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This is the full Shma and Veahavta

After you read an aliya or section of the Torah, you will also sing the blessing after reading the Torah.

Is a practice recording for students who do a Torah reading. This is the blessing that you will sing before one of your allot to the Torah.

It's Shavuot! This episode Rabbi Becky and Daniella Rabbani planned to discuss Shavuot, the wheat harvest and holiday of revelation, receiving the 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai. It also happens to be King David's Birthday. Did you know that King David was a red head? Well Daniella and Becky dive in about appearance and stereotypical portrayals of Jews in the media, discussing the recent hot-topic...

This week it's Lag B'Omer, the holiday you may have never heard about.... when we celebrate light, fire, and learning. Counting the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot can be a sad time until we get to the 33rd day, or Lag B'Omer, when we celebrate love, light and lots of stuff (including Daniella's wedding anniversary). Learn about the great Bar Kochba Revolt, Shimon Bar Yochai and our understan...

Join Rabbi Rebecca Keren Eisenstadt and Daniella Rabbani as they share Holocaust stories and reflections on Israel's Holocaust Memorial Day. Rabbi Becky recounts stories from Henia Bryer in the documentary available here and Daniella shares her experience as a grandchild of survivors and keeper of their stories. Daniella sings an emotional song in Yiddish and encourages Jewish joy as a response to...

Don't Passover this episode of Shalom in Your phone with @myhotrabbi Rebecca Keren Eisenstadt and Daniella Rabbani. This week on Shalom in your Phone we break down Passover’s miracles. Why did we need so many plagues? Why all the extra hoopla? Why do we have so much structure around a holiday about freedom? What does having so much order really mean about a place for rules and god’s say In our liv...

Shalom In Your Phone and Hag Sameach! Welcome to Season 2: with Rabbi Rebecca Keren Eisenstadt and Daniella Rabbani discussing Jewish holidays! Join the conversation about the Jewish calendar and festivals. We'll interpret the meaning behind the holiday and then relate it to modern day.  First up: Purim! It's all about hidden meanings. The Megillah or Book of Esther tells the story of when an...

Hang onto your tablets, we are about to get crackin’ on parashat Ki Tisa. Here we have the dramatic story of the golden calf, a terrible moment when the Israelites panic and create a false idol while Moses is away receiving the 10 commandments. What can we learn about forgiveness, cancel culture and the very human tendency to make major mistakes but need to move forward from them? contributor Dani...

This week, in parashat Truma, we are commanded to bring donations in order to build a tabernacle. This will be the ultimate place for daily divine expression and revelation. But it will also be a place to take accountability for all the mistakes we make. This week Rabbi Becky and Daniella take a look at how pop-culture held Whoopie Goldberg accountable for statements made about the Holocaust that...

In the portion between the 10 Commandments and the Golden Calf, Parashat Mishpatim lists laws upon laws that help put those 10 principles in action and deepens our understanding of Jewish law and ethics. This week on Shalom In Your Phone, Rabbi Becky shares teachings from the specifics of some of the laws: why having ideals WITH behaviors that uphold them is what it means to be really mindful. Dan...

Shalom in Your Phone and everywhere! This week's portion, Yitro, begins with Moses' father-in-law, Yitro, joining up with Moses and giving him a great piece of advice... :"Moses you can't do it all alone. Yes, you are a leader, but you need help." After setting up a system of lower courts and advisors to help Moses deal with the huge responsibility of the Israelites, G-d then tells Moses to ascend...

This week in Parashat Beshalach, Moses performs one of the most iconic miracles in the Torah. With Pharoah's army chasing after the Israelites, who are encamped at the edge of the waters, Moses is commanded to lift his staff and arm over the Red Sea. He parts the sea, making a path for the Israelite's to cross to freedom on the other side. Rabbi Becky and Daniella discuss this event, the significa...

Shalom in your phone and join us for a discussion about the iconic 10 Plagues. Moses delivered these terrible wonders on the Pharoah and people of Egypt to show G-d's might and get Pharoah to release the Hebrews from Slavery. BUT Why did G-d have to deliver 10? What was the point of them? What does this teach us and how does this relate to 2022? Shabbat Shalom and enjoy!

Meet Moses in Parashat Shmot. This week on Shalom in your Phone we start the Book of Exodus and trace the life of Moses and the plight of the Israelites in slavery in Egypt. What makes Moses' position so special? Why doesn't he believe in himself? What do we need to overcome our own imposter syndromes and belie?ve. Enjoy Daniella Rabbani singing of "There Can Be Miracles" from The Prince of Egypt...

This week on Shalom In Your Phone we end the beginning book of the 5 books of Moses. In Parashat Vayehi, Jacob and Joseph both pass away and we learn how it all comes together for the patriarch Jacob and how he rights the wrongs of his life. How does Jacob finally learn to deal with the favoritism of his forefather's generations? How do we break age-old patterns and change our own destinies? Lets...

In this week's portion, Vayigash, Joseph confronts his brothers with the truth, that he - the new advisor to Pharoah and the leader in the region - is the same brother they sold into slavery more than a decade prior. BUT, he is finally ready to forgive and sees that it was all part of a divine plan. On Shalom in Your Phone , Daniella Rabbani and Rabbi Becky will explore the miracle of coming toget...

Shalom in Your Phone! This week we continue with parashat Mikeytz and discuss the story of Joseph as he interprets Pharoah's dreams and becomes second in command in Egypt. What is the connection to always reading this story during Hanukkah week? What lessons do we learn from Joseph's ability to be integrated into Egyptian leadership and society compared with the forced acculturation that Antiochus...

This week on Shalom In Your Phone we meet Jacob's (Israel's) favorite son, Joseph. He's quite the dreamer and, if you've seen the musical Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , you know he's in for a lot of drama with his 11 other brothers. Will Joseph learn and fix his obnoxious behavior? Will he be able to recover from rock bottom?  Will he be redeemed from slavery and imprisonment?...

Shalom in Your Phone! This week, in Parashat Vayishlach, we hear how Jacob is ready to seek forgiveness and make amends with his estranged brother Eysav and return home to the promised land. Has the 21 years away from home helped Jacob evolve? Of course, it has! We discuss the moment when Jacob wrestles with an angel and gets the new name Israel: because he had striven with G-d and man and prevail...

In this week's portion, Vayeitzei, we meet Rachel and Leah, the two sisters who BOTH marry Jacob. Enjoy a song from the musical Rabbi Rebecca Keren Eisenstadt and Daniella Rabbani wrote a decade ago, with music composed by multi award-winner Liz Swados from the perspective of Rachel and what it was like to grow up in competition with her sister. Daniella and Rabbi Becky explore the bonds of siblin...

Join us for an interesting discussion about the twin brothers Jacob and Eysav as we unpack parashat Toldot. Jacob was his Mother Rebecca's Favorite and Isaac favored Eysav. Why? What changes in the story? How and why does Jacob get the birthright and all the blessings? Is there a more sympathetic viewing of Eysav and the trauma that was passed down to him thru the generations of his family? What d...

Hey there and Shalom in Your Phone! This week, Abraham sends his trusted servant Eliezer to find a wife for his son Isaac and he's tasked as the first-ever matchmaker. Why does he choose Rebecca? What qualities does she have that we want to emulate? Does she have a choice in the matter? How does Eliezer feel about it all?  Shabbat Shalom!

Shalom In Your Phone and welcome to the weekly Torah portion podcast where we wind down from our week and talk about the Torah Portion. On deck: Abraham and Sarah are visited by angels who predict the birth of Isaac, Abraham negotiates with G-d for innocent people in the cities of Sodom and Gemorah, Lot and his innocent daughters are saved from destruction while his wife is turned into a pillar of...

It's that time again for another Torah Story. Meet Avram and Sarai, and hear about how G-d chose them to focus on for a special journey and blessing.... and of course it doesn't stop there. The doesn't the journey change us all?  On their way they experience tons of hardships and even get a name change: Avraham and Sarah. Hear how actress and healer Daniella Rabbani and Rabbi Rebecca Keren Ei...