Your Jewish Neighborhood

By Michele Holtz

Your Jewish Neighborhood is a weekly podcast from Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, California. Each week, your host, Michele Holtz, will introduce you to clergy, educators, and other leaders from Temple Is... more

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The podcast currently has 240 episodes available.

Your Jewish Neighborhood episodes:

July 21, 2008 YJN #150 - 07/21/08 - Rabbi Shanks on D'var Torah
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
...more
13min
July 13, 2008 YJN #149 - 07/12/08 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Politics and the Pulpit
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.
...more
16min
July 05, 2008 YJN #148 - 07/04/08 - Val Morehouse reads "The Bachelor and the Bean"
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
...more
9min
June 28, 2008 YJN #147 - 06/26/08 - Rabbi Graetz on Banner Project Against Torture
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
...more
13min
June 16, 2008 YJN #146 - 06/15/08 - Tips on Connecting with Judaism during the Summer
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
...more
12min
June 09, 2008 YJN #145 - 06/08/08 - Cantor Korn on the New Siddur, Mishkan T'filah
This week's links:
Official site of Mishkan T'filah
URJ answers questions about Mishkan T'filah
Choosing a Siddur, from My Jewish Learning
...more
12min
May 31, 2008 YJN #144 - 05/29/08 - Cantor Korn on Special-Needs B'nai Mitzvah Students
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
...more
13min
May 14, 2008 YJN #143 - 05/14/08 - Gabe Salgado on Judaism in Virtual Worlds
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
...more
17min
May 02, 2008 YJN #142 - 05/01/08 - Music from The Josh Nelson Project
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
...more
17min
April 26, 2008 YJN #141 - 04/26/08 - Rabbi Graetz on synagogue "twinning"
This week's links:
United Jewish Communities on Twinning
Temple Isaiah's Steps for Tzedakah 2008
Synaguge twinning - sealed on a ketuba
...more
11min

FAQs about Your Jewish Neighborhood:

How many episodes does Your Jewish Neighborhood have?

The podcast currently has 240 episodes available.