Torah to the People

Torah to the People #11 - Black Hebrew Israelites with Rabbi Brett Weisman

Today Rabbi Jeff Driefus sits down with Rabbi Brett Weisman. Rabbi Brett currently serves as Assistant Rabbi at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle, WA. Rabbi Brett and Jeff were classmates during Rabbinical school, and today’s episode discusses Brett’s thesis about the Black Hebrew Israelite community.
Expect to learn about the history of the Black Hebrew Israelites, the development of their faith and how it relates to slavery in America, and the process of ethnographic interviews performed by Weisman. Rabbis Driefus and Weisman discuss the two hallmarks of Black Hebrew Israelite ideology: that they are the “true Jews” and Deuteronomy 28 as a foundational text. 
During this conversation, you will learn how Black Hebrew Israelites see themselves in the Exodus narrative, what Black Hebrew Israelite religious practice entails, whether “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley is related to their community, and the similarities and differences of the concept of “chosen-ness” in Judaism vs. Black Hebrew Israelite religious thought. 
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Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.

Abortion, Judaism, and the many sins in overturning Roe v. Wade, Rabbi Greenstein, 2/17/23

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Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.

Revelation These Days, Rabbi Dreifus, 2/10/23

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Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.

Why a Jew Must Protest Injustice, Rabbi Greenstein, 2/3/23

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Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.

Tyre Nichols and Hearing Our Cries, Rabbi Dreifus, 1/27/23

 
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Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.

Softening Our Hearts to Suffering, Rabbi Dreifus, 1/20/23

 
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Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.

How Old Are You?, Rabbi Greenstein, 1/6/23

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Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.

Pulling Ourselves Up Out of the Pit of Darkness, Rabbi Dreifus, 12-30-22

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Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.

Torah to the People #10 - Anna Herman on Jacobs Camp and Jewish Camping

In this episode, Rabbi Jeff Dreifus speaks with Anna Herman. Anna Herman is the Director of Henry S. Jacobs Camp in Utica, MS. Having grown up in Dothan, Alabama without a large Jewish community, Anna cultivated a strong Jewish identity and felt proud of her heritage. After being recommended to go to Jacob’s camp by a local Rabbi, Anna’s life was changed. This trajectory led her to Jacob’s camp, working for the Union of Reform Judaism in New York City, and back to camp again as Director.
 
Expect to learn how camp can help kids become more confident, build resiliency, learn interpersonal skills, connect to Israel and Israelis, and make enduring friendships. Rabbi Dreifus and Anna also discuss the grassroots fundraising campaign that launched Jacobs camp and the methods employed by Anna and her team to reduce camp costs so no child is turned away. Finally, this conversation describes the effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on summer camp and what went on behind the scenes in order to have camp in 2021. The podcast closes with Anna’s enticing pitch for why families should consider sending their child to camp next summer, tune in to find out!
 
Registration for Camp: https://jacobscamp.org/register/  
 
Thanks to Justin Drake for Audio Technical support.

Balancing Tradition with Outside Influence, Rabbi Dreifus, 12/23/22

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Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.