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June 25, 2012

The Connected Educator – A Summer Book Report

The summer is that glorious time when I get to catch up on all those books I didn’t have time to read during the course of the school year. Along with my beloved escapist novels (at the moment I’m reading Robopocalypse: A Novel, by Daniel H. Wilson) I’ve also started The Connected Educator: Learning and […]

June 25, 2012

How to CHILL OUT When things Get Tough

Do you deal with difficult people? (In other words, are you alive and an active member of society?) In this week’s podcast, you’ll learn the C.H.I.L.L. O.U.T. steps for taking your frustration down a few notches. If you would like to contact Deb, she can be reached on facebook at facebook.com/deborahgraysonriegel or via twitter @myjewishcoach or […]

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June 24, 2012

The Jewish Hour: The Philosophy of Judaism

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June 22, 2012

Tisha B’Av

In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about a topic that we often don’t look forward to talking about, loss, and mourning and death. But he focuses on the little things as much as the big ones. Have you taken the time to mourn the loss of […]

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June 21, 2012

PEJE Presents: Dan Ariely on Jewish Day School and the “Free” Way

This episode of Smorgasbord, was produced by PEJE (The Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education) In this episode, Ken Gordon sat down with author Dan Ariely to discuss Jewish Day School and the “Free” way.
For more context about this conversation, we invite you to visit the PEJE blog where there is a full post.
For more information about Dan Ariely’s books please visit his Authors page on Amazon.

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June 21, 2012

Korach: Memorializing The Sacred and Profane

What do the Hunger Games and Korach have to teach us about memorials and the way that things are remembered? And what unintended lessons may implicitly be shared in a memorial? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/019.mp3Podcast: Download

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June 21, 2012

Episode Forty Three: Service Of The Heart

When you pray, do you mean what you say? Does it matter? What kind of intention are we supposed to have when we pray? Join Rabbi Knopf as he teaches the Netivot Shalom’s approach to these questions. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/Tisch/043.mp3Podcast: Download

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June 20, 2012

Two Jews On To Rome With Love

Last year, one of my top 3 favorite films was Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight In Paris’…an exquisite homage to the magical city of lights. Now, I’m happy to report, Woody has done it again with ‘To Rome With Love’. He’s written and directed a quirky, satirical, funny, and beautiful film about the people who visit, live, […]

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June 20, 2012

Don’t Clone Yourself

In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity takes about the question of whether or not we want people who are clones of ourselves, or people who challenge us as we try to make decisions. Eve being a clone of Adam didn’t have great results for them, so is […]