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Wholly Jewish: Max Antman: The Queerness and Politics of Torah
How can we embrace Judaism from not only a queer perspective, but also a “political” one? Max Antman (he/him), a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, discusses how being a gay man influences his reading of Torah, how his Reform synagogue empowered his gay identity, and the sacred relationship between activism and studying Jewish text.
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Wholly Jewish: Laura: Creating Peace Out of Wholeness
This week’s guest, Cantor Laura Stein, shares her perspectives on how we can best care for those around us, the (lack of) tension between being Jewish and being a lesbian, and how her spiritual leadership inspires her social work at Mount Sinai Hospital's Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery.
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HaShem
Title used to referred to God
oleh
Hebrew Spelling
עוֹלֶה
Alternate Spelling
olah (feminine)
olim (plural)
Individual who immigrates (makes aliyah) to Israel.
shaliach
Hebrew Spelling
שָׁלִיחַ
Alternate Spelling
sh’licha (feminine)
shlichim (plural)
Hebrew term meaning, messenger or emissary.
moreh
Hebrew Spelling
מוֹרֶה
Alternate Spelling
morah (feminine); morim (plural)
Hebrew term meaning, teacher.
madrich
Hebrew Spelling
מַדְרִיךְ
Alternate Spelling
madricha (feminine); madrachim (plural)
Hebrew term for guide, youth leader, or teacher’s assistant.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah – T'rumah: Building a Sacred Space
Parashat T'ruma describes building a mishkan, a sacred space, and the first central praying place in Jewish life. People were asked to give both their skills and their material possessions to build it, and together they created something both beautiful and portable.
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Wholly Jewish: Bryant: From Tennessee to Iraq and Back
In this episode: We meet veteran Bryant Heinzelman, who shares powerful and impactful moments of his journey as a Jewish man as he travels the world, and how every step along the way has shaped and strengthened his identity.
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Stories We Tell: Bundle of Sticks
There was once a group of friends who were very close. But as they grew up, each went their separate ways. They came together for one last time, and they learned that alone, they can be easily broken; but bundled together, they are stronger than they ever were alone.
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