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In Episode Fifteen of The Tisch Rabbi Michael Rose Knopf invites us to join him in his weekly tisch at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, PA. According to Rabbi Moses Cordovero, God looks for the goodness in all of us, even (and especially) when we appear not to demonstrate it. God focuses on the good […]
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In the fourth episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher Michal Nachmany talks about what she saw when last she visited Israel, namely that many restaurants and stores are now changing their names from English names to hebrew words. Michal explores some of the words and explains where they came […]
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In the second episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai Lau Lavie delves into one word from the second portion of the first book of the torah. In Noach, Breshit (Genesis) Chapter 6, Verse 11, the torah uses the word Hamas. Hamas is definitely a loaded word in todays world, but what does it mean? The words translations are varied. From “Violence”, to “Outrage”, “Lawlessness” to “Devine Wrath.” And in Arabic, the word has other meanings “Zeal” or as an acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement. What can we learn about this word?
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In Episode Fourteen of The Tisch Rabbi Michael Rose Knopf invites us to join him in his weekly tisch at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, PA. According to Rabbi Moses Cordovero, God looks for the goodness in all of us, even (and especially) when we appear not to demonstrate it. God focuses on the good […]
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In the Sixteenth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay gives a blow-by-blow explanation of how he spends his day as he works on JCast Network. He talks about how much time he spends on the different facets of this project and how his long solitary days have helped to make JCast Network into […]
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In the third episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher Michal Nachmany teaches a number of Alef words. Alef is the first letter of the alphabet, so what better place to begin then there? Among others, Michal teaches the words: • Av (Father/Creator) • Abba (Father-Modern)• Aviv (Spring)• Aval (But) We hope that […]
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The annual cycle of the reading of the torah is beginning again, as it has for thousands of years. In the first episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai Lau Lavie explores two verses from the first parsha (section) of the first book of the torah. In Breshit (Genesis) Chapter 2, Verse 20 and 21, the torah tells the story of the creation of Sela and the creation of woman. But why do three different versions of the same text read soo differenet? Was the first woman created from just any rib, from the 13th rib on the right side, or just from the side of man? And, perhaps we should reconsider taking the idea of the rib so literally, perhaps it is just a metaphor.
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In the second episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher Michal Nachmany teaches a number of words connected with the holidays of Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Among others, Michal teaches the words: • Norah (To Be Afraid Of) • M’od (Very)• Kippur (Attonment)• Tarnigol (Rooster)• Sachak (To Cover) We hope that you will […]
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In the Fifteenth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the huge week that has just passed in the Tech World. The announcement of the iPhone 4S as well as the death of Apple Co-Founder, Charman of the Board and Former CEO, Steve Jobs. Darone discusses the way that Apple products, including the […]
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In Episode Twelve of The Tisch Rabbi Michael Rose Knopf invites us to join him in his weekly tisch at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, PA. According to Rabbi Moses Cordovero, God looks for the goodness in all of us, even (and especially) when we appear not to demonstrate it. God focuses on the good […]
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