Responding to Anti-Semitism After October 7 With Esther as a Guide
#purim #october7 #megillah The Megillah (the biblical Book of Esther) is a story of anti-Semitism set in the Diaspora in a multiethnic empir...
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Jewish learning to take along anywhere from Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett (rabbijon.com) of Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua, NH.
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19 episodesConversations Toward Purim: Esther-Informed Spiritual Therapy
#purim #october7 #megillah Introducing Adar Conversations, a series about themes of the Jewish festival of Purim and the Megillah, the bibli...
Reproductive Rights and Judaism -- May 22, 2022
Panel discussion at Temple Beth Abraham with Rabbi Robin Nafshi (Temple Beth Jacob, Concord NH), Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins (Temple Emunah, L...
Parashat Bo: Redemption is God's True Power
This is about a ten-minute D'var Torah, exploring the dimension of God known through the Exodus, rather than the creation of the universe.
Prayer Podcast: Shma, Part 1
Learn why and how you can deepen your experience of Jewish prayer and services by thinking about the prayer texts. Hear some opening thought...
A Jewish Dialogue with Michael Sandel's "Justice" -- Part 2
Second part of the workshop.
A Jewish Dialogue with Michael Sandel's "Justice" -- Part 1
This is the first part of the recording of a session I led at LimmudBoston on Oct 31, 2010. This podcast is geared to those who are interest...
Background of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Part 2
Here's the second part. It overlaps by a few seconds with Part 1.
Background of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Part 1
Here is the first half of a 40-minute talk, plus some Q&A, about the general history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. I gave this present...
End of Life Dilemmas Pt 2
This is the second half of the presentation and discussion, with myself and Dr. Stephanie Wolf-Rosenblum. (At some points the sound is faint...
End of Life Dilemmas Pt 1
This is the first half of a presentation and discussion about end of life issues and dilemmas, viewed though a Jewish lens. In this part I'm...
Middot: Simcha
I'm resuming my series of monthly podcasts about middot. For the month of Adar, when we celebrate Purim, I'm focusing on simcha -- "joy." Fo...
Middot: Gratitude
Middot are ethical qualities, habits of character. This month's podcast is about gratitude, in Hebrew hakarat hatov or literally "recognizin...
Middot: Patience
This is the first in what will be a monthly series about middot or ethical qualities, aspects of our character. The first focus is patience,...
Simchat Torah Orientation
Here is a brief explanation of what goes on at Simchat Torah services. In the middle is one simple melody that we sing with each of the Haka...
Purim Podcast: The Megillah and the Mishkan
This is a version of the sermon I gave on the morning of Shabbat Zachor, a different perspective on Megillat Esther.
Jews in the 21st Century, Part 2
Jewish learning to take along anywhere from Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett (rabbijon.com) of Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua, NH.
Jews in the 21st Century, Part 1
Jewish learning to take along anywhere from Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett (rabbijon.com) of Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua, NH.
Podcast -- Chanuka as a Lens into Jews' Relation to Other Cultures
For more on Chanuka, go to rabbijon.com and follow the link on the homepage.