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Archives for January 2013

Faith Is Not A Noun

Let me explain. In the English language, the word “faith” is, indeed, a noun. The Miriam-Webster dictionary tells us that faith means a. an allegiance to duty or to a person; b. belief and trust in and loyalty to G-d or a firm belief in something for which there is no proof. Yet, while one […]

Beshalach: A Leap of Faith

With the sea in front of them the Israelites had to take a leap of faith to leave Egypt and their life of slavery behind. And it was one man who stepped forward to lead the way. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is […]

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A New Tu B’Shvat Limerick

It’s been a while, but I was inspired by Tu B’Shvat…… In the Mishnah our rabbis all taught To remember the 15th of Shvat We eat fruit, nuts and flora And read from the Torah And plant trees on land JNF bought

CHOOSE: The Choosing People – Not the Chosen People (Beshalach)

Welcome to WORD. A weekly word from the world’s best seller.
In this weeks episode, Amichai Lau-Lavie focuses on the word CHOOSE, and the Torah portion Beshalach.
To subscribe or read the text version of this blog, and to learn more about Amichai Lau-Lavie please visit Amichai.me.

Tu B’Shvat, Trees and Metaphors

Welcome to the latest episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) with Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity. As we approach the holiday of Tu B’Shvat, the New Year for Trees, take a few moments to think about how trees are important in our world and how they can be a metaphor for […]

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Service Of The Heart Episode Sixty Eight

Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students discuss Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s monumental collection of essays on Jewish prayer, “Man’s Quest for God.” This week, we discuss “Praying by Proxy,” and wonder: “Has the temple become the graveyard where prayer is buried?” Does synagogue prayer move you? Should it? How can our places of […]

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Shekeidiya- Almond Trees

In this episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher talks about the the Shekeidiya (The Almond Tree) and the classic song that is sung on Tu B’Shvat. We hope that you will join us again for future episodes. If there are specific words or themes that you would like Michal […]

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