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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
New Passover Video from the Fountainheads
The Fountainheads latest video “Breakin’ Free” was released on YouTube on Monday, showcasing the spirited music/theater group’s take on the Passover holiday. The Ein Prat Fountainheads is a young Israeli musical ensemble formed around the Ein Prat Academy for Leadership, a pluralistic Beit Midrash located near Jerusalem. Incorporating elements of theater into original performances and video releases delivering up-beat, family friendly songs about Jewish themes, the Fountainheads have quickly grown in popularity and expect to make their next US tour in May. Their Rosh Hashana video from last year has garnered almost two million views on YouTube.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Peter Beinart's Peace Making - A Response by Daniel Gordis
This piece by Daniel Gordis highlights some flaws in Peter Beinart's challenge.
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Peter-Beinart-s-Peace-Making--A-Jerusalem-Post-Column-.html?soid=1101609592740&aid=VL-YhgH6ods
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Peter-Beinart-s-Peace-Making--A-Jerusalem-Post-Column-.html?soid=1101609592740&aid=VL-YhgH6ods
Monday, March 19, 2012
To Save Israel, Boycott the Settlements
A very provocative op-ed by Peter Beinart author of the new book The Crisis of Zionism.
To Save Israel, Boycott the Settlements - NYTimes.com
To Save Israel, Boycott the Settlements - NYTimes.com
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Returning to Normalcy: The Old “Cycle of Violence”
A provocative article about the morality of targeted killings.
Returning to Normalcy: The Old “Cycle of Violence” - Shalom Hartman Institute:
'via Blog this'
Returning to Normalcy: The Old “Cycle of Violence” - Shalom Hartman Institute:
'via Blog this'
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Using Purim as a way of addressing domestic abuse
An important modern day approach to Purim.
Using Purim as a way of addressing domestic abuse | The Times of Israel
Using Purim as a way of addressing domestic abuse | The Times of Israel
Friday, March 2, 2012
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- Rabbi Jonah Layman
- Olney, Maryland, United States
- I've been the rabbi of Shaare Tefila Congregation since 1994 - a friendly, welcoming, Conservative synagogue. I'm a past president of the Washington-Baltimore Rabbinical Assembly and past president of the Washington Board of Rabbis. I am also a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.
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