The JCast Network Total Feed

The JCast Network Total Feed


Latest Episodes

Why Conservative Judaism Matters
November 19, 2015

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Tol’dot (November 13, 2015), as the Conservative Movement gathers for its biennial convention in Chicago, a reflection on its enduring importance.  

Hasidic Havurah Session 2
November 12, 2015

Rabbi Knopf digs into the Slonimer Rebbe’s extraordinary essay on prayer, “Prayer is the Service of the Heart.”

Why Sodom Was Destroyed
November 05, 2015

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Va-Yera (October 30, 2015), why the destruction of an ancient city has enduring relevance for our world.  

A Better Lion, and a Better You
October 29, 2015

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Noah (October 16, 2015), what the behavior of the animals on Noah’s Ark can teach us about being our best selves.  

Judaism And Climate Change
October 22, 2015

Global climate change is perhaps the most urgent moral challenge of our time. What wisdom does the Jewish tradition have to offer us about this issue? Rabbi Knopf explores a Jewish response to climate change: why it matters, and what we should do about it

David’s Fallen Sukkah
October 16, 2015

Rabbi Knopf’s Saturday message for Shabbat Sukkot (October 3, 2015), Rabbi Knopf unpacks an enduring Sukkot mystery.  

Hasidic Havurah Session One
October 15, 2015

Rabbi Knopf digs into the Slonimer Rebbe’s extraordinary essay on prayer, “Prayer is the Service of the Heart.”

The Sukkah and the Hurricane
October 14, 2015

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Shabbat Sukkot (October 2, 2015), how building and dismantling a Sukkah prepares us for life.  

The Sukkah as Spiritual Conditioning
October 12, 2015

Rabbi Knopf’s message for Second Day Sukkot (September 29, 2015), the practice of Sukkah can set you up for a great year. Here’s how.  

In Every Direction
October 09, 2015

Rabbi Knopf’s message for First Day Sukkot (September 28, 2015), what Sukkot teaches us about the nature of our world and everything in it.