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Don’t Kvetch — Smile While You Still Have Teeth!
Sandy Taradash reflects on the passage of time and the generational differences between baby boomers and younger generations like Gen Y and Z. [Read more…]
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Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 9/13/2024: Rabbis Reflect on The High Holidays
Rabbi Jill Maderer and Rabbi Jack Paskoff reflect on the meaning of the High Holidays this year in the wake of the October 7 Hamas massacre of 1,200 Israelis and as antisemitism surges in the United States and around the world. [Read more…]
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Cary Hillebrand Looks at Parashat Ki Tetze
Cary Hillebrand looks at the structure of Parashat Ki Tetze. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
Seekers of Meaning 9/6/2024: Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz Discusses His New Book of 45 Great Philosophers
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz discusses his latest book, 45 Great Philosophers and What They Mean for Judaism. [Read more…]
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A Look at Parashat Shofetim
Cary Hillebrand takes a look at Parashat Shofetim. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
8/30/2024 ENCORE BROADCAST, Seekers of Meaning 7/12/2024: Elissa Strauss, author of “When You Care,” book about caregiving
On this week’s encore broadcast of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Elissa Strauss discusses her new book, “When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others.” [Read more…]
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A Look at Parashat Re’eh
Cary Hillebrand takes a look at Parashat Re’eh. [Read more…]
Seekers of Meaning-JSA Podcast
8/23/2024 ENCORE BROADCAST, Seekers of Meaning 5/31/2024: Rabbi Dalia Marx, author of “From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar”
Rabbi Dalia Marx, Ph.D., the Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Professor of Liturgy and Midrash at HUC-JIR’s Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem, discusses her new book, From Time to Time, Journeys in the Jewish Calendar. [Read more…]
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8/16/2024 ENCORE BROADCAST, Seekers of Meaning 6/14/2024: Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, discusses the rising incidence of antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the United States and describes some of the programs in Jewish education and interfaith understanding supported by the Center. [Read more…]
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A Look at Parashat Va’etchanan
Cary Hillebrand takes a look at the structure of Parashat Va’etchanan. [Read more…]