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Your Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Yom Kippur SermonIn this special series of podcasts, all falling under the umbrella of episode #238, we are proud to offer the four serllmons from Temple Isaiah's High Holy Days services.
This installment features the Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Judy Shanks.
Please be sure to visit our official home on at the web at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org 2012-10-2120 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Kol Nidre SermonIn this special series of podcasts, all falling under the umbrella of episode #238, we are proud to offer the four serllmons from Temple Isaiah's High Holy Days services.
This installment features the Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Judy Shanks.
Please be sure to visit our official home on at the web at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org 2012-10-2117 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Rosh Hashanah SermonIn this special series of podcasts, all falling under the umbrella of episode #238, are proud to offer the four serllmons from Temple Isaiah's High Holy Days services.
This installment features the Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Roberto Graetz.
Please be sure to visit our official home on at the web at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org 2012-10-2101 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Erev Rosh Hashanah SermonIn this special series of podcasts, all falling under the umbrella of episode #238, we are proud to offer the four serllmons from Temple Isaiah's High Holy Days services.
This installment features the Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Judy Shanks.
Please be sure to visit our official home on at the web at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org2012-10-2126 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #237 - 08/19/12 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on YizkorPlease visit our official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Yizkor, the Memorial Service, from My Jewish LearningYizkor, from Jewish Virtual LibraryYizkor: Just the Basics, from My KaddishThe Yizkor Book ProjectYizkor: Online Yahrzeit Reminder & Memorials, from ORTVideo: Yizkor for Martyrs, a memorial concert by David Chevan 2012-08-1907 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #236 - 07/29/12 - Rabbi Graetz on HavdalahBe sure to visit our home site:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Havdalah, from the Jewish Virtual Library Havdalah: Taking Leave of Shabbat, from My Jewish Learning The Magic of Havdalah Havdalah Blessings The Havdalah Ceremony: Distinctions and origins Making Havdalah Simply (video)2012-07-3010 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #235 - Rabbi Nicki Greninger on Total Physical Response (TPR) for learning languagesBe sure to visit us at our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
The ABC's of the Total Physical Response Wikipedia listing on TPR Your TPR Source TPR and Language Acquisition (Video) Total Physical Response: A Short Introduction (PDF)2012-06-2211 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #234 - 04/28/12 - A Child of Temple IsaiahBe sure to visit Your jewish Neighborhood at our official home:
www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org2012-04-2819 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #233 - 03/31/12 - Some Passover MusicBe sure to visit us at our official website:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Passover Music from TheHolidaySpot.com Alan Eder and Friends Debbie Friedman's website Passover Music from Kosher4Passover.com A downloadable PDF Passover Haggadah2012-04-0109 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #232 - 03/17/12 - Rabbi Greninger on Grade-Based Alternatives to Jewish EducationBe sure to visit us at our official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Alternative Models for Jewish Education, from the Rejewvenate! blog Outcome-based education, a description from Wikipedia Jewish Educational TrendsJewish Education Change NetworkTemple Isaiah's Religious School2012-03-1810 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #231 - 02/19/12 - Rabbi Greninger on The Hebrew ProjectBe sure to visit our official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Hebrew Project Wiki Hebrew Language, resources from the University of Texas at Austin Hebrew Blackboard, Hebrew teaching resources What Happened to 'Hebrew' in Hebrew School? Expriment in Congregational Education The Jewish Education Project2012-02-2011 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #230 - 01/29/12 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Temple Isaiah's Founding 60 Years AgoBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:
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This week's one and only link:
Temple Isaiah: Celebrating 60 Years
2012-01-3011 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #229 - 01/07/12 - Nina Simone Gotch, Education Director, Anti-Defamation LeaguePlease visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Anti-Defamation League What is Anti-Semitism?, from the ADL Anti-Semitic violence doubled in 2009, from the Jerusalem Post The shocking statistics ab out anti-Semitism in America, YouTube video FBI's 2010 hate crime statistics from ACoordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism Public education Campaign to End Campus Anti-Semitism, from the US Commission on Civil Rights Simon Wiesenthal Center2012-01-0711 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #228 - 12/19/11 - Rabbi Shanks on the Significance of ChanukahBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official website:
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This week's links
Chanukah, from the Jewish Virtual Library Rabbis shed light on Chanukah's importance, from the Palm Beach Daily News The Meaning of Chanukah, from Being Jewish Eight Days of Chanukah -- What's the Spiritual Significance, from aJudaica.com Judaism 101: Chanukah Chanukah, American Style, from the American Jewish Historical Society2011-12-2011 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #227 - 12/11/11 - The Campaign for Youth EngagementBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This weeks links:
The URJ's Campaign for Youth Engagement Jewish Parents: how to Get Teens to Keep Engaged After 13, from Radical parenting Preventing Post B'nai Mitzvah Dropout-itis, from Reform Judaism Online Study Finds 'Man Crisis' in Liberal Jewish Circles 2011-12-1108 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #226 - 11/14/11 - Modern Synagogue CommunicationsVisit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood:
www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Who Reads Synagogue Newsletters? Marketing the Shul: What's Working and What Needs to Work U.S. Synagoges Lag in Use of Web and Social Media Technologies Temple Isaiah's Facebook page Rabbi Judy Shanks on Twitter2011-11-1413 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #225 - Cantor Korn on Selichot - 10/23/11Visit our official website at:
www.yourjewishneighborhood.org
This week's links:
Questions and answers about Selichot from the Orthodox Union Selichot: Prayers of Repetence, from MyJewishLearning.com Selicot at the Western Wall, from YouTube When do we begin saying Selichot and why?, from AskMoses.com Music of Selichot and the High Holy Days from Sinai Temple, Springfield, MA Selichot for iPhone and iPad, from The Jewish iPhone Magazine2011-10-2411 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #224 - 09/25/18 - Why Hebrew Letters are Used for NumbersVisit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood for show notes and more:
www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
Hebrew Numbers Numbers in Hebrew Video Lesson: Hebrew 101 - Numbers & Days The Confusion of Hebrew Numbers Kabbalah: Meaning of Numbers Symbolism of "Chai", 182011-09-2611 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #223 - 09/01/11 - Rabbi Graetz on Israel and the Arab SpringPlease visit the official YJN website:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Arab Spring spells uncertainty for Israel, from BBC Israel's Arab Spring?, from The Huffington Post Israel must not ignore the Arab Spring, from Haaretz.com Israeli Summer is no Arab Spring, from USA Today What the Arab Spring Means for Israel and Palestine, from NPR Has the Arab Spring arrived in Israel?, from Al Jazeera English2011-09-0209 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #222 - 08/02/11 - Judaism and "End Times"Be sure to visit our official website atYourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
The apocalypse in Judaism from Jewish Encyclopedia Apocalypse Then, from Reform Judaism magazine Revelation/Apocalypse vs. Torah Prophesies? Apocalyptic Literature in the Old Testament and Early Judaism, a bibliography Apocalypses and the Apocalypse, from Messianic Jewish Musings Jewish End of Days, a blog dedicated to "a Jewish perspective on the end times and the coming of the Messiah" Judaism section of the Wikipedia listing for "End Time" Mashiach: The Messiah listing from Judaism 1012011-08-0210 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #221 - 07/12/11 - Val Morehouse Reads "The Castle on Hester Street"Be sure to visit our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
The Castle on Hester Street on Amazon.com Reviews and discussions of The Castle on Hester Street 2011-07-1312 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #220 - Satan in Judaism - 6/28/11Be sure to visit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood:
www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Satan from JewishEnyclopedia.com Jews believe in The Satan, and not in the devil, from WhatJewsBelieve.org Do Jews Believe in Satan? from About.com Does Judaism Believe in Satan? from BeingJewish.com2011-06-2807 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #219 - 06/11/11 - Rabbi Forrest on Making Shabbat MeaningfulBe sure to visit our official home:
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This week's links
How to Make Shabbat More Meaningful Top Ten Ways to Make Shabbat a Fun Family Celebration "Get Off the Internet, It's Shabbat!" Is it considered Melacha to use the internet on Shabbat? Shabbat in the Community Reimagining Shabbat, by Rabbi Eric H. Yoffe2011-06-1111 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #218 - 05/09/11 - Teen Trip to the Religious Action CenterBe sure to visit our official home for more detailed show notes:
YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Relgious Action Center RAC Facebook page Temple Isaiah's Confirmation program2011-05-1010 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #217 - 04/18/11 - Pesach melodiesBe sure to visit our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Passover tunes (the source for this week's music)Jewish music, including Sephardic tunes Passover songs and musicMusic for PassoverPassover Music (from Holiday Spot)2011-04-1940 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #216 - 04/03/11 - Rabbi Shanks of Rabbinic SabbaticalsFind our official podcast home at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Preparing For A Rabbinic Sabbatical From The Perspective Of The Congregational Leadership, from the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Sabbatical Preparations, from Rabbi Adam Morris of Denver, Colorado's Temple Micah Rabbinic Sabbatical Overview (PDF) Official Bhutan website Bhutan Travel Information and Travel Guide from Lonely Planet2011-04-0413 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #215 - 03/10/11 - Two Books, Two Views of the Israeli Political SituationBe sure to visit us at our official home:
www.yourjewishneighborhood.org
This week's links:
Saving Israel, by Daniel Gordis (from the right) Saving Israel on Amazon.com Reviews of "Saving Israel The Holocaust is Over, by Avraham Burg (from the left) The Independent's feature story on "The Holocaust is Over" The Holocaust is Over on Amazon.com2011-03-1113 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #214 - 02/20/11 - What Jews Want Their Christian Friends to KnowVisit us at our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood
This week's links:
What I Wish My Christian Friends Knew About Judaism A Yahoo Answers contribution Jewish Answers to Christian Questions Our Christan Friends2011-02-2016 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #213 - 01/23/11 - A Cantorial Concert at the VaticanPlease be sure to visit our official home:
Your Jewish Neighborhood
This week's links:
American Cantors to Perform at Vatican, from The Jewish Week Cantor Sally Neff's Vatican Audition (video) 20 Jewish cantors walk into a church -- it's no joke, from JTA American Conference of Cantors2011-01-2312 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #212 - 01/09/11 - Rabbi Greninger on Talking to Young Children about DeathBe sure to visit our official home:
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This week's links:
How can I explain death to my Jewish grandchild? from "Ask the Reform Rabbi" Life, Death and Mourning, from Judaism 101 2011-01-0919 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #211 - 12/19/10 - The Jewish Perspective on BullyingVisit us at our official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
What does Judaism say about bullying? from Moment magazine Bullying is Antithetical to Judaism from JewishWeek Behind Bullying, from Reform Judaism Bullies Among Us, from Jewish Journal Help Stop Bulling, a Jewish Federation initiative focused on LGBT bullying There's No Place for Bullying in God's World, from Jewish Exponent2010-12-2011 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #210 - 12/01/10 - What the Maccabees Can Teach Us About Celebrating HanukkahBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Wikipedia listing for the Maccabees Behaving like Maccabees, Beliefnet article in acting more like Maccabees than ancient Greeks Hanukkah Lessons for Today, from Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center Maccabees re-establish independence in the land of Israel, from Jewish Agency for Israel Christmas-izing of Chanukah, from Jewish Journal2010-12-0212 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #209 - 11/21/10 - Angels in JudaismBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.org
This week's links:
By Fire, By Water, by Mitchell James Kaplan, at Amazon.com Video promo for By Fire, By Water Angels in Judaism, an overview by Judy Silver Index of Wikipedia listings for Angels in Judaism Angels in Jewish Tradition, by Rabbi David Wolpe, on BeliefNet2010-11-2110 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #207 - 10/12/10 - The origins and evolution of ZionismBe sure to visit our official website at: Your Jewish Neighborhood
This week's links:
A Definition of Zionism from the Jewish Virtual Library Zionism on the Web A definition and history of Zionism from MideastWeb.org Jews Against Zionism, an alternative point of view Theodor Herzl, founder of political Zionism, from Wikipedia2010-10-1214 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #206 - 09/26/10 - Decorating Your Home Sukkah Can Be a New Family Tradition
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This week's links:
Decorate Your Sukkah, from Simply Manischewitz Decorating the Sukkah, from Sukkot.com Easy and Inspiring Sukkah Decorations Need some ideas for Skukkah Decorations? Homemade Sukkah Decoration Crafts for Sukkot2010-09-2614 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #205 - 09/06/10 - Cantor Korn on Getting Kids Excited about Jewish MusicBe sure to visit us at our official home at www.yourjewishneighborhood.org!
This week's links:
Temple Isaiah's music programs for kids and teens Places to study Jewish music Milken Archive of Jewish Music Jewish Music that Doesn't Kid Around, article from The Jewish Week Wikipedia listing for cantillation2010-09-0711 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #204 - 08/17/10 - Getting a GetPlease visit our official website:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Divorce, from the Jewish Virtual Library The Jewish Divorce Getting a Get, from Ask the Rabbi Jewish Divorce Law from WomensLaw.org How to Get a Jewish Divorce from eHow2010-08-1707 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #203 - 07/25/10 - Jewish Valentine's DayVisit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official site:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Wikipedia listing for Tu B'Av A Day of Love from My Jewish Learning Jewish Valentine's Day Tu B'Av Still Eludes Definition, 1997 article from J Weekly The Great Tu B'Av Project2010-07-2507 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #202 - 07/11/10 - Soundseeing Tour of Jewish Prague, Part 2Please visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.org
This week's links:
Kosher Prague Wikipedia Listing for The Old-New Synagogue in Prague The Spanish Synagogue in Prague Prague's Old Jewish Cemetery Prague Jewish MuseumTour Guide Lenka Martinkova's Website2010-07-1218 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #201 - 07/03/10 - Soundseeing Tour of Prague's Jewish Quarter, Part 1Visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.org
This week's links:
Tour guide Lenka Martinkova's website Virtual Jewish History tour of Prague Jewish Magazine article, Prague and the Jews Contemporary Jewish Culture in Prague Judaism listing in the Portal of Prague2010-07-0426 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #200 - 06/04/10 - Cantor Leigh Korn on Melodies for V'Ahavta and Mi ChamocaPlease be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.org
This week's links:
Cantor Korn chants the V'Ahavta; transliteration included V'Ahavta lessons, from Torah Focus Mi Chamoca, chanted by former Temple Isaiah Cantor Chanin Becker, with transliteration included Fusion: Tradition and Change in Synagogue Music, from the United Synagogue Review2010-06-0513 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #199 - A YJN Mystery: How Did Longfellow Come By His Talmudic Knowledge?Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:http://www.yourjewishneighborhood.org
This week's links:
Wikipedia listing for Sandalphon Archaeon Sandalphon from Inner Light-Workers Sandalphon, the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Sandalphon: Facts, Discusion Forum and Encyclopedia Article The Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in its entirety, from Google Books2010-05-2408 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #198 - 04/20/10 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Judaism in Latin AmericaBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home.
This week's links:
History of the Jews in Latin America, from Wikipedia Progressive Judaism on the Map in Argentina The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Brazil The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Argentina Are the Jews of Argentina Disappearing?2010-04-2010 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #197 - 04/04/10 - "Twinning" congregationsPlease 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 twinning2010-04-0507 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #196 - 03/18/10 - Reform Judaism's Stance on LGBT IssuesPlease visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its regular home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
History of Reform Judaism's position on homosexuality, from ReligiousTolerance.org Gays & Lesbians Under the Chupah, from Reform Judaism Magazine Judaism and Same-sex Marriage, from MyJewishLearning.com Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism page on LGBT rights The REform Movement on LGBT Issues, from Jewish Mosaic, the National Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity2010-03-1914 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #195 - 02/28/10 - Rabbi Shanks on God's Role in Natural DisastersPlease visit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood for complete show notes and more!
This week's links:
The Jewish response to natural disasters On Judaism: When disaster strikes, from the Jerusalem Post Is God in Haiti?, from Reform Judaism blog The Jewish way of responding to natural disasters2010-03-0115 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #194 - 02/14/10 - The Ritual and Relevance of TefillinBe sure to visit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood.
This week's links:
Detailed information about Tefillin from Judaica Guide Video tutorial on putting on Tefillin from YouTube The Mitzvah of Tefillin from BeingJewish.com Prayers for putting on Tefillin from Judaism 101 Meditation for Tefillin from "The Torah: A Women's Commentary"2010-02-1415 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #193 - 02/02/10 - The Evolution of Tu B'ShevatVisit us at our official website, www.YourJewishNeigbhborhood.org
This week's links:
Judaism 101's entry on Tu B'Shevat a Tu B'Shevat rap from the JNF on YouTube A Tu B'Shevat seder (downloadable PDF) Another Tu B'Shevat seder Tu B'Shevat recipe index2010-02-0313 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #192 - 01/21/10 - Removing the Stigma of Mental IllnessBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home, YourJewishNeighborhood.org.This week's links:
P'tach Libeynu, Temple Isaiah's mental illness support program
Overcoming the stigma of mental illness, from The Mayo Clinic
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Judaism and Mental Illness, from My Jewish Learning2010-01-2219 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #191 - 01/06/10 - The pressure on kids to be perfectBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.orgThis week's links:
Resilience of the Soul, from URJ Books
How to begin a Resilience of the Soul Program, from the URJ
The Jewish Publication Society2010-01-0612 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #190 - 12/19/09 - Rabbi Forrest on Rosh Chodesh: It's a Girl Thing
Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official home, www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
Rosh Chodesh explained by Judaism 101
Wikipedia listing for Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Hodesh: It's a Girl Thing
Moving Traditions
Rosh Chodesh at Temple Isaiah2009-12-1910 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #189 - How to handle a child who doesn't want a Bar or Bat MitzvahPlease be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home!In this episode, Rabbi Alissa Forrest talks about how Temple Isaiah addresses teens who resist having a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.This week's links:
But mom, I don't want a Bar Mitzvah, from the Jewish Journal
What to do when the kid just says "no!", from the Jewish Journal
Bar and Bat Mitzvah, from Wikipedia
Resources on Reform Bar and Bat Mitzvah2009-12-0211 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #188 - 11/13/09 - A Taste of the Women of Reform Judaism BiennialBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official website, www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org.
This week's links:
WRJ Biennial site with videos and daily newsletters
Women of Reform Judaism
URJ Biennial site2009-11-1416 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #187 - 10/31/09 - Jeanette Gross on Healing CirclesVisit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its regular website, www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org.This week's links:Jeanette Gross's Sacred Hebrew Chant site
Healing Circles
Chanting and healing circles at Temple Isaiah
Jewish Healing and Programs from the National Center for Jewish Healing2009-11-0113 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #186 - 10/14/09 - A Look at Temple Isaiah's Revamped WebsiteRemember 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 Week2009-10-1415 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #185 - 09/25/09 - Cantor Leigh Korn on the ShofarPlease visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home, www.yourjewishneighborhood.org.This week's links:Wikipedia listing for the shofar
Sounding the Shofar, with audio
The Shofar, with audio
Video presentation of how a shofar is made
Video of shofar sounds
Sounding the Shofar, from My Jewish Learning
Shofar, from Jewish Virtual Library
Shofar sounds for the iPhone and iTouch2009-09-2716 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #184 - 09/17/09 - Cantor Korn on Preparing for the High Holy DaysPlease visit us at our official home, www.yourjewishneighborhood.org.This week's links:
Songs from Sinai, from The Jewish Magazine
In approaching the High Holy Days, it Pays to Take Time to Prepare, from the Jewish Journal
Entering the High Holy Days: A Complete Guide to the History, Prayers and Themes&, a complete book on Google Books
American Conference of Cantors2009-09-1711 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #183 - 09/04/09 - Rabbi Graetz on Israeli CultureBe sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home: www.yourjewishneighborhood.orgThis week's links:Wikipedia listing for Culture of Israel
About.com listing for Israeli Culture
Israel Symphony OrchestraIsrael Food and Dining from iExplore.com
Israel Science and Technology
Article on Israeli wine from Wine News2009-09-0511 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #182 - 08/23/09 - Reasons to Visit Israel from Rabbi Roberto GraetzThis week's links:Israel Wonders, Israel's official tourism site
55 reasons to visit Israel from AISH.com
Why American Jews should visit Israel NOW
Israel listing from CIA World Factbook
Actor Zach Braff: All Jews should visit Israel. from JewTastic2009-08-2409 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #181 - 08/10/09 - Val Morehouse Reads "A Prayer for the Earth"Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home, www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org.
This week's links:
Amazon listing for A Prayer for the Earth
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso's page on Amazon
Naamah from JewishEncyclopedia.com
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso on Answers.com
2009-08-1117 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #180 - 07/25/09 - Rabbi Shanks on Officiating at Interfaith WeddingsPlease visit our official home at YourJewishNeighborhood.org!This week's links:
Wikipedia article on interfaith marriage in Judaism
Jewish View of Intermarriage from About.com
Challenges Facing Interfaith Couples Before & After Marriage, from My Jewish Learning
Interfaith Family, "Encouraging Jewish Choices & a Welcoming Jewish Community"
"Outreach: The Next Generation" discussion and study guide, from Reform Judaism magazine2009-07-2611 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #179 - 07/12/09 - Rabbi Judy Shanks' Experience with the Women of the WallBe sure to join us at our official home, YourJewishNeighborhood.org.
This week's links:Women of the Wall
Women of the Wall blog
The Women of the Wall, Twenty Years On, from Jewcy
Wikipedia listing for Women of the Wall
Women of the Wall coverage by Israel Religious Action Center2009-07-1314 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #178 - 06/30/09 - Rabbi Greninger on Music in the Religious School CurriculumPlease visit the permanent home of "Your Jewish Neighborhood" for additional resources.This week's linksJewish Music Blog from Hebrew College
New Jewish Education music archive
The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
Teruah Jewish Music blog2009-07-0111 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #177 - 06/15/09 - Rabbi Greninger on Talking to Children About DeathFor more details and to comment on this podcast, please visit our primary home page at YourJewishNeighborhood.org
This week's links:
URJ Q&A on Talking to Children About Death
How to Talk to Your Kids About Death, from the Jewish Journal
Helping Children of Different Ages Cope with Death, from My Jewish Learning
When children experience dath, from Mishpacha (a virtual community for Jewish families)
From "Ask the Reform Rabbi," How can I explain death to my Jewish grandhcild?2009-06-1616 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #176 - 05/30/09 - Rabbi Alissa Forrest on the Torah's OriginsPlease join us at our regular website, www.yourjewishneighborhood.org!This week's links:
The rules of Torah reading
Judaism 101's Torah listing
The Written Law, from the Jewish Virtual Library
Writing the Torah, from the aish.com "Jewish Literacy" site2009-05-3111 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #175- 05/20/09 - Rabbi Forrest on Eco-KashrutThis week's links:
From My Jewish Learning, Eco-Kashrut: Environmental Standards for What and How We Eat
Eco-kashrut: A new way of eating Jewishly
Self-Sufficiency Sundays, progressive Judaism blog posts to inspire eco-kashrut behaviors
Eco-kashrut category from The Jew & The Carrot
Eco-Kashrut: You Are What You Eat, from Virtual Talmud2009-05-2009 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #174 - 05/05/09 - A Musical Interlude with KlezmericaBe sure to visit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood.This week's links:
Klezmerica website
Download free music from Klezmerica
Klezmerica on MySpace
A review of Klezmerica
Klezmer listing from Wikipedia
The Mighty Kleztones, Temple Isaiah's youth klezmer band2009-05-0517 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #173 - 04/19/09 - Rabbi Graetz on Daily Prayers and BlessingsBe sure to visit the home of Your Jewish Neighborhood, where you'll find more detailed show notes.
This week's links:
Wikipedia's List of Jewish Prayers and Blessings
Prayers and Blessings from Judaism 101
Daily Blessings from Siddur.org
Sitting Shivah, from the Judaica Guide
Havdalah, from the Virtual Jewish Library2009-04-2011 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #172 - 03/31/09 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Jewish Communities and the EconomyThis week's links:
URJ's Rabbi Eric Yoffe on the current economy crisis
From URJ: Synagogues, Rabbis and the Financial Crisis: Comments to the Union Board
Financial Crisis: What Would the Talmud Do?" from Time Magazine2009-04-0109 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #171 - 03/17/09 - Interview with Youth Director Dan LangeThis week's links:
NFTY, National Federation of Temple Youth
NFTY on Facebook
Jewish youth organizations from About.com
LAFTY, Lafayette (California) Temple Youth
Temple Isaiah's Camp Kefli
Simcha, Temple Isiaah's 5-6th grade group
Anachnu, Temple Isaiah's 7-8th grade group
Noar Night, Temple Isaiah's Teen School2009-03-1810 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #170 - 03/01/09 - Rabbi Forrest on RACBe sure to visit the official home of "Your Jewish Neighborhood at www.yourjewishneighborhood.org!This week's links:
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Wikipedia listing for Rabbi David Saperstein
RAC blog
Rabbi Saperstein's recent Huffington Post column, "Our Rights in Peril: The Future of the Courts"2009-03-0210 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #169 - 02/22/09 - Susan Lieber on Jewish Deli FoodsBe sure to visit the official "Your Jewish Neighborhood" site!This week's links:
Jewish delicatessens, the Wikipedia listing
Everything you always wanted to know about Jewish delis, from Kosmix.com
10 great places to nosh on authentic Jewish deli food, 2006 article from USA Today
Save the Deli, a site dedicated to the preservation of Jewish delis
Brent's Delicatessen & Restaurant in Los Angeles
Stage Delicatessen, New York
Carnegie Deli, New York
Katz's Delicatessen, New York
2nd Ave. Deli, New York2009-02-2316 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #168 - 02/04/09- Rabbi Nicki Greninger on Becoming a RabbiThis week's links:
Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner discusses becoming a Rabbi on About.com
Hebrew Union College, the Reform movement seminary
How to Become a Rabbi, from eHow.com
Rabbi: Teacher, Preacher, Judge -- But Not Priest, from MyJewishLearning.com2009-02-0523 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #167 - 01/25/09 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on personal spiritual practicesThis week's links:
Prayer upon waking, from Wikipedia
Chesed explained, from aish.com
Various prayers for eating
A Book of Life, from Amazon.com2009-01-2613 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #166 - 01/16/09 - Cantor Leigh Korn on Keeping KosherThis week's links:
Kosher Dietary Laws from Judaism 101
The world's best known Kosher trademark
Kosher database
Kashrut.com, "the premier Kosher information source on the Internet
Kosher Cooking (recipes)2009-01-1713 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #165 - 01/02/09 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Healing PrayersThis week's links:
Mi Sheberakh: May the One Who Blessed, from MyJewishLearning.com
Jewish Healing, "Your place for healing on the Internet," from JewishLink
Jewish Healing Prayer on YouTube from Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg
Healing Prayers, Poems, and Meditations, Chapter IV from "The Mitzvah of Healing" by Hara Person
Download a free copy of MiShebeirach by Debbie Friedman (click the "healing work" link)2009-01-0310 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #164 - 12/19/08 - Librarian Val Morehouse Reads a Chanukah TaleThis week's links:
A Conversation with Arthur A. Levine
Reviews of "All the Lights in the Night"
Amazon.com listing for "All the Lights in the Night
All Arthur E. Levine books from Amazon.com2008-12-2014 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #163 - 11/24/08 - Cantor Korn on Movement During PrayerThis week's links:
Let's Schmooze about Davening
Jewish Liturgy from Judaism 101, including a section on bowing
Rite and Reason passage on standing on your toes for "Kadosh" (a Google book search result)
AskMoses.com answers a question about motions during "Oseh Shalom"2008-11-2511 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #162 - 11/15/08 - Jewish Community Free ClinicThis week's links:
Jewish Community Free Clinic
2002 J article on Jewish Community Free Clinic
MetroActive article on the clinic
KCBS coverage of the clinic2008-11-1627 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #161 - 10/31/08 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on the Women's Torah CommentaryThis week's links:
Official site of Women's Torah Commentary
2008-11-0120 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #160 - 10/21/08 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Reform Judaism in Latin AmericaThis week's links:
Progressive Judaism, Wikipedia listing
World Union for Progressive Judaism
Virtual Jewish History Tour of Latin America
Union of Jewish Congregations in Latin America and the Caribbean2008-10-2110 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #159 - 10/06/08 - Revisiting Yom Kippur Musical SelectionsNote: This is a repeat of episode #111, which features two musical selections for Yom Kippur.
This week's links:
Alexander Skwortsow
Phish
Free downloadable Skworstow recordings
Avinu Maleinu from HebrewSongs.com
MyJewishLearning.com on Avinu Malkeinu
Kol Nidre from JewishEncyclopedia.com
Kol Nidre from HebrewSongs.com
Cantor Leigh Korn discusses Kol Nidre in YJN episode #57 from about this time last year2008-10-0715 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #158 - 09/28/08 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on a Rabbi's Preprations for the High Holy DaysThis week's links:
Prophet, Priest or Pastor: The Rabbi on the High Holy Days, 2004 article by Rabbi Barry H. Block
For Rabbis, the High Holy Days Demand Sermons That Soar, 1999 New York Times article
A Different Kind of Kosher Sermon, from New York's "The Jewish Week"
What will your rabbi be talking about?, 2007 article from the Jewish Journal
Do-it-yourself High Holy Days sermon, a MadLibs-like approach to sermons from the Jewish Journal2008-09-2910 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #157 - 09/17/08 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz Explains the TalmudThis week's links:Wikipedia listing for Talmud
Talmud listing from Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jewish Encyclopedia listing for Talmud
Talmud, from Jewish Virtual Library2008-09-1812 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #156 - 09/11/08 - Rabbi Greninger on Teaching Jewish Prayer to ChildrenThis week's links:
Jewish Bedtime Prayers for Children from About.com
Spiritual and Practical: A New Approach to Teaching Prayer, from the blog "New Jewish Education"
My Jewish Learning: Early Childhood
Jewish Routines for Children, from MyJewishLearning.com2008-09-1211 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #155 - 09/04/08 - Rabbi Nicki Greninger on Reysheet ServicesA warm welcome to Rabbi Nicki Greninger, Temple Isaiah's new education director!This week's links:Making Shabbat More Fun for Young Children at Home and in Synagogue, a PDF checklist
Top Ten Ways to Make Shabbat a Fun Family Celebration, from About.com
Temple Isaiah's Kindergarten page2008-09-0510 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #155 - 08/24/08 - Jews and TattoosThis week's links:
Tattooing in Jewish Law, from MyJewishLearning.comNew York Times article on Jewish tattooingJews with Tattoos, from the Boston Globe Ask the Rabbi: Jews and TattoosAlternative view: Is Getting a Tatto a Sin? 2008-08-2506 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #153 - 08/13/08 - Songs by Mordechai "Morty" SchillerThis week's links:
Download Schiller's songs for yourself
Schiller's day job, copywriter
Why are blogs like country music?, an article by Schiller2008-08-1315 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #152 - 08/03/08 - Rabbi Alissa Forrest on Birthright IsraelThis week's links:
Birthright Israel
Birthright Israel listing in Wikipedia
Birthright Israel's YouTube channel
Let's Go Israel East Bay teen Israel trip2008-08-0409 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #151 - 07/28/08 - Rabbi Forrest on Keeping Teens EngagedThis week's links:
Temple Isaiah's Confirmation ClassTop 10 Jewish sites for teens, from About.comRJ Teen, the portal to Reform Jewish teen lifeJVibe, a magazine and online community for Jewish teensConfirmation, from JewishEncyclopedia.com2008-07-2811 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #150 - 07/21/08 - Rabbi Shanks on D'var TorahThis week's links:
D'var Torah Do's and Don'ts from MyJewishLearning.com
Wikipedia listing on Torah Study
Torah commentary archives from the Union for Reform Judaism
Study Torah Online, a listing of online Torah study resources from About.com2008-07-2212 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #149 - 07/12/08 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Politics and the PulpitThis week's links:
Jewish News Weekly poll on whether rabbis should mix sermons and politics
New York Times article on the challenge of writing High Holy Days sermons
Jewish Exponent article on mixing politics and the pulpit
A Place for Politics in the Pulpit, a Belief.net article by author David Klinghoffer.2008-07-1315 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #148 - 07/04/08 - Val Morehouse reads "The Bachelor and the Bean"This week's links:
The Bachelor and the Bean" at Amazon.com
Reviews of "The Bachelor and the Bean"
About Shelley Fowles
Other books by Shelley Fowles2008-07-0508 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #147 - 06/26/08 - Rabbi Graetz on Banner Project Against TortureThis week's links:
National Religious Coalition Against Torture
Banners Across America
Rabbis for Human Rights - North America
Rabbis for Human Rights on Banner Project2008-06-2813 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #146 - 06/15/08 - Tips on Connecting with Judaism during the SummerRabbi Graetz offers some guidance on staying connected to your Judaism during the busy summer months.This week's links:
Jewish summer camps
How Jewish is Summer Camp? from the New Jersey Jewish Standard
URJ Adult Summer Retreat
Summer Reading with a Jewish Slant, from Jewish Women International
Hot Vacation Spots for Jewish Travelers2008-06-1611 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #133 - 03/01/08 - Shel Holtz on Judaism and Social MediaThis week's links:
The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy
JewishBlogging.com
A beginner's guide to Jewish blogging
Jewish Podcasts from Digital Podcasts
Jewish Webcasting
Schmooze.com, a Jewish Social Network
Ning.com, the do-it-yourself social network site2008-03-0210 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #84 - 03/15/07 - Ben Holtz on being a Jewish Soldier in the U.S. ArmyThis week's links:
2007-03-1516 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #79 - 02/08/07 - Shel Holtz on subscribing to podcastsThis week's links:
Podcast Alley Podcast 411 Apple iTunes 2007-02-0921 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #52 - 08/03/06 - Michele Holtz on YJN's first yearThis week's links:Ways to support IsraelBrit Tzedek v'ShalomUnion for Reform JudaismARZA2006-08-0414 minYour Jewish NeighborhoodYJN #20 - 12/22/05 - Michele Holtz on the role of SisterhoodThis week's links:
Women of Reform Judaism2005-12-2311 min