Kehillat Israel Podcasts

Torah study, sermons and seminars on Jewish topics presented at Kehillat Israel, the largest Reconstructionist congregation in the world.

About the show

Recordings of the weekly Friday morning Torah study class at Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades, California as well as other events at K.I. including sermons, classes and public events.

Kehillat Israel is an inclusive Jewish synagogue community, which honors diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds. Grounded in Jewish cultural and religious tradition, and guided by the core Reconstructionist principle to value both the wisdom of the past and the need for evolving belief and practice, KI seeks through prayer, learning and Tikkun Olam to create a sacred space in which its members of all ages may find meaning, purpose and joy.

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Episodes

  • Shelach Lecha: Why Tzitzit?

    June 28th, 2024  |  52 mins 4 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Bamibar/Numbers 13 - June 28, 2024.

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    Beha'alotecha: Disintegration of Society Then and Now

    June 21st, 2024  |  1 hr 7 mins

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Bamibar/Numbers 9:15 - June 21, 2024.

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    Naso: Inside The Priestly Blessing

    June 14th, 2024  |  51 mins 49 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Bamibar/Numbers 6:1 - June 14, 2024.

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    Bamidbar: Why The Wilderness?

    June 7th, 2024  |  36 mins 44 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Bamidbar/Nembers 1:1 - June 7, 2024.

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    Emor: The Power of Counting

    May 22nd, 2024  |  36 mins 47 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Leviticus/Vayikra 21:1-24:23 - May 17, 2024.

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    Kedoshim: What Is Holiness?

    May 10th, 2024  |  59 mins 48 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 19:1 - May 10, 2024.

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    Achare Mot: Where Do The Sins Go?

    May 5th, 2024  |  51 mins 58 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Leviticus/Vayikra 16:1 - May 3, 2024.

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    Hol Hamoed Pesach: Would We Have Left Egypt?

    April 26th, 2024  |  56 mins 18 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Exodus/Shemot 13:1 - April 26, 2024.

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    Metzora

    April 19th, 2024  |  57 mins 57 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 14:1 - April 19, 2024.

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    Tazria: Isolation and Purity

    April 12th, 2024  |  58 mins 32 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 13:1 - April 12, 2024.

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    Foundations For A Successful Judaism: Environmental Ethics

    April 11th, 2024  |  1 hr 15 mins

    In the latest class in her series, Rabbi Amy Bernstein leads a study of texts dealing with the various, sometimes conflicting, ideas of Jewish identity . The curriculum for the series was developed by the Hartman Institute.

    This event took place in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on April 10, 2024.

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    Shemini: God Is Israel's Mikveh and Hope

    April 5th, 2024  |  1 hr 7 mins

    abbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 10:4 - April 5, 2024.

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    Foundations For A Thoughtful Judaism - Coping With Limited Resources And Unlimited Needs

    April 4th, 2024  |  1 hr 17 mins

    In the latest class in her series, Rabbi Amy Bernstein leads a study of texts dealing with the various, sometimes conflicting, ideas of Jewish identity . The curriculum for the series was developed by the Hartman Institute.

    This event took place in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on April 3, 2024.

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    Tzav: A Perpetual Fire

    March 29th, 2024  |  58 mins 49 secs

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 6:1 - March 29, 2024.

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    Foundations For A Thoughtful Judaism - Torah For A Time Of War

    March 28th, 2024  |  1 hr 10 mins

    In the ninth class in her series, Rabbi Amy Bernstein leads a study of Yehuda Kurtzer's essay: "Torah For A Time Of War: A Moral Map For An Impossible Present". Yehuda Kurtzer is President of the Shalom Harman Institute.

    This event took place in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on March 27, 2024.

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    Vayikra: Receiving The Call

    March 24th, 2024  |  1 hr 1 min

    Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 1:1 - March 22, 2024.