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First off, I must say that there are some actors that I just enjoy watching…Doesn’t really matter all that much what they do up on the silver screen…I just like them…And Jason Statham is one of them. Is he a great actor? That’s yet to be determined, but he’s definitely an entertaining one. In his […]
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This week in the double Torah portion of Acharei-Mot Kedoshim we read the holiness code, and in the midst of it we are given instructions about how to treat the stranger. We know that we should love our neighbor as ourselves; but how are we supposed to relate to and treat the stranger. You can […]
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Making sex sacred helps us embody God’s virtue of Yesod, or Foundation. Treating sexuality as a manifestation of our holiness helps us bring godliness into the world. Join Rabbi Michael Knopf as he explores these ideas in the 8th chapter of the Tomer Devorah by Rabbi Moses Cordovero. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/Tisch/037.mp3Podcast: Download
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Unlike John, the other half of the ‘Two Jews On Film, it doesn’t take a lot for me to enjoy a film…Basically, I want to care about the characters and their story. And this brings me to my problem with…’The Five Year Engagement’, directed by Nicholas Stoller (‘Get Him To The Greek’) I just didn’t […]
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Another Yom HaShoah has come and gone, now 67 years since the end of World War II. Not that in all those years we’ve gotten it just right when it comes to marking these most overwhelming events in all the 4,000 years of the Jewish people. I think about this a lot, as a synagogue […]
In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about his recent trip to Las Vegas, and how struck he was by the role of gambling in Sin City. While Jewish texts do not forbid gambling, Arnie thinks through how much we all gamble, and not just at the […]
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This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to visit New York Tech Day. NY Tech Day is a “science fair” for tech startups to showcase their companies to the public, investors and press.
Many of the most prominent NY Tech startups attended including tumblr, Meetup, SecondMarket, Boxee, and Knewton. The event will also showcase newbies such as SpaceSplitter, Digital Ocean, Unroll.me and Songza. In addition, more than 35 notable VC firms attended, including Spark Capital, Greycroft Partners and Lerer Ventures.
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In this episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher Michal Nachmany talks about Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. Michal teaches about how this important day is commemorated in Israel, teaching Hebrew words as she goes along. We hope that you will join us again for future episodes. If there are […]
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When studying parshat Metzora You learn to never ignore… a peculiar emission Or painful condition That’s explained in detail in the torah
If your skin is scaly and sore And is oozing with grossness and gore You’ll be labeled “unclean” Till the priest intervenes And dunks you in water that’s pure
