Getting Ready for the High Holidays
Hazzan Daniel Friedman & Cantor Jacqueline Rafii recorded a beautiful rendition of the Chassidic Kaddish
A New Pedagogy for Teaching Torah Trope Utilizing Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theories
In The Jewish Educator, Hazzan Daniel Friedman published the article “A New Pedagogy for Teaching Torah Trope Utilizing Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theories: Introduction to a Torah Trope Curriculum for Ages 2 to 92”. In this article he asks the question: “How can I engage students of trope beyond the traditional years prior to their Bar/Bat Mitzvah or as an adjunct to an adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah course?
Seekers of Truth Among the Ruins—Thoughts for the 9th of Av By Rabbi Mordecai Finley
Well-being is within our reach, although many us of may feel unfulfilled or alone. The need to inflict misery is in our nature, yet we can learn from our teachings. We study the narratives of the Golden Calf and the Sin of the Spies to remind ourselves of our moral transgressions. However, sin also includes acting against our authentic nature.