Episode 57: Nerding out on T’fillah (with Rabbi Josh Cahan)
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Nerding out on T’fillah
This week, we are proud to bring you our interview with Eliana and Rabbi Josh Cahan. A t’fillah educator in New York City, Josh compiled and edited the Yedid Nefesh bencher and is introducing the new Yedid Nefesh Haggadah this Spring. We explore the origin story of a t’fillah nerd, praying at sleepaway camp, and the challenges and opportunities of teaching t’fillah to kids.
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(0:38) Alexander Nemser
(1:03) Adonai s'fatai tiftach - א-דני שפתי תפתח
(1:15) Der Nister
(1:25) Congregation Kol Tefillah
(2:54) Lefell School
(2:58) Northwoods Kollel at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin
(10:40) Ba’al teshuva - בעל תשובה - a person who returns to Judaism
(12:42) Neshama - נשמה - soul
(13:01) Nusach - נוסח - prayer liturgy
(13:35) Shaliach tzibur - שליח ציבור - prayer leader
(14:41) Camp Ramah - מחנה רמה - learn more here
(15:32) Beit Midrash - בית מדרש - study hall for Jewish learning
(16:00) Gemara - גמרה - learn more here
(17:47) Seudah Shlishit - סעודה שלישית - “The Third Meal” of Shabbat. Learn more here
(20:37) Aleinu Leshabeach Pardes Project
(21:33) Minyan - מינין - prayer group
(33:45) Zichrono Livracha - זכרונו לברבה - may his memory be for a blessing
(34:29) Zemirot - זמירות - Shabbat songs
(36:52) Hadar
(37:47) B'nai Mitzvah - בני מצווה
(41:58) Ktav - כתב - script
(43:4) Shtik (Yiddish) - silliness
(44:32) Brachot - ברכות - blessings
(45:12) Haggadah - הגדה - Passover text. Learn more here
(46:00) Yedidut - ידידות - closeness
(46:24) Havdalah - הבדלה - service at the end of Shabbat. Learn more here
(46:38) Pesach - פסח - Passover
(50:29) Haggadahs-R-Us