Limmer also served as co-editor of Moral Resistance and Spiritual Authority, published by CCAR Press.

In The News: ZOA's Mort Klein Responds

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 29:52

Mort Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, responds to charges of racism leveled against him in the Presidents Conference by HIAS and the URJ; and explains his objections to Dianne Lob’s being chosen as Exec. Dir. With Mark S. Golub

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Rabbi Richard Address: Jewish Sacred Aging

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 19:23

Seeking meaning in a spiritual approach to aging. Rabbi Address was ordained at HUC-JIR 1972 and currently serves as the Director of Jewish Sacred Aging® (jewishsacredaging.com) and host of weekly podcast "Seekers of Meaning." He served on staff of the URJ for over 3 decades as Regional Director and Director of Jewish Family Concerns, in addition to serving congregations in CA and NJ. He is active in several national and local (Philadelphia-area) organizations dealing with aging, caregiving and end of life. He also serves as Dean of Gamliel Institute and teaches classes associated with Jewish Sacred Aging work at HUC-JIR in New York, Yeshiva Univ, as well a local JCC and numerous congregations.

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A Passover of Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 28:50

Why is this Passover not like all other Passovers? How can we observe this festival meaningfully and connected to one another during this COVID-19 pandemic? How can we use Passover’s plagues to inspire us to combat the literal and figurative plagues that infect humanity today? This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs shares his insight and advice for making this year’s Passover one that is unique yet equally fulfilling and hopeful. To learn more about how to plan creatively for this year’s festivities, visit ReformJudaism.org/homeseder and URJ.org/covidresources.

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Rita Fruman and Hernán Rustein: The Remarkable Dynamism of Global Reform Judaism

JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 31:42

Mutually inspiring sources of Reform Judaism—from places you may not expect. Rita Fruman was raised in the Reform Movement in Belarus, beginning in 1999. In 2001, she became a madricha and then the Director of the Minsk Netzer club, where she oversaw the training of the next generation of leaders in Jewish summer camps. In 2003, she made Aliyah, and can say that her love for Israel was given to her at the Netzer camp. In Israel, her relationship with Reform Judaism has become even stronger both emotionally and professionally. She has been working for World Union for Progressive Judaism since 2005 and today serves as the Director of WUPJ Operations & Programs in the Former Soviet Union. Cantor Rustein currently resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife, Angélica Tobón. He serves as CEO, Student Rabbi and Chazzan at Templo Libertad, Argentina's most historical Jewish congregation. He is currently an advanced rabbinical student in the Iberoamerican Institute for Reform Rabbinical Education. Previously, he trained in Jerusalem (Conservative Yeshiva) and Seminario (Chazzanut). Cantor Rustein was selected by the URJ for the Klal Yisrael Fellowship (as the first South American). Additionally, he has sung in the Vatican to Pope Francis and travelled through Jewish Germany as a guest of the German Government.

L'Chayim Roundtable: Year In Review 2019 (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 83:41

Panelists discuss two major themes of the Jewish year 2019: the future of political bi-partisan support for the State of Israel and the Administration's decision to reject the notion that Israel's West Bank communities are illegal. With Thane Rosenbaum (Distinguished University Fellow, Touro College), Eric Yoffie (columnist and Pres. Emeritus of URJ), Betty Ehrenberg (Exec. Director of World Jewish Congress, North America) and Richard Stone (former Chairman of the Presidents Conference).

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3. From Generation To Generation: The Replication of Zionist Ideology in the North American Federation of Temple Youth

The Minyan

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2019 97:40

In the first Proles of the Minyan interview episode, Shelby Shoup joins the Minyan to discuss Zionist cultural replication and the potential for leftist organizing among Reform Jewish youth. Shelby is the former Social Action Vice President (SAVP) of the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), the youth organization within the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), and she is the current president of the Florida State University (FSU) chapter of Students for Justice with Palestine (SJP). There are a lot of acronyms in this one. She gives us the inside scoop on throwing diary products at reactionaries, the "progressive except for Palestine" hypocrisy within the URJ, and the mechanisms by which NFTY, and their summer camp system in particular, serves to prop up Zionist hegemony over Jewish youth in the United States and Canada. She also shares her journey out from under that hegemony and towards anti-Zionism, anti-racism, and anti-imperialism organizing with SJP and Tallahassee Dream Defenders. The Minyan also debuts two new segments, shouts out Eli Valley and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP, as if there weren't enough acronyms), and declares undying love and support for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP... last one, promise). You can find us on twitter @ProlesMinyan or get in touch by email at: prolesminyan@gmail.com You can find Shelby on instagram @s.helbo and further links for her organizations and our shoutouts below: Students for Justice In Palestine: on twitter @NationalSJP & on Facebook @sjpal. Their FSU branch, on which Shelby serves as president, is on twitter @FSU4Palestine and on facebook @FSUSJP Dream Defenders: on twitter and facebook @DreamDefenders, and the Tallahassee branch that Shelby works with on facebook @TallahasseeDreamDefenders. Jewish Voice For Peace: on twitter @jvplive and on facebook @JewishVoiceForPeace. Their partners, the Jews of Color Sefardi-Mizrahi Caucus: on twitter and facebook @jocsm4pal Eli Valley: on twitter @elivalley Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: Suggested reading includes all of their historical documents and current statements, up in Arabic, Italian, French, and Polish, as well as English, on their site.

2.4 | Beth Schafer - "History Will Ask"

Jewish Songwriter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 23:22

This week, I welcome the massively talented Beth Schafer all the way from Atlanta to Jewish Songwriter and we talk about her composition "History Will Ask." As always, you can listen to all of the compositions from this season on the Jewish Songwriter Playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Beth Schafer continues to redefine Jewish music by combining masterful songwriting with sensitivity to liturgy and unique insight toward text. She specializes in music for Torah-minded adults looking for an extension to their Jewish lives through music. What makes her music special is her attention to the universal themes that not only define Judaism, but many other faiths as well. Her 7 CDs of original Jewish music have become favorites in synagogues as well as churches and spiritual radio stations of many denominations. The title song to her CD Build That Bridge, was written and recorded with “Still the One” singer, Larry Hoppen, and was released in 2007. In 2009 she released her first acoustic rock album, Raise It Up Bring It Down-a combination of her secular and spiritual writing which was met with critical acclaim. In 2015, Beth became the Bunzl Family Cantorial Chair at Temple Sinai in Atlanta. There, she fuses her love of liturgy and music production skills into creating dynamic worship experiences for the 1400+ family, URJ flagship congregation. Beth loves being a mom to her daughters, Hannah and Sarah, and her dog, Chester. Beth's YouTube Page Beth's Spotify Beth's FacebookBeth's Website This week's episode was brought to you by Bandzoogle which makes it easy to build a stunning website for your music in minutes. Click here to try it free for 30 days and get 15% off the first year of your subscription.

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[SPEAKER] ISRAELIS CAST THEIR VOTE FOR THE 21ST KNESSET: WHO WON, WHO LOST, AND WHAT COMES NEXT?

The Clergy Suite Podcast by Temple Isaiah

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 79:21

Rabbi Josh Weinberg, Vice President of the URJ for Israel and Reform Zionism & Executive Director of ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America, breaks down the parties, the leaders, the possible coalitions, and the complexity of Israel's recent election on April 9, 2019. Encouraged by questions from our community, Rabbi Weinberg offers insight into the electoral process while sharing personal stories along the way, painting a picture of life as a Reform Jew in Israel. To learn more about ARZA and continue learning from Rabbi Weinberg, go to https://arza.org/join and “Stay in the Loop” by signing up for their weekly newsletter. And if you love this topic, then you'll love our Temple Isaiah Israel 2.0 Trip this January 15-25. More information online: http://static.arzaworld.com/Flipbooks/Temple_Isaiah_Israel_January_2020/

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The Tree Of Life with April BASKIN

Garriandpeanuts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 71:27

Today we discuss the state of Jewish of Jewish identity with April Baskin. April Baskin has been committed to opening doors and embracing diversity in the Jewish community throughout her career. Raised in Sacramento, CA, by a white Jewish mother and a black Jewish father, Baskin was immersed in Reform Jewish life from an early age, and relished opportunities in her synagogue, camp, and youth group to engage in Jewish learning and participate in social action. “I was that rare kid who not only liked, but loved Hebrew school,” she has said. As an adult, she drew on her experience as a young, multiracial Jew who had felt both inside and outside mainstream Jewish life, to consult with Jewish organizations across the country on diversity initiatives. Baskin attended Tufts University, graduating with a degree in Sociology in 2007. She served as president of the Jewish Multiracial Network from 2010 to 2013, and worked at InterfaithFamily as their Director of Resources and Training. In 2015, she joined the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) as Vice President of Audacious Hospitality, a title that reflects the URJ’s commitment to welcoming groups of Jews who have traditionally been marginalized from institutional Jewish settings. This inaugural position, which she still held until the end of 2018, was a natural outgrowth of Baskin’s dedication to social justice, activism, and outreach and enabled her to shape programs and policies that she says “incorporate the diversity that is the reality and future of Jewish life.” April is a member of Bend the Arc’s Selah Leadership Network and has served on the leadership team of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable since 2017.

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Rabbi Geoff Mitelman: Truths, Untruths, and the Problem of Perspective

MILK Podcast: Moms I'd Like to Know

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 18:42

Our brains are not scientists, they’re lawyers. So, how do we view truth and evidence from a scientific perspective? Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman is the Founding Director of Sinai and Synapses, an organization that bridges the scientific and religious worlds, and is being incubated at Clal – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. His work has been supported by the John Templeton Foundation, Emanuel J. Friedman Philanthropies, and the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, and his writings about the intersection of religion and science have been published in the books Seven Days, Many Voices and A Life of Meaning (both published by the CCAR press), as well as on The Huffington Post, Nautilus, Orbiter, Science and Religion Today, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and My Jewish Learning. He has been an adjunct professor at both the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion and the Academy for Jewish Religion, and is an internationally sought-out teacher, presenter, and scholar-in-residence. He was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where he received the Cora Kahn Prize from the Cincinnati faculty for the most outstanding sermon delivery and oratory. An alumnus of Princeton University, he received multiple prizes for outstanding scholarship in Biblical and Judaic studies. He was selected to be a member of the first cohort of Clal’s prestigious Rabbis Without Borders fellowship, a national program that seeks to position rabbis as American religious leaders and spiritual innovators who contribute Jewish wisdom to the American spiritual landscape. Additionally, he was chosen to be in the first group of the Balfour Brickner Rabbinic Fellowship, a a joint program with Clal and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism that aims to integrate Jewish textual tradition with modern social and political issues. He is on the advisory board of several organizations, including the 92nd St. Y’s “7 Days of Genius” Festival, as well as the URJ’s 6-Points Sci-Tech Academy. From 2007 to 2014, he served as Assistant and then Associate Rabbi of Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester, and he appeared on Jeopardy! in March 2016. He lives in Westchester County with his wife Heather Stoltz, a fiber artist, with their daughter and son.

MILK Podcast: Season 1, Episode 43: Two Jews/Three Opinions, The Tree of Life Shooting, and Saving Starfish with Rabbi Leora Kaye

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 64:11

Rabbi Leora Kaye is the Director of Programs at URJ, Union for Reform Judaism, and she joins Mallory in the MILK Studio. They discuss Anti-Semitism, parenting while Jewish, and how we can be more inclusive as Jews and as humans. As a Rabbi, Leora seeks ways to expand people's understanding of Judaism, encouraging them to approach their spiritual lives on their own terms. Leora's work experience spans the Jewish world and includes education, programming, and filmmaking. She first combined her interests in media and ethics by working on the Sundance award-winning documentary Blue Vinyl. She went on to work as the rabbinic consultant for Shalom Sesame, and has been an adviser on many other media projects. As Director of Community Engagement at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Leora spearheaded innovative initiatives including the synagogue's groundbreaking conversion program. She also served as the Youth Director of Temple Israel in Boston and as Associate Director of Programming for Synagogue 2000. In her current position at the URJ, Leora is responsible for creative advancement of the core priorities of the Reform Movement: Tikkun Olam, Strengthening Congregations, Audacious Hospitality, and Youth. Leora graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and received rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. She lives in Brooklyn with her family, and is on twitter @LeoraKaye.

21st Century Reform Judaism: A Force for Spirituality, Transformation, and Justice

Congregation Emanu-El

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 19:32

Rabbi Rick Jacobs of the URJ speaks at Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco on 11-9-2018

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The Princess and The Pearl

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 2:49

The King isn’t sure which of his daughters he will name queen, so he gives them a test: each gets a special pearl, and whoever makes the most impressive choice about what to do with it will become queen. While two of his daughters hide the pearl away for safekeeping, the third sells her pearl for food and medicine for a family in need. Which one becomes queen? Marissa Solomon, the Digital Communications Producer at the URJ tells the story. For a written version of this story, see The King’s Three Daughters in “The Jewish Story Finder” by Sharon Barcan Elswit.

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Rabbi David Saperstein: Religious Freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 35:34

Rabbi David Saperstein discusses religious freedom, the Supreme Court, civil rights, the Religious Action Center and the midterms. Rabbi David Saperstein is the Director Emeritus, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and the Senior Advisor to the URJ for Policy and Strategy. Designated by Newsweek Magazine as the most influential rabbi in America and by the Washington Post as the “quintessential religious lobbyist on Capitol Hill,” David Saperstein, for decades, directed the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, representing the Reform Jewish Movement, the largest segment of American Jewry, to Congress and the Administration. For over two years (through Jan. 2017), Rabbi Saperstein served our nation as the U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, carrying out his responsibilities as the country’s chief diplomat on religious freedom issues. Also an attorney, he taught seminars on Church –State law and Jewish Law for 35 years at Georgetown University Law Center. During his career, Rabbi Saperstein has served as the chair or co-chair of several national interreligious coalitions including the Coalition to Preserve Religious Liberty and served on the boards or executive committees of numerous national organizations including the NAACP, People for The American Way, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the National Religious Partnership on the Environment and the World Faith Development Dialogue. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at both the Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and its School of Foreign Service's Center for Jewish Civilization as well as the Senior Advisor for Strategy and Policy for the Union for Reform Judaism.

1st Session Tsofim- "Brooke's Coleman Podcast: Diana Bloom"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 21:58

1st Session Tsofim- "Brooke's Coleman Podcast: Diana Bloom" by URJ Camp Coleman

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1st Session Nachshonim- "Sports Talk Now: Basketball"

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 43:53

1st Session Nachshonim- "Sports Talk Now: Basketball" by URJ Camp Coleman

1st Session Kesher "What Makes Her Super- Supergirl"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 6:13

1st Session Kesher "What Makes Her Super- Supergirl" by URJ Camp Coleman

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1st Session Tsofim- "Brooke's Coleman Podcast- Interview with Emily Kahn-Perry"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 24:43

1st Session Tsofim- "Brooke's Coleman Podcast- Interview with Emily Kahn-Perry" by URJ Camp Coleman

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Coleman Weekly 1st Session 2018 Episode 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2018 12:48

Coleman Weekly 1st Session 2018 Episode 3 by URJ Camp Coleman

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Coleman Weekly 1st Session 2018 Episode 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 11:02

Coleman Weekly 1st Session 2018 Episode 2 by URJ Camp Coleman

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Coleman Weekly 1st Session 2018 Episode 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 9:56

Coleman Weekly 1st Session 2018 Episode 1 by URJ Camp Coleman

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1.10 | Peri Smilow - "The Priestly Blessing"

Jewish Songwriter

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 22:33

Hailing from New Jersey, this week's Jewish songwriter, Peri Smilow shares "The Priestly Blessing" and how she found her way to Jewish music after a difficult period working with troubled teens. Special thanks to the URJ and Bruce Raden for their onsite recording and technical help with this week's episode. As always, you can listen to all of the compositions from this season on the Jewish Songwriter YouTube Playlist or Spotify Playlist. Peri Smilow is an internationally recognized contemporary Jewish music performer and composer. For over 25 years Peri has brought new, inspiring and social justice infused music to the Reform Movement in the US, Canada, England, Singapore and Israel. She has recorded four albums of original music and produced an album of new social justice anthems to benefit the Religious Action Center (Together as One). Known for her interfaith work, Peri created The Freedom Music Project, an 18-voice choir of young black and Jewish men and women singing the freedom music of their traditions. In addition to her work in music, Peri holds a Masters in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has worked as a Cantorial soloist, community educator, organizer and non-profit administrator and enjoyed a brief career in professional theater. Peri currently serves as Director of Program and Engagement with ARZA (the Association of Reform Zionists of America). She shares her life with daughter Allie and former Reform Movement song leader and husband Budd Mishkin. Peri's YouTube Page Peri's Spotify Peri's Facebook Peri's Website This week's episode was brought to you by Bandzoogle which makes it easy to build a stunning website for your music in minutes. Click here to try it free for 30 days and get 15% off the first year of your subscription.

The Scratch in the Ruby

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 7:37

Every year for his birthday, the king invites the entire kingdom to get a glimpse of a beautiful ruby of magnificent color and splendor. For the rest of the year the ruby is tucked away in a box, making this tradition extra special and joyous. But one year, everybody’s joy turns to horror when they find a large scratch on the ruby! What will they do about it? Jerry Kaye, director emeritus of the URJ’s Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute camp tells this story, and reveals an important lesson about dealing with flaws. You can find a written version of this story in The Jewish Story Finder, 2nd edition, as story 569, The Blemish on the Diamond.

Rabbi Jonah Pesner: Advocacy & Activism

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 30:54

Rabbi Jonah Pesner discusses the history and work of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and the pressing social issues they address. Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner serves as the Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. He has led the Religious Action Center since 2015. Rabbi Pesner also serves as Senior Vice President of the Union for Reform Judaism, a position to which he was appointed to in 2011. Named one of the most influential rabbis in America by Newsweek magazine, he is an inspirational leader, creative entrepreneur and tireless advocate for social justice. Rabbi Pesner’s experience as a community organizer guides his pursuit of social justice. He has been a principal architect in transforming the URJ and guiding the Reform Movement to become even more impactful as the largest Jewish denomination in the world. Among other initiatives, he is a founder of the Campaign for Youth Engagement, a bold strategy to mobilize tens of thousands of young people in the Jewish community.

The Spice Merchant

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2017 3:48

When a father falls on hard times, he worries that he won’t be able to bring his family their weekly Shabbat gift. While he does end up giving them a gift, it’s one that even surprises him. This story is inspired by Midrash Mishlei (Proverbs) 13:20 and told by Rabbi Leora Kaye, Director of Program at the URJ.

The Story of Ben Yachid

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 6:03

A journalist visits a renowned school looking for the secret to its students’ success, in this story retold by Jerry Kaye, director of the URJ’s Olin-Sang-Ruby Institute. When the journalist finds the answer to his question, he’s surprised by its simplicity and its universality.

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Geoff Mitelman - Sinai and Synapses, Judaism and Science

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2017 26:04

In the newest episode of the Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast, Rabbi Address speaks with Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman, the Founding Director of Sinai and Synapses, which "seeks to bridge the religious and scientific worlds, offering people a worldview that is scientifically grounded and spiritually uplifting." About the Guest Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman is the Founding Director of Sinai and Synapses, an organization that bridges the scientific and religious worlds, and is being incubated at Clal – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. His work has been supported by the John Templeton Foundation, Emanuel J. Friedman Philanthropies, and the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, and his writings about the intersection of religion and science have appeared on the homepages of several sites, including The Huffington Post, Nautilus, Science and Religion Today, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and My Jewish Learning. He has been an adjunct professor at both the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion and the Academy for Jewish Religion, and is a sought-out teacher, presenter, and scholar-in-residence throughout the country. He was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where he received the Cora Kahn Prize from the Cincinnati faculty for the most outstanding sermon delivery and oratory. An alumnus of Princeton University, he received multiple prizes for outstanding scholarship in Biblical and Judaic studies. He was selected to be a member of the first cohort of Clal's prestigious Rabbis Without Borders fellowship, a national program that seeks to position rabbis as American religious leaders and spiritual innovators who contribute Jewish wisdom to the American spiritual landscape. Additionally, he was chosen to be in the first group of the Balfour Brickner Rabbinic Fellowship, a a joint program with Clal and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism that aims to integrate Jewish textual tradition with modern social and political issues. He is on the advisory board of several organizations, including the 92nd St. Y's “7 Days of Genius” Festival, as well as the URJ's 6-Points Sci-Tech Academy. For seven years, he served as Assistant and then Associate Rabbi of Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester, and appeared on Jeopardy! in March 2016. He lives in Westchester County with his wife Heather Stoltz, a fiber artist, with their daughter and son.

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Looking Beyond Our Differences

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2017 9:01

In Parashat Yitro, Moses gains wisdom and insight from his father-in-law, Jethro. What Moses gains from Jethro changes the course of his leadership, and in turn, has an extraordinary effect on the Jewish people. But there's one important detail about Jethro that's important to mention: he's not Jewish. In this week's episode of On the Other Hand, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, talks to Evan Traylor, the URJ's first ever Presidential Fellow for Millennial Engagement. They discuss what it's like to grow up in an interfaith family, and why anyone who wants to be part of a community should be audaciously welcomed.

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Shine (Mind, Body, and Soul)

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2016 3:31

An original song written by Emily Groff and Lara Tessler and produced by the Summer 2016 Music Team

Leaving the Comfort Zone

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2016 7:46

Parashat D’varim, the opening portion of Deuteronomy, encourages us as individuals, congregations, and communities to avoid getting stuck in one way of thinking. Though there is comfort in the familiar, sticking to the status quo inhibits innovation. Remember that, without innovation and risk-taking in our Reform Movement, there would be no URJ camps or women rabbis. This week, we are encouraged to appreciate how far we’ve come, and all we’ve done in our given spaces, but to also take a step forward into the future. Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, discuss Parashat D'varim.

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Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast 2016-11: Rabbi Daniel Roberts and Dr. Michael Freidman, authors of Clergy Retirement: Every Ending a New Beginning for Clergy, Their Families, and Congregants

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Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 25:23

On this edition of the Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast, Rabbi Address speaks with Dr. Michael Freidman and Rabbi Daniel Roberts, authors of the book, Clergy Retirement: Every Ending a New Beginning for Clergy, Their Families, and Congregants. Since retirement affects everyone in one's immediate circle, this book offers insights and recommendations not just for the retiree but for his or her spouse, children, congregants, congregational leaders, and colleagues. The authors' discuss how to prepare clergy for the emotional ups and downs during their transition, as well as the rewards that are to come during retirement. ABOUT THE GUESTS Rabbi Daniel Roberts Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts, DD, DMin, FT, is rabbi emeritus of Temple Emanu El in Cleveland, Ohio, where he served for 35 years. Rabbi Roberts received his ordination from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati (1969) and his DMin from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary where his thesis was on comforting the mourner. He earned a Fellow in Thanatology Certification awarded by the Association for Death Education and Counseling and is its immediate past treasurer. In retirement, he was elected rabbi of a monthly congregation in Sharon, Pennsylvania, serving 10 years until he was able to help them successfully merge with a nearby congregation. In 2014 he served as the interim rabbi of Temple Adath Israel in Lexington, Kentucky. Throughout his career Rabbi Roberts has been intrigued with the field of Thanatology. He has lectured frequently at the King's College International Conference on Death and Bereavement in London, Ontario, and has been a keynote presenter there, as well as at the Association for Death Education and Counseling's National Convention. Rabbi Roberts has contributed to numerous books, (all published by Baywood) Personal Care in an Impersonal World: A Multidimensional Look at Bereavement (ed. John D. Morgan, 1993); What Shall We Do? Preparing the School Community to Cope with Crises (ed. Robert Stevenson, 2000); Ethical Issues in the Care of the Dying and Bereaved (ed. John D. Morgan, 1996); and Living, Loving, and Loss: The Interplay of Intimacy, Sexuality and Grief (eds. Brad DeFord and Richard Gilbert, 2013). He has also produced a video on teenage suicide prevention, "Inside, I Ache," which has been used in schools throughout the country. Michael Freidman, Ed. D. Michael P. Freidman, EdD, is an applied psychologist who served for more than 15 years in the public sector as an educator, psychologist, and administrator and has over 30 years of clinical experience. He created and manages an independent practice that provides a unique blend of organizational consulting and clinical intervention for individuals and families, as well as business and organizational leaders. He is both a certified school psychologist and licensed psychologist. Dr. Freidman has an extensive background in organized congregational and community life. Active involvement in his own synagogue included serving as congregational president. He is past president of the Philadelphia Federation of the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) and currently is a member of URJ's North America Board of Trustees after serving on the Oversight and Long-Range Planning Committees. Michael has consulted with the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), American Conference of Cantors (ACC) and numerous congregations and organizations. He is particularly interested in applying his professional skills and experience to work with clergy, congregations, and organizations and has recently created Congregational Consulting Network as an independent service provider to the community. Dr. Freidman seeks to draw continued vision and purpose in these endeavors through greater understanding of the Bible and ancient texts. His current coaching with clergy includes those preparing for their retirement.

Coleman Chronicle Podcast Episode 10

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2015 41:46

Episode 10 - Bobby, Nellie & Malka 0:00-0:18 Podcast Intro - Bobby Harris, Unit Heads 0:18-1:03 "Tempted" - Squeeze 0:57-2:34 Steve Podcast Intro/Bobby Harris Intro 2:34-2:54 "Big Yellow Taxi" - Counting Crows 2:52-9:46 Bobby Harris Part 1 9:46-10:09 "Big Yellow Taxi" - Counting Crows 10:06-15:28 Bobby Harris Part 2 15:28-15:47 "Big Yellow Taxi" - Counting Crows 15:44-16:40 Steve Bobby Wrap Up/Nellie Ward Intro 16:40-17:02 "Cook Of The House" - Wings 16:57-23:47 Nellie Ward Part 1 23:47-24:07 "Cook Of The House" - Wings 24:04-29:18 Nellie Ward Part 2 29:18-29:44 "Mysterious Ways" - U2 29:41-34:25 Nellie Ward Part 3 34:25-34:55 "Mysterious Ways" - U2 34:53-35:55 Steve Nellie Wrap Up/Malka Altman Intro 35:55-36:17 "Watching The Wheels" - John Lennon 36:14-39:02 Rabbi Eric Linder on Malka Altman 39:02-39:28 "Watching The Wheels" - John Lennon 39:22-41:11 Steve Podcast Dedication/Wrap Up 41:11-41:46 "Tempted" - Squeeze

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Let the Healing Begin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2014

Yom Kippur morning 5775 (4 October 2014) sermon by Rabbi Rebecca ReiceDownload or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

Turning an Enemy Into a Friend

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2014

Sermon by Rabbi Rebecca Reice, 5 September 2014 Torah portion Ki Teitzei, Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

The Last Sermon

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2014

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 20 June 2014Torah portion Korach, Numbers 16:1-18:32Download or play the audio recording (Alternate link)

URJ Webinar Podcast: Engaging Boomers in our Congregations

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2014 42:27

Rabbi Address led a Union for Reform Judaism webinar May 19, "Engaging Boomers in our Congregations." You can listen to the webinar recording or download it here. The Union for Reform Judaism was founded in 1873 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. It has grown from an initial membership of 34 congregations in 28 cities to more than 900 congregations in the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It is the largest Jewish movement in North America and represents an estimated 1.5 million Jews. In 2003 the General Assembly approved a new name, Union for Reform Judaism, to better reflect today's reality.

Yahav Barnea Talks About Israel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2014

Israel emissary Yahav Barnea speaking at the Shabbat Eve service, 7 March 2014 (Torah portion Vayikra, Leviticus 1:1-5:26). She is introduced by Rabbi Rebecca Reice. Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

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Patricia Uhlmann Speaks About The Joint Distribution Committee at 100

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2014

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), Patricia Uhlmann, chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City and a JDC board member discusses the organization and its role in Jewish life. She spoke at Beth Torah on 14 February 2014 at a joint service with Congregation B'nai Jehudah and is introduced by Rabbis Mark H. Levin and Arthur P. Nemitoff.Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

Intentionally Encountering the Spiritual

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2014

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin on 31 January 2014Torah portion T'rumah, Exodus 25:1-27:19Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

Holiness Begins With Change

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 27 December 2013Torah portion Va-eira, Exodus 6:2-9:35Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

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Judah, Joseph and Mandela

Rabbi Kaufman's Understanding The World

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 6 December 2013Torah portion Vayigash, Genesis 44:18-47:27Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

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Understanding the World with Rachel Laser and Barbara Weinstein 11-14-13

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2013 56:13

Had a great conversation with Rachel Laser and Barbara Weinstein of the Religious Action Center RAC. We talked about what the RAC is, what it does, about a number of issues of concern to the progressive community and about the upcoming URJ Biennial in December. Rachel Laser is the RAC's Deputy Director. Ms. Laser has a diverse background in policy advocacy, coalition-building, message development and political strategy. She served as Senior Vice President at Hattaway Communications and as Director of the Culture Program at Third Way, a Washington, DC progressive think tank specializing in understanding and reaching moderates. Barbara Weinstein is the Religious Action Center's Associate Director. She directs legislative policy and oversees the RAC's Eisendrath Legislative Assistant program - a one year fellowship for recent college graduates focusing on Jewish values and social justice. Barbara is also the Director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, a joint body of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Union for Reform Judaism and its affiliates that seeks to apply the insights of Jewish tradition to domestic and foreign issues including human rights, world peace, civil liberties, religious freedom, famine, poverty, as well as other major societal concerns.

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God Was In This Place

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 8 November 2013Torah portion Vayeitzei, Genesis 28:10−32:3Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

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Chayei Sarah: Living Texts for a Living Will

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Rebecca Reice, 25 October 2013Torah portion Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:1-25:18Download or play the audio recording(Living will documents mentioned and alternate link to audio here)

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The Making of a Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2013

October 6, 2013 adult education session. Sofer (scribe) Rabbi Moshe Druin discussses the ancient and fascinating art of scribing a new Torah, as the congregation begins its Renewing Our Promise Torah Writing Project.Download or play the recording(Alternate link)

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Unpacking Mitzvot

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 4 October 2013Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

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Dying Well

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2013

Yom Kippur 5774 (14 September 2013) Yizkor sermon by Rabbi Mark H. LevinDownload or play the recording(Alternate link)

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You Can Do Better Than Jonah

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2013

Yom Kippur morning 5774 (14 September 2013) sermon by Rabbi Rebecca ReiceDownload or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

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What I've Learned

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2013

Yom Kippur Eve (Kol Nidre) 5774 sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 13 September 2013Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

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It's a New World

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2013

Rosh Hashanah Morning 5774 (5 September 2013) sermon by Rabbi Mark H. LevinDownload or play the audio recording (Alternate link)

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Jewish Wisdom for Transition

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2013

Rosh Hashanah Eve 5774 (4 September 2013) sermon by Rabbi Rebecca ReiceDownload or play the audio recording (Alternate link)

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Lying Undermines Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 23 August 2013Torah portion Ki Tavo, Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

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How Judaism Works

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 2 August 2013Torah portion R'eih, Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

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Tisha B'Av: Why Not?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Rebecca Reice, 12 July 2013Download or play the audio recording(Alternate Link)

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Speak Out for Justice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Rebecca Reice, 28 June 2013Torah portion Pinchas, Numbers 25:10-30:1Download or play the audio recording(Alternate Link)

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The Terrorist Next Door

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 14 June 2013Download or play the audio recording(Alternate Link)

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The Spiritual Meaning of Spying Out the Land (An Internal Exploration of Spirituality)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin on 31 May 2013Torah portion Sh'lach L'cha, Numbers 13:1-15:41Download or play the audio recording(Alternate link)

Ophir Hacohen (Israel Emissary) Reflects on Life in Israel and the United States

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2013

Audio recording from Shabbat Eve service, 10 May 2013Download or play the recording

Rabbi's Address at 6th-Grade Led Shabbat Service

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Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2013

Sermon by Rabbi Mark H. Levin, 4 May 2013Torah portion B'har-B'chukotai, Leviticus 25:1-27:34Download or play the audio recording

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Vayeitzei 5772-Between a Rock and a Holy Place

Rabbi Jim's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 3:18

Recently I had the honor to write the Devar Acher for the URJ's 10 Mintues of Torah. I want to share my reading of this passage with you this week.

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YJN #197 - 04/04/10 - "Twinning" congregations

Your Jewish Neighborhood

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2010 7:49

Please visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Congregation Tzur Hadassah, Temple Isaiah's twinning partner YJN #141, our first discussion on synagogue twinning URJ page on twinning

YJN #186 - 10/14/09 - A Look at Temple Isaiah's Revamped Website

Your Jewish Neighborhood

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2009 15:53

Remember to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home: YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: URJ on synagogue use of online technology Eleven Tips for a Great Synagogue Website (PDF download) Judaism 2.0: A New Generation of Synagogue Websites, from PRWeb Ten Things to Include on Your Synagogue Website Synagogue websites can attract visitors by adding value, from The Rebbetzin's Husband blog Finally, Shul Web Sites Coming of Age, from New York's The Jewish Week

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NFTYcast: A Teen Interfaith Dialogue

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2008 6:38

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YJN #66 - 11/09/06 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on affiliation

Your Jewish Neighborhood

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2006 15:12

This week's links: Synagogue affiliation growing (a 2002 article)Shul affiliation rising (United Jewish Communities article)Building your synagogue community (from URJ)

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NFTYcast: Israel Elections - A Reform Response

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2006 14:12

Listen to the most recent NFTYcast!

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NFTYcast: Hurricane Katrina

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2006 7:30

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NFTYcast: Martin Luther King Jr.

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2006 19:22

Listen to the most recent NFTYcast!

NFTYcast: Ariel Sharon