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(3:22) Gan – גן – Jewish preschool.
(5:12) You can find As A Driven Leaf by Rabbi Milton Steinberg here.
(5:33) Acher – אחר – other.
(7:25) Learn more about Ramah here.
(9:22) Learn more about James Fowler’s Theory of Faith Development here.
(13:28) Halachot – הלכות – Jewish law.
(19:35) Learn more about Genesis at Brandeis here.
(19:51) Mechitza minyan – מחיצה מנין – here Marni is referring to a prayer group in which men and women sit separately and have differentiated roles in the service. Learn more about mechitza here.
(19:56) Frum – פרום – (Yiddish) religious or pious.
(21:15) Egal minyan – Here, Marni is referring to an egalitarian prayer group, where all members of the prayer community have equal standing regardless of gender identity.
(21:44) Jewbu – someone whose faith is a combination of Judaism and Buddhism. Learn more here.
(23:41) Learn more about the denominations of Judaism that Marni mentions: Reform, Jewish Renewal, Breslov, Reconstructionist, Orthodox, Masorti
(24:15) In Episode 20 of the Light Lab Podcast, we interviewed Daphna Rosenberg, founder of Nava Tehila! Listen here.
(24:45) Tehilim – תהילים – Psalms.
(26:00) Kabbalat Shabbat – קבלת שבת – learn more here.
(26:55) Kavanah – קוונה – intention.
(34:49) Learn more about Wesleyan’s Lotus House here.
(38:30) Learn more about the BBYO International Convention here.
(38:43) The scholar Marni refers to is Imam Abdullah Antepli. Learn more about him here.
(42:03) T’fillat Haderech – תפילת הדרך – the Traveler’s Prayer. Learn more here.
(44:48) Lechu neranena l’Adonai – לכו נרננה לה – Let us sing out to G?d (Marni’s translation). You can find the whole prayer here.
(50:13) Learn more about the New Synagogue Project here.
(53:30) Learn more about HaZamir here.
(53:42) Learn more about Yeshivat Orayta here.
(54:14) Nusach – נוסח – classical Jewish melodic modes (Marni’s translation).
(56:19) Niggun – ניגון – wordless melody.
(57:26) Learn more about Havdalah here.
(1:05:23) Learn more about Richard Dawkins here.
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Adon – אדון – Master
Adon Olamin – אדון עולמים – Master of Worlds
Ribon olamim – ריבון העולמים – Master of Worlds
Ribon kol hanasim – ריבון כל הניסים – Master of All Miracles