A collection of various recordings of Rav Shlomo Katz including Musical Hallels, Seasonal Drashot, and Divrei Chizzuk
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Redemption restores us to the greatest and healthiest version of us. We seem to be on the way, but what still seems to be getting in the way? Based on the teachings of Rav Ruvain Sasson, we begin to explore these questions.
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A collection of shiurim by Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the month of Adar and the holiday of Purim.
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What type of rest do we yearn for on Shabbat? How do we frame our mindset during the week to prepare for Shabbat and how can we transform our Shabbat experience? Using the teachings of Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter, a leading Breslov Rabbi, in his sefer Yom Machmadim, we build tools towards enhancing our ability to connect to the day of rest.
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Anyone who has learned anything 'pnimi' regarding Yom Kippur understands that the joy this day contains is immeasurable.
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Shlomo Katz is the founder and author of Hamaayan / The Torah Spring, a weekly compilation of Divrei Torah on the Parashah, Haftarah and Jewish holidays. First published in 5747/1987, Hamaayan was one of the earliest Torah publications on the Internet. Mr. Katz, who works professionally as a lawyer, teaches classes in Gemara, Halachah and Machshavah and oversees the Kemp Mill-White Oak Eruv in Silver Spring, Maryland. This podcast is powered for free by Torahcasts. Start your own forever fre ...
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A collection of classes to prepare us for the new year -Rosh Hashana. Rav Shlomo takes on a journey to connect deeper with the avodah of Rosh Hashana through various texts from Rav Kook, the Aish Kodesh, Rav Tzadok HaKohen, Rebbe Nachman, and more.
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Ein Yaakov is a compilation of the Aggadeta, the stories, and other non-legal portions of the Talmud. In this series, we search for moral and philosophical lessons and beliefs that our Sages conveyed to us through these passages. This series was originally delivered at Southeast Hebrew Congregation in Silver Spring, Maryland from October 2017 through December 2018. This podcast is powered for free by Torahcasts. Start your own forever free Torah podcast today at https://torahcasts.com/sign-u ...
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A series of shiurim series to help prepare ourselves to meet the King. New insights on the pnimiut of these important days.
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Understanding the concept of sincere forgiveness and atonement
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Exploring Judaism’s key ideas, people, rituals and memory with Rabbi Justin Pines, CEO of JBS. To learn more about JBS, visit JBSTV.org
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Every song has a story. Dani Kunstler is on a mission to find the inspiration behind each song. Each episode, the world's greatest musicians, composers and singers explain where their beautiful melodies & powerful words come from. Music to our ears.
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Yisroel Besser reconnects with the personalities featured in our pages
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Rebbe Mordechai Yosef Leiner of Ishbitz zy”a writes that the greatest gap in the world is the eighteen- inch space between the brain and the heart. Today, in the age of information, we are blessed with more access to Torah content than ever before. But how much of what we learn is able to traverse that awesome chasm, filling our entire being with warmth, illumination, and a spirit of elevation? How often do we live by the words, “V’yadata hayom, v’hasheivosah el levavecha”? Holy Introspectio ...
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Jewish Insights with Justin Pines and Rabbi Shlomo Katz on Yom Hazikaron & Ha'atzmaut
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I had the privilege to sit down (virtually) with a dear friend, Justin Pines, and record an episode for JBS network in honor of a very challenging upcoming Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut. yom hazikaron, yom haatzmaut, shlomo katz, Israel, jewish cable, judaism, efrat, zionBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Rabbi Shlomo Katz on Yom Hazikaron/Ha'atzmaut- Jewish Insights with Justin Pines
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How should we approach Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut this year? Justin is joined by Rabbi Shlomo Katz, a world-renowned Jewish musician, prayer leader, rabbi, author and teacher to discuss approaching prayer, the legacy of Shlomo Carlebach, creating religious experiences, October 7, and preparing for Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron, including S…
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Being sure we believe in G-d means believing that there is an refined jug of pure oil that exists with me. It is untouched, just as G-d is untouched. torah, breslov, inner child, purity, refinement, shlomo katz, shirat david, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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The Blessing and Fixing of the Medina (31)
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After learning the foundations of chochma and bina, we now enter the world of da'at. rav ginsburg, chochma, bina, daat, shlomo katz, chabad, efrat, shirat davidBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Rabbi Zev Reichman on Rav Kook & Religious Zionism—Torah Giants 1—Jewish Insights with Justin Pines
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Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the leading thinker of religious Zionism, was one of the most influential figures in Israeli history. Justin is joined by Rabbi Zev Reichman, the leader of East Hill Synagogue in Englewood, NJ, for an exploration of the thought and influence of Rav Kook and how so many of his ideas were ahead of his time and feel urgent an…
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Hallel Yom Ha'atzmaut - Hazorim Bedim'ah Berina @ Shirat David
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Hallel Yom Ha'atzmaut - 5764 @ Shirat David hallel, independence day, shlomo katz, shirat david, zion, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Every Friday night, we stand in shul, and sing the words 'ביני ובין בני ישראל אות היא לעולם'. What is the meaning of this אות, of this sign that we are referring to? shabbat, shabbos, torah, israel, efrat, shirat david, shlomo katz, bidermanBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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To believe that my inner lamp still exists is one thing. To believe it is still untouched is just as crucial. Why so? rebbe nachman, breslov, baal shem tov, hayeled, shlomo katz, shirat david, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Kumi Ori (37) - The Shechina Doesn't Operate on Neutral
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What is the main driving force behind the ingathering of exiles that has taken place in our time? What does the term 'light of Shechina' even mean? In today's class, Rav Sasson helps us understand core beliefs of the era of redemption, which we are currently experiencing. torah, shlomo katz, shirat david, geula, redemption, idf, Zionism, Israel…
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Rabbi Avi Weiss, Part Two- Jewish Insights with Justin Pines
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Enjoy part two of a full-ranging interview on Avi Weiss' childhood, Israel, activism, legacy, and family changes. Rabbi Avi Weiss is founder of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and co-founder of Yeshivat Maharat. He is the author of many books, including the newly released, "Torat Ahava - Loving Torah," a thematic commenta…
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Rabbi Avi Weiss- Jewish Insights with Justin Pines
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Justin Pines sits with Avi Weiss, visionary rabbi, author, and founder of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, and co-founder of Yeshivat Maharat, for a full-ranging conversation on his childhood, Israel, activism and more.By Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS)
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Inside "Vehi Sheamda" with Yaakov Shwekey
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Vehi Sheamda Composed by Yonatan Razel Sung by: Yaakov Shwekey Insights & Inspiration by: Yaakov Shwekey As we prepare for Pesach amidst so much turmoil in the world, and specifically the danger in which Klal Yisroel faces from so many of its enemies, we can't help but thank Hashem for all the chessed He has done for us recently. Time and time agai…
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Rebbe Nachman's Truth (2) - The Removal of Anxiety (4 minutes)
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What has happened in this world? Where is Truth? What is Truth? Welcome to Rebbe Nachman of Breslov's teachings on Emet. rebbe nachman, emet, truth, breslov, chasdidus, chass, shlomo katz, shirat david, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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The Blessing and Fixing of the Medina (29)
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We are either back in the land, or we are not. torah, eretz yisrael, shlomo katz, shirat david, rav ginsburg, rebbe, chabadBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Chabad Rabbi YY Jacobson: The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Israel, Parenting and Passover- Jewish Insights with Justin Pines
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Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson grew up at the feet of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and has since become one of America’s premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism, and one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world today, Rabbi YY shares what he learned from the rebbe, as well as insights on the history we are living through, p…
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Hallel - Rosh Chodesh Nisan @ Shirat David
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Hallel - Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5764 April 2024 @ Shirat David hallel, rosh chodesh, nisan, shirat david, shlomo katz, efrat, praiseBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Rebbe Nachman's Truth (1) - The Narrow Bridge has a Name (4 minutes)
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What has happened in this world? Where is Truth? What is Truth? Welcome to Rebbe Nachman of Breslov's teachings on Emet. emet, truth, rebbe nachman, breslov, torah, shlomo katzBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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The Blessing and Fixing of the Medina (28)
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Ingathering of Jewish Sparks from the nations of the world is part of Shlemut Ha'am. israel, idf, Zionism, shlomo katz, torah, eretz yisrael, rav ginsburg, shirat david, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Kumi Ori (36) - Rav Kook's Acknowledgement of the Enlightened
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There was no one as sensitive to the giant souls of today like Rav Kook. In this class, we learned a piece from אורות התחיה, and with help from Rav Sasson, are able to understand the needs of today's generation. rav kook, rav sasson, idf, zionism, shlomo katz, shirat david, efratBy Rabbi Shlomo Katz
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The Blessing and Fixing of the Medina (27)
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Being 'all in' is not as scary as it sounds. It's actually much scarier to be partially in. torah, idf, rav ginsburg, Israel, shlomo katz, judea, shirat david, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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The Blessing and Fixing of the Medina (26)
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Chochma begins with the recognition of the one and only authority over my life, and it feels so good. rav ginsburg, state of Israel, Zionism, idf, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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David Zvi Kalman: "AI and the Future of Humanity"- Jewish Insights with Justin Pines
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How might the future of technology shape Jewish life, and how might Jewish life shape the future? Justin is joined by scholar and futurist David Zvi Kalman, a leading thinker on the intersection of Jewish history and the history of technology, and of Judaism and artificial intelligence. Dr. Kalman is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institut…
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Leyl Purim - Going from Lama to Lema
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Shirat David Leyl Purim 2024 purim, haman, mordechai, rav kluger, rizhiner, baal shem tov, carlebach, breslov, jew, israel, shlomo katz, shirat david, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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The Blessing and Fixing of the Medina (25)
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G-d chose to give the whole land of Israel to the Jewish people. This is a core belief of Judaism. Once this is crystal clear to me, I can begin to find ways to partake in the tikkun for our country. torah, rav ginsburg, eretz yisrael, judaism, shlomo katz, idf, Zionism, shirat davidBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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David Aaron: "Finding God in a Godless World"- Jewish Insights with Justin Pines- Purim, Part 5
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How might we think about God in modern times? This week, Justin is joined by “God-expert” and Kabbalist Rabbi David Aaron, author of the Secret Life of God, to explore ways to think about God today, and particularly after October 7. Rabbi David Aaron is the founder of Isralight and Orayata, and has invested over 3 decades delving into life’s bigges…
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Based on the teachings of Rav Biderman, we go into Shabbos Zachor a passion for much Jewish children, like never before.By Rav Shlomo Katz
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Shabbos Zachor - Breaking out of Tiredness
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The feeling of being tired can be cured. How so? Welcome to Parshas Zachor with the Bnei Machshava Tova Hachana L'Shabbos Chabura. chabura, zachor, amalek, torah, parsha, shlomo katz, shirat davidBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Rav Kook has a secret for us, yes, for us here today An opportunity this Purim like never before To taste what the whole Torah is all about for real rav kook, torah, eretz yisrael, purim, breslov, chabad, shlomo katz, shirat david, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Ta'anit Esther - Why Is It That We Fast Today
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Toward the redemptive and joyous feeling of Pruim, one must approach Hashem on Ta'anit Esther, with utmost vulnerability and realness purim, esther, fast day, shlomo, breslov, breslev, yerushalayim, jerussalem, persia, miracle, crying, hisbodedusBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Based on a short teaching from Rav Kluger, Ta'anit Esther shows us so much more than we realize. esther, more, purim, davening, Israel, soul, torah, shlomo katz, rav kluger, shirat davidBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Inside "Thank You Hashem" with Joey Newcomb
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Thank You Hashem Sung By: Joey Newcomb It's Purim season! A very special time to recognize all the good Hashem does in our life and all the miracles we need to be grateful for. In this episode, Joey takes us behind the scenes where the song originated and how the title of the song is really the essence of who the Jewish People are. No Internet? No …
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Purim - When Candace Owens Guides me to the Light
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BS’D R’ Shlomo Carlebach z’l Purim - The Holiday of Eitz Hachaim If by nature I hate everyone, how do I get myself out of it? You can explain to me that its very bad and that it is evil, but it doesn’t get me out of it. But imagine if by nature I love everyone, do you have to come and tell me that hatred is evil? I can’t hate anybody. Even if I tri…
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Mijal Bitton: "Facing Evil and Antisemitism Today"- Jewish Insights with Justin Pines- Purim, Part 4
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In preparation for Purim, Justin is joined by Torah teacher and sociologist of American Jews Mijal Bitton to explore who or what is Amalek, the evil tribe that attacked Israel from behind in the desert and launched millennia of antisemitism, and how do we think about Amalek this year in particular and what are our obligations. To learn more about J…
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What type of the Torah are the future aliya Jews waiting for? aliya, torah, pnimiyus, shlomo katz, idf, zionism, shirat david, efratBy Rabbi Shlomo Katz
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Based on a teaching from the Chida, we see how the day of Purim offers something that makes all the extra holy work of the day - so worth it. purim, mashiach, redemption, davening, torah, chida, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat davidBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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The opportunity that the day of Purim presents before us should not be taken for granted. torah, purim, trust, mordechai, esther, shlomo katz, shirat davidBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Purim - Are we still at Achashverosh's Seuda
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What type of a Jew showed up at the seuda of Achashverosh? In order to understand Megilat Esther, a brief glimpse into the 80 years prior will help put everything in context. Thanks to a beautiful and heartbreaking spark of light from Rav Kluger, we mamesh went for it today in shiur. purim, seuda, Persia, Ukraine, Iran, shlomo katz, rav kluger, efr…
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A meeting on the streets of Yerushalayim with a modern day hero, and the emuna of Purim pollard, torah, Jerusalem, shlomo katz, yevarechecha, tzion, purimBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Purim - The Day I Celebrate My 'Always' Friends
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On Purim I discover who my true friends are, and what kind of a friend I want to be. shlomo carlebach, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat, shalom, mishloach manotBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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There are two ways of asking G-d the question of 'why'. This niggun helps me ask it properly. ayeh, kevodo, idf, Israel, war, Zionism, shlomo katz, torah, judeaBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Living the purity and holiness of the moment in the most natural state of mind is not something that is only reserved for children. What stops us adults? shlomo katz, breslov, rav kluger, baal shem tov, torah, Israel, shirat david, chassidutBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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The Blessing and Fixing of the Medina (24)
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The Torah of our father meeting the Torah of our mother rav ginsburg, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efrat, israel, zionismBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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The Blessing and Fixing of the Medina (23)
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The sifting that takes place through the intellect rav ginsburg, birur, chabad, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efratBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Sometimes, all we need is one incredible footnote from Rav Biderman. torah, biderman, holy temple, beis hamikdash, israel, zionism, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat david, shabbat, shabbosBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Leandra Medine Cohen: "Getting Dressed as a Spiritual Experience" - Jewish Insights with Justin Pines- Purim, Part 3
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As we ready our Purim costumes, what does Judaism have to say about getting dressed? And what does getting dressed have to say about Judaism? Leandra Medine Cohen is a leading fashion influencer, writer, thinker and mother, best known for her blog “The Man Repeller.” Today, she writes “The Cereal Aisle,” which is about how to have fun with your clo…
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"Mordechai's Unexpected Response to Antisemitism" - Jewish Insights with Justin Pines- Purim, Part 2
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Justin draws lessons about the "post-war" Jewish community from the Purim story and the rituals of giving gifts to our neighbors and the poor, and shares one key strategy for building that community. To learn more about JBS, visit JBSTV.org JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia platform made possible by listeners like yo…
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Erica Brown- "Are American Jews in Diaspora or Exile?" - Jewish Insights with Justin Pines- Purim, Part 1
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In the first in a series of conversations on Purim, Justin Pines is joined by Erica Brown, author of Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile, and the Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University, to discuss themes of Purim as they relate to our world today. To learn more about JBS, visit JBSTV.org JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educ…
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"Two Communities, One People" - How Oct. 7 Victims Joined w/ NJ Town- Jewish Insights with Justin Pines
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JBS CEO Justin Pines is joined by Benny Ledom, an October 7 survivor from Netiv HaAsara who shares his experience, and Rabbi Chaim Poupko of Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, NJ, who describes the partnership developing between their two communities. To learn more about JBS, visit JBSTV.org JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television …
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Jewish Insights with Justin Pines- Introduction
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Get to know JBS's new CEO, Rabbi Justin Pines, and his debut program on JBS, "Jewish Insights with Justin Pines"!By Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS)
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It's often easy to get lost in the mystical aspects of each word. As deep as Purim is, the p'shat, the simple internalizing of the story is what leads a person to taste the deepest depths of the story. This piece is from Rav Kluger's Sefer on Purim. purim, esther, breslov, shlomo katz, rav kluger, shirat david…
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