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In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about the times when we are surrounded by negativity. How do you deal with the negativity around you to make sure you can continue to make progress on what is important? Please let us know on our Facebook page Facebook.com/JCastNetwork, […]
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In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about writing our Fifty Word Jewish Journey. What does your current Fifty Word Jewish Journey look like? What about your Fifty Word Jewish Journey next year? How will you get from one to the other? Please let us know on […]
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In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about the ways in which we talk about the things that we would die for, but that we don’t really talk about those things that we live for. In Jewish tradition we talk both about those things that we would […]
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In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about this election year, and our desire to find good people to serve as our leaders. He references how difficult it is to find good leaders, and talks about how many of the leaders in the Torah are flawed in […]
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In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity thinks about the start of the baseball season. He focuses on the relationship between the players and the teams, which is to say that players can be traded, and thus forced to move from place to place without consideration for their […]
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In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity begins to think about Shavuot. The story of Shavuot is that of Moses going up Mount Sinai to receive the torah. Arnie wonders what preperations Moses made for this huge voyage. How did Moses begin to prepare himself for this adventure. […]
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In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about Thinking Vs. Doing. He considers the difference betweek those who are great thinkers and those who are great doers, and the need to find a balance of the two. What’s your style? Are you more of a ponderer or […]
In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about Yemot Hamashiach, The Messianic Era. While some believe that the Messianic Era will come when the Messiah arrives, perhaps we need to make the Messianic era for ourselves. What is your vision of the messianic era? WHat types of […]
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In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about his recent trip to Las Vegas, and how struck he was by the role of gambling in Sin City. While Jewish texts do not forbid gambling, Arnie thinks through how much we all gamble, and not just at the […]
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In this episode of Meet Me At the Tzomet (the Intersection) Rabbi Arnie Samlan, of Jewish Connectivity talks about the tradition of Shaliach Mitzvah Money. The idea behind this is that when one is traveling to do a mitzvah then they will be protected as they are on a mission to do a good deed. What are the […]
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