Podcast Archives
Content Summary Rabbi Alissa Forrest explains changes to the approach to post-B’nai Mitzvah education that are sweeping through Reform Judaism in an effort to keep teens engaged.
This week’s links:
- Temple Isaiah’s Confirmation Class
- Top 10 Jewish sites for teens, from About.com
- RJ Teen, the portal to Reform Jewish teen life
- JVibe, a magazine and online community for Jewish teens
- Confirmation, from JewishEncyclopedia.com
Welcome to “Your Jewish Neighborhood,” a podcast by Temple Isaiah with your host, Michele Holtz.
Download the podcast file here (MP3, 5.17 MB, 11:17), 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 an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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Content Summary Rabbi Judy Shanks of Temple Isaiah explains what D’var Torah is and who can create one.
This week’s links:
- D’var Torah Do’s and Don’ts from MyJewishLearning.com
- Wikipedia listing on Torah Study
- Torah commentary archives from the Union for Reform Judaism
- Study Torah Online, a listing of online Torah study resources from About.com
Welcome to “Your Jewish Neighborhood,” a podcast by Temple Isaiah with your host, Michele Holtz.
Download the podcast file here (MP3, 5.85 MB, 12:46), 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 an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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Content Summary Rabbi Judy Shanks of Temple Isaiah discusses the issue of rabbis using sermons as a platform for political advocacy.
This week’s links:
- Jewish News Weekly poll on whether rabbis should mix sermons and politics
- New York Times article on the challenge of writing High Holy Days sermons
- Jewish Exponent article on mixing politics and the pulpit
- A Place for Politics in the Pulpit, a Belief.net article by author David Klinghoffer.
Welcome to “Your Jewish Neighborhood,” a podcast by Temple Isaiah with your host, Michele Holtz.
Download the podcast file here (MP3, 7.06 MB, 15:24), 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 an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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Content Summary Temple Isaiah Librarian Val Mourehouse reads “The Bachelor and the Bean, A Jewish Moroccan Folk Tale,” by Shelley Fowles.
This week’s links:
- The Bachelor and the Bean” at Amazon.com
- Reviews of “The Bachelor and the Bean”
- About Shelley Fowles
- Other books by Shelley Fowles
Welcome to “Your Jewish Neighborhood,” a podcast by Temple Isaiah with your host, Michele Holtz.
Download the podcast file here (MP3, 4.1 MB, 8:56), 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 an RSS aggregator that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon).
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