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YJN #64 - 10/26/06 - A song selection from Jeremy Gimbel and Brad Lennox

Content Summary

Shira Tirdof (featuring Jeremy Gimbel and Brad Lennox - a nationally acclaimed song leader, and an accomplished camp educator, respectively), meaning “song shall you pursue,” showcase modern musical interpretations of age-old texts through their eclectic variety of musical offerings.

Music is from the Podsafe Music Network.

Welcome to “Your Jewish Neighborhood,” a podcast by Temple Isaiah with your host, Michele Holtz.

Download the podcast file here (MP3, 5.45 MB, 11:54), or by clicking the link at the top of the page to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).

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YJN #63 - 10/19/06 - Dr. Mark Rubenstein on Brit Milah

Content Summary

Dr. Mark Rubenstein, a member of the Temple Isaiah congregation is a pediatrician and mohel, performing ritual circumcision, the “brit milah” (covenant of circumcision). In today’s podcast, Dr. Rubenstein explains the background of the ceremony and offers insights into its practice today.

This week’s links:

Wikipedia listing on circumcision
Listing from Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion
Wikipedia listing for "mohel"
Questions to ask a mohel
Welcome to “Your Jewish Neighborhood,” a podcast by Temple Isaiah with your host, Michele Holtz.

Download the podcast file here (MP3, 7.9 MB, 17:19), or by clicking the link at the top of the page to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).

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YJN #62 - 10/12/06 - Ellen Bernstein Ellis on Temple Isaiah’s teen Avodah program

Content Summary

Ellen Bernstein Ellis chairs Temple Isaiah’s Avodah program for Women of Isaiah. The program places teens in the Temple’s school rooms giving them a taste of teaching and giving the younger kids someone to look up to.

This week’s links:

Wikipedia’s listing for the term “avodah”
Let’s Go Israel, the Jewish Federation of the East Bay’s annual Israel trip for 16-year-olds; Avodah supports Temple Isaiah’s teens financially so they can participate in this program

Welcome to “Your Jewish Neighborhood,” a podcast by Temple Isaiah with your host, Michele Holtz.

Download the podcast file here (MP3, 7.1 MB, 15:30), or by clicking the link at the top of the page to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).

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YJN #61 - 10/04/06 - Judy Matzkin on Temple Technology

Content Summary

Judy Matzkin, the chair of Temple Isaiah’s Technology Task Force, looks at the technology needs facing a typical synagogue and the steps Isaiah has taken to apply technology in a manner that improves Temple life for congregants.

This week’s links:

Technology Plan for Your Synagogue, a PDF document from the Center for Synagogues
The PC in Your Synagogue, from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Welcome to “Your Jewish Neighborhood,” a podcast by Temple Isaiah with your host, Michele Holtz.

Download the podcast file here (MP3, 4.6 MB, 10:06), or by clicking the link at the top of the page to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you’ll also need a podcatcher such as Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, or an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).

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