Best Michele Holtz Podcasts (2024)

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YJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Yom Kippur Sermon 20:20

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In this special series of podcasts, all falling under the umbrella of episode #238, we are proud to offer the four serllmons from Temple Isaiah's High Holy Days services. This installment features the Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Judy Shanks. Please be sure to visit our official home on at the web at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org…

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YJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Kol Nidre Sermon 17:23

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In this special series of podcasts, all falling under the umbrella of episode #238, we are proud to offer the four serllmons from Temple Isaiah's High Holy Days services. This installment features the Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Judy Shanks. Please be sure to visit our official home on at the web at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org…

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YJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Rosh Hashanah Sermon 1:02

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In this special series of podcasts, all falling under the umbrella of episode #238, are proud to offer the four serllmons from Temple Isaiah's High Holy Days services. This installment features the Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Roberto Graetz. Please be sure to visit our official home on at the web at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org…

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YJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon 26:16

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In this special series of podcasts, all falling under the umbrella of episode #238, we are proud to offer the four serllmons from Temple Isaiah's High Holy Days services. This installment features the Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Judy Shanks. Please be sure to visit our official home on at the web at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org…

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YJN #237 - 08/19/12 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Yizkor 7:57

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Please visit our official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Yizkor, the Memorial Service, from My Jewish LearningYizkor, from Jewish Virtual LibraryYizkor: Just the Basics, from My KaddishThe Yizkor Book ProjectYizkor: Online Yahrzeit Reminder & Memorials, from ORTVideo: Yizkor for Martyrs, a memorial concert by David Chevan…

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YJN #236 - 07/29/12 - Rabbi Graetz on Havdalah 10:17

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Be sure to visit our home site:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Havdalah, from the Jewish Virtual Library Havdalah: Taking Leave of Shabbat, from My Jewish Learning The Magic of Havdalah Havdalah Blessings The Havdalah Ceremony: Distinctions and origins Making Havdalah Simply (video)…

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YJN #235 - Rabbi Nicki Greninger on Total Physical Response (TPR) for learning languages 11:08

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Be sure to visit us at our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: The ABC's of the Total Physical Response Wikipedia listing on TPR Your TPR Source TPR and Language Acquisition (Video) Total Physical Response: A Short Introduction (PDF)

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YJN #234 - 04/28/12 - A Child of Temple Isaiah 19:54

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Be sure to visit Your jewish Neighborhood at our official home: www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org

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YJN #233 - 03/31/12 - Some Passover Music 9:30

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Be sure to visit us at our official website:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Passover Music from TheHolidaySpot.com Alan Eder and Friends Debbie Friedman's website Passover Music from Kosher4Passover.com A downloadable PDF Passover Haggadah

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YJN #232 - 03/17/12 - Rabbi Greninger on Grade-Based Alternatives to Jewish Education 10:30

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Be sure to visit us at our official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Alternative Models for Jewish Education, from the Rejewvenate! blog Outcome-based education, a description from Wikipedia Jewish Educational TrendsJewish Education Change NetworkTemple Isaiah's Religious School…

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YJN #231 - 02/19/12 - Rabbi Greninger on The Hebrew Project 11:55

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Be sure to visit our official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Hebrew Project Wiki Hebrew Language, resources from the University of Texas at Austin Hebrew Blackboard, Hebrew teaching resources What Happened to 'Hebrew' in Hebrew School? Expriment in Congregational Education The Jewish Education Project…

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YJN #230 - 01/29/12 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Temple Isaiah's Founding 60 Years Ago 11:09

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Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home: YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's one and only link: Temple Isaiah: Celebrating 60 Years

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YJN #229 - 01/07/12 - Nina Simone Gotch, Education Director, Anti-Defamation League 11:36

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Please visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Anti-Defamation League What is Anti-Semitism?, from the ADL Anti-Semitic violence doubled in 2009, from the Jerusalem Post The shocking statistics ab out anti-Semitism in America, YouTube video FBI's 2010 hate crime statistics from ACoordina…

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YJN #228 - 12/19/11 - Rabbi Shanks on the Significance of Chanukah 11:52

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Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official website: www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links Chanukah, from the Jewish Virtual Library Rabbis shed light on Chanukah's importance, from the Palm Beach Daily News The Meaning of Chanukah, from Being Jewish Eight Days of Chanukah -- What's the Spiritual Significance, from aJudaica…

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YJN #227 - 12/11/11 - The Campaign for Youth Engagement 8:51

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Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org This weeks links: The URJ's Campaign for Youth Engagement Jewish Parents: how to Get Teens to Keep Engaged After 13, from Radical parenting Preventing Post B'nai Mitzvah Dropout-itis, from Reform Judaism Online Study Finds 'Man Crisis' in Liberal Jewish Circle…

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YJN #226 - 11/14/11 - Modern Synagogue Communications 13:35

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Visit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood: www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Who Reads Synagogue Newsletters? Marketing the Shul: What's Working and What Needs to Work U.S. Synagoges Lag in Use of Web and Social Media Technologies Temple Isaiah's Facebook page Rabbi Judy Shanks on Twitter…

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YJN #225 - Cantor Korn on Selichot - 10/23/11 11:16

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Visit our official website at: www.yourjewishneighborhood.org This week's links: Questions and answers about Selichot from the Orthodox Union Selichot: Prayers of Repetence, from MyJewishLearning.com Selicot at the Western Wall, from YouTube When do we begin saying Selichot and why?, from AskMoses.com Music of Selichot and the High Holy Days from S…

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YJN #224 - 09/25/18 - Why Hebrew Letters are Used for Numbers 11:23

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Visit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood for show notes and more: www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org Hebrew Numbers Numbers in Hebrew Video Lesson: Hebrew 101 - Numbers & Days The Confusion of Hebrew Numbers Kabbalah: Meaning of Numbers Symbolism of "Chai", 18

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YJN #223 - 09/01/11 - Rabbi Graetz on Israel and the Arab Spring 9:58

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Please visit the official YJN website:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Arab Spring spells uncertainty for Israel, from BBC Israel's Arab Spring?, from The Huffington Post Israel must not ignore the Arab Spring, from Haaretz.com Israeli Summer is no Arab Spring, from USA Today What the Arab Spring Means for Israel and Palestine, fro…

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YJN #222 - 08/02/11 - Judaism and "End Times" 10:10

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Be sure to visit our official website atYourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: The apocalypse in Judaism from Jewish Encyclopedia Apocalypse Then, from Reform Judaism magazine Revelation/Apocalypse vs. Torah Prophesies? Apocalyptic Literature in the Old Testament and Early Judaism, a bibliography Apocalypses and the Apocalypse, from Messiani…

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YJN #221 - 07/12/11 - Val Morehouse Reads "The Castle on Hester Street" 12:07

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Be sure to visit our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: The Castle on Hester Street on Amazon.com Reviews and discussions of The Castle on Hester Street

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YJN #220 - Satan in Judaism - 6/28/11 7:15

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Be sure to visit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood: www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Satan from JewishEnyclopedia.com Jews believe in The Satan, and not in the devil, from WhatJewsBelieve.org Do Jews Believe in Satan? from About.com Does Judaism Believe in Satan? from BeingJewish.com…

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YJN #219 - 06/11/11 - Rabbi Forrest on Making Shabbat Meaningful 11:29

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Be sure to visit our official home: YourJewishNeighborhood This week's links How to Make Shabbat More Meaningful Top Ten Ways to Make Shabbat a Fun Family Celebration "Get Off the Internet, It's Shabbat!" Is it considered Melacha to use the internet on Shabbat? Shabbat in the Community Reimagining Shabbat, by Rabbi Eric H. Yoffe…

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YJN #218 - 05/09/11 - Teen Trip to the Religious Action Center 10:24

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Be sure to visit our official home for more detailed show notes: YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Relgious Action Center RAC Facebook page Temple Isaiah's Confirmation program

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YJN #217 - 04/18/11 - Pesach melodies 40:56

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Be sure to visit our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Passover tunes (the source for this week's music)Jewish music, including Sephardic tunes Passover songs and musicMusic for PassoverPassover Music (from Holiday Spot)

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YJN #216 - 04/03/11 - Rabbi Shanks of Rabbinic Sabbaticals 13:50

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Find our official podcast home at:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Preparing For A Rabbinic Sabbatical From The Perspective Of The Congregational Leadership, from the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Sabbatical Preparations, from Rabbi Adam Morris of Denver, Colorado's Temple Micah Rabbinic Sabbatical Overview (PDF) Official Bhu…

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YJN #215 - 03/10/11 - Two Books, Two Views of the Israeli Political Situation 13:33

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Be sure to visit us at our official home: www.yourjewishneighborhood.org This week's links: Saving Israel, by Daniel Gordis (from the right) Saving Israel on Amazon.com Reviews of "Saving Israel The Holocaust is Over, by Avraham Burg (from the left) The Independent's feature story on "The Holocaust is Over" The Holocaust is Over on Amazon.com…

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YJN #214 - 02/20/11 - What Jews Want Their Christian Friends to Know 16:54

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Visit us at our official home:YourJewishNeighborhood This week's links: What I Wish My Christian Friends Knew About Judaism A Yahoo Answers contribution Jewish Answers to Christian Questions Our Christan Friends

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YJN #213 - 01/23/11 - A Cantorial Concert at the Vatican 12:24

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Please be sure to visit our official home: Your Jewish Neighborhood This week's links: American Cantors to Perform at Vatican, from The Jewish Week Cantor Sally Neff's Vatican Audition (video) 20 Jewish cantors walk into a church -- it's no joke, from JTA American Conference of Cantors

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YJN #212 - 01/09/11 - Rabbi Greninger on Talking to Young Children about Death 19:08

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Be sure to visit our official home: YourJewishNeighborhood This week's links: How can I explain death to my Jewish grandchild? from "Ask the Reform Rabbi" Life, Death and Mourning, from Judaism 101

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YJN #211 - 12/19/10 - The Jewish Perspective on Bullying 11:42

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Visit us at our official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: What does Judaism say about bullying? from Moment magazine Bullying is Antithetical to Judaism from JewishWeek Behind Bullying, from Reform Judaism Bullies Among Us, from Jewish Journal Help Stop Bulling, a Jewish Federation initiative focused on LGBT bullying There's N…

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YJN #210 - 12/01/10 - What the Maccabees Can Teach Us About Celebrating Hanukkah 12:09

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Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Wikipedia listing for the Maccabees Behaving like Maccabees, Beliefnet article in acting more like Maccabees than ancient Greeks Hanukkah Lessons for Today, from Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center Maccabees re-establish independence in the …

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YJN #209 - 11/21/10 - Angels in Judaism 10:04

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Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.org This week's links: By Fire, By Water, by Mitchell James Kaplan, at Amazon.com Video promo for By Fire, By Water Angels in Judaism, an overview by Judy Silver Index of Wikipedia listings for Angels in Judaism Angels in Jewish Tradition, by Rabbi David Wolpe…

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YJN #207 - 10/12/10 - The origins and evolution of Zionism 14:35

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Be sure to visit our official website at: Your Jewish Neighborhood This week's links: A Definition of Zionism from the Jewish Virtual Library Zionism on the Web A definition and history of Zionism from MideastWeb.org Jews Against Zionism, an alternative point of view Theodor Herzl, founder of political Zionism, from Wikipedia…

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YJN #206 - 09/26/10 - Decorating Your Home Sukkah Can Be a New Family Tradition 14:27

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Visit our official website at www.yourjewishneighborhood.org This week's links: Decorate Your Sukkah, from Simply Manischewitz Decorating the Sukkah, from Sukkot.com Easy and Inspiring Sukkah Decorations Need some ideas for Skukkah Decorations? Homemade Sukkah Decoration Crafts for Sukkot

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YJN #205 - 09/06/10 - Cantor Korn on Getting Kids Excited about Jewish Music 11:10

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Be sure to visit us at our official home at www.yourjewishneighborhood.org! This week's links: Temple Isaiah's music programs for kids and teens Places to study Jewish music Milken Archive of Jewish Music Jewish Music that Doesn't Kid Around, article from The Jewish Week Wikipedia listing for cantillation…

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YJN #204 - 08/17/10 - Getting a Get 7:36

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Please visit our official website:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org This week's links: Divorce, from the Jewish Virtual Library The Jewish Divorce Getting a Get, from Ask the Rabbi Jewish Divorce Law from WomensLaw.org How to Get a Jewish Divorce from eHow

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YJN #203 - 07/25/10 - Jewish Valentine's Day 7:10

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Visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official site:www.YourJewishNeighborhood.org 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 - Soundseeing Tour of Jewish Prague, Part 2 18:44

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Please visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.org 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 MuseumTour Guide Lenka Martinkova's Website

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YJN #201 - 07/03/10 - Soundseeing Tour of Prague's Jewish Quarter, Part 1 26:36

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Visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.org 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 Leigh Korn on Melodies for V'Ahavta and Mi Chamoca 13:20

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Please be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at our official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.org 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…

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YJN #199 - A YJN Mystery: How Did Longfellow Come By His Talmudic Knowledge? 8:25

14+ y ago8:25

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Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:http://www.yourjewishneighborhood.org 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…

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YJN #198 - 04/20/10 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Judaism in Latin America 10:10

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Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home. 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 7:49

14+ y ago7:49

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Please visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org 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's Stance on LGBT Issues 14:45

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Please visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its regular home:YourJewishNeighborhood.org 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 p…

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YJN #195 - 02/28/10 - Rabbi Shanks on God's Role in Natural Disasters 15:33

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Please visit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood for complete show notes and more! This week's links: The Jewish response to natural disasters 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 Ritual and Relevance of Tefillin 15:56

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Be sure to visit the official home of Your Jewish Neighborhood. 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 13:22

14+ y ago13:22

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Visit us at our official website, www.YourJewishNeigbhborhood.org 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 19:07

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Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home, YourJewishNeighborhood.org.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 - The pressure on kids to be perfect 12:27

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Be sure to visit Your Jewish Neighborhood at its official home:www.yourjewishneighborhood.orgThis 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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