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HaYom

11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings

"HaYom" means "today,” or "THE day."

Over the course of the Yamim Noraim, the ten days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Rabbis Chuck Briskin, Fred Greene and Jason Rosenberg and a variety of guests will bring each of you something special: a favorite teaching, in the hopes that your day will become a little more holy.

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Episodes

Roundtable: Yamim Noraim during COVID

September 27, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

Rabbis Mona Alfi, Chuck Briskin, Fred Greene, Elisa Koppel, Stephanie Kramer, Jason Rosenberg, and Sue Shankman get together to talk what it's been like to go through the Yamim Noraim (the High Holy Days) during a pandemic.

Rabbi Leora Kaye: My One and Only Child

September 26, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MB

We know that we should treat everyone as if they’re special. But, do we think enough about what the effects of doing so might actually be? Rabbi Leora Kaye, Director of Program at the Union for Reform Judaism, explores a favorite story, with Rabbi Jason Rosenberg The article that Rabbis Kaye and Rosenberg talk about was written by Rebekah Taussig in Time Magazine. You can find it at https://time.com/5881597/disability-kindness/?fbclid=IwAR0tzEhI0r82aoKNdwiYLbyQdV0Hh8rOq2WRQu7uFQUHPOcZm6d...

Rabbi Mona Alfi: Hin'ni: Here I am; Being Present and Resilient

September 25, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MB

How can we be fully present, even in the face of the pain and disruption of this time?  Rabbi Mona Alfi from Congregation B’nai Israel in Sacramento, California explores the prayer “Hin'ni:  Here I am, The Confession of a Broken Heart” by Rabbi Karyn Kedar, with Rabbi Stephanie Kramer and Rabbi Chuck Briskin You can find the prayer at https://ravblog.ccarnet.org/2020/08/hinni-i-am-here/

Rabbi Lisa Goldstein: Forgiving Ourselves

September 24, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MB

Sometimes, it’s easier to be kind and forgiving to others than it is to ourselves. But, it’s no less important. Rabbi Rabbi Lisa Goldstein explores a teaching from Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav, with Rabbi Jason Rosenberg.  You can learn more about Rabbi Goldstein at www.RabbiLisaGoldstein.com

Rabbi Stephanie Kramer: Leaning In During Challenging Times

September 23, 2020 11:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MB

How can we do more than just get through our struggles? Is it possible to use them, and to grow from them?  Rabbi Stephanie Kramer, the Senior Associate Rabbi at Congregation Shomrei Torah in Santa Rosa, California explores the poem “The Cure” by Albert Huffstickler, with Rabbi Mona Alfi and Rabbi Chuck Briskin You can find the poem at http://www.ayearofbeinghere.com/2015/12/albert-huffstickler-cure.html

Rabbi Elisa Koppel: Finding Friends and Secret-keepers

September 22, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MB

Finding friends is about more than hanging out; it’s also about finding someone with whom we can share, and find, our deepest secrets. Rabbi Elisa Koppel explores Avot d’Rabbi Natan a8 (on Pirkei Avot 1:6) with Rabbi Fred Greene

Rabbi Yael Splansky: Walking Out on God?

September 21, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

When do we walk out on God, and when should we stay? How do we keep going, and how do we find meaning, when our lives get hard? Rabbi Yael Splansky of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto explores a Talmudic text (Ta’anit 25b) with Rabbi Lisa Goldstein and Rabbi Jason Rosenberg.

Rabbi Jill Maderer: Showing Up

September 20, 2020 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

Is it ever possible to "just be there," or do we always influence a situation by being present? What voices are we missing when we don’t notice who is there? Rabbi Jill Maderer of Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia explores a section of Pirkei d’Rabbi Eliezer about a woman named Serach bat Asher, with Rabbi Elisa Koppel and Rabbi Chuck Briskin

Rabbi Sue Shankman: The Torah of Our Lives

September 19, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

What does it mean to study Torah with someone else, and what does it feel like to feel God’s presence in that study? Is Torah just an ancient text, or can it be something in us?  Rabbi Sue Shankman of Washington Hebrew Congregation explores Pirkei Avot 3:2 with Rabbi Fred Greene.

Welcome To HaYom!

September 12, 2020 20:41 - 33 seconds - 640 KB

Welcome to HaYom. "HaYom" means "today,” or "THE day."  Over the course of the Yamim Noraim, the ten days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Rabbis Chuck Briskin, Fred Greene and Jason Rosenberg and a variety of guests will bring each of you something special: a favorite teaching, in the hopes that your day will become a little more holy.   Welcome to HaYom

Welcome to HaYom

August 26, 2020 20:04 - 28 seconds - 182 KB

A new podcast for the Yamim Noraim (the Days of Awe)