"Na Nachs" and Living a Joyful Judaism
Hi All,
Haaretz recently had a nice little piece on the “Na Nachs,” the offshoot of Breslov Hassidut that one sees everywhere in Israel, and increasingly in New York and elsewhere in the U.S. The group is known for the distinctive kippot they wear, which sport the slogan/mantra of the group, and the practice they have [...]
Vid: Cleaning Your Inner Chametz With Rabbi Simon Jacobson
At the half way mark into Pesach I am a little late posting this, but as they say better late than never! I stumbled on this great video over on the meaningfullife.com site while looking for some Omer Counting resources (BTW I will also be getting to a post on the Omer and yup [...]
Why God Sent the Jews to Buddhism
On Saturday night, I went to B’nai Joshua/Beth Elohim (BJBE) in nearby Glenview to attend a concert/performance of Soul on Fire. It’s a musical and narrative piece written and fronted by Danny Maseng, an inspired teacher and musician, and a cast of several others, including BJBE’s cantor, Jennifer Frost.
Danny was for years a committed practitioner of Zen, as was I. And, [...]
Audio: Rabbi David Cooper on G-D Being a Verb!
This morning an excellent radio interview with Rabbi David Cooper showed up in my RSS feed reader. What can I say other than fun, fun, fun! I’m a huge fan of Rabbi Cooper (as are a few others here at JBC.org) and in fact his book “G-D Is a Verb” was either my first [...]
Liar, Liar, Robe on Fire
Cross-posted on True Ancestor
Anyone who considers themselves spiritually awake and active will occasionally or eventually ask themselves:
Am I a big faker? Is this all a steaming pile of bull?
There’s no question that my first professional incarnation (stage actor) employs the same part of my brain that engages in spiritual searching, and meditation and prayer: Presto-change-o. [...]
Audio: ABC Radio Talks Hasidic Tales
Last week, ABC (Australia) Radio’s “The Spirit of Things” rebroadcast an interesting program on Hasidic Story Telling and the Spiritual wisdom contained within these stories.
The following is the episode summary as found on the “The Spirit of Things” website. Also towards the bottom of the page I have included a direct link to the [...]
The Beinoni: A Central Concept in Tanya
[Please forgive the gender chauvinism, but it’s just easier for me to use the masculine form in writing. Please know that everything in this post goes for women as well.]
Hanging around the Chabadniks I’ve had a lot of exposure to the Tanya, Lubavitch Chasidism’s central text of chassidus written by Chabad’s founder Schneur Zalman of [...]
The Best Darn Kabbalah Documentary I’ve Ever Seen!
OK truth be told there was a time when I fancied myself something of a “Mystic” at hart but that was years ago and it certainly hasn’t been a huge part of my “day to day” Jewish experience. At least not in any serious kind of way. Sure I have a ton of book’s on [...]
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