Welcome to Your Jewish Neighborhood
Your Jewish Neighborhood is a podcast from Temple Isaiah. Through interviews, we seek to explore various dimensions of Reform Judaism and its approach to Israel, school, work, worship, relationships and a host of other aspects of our lives.
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For episodes #1-37, please visit our original location.
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YJN #203 - 07/25/10 - July 26 is Tu B’Av, Jewish Valentine’s Day
Content Summary Rabbi Alissa Forrest explains the origins and traditions of Tu B’Av, a sort of Jewish Valentine’s Day, which falls on July 26 this year.
This week’s links:
- Wikipedia listing for Tu B’Av
- A Day of Love from My Jewish Learning
- Jewish Valentine’s Day
- Tu B’Av Still Eludes Definition, 1997 article from J Weekly
- The Great Tu B’Av Project
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YJN #202 - 07/11/10 - Part 2 of Our Soundseeing Tour of Jewish Prague
Content Summary Part 2 of our tour of Jewish Prague with guide Lenka Martinkova covers the Old Jewish Cemetery, the Old-New Synagogue, the Spanish Synagogue and some other highlights, including a charming tale of a clock that runs backwards.
This week’s links:
- Kosher Prague
- Wikipedia Listing for The Old-New Synagogue in Prague
- The Spanish Synagogue in Prague
- Prague’s Old Jewish Cemetery
- Prague Jewish Museum
- Tour guide Lenka Martinkova’s Website
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YJN #201 - 07/03/10 - Soundseeing Tour of Prague’s Jewish Quarter, Part 1
Content Summary Czech tour guide Lenka Martinkova graciously permitted recording of her remarks during a tour of Prague’s historic Jewish Quarter. This is the first installment of a two-part “highlights” soundseeing tour, covering the Meizel Synagogue, the pogroms of Prague and the fate of Czech Jews during World War II. In the concluding episode, we’ll cover the old Jewish cemetery and other highlights of the tour.
This week’s links:
- Tour guide Lenka Martinkova’s website
- Virtual Jewish History tour of Prague
- Jewish Magazine article, Prague and the Jews
- Contemporary Jewish Culture in Prague
- Judaism listing in the Portal of Prague
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YJN #200 - 06/04/10 - Cantor Korn on Melodies for V’Ahavta and Mi Chamoca
Content Summary Cantor Leigh Korn explores the reason the melody for V’Ahavta rarely changes at Erev Shabbat services, but can vary widely for Mi Chamoca.
This week’s links:
- Cantor Korn chants the V’Ahavta; transliteration included
- V’Ahavta lessons, from Torah Focus
- Mi Chamoca, chanted by former Temple Isaiah Cantor Chanin Becker, with transliteration included
- Fusion: Tradition and Change in Synagogue Music, from the United Synagogue Review
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YJN #199 - 05/24/10 - A YJN Mystery: How Did Longfellow Come By His Talmudic Knowledge?
Content Summary Rabbi Roberto Graetz ponders a mystery: How did American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow come by his knowledge of the Talmud? In a poem, Wadsworth invokes an obscure angel, Sandalphon, whose appearance is strictly Talmudic.
This week’s links:
- Wikipedia listing for Sandalphon
- Archaeon Sandalphon from Inner Light-Workers
- Sandalphon, the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Sandalphon: Facts, Discusion Forum and Encyclopedia Article
- The Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in its entirety, from Google Books
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YJN #198 - 04/20/10 - Rabbi Graetz on Judaism in Central and South America
Content Summary Rabbi Roberto Graetz reviews the state of Reform and Progressive Judaism in South and Central America, with a special focus on Argentina and Brazil.
This week’s links:
- History of the Jews in Latin America, from Wikipedia
- Progressive Judaism on the Map in Argentina
- The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Brazil
- The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Argentina
- Are the Jews of Argentina Disappearing?
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YJN #197 - 04/04/10 - “Twinning” Congregations (Revisited)
Content Summary Rabbi Roberto Graetz revisits the notion of “twinning” synagogues in light of Temple Isaiah’s twinning with Tsur Hadassah, a reform congregation outside of Jerusalem.
This week’s links:
- Congregation Tzur Hadassah, Temple Isaiah’s twinning partner
- YJN #141, our first discussion on synagogue twinning
- URJ page on twinning
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YJN #196 - 03/18/10 - Reform Judaism and Homosexuality
Content Summary Rabbi Judy Shanks explores Reform Judaism’s relationship with LGBT (Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender) congregants and clergy.
This week’s links:
- History of Reform Judaism’s position on homosexuality, from ReligiousTolerance.org
- Gays & Lesbians Under the Chupah, from Reform Judaism Magazine
- Judaism and Same-sex Marriage, from MyJewishLearning.com
- Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism page on LGBT rights
- The Reform Movement on LGBT Issues, from Jewish Mosaic, the National Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity
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YJN #195 - 02/28/10 - Rabbi Shanks on the Jewish View of God’s Role in Natural Disasters
Content Summary In the wake of the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, Rabbi Judy Shanks explores Jewish perspectives on the role God plays in such devastating natural disasters.
This week’s links:
- The Jewish response to natural disasters<.li>
- On Judaism: When disaster strikes, from the Jerusalem Post
- Is God in Haiti?, from Reform Judaism blog
- The Jewish way of responding to natural disasters
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YJN #194 - 02/14/10 - The Rituals and Relevance of Tefillin
Content Summary Rabbi Nicki Greninger began laying Tefillin in rabbinic school and never stopped. She explains the history of the ritual in this episode, along with her reasons for adopting the practice.
This week’s links:
- Detailed information about Tefillin from Judaica Guide
- Video tutorial on putting on Tefillin from YouTube
- The Mitzvah of Tefillin from BeingJewish.com
- Prayers for putting on Tefillin from Judaism 101
- Meditation for Tefillin from “The Torah: A Women’s Commentary”
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YJN #193 - 02/02/10 - The Evolution of Tu B’Shevat
Content Summary Tu B’Shevat started out as tithe of food for the poor. Now it’s a seder. How did we get from there to here? Rabbi Nikki Greninger explains.
This week’s links:
- Judaism 101‘s entry on Tu B’Shevat
- a Tu B’Shevat rap from the JNF on YouTube
- A Tu B’Shevat seder (downloadable PDF)
- Another Tu B’Shevat seder
- Tu B’Shevat recipe index
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YJN #192 - 01/21/10 - Removing the Stigma of Mental Illness
Content Summary P’tach Libeynu co-chair Diana MaKieve discusses the program that aims to create a dialogue about mental illness and provide support for those whose loved ones suffer from it.
This week’s links:
- P’tach Libeynu, Temple Isaiah’s mental illness support program
- Overcoming the stigma of mental illness, from The Mayo Clinic
- NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Judaism and Mental Illness, from My Jewish Learning
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YJN #191 - 01/06/10 - Rabbi Forrest on the Pressure on Kids to be Perfect
Content Summary The pressure on children to excel and succeed is tremendous. Rabbi Alissa Forrest explains that Judaism does not demand perfection.
This week’s links:
- Resilience of the Soul, from URJ Books
- How to begin a Resilience of the Soul Program, from the URJ
- The Jewish Publication Society
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YJN #190 - 12/19/09 - Rosh Chodesh: It’s A Girl Thing
Content Summary Rabbi Alissa Forrest talks about the national movement, Rosh Chodesh: It’s a Girl Thing, and Temple Isaiah’s involvement.
This week’s links:
- Rosh Chodesh explained by Judaism 101
- Wikipedia listing for Rosh Chodesh
- Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing
- Moving Traditions
- Rosh Chodesh at Temple Isaiah
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YJN #189 - 12/01/09 - What to do when your child resists Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Content Summary Robert Alissa Forrest discusses Temple Isaiah’s approach when the parents want their child to experience a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, but the teen doesn’t want one.
This week’s links:
- But mom, I don’t want a Bar Mitzvah, from the Jewish Journal
- What to do when the kid just says “no!”, from the Jewish Journal
- Bar and Bat Mitzvah, from Wikipedia
- Resources on Reform Bar and Bat Mitzvah
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YJN #188 - 11/13/09 - A taste of the Women of Reform Judaism Biennial
Content Summary A compilation of audio clips from the Women of Reform Judaism Biennial in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 4-8, 2009.
This week’s links:
- WRJ Biennial site with videos and daily newsletters
- Women of Reform Judaism
- URJ Biennial site
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YJN #187 - 10/31/09 - Jeanette Gross on Healing Circles
Content Summary Jeanette Gross volunteers as the organizer of sacred chanting at Temple Isaiah. In this interview, she discusses the origins of the Healing Circle program, a program of Temple Isaiah’s chanting program, Women of Isaiah, and the Angel Network. The goal of a Healing Circle may surprise you.
This week’s links:
- Jeanette Gross’s Sacred Hebrew Chant site
- Healing Circles
- Chanting and healing circles at Temple Isaiah
- Jewish Healing and Programs from the National Center for Jewish Healing
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YJN #186 - 10/14/09 - A Look at Temple Isaiah’s Revamped Website
Content Summary Deb Phillips, Temple Isaiah’s communications director, walks us through the process of relaunching a completely revamped website, and explains the decisions that were made and some of the features of the site.
This week’s links:
- URJ on synagogue use of online technology
- Eleven Tips for a Great Synagogue Website (PDF download)
- Judaism 2.0: A New Generation of Synagogue Websites, from PRWeb
- Ten Things to Include on Your Synagogue Website
- Synagogue websites can attract visitors by adding value, from The Rebbetzin’s Husband blog
- Finally, Shul Web Sites Coming of Age, from New York’s The Jewish Week
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YJN #185 - 09/25/09 - Cantor Leigh Korn on the Traditions of the Shofar
Content Summary Cantor Leigh Korn explains what a shofar is, its historical and traditional significance, its uses outside the High Holy Days, and the role of the shofar during the Days of Awe.
This week’s links:
- Wikipedia listing for the shofar
- Sounding the Shofar, with audio
- The Shofar, with audio
- Video presentation of how a shofar is made
- Video of shofar sounds
- Sounding the Shofar, from My Jewish Learning
- Shofar, from Jewish Virtual Library
- Shofar sounds for the iPhone and iTouch
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