Verses

In part 2 of the Passover mini series Anita and Rachel look at freedom in a conversation bringing together 'Feeling Good' from The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd, and pairing it with texts from Exodus and Deuteronomy. Join the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/941182063491276 Visit Anita's website at https://www.anitasilvert.com/ V...

You know the old saying that God made humans because God likes stories? Tune in for this episode as hosts Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold and Anita Silvert kick off a special Passover mini-series with "Why we tell the Story" from Once on This Island paired with a text from Exodus. Join the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/941182063491276 Visit Anita's...

How do you make someone feel truly welcomed? When a stranger shows up, sent by fate, whether in Gander on 9/11 or with Abraham in the bible, these people know how to make a guest feel at home. link to source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/304290?lang=bi Join the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/941182063491276 Visit Anita's website at https...

Rain is a blessing; not enough or too much, it can be a curse. Join hosts Anita and Rachel as they splash through the Rain Song from "110 in the Shade", pairing it with the story of Choni the Circlemaker. Read the Biblical text and the song lyrics on this Sefaria source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/295694?editor=1 Join the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.fa...

Do you notice those suffering around you? Do you pay attention and ask how to help? Join Anita and Rabba Rachel as they match Secret Garden's "I Hear Someone Crying" and the story of Moses at the Burning Bush. Read the Biblical text and the song lyrics on this Sefaria source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/306736?editor=1 Join the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation! https://w...

In the search for the meaning of life, what matters most? Love? Wealth? Pleasures? How old you are? Anita and Rabba Rachel discuss Pippin and how it relates to the Book of Ecclesiastes. Read the Biblical text and the song lyrics on this Sefaria source sheet. https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/370926?editor=1 Join the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/9...

Why do you start on a journey? What do you want? And what do you take with you from the journey? Listen to the conversation about Abraham and the fairy tale characters of Into the Woods. Read the Biblical text and the song lyrics on this Sefaria source sheet. https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/359097?editor=1 Join the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/...

When standing up for justice means putting your own life in danger and forcing you to flee, Anita and Rabba Rachel discuss the complexities of personal identity in the life of Moses and the character of Jean Valjean. Follow along with the Sefaria source sheet at https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/365529?editor=1 Join the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/grou...

On the inaugural episode Anita and Rachel discuss the musical Newsies and the classic Bible narrative where the little guy stands up to the big man. Read the Biblical text and the song lyrics on this Sefaria source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/297462?lang=bi Join the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/941182063491276 Visit Anita's website a...

Introducing Verses, a new podcast from The Jewish Living Lab. On each episode Rabba Rachel Kohl-Finegold in Montreal and Anita Silvert in Chicago select a song from the Broadway canon and match it with a selection from the Biblical canon putting the texts in conversation with one another. Watch for episode 1 launching later this month!