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 #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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YJN #184 - 09/17/09 - Cantor Korn on Preparing for the High Holy Days
Content Summary Cantor Leigh Korn examines his personal preparation for the High Holy Days, as well as the process of selecting the music and working with the choir.
This week’s links:
- Songs from Sinai, from The Jewish Magazine
- In approaching the High Holy Days, it Pays to Take Time to Prepare, from the Jewish Journal
- Entering the High Holy Days: A Complete Guide to the History, Prayers and Themes, a complete book on Google Books
- American Conference of Cantors
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YJN #183 - 09/04/09 - Rabbi Roberto Graetez on Israeli Industry, Music, Food and Wine
Content Summary Rabbi Roberto Graetz explores various dimensions of Israeli culture, including dining, a nascent wine industry, advances in technology, and music.
This week’s links:
- Wikipedia listing for Culture of Israel
- About.com listing for Israeli Culture
- Israel Symphony Orchestra
- Israel Food and Dining from iExplore.com
- Israel Science and Technology Article on Israeli wine from Wine News
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YJN #182 - 08/23/09 - Why Visit Israel? Compelling Answers from Rabbi Graetz
Content Summary Rabbi Roberto Graetz makes a compelling case for Jews to visit Israel
This week’s links:
- Israel Wonders, Israel’s official tourism site
- 55 reasons to visit Israel from AISH.com
- Why American Jews should visit Israel NOW
- Israel listing from CIA World Factbook
- Actor Zach Braff: All Jews should visit Israel. from JewTastic
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YJN #181 - 08/10/09 - Val Moreheads Reads “A Prayer for the Earth”
Content Summary Val Morehouse reads Sandy Eisenberg Sasso’s book, “A Prayer for the Earth,” The Story of Naamah, Noah’s Wife”
This week’s links:
- Amazon listing for A Prayer for the Earth
- Sandy Eisenberg Sasso’s page on Amazon
- Naamah from JewishEncyclopedia.com
- Sandy Eisenberg Sasso on Answers.com
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YJN #180 - 07/25/09 - Rabbi Shanks on Interfaith Marriages
Content Summary Rabbi Judy Shanks discusses her choice to officiate at interfaith weddings.
This week’s links:
- Wikipedia article on interfaith marriage in Judaism
- Jewish View of Intermarriage from About.com
- Challenges Facing Interfaith Couples Before & After Marriage, from My Jewish Learning
- Interfaith Family, “Encouraging Jewish Choices & a Welcoming Jewish Community”
- “Outreach: The Next Generation” discussion and study guide, from Reform Judaism magazine
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YJN #179 - 07/12/09 - Rabbi Shanks on Her Experience with the Women of the Wall
Content Summary Rabbi Judy Shanks recounts her experience in Jerusalem praying with the Women of the Wall.
This week’s links:
- Women of the Wall
- Women of the Wall blog
- The Women of the Wall, Twenty Years On, from Jewcy
- Wikipedia listing for Women of the Wall
- Women of the Wall coverage by Israel Religious Action Center
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YJN #178 - 06/30/09 - Rabbi Greninger on Music as Part of the Religious School Curriculum
Content Summary Rabbi Nicki Greninger discusses how Temple Isaiah is integrating study of Jewish music into the religious school curriculum.
This week’s links:
- Jewish Music Blog from Hebrew College
- New Jewish Education music archive
- The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
- Teruah Jewish Music blog
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YJN #176 - 05/30/09 - Rabbi Forrest on Origins and Rituals of the Torah
Content Summary Rabbi Alissa Forrest on the the first public reading of the Torah and some of the rituals that have evolved over time.
This week’s links:
- The rules of Torah reading
- Judaism 101’s Torah listing
- The Written Law, from the Jewish Virtual Library
- Writing the Torah, from the aish.com “Jewish Literacy” site
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