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Things aren’t going well for married couple Linda (Jennifer Aniston) and George (Paul Rudd) HBO has rejected Linda’s documentary on Penquins suffering from testicular cancer. They felt it wasn’t sexy or violent enough…And…George’s company has just been raided by the FBI. Oh…he’s also been fired. To make matter worse, Linda and George can no longer […]
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For those of you who would rather listen to Two Minutes of Torah in a podcast form, here is an alternative Two Minutes of Torah about this week’s portion of Terumah: (You can also subscribe to receive this weekly via iTunes). http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/002.mp3Podcast: Download
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What role should ego play in learning and teaching? Is it ever appropriate to use Torah as a means for elevating oneself above others? Can one degrade others in the service of learning or teaching Torah? Join Rabbi Michael Knopf as he explores these questions in the 7th chapter of the Tomer Devorah by Rabbi […]
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This week, Aaron Heman had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at the Jewish Week Grand Wine Tasting Competition.
In this episode, he explored what it takes to be a judge in a wine competition? How do you judge wines? He also had the opportunity to learn how the judges of the Jewish Week’s Grand Wine Tasting rate wines and pick the finalist for the wine competition.
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After watching Hanan and his father in the episode “You Can Dance”, we invite you to use the following Study Guide to deepen your thinking about the topic of Gratitude and Happiness..
This study guide, by Rabbi Leora Kaye, deepens the conversation that this animation will ilicit.
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In Episode Three of Jewish Food for Thought: An Animated Series, Hanan and his father discuss the need for gratitude.
They discuss what counts as accomplishments, and the difficulty in appreciating the little things in life.
Please let us know your thoughts. What did this animation make you think about? What is your concept of gratitude? Are you able to enjoy the little pleasures in life? Please comment below, and begin the conversation.
Jewish Food for Thought is made possible through the support of The Covenant Foundation and the Foundation for Jewish Culture.
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The question is not “were you at Sinai?” but “were you there after Sinai?” Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Mishpatim. For more information please visit romemu.org. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/romemu/060.mp3Podcast: Download
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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the torah portion Mishpatim.
More specifically, “Lauviticus” explores Exodus, Chapter 23, Verse 12 and the word Nafesh. Nafesh has many possible translations, but Amichai explores the connection between this word and it’s root word Nefesh. How do these two words connect?
Listen in to how Amichai explores grapples with this question.
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For a long-time now, Rabbi Danny Burkeman has been writing a weekly piece on the torah portion, but now it is available as a podcast. We hope you will enjoy it. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/001.mp3Podcast: Download
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Can you take your capacity for bad and use it for good? What counts as “bad” and what counts as “good?” And how do you direct even your negative qualities toward positivity? Join Rabbi Knopf as he explores these questions in the 6th chapter of the Tomer Devorah by Rabbi Moses Cordovero. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/Tisch/027.mp3Podcast: Download
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