Remember them

Remember Me - A Tribute to IDF Soldiers

Israel: The Vision and Venture of the Jewish People (www.israventure.com)

MTV's Holocaust Ad Campaign

The iLearn program

The Stephen S. Wise Temple religious school   in Los Angeles, Ca is certainly thinking out of the box in trying to accomodate the needs of its families. Take a good look at this great initiative:


iLearn - Religious School from Stephen S Wise Temple on Vimeo.

אני אוהב שוקולד

Love this song! Great way to learn a few basic Hebrew words.
With beautiful and talented Daniela Levi and the great Israeli Singer Gidi Gov

Reinventing the fotonovela: Once 9:53

What is a fotonovela? If you grew up in a Latin American country, you probably remember that they were a sort of comic like booklet or pamphlet, illustrated with photograph and bubble dialogues telling a story or plot with a moral at the end. This simple yet powerful visual tool, was extremely popular back at the 80's. Just in Mexico alone there was a demand for 70 million of copies monthly. In fact, several of today's famous Latin American artists, initiated their acting and modeling careers in the fotonovela industry.
Mexican-American professor and author Ilan Stavans and Argentine photographer Marcelo Brodsky, re-think and re-invent the fotonovela and give it a Jewish twist: Once: 9:53 tells the story of the moments preceding the tragic 1994 terrorist attack of the AMIA Jewish building in Argentina.
This link will take you to read an article and excerpt of Once 9:53

Ilan Stavans and Marcelo Brodsky on Once 9:53 - a fotonovela from Habitus A Diaspora Journal on Vimeo.

Bishara Naddaf - The Teacher 17 - Sagi School - Shesh Besh Lama Bada

Purim Story - Shalom Sesame

Purim Story - Shalom Sesame

The Purim Story for Kids and Other Double Dutch Jumping Hipsters

A fantastic short version of the Purim story by the always surprising guys from G-Cast.

Oscar winner "Strangers No More Movie" Bialik Rogozin School

I have not seen the full movie yet, but after watching the trailer and goggling about the Bialik Rogozin School,
I will say with not doubt that this is a story we must share with others. Israel is always on news, but really never before had anyone showcase Israel's impact on education. In this case, education has a more profound
meaning for this kids: It's saving their life for a sure death in their country of origin.
I will elaborate further on this story on a later time.

Booths for the 21st century

After learning about the interesting "Sukkah City Competition" and look at the 12 winning designs,  and boy was I surprised to see that a Sukkah can be built out of a vast variety of materials and designs, and still be "kosher".
Do not believe me? Check this one out:



Designing a Kosher Sukkah from Jewish Forward on Vimeo.

The Secret Files of The Inquisition

I had came across this extraordinary series created by PBS based on the unreleased secret documents from important European Archives such as the Vatican, regarding the establishment, expansion and dominion of the Inquisition in the world for over 500 hundred years.
The documentary is a DVD divided in 4 episodes, approx. 240 minutes in length and I watched it with my 13 year old son, who like me, is passionate about World History.
My son has previously asked me about the Jewish life during the Middle Ages, and I realized that it was a good time for him to learned the intricate roots of one of the most damaging periods in World History and its horrific impact on the Jews.
This DVD had really been an eye opener and a very enriching knowledge experience.
I will be posting later about some specific historical cases that stroke me hard, such as the Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara who until today, continues to be an open wound to his descendants and the world.
Another very interesting part of history that I vaguely knew before, was the key role played by Napoleon Bonaparte to end the Inquisition and grant the Jews religious freedom. The Jews were so greatfull to Napoleon that they included a special prayer in his honor on the Siddur (jewish prayer book)
 used in the countries under Napoleon's control. More information on this could be found at
The International Napoleonic Society including the copy of the Siddur in question.


Secret Files of The Inquisition

Part 1 (Root Out Heretics)





Part 2 (The Tears Of Spain)






Part 3 (The War Of Ideas)





Part 4 (The End of The Inquisition)

Four Hundred Miles To Freedom

An eye opening film on Judaism and Race issues.

Israeli Image

I you are looking for beautiful made posters of Israel you should check out the
Israeli Image website by Jack Hazut. The posters showcase breathtaking pictures taken that reflect an artistic and contemporary view of Israel and the world.

(Pictures are shown here with permission of the artist)

Jewish Identity: A Case For Israeli Cinema

This is the slideshow I created for a class on Israeli Cinema and Jewish identity during 2010 Family University in Jacksonville, Fl

Jewish identiy a case for israeli cinema.pptx student

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Growing Up

It does not matter what religion you have, how rich or smart you are. Learn from these
inspiring people how to do the right thing by just taking responsibility of their actions. Happiness is in the simple things of life.

Tony-The Responsability Project

Dedicated to good parents out there:

Matzamania!

Matzamania! from Morah Nomy on Vimeo.

Miri Mesika - Birkat Hamelech

From the great movie: Three mothers (shalosh imaot)
I love the movie and all the music in it. Miri Mesika is a very tanlented Israeli singer. Enjoy!