Archives for April 2012

April 15, 2012

The Jewish Hour: Edith Covensky- Israel Studies on Campus

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April 13, 2012

Two Jews On The Cabin In The Woods

‘The Cabin In The Woods’, written by Josh Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Avengers) and Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) who also directed, is one of the most clever horror films I’ve seen in a really long time. Okay, without giving too much away, here’s the scenerio…Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods […]

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April 13, 2012

The Month of Nissan and Blessing the Flowers

In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about the month of Nissan, the start of Spring, and the tradition of going out and giving a Bracha/blessing for the new flowers. Do you “stop to smell the roses”? Take moments to bless the world around us? What are […]

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April 12, 2012

Two Jews On The Three Stooges

First I must say, that I have never been a fan of ‘The Three Stooges’…never watched their tv show way back when or understood their appeal. Slapstick, over the top comedy has never been my thing. So you can imagine how much I was dreading seeing the Farrelly Brothers new film ‘The Three Stooges’. Well […]

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April 12, 2012

Shemini

What can numbers teach us about the laws of kashrut? It is interesting to spot the numbers present in Leviticus 11, and see how these might impact on our understanding of what it means to keep kosher. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/009.mp3Podcast: Download

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April 12, 2012

Episode Thirty Five: How To Emulate God

Sustaining Jewish learning is one of the ways we can embody God’s eternity. Join Rabbi Michael Knopf as he explores this idea in the 8th chapter of the Tomer Devorah by Rabbi Moses Cordovero. Join Rabbi Michael Knopf as he explores these questions from teh Tomer Devorah by Rabbi Moses Cordovero. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/Tisch/035.mp3Podcast: Download

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April 11, 2012

In God’s Image

In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about a key element of Judaism, humanity being Betzelem Elohim, In God’s Image. How do you deal with those who seem less “godly” those people who are difficult to deal with? Please let us know your thougths on our Facebook […]

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April 11, 2012

Reuniting The Rubins

This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to speak to the writer and director of “Reuniting the Rubins.”

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April 10, 2012

Pesach II

In this episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher Michal Nachmany talks about the Haggadah, the Four Questions and the noticeable absence of Moshe in the Seder. We hope that you will join us again for future episodes. If there are specific words or themes that you would like […]

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April 9, 2012

Two Jews On Lockout

The year is 2079…And in this so-called SciFi futuristic thriller, entitled ‘Lockout’, 500 of the most violent criminals are kept in a state of suspended animation on a space station orbiting above earth. This high tech penitentiary is known as MS One. I say so-called, because the sleeping prisoners are the only aspect of this […]