The Jewish Experience
Manhattan Jewish Experience
Jewish education and inspiration courtesy of Rabbi Mark N. Wildes, Founder of the Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE). Founded in 1998, MJE is a warm and open community where millennial men and women in their 20s/30s can explore Jewish life and meet new people.
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Apr 13, 2020 • 44min
Religious Zionism, the State of Israel and the Holiday of Passover - Part 1
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. Today's topic is "Religious Zionism, the State of Israel and the Holiday of Passover." This is the first of two parts about the religious significance, not of the land of Israel, but of the modern day apparatuses of the the State of Israel. Website: jewishexperience.org
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Apr 12, 2020 • 44min
Lunch and learn: Let's Count the Omer!
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. Today's topic is the Sefirat Haomer, the 49 days between the Exodus of Egypt on Passover until the moment we received the Torah at Mt. Sinai on the festival of Shavuot. Is it a time of joy or are these weeks a time of mourning? Or is both? Find out right now.
Here is a link to today's source sheet:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/05c0kni963w5wak/Omer.pdf?dl=0 Website: jewishexperience.org
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Apr 7, 2020 • 56min
Lunch and Learn: Looking to the Exodus for Answers
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. With only a day left until Passover, Rabbi Wildes offers insights about the Jewish festival and the Biblical story of the Exodus on which it is based.
Here is a link to today's source material:
https://bit.ly/2wK4hSP Website: jewishexperience.org
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Apr 5, 2020 • 53min
Lunch and Learn: Moses and Maggid
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. Rabbi Wildes starts off with a beautiful thought about Moses' journey as a leader and what that can teach us about our own lives. Plus, we continue our way through the Passover Seder by discussing the Maggid section.
Here's a link to today's source material:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yxvmqwgr4p5lmmr/Elevating%20Your%20Seder.pdf?dl=0 Website: jewishexperience.org
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Apr 3, 2020 • 52min
Lunch and learn: Lessons from the Parsha and Passover
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes gave on Facebook Live. It's the Sabbath before Passover -- known as Shabbat Hagadol in Hebrew. So today, we're going to be taking a look at this week's Torah portion and how it relates to the Passover holiday. Website: jewishexperience.org
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Apr 3, 2020 • 1h 3min
Ask the Rabbi: Passover Edition
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a Facebook Live that Rabbi Wildes gave. It's a free-wheeling Passover-themed "Ask the Rabbi" session. He answers questions from the spiritual -- What is freedom to a Jew in quarantine in 2020? -- to the mundane: Do we really need to buy a new toothbrush for Passover? Website: jewishexperience.org
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Apr 2, 2020 • 52min
Lunch and Learn: Judaism for everyone
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes recently gave on Facebook Live. We're continuing our pre-Passover coverage. Today's topic is "Judaism for Everyone: What the four son's of the Passover Seder can teach us about how we each can relate to Torah and Judaism." Website: jewishexperience.org
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Apr 1, 2020 • 54min
Lunch and Learn: Moses, Exodus, and Elevating Your Passover Seder
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes recently gave on Facebook Live. We're continuing our pre-Passover coverage. Today we take a look at Moses and the story of the Jewish people's Exodus from Egypt. Plus, we start to go through the seder and offer insights into each section.
Here is a link to this episode's source material:
https://bit.ly/2wK4hSP Website: jewishexperience.org
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Apr 1, 2020 • 59min
Lunch and Learn: The Four Sons of the Passover Seder
Today we're going to be rebroadcasting a lunch and learn that Rabbi Wildes recently gave on Facebook Live. We're continuing our pre-Passover coverage. Today we look at, among other things, a modern interpretation of the four sons from the Passover Seder.
Here is a link to this episode's source material:
https://bit.ly/2wK4hSP Website: jewishexperience.org
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Mar 31, 2020 • 60min
Passover 101 Workshop
This Passover 101 Workshop was recorded on Facebook Live on 3/30/20.Here is a link to the Passover work sheet referenced in the episode:https://bit.ly/2JuXYFm
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