It’s 100 degrees here in Camp Ramah in the Berkshires. It’s sweltering, humid, buggy and dusty. Pretty miserable. But then, miserable is just what high summer should be on the Jewish calendar. This week we marked the 17th of Tammuz, the minor fast day marking the date when a number of mythic calamities befell Israel, […]
Episode Nine: Fiscal Sponsorship
In the ninth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about figuring out all of the legal issues that are needed to begin a new non-profit venture. Darone talks about the frustrations in trying to find a lawyer who would do the paperwork for incorporation, EIN filing, and 501(c)(3) status filing pro bono. […]
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Episode One: How To Emulate God
In Episode One of The Tisch Rabbi Michael Rose Knopf invites us to join him in his weekly tisch at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, PA. Rabbi Knopf is in the midst of studying Rabbi Moses Cordovero and his concept of forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/Tisch/001.mp3Podcast: Download
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Mattot Limerick
This week’s parsha, Mattot, has some difficult passages. It contains the laws of vows and the consequences for failing to carry them out. It also speaks about how women are not responsible for fulfilling vows if their husbands or fathers do not want them to. We then plunge head first into battle with the Midianites- […]
Torah Commentary – Pinchas
In terms of story qualities, the Torah Portion, Pinchas, stands in direct contrast to the previous Portion, Balak. Where the narrative of Balak was dramatic, poetic, and visually memorable, Pinchas is more like a series of memoranda. According to commentary, it is the 40th year of the Israelites’ wandering. They are encamped at “an eastern […]
Episode Eight: Flexibility
In the eighth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his need to be flexible as he continues to explore and refine what JCast Network will be. While Darone initially conceived JCast Network to be an audio podcast network, he has been slowly convinced to think more broadly, now including video podcasts […]
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A Dutch Uncle, is Above All, Still Family
Korach – A Dutch Uncle, is Above All, Still Family – Sermon – June 25, 2011 https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/dsksermons/dsk015.mp3Podcast: Download
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Variable Rates of Change
“A little rebellion now and then is a good thing”. This little piece of wisdom was uttered by Thomas Jefferson in 1787. What does this have to do with Jewish education and social networks? Everything. At the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference I was immersed in a sea of digital technology. I […]
The King’s Torah
The Torah’s authority is bound up with the moral stature of those who teach it. Consider a well-known passage from the Talmud (Yoma 86a) on the verse “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart.” The Sages understand this to mean you should not only love God with your own heart, but […]
Torah Commentary – Balak
A wicked king, a talking donkey, a wizard whose curses miraculously turn to blessings – “Shrek Meets Harry Potter?” No! It’s the Torah Portion, Balak. Balak is one of my favorite Portions – both for its teachings and for some wonderful personal memories associated with it. Decades ago, in Israel, I had the pleasure of […]
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