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 26, 2009 YJN #180 - 07/25/09 - Rabbi Shanks on Officiating at Interfaith Weddings
Please visit our official home at YourJewishNeighborhood.org!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
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12min
July 12, 2009 YJN #179 - 07/12/09 - Rabbi Judy Shanks' Experience with the Women of the Wall
Be sure to join us at our official home, YourJewishNeighborhood.org.
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
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15min
July 01, 2009 YJN #178 - 06/30/09 - Rabbi Greninger on Music in the Religious School Curriculum
Please visit the permanent home of "Your Jewish Neighborhood" for additional resources.This week's linksJewish Music Blog from Hebrew College
New Jewish Education music archive
The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
Teruah Jewish Music blog
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12min
June 16, 2009 YJN #177 - 06/15/09 - Rabbi Greninger on Talking to Children About Death
For more details and to comment on this podcast, please visit our primary home page at YourJewishNeighborhood.org
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?
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17min
May 31, 2009 YJN #176 - 05/30/09 - Rabbi Alissa Forrest on the Torah's Origins
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
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12min
May 20, 2009 YJN #175- 05/20/09 - Rabbi Forrest on Eco-Kashrut
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
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10min
May 05, 2009 YJN #174 - 05/05/09 - A Musical Interlude with Klezmerica
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
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18min
April 20, 2009 YJN #173 - 04/19/09 - Rabbi Graetz on Daily Prayers and Blessings
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
...more
11min
April 01, 2009 YJN #172 - 03/31/09 - Rabbi Roberto Graetz on Jewish Communities and the Economy
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
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10min
March 18, 2009 YJN #171 - 03/17/09 - Interview with Youth Director Dan Lange
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
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11min

FAQs about Your Jewish Neighborhood:

How many episodes does Your Jewish Neighborhood have?

The podcast currently has 240 episodes available.