Archives for March 2012

March 30, 2012

Taking The Time To Examine (and Re-Examine) The Burning Bush

What a whirlwind of a week it has been! Matzah baking, Haggadah making, frogs here, frogs there, frogs are jumping everywhere! It is so beautiful to watch the many ways that the children have integrated these Passover stories into their play, their work, and into their very marrow. Children are crossing the Red Sea in […]

March 30, 2012

This Month Is For You

In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about the role of Nissan as the start of a new year. What are your mileposts? How do you mark time? Please let us know on our Facebook page Facebook.com/JCastNetwork, in the comments on our website and on Twitter @JewishConnectiv, […]

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March 30, 2012

Episode Twenty-Four: Tzav

In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the torah portion Tzav.
As we are only days away from the start of Passover, Amichai, not surprisingly, delves into the word “Matzot”. This staple of Passover, has a much deeper meaning in the Jewish texts. In Leviticus, Chapter Six, Verses 7 and 8, Matzot are discussed.
While some would merely translate this word as unleavened bread, what would you think of a translation that says that it means “holy things”?
Listen to this weeks episode to delve deeper with Amichai, “Verse Per Verse.”

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March 29, 2012

Two Jews On Mirror Mirror

Mirror, mirror on the wall…Who’s the fairest Of Us All? The answer to that question, is definitely Miss Julia Roberts, who plays Snow White’s (Lily Collins) evil stepmother/queen, in director Tarsem Singh’s new film, ‘Mirror Mirror’. Ms Roberts absolutely nails the part. In fact, she is the only reason, to see this remake of the […]

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March 29, 2012

Tzav

It is interesting to ask what will 2011 be remembered for. In today’s society it is easy to find negative events which we can unite around, but what about finding times of joy and celebration to come together as a community. The installation of the Priesthood can offer us important lessons about joining together as […]

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March 29, 2012

Episode Thirty Three: Preparing for Pesach

In a special Passover-related mini-series, Rabbi Knopf guides us through the Slonimer Rebbe’s unique approach to the prohibition of hametz (leavened food items) on Passover. It turns out that, not only are you what you eat, but what you eat can have a powerful effect on you. Can food influence a person for good or […]

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March 28, 2012

Two Jews On Wrath Of The Titans

So what’s a demigod to do when all he wants, is to live a quiet life with his son, and do a little fishing, but his daddy has other plans for him? That’s the predicament Perseus (Sam Worthington) finds himself in, when a war breaks out among the gods. Families…Can’t live with them…Can’t live without […]

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March 28, 2012

Nissan as Rosh Hashana

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March 28, 2012

Children w/Special Needs and the Jewish Community: A Conversation with Jodi and Gavin Samuels

This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to sit down with Jodi and Gavin Samuels. They have become activists in the fight to make Jewish Education available to children with Special Needs.
As parents of a child with Special Needs, they are passionate about this issue and feel that the Jewish community has not taken a strong enough stance to push Day Schools to make their programs available to children with different needs.

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March 27, 2012

A Woman of Valour

In this episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher Michal Nachmany talks about the different words for Husband and Wife. We hope that you will join us again for future episodes. If there are specific words or themes that you would like Michal to discuss, please eMail her at MzMotek@gmail.com […]