Verses

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Pippin’s CORNER OF THE SKY w/ the Book of Ecclesiastes Jan 04, 2022

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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/941182063491276
Visit Anita's website at https://www.anitasilvert.com
Visit the Jewish Living Lab at www.jewishlivinglab.com

Into the Woods’ PROLOGUE w/ Lech L’cha Dec 14, 2021

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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/941182063491276
Visit Anita's website at https://www.anitasilvert.com
Visit the Jewish Living Lab at www.jewishlivinglab.com

Les Miserables’ WHO AM I? w/ Moses Kills the Egyptian Nov 30, 2021

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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/groups/941182063491276
Visit Anita's website at
https://www.anitasilvert.com
Visit the Jewish Living Lab at
www.jewishlivinglab.com

Newsies’ SEIZE THE DAY w/ David & Goliath Nov 02, 2021

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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 at https://www.anitasilvert.com/
Visit the Jewish Living Lab at www.jewishlivinglab.com/podcasts

Introducing Verses Oct 22, 2021

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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!

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