[ha-Safran]: Who By Fire, Who By Water - Meet the Authors
Dear friends, In less than two weeks most of us will be participating in the HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES, participating in their unique liturgy. BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? * What does it mean to say, in the Un'taneh Tokef poem, that Teshuvah, Tefillah and Tzedakah will remove the harshness/hardness of the decree? * Is the High Holy Day liturgy about humanity or the Jewish people? * Why is the theme of election of Israel so central to the liturgy, if the focus is the entire humanity? * What is the symbolic relationship between the shofar and Kol Nidre? Is Un'taneh Tokef also tied in there? * What exactly is being closed during N'ilah? How is it different than other concluding services? * What is different between the two new years: Rosh Hashanah and Pesach? * What are the highlights of the Machzor that drive home the High Holy Day's universalism theme? If these or other questions about the meaning of the High Holy Day liturgy are of interest to you, I have the pleasure and honor to invite you to join the two best experts on the subject in a world-premiere LIVE, INTERACTIVE TELE MASTER- CLASS on WHO BY FIRE, WHO BY WATER New Approaches to the Meaning of the High Holy Days with Rabbi LAWRENCE HOFFMAN, Ph.D. Editor of the 10-volume My People's Prayerbook, Who By Fire Who By Water: Un'taneh Tokef, and HUC Professor of Liturgy and Rabbi REUVEN KIMELMAN, Ph.D. Professor of Classical Judaica Brandeis University Full information and registration at: http://www.AskTheRabbis.com/P --- Date: Tuesday August 31, 2010 Time: 3:00 PM Eastern | 12 noon Pacific Add'l: Over 10 e-Bonuses Register: http://www.AskTheRabbis.com/P --- Yes, if the date and time don't work for you, you can listen to the entire program in RECORDED FORMAT shortly thereafter (we usually release the replays 24-48 hours after the live event). However, you must register to gain access to the replay. This event is suitable for anyone interested in Jewish learning, scholarship, ethics, and teaching, regardless of denomination, faith, religious practice or educational background, and is produced and hosted by Our Learning Company LLC http://www.AskTheRabbis.com/P -- FULL INFO+REG Looking forward to your active participation! Ketivah ve-hatimah tovah, Sergiu Simmel Founder and CEO Our Learning Company LLC --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: The World's First Jewish Bookinar
Dear friends, Can you clear your calendar on Thursday evening? Because at 9 PM Eastern (6 PM Pacific) I will be holding the WORLD'S FIRST JEWISH BOOKINAR with renowned author, teacher and thought-leader ERICA BROWN on her latest book on Spiritual Boredom: Rediscovering the Wonder of Judaism, just published by JEWISH LIGHTS PUBLISHING. So, what's a bookinar? It's a live, interactive teleseminar where we'll dialog with a foremost author about their book. To participate in this one-of-a-kind event, either over the phone or over the Web, right from the convenience of your house, office, even car, you need to register at: http://www.OurBookinar.com/EricaBrow n/P -- DT: March 18, 2010 TM: 9 PM Eastern | 6 PM Pacific PL: Your telephone OR Your Internet Computer $$: None This Bookinar comes to you at no cost, but you MUST REGISTER to participate. Once you register, you'll gain access to a chapter from her book, and the opportunity to get an autographed copies. See you on Thursday night, Sergiu S. Simmel CEO and Founder Our Learning Company LLC --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Yitz Greenberg Reuven Kimelman on the High Holy Days
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ FROM BIRTH TO DEATH How Did Humanity's Birth-Day Become Its Day of Judgment? 120-Minute Tele-Webinar with Rabbi IRVING (YITZ) GREENBERG legendary author and thought leader Professor REUVEN KIMELMAN renowned scholar and master teacher http://www.Our-Learning.com/AskYitzAndReuve n/Pwww.Our-Learning.com/AskYitzAndReuve n/P _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ Rosh Hashanah celebrates birth and creation. Yom Kippur re-enacts death and judgment. How did they get linked? How can we explain this paradox? * Do we celebrate the creation of the world or humanity? * Why is uv'khein thrice the beginning word of the Rosh Hashanah Amida? * Why is it so important to celebrate creation? * How does the Amida make real the theme of Rosh Hashanah? * What is the significance of ritually re-enacting our death? * Why is God's mercy such a dominating element in the Unetaneh Tokef? If you find any of these questions (or others you may have) puzzling or intriguing, this interactive, live session with two of the world's best scholars, teachers and captivating speakers is just for you. All you need participate is either a telephone OR a computer. Period. No travel, no hassle. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ If the time or date is not _/ convenient to you, no worries: _/ the recording of the full session _/ will be made available to you _/ within 48 hours of the live _/ event. _/ _/ However, you MUST register to _/ gain access to the replay. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ For further information on the why, what and how of this program, as well as on how to REGISTER, please visit: http://www.Our-Learning.com/AskYitzAndReuve n/Pwww.Our-Learning.com/AskYitzAndReuve n/P See you all there! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Teaching on these High Holy Days? Then please open up!
FR: Sergiu S. Simmel Our Learning Company LLC RE: If you're teaching these High Holy Days... http://www.AskTheRabbis.com/Phttp://www.AskTheRabbis.com/P DT: Tuesday August 11, 2009 TM: 9:12 AM Eastern Dear friends, Planning on teaching, leading a seminar, addressing any Jewish gatherings around these High Holy Days? IF NOT, THEN PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO DOES, such as your rabbi or cantor... IF YES, then here are: FIVE GOOD REASONS you want to sign up NOW... for the upcoming LIVE, INTERACTIVE tele-workshop with Rabbis Debra Orenstein, Jeffrey Salkin and Peter Knobel on _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/ THE HIGHS OF HIGH HOLY DAYS How to Make Your Teaching and Preaching More Powerful, More Personal, More Meaningful _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/ #1: Get over 100 pages of readings, sample sermons, ideas and inspirational resources you can immediately adapt and use in your own teaching (with attribution, of course). #2: Interact live, without leaving your study or dining room, with three prominent rabbis from three different corners of the USA, totaling over 100 years of pulpit experience among them. #3: Share your own experience and wisdom on how to make these High Holy Days more meaningful to your students, congregants, and friends, not just in general, but right here, right now. #4: Get your own questions answered on this practical topic not once, but potentially three times from three different perspectives that transcend denominations, gender, and practice. #5: Listen to 120 minutes of active, dynamic teaching even if the time and day of the live event is not convenient, either streamed over the Web or downloadable onto your own computer or portable media player. Ready? http://www.AskTheRabbis.com/Phttp://www.AskTheRabbis.com/P Why should you register now? #1: We allocated a limited capacity, so once we reach it, we'll be forced to close the registration. #2: If you need to take advantage of a subsidized virtual seat (at only $36, which is 33% off the regular $54 tuition), we may be running out of them soon. #3: The sooner you ask your preliminary question, the more likely it will get answered during the live event. All details and the blue Register Now buttons are at: http://www.AskTheRabbis.com/Phttp://www.AskTheRabbis.com/P Looking forward to your participation! Warm regards, Sergiu S. Simmel CEO and Founder Our Learning Company LLC --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Who is the hero of the story: Adam, Eve or the Snake? Dear friends,
Here is a jewel of Jewish learning, at no cost: http://www.Our-Learning.com/Kimelman Collection/S This is a 76-minute outstanding exploration of the MORAL MEANING of the story of Adam Eve, with master teacher Reuven Kimelman. Try it out: you WILL be amazed! To access, simply go to: http://www.Our-Learning.com/Kimelman Collection/S and follow these 3 simple steps: 1. Turn on your computer speakers 2. Tell us who you are 3. Enjoy! No cost, no obligations. A great summer learning treat! Warm regards, Sergiu S. Simmel CEO and Founder Our Learning Company LLC
[ha-Safran]: Why is Mah Tovu a Psychological Introduction to Tefillah?
Dear friends, Ever wondered what does the perhaps familiar but often impenetrable text of your Siddur really means? For the first time, Brandeis Professor REUVEN KIMELMAN's celebrated audio session on MAH TOVU: A Psychological Introduction to Prayer is now accessible at no cost. Previously available only as part of The Hidden Poetry of the Jewish Prayerbook audio course (as lesson #1), this 28-minute journey through this short yet surprisingly complex poem is a true jewel of Jewish teaching. To access, simply go to: http://www.Our-Learning.com/SiddurLe sson1 and follow these simple 3 steps: 1. Turn on your computer speakers 2. Tell us who you are 3. Enjoy! No cost, no obligations. Disclosure: On the listening page, you will be given the opportunity to take advantage of a clearance offer for the entire 10-CD series, but you are under no obligations. A great summer learning treat! Warm regards, Sergiu S. Simmel CEO and Founder Our Learning Company LLC --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: [Love Your Neighbor] Joseph Telushkin Reuven
Kimelman in dialogue X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.21 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN I am so pleased to announce and invite you all to: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF Do YOU Know How To Do It? A World Premiere 120-Minute LIVE, INTERACTIVE Tele-Webinar with best-selling author and Top-50 speaker Rabbi JOSEPH TELUSHKIN (author of A Code of Jewish Ethics) and renowned scholar and master teacher Brandeis Professor REUVEN KIMELMAN http://www.MoralBible.com/LoveYourNe ighbor/P The upcoming parshah Kedoshim includes the most widely recognized line from the Hebrew Bible: Love Your Neighbor As Yourself (Leviticus 19:18). There is hardly any Jew, Christian and perhaps others who has not heard this five-word sentence. In these times of strife and conflict, this commandment becomes even more relevant. Yet, what does it really mean? Please consider: * Why aren't we asked to love humanity, but just our neighbor? * What does the word as mean here? * How does it relate to do not hate your brother in your heart? * Does it apply to enemies? * What is the neighbor's responsibility to us? * Does it imply that we are obligated to love ourselves? If you find any of these questions (or others you may have) puzzling or intriguing, this interactive, live audio session with two of the world's best scholars, teachers and captivating speakers is just for you. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DATE: Monday April 27, 2009 TIME: 9 PM Eastern | 6 PM Pacific PLACE: Your telephone OR your Internet computer * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If this time is NOT convenient for you, no worries: we'll get the recording of the full session ready for you shortly after the live event. However, you MUST register to gain access to the replay. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To reserve your virtual seat (yes, there is a limit on the number of attendees we can accommodate), and perhaps get your own questions answered, simply register at: http://www.MoralBible.com/LoveYourNe ighbor/P -- If you've had the pleasure to attend any of Rabbi Telushkin's or Professor Kimelman's live teachings, you already know how insightful, informative, and entertaining they are. If you haven't, you are in for a real treat. So go ahead and register now! ~~ This event is suitable for anyone interested in Jewish learning, scholarship, ethics, and teaching, regardless of denomination, faith, religious practice or educational background, and is produced and hosted by Our Learning Company LLC ~~ --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi at Your Passover Seder Dear friends, Are you looking to turn your upcoming Passover Seder into a meaningful memory, that you can carry throughout the year? Next week I will have the honor of hosting a truly unprecedented interactive program with the legendary author, master teacher and father of the Jewish Renewal movement REB ZALMAN SCHACHTER-SHALOMI, as well as award-winning author and teacher RABBI DEBRA ORENSTEIN on SPIRITUALLY PREPARING FOR YOUR PASSOVER SEDER. http://www.AskRebZalman.com/Pwww.AskRebZalman.com/P -- Register here * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WHAT: When The Soul Asks: When Do We Eat? A Spiritual Preparation for Your Passover Seder WHO: Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Rabbi Debra Orenstein DATE: Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 TIME: 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern PLACE: Your telephone OR your computer HOW: Live, interactive 90-minute session * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If this time is NOT convenient for you, no worries: you'll get access to the recording of the full session shortly after the live event. However, you MUST register to gain access to the replay. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - During the 90-minute event, Reb Zalman and Rabbi Debra will answer your questions, as well as explore topics such as: How can we tell the Passover story so that we all feel personally redeemed? How can we meaningfully re-connect to familiar parts of the Seder? What is the deep structure of the Passover Seder? Listen to Reb Zalman's own introduction at: http://www.AskRebZalman.com/Pwww.AskRebZalman.com/P - Info Registration *** *** Due to the immense popularity of this *** *** program, we may have to close access *** *** early if we reach our capacity, so I *** *** recommend you register today. *** *** Looking forward to your active participation! Warm regards, Sergiu S. Simmel CEO and Founder Our Learning Company LLC --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: What Does the High Holiday Liturgy Really Mean?
THE WHAT, HOW AND WHY OF THE HIGH HOLIDAYS LITURGY What do the Rosh Hashanah Amida, the Shofar service and the Netaneh Tokef prayer REALLY mean? A 90-minute Interactive Teleseminar with Brandeis Professor Reuven Kimelman www.JewishPrayerbook.com/TW20/invitation Wednesday August 27, 2008 at 1 PM Eastern You may already be making plans for attending the High Holiday services at your synagogue. Remember last year's? And the years before? The half-day on Rosh Hashanah morning with the special Amida... The sound of the shofar... The solemnity of the Netaneh Tokef chant by the hazzan... But what does it all mean? WHY is the Rosh Hashanah AMIDA so different, and in particular on the idea of Redemption? WHY are there THREE different ways of blowing the SHOFAR and what do does each one mean? WHY is the medieval liturgical poem NETANEH TOKEF so central to the High Holiday service? All you need participate is either a telephone OR a computer. Period. No travel, no hassle. If the time or date is not convenient to you, no worries: the recording will be made available within 48 hours of the live event, so you can listen to it at your leisure. However, you MUST register to gain access to the replay. For further information on the why, what and how of this program, as well as on how to REGISTER, please visit: http://www.JewishPrayerbook.com/TW20/invitation See you all there! Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Author Simon Jacobson
Dear Friends, On Sunday June 1st at 4PM Eastern, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will teach a live, interactive teleseminar on what over three millennia of Jewish tradition teaches us about why a personal mission statement is essential in the life of each one of us, what a personal mission statement should and shouldn't be, and how you can discover your own uniqueness and turn it into a personal mission statement. Rabbi Jacobson, Dean of The Meaningful Life Center of New York, is the author of the best-selling book Toward a Meaningful Life, is one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world today. He is presently a professor of Jewish mysticism and psychology at the Rabbinical College Tomchei Temimim, and publisher of the Yiddish-English weekly, The Algemeiner Journal. For all details and to register to this unique event titled DISCOVER YOUR PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT No Business Can Function Without One; Can YOU? please visit www.AskSimonJacobson.com Date: Sunday June 1, 2008 Time: 4:00 PM Eastern | 1:00 PM Pacific Where: Your telephone OR your Internet computer Enjoy! P.S. If the date/time of the live event is inconvenient for you, note that the teleseminar will be recorded, and you will be granted lifetime access to the recording, so you can listen at your convenience. You will also benefit from all the other bonuses mentioned on the invitation page at www.AskSimonJacobson.com. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: What is the moral meaning of the plagues?
Dear Friends, Ever wondered what we can learn morally from the Passover story of Israel's slavery in Egypt? Or what may be the moral meaning of the blotting out of Amalek? Or how to deal with hatred of the others, especially those close to you? Or how to resolve the ethical dilemma of Israel as a chosen people? Professor Reuven Kimelman's upcoming four-part teleseries on Four Moral Dilemmas in the Bible takes us on a journey that spells out the contemporary implications of several well known Biblical ethical dilemmas. Can you spare a couple of minutes right now, and get the What, Who, and Why about this unique series? Here is your link: Info Registration: --- www.MoralBible.com/TWC02 --- CLICK I hope you can clear your calendar, and join us for a truly superb series that not only will, in the words of Rabbi Benjamin Sendrow of Fort Myers, Florida, literally bring the text to life, but do so in a way most relevant to our lives here and now. See you there! Sergiu S. Simmel CEO and Founder Our Learning Company LLC P.S. If you're planning on either leading or attending a Passover Seder (or two), the first session will give you a unique topic of discussion around the Seder table. Your family and friends will absolutely be in awe! (If you are an educator, you can even use it in your own Passover preparation teaching!) Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: What does the Shema really mean?
The What, How And Why Of THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE SHEMA A No-Cost Interactive Teleseminar with Professor Reuven Kimelman http://www.JewishPrayerbook.com/TW13 Dear Friends, How many times have you said or heard the Shema in your lifetime? A few? Hundreds? Thousands? Maybe even tens of thousands... But what does it really mean? * Why has the Shema become the center piece of Jewish liturgy? * How do the 6 words of the Shema, the 6 words of the blessing formula (Barukh Ata Adonai Eloheinu Melekh HaOlam), and the 6 words of the Rabbinic insert (Barukh Shem K'vod Malkhuto l'Olam va'ed) relate to each other? * What is the literary meaning of the opening verse You shall Love is, and how it relates to the rest of the Shema's first paragraph? * Does the Shema really command us to love? * What does the oneness of the divine has to do with love? If the Shema has been puzzling to you or even if you think you know it well, this interactive, live session with Brandeis Professor and Master Teacher Reuven Kimelman is for you. Date: Thursday 28 February, 2008 Time: 9 PM Eastern | 6 PM Pacific Where: Your telephone OR your Internet computer Host: Our Learning Company LLC In 90 minutes, you will not only participate in a live class on getting a better understanding of the symphony we call the Jewish liturgy and its poetry, but also get the what, why and how to listen to, or even better recite the Shema with a greater understand- ing of the poetics of this inspiring text. You will even get a chance to ask your own question All you need participate is either a telephone OR a computer. Period. No charge, no travel. To reserve your seat (yes, there is a limit on the number of attendees we can accommodate), simply... -- http://www.JewishPrayerbook.com/TW13 -- REGISTER When you arrive at the registration page by clicking the Register Now button above, you will be asked to simply enter your first name, your email address, and what is YOUR most puzzling question about this pivotal text of the Jewish liturgy, the Shema. Once you entered all three, simply click on the Here is My Question, Reuven button and you'll be guided through the rest of the registration. If you've ever had the pleasure to attend any of Dr. Kimelman's live teaching, you already know how fun and rich they are. If you haven't, you are in for a real treat. Either way, give it a try! See you there! Our Learning Company LLC http://www.JewishPrayerbook.com/TW13 -- REGISTER http://www.JewishPrayerbook.com/TW13/Invitation.html -- MORE INFO P.S. If this is not for you, or you think a colleague or friend can also benefit from it, feel free to pass this along. Thank you for spreading the word. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Models of Moral Leadership: Abraham and Moses
THE WHAT, HOW AND WHY OF ABRAHAM AND MOSES' MODELS OF MORAL LEADERSHIP A No-Cost Interactive Tele-Webinar with Professor Reuven Kimelman Dear Friends, Have you ever wondered whether the stories of Abraham and Moses represent models we could apply today, in our own world of scarce moral leadership? * Did Abraham succeed or fail in his argument with God to save the people of Sodom and Gomorrah? * Why did God inform Abraham of His intentions? * Did God really want to destroy the people of Israel after the Golden Calf incident? * Why did Moses argue against God's initial offer? * Who was the greater leader: Abraham or Moses? * Who was testing who in each of the two stories? If you're struggling with these and other questions about these two well known yet little understood stories, we invite you to an interactive, live session with Brandeis Professor and Master Teacher Reuven Kimelman. Date: Tuesday 19 February, 2008 Time: 9 PM Eastern | 6 PM Pacific Where: Your telephone OR your Internet computer In 90 minutes, you will not only participate in a live class on this material, but also get the what, why and how to explore Biblical narratives, such as these two, using driving questions, dramatized Biblical text, and mindmaps. You will even get the chance to ask your own questions! All you need participate is either a telephone OR a computer. Period. No charge, no travel. To reserve your seat (yes, there is a limit on the number of attendees we can accommodate), simply... REGISTER NOW AT -- http://tinyurl.com/yqf2zt -- REGISTER When you arrive at the registration page by clicking the Register Now button above, you will be asked to simply enter your first name, your email address, and what is YOUR most puzzling question about either of these stories and their moral meaning. Once you entered all three, simply click on the Here is My Question, Reuven button and you'll be guided through the rest of the registration. If you've ever had the pleasure to attend any of Dr. Kimelman's live teaching, you already know how fun and rich they are. If you haven't, you are in for a real treat. Either way, give it a try! See you there! Our Learning Company LLC -- http://tinyurl.com/yqf2zt -- REGISTER -- http://tinyurl.com/267b4t -- MORE INFO P.S. If this is not for you, or you think a colleague or friend can also benefit from it, feel free to pass this along. Thank you for spreading the word. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: You are invited: AskHowardSmith.com
From: Our Learning Company LLC Re: No-Cost Live Interactive Tele-Webinar I am inviting you to a zero-cost, live, interactive tele-webinar with renowned Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist and author Dr. Howard Smith on MODERN COSMOLOGY AND KABBALAH Religion in the Age of Science Modern Science in an Age of Religion For more information and to freely register: --- http://www.AskHowardSmith.com --- Free and open to the public. No previous background or knowledge in either modern cosmology or Judaism and Kabbalah required. Only a serious dose of curiosity and open- mindedness. This is suitable for anyone interested in cosmology, Creation of the Universe, modern science, religion, Judaism, Kabbalah, moral implications of our views on the above, and contemporary attitudes towards both religion and science. Produced and sponsored by Our Learning Company LLC. Please share this with your friends, congregants, students, and teachers. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: The Seduction of Eve - One Last Time for quite a while...
Dear Friends, It's Monday night, so I'll make this quick... Our most popular no-cost tele-webinar with Brandeis Professor Reuven Kimelman has been The Seduction of Eve: Why Did She Do It? where Master Teacher Reuven Kimelman explores in depth the question whether the story of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3) eating from the Tree of Knowledge is a story of the Original Sin OR a parable of the Anatomy of Sin. I have heard from many that they could not attend our last event, due to the holiday and vacation season. So I managed to convince Professor Kimelman to do it one last time. The ONLY time slot available was tomorrow, Tuesday January 13, 2008 at 9:00 pm Eastern. Sorry for the really short notice, but that was our only option. The GOOD NEWS is that we will record it, and if you register you WILL be able to access the replay, and listen to it at your leisure. So, even if this timing doesn't work for you, simply register to gain access to the recording. Only registrants will get this access. How to register? Simply go to (there is absolutely no cost!): www.Our-Learning.com/MoralBible/TW07/Invitation.html After you read more about the event, please click on the REGISTER NOW button and you're on your way to a delightful 90 minutes of learning. I look forward to having you join us! Warm regards, Sergiu Simmel Our Learning Company LLC www.Our-Learning.com/MoralBible/TW07/Invitation.html --- Message requiring your approval -- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Teaching Joseph's Narrative Morally
THE WHAT, HOW AND WHY OF TEACHING MORALITY THROUGH THE JOSEPH NARRATIVE A No-Cost Interactive Tele-Webinar with Professor Reuven Kimelman Dear Friends, Have you ever wondered how do you teach the Joseph narrative as a lesson in morality? Are Joseph's dreams illusions of grandeur or premonitions of his future greatness? What is the moral message to Jacob of the selling of Joseph? If you're struggling with these and other questions about how to teach children or adults our Biblical narratives as a source of moral development, we invite you to our second interactive, live session with Brandeis Professor and Master Teacher Reuven Kimelman. Date:Monday November 26, 2007 Time: 1 PM Eastern / 10 AM Pacific Where: Your telephone OR your Internet computer In 75 minutes, you will not only participate in a live class on this material from Vayeshev, but also get the what, why and how to teach it using driving questions, dramatized Biblical text, group exercises, and mindmaps. You will even get a chance to ask your own question! All you need participate is either a telephone OR a computer. Period. No charge, no travel. To reserve your seat (yes, there is a limit on the number of attendees we can accommodate), simply... REGISTER NOW http://www.Our-Learning.com/MoralBible/TW03/ For more details: http://www.Our-Learning.com/MoralBible/TW03/Invitation.html If you've ever had the pleasure to attend any of Dr. Kimelman's live teaching, you already know how fun and rich they are. If you haven't, you are in for a real treat. Either way, give it a try! See you there! Our Learning Company LLC Register at: http://www.Our-Learning.com/MoralBible/TW03/ P.S. Even if you're not currently teaching Bible, you will find the Tele-Webinar inspiring and highly intriguing. So join in -- what do you have to lose? P.P.S. If this is not for you, or you think a colleague or friend can also benefit from it, feel free to pass this along. Thank you for spreading the word. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: What Does the Shema Really Mean?
Dear Friends, How many times have you said or heard the Shema in your lifetime? A few? Hundreds? Thousands? Maybe even tens of thousands... But what does it really mean? Why has the Shema become the center piece of Jewish liturgy? How do the 6 words of the Shema, the 6 words of the blessing formula (Barukh Ata Adonai Eloheinu Melekh HaOlam), and the 6 words of the Rabbinic insert (Barukh Shem K'vod Malkhuto l'Olam va'ed) relate to each other? What is the literary meaning of the opening verse You shall Love is, and how it relates to the rest of the Shema's first paragraph? Does the Shema really command us to love? What does the oneness of the divine has to do with love? If the Shema has been puzzling to you or even if think you know it well, this interactive, live session with Brandeis Professor and Master Teacher Reuven Kimelman is for you. Date: Tuesday November 27, 2007 Time: 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific Where: Your telephone OR your Internet computer In 75 minutes, you will not only participate in a live class on getting a better understanding of the symphony we call the Jewish liturgy and its poetry, but also get the what, why and how to listen to, or even better recite the Shema with a greater understanding of the poetics of this inspiring text. You will even get a chance to ask your own question! All you need participate is either a telephone OR a computer. Period. No charge, no travel. To reserve your seat (yes, there is a limit on the number of attendees we can accommodate), simply... To register: http://www.Our-Learning.com/JewishPrayerbook/TW04 For more information and to register: www.Our-Learning.com/JewishPrayerbook/TW04/Invitation.html If you've ever had the pleasure to attend any of Dr. Kimelman's live teaching, you already know how fun and rich they are. If you haven't, you are in for a real treat. Either way, give it a try! See you there! Sergiu Simmel Founder and President, Our Learning Company LLC P.S. Even if you're not really into liturgy, you will find the Tele-Webinar inspiring and highly intriguing. So join in -- what do you have to lose? P.P.S. If this is not for you, or you think a colleague or friend can also benefit from it, feel free to pass this along. Thank you for spreading the word. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Prof. R. Kimelman's new Audio Coursebook is now available
Our Learning Company LLC Media Release Contact: Sergiu S. Simmel Founder President Our Learning Company LLC Phone: 617-731-3132 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Innovative Adult Learning Courseware Publisher Announces New Audio Coursebook Featuring World Renowned Brandeis Professor Brighton, Massachusetts, 27 November 2006 - Our Learning Company LLC (OLC) - a start-up publisher of innovative Adult Learning courseware with Jewish content - announces its follow-on audio coursebook featuring Dr. Reuven Kimelman, world-renowned professor at Brandeis University. The Moral Meaning of the Bible - The What, How and Why of Biblical Ethics -- Volume I is an 8-part series featuring studio-recorded audio sessions, study text and uniquely colorful mindmapped graphic summaries. Reflecting a significant increase of interest in the Jewish heritage of highest quality teaching and lifelong learning, OLC's mission is to bring the highest quality Jewish teaching into the hands of learners, Jews and non-Jews, in a convenient, portable, and flexible format. Learning from the enormously rich Jewish tradition should not be limited to the classroom experience that may not fit either the location or the schedule of today's busy adults, says Sergiu S. Simmel, OLC's Founder and President. Having personally benefited from the gift of some of the best teachers world-wide, I set out to solve a simple question: How can we make this superb teaching available to the widest possible Jewish audience? Following the ground breaking audio coursebook on The Hidden Poetry of the Jewish Prayerbook - The What, How and Why of the Jewish Prayerbook, this new title is geared to learners whose experience in learning from Jewish sources ranges from none to comprehensive. The course examines well known Biblical episodes, such as Adam and Eve's eating from the Tree of Knowledge, the failure at the Tower of Babel, Moses' argument with God on Mount Sinai to save the people of Israel in spite of the golden calf episode, or Abraham's binding and near sacrifice of Isaac. The first volume focuses on eight such narratives. In each session, we explore its historical background, highlight its literary artistry, and uncover the ideological motivations of the text by asking three questions: what is said, how is said, and why is said. In doing so, we show how historical issues, literary considerations, and ideological factors converge to illuminate the full meaning of the Biblical text, writes Dr. Kimelman in the Introduction to the course. The package combines a professionally recorded audio track with substantial visual support and reference materials, suitable for both individual and group learning. The audio part is organized in short sessions under 30 minutes each, designed for listening in both informal (such as during commutes, trips or exercise routines) and formal (such as individual or group learning) settings. Each session includes opportunities for discussion or introspection, depending on how one uses the resource. The study text is based on the NJPS translation, and is laid out as stage scripts to make it more readable and to facilitate greater involvement through role playing. Each session is summarized by a multi-colored mindmap, a unique technology for knowledge representation, gaining widespread use in many educational and business applications. The printed and audio materials are bound by an elegant hard cover into an audio coursebook, suitable for gifting and active study. In reference to OLC's first title with Professor Reuven Kimelman, Rabbi Mark Bisman of Scottsdale, Arizona wrote: Reuven Kimelman's course on the hidden Poetry of the Siddur is superb. Not only have I learned from it, but a lay leader whom I gifted a copy reported that [it] changed the way he looks at a prayer book. Thanks for your pioneering efforts. I find [it] very clear, well organized, and easy to listen to. Often I have to go back and repeat sections because they are so densely packed with material,. remarks Rabbi Michelle Missagieh of Los Angeles, California. Barry Shrage, President of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston, and a pioneer in adult Jewish learning, notes that After a decade of growth, Boston's revolution in adult Jewish learning has helped prepare the ground for yet another high quality resource for Jewish learners everywhere. Professor Reuven Kimelman's recent audio coursebook gives learners and teachers alike a uniquely new modality for study and understanding. OLC distributes its audio courses through a number of channels, including Jewish organizations fostering adult Jewish learning, congregations, retail outlets as well as directly to Jewish learners worldwide. Its recently launched B'al Peh Program through several such organizations, such as the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts and the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, is designed
[ha-Safran]: Conference Special Price extended to Hasafran Readers
Dear Friends, The 2006 AJL Annual Convention ended a few days ago, and Our Learning Company enjoyed the attention of tens of participants who listened to our audio samples, examined the study text and the colorful mindmaps in our coursebook, and enjoyed snippets of Professor Kimelman's superb teaching content and style. To share our excitement, we decided to extend our Special AJL Conference price to you through the end of June. Here is how it works: You can enjoy the special price of $199.00 if you order it before Friday June 30, 2006 by phone or fax. And if this was not good enough, I will do even better: I will ship the audio coursebook to you for FREE! Just as if you bought it at the Conference. But ... this offer ends in three short days. Why wait? Simply call us at +1-617-731-3132 with your credit card (we take VISA, MasterCard, and AmEx) and mention the Promo Code DIR1INDAJL or print the Order Form at www.Our-Learning.com/forms/Order_DIR1INDAJL.pdf and fax it to us at +1-646-349-3053. Focused on uncovering the complex and multi-layered meaning of the most read, yet least understood Jewish book of all times, this 18-lecture series contains both an audio track (on 10 audio CDs) as well as printed materials (study text in Hebrew, transliterated Hebrew, and professor Kimelman's own English translation, as well as full color summary charts for each lesson), all bound in a hard-cover book. For the TEACHER, the audio coursebook is a source of class plans or can be used in a seminar or study-group fashion to guide learners in their own explorations. For the LEARNER, the audio coursebook is an easy-to-follow, enjoyable and enriching source of exquisite learning. In his unique journey through the Jewish Prayerbook, Prof. Kimelman brings together both a historical and a literary perspective on the main texts of most contemporary siddurim. This journey takes you from Mah Tovu and other introductory prayers through the Shema and Amida liturgies, to the Shabbat service. Each lecture brings to life both the complex meanings of these beautiful texts, and the literary techniques through which these meanings come to life. Numerous prominent community, academic and religious leaders have given Professor Kimelman's audio coursebook rave reviews, including Rabbis YITZ GREENBERG (President of Jewish Life Network), SANDY SELTZER (Associate Dean of Hebrew College's Rabbinic School), JOSEPH TELUSHKIN, JACK RIEMER, THE BOSTONER REBBE, BARRY SHRAGE (President of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston) and ALAN TEPEROW (Director of the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts). Hundreds of customers have expressed their satisfaction and great delight in enjoying this unique resource. Give yourself and your library visitors a treat, and take advantage of this limited-time offer. Should you have any questions about this program or the audio coursebook itself, please do not hesitate to call or email. * To get more info: www.Our-Learning.com/info/ProdSheetRetail.pdf * To listen to an audio sample: www.Our-Learning.com/samples/MahTovu9min.mp3 * To order by Secure Fax: www.Our-Learning.com/forms/Order_DIR1INDAJL.pdf Looking forward to hear from you today! Warm regards, Sergiu S. Simmel Our Learning Company LLC Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: A new Teaching and Learning Tool NOW at the
EDUCATOR's DISCOUNT X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 X-Spam-Score: 0.00 () [Hold at 5.00] X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.12 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN We've just celebrated six months since we launched Brandeis Professor Reuven Kimelman's audio course titled The Hidden Poetry of the Jewish Prayerbook, (Details at: http://www.our-learning.com/info/ProdSheetRetail.pdf) together with our going to press with its second printing. The warm welcome from the market has been highly encouraging; as one of our customers has told us: You're onto something in adult Jewish learning! We surely do think we are. (To read more from our customers: http://www.our-learning.com/info/TestimonialsCustomers.pdf) Professor Kimelman's course is a unique tool for both teaching and learning. As an educator, you will find its 18 lectures *** A source of class plans for your own teaching of the Siddur (For a sample use: http://www.our-learning.com/info/PressEmanuelBulletin.pdf) *** A tool for engaging learning adults in understanding the structure and meaning of the core texts of the Siddur (For a review: http://www.our-learning.com/info/PressJackRiemer.pdf) *** A source of inspiration, scholarship and continuing education for all the educators and community leaders of your congregation. (For more: http://www.our-learning.com/info/TestimonialsAuthorities.pdf) If you are an educator, or can pass this along to a Jewish educator in your organization, we'd like to encourage educators' exploration of this tremendous resource. To facilitate it, we are offering educators, for a limited time, a special Educator's Discount of 20%. Thus, for only $180, educators can now enjoy 10 hours of audio tracks (10 CDs), over 70 pages of study text in a unique layout revealing textual structures hard to identify otherwise, and 20 full-color mindmaps directly mapping the audio lectures. There is however an attached string to this offer: in exchange for this unique price (a $45 savings!), we are asking the educator that, within 45 days from your receiving the audio coursebook, he/she email us at least one paragraph about (a) their experience with the audio coursebook, and (b) their plans on using it and encouraging its use within your congregation. To order, simply have the educator call us (617-731-3132), fax us the Order Form (http://www.our-learning.com/forms/Order_DIR0INDEDU.pdf) with a credit card info to our secure fax # (646-349-3053), or mail us the Order Form (http://www.our-learning.com/forms/Order_DIR0INDEDU.pdf) with a check. We encourage you to explore Professor Kimelman's superb journey through the Siddur, from Mah Tovu to the Shema, from the Amida to Lekhah Dodi, We'll be delighted to work with you on how to make this jewel of Jewish learning to your congregation. Warm regards, Sergiu S. Simmel Founder and President Our Learning Company LLC P.S. To listen to a 9 minute sample go to: http://www.our-learning.com/samples/MahTovu9min.mp3. Make sure your speakers are turned on! Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
LEARN ALL THINGS JEWISH IN 10 CDS by Ed Symkus, Newton TAB
NEWTON TAB Newton, Massachusetts LEARN ALL THINGS JEWISH IN 10 CDS By Ed Symkus/ Senior Staff Writer Wednesday, November 16, 2005 When Brookline resident and management consultant Sergiu Simmel enrolled in a series of four lectures on the Jewish prayer book - the Siddur - about a year ago, it was to gain some personal knowledge on the subject. But he was so knocked out by the presentation by Brandeis professor and Brookline resident Reuven Kimelman, he later approached the teacher with the idea of spreading his word beyond the classroom. The result is The Hidden Poetry of the Jewish Prayerbook: The What, How and Why of Jewish Liturgy, a 10-CD audio course, with accompanying book and graphics, that's having a release party on Nov. 17 at Temple Emanuel in Newton. The multimedia course is also the first publication from Simmel's new venture Our Learning Company. Presented by the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts and Temple Emanuel, the event will feature Kimelman giving a talk on God Loves You: Jewish or Christian? followed by a QA session, some dessert and a book signing. Of that night's lecture, Kimelman, who has been teaching Jewish studies at Brandeis for almost three decades, asks, What does it mean to say God loves you? What are the implications of it religiously? And what is the difference between Judaism and Christianity in making that claim? And which claim has more cogency behind it? The answers to his questions are forthcoming. There are many more questions and answers to be found in the audio book being celebrated that night. This is about learning about Jewish culture, Jewish philosophy, Jewish history, Jewish religion, explains Simmel. Essentially, all aspects that, in a word, are called Jewish. I started with this as a first title because it's focusing on the one book that is most read by most Jews - not the Bible, but the prayer book. Every time you go to a synagogue, that's the book you will be reading. Professor Kimelman once said to me that if he was forced to teach a course on Judaism in general, and he was asked to use only one single book, it would be the Siddur, he adds. Over the course of history, it has basically accumulated a kind of overview of the entire Jewish philosophical and religious way of looking at the world. But most people, even those who are apt at praying and participating in a regular Jewish service - including myself - don't have a clear idea of what these texts really mean: why they are there, who put them there, why they're structured this way. And that's what Professor Kimelman is doing in this course. The course consists of 10 CDs, each with a concise lecture on a specific prayer found in the book. It's accompanied by written text as well as a graphic component known as mind-maps, which are based on a teaching method developed in England in the 1960s. Kimelman explains how the course works. It's an aural book, but it actually does three things. It first presents the liturgy, with an English translation and transliteration, he says of the printed part. On the audio, each lecture is 28 to 32 minutes. It introduces the liturgy, the specific prayer. It opens with questions which are to be answered in the lecture, then does a verse-by-verse analysis. Then all the material is drawn together in a conclusion. The prayers involved are ones that are found in Reform, Conservative and Orthodox synagogues, he continues. These are prayers which are common to all of them, and then the analyses are based on the understanding of contemporary poetry - the interaction of structure, of form, the function of sound. Simmel, who envisions this as the first in a series of Jewish-related courses, is pushing the fact that it's in essence, a mobile classroom. I'm interested in using various kinds of media to impact the breadth of adult Jewish learning, he says. And I want to be able to deliver it in a very convenient way to people everywhere - people who might not have the time to go to a class but could in fact listen to a half-hour lecture on their way to work or on their way back from work. That way I have an ability to impact more people than classroom teaching could ever do. Alan Teperow, executive director of the Newton-based Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, says his organization partnered on the project because We are interested in its Jewish educational value. We think it's going to be transformative, that eventually more and more people will hear about it and will be using it when they're driving in their cars or walking around or exercising. Simmel and Kimelman worked together in the structure and presentation of the series, while Kimelman did all of the writing. Yet, when asked separately, they have different responses to the same question: Will the course be of much interest to non-Jewish audiences? It would probably be useful only to specialized non-Jews who are
[ha-Safran]: Rabbi Jack Riemer: A NEW WAY TO DELIVER JEWISH EDUCATION
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION Copyright C 2005 Rabbi Jack Riemer A NEW WAY TO DELIVER JEWISH EDUCATION THE HIDDEN POETRY OF THE JEWISH PRAYERBOOK The What, How, and Why of Jewish Liturgy by Reuven Kimelman Published by Our Learning Company, Brookline, Massachusetts 2005. Ten discs, plus study text and charts, $225. Reviewed by Rabbi Jack Riemer Rabbi Jack Riemer is the co editor of So That Your Values Live On: A treasury of Jewish Ethical Wills and the editor of the three volumes of The World of the High Holy Days, and Jewish Reflections on Death, a classic resource which assists mourners. He has lectured at universities, healing centers, synagogues and churches around the world and has been called probably the most quoted rabbi in the country by tzedakah guru Danny Siegel. In addition, Rabbi Riemer has also written prayers and poems that have been published in prayer books of both the Conservative and Reform movements, and has published articles in most major journals of Jewish thought throughout America and abroad. A new term has entered our vocabulary in recent years. It is multitasking. It used to be called doing several things at the same time, and our parents used to rebuke us for doing it, but now we lead such harried lives that we feel we are not being productive if we just do one thing at a time. I, for example, multitask whenever I go to the barbershop. I get a haircut-that's one thing. I get my nails done at the same time-that's two things. While the manicurist is doing my right hand, I read-that's three. While she is doing my left hand, I write--that's four. And since she complains that I disturb her by turning pages too often, I now read Hebrew, which takes me a little longer-so that's five. I am not alone in feeling the need to do more than one thing at a time. Go into any gym and watch the people exercising-I love exercise, I can watch it all day-or watch the people jogging by, and you will see that many of them are wearing headphones so that they can listen while they work out. It only needed someone smart to make the connection between this practice and the need for a new way to deliver Jewish education, and now Sergiu Simmel has done it. Sergiu Simmel, who is a management consultant in Boston, came up with the idea of delivering Jewish education in a new way to meet the needs of busy people. He studied in the Me'ah Program of the Boston Hebrew College and came in contact with some of the city's best Judaic scholars. He asked these scholars how many people they reach in a year of teaching, and the answers that he got were usually less than a few hundred. He decided that these numbers were unacceptable in today's world of communication. But a scholar can only teach so many classes in a year, fly to only so many places on the map, and accept only so many people into his or her classroom. Publishing lectures in book form was an obvious answer, but there is something about the power of the spoken word that gets lost on the printed page. Publishing lectures on video was another possibility, but many people are too busy nowadays to sit still and watch a screen. And so Mr. Simmel came up with the idea of an 'audio coursebook'-a combination of CDs combined with additional learning materials. It is a good idea, for how many of us have the energy after a day of work to drive to a classroom? And how many of us can find a babysitter, and leave our children to go off to a class on a regular basis ? These CDs now make it possible to study while driving to and from work, though I must warn you that the points are sometimes so interesting that you may be tempted to pull off to the side of the road in order to make notes and a traffic cop may not be understanding if you try to tell him that you were so busy concentrating on a lecture that you forgot to signal when you turned. The first volume in this projected series consists of Professor Reuven Kimelman teaching the Prayerbook. The Prayerbook is the central book of Jewish life and thought. It is the book that more Jews come in contact with than any other. And yet, for most of us, the Prayerbook is a closed book-even in translation. What does it say and how does it say it and why does it say it? What did it mean to those who composed it and what can it mean to us today? Dr. Kimelman's eighteen lectures are accompanies by over sixty pages of text which include his translation of the Prayerbook text and twenty-what the publisher calls mind-maps, printed on foldouts. If you listen to the tapes and follow the maps that go with them, you begin to understand the architecture of the Prayerbook. You see how Biblical, Talmudic and Kabbalistic themes are interwoven on each page and how each prayer is carefully constructed. And, when you are done listening to these discs, you are not only better able to understand the workings of the Prayerbook; you are
[ha-Safran]: Brand new audio-course with Reuven Kimelman now available
Dear Colleagues, As a brand new publisher of high-quality audio-courses for adult Jewish learning, we have just published our first title: The Hidden Poetry of the Jewish Prayerbook with Reuven Kimelman Here is a brief synopsis: In his unique journey through the Jewish Prayerbook, Professor Kimelman brings together both a historical and a literary perspectives on the main texts to be found in most contemporary siddurim. This journey takes you from Mah Tovu and other introductory prayers through the Shema Amida liturgies, to the Shabbat service. Each lecture brings to life both the complex meanings of these beauti- ful texts, and the literary techniques through which these meanings come to life. Reuven Kimelman is Professor of Talmud, Midrash and liturgy at Brandeis University. He is the author of The Mystical Meaning of Lekhah Dodi and Kabbalat Shabbat, and the forthcoming The Rhetoric of Jewish Prayer: A Literary and Historical Commentary of the Prayerbook. Each book contains: * 10 CDs, high-quality studio recorded * 18 lectures of approx. 30 minutes each * Recitations of each prayer in Hebrew * Over 100 pages of supporting materials * Uniquely mindmapped summaries of each lecture's main ideas * Texts in Hebrew and transliteration * Custom translations into English The price per copy is US $225.00. Volume discounts are available. Our website is still under construction, so... For more information: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For product sheet: www.Our-Learning.com/info/kimelman_1.pdf For order form: www.Our-Learning.com/forms/Order_DIR0IND.pdf To listen to a brief audio sample: www.Our-Learning.com/samples/MahTovu2min.mp3 We currently accept orders by phone (617-731-3132), fax (646-349-3053) or mail (see order form for details) We accept payments by check or credit card (VISA, Master Card, American Express) We are looking forward to your orders. Thank you, Sergiu S. Simmel Founder President Our Learning Company LLC Brookline, Mass. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
