Jewish Matters

Quarantine Diaries # 5 The Sunset Series # 2 with guest Lori Palatnik -How To Overcome Worry, Fear and Anxiety

Life always has stressors, and even more so now as the world is going through the Corona Crisis and so much about our future in unsure.  Join Lori Palatnik, superstar speaker and Founder and Director of Momentum Unlimited  which has brought tens of thousands of Jewish women (and now men) to Israel, as she shares her insights and tools to help us weather these challenging times. 

Holiday Series # 1 Yom Hashoa: Resistance of the Spirit During the Holocaust

The perception is that Jews were victims during the holocaust, but many fought back. They fought back with rebellion, but they also fought back with the spirit. These are some of the stories of those who fought back. 

Quarantine Diaries # 1 Lessons From A Global Crisis w/ Rabbi Jonathan Feldman

Podcast- What lessons are we meant to draw personally, as a Jewish people and for the world from the events happening the world today?  How can we become better as an individual and as a world? We will draw from Jewish sources to seek some insight into these questions.

Quarantine Diaries # 4 /Sunset Series # 1: The Day After Corona with Yossi Klein Halevi

Zoom Event.  The Day After Corona:  Israel, the Jewish People and the Future of Humanity 

Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and he vo-directs the Institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI), which teaches emerging young Muslim American leaders about Judaism,Jewish identity and Israel. Over a hundred Muslim leaders have participated in the unique program.

Halevi’s 2013 book,”Like Dreamers”  won the Jewish Book Council’s Everett Book of the Year Award. His latest book, “Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor,” is a New York Times bestseller. He moved to Israel in 1982 and lives in Jerusalem with wife, Sarah, and their three children.

Quarantine Diaries # 2: Finding Meaning in Life's Tests w/ Rabbi Jonathan Feldman

Zoom Event -We want life to be easy, however much of the time it is not.  How can we reframe the challenges so they become moments of growth? 

Quarantine Diaries # 3: How To Stay Happy in Stressful Times w/ Rabbi Jonathan Feldman

Zoom Event Recording -We think happiness is something that happens, but Jewish Wisdom tells us that it us up to us to make it happen, whether things are 'good' or 'hard'.  We will offer practical tips on how to attain this.