Rabbi Jon's Podcasts

Rabbi Jon's Podcasts

Jewish learning to take along anywhere from Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett (rabbijon.net) of Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua, NH.

Episodes

March 18, 2024 79 mins

#purim #october7 #megillah

The Megillah (the biblical Book of Esther) is a story of anti-Semitism set in the Diaspora in a multiethnic empire where Jews were living in peace. How did the Jews of the story see themselves in biblical Persia, according to the biblical text? What were the various ways they responded to being a minority and to anti-Semitism, and how did tha...

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#purim #october7 #megillah Introducing Adar Conversations, a series about themes of the Jewish festival of Purim and the Megillah, the biblical story of Esther. I recorded this in March 2024, as we approach the first Purim after the atrocities of October 7 and as the war continues. How can we celebrate, and maybe more importantly what can this book and this time in the Jewish year offer us as an "Esther-Informed Spiritual Therapy"...

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Panel discussion at Temple Beth Abraham with Rabbi Robin Nafshi (Temple Beth Jacob, Concord NH), Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins (Temple Emunah, Lexington MA), and Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett (Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua NH). Moderated by Sheryl Rich-Kern of Temple Beth Abraham.

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This is about a ten-minute D'var Torah, exploring the dimension of God known through the Exodus, rather than the creation of the universe.
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August 2, 2012 10 mins
Learn why and how you can deepen your experience of Jewish prayer and services by thinking about the prayer texts.  Hear some opening thoughts on the meaning of the Shma.
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Second part of the workshop.
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This is the first part of the recording of a session I led at LimmudBoston on Oct 31, 2010.  This podcast is geared to those who are interested in political theory.  The workshop looked at Jewish texts that overlap in some ways the philosophers in Michael Sandel's recent book Justice, which is itself based on a course that he teaches at Harvard and which was made into a PBS series as well (you can see his teaching at justiceharvard...
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Here's the second part.  It overlaps by a few seconds with Part 1.
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Here is the first half of a 40-minute talk, plus some Q&A, about the general history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.  I gave this presentation August 4, 2010 at the Huntington in Nashua.  I make reference to a series of maps, which you can find in a single pdf file at: http://rabbijon.typepad.com/files/overview-with-maps----israel-palestine-conflict.pdf
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July 20, 2010 29 mins
This is the second half of the presentation and discussion, with myself and Dr. Stephanie Wolf-Rosenblum.  (At some points the sound is fainter as we hear some questions and respond as two people near a single microphone; turn up the volume when necessary.  The quiet parts are not more than a few seconds.)
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July 20, 2010 23 mins
This is the first half of a presentation and discussion about end of life issues and dilemmas, viewed though a Jewish lens.  In this part I'm speaking, and in the second part I'm joined by Dr. Stephanie Wolf-Rosenblum, Chief Medical Officer at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center.
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February 24, 2010 17 mins
I'm resuming my series of monthly podcasts about middot. For the month of Adar, when we celebrate Purim, I'm focusing on simcha -- "joy."  For more about Purim, click here.
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November 24, 2009 15 mins
Middot are ethical qualities, habits of character.  This month's podcast is about gratitude, in Hebrew hakarat hatov or literally "recognizing the good."
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October 22, 2009 10 mins
This is the first in what will be a monthly series about middot or ethical qualities, aspects of our character.  The first focus is patience, in Hebrew savlanut.
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October 6, 2009 3 mins
Here is a brief explanation of what goes on at Simchat Torah services.  In the middle is one simple melody that we sing with each of the Hakafot, the processions around the Sanctuary carrying the Torah scrolls.
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This is a version of the sermon I gave on the morning of Shabbat Zachor, a different perspective on Megillat Esther.
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February 18, 2009 18 mins
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February 18, 2009 27 mins
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For more on Chanuka, go to rabbijon.com and follow the link on the homepage.
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