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

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:21:41 +0000

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.

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YJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Kol Nidre Sermon

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:17:00 +0000

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.

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YJN #238 - 10/21/12 - Rosh Hashanah Sermon

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:12:00 +0000

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.

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

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:07:20 +0000

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.

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

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:29:17 +0000

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This week's links:

Yizkor, the Memorial Service, from My Jewish Learning
Yizkor, from Jewish Virtual Library
Yizkor: Just the Basics, from My Kaddish
The Yizkor Book Project
Yizkor: Online Yahrzeit Reminder & Memorials, from ORT
Video: Yizkor for Martyrs, a memorial concert by David Chevan

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

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:45:23 +0000

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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)

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

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:22:09 +0000

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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)

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

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:45:29 +0000

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YJN #233 - 03/31/12 - Some Passover Music

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:57:46 +0000

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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

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

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:05:20 +0000

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This week's links:

Alternative Models for Jewish Education, from the Rejewvenate! blog
Outcome-based education, a description from Wikipedia
Jewish Educational Trends
Jewish Education Change Network
Temple Isaiah's Religious School

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

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:23:35 +0000

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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

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

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:45:10 +0000

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This week's one and only link:

Temple Isaiah: Celebrating 60 Years

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

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:08:53 +0000

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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 ACoordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism
Public education Campaign to End Campus Anti-Semitism, from the US Commission on Civil Rights
Simon Wiesenthal Center

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

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:32:24 +0000

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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.com
Judaism 101: Chanukah
Chanukah, American Style, from the American Jewish Historical Society

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

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:37:00 +0000

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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 Circles
Keeping Our Kids on the Derech, an Orthodox perspective

YJN #226 - 11/14/11 - Modern Synagogue Communications

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:30:30 +0000

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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

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

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:59:54 +0000

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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 Sinai Temple, Springfield, MA
Selichot for iPhone and iPad, from The Jewish iPhone Magazine

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

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:17:00 +0000

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Hebrew Numbers
Numbers in Hebrew
Video Lesson: Hebrew 101 - Numbers & Days
The Confusion of Hebrew Numbers
Kabbalah: Meaning of Numbers
Symbolism of "Chai", 18

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

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:14:41 +0000

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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, from NPR
Has the Arab Spring arrived in Israel?, from Al Jazeera English

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

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:26:13 +0000

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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 Messianic Jewish Musings
Jewish End of Days, a blog dedicated to "a Jewish perspective on the end times and the coming of the Messiah" Judaism section of the Wikipedia listing for "End Time"
Mashiach: The Messiah listing from Judaism 101

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

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:38:51 +0000

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This week's links:

The Castle on Hester Street on Amazon.com
Reviews and discussions of The Castle on Hester Street
Linda Heller's Website

YJN #220 - Satan in Judaism - 6/28/11

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:23:00 +0000

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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

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

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:43:19 +0000

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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

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

Mon, 09 May 2011 23:52:54 +0000

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This week's links:

Relgious Action Center
RAC Facebook page
Temple Isaiah's Confirmation program

YJN #217 - 04/18/11 - Pesach melodies

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:48:31 +0000

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This week's links:

Passover tunes (the source for this week's music)
Jewish music, including Sephardic tunes
Passover songs and music
Music for Passover
Passover Music (from Holiday Spot)

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

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:33:00 +0000

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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 Bhutan website
Bhutan Travel Information and Travel Guide from Lonely Planet

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

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:38:39 +0000

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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

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

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:08:29 +0000

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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

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

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:39:15 +0000

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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

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

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:23:53 +0000

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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
A Time to Grieve, A Time to Teach, from The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The Jewish Bereavement Project
How to Talk to Your Kids about Death, from the Jewish Journal
Jewish Beliefs on the Afterlife, from Religion Facts

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

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:11:15 +0000

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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 No Place for Bullying in God's World, from Jewish Exponent

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

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:44:00 +0000

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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 land of Israel, from Jewish Agency for Israel
Christmas-izing of Chanukah, from Jewish Journal

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

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:23:53 +0000

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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, on BeliefNet

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

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:52:49 +0000

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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

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

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:44:41 +0000

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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

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

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:21:36 +0000

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This week's links:

Temple Isaiah's music programs for kids and teens
Places to study Jewish music
Milken Archive of Jewish Music Jewis
h Music that Doesn't Kid Around, article from The Jewish Week
Wikipedia listing for cantillation

YJN #204 - 08/17/10 - Getting a Get

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:36:00 +0000

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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

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

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:29:00 +0000

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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

YJN #202 - 07/11/10 - Soundseeing Tour of Jewish Prague, Part 2

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:55:00 +0000

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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 Museum
Tour Guide Lenka Martinkova's Website

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

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:11:00 +0000

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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

YJN #200 - 06/04/10 - Cantor Leigh Korn on Melodies for V'Ahavta and Mi Chamoca

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:02:00 +0000

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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 Music, from the United Synagogue Review

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

Mon, 24 May 2010 02:11:00 +0000

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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 its entirety, from Google Books

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

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:00:00 +0000

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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?

YJN #197 - 04/04/10 - "Twinning" congregations

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:44:00 +0000

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This week's links:

Congregation Tzur Hadassah, Temple Isaiah's twinning partner
YJN #141, our first discussion on synagogue twinning
URJ page on twinning

YJN #196 - 03/18/10 - Reform Judaism's Stance on LGBT Issues

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0000

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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 page on LGBT rights
The REform Movement on LGBT Issues, from Jewish Mosaic, the National Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity

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

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:24:00 +0000

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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

YJN #194 - 02/14/10 - The Ritual and Relevance of Tefillin

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:50:00 +0000

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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"

YJN #193 - 02/02/10 - The Evolution of Tu B'Shevat

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:45:00 +0000

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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

YJN #192 - 01/21/10 - Removing the Stigma of Mental Illness

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:55:00 +0000

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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

YJN #191 - 01/06/10 - The pressure on kids to be perfect

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:28:00 +0000

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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

YJN #190 - 12/19/09 - Rabbi Forrest on Rosh Chodesh: It's a Girl Thing

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:56:00 +0000

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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

YJN #189 - How to handle a child who doesn't want a Bar or Bat Mitzvah

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:11:00 +0000

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In this episode, Rabbi Alissa Forrest talks about how Temple Isaiah addresses teens who resist having a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.

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

YJN #188 - 11/13/09 - A Taste of the Women of Reform Judaism Biennial

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:28:00 +0000

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This week's links:

WRJ Biennial site with videos and daily newsletters
Women of Reform Judaism
URJ Biennial site

YJN #187 - 10/31/09 - Jeanette Gross on Healing Circles

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:24:00 +0000

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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

YJN #186 - 10/14/09 - A Look at Temple Isaiah's Revamped Website

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:37:00 +0000

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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

YJN #185 - 09/25/09 - Cantor Leigh Korn on the Shofar

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:03:00 +0000

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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

YJN #184 - 09/17/09 - Cantor Korn on Preparing for the High Holy Days

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:39:00 +0000

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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

YJN #183 - 09/04/09 - Rabbi Graetz on Israeli Culture

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:55:00 +0000

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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

YJN #182 - 08/23/09 - Reasons to Visit Israel from Rabbi Roberto Graetz

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:46:00 +0000

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

YJN #181 - 08/10/09 - Val Morehouse Reads "A Prayer for the Earth"

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:58:00 +0000

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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

YJN #180 - 07/25/09 - Rabbi Shanks on Officiating at Interfaith Weddings

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:05:00 +0000

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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

YJN #179 - 07/12/09 - Rabbi Judy Shanks' Experience with the Women of the Wall

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:05:00 +0000

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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

YJN #178 - 06/30/09 - Rabbi Greninger on Music in the Religious School Curriculum

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:08:00 +0000

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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

YJN #177 - 06/15/09 - Rabbi Greninger on Talking to Children About Death

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:41:00 +0000

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This week's links:

URJ Q&A on Talking to Children About Death
How to Talk to Your Kids About Death, from the Jewish Journal
Helping Children of Different Ages Cope with Death, from My Jewish Learning
When children experience dath, from Mishpacha (a virtual community for Jewish families)
From "Ask the Reform Rabbi," How can I explain death to my Jewish grandhcild?

YJN #177 - 06/15/09 - Rabbi Greninger on Talking to Children About Death

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:41:00 +0000

YJN #176 - 05/30/09 - Rabbi Alissa Forrest on the Torah's Origins

Sun, 31 May 2009 02:33:00 +0000

Please join us at our regular website, www.yourjewishneighborhood.org!

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

YJN #175- 05/20/09 - Rabbi Forrest on Eco-Kashrut

Wed, 20 May 2009 14:55:00 +0000

This week's links:

From My Jewish Learning, Eco-Kashrut: Environmental Standards for What and How We Eat
Eco-kashrut: A new way of eating Jewishly
Self-Sufficiency Sundays, progressive Judaism blog posts to inspire eco-kashrut behaviors
Eco-kashrut category from The Jew & The Carrot
Eco-Kashrut: You Are What You Eat, from Virtual Talmud

YJN #174 - 05/05/09 - A Musical Interlude with Klezmerica

Tue, 05 May 2009 15:05:00 +0000

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

This week's links: Klezmerica website
Download free music from Klezmerica
Klezmerica on MySpace
A review of Klezmerica
Klezmer listing from Wikipedia
The Mighty Kleztones, Temple Isaiah's youth klezmer band

YJN #173 - 04/19/09 - Rabbi Graetz on Daily Prayers and Blessings

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:14:00 +0000

Be sure to visit the home of Your Jewish Neighborhood, where you'll find more detailed show notes. This week's links: Wikipedia's List of Jewish Prayers and Blessings
Prayers and Blessings from Judaism 101
Daily Blessings from Siddur.org
Sitting Shivah, from the Judaica Guide
Havdalah, from the Virtual Jewish Library

YJN #172 - 03/31/09 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Jewish Communities and the Economy

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:14:00 +0000

This week's links:

URJ's Rabbi Eric Yoffe on the current economy crisis
From URJ: Synagogues, Rabbis and the Financial Crisis: Comments to the Union Board
Financial Crisis: What Would the Talmud Do?" from Time Magazine

YJN #171 - 03/17/09 - Interview with Youth Director Dan Lange

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:05:00 +0000

This week's links:

NFTY, National Federation of Temple Youth
NFTY on Facebook
Jewish youth organizations from About.com
LAFTY, Lafayette (California) Temple Youth
Temple Isaiah's Camp Kefli
Simcha, Temple Isiaah's 5-6th grade group
Anachnu, Temple Isaiah's 7-8th grade group
Noar Night, Temple Isaiah's Teen School

YJN #170 - 03/01/09 - Rabbi Forrest on RAC

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:46:00 +0000

Be sure to visit the official home of "Your Jewish Neighborhood at www.yourjewishneighborhood.org!

This week's links: Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Wikipedia listing for Rabbi David Saperstein
RAC blog
Rabbi Saperstein's recent Huffington Post column, "Our Rights in Peril: The Future of the Courts"

YJN #169 - 02/22/09 - Susan Lieber on Jewish Deli Foods

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:28:00 +0000

Be sure to visit the official "Your Jewish Neighborhood" site!

This week's links:

Jewish delicatessens, the Wikipedia listing
Everything you always wanted to know about Jewish delis, from Kosmix.com
10 great places to nosh on authentic Jewish deli food, 2006 article from USA Today
Save the Deli, a site dedicated to the preservation of Jewish delis
Brent's Delicatessen & Restaurant in Los Angeles
Stage Delicatessen, New York
Carnegie Deli, New York
Katz's Delicatessen, New York
2nd Ave. Deli, New York

YJN #168 - 02/04/09- Rabbi Nicki Greninger on Becoming a Rabbi

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:26:00 +0000

This week's links:

Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner discusses becoming a Rabbi on About.com
Hebrew Union College, the Reform movement seminary
How to Become a Rabbi, from eHow.com
Rabbi: Teacher, Preacher, Judge -- But Not Priest, from MyJewishLearning.com

YJN #167 - 01/25/09 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on personal spiritual practices

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:44:00 +0000

This week's links:

Prayer upon waking, from Wikipedia
Chesed explained, from aish.com
Various prayers for eating
A Book of Life, from Amazon.com

YJN #166 - 01/16/09 - Cantor Leigh Korn on Keeping Kosher

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:22:00 +0000

This week's links: Kosher Dietary Laws from Judaism 101
The world's best known Kosher trademark
Kosher database
Kashrut.com, "the premier Kosher information source on the Internet
Kosher Cooking (recipes)

YJN #165 - 01/02/09 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Healing Prayers

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:25:00 +0000

This week's links:

Mi Sheberakh: May the One Who Blessed, from MyJewishLearning.com
Jewish Healing, "Your place for healing on the Internet," from JewishLink
Jewish Healing Prayer on YouTube from Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg Healing Prayers, Poems, and Meditations, Chapter IV from "The Mitzvah of Healing" by Hara Person
Download a free copy of MiShebeirach by Debbie Friedman (click the "healing work" link)

YJN #164 - 12/19/08 - Librarian Val Morehouse Reads a Chanukah Tale

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:36:00 +0000

This week's links:

A Conversation with Arthur A. Levine
Reviews of "All the Lights in the Night"
Amazon.com listing for "All the Lights in the Night
All Arthur E. Levine books from Amazon.com

YJN #163 - 11/24/08 - Cantor Korn on Movement During Prayer

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:24:00 +0000

This week's links:

Let's Schmooze about Davening
Jewish Liturgy from Judaism 101, including a section on bowing
Rite and Reason passage on standing on your toes for "Kadosh" (a Google book search result)
AskMoses.com answers a question about motions during "Oseh Shalom"

YJN #162 - 11/15/08 - Jewish Community Free Clinic

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:31:00 +0000

This week's links:

Jewish Community Free Clinic
2002 J article on Jewish Community Free Clinic
MetroActive article on the clinic
KCBS coverage of the clinic

YJN #161 - 10/31/08 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on the Women's Torah Commentary

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:23:00 +0000

This week's links:

Official site of Women's Torah Commentary
Why a women's Torah commentary? from the Jerusalem Post
Review of Women's Torah Commentary from United Jewish Communities
Reform Voices of Torah, weekly online Torah commentary from URJ
Rabbinic literature from Wikipedia

YJN #160 - 10/21/08 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Reform Judaism in Latin America

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:10:00 +0000

This week's links:

Progressive Judaism, Wikipedia listing
World Union for Progressive Judaism
Virtual Jewish History Tour of Latin America
Union of Jewish Congregations in Latin America and the Caribbean

YJN #159 - 10/06/08 - Revisiting Yom Kippur Musical Selections

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:03:00 +0000

Note: This is a repeat of episode #111, which features two musical selections for Yom Kippur.

This week's links:

Alexander Skwortsow
Phish
Free downloadable Skworstow recordings
Avinu Maleinu from HebrewSongs.com
MyJewishLearning.com on Avinu Malkeinu
Kol Nidre from JewishEncyclopedia.com
Kol Nidre from HebrewSongs.com
Cantor Leigh Korn discusses Kol Nidre in YJN episode #57 from about this time last year

YJN #158 - 09/28/08 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on a Rabbi's Preprations for the High Holy Days

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:54:00 +0000

This week's links:

Prophet, Priest or Pastor: The Rabbi on the High Holy Days, 2004 article by Rabbi Barry H. Block
For Rabbis, the High Holy Days Demand Sermons That Soar, 1999 New York Times article
A Different Kind of Kosher Sermon, from New York's "The Jewish Week"
What will your rabbi be talking about?, 2007 article from the Jewish Journal
Do-it-yourself High Holy Days sermon, a MadLibs-like approach to sermons from the Jewish Journal

YJN #157 - 09/17/08 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz Explains the Talmud

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:19:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia listing for Talmud Talmud listing from Encyclopaedia Britannica Jewish Encyclopedia listing for Talmud Talmud, from Jewish Virtual Library

YJN #156 - 09/11/08 - Rabbi Greninger on Teaching Jewish Prayer to Children

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:14:00 +0000

This week's links:

Jewish Bedtime Prayers for Children from About.com
Spiritual and Practical: A New Approach to Teaching Prayer, from the blog "New Jewish Education"
My Jewish Learning: Early Childhood
Jewish Routines for Children, from MyJewishLearning.com

YJN #155 - 09/04/08 - Rabbi Nicki Greninger on Reysheet Services

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:59:00 +0000

A warm welcome to Rabbi Nicki Greninger, Temple Isaiah's new education director!

This week's links:

Making Shabbat More Fun for Young Children at Home and in Synagogue, a PDF checklist
Top Ten Ways to Make Shabbat a Fun Family Celebration, from About.com
Temple Isaiah's Kindergarten page

YJN #155 - 08/24/08 - Jews and Tattoos

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:42:00 +0000

This week's links:

Tattooing in Jewish Law, from MyJewishLearning.com
New York Times article on Jewish tattooing
Jews with Tattoos, from the Boston Globe
Ask the Rabbi: Jews and Tattoos
Alternative view: Is Getting a Tatto a Sin?

YJN #153 - 08/13/08 - Songs by Mordechai "Morty" Schiller

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:37:00 +0000

This week's links:

Download Schiller's songs for yourself
Schiller's day job, copywriter
Why are blogs like country music?, an article by Schiller

YJN #152 - 08/03/08 - Rabbi Alissa Forrest on Birthright Israel

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:28:00 +0000

This week's links:

Birthright Israel
Birthright Israel listing in Wikipedia
Birthright Israel's YouTube channel
Let's Go Israel East Bay teen Israel trip

YJN #151 - 07/28/08 - Rabbi Forrest on Keeping Teens Engaged

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:38:00 +0000

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

YJN #150 - 07/21/08 - Rabbi Shanks on D'var Torah

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:54:00 +0000

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

YJN #149 - 07/12/08 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Politics and the Pulpit

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:44:00 +0000

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.

YJN #148 - 07/04/08 - Val Morehouse reads "The Bachelor and the Bean"

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:16:00 +0000

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

YJN #147 - 06/26/08 - Rabbi Graetz on Banner Project Against Torture

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:03:00 +0000

This week's links:

National Religious Coalition Against Torture
Banners Across America
Rabbis for Human Rights - North America
Rabbis for Human Rights on Banner Project

YJN #146 - 06/15/08 - Tips on Connecting with Judaism during the Summer

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:42:00 +0000

Rabbi Graetz offers some guidance on staying connected to your Judaism during the busy summer months.

This week's links:

Jewish summer camps
How Jewish is Summer Camp? from the New Jersey Jewish Standard URJ Adult Summer Retreat
Summer Reading with a Jewish Slant, from Jewish Women International
Hot Vacation Spots for Jewish Travelers

YJN #145 - 06/08/08 - Cantor Korn on the New Siddur, Mishkan T'filah

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:10:00 +0000

This week's links:

Official site of Mishkan T'filah
URJ answers questions about Mishkan T'filah
Choosing a Siddur, from My Jewish Learning

YJN #144 - 05/29/08 - Cantor Korn on Special-Needs B'nai Mitzvah Students

Sat, 31 May 2008 23:25:00 +0000

This week's links:

Special Needs Bar Mitzvah, special needs consultant's answer to a Hebrew teacher's question
YouTube video of a special needs Bar Mitzvah
When a Child Has Special Needs, from My Jewish Learning
Bar Mitzvah Special Needs Guide, from England's United Synagogue

YJN #143 - 05/14/08 - Gabe Salgado on Judaism in Virtual Worlds

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:42:00 +0000

This week's links:

Second Life's First Jewish City
Virtual Judaism: Finding Second Life in Online Community
Judaism in Second Life
Second Life's virtual Judaism gains a new congregation

YJN #142 - 05/01/08 - Music from The Josh Nelson Project

Fri, 02 May 2008 02:33:00 +0000

This week's links:

The Josh Nelson Project website
The Josh Nelson Project on MySpace
MP3 downloads of The Josh Nelson Project
The Josh Nelson Project's "Lift" CD from CDUniverse

YJN #141 - 04/26/08 - Rabbi Graetz on synagogue "twinning"

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:43:00 +0000

This week's links:

United Jewish Communities on Twinning
Temple Isaiah's Steps for Tzedakah 2008
Synaguge twinning - sealed on a ketuba

YJN #140 - 04/20/08 - Rabbi Graetz on the Seder Plate

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:15:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia listing for the seder plate
Virtual seder plate
How to prepare the seder plate, from About.com
Mahalo's Top Seven Seder Plate listings
Seder plate craft, from Crayola

YJN #139 - 04/13/08 - Rabbi Alissa Forrest Goes Deep on Matzah

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:57:00 +0000

This week's links:
Wikipedia listing for matzah
What is matzah?, from JewishRecipes.com
MatzahOnline.com
Birth and the First Month of Life, from Judaism 101
Jewish Birth and Naming Rituals, from Religion Facts
Welcome Your Baby: Jewish Traditions, from BeliefNet
Parshat Tazria, from Bar-Ilan University's Parashat Hashavua Study Center

YJN #137 - Excerpts from Temple Isaiah's 2008 Purimspiel - 03/30/08

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:41:00 +0000

This week's link:

Temple Isaiah

YJN #136 - 03/22/08 - Cantor Korn Tells Us All About Purim

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:49:00 +0000

This week's links:

Purimspiel scripts
The Haman Show, an audio file showcasing "The Daily Show's" Rub Kutner introducing the now-traditional stand-up show in New York.
Purimspiels in About.com
Vashti Was Right, a sample Purimspiel
Wikipedia listing for Purim

YJN #135 - 03/14/08 - Rabbi Shanks on a Day in the Life of a Rabbi

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:44:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia listing for "rabbi"
Rabbis, from the Jewish Virtual Library
Central Conference of American Rabbis
What is a rabbi?
Rabbi Shanks' page on the Temple Isaiah website

YJN #134 - 03/08/08 - Rabbi Shanks on Ethical Wills

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:44:00 +0000

This week's links:
Medieval Sourcebook: Jewish Ethical Wills, 12th and 14th Century
How to Write an Ethical Will, from Parenthood.org
Giving More than Money: Ethical Wills Ga

YJN #133 - 03/01/08 - Shel Holtz on Judaism and Social Media

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:54:00 +0000

This week's links:

The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy
JewishBlogging.com
A beginner's guide to Jewish blogging
Jewish Podcasts from Digital Podcasts
Jewish Webcasting
Schmooze.com, a Jewish Social Network
Ning.com, the do-it-yourself social network site

YJN #132 - 02/22/08 - Musical Selections from 30 Years

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:57:00 +0000

This week's links:

30 Years website
Free 30 Years MP3 downloads

YJN #131 - 02/15/08 - Can Jewish Communities Exist in Cyberspace?

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:12:00 +0000

This week's links:

JVibe, described as a "Jewish teen online community"
United Jewish Communities
Yideoz, an online Jewish community for uploading and sharing videos
Weaving a Jewish Web
CommUNITY in Cyberspace, 1999 article from Washington Jewish Week
Jewish Path, Cyberspace Super Highway to Jewish Learning

YJN #130 - 02/08/08 - Artist Gary Rosenthal on Hiddur Mitzvah Project

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:23:00 +0000

This week's links:

Gary Rosenthal's website
Hiddur Mitzvah Project
Article on Hiddur Mitzvah from BabagaNewz
Art as a Catalyst, Gary Rosenthal's other charitable projects

YJN #129 - 02/02/08 - Arghhh...Jonathan Frantz on Jewish Pirates

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:38:00 +0000

This week's links:

Article on Jewish Pirates from Jewish Journal
Ancient Jewish pirates
Wikipedia listing for Samuel Pallache
Wikipedia listing for Moses Cohen Henriques
Wikipedia listing for Jean Lafitte

YJN #128 - 01/27/08 - A Tu Be'Shevat Tale

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:49:00 +0000

This week's links:

Pearl Moscowitz's Last Stand on Amazon
Arthur A. Levine's website
A conversation with Arthur A. Levine
Tu B'Shevat, from Judaism 101
Tu B'Shevat, from My Jewish Learning

YJN #127 - 01/17/08 - A tour of the sanctuary

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:52:00 +0000

This week's links: Bimah entry from Wikipedia
Ner Tamid entry from the Jewish Virtual Library
Ark entry from Wikipedia
Torah scrolls entry from Judaism 101

YJN #126 - 01/03/08 - A Look at Partners for Torah

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:40:00 +0000

This week's links:

Partners in Torah
Dallas Observer article about Partners in Torah
Birthright Israel

YJN #125 - 12/27/07 - A Musical Interlude with Groyse Mitsi'e

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:07:00 +0000

This week's links:

Groyse Mitsi'e Website
Download free music by Groyse Mitsi'e
Video performances from Groyse Mitsi'e on YouTube
Wikipedia listing for klezmer music

YJN #124 - 12/21/07 - Teens Discuss the Christmas Dilemma

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:49:00 +0000

This week's links:

What Do Jews Do on Christmas
Jews & Christmas
Being a Jew at Christmas
Christmas for Jews
Temple Isaiah's Teen School

YJN #123 - 12/13/07 - Cantor Leigh Korn on Sacred Objects

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:08:00 +0000

This week's links:

Sacred Objects, from Wellesley (MA) Public Schools
On Restoring Sacred Objects, by Jack C. Thompson
A list of the 613 Mitzvot (the Temple, Sanctuary, and Sacred Objects are covered in 426-458)

YJN #122 - 12/06/07 - Cantor Korn talks about kipot

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:41:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia listing for kippah
Ohr Someyach's Ask the Rabbi on head covering
Kippah: A Blessing on Your Head
Kippah listing from Jewish Virtual Library
Rabbi Shraga Simmons on kipot from About.com

YJN #121 - 11/29/07 - Rabbi Shanks on the Mikvah

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:37:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia entry for "mikvah"
The Mikvah Project
Mikvah Dreams
Worldwide Listing of Mikvaos

YJN #120 - 11/21/07 - Rabbi Shanks on Going Green

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:39:00 +0000

This week's links:

a href="http://www.coejl.org/index.php">Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
The Great Warming Call to Action
Why Jewish Enviornmentalism
Jewish Environmental Perspectives
Wikipedia Category: Jewish Enviornmentalism
Jewish Environmental Values
Jewish Environmentalism" (audio clip)
Synagogues Throw Energy Behind Green Movement (from Forward)

YJN #119 - 11/16/07 - Rabbi Alissa Forrest on Informal Jewish Education

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:32:00 +0000

This week's links:

Introducing Rabbi Alissa Forrest
Informal Jewish Education
The philosophy of informal Jewish education
Diversity and informal Jewish education

YJN #118 - 11/09/07 - Dean Goldfein on Jewish Day Schools

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:12:00 +0000

This week's links:

Contra Costa Jewish Day School
A Jewish Education: The Right Choice For Many Jewish Families, from About.com
Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education
Wikipedia listing for Jewish Day Schools
2003-2004 Census of U.S. Jewish Day Schools (PDF file)
"J" magazine article, "Day schools don't isolate, they foster Jewish identity"

YJN #117 - 11/02/07 - Rabbi Graetz on Keeping Shabbat

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:03:00 +0000

This week's links:

Shabbat, from Judaism 101
Shabbat, from the Jewish Virtual Library
The Ultimate Shabbat Site
Shabbat Challenges
How to Keep Shabbat

YJN #116 - 10/27/07 - Rabbi Graetz on Torture as a Moral Issue

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This week's links:

National Religious Campaign Against Torture
Rabbis for Human Rights
Rabbis for Human Rights: Stop Torture Now
Rabbis for Human Rights: Campaign Against Torture
Rabbis Against Torture, by Nat Hentoff for the Village Voice

YJN #115 - 10/18/07 - A Soundseeing Tour of Jewish Manchester, UK

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:42:00 +0000

This week's links

Manchester Jewish Museum
Manchester Synagogues
Jewish Community of Greater Manchester
Manchester Jewish Federation

YJN #114 - 10/14/07 - Rabbi Reuven Silverman of the Manchester Reform Synagogue

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:58:00 +0000

This week's links:

Manchester Reform Synagogue
Reform Judaism UK
Reform Judaism in England, from the BBC

YJN #113 - 10/04/07 - Michael Brent on Interfaith Marriage

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:26:00 +0000

This week's links:

The Interfaith Marriage
The Emotional Challenges of Interfaith Marriage from PsychCentral
The Jewish Outreach Institute
Sample Jewish–Christian Interfaith Ceremony
Tips for Planning an Interfaith Wedding
Challenges Facing Interfaith Couples Before & After Marriage from MyJewishLearning.com

YJN #112 - 09/27/07 - Rabbi Graetz on Shemini Atzeret

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:33:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia listing for Shemini Atzeret
My Jewish Learning listing for Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Shemini Atzeret dates and Torah portions
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah from the Jewish Virtual Library

YJN #111 - 09/19/07 - Yom Kippur musical selections

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:49:00 +0000

This week's links:

YJN #110 - 09/13/07 - Humorist and author Arie Kaplan on Jews in comic books

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:15:00 +0000

This week's links:

Arie Kaplan's website
Heroes of the Comic Book Universe Revealed! at Amazon.com
Arie Kaplan in Wikipedia
A Brief History of Jews in Comic Books, by Arie Kaplan

YJN #109 - 09/06/07 - The foodie episode! Rosh Hashanah cooking with Susan Leiber

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:10:00 +0000

This week's links:

Five Tzimmes recipes

One
Two
Three
Four
Five

Kugel recipes

Potato kugel
Noodle kugel
Spinach kugel
Five-fruit kugel
Eggplant and green pepper kugel

Jewish cooking sites

Kosher Cooking
Jewish Cooking
Jewish Recipes
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Resource Guide to Jewish Cooking

YJN #108 - 08/30/07 - A Rosh Hashanah Story from Librarian Val Morehouse

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:58:00 +0000

This week's links:

Gershon's Monster at Amazon.com
Books by Eric Kimmel
Eric Kimmel's website
Eric Kimmel on ChildrensLit.com
Eric Kimmel Teacher Resource File
Rosh Hashanah for Children, from The Jewish Children's Learning Network
Rosh Hashanah Fun Pages on About.com

YJN #107 - 08/23/07 - A visit to Camp Kefli

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:06:00 +0000

This week's link:

Temple Isaiah's Camp Kefli

YJN #106 - 08/16/07 - Rosh Hashanah 101 from Cantor Leigh Korn

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:27:00 +0000

This week's links:

Rosh Hashanah from Judaism 101
Rosh Hashanah from Wikipedia
Rosh Hashanah from Torah.org
How Rosh Hashanah Works (from How Stuff Works)
Rosh Hashanah recipes
More Rosh Hashanah recipes
Still more Rosh Hashanah recipes
Rosh Hashanah glossary

YJN #105 - 08/10/07 - Cantor Korn's Synagogue Tour

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:07:00 +0000

This week's links:

The Database of Jewish Communities
The Old Synagogue of Dubrovnik, Coratia
The Jewish Community of Dubrovnik
Kahal Shalom Synagogue, Rhodes, Greece
Virtual Jewish History Tour of Greece
Synagogues without Jews: Rhodes
Great Synagogue of Rome (Wikipedia listing
The Jewish Community of Rome
Jewish Rome

YJN #104 - 08/02/07 - A visit with Gan Ilan, Temple Isaiah's Preschool

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:18:00 +0000

This week's links:

Temple Isaiah's Gan Ilan
Jewish Preschools as Gateways to Jewish Life (PDF file)
(A survey of Jewish preschool parents in three cities)
URJ Early Childhood Education page
Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education - Early Childhood Page
Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative

YJN #103 - 07/27/07 - Rabbi Graetz on Israel's 60th Birthday

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:46:00 +0000

This week's links:

Israel's 60th Independence Day Festival
The Conservative Movement Celebrates Israel's 60th Anniversary
Bergen-Belsen Memorial
Video presentation of Hatikvah sung at Bergen-Belsen

YJN #102 - 07/20/07 - Rabbi Shanks on Death and Mourning Rituals, Part 2

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:55:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia entry on Shiva
Shiva resource from About.com
How to pay a Shiva call
Wikipedia entry on Kaddish
Judaism 101 on Mourner's Kaddish
Transliteration and translation of the Kaddish from Yahrzeit.org

YJN #101 -07/12/07 - Rabbi Shanks on Death and Burial Rituals

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:50:00 +0000

This week's links:

Berevaement in Judaism, from Wikipedia
Life, Death, and Mourning, from the Jewish Virtual Library
The Jewish Way of Death
Jewish Death and Burial Rituals Jewish Funeral Customs

YJN #100 - 07/06/07 - Alan Jacobson on Temple Isaiah's Men's Club

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:33:00 +0000

This week's links:

Temple Isaiah's Anshei Isaiah Men's Club
Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs
North American Federation of Temple Brotherhoods
More Citrons, Please! article by Doug Barden, executive director of National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods

YJN #99 - Katya Bock on Growing Up Jewish in Ecuador

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:14:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia entry on Ecuador
Jewish Virtual History Tour of Ecuador
Jewish and Kosher Ecuador
History of the Jews in Latin America, from Wikipedia

YJN #98 - 06/22/07 - Rabbi Graetz on Staying Jewish during the Summer

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:44:00 +0000

This week's links:

Association of Jewish Libraries
Temple Isaiah Library
URJ on Building Your Jewish Library
UW Madison Center for Jewish Studies -- Greenfield Summer Institute Summer courses at Hebrew College

YJN #97 - 06/16/07 - Cantor Korn on Music in Worship

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:46:00 +0000

This week's links:

Jewish Music: An Overview
Jewish Liturgics
Jewish Perspectives: Is Instrumental Music Permitted in Jewish Worship?
History of Religious Jewish Music, from Wikipedia
Musical Instruments in Ancient Israel

YJN #96 - 06/07/07 - Gordon Gladstone on Berkeley Hillel

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:58:00 +0000

This week's links:

Berkeley Hillel
Berkeley Hillel Newsletter
Hillel, the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Wikipedia Listing for Hillel

YJN #95 - 05/31/07 - Debbie Enelow on Recruiting and Selecting Religious School Teachers

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:37:00 +0000

This week's links:

URJ Education Page
Commission on Reform Jewish Education
Partnership for Excellence in Reform Jewish Education
Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education
Temple Isaiah Education Site

YJN #94 - 05/22/07 - Rabbi Graetz on Standing Together at Sinai

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:40:00 +0000

This week's links:

We All Stood: Experiencing Sinai in Early Childhood, from Madrichim.org
Ten Principles for Reform Judaism, from Reform Judaism Magazine
Reshaping Jewish Memory, by Judith Plaskow (from MyJewishLearning.org)

YJN #93 - 05/17/07 - Librarian Val Morehouse reads a Shavuot story

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:16:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia listing for Shavuot
My Jewish Learning listing for Shavuot
"A Mountain of Blintzes," by Barbara Diamond Goldin, at Amazon.com
Cheese blintzes recipe from Cooks.com
A blintzes recipe from My Jewish Learning
Cheese blintzes recipe from Epicurious

YJN #92 - 05/10/07 - Singer-Songwriter Neshama Carlebach

Fri, 11 May 2007 05:06:00 +0000

This week's links:

Neshama Carlebach's Website
Neshama Carlebach's CDs
Wikipedia listing for Shlomo Carlebach

YJN #91 - 05/03/07 - Rabbi Robert Graetz on "The New Antisemitism"

Fri, 04 May 2007 05:34:00 +0000

This week's links:

The New Antisemitism Resources on the new antisemitism from Haaretz
The New Antisemitism, an article from Victor Davis Hanson
"The 'new' anti-semitism: is Europe in grip of worst bout of hatred since the Holocaust? (a report from UK's The Guardian)

YJN #90 - 04/26/07 - Deb Phillips on Camp Kefli, Temple Isaiah's summertime day camp

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:52:00 +0000

This week's links:

Temple Isaiah's Camp Kefli
Jewish Summer Camps in America
Camping and Continuity (from Jewish World Today)
How Jewish is Summer Camp? (from the New Jersey Jewish Standard)

YJN #89 - 04/12/07 - Rabbi Graetz and Arlynn Bloom on Steps for Tzedakah

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:34:00 +0000

This week's links:

Steps for Tzedakah home page
Article about Moadonit
Or Hadash Congregation

YJN #88 - 04/12/07 - Rabbi Shanks on finding a new rabbi

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:06:00 +0000

This week's links:

Union for Reform Judiasm
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

YJN #87 - 04/05/07 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on the Women's Seder

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:03:00 +0000

This week's links:

A Women's Seder in Israel, from the Jerusalem Post
Transcript on a Women's Seder from PBS' "Religion & Ethics"
"The Women's Seder Sourcebook" from Barnes & Noble
The Why of Women's Seders from RitualWell.org
Enriching Your Communal Women's Seder from RitualWell.org
Invocation for Women's Seders from RitualWell.org

YJN #86 - 03/29/07 - Frank Winer on Jewish cemeteries

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:07:00 +0000

This week's links:

International Jewish Cemetery Project
Jewish News Weekly article on Gan Shalom's beginnings
2003 San Francisco Chronicle article on opposition to Gan Shalom

YJN # - 03/22/07 - Lawrence Grossman on Jewish Webcasting Service

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:48:00 +0000

This week's links:

Jewish Webcasting Service
Jewish podcast listing
Another Jewish podcast list

YJN #84 - 03/15/07 - Ben Holtz on being a Jewish Soldier in the U.S. Army

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:13:00 +0000

This week's links:

Jewish Soldier Foundation
A Jewish Soldier's View of Iraq, from NPR
One Proud Jewish Soldier, from aish.com

YJN #83 - 03/08/07 - Mary Anne Winig on adult programs at Temple Isaiah

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:25:00 +0000

This week's links:

Senior Services in the East Bay, from Resource, a guide to Jewish life in the Bay Area
Temple Isaiah's adult programs

YJN #82 - 03/01/07 - Ronald Young on the National Interreligious Initiative for Peace

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:33:00 +0000

This week's links:

Walk the Road to Peace, the website of the National Interreligious Initiative for Peace
Initiative documents, including the letter to U.S. Secretary of State Rice, on the site of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
U.S. leadership essential for Israeli-Palestinian peace, an editorial from The Seattle Times supporting the Initiative's efforts
Notice of Ron Young's appearance at Temple Isaiah on March 8

YJN #81 - 02/22/07 - Temple Isaiah Purimspiel Rehearsal

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:21:00 +0000

This week's links:

JCC of Manhattan Purim Guide (PDF file)
Wikipedia listing for "Book of Esther"

YJN #80 - 02/15/07 - A Purim Tale

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:28:00 +0000

This week's links:

Raisel's Riddle, by Erica Silverman, a Parent's Choice Foundation selection
An interview with Erica Silverman

YJN #79 - 02/08/07 - Shel Holtz on subscribing to podcasts

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:41:00 +0000

This week's links:

Podcast Alley
Podcast 411
Apple iTunes

YJN #77 - 02/02/07 - A Musical Show Featuring Light of the River

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:34:00 +0000

This week's links:

Light of the River songs available for download on Download.com
Jewish Music section of Download.com

YJN #77 - 01/25/07 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Tu B'Shevat

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:38:00 +0000

This week's links:

Judaism 101: Tu B'Shevat
Wikipedia's listing for Tu B'Shevat
The Jewish Virtual Library's listing for Tu B'Shevat
Test Your Tu B'Shevat IQ
Seder for Tu B'Shevat
Plant trees in Israel
Israel's passion for trees

YJN #76 - 01/18/07 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on same-sex marriage

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:56:00 +0000

This week's links:

Judaism and Same-Sex Marriage, from MyJewishLearning.com
Jewish Group OK's Same-Sex Marriage, from the Boston Globe
The Reform Movement on LGBT Issues, from Jewish Mosaic
Wedding Liturgy for a Same Sex Marriage, from the Shalom Center

YJN #75 - 01/11/07 - Cantor Korn Explains the Order of Service

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:02:00 +0000

This week's links

Wikipedia entry for Siddur
Siddur Audio, an online source for learning Siddur liturgy
The Transliterated Siddur

YJN #74 - 01/04/07 - Cantor Leigh Korn on Torah traditions and rituals

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:08:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia entry on Torah reading
Jewish Virtual Library entry on Torah reading
Wikipedia entry on cantillation

YJN #73 - 12/28/06 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on the Iranian Holocaust Conference

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:00:00 +0000

This week's links:

Iranian Holocaust Conference (CNN.com coverage)
Jerusalem Post coverage of Israeli reaction to the conference
USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Wikipedia listing for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Wikipedia listing for Holocaust denial
ADL document on Holocaust denial

YJN #72 - 12/21/06 - Rabbi Graetz on Judaism and Human Rights Conference

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:05:00 +0000

This week's links:

Rabbis for Human Rights
Rabbinic Conference on Judaism and Human Rights
Conference Coverage from Washington Jewish Week

YJN #71 - 12/14/06 -Sandy Anderson on Winter Nights

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:09:00 +0000

This week's links

YJN #70 - 12/07/06 - Debbie Enelow on Jewish Resident Camps

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:43:00 +0000

This week's links:

Find a JCC Camp
How Jewish is Summer Camp? from the New Jersey Jewish Standard
Jewish Summer Camps in America, from About.com
Camps Newman and Swig (Local to Temple Isaiah)

YJN #69 - 11/30/06 - Debbie Enelow on "The December Dilemma"

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:58:00 +0000

This week's links:

December Holiday Guidelines for Public Schools, from the Anti-Defamation League
The December Dilemma, from MyJewishLearning.com
Interfaith Families Face December Dilemma, from USA Today
Holidays' Convergence Adds to December Dilemma, from The New York Times
On Being a Jew at Christmas

YJN #68 - 11/23/06 - Audio Highlights from the WRJ Pacific Biennial

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:42:00 +0000

This Week's Link:

Women of Reform Judaism

YJN #67 - 11/16/06 - Rosanne Selfon on the Women's Commentary

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:53:00 +0000

This week's links:

Jewish Webcasting
Temple Judea Podcast
Temple Judea Podcasts on Odeo
Women of Reform Judaism
Women Explore New Commentary (Baltimore JewishTimes.com)

YJN #66 - 11/09/06 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on affiliation

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:10:00 +0000

This week's links:

Synagogue affiliation growing (a 2002 article)
Shul affiliation rising (United Jewish Communities article)
Building your synagogue community (from URJ)

YJN #65 - 11/02/06 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Brit Chayim, naming ceremonies for newborn Jewish girls

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:13:00 +0000

This week's links:

Simhat Bat, the synagogue naming ceremony for girls
Rituals for a Baby Daughter
Brit Milah, birth ceremonies
The New Jewish Baby Book by Anita Diamant (from Amazon.com)

YJN #64 - 10/26/06 - Songs from Jeremy Gimbel and Brad Lennox

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:31:00 +0000

A 100% all-music podcast!

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.

This music is from the Podsafe Music Network.

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

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:32:00 +0000

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

YJN #62 - 10/12/06 - Ellen Bernstein Ellis on Avodah

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:41:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia's listing for the term, "Avodah"
"Let's Go Israel," the annual East Bay Israel trip Temple Isaiah's Avodah program supports

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

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:02:00 +0000

This week's links:

Creating a technology plan for your synagogue, a PDF document from the Center for Congregations

The PC in Your Synagogue, from the Union Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Temple Isaiah's website

YJN #50 - 09/28/06 - Val Morehouse reads "The Hardest Word"

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:59:00 +0000

This week's links:

Jacqueline Jules' website
Amazon listing for "The Hardest Word" by Jacqueline Jules
Amazon listing for all books by Jacqueline Jules

YJN #59 - 09/21/06 - Emily Blanck on JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa)

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:06:00 +0000

This week's links:

JIMENA
Justice for Jews from Arab Countries
Wikipedia entry for Mizrahi Jews

YJN #58 - 09/14/06 - Cantor Leigh Korn on Jewish Choral Tradition

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:32:00 +0000

This week's links:

Zam'Ru: The Jewish Music Choral Database
Jewish Choral Music on the Internet
URJ: Training Opportunities for Synagogue Musicians
URJ: Synagogue Choirs as Instruments of Prayer

YJN #57 - 09/07/06 - Cantor Leigh Korn on Kol Nidre

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:38:00 +0000

This week's links

URJ synagogue listing
Listing of UK Reform communities
Wikipedia listing on Kol Nidre
Transliteration, translation, and more
Background on Max Bruch arrangement

YJN #56 - 08/31/06 - Rabbi Graetz on the Month of Elul

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:49:00 +0000

This week's links:

The month of Elul and Selichot, from Judaism 101
Rosh Chodesh Elul (Jewish calendar listing)
The Month for Repentence, from About.com
The Month of Elul: Customs, from Torah.org

YJN #55 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Jewish movements -- 08/25/06

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:29:00 +0000

This week's links:

About.com entry on Jewish denominations
Wikipedia's entry on Jewish denominations
Judaism 101

YJN #54 - 08/17/06 - Executive Director Michael Liepman on choosing a synagogue

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:54:00 +0000

This week's links:

How to choose a synagogue, from My Jewish Learning
Choosing a synagogue is harder for intermarrieds, from J magazine
How is a synagogue operated? from old Usenet FAQs

YJN #53 - An interview with a Jewish "Rosie the Riveter" - 08/10/06

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:08:00 +0000

This week's links:

Rosie the Riveter Trust
Women in the Factories of World War II
Rosie the Riveter: Wikipedia entry
Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Park
Congregation Beth Ami, Santa Rosa, California

YJN #52 - 08/03/06 - Michele Holtz on YJN's first year

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 06:54:00 +0000

This week's links:

Ways to support Israel
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
Union for Reform Judaism
ARZA

YJN #51 - 07/27/06 - Soundseeing Tour of Israel Unity rally, San Francisco

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:26:00 +0000

This week's links:

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome
US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
About the Jewish Community Relations Council
Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and South Africa
Camp Newman and Camp Swig

YJN #50 - 07/20/06 - WRJ Director Marlene Belstock on cosmetic ingredients

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:41:00 +0000

This week's links:

Environmental Working Group's "Skin Deep," news about the safety of popular health and beauty brands

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

FDA article on cosmetic ingredients

Ten Synthetic Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid, from the Organic Consumers Association

Women of Reform Judaism

YJN #49 - 07/13/06 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on conversion (part 2)

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:47:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia's listing for the mikvah
Mikvah Project
Ideas for a deeply spiritual conversion ritual
Reform conversion to Judaism

YJN #48 - 07/06/06 - Rabbi Shanks on conversion (part 1)

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:41:00 +0000

This week's links:

The Center for Converstion to Judaism
Conversion to Judaism (from Chamash)
Becoming Jewish
Who is a Jew? (from Judaism 101)
How to Become a Jew (from the BBC)
Inviting Conversion (URJ's Biennial Initiative)

YJN #47 - 06/29/06 - Sandy Anderson on Havurot

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 04:24:00 +0000

This week's links:

National Havurah Committee
Wikipedia entry on chavurah

YJN #46 - 06/22/06 - Cantor Leigh Korn looks at wedding traditions

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:30:00 +0000

This week's links:

An Amazon.com list of books for the Jewish bride

Wikipedia listing on the Jewish view of marriage

Where to get a chuppah, from the Berkeley Parents Network

Jewish Weddings, from All Things Jewish

On the breaking of the glass, by Adventure Rabbi

YJN #45 - 06/16/06 - Cantor Korn on Havdalah

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:41:00 +0000

This week's links: Wikipedia's listing on Havdalah

Havdalah and Shabbat candle-lighting times

Home Havdalah Service

Havdalah candle-making

YJN #44 - 06/07/06 - Debbie Enelow on talking to kids about anti-semitism

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:15:00 +0000

This week's links:

The Peace Encyclopedia on anti-semitism
The U.S. State Department Report on Anti-Semitism
Wikipedia's listing on Anti-Semitism

YJN #43 - 06/01/06 - Debbie Enelow on the Seventh Grade Fund

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:29:00 +0000

This week's link:

Temple Isaiah's Seventh Grade Fund

YJN #42 - 05/25/06 - Holocaust Museum Direct Sara Bloomfield

Fri, 26 May 2006 03:31:00 +0000

This week's links:

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Sara Bloomfield

YJN #41 - 5/18/06 - Susan Weidman Schneider, editor, Lilith

Thu, 18 May 2006 21:28:00 +0000

This week's links:

Lilith
Information on Susan Weidman Schneider

YJN #40 - 05/11/06 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Shavuot

Fri, 12 May 2006 05:36:00 +0000

This week's links:

Wikipedia listing for Shavuot
Shavuot on the Net
Shavuot at OU.org
Shavuot from the Jewish Virtual Library
About the Book of Ruth
Shavuot: The Book of Ruth
Savuot Recipes

YJN #39 - 05/04/06 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on counting the Omer

Fri, 05 May 2006 00:35:00 +0000

This week's links:

Judaism 101: Counting the Omer
About.com's Omer resource list
Wikipedia's Listing

YJN #38 - 04/27/06 - The Women of Isaiah Annual Retreat

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:03:00 +0000

This week's links:

RL White Retreat Center

YJN #37 - 04/20/06 - Arlynn Bloom on Social Action

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 06:35:00 +0000

Links for this show will be posted soon.

YJN #36 - 04/13/06 - Marilyn Hirsch on Dear Sudan of Contra Costa County

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:17:00 +0000

This week's links:

Hotel Rwanda

Walnut Creek United Methodist Church

Dear Sudan, Love Marin

Bay Area Darfur Coalition

Dear Sudan Weblog

Congregation Rodef Shalom of Marin

A Million Voices for Darfur

YJN #35 - 04/06/06 - Gabe Salgado on Contra Costa Midrasha

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:03:00 +0000

This week's links:

Contra Costa Midrasha

Let's Go Israel

Jewish Culture

Kabbalah

Temple B'nai Shalom, Walnut Creek

Birthright trips to Israel

YJN #34 - 03/30/06 - Cantor Korn on Bar Mitzvah lore

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 02:57:00 +0000

This week's links:

The "faux" mitzvah:

Non-Jewish 13-year-olds celebrate faux bar mitzvahs, from PittsburghLive.com

Something borrowed, something Hebrew, from the Orange County Register

YJN #33 - 03/23/06 - Cantor Leigh Korn on modern music in the liturgy

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:48:00 +0000

This week's links:

Genres and styles of Jewish music

YJN #32 - 03/16/06 - Temple Isaiah's Adult B'nai Mitzvah

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:30:00 +0000

This week's link:

Wikipedia's b'nai mitzvah listing
This page includes links to a variety of b'nai mitzvah resources

YJN #31 - 03/09/06 - Librarian Val Morehouse tells a Purim tale

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:01:00 +0000

This week's links:

Raisel's Riddle, by Erica Silverman, a Paren't Choice Foundation selection

An interview with Erica Silverman

YJN #30 - 03/02/06 - Mary Anne Winig on Hadassah

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 06:20:00 +0000

This week's link:

Hadassah

YJN #29 - 2/23/06 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on the holiday of Purim

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 09:00:00 +0000

This week's links:

Purim on the Neet

Judaism 101: Purim

Purim, the Festival of Lots

Purim teaching units for educators

The Megillah scroll at the Library of Congress

Wikipedia listing for Purim

YJN #28 - 2/16/06 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on becoming a rabbi

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:55:00 +0000

This week's links:

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

Sally J. Priesand, the first female Reform rabbi

Women's Rabbinic Network

YJN #27 - 2/9/06 - Youth Director Jonathan Shugart on Jewish summer camps

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:28:00 +0000

This week's links:

Camp Newman and Camp Swig

URJ Camps Directory

Temple Isaiah's Camp Kefli

Camp Tawonga

YJN #26 - 2/2/06 - Rabbi Graetz on Rabbis for Human Rights

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 03:12:00 +0000

This week's link:

Rabbis for Human Rights

YJN #25 - 1/26/06 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Brit Tzedek v'Shalom

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:22:00 +0000

This week's link:

Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, Jewish Alliance for Justice & Peace

YJN #24 - 1/19/06 - Debbie Enelow on revitalizing American Jews' connection to Israel

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:45:00 +0000

This week's links:

The government of Israel (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Background on Israeli independence

The Soviet Jewry Movement

Operation Exodus: The emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel

Wikipedia's entry for kibbutzim

YJN #23 - 1/12/06 - Debbie Enelow explains the evolution of the Siddur based on the gender of G-d

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:11:00 +0000

This week's links

Siddur: The Wikipedia entry

The new Reform Siddur

Roots of the Siddur

Marcia Falk

YJN #22 - 1/05/06 - An interview with Temple Isaiah President Maynard Lichterman

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 03:59:00 +0000

This week's links:

Union of Reform Judaism

Temple Isaiah

YJN #21 - 12/29/05 - A Chanukah music selection

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 01:00:00 +0000

This week's links:

Linda Hirschhorn and Vocolot

Beth Schafer

Neshama Carlebach

YJN #20 - 12/22/05 - Michele Holtz on the role of Sisterhood

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:47:00 +0000

This week's links:

Women of Reform Judaism

YJN #19 - 12/15/05 - A Chanukah story from Temple Isaiah's librarian, Val Morehouse

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:49:00 +0000

This week's links:

The Chanukah Guest

Eric A. Kimmel

Temple Isaiah's library

YJN #18 - 12/08/05 - Cantor Korn on Chanukah

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 01:29:00 +0000

Happy Chanukah to everybody from Temple Isaiah of Lafayette, California.

YJN #17 - 12/01/05 - Cantor Korn on Torah Cantillation

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 04:33:00 +0000

Torah cantillation is the art of changing scripture. Cantor Korn explains its origins and provides examples.

This week's links:

The Art of Torah Cantillation (Book)

Toledot, Genesis Chapter 25, verse 19

Haftorah Malachi chapter 1

Tisha B'av

Book of Lamentations

YJN #16 - 11/24/05 - Temple Isaiah Delegates at the URJ/WRJ Biennial

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:05:00 +0000

This week's links:

The Union for Reform Judaism

Women of Reform Judaism

National Association of Temple Administrators

National Federation of Temple Youth

YJN #15 - 11/17/05 - Rabbi Graetz on Winter Nights

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:15:00 +0000

This week's links:

Contra Costa County Winter Nights Program

YJN #14 - 11/10/05 - Cantor Linda Hirschhorn on the female a capella group, Vocolot

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:04:00 +0000

This week's links:

Vocolot

Linda Hirschhorn

YJN #13 - 11/03/05 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on the Adult B'nai Mitzvot

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:56:00 +0000

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YJN #12 - 10/27/05 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Rosh Chodesh

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:29:00 +0000

Links from this episode:

Rosh Chodesh

Midrash

YJN #11 - 10/20/05 - Sounds from Mitzvah Day

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:00:00 +0000

Links from this week's show:

Children's Book Project

Diablo Valley AIDS Center

Children's Hospital of Oakland

Contra Costa Food Bank

Reutlinger Center

Red Cross

Darfur genocide

YJN #10 - 10/14/05 - Jeanette Gross on "sacred chanting"

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:02:00 +0000

This week's show links:

Rabbi Shefa Gold

The Israelisms Podcast

The Story Spieler Podcast

YJN #9 - 10/06/05 - Ellen Pollack, president, Women of Reform Judaism District 24, on WRJ

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:04:00 +0000

Links for this show:

Women of Reform Judaism

YJN #8 - 9/29/05 - Education Director Debbie Enelow on learning Hebrew

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:13:00 +0000

This show's links:

Hebrew

Bubur-Rosenzweig Bible

Arthur Hertzberg

YJN #7 - 9/22/05 - Education Director Debbie Enelow on Jewish education

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:51:00 +0000

Links from this show:

Abraham Heschel

Solomon Buber

YJN #6 - 9/15/05 - Cantor Korn on Judaism in Broadway musicals

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:13:00 +0000

Links from this show:

Yiddish theater

George and Ira Gershwin

Irving Berlin

Rogers and Hammmerstein

YJN #5 - 9/8/05 - Cantor Korn on what it means to be a Cantor

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 16:42:00 +0000

Links from this show:

YJN #4 - 9/1/05 - Rabbi Shanks on the month of Elul

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 16:58:00 +0000

Links from this show:

Jewish Calendar

Psalm 27

Song of Songs

YJN #3 - 8/25/05 - Rabbi Shanks on Jewish Book Groups

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 01:50:00 +0000

Links from the show:

Flavius Josephus: Eyewitness to Rome's First Century Conquest of Judea, by Mireille Hadas-Lebel.

The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth

A Tale of Love and Darkness, by Amos Oz

Focus, by Arthur Miller

Constantine's Sword, by James Carroll

The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant

YJN #2 - 8/18/05 - Rabbi Graetz on ARZA

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:59:00 +0000

In today's podcast, Rabbi Roberto Graetz takes a look at ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America. Links from this show:

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YJN #1 - 8/11/05 - Rabbi Graetz on Reform weddings in Israel

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 23:36:00 +0000

Welcome to our very first podcast! Your Jewish Neighborhood is a weekly podcast featuring clergy and other leaders from Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, California, discussing issues and topics of general interest to the affiliated and unaffiliated Jews everywhere. If you have comments, please send them to us at yjn@temple-isaiah.org.

In our first podcast, Temple Isaiah Rabbi Roberto Graetz talks about Reform weddings in Israel.

Links from this show: