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WATCH: "A Pillar of Triumph? Or a Warning for the Future?" [Ep. 5]You know of the Arch of Titus in Rome, but the Romans also erected a triumphal stone pillar in Jerusalem in praise of the Romans' destruction of the Temple. To rebuild the Temple, should we remove this pillar of glory? Or must we remove something, from within ourselves?
WATCH: "In Search of Meaningful Prayer" [Ep. 4]"The stones remember the prayers and the tears", explained the shul gabbai as he refused to allow the floor of his synagogue to be dismantled and used in a grand mosaic floor installation at Hadassah Hospital. Today, this story's protagonists are gone, but the stones remain.
WATCH: "Elevating the Mundane" [Ep. 3]How did Napoleon's royal coat get from the snowy plains of Russia to the "Beit Israel" synagogue in Yemin Moshe, Jerusalem - the first shul to be built outside the Old City walls? Watch the unbelievable story of how Rabbi Yosef Luria saved Napoleon.
WATCH: "A Community Built by Unity" [Ep. 2]In Jerusalem, there's a well-known Orthodox synagogue whose land was donated by the Conservative movement, while its first Torah scroll was dedicated by none other than Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, Israel's first Chief Rabbi.
Would such a cooperation be possible today?
WATCH: "A Matter of Trust" [Ep. 1]Why was there a large oven built behind the Hagra Synagogue in Jerusalem's Shaarei Chesed neighborhood?
Does the fact that each family has its own oven today distance us from one another?
And how can we recreate a cohesive, trusting community atmosphere?
