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In the fifth episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explores Chayei Sarah, Genesis Chapter 24 Verse 63. What do you think “lasuach” means? This is the only time in the torah that the word is used, and there is a great debate in the translation as to its meaning. Could it be to meditate? To Have a conversation? To Bow Down? Hear what Amichai thinks, and then explore your feeling about the word.
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In the Sixth episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher Michal Nachmany continues to explore “Alef” words. Among others, Michal teaches the words: •Avak•Avak Sraifa •Agadah•Egrof What do they mean? Well, listen to the podcast to find out. We hope that you will join us again for future episodes. If there are […]
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In the fourth episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai continues his exploration of Genesis and the stories in Vayera. This week Amichai explores the translations of the words Eden & Edna. We hope you will get pleasure listening to this podcast, and wonder if it will be of the earthly or orgasmic kind.
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In Episode Sixteen 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 Seventeenth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay shares a conversation he had with a Rabbi who has a blog on a blogging platform other then JCast Network. Darone discusses the benefits of being on a network rather then amidst the hidden blogs of a standing blogging platform, his changing thoughts about […]
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In the third episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai reads into chapter 15 of Genesis at the story of Lech Lecha. Amichai explores how Avram (translated as Great Father) had such trouble becoming a Father at all. Amichai then explores the word in verse 13 Ger, which is translated in many ways including Stranger, Alien, Servant. Would you have agreed to allow your children be Gerim for 400 years if that was the cost to have a family?
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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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