Kol Ramah

I play so much Hebrew Disney, so why not explore it? And, yes, I do sing here.

Jonah Seidenfeld (not pictured),Harris Cohen, Sam Feldman, and Rafi Rockman talk to Kol Ramah about skipping Bechirot and what goes on in Chug.

Parashat Eqev [Deuteronomy 7:12-11:28] features, among other things, the 2nd paragraph of the Shema [11:13-21], which we discuss in light of its last line and the general Deuteronomic theme of שכר ועונש [s’khar v-o’nesh, reward & punishment], the biblical source for ברכת המזון [birkat ha-mazon, grace after meals], which we discuss in the context of how punctuation informs meaning, and the rabbinic limit on praise of God in תפילה [t’fillah, prayer] (10:17), which we do not discuss at all! We do get to a few verses of the haftarah [prophetic portion, Isaiah 49:14-51:3]. It is a lively conversation! Comments and criticisms are welcome at parshatalk@gmail.com.

The Ta'am kids interview their counselor.

The kids of Gan say hi to their families!!!

The boys asked to do a singalong.

One of the cutest things you'll ever listen to.

Zimryah 2021 - All together in the Ulam!

Join Dr. Alison Joseph's Yahadut class as they explore Ve'etchanan. Wonderful interviews of campers by campers touching on tefila, cities of refuge, life of Moshe and more! Featuring Eden, Anna, Talia, Adira, Adina, Razi and Jake.

I (BC)am posting this from Cleveland, to where I have come for the funeral of my dearest and best friend, David Graham Foster, affectionately known as Fuzz [at least in my circle] for nearly all the fifty years we were friends. תהי נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים. May his soul be bound up in the bond of eternal life. יהי זכרו ברוך. May his memory be for a blessing. Parashat Va-etchanan [Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11] contains, among other things of note, both the first paragraph of the Sh’ma [6:4-9] and the retelling of the 10 Commandments [5:6-17]. As Eliot explains in his introduction, it is the kind of parashah where we could spend an hour on each verse. We give ourselves about a half hour, 35 minutes most weeks, so there is much we do not get to. One of the reasons I like Parashah Talk myself is because each week I learn something. I know that I will not be saying the Sh’ma again in quite the same way! Let us know what you think at parshatalk@gmail.com. Shabbat Shalom!

Eitan and Kenny Winkelman-Batchelor guide us through some Klezmer and Balkan hits.

We sit down with Gesher. Give us donuts plz.

Nitzanim talks about bunk wars, cereal, and sports.

Shorashim gets into a war with each other over food.

A3 has taken over!!!!

Machon has a chat with us.

Campers from Sollelim, Bogrim and Machon explore Parashat Devarim with Alison Joseph, Tzevet Chinuch.

Tzeirim Campers wrote, produced and acted in this original production. This wonderful project was led by Landon Braverman,of tzevet Hofa'a as part of Make Your Own Musical. Listen carefully and see if you recognize a special guest cameo appearance

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Parashat Devarim [Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22] always coincides with Shabbat Hazon [“Hazon” is the first word of the haftarah, Isaiah 1:1-27], the Shabbat before the commemoration of Tisha B’Av [the 9th of the Hebrew month Av], which commemorates the destruction of the two Temples, among other tragedies which have befallen the Jewish people, going back to the day the Israelites were punished for the negative report of the 10 spies [Numbers 13-14]. We spend about half of our time talking about the importance and place of Deuteronomy, and the other half talking about the haftarah and Tisha B’Av. As always, comments and criticisms are welcome at parshatalk@gmail.com. Shabbat Shalom!