Kehillat Israel Podcasts

My Favorite Lessons from Talmud and Midrash - Class 1

January 12th, 2023 | 57 mins 39 secs

Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben leads an informative and entertaining look at stories and laws from the Jewish tradition.

This is the first class in a four part series. It took place at Kehillat Israel in person and via Zoom on January 12, 2023

Vayechi I: The Power Of Women In The Story

January 6th, 2023 | 51 mins

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Genesis/Bereshit 47:28-48:22 - January 6, 2023

Vayeshev 1: The Perils of Finding Peace

December 16th, 2022 | 51 mins 11 secs

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 37:1-36 - December 16, 2022

Vayishlach I: The People Who Struggle With God

December 9th, 2022 | 53 mins 52 secs

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 32:4-33:20 - December 9, 2022

1 Topic, 2 Rabbis, 3 Plus Opinions - The December Dilemma

December 8th, 2022 | 47 mins 5 secs

Rabbis Amy Bernstein and Daniel Sher engage in a spirited discussion of Jews' relation to Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter.

This disucssion took place in person at K.I. and via Zoom on December 8, 2022.

Vayetzei I: Jacob And The Ladder

December 2nd, 2022 | 55 mins 51 secs

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 28:10-30:13 - December 2, 2022

Understanding and Responding to Antisemitism

November 29th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins

In trhis capitvating talk, Rick Hirschhaut, Los Angeles Director of the American Jewish Committee, discusses the challenge of antisemitism in today's world. The session was presented by Kehillat Israel via Zoom on November 28, 2022. Hirschhaut is a longtime civil rights advocate and Jewish communal leader who has served in senior executive roles with the Anti-Defamation League, Illinois Holocaust Museum, and American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He has worked to advance human rights and democratic values and promote the security and well-being of Jews and other vulnerable communities in the United States, Israel and around the world.

Rick Hirschhaut is introduced by Cantor Chayim Frenkel and Rabbi Daniel Sher.

Chaye Sarah: Isaac and Rebecca - Love As Brokenness Addressed

November 18th, 2022 | 53 mins 25 secs

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 24:1 - November 18, 2022

Lech Lecha I: Avram's Internal And External Journeys

November 4th, 2022 | 57 mins

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 12:1-13:18 - November 4, 2022

Noach I: What's In The Ark?

October 28th, 2022 | 56 mins 30 secs

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 6:9-8:14 - October 28, 2022

Bereshit I: Inside The Second Creation Story

October 21st, 2022 | 50 mins 12 secs

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Genesis 1:1-2:3 - October 21, 2022

Hol Hamoed Sukkot - Ki Tisa

October 15th, 2022 | 54 mins 37 secs

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - special portion for Hol Hamoed Sukkot Exodus 33:12-34:26 - October 14, 2022

Haazinu

October 11th, 2022 | 53 mins 24 secs

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Deuteronomy 32:1-52 - October 7, 2022

Yom Kippur Afternoon Speaker - Joe Goldman: Welcoming The Stranger

October 8th, 2022 | 30 mins 1 sec

Joe Goldman is the Community Engagement Director for the Western Region at HIAS, the world’s oldest—and only Jewish—international humanitarianagency serving refugees and asylum seekers of all backgrounds. He mobilizesactivists, organizations, and lawmakers across California to ensure thatdisplaced people are treated with the dignity they deserve. Before joiningHIAS, Joe worked at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, the San Francisco-basedJewish Community Relations Council, and began his career working on severalpolitical campaigns and progressive advocacy efforts. Joe holds both a BA inPolitical Communication and Masters of Political Management from The GeorgeWashington University in Washington, DC and lives in his native Los Angeleswith his husband, Adam. He grew up in Pacific Palisades a few blocks away fromKehillat Israel. He is introduced by Rabbi Amy Bernstein.

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