
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
RAJE educators are available for one-on-one learning to explore all the reading material listed below. To discuss these topics or any other book your session with an educator click here
YouTube Classes
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Parsha Toldot, Eisav and the death of Avraham by Rabbi Goldshteyn
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Surviving Captivity: Oct 7 Hostage Maxim Herkin | Live at RAJE
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The Educational Purpose of Exile by Rabbi Goldshteyn (Audio)
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The Strange Story of Yehuda & Tamar by Rabbi Goldshteyn (Audio)
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Decoding Jew-Hatred: A Viral Contagion | Dr. Naya Lekht at RAJE
Podcasts
PODCASTS
Foundations by Rabbi Goldshteyn
Dilemmas on Screen: A Jewish Perspective
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Harry Potter. Does Harry Owe the Dursley a Debt of Gratitude? - Rabbi Moshe Friedman
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Star Wars. Did Darth Vader Redeem Himself? Rabbi Josh Livingstone
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Good Will Hunting. Does Will Have a Moral Obligation To Use His Genius? - Rabbi Jack Cohen
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The Lord of the Rings. Was Frodo's Failure A Moral Failure? - Rabbi Yoni Ganger
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Robin Hood. Can You Steal from the Rich to Give to the Poor? Rabbi Avi Honigsfeld
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Harry Potter. Snape v. Dumbledore & Can Murder Be Justified? - Rabbi Daniel Sentell
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The Godfather. Was Don Corleone A Good Man? - Rabbi Chaim Willis
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The Office. Jim and Pam: The Ideal Relationship? - Rabbi Yoni Spinka
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Gladiator. "And I Will Have My Vengeance" & Does Judaism Allow For Revenge? - Rabbi Benzion Klatkzo
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The Lord of the Rings: Frodo or Sam, Who's The Bigger Hero? - Rabbi Menachem Siderson
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Whiplash. Pushing to Greatness or Pushing Too Far? - Rabbi Yoni Ganger
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Avengers: Infinity War. Was Thanos Right? Do the Ends Justify the Means? - Rabbi Moshe Friedman
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The Office. Jim's Pranks on Dwight, Fun and Games or Crosssing a Line? - Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich
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Nobody Wants This. Intermarriage (Part 2) - Rabbi Moshe Friedman
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The Lord of the Rings. Was Frodo Wrong to Show Mercy to Gollum? - Rabbi Yoni Ganger
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Titanic. Does Judaism Beleive in Love at First Sight? - Rabbi Raffi Bilek
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Cinderella. Orphans, Stepmothers, and Fairy Godmothers, Oh My! - Rabbi Gershon Schaffel
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Ex Machina. AI and the Soul: Can A Robot Suffer or Feel Pain? - Rabbi David Kosofsky
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Superheroes. Vigilantes and Justic: Is Anyone Above the Law? - Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
The Jewish Prayer Podcast
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Morning Prayers #1: How to have a great day
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Morning Prayers #2: Turning your synagogue into a home and your home into a synagogue
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Morning Prayers #5: What it means to bring blessing into your life
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Morning Prayers #6: The blessing for good health: Asher Yatzar
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Morning Prayers #7: The blessing on the soul: Elokai Neshama
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Morning Prayers #8: All the wisdom you need for life: The blessings on the Torah
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Morning Prayers #9: A taste of Torah: Birchas Kohanim and Eilu Devarim
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Morning Prayers #10: Appreciating who you are: Birchas Hashachar 1-4
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Morning Prayers #11: Appreciating everything you have: Birchas Hashachar 5-11
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Morning Prayers #12: Appreciating your Judaism: Birchas Hashachar 12-15
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Morning Prayers #14: Bringing the heart to the head with song: Introduction to the head with song
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Morning Prayers #15: How to Pray when you have no needs: Mizmor shir and Boruch She`amar
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Morning Prayers #16: A short and sweet prayer: Mizmor l’todah
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Morning Prayers #17: Overview of the songs of Pisukei Dzimra and Yehi Kevod
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Morning Prayers #19: Appreciating Greatness: the First 2 Hallelukas
Websites
POPULAR WEBSITES FOR MORE TORAH INFO & LEARNING
Recommended books
JEWISH PHILOSOPHY & WORLD VIEW
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Handbook of Jewish thought, Aryeh Kaplan.
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Strive for Truth, Aryeh Carmel based on the teachings of Rabbi Dessler
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What the Angel Taught You, Rabbi Weinberg
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This is My G-d, Herman Wouk
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Heaven Exposed, Tzvi Freeman
JEWISH & WORLD HISTORY
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Crash Course in Jewish History, Rabbi Ken Spiro
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History of the Jews, Paul Johnson
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Fear No Evil, Natan Sharansky
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Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean, Edward Kritzler
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Samarkand, Rabbi Zaltsman
SHABBAT
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Sabbath Shiurim, Rabbi Mordechai Miller
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The Sabbath, Aryeh Kaplan
PSYCHOLOGY & SELF-DEVELOPMENT
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The Master and His Emissary, Ian McGilchrist
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The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg
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Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey
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Positivity Bias, Mendel Kalmanson
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Towards a Meaningful Life, Simon Jacobson
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Risk to Succeed, Ricky Cohen
TORAH STUDY
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The Beast that crouches at the door, Rabbi David Fohrman
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Worldmask & Living Inspired, Rabbi Akiva Tatz
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Horeb, Rabbi Shimshon Raphael Hirsch
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Juggler and the King, Aharon Feldman
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13 Principles of Faith, Maimonides (Rambam)
MODESTY/TZNIUT
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Inside, Outside, Gila Manolson
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Our Bodies, Our Souls, R’ Tzipporah Heller
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To Be a Jewish Woman, Lisa Aiken
MARRIAGE & RELATIONSHIPS
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, John Gottman
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The Science of Trust, John Gottman
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The Five Love Languages, Dr. Gary Chapman
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Waters of Eden, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
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The Committed Marriage, R’ Esther Jungreis
