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

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:24:00 GMT

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 GMT

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, 1 Nov 2008 05:23:00 GMT

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 GMT

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, 6 Oct 2008 22:03:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 5 Sep 2008 03:59:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 3 Aug 2008 23:28:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 5 Jul 2008 03:16:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 9 Jun 2008 02:10:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 2 May 2008 02:33:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 9 Mar 2008 02:44:00 GMT

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, 2 Mar 2008 00:54:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 9 Feb 2008 01:23:00 GMT

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, 2 Feb 2008 14:38:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 4 Jan 2008 04:40:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 6 Dec 2007 17:41:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 9 Nov 2007 18:12:00 GMT

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 donât isolate, they foster Jewish identity"

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

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:03:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 5 Oct 2007 09:26:00 GMT

This week's links:

The Interfaith Marriage
The Emotional Challenges of Interfaith Marriage from PsychCentral
The Jewish Outreach Institute
Sample JewishâChristian 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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 7 Sep 2007 04:10:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 3 Aug 2007 04:18:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 7 Jul 2007 03:33:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 7 Jun 2007 23:58:00 GMT

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, 1 Jun 2007 05:37:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 4 May 2007 05:34:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 6 Apr 2007 04:03:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 9 Mar 2007 07:25:00 GMT

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, 2 Mar 2007 02:33:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 9 Feb 2007 05:41:00 GMT

This week's links:

Podcast Alley
Podcast 411
Apple iTunes

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

Sat, 3 Feb 2007 06:34:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 5 Jan 2007 05:08:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

This week's links

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

Fri, 8 Dec 2006 05:43:00 GMT

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, 1 Dec 2006 04:58:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 3 Nov 2006 02:13:00 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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, 6 Oct 2006 04:02:00 GMT

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 GMT

This week's links:

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