
Senior Rabbi Amy Bernstein
Co-Host of Kehillat Israel Podcasts
Rabbi Bernstein became our Senior Rabbi in July 2014, after serving four years as Associate Rabbi. An Atlanta native, Rabbi Bernstein has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Cultural Anthropology from Northwestern University, where she also earned a certificate in Women’s Studies. She is also an alumna of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia. Her rabbinic training included one year as a visiting graduate student at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.
Before coming to KI, Rabbi Bernstein was the rabbi of Temple Israel in Duluth, Minnesota for 14 years. As the only rabbi for several hours in either direction, she represented the Jewish community in the Greater Northland region. She served two terms as president of the Arrowhead Interfaith Council and six years on the Board of Trustees of the College of St. Scholastica, where she was also on the founding board of the Oreck/Alpern Inter-religious Forum. She was a scholar-in-residence for the Jewish Chautauqua Society and lectured widely throughout the Northland.
Outside of her rabbinical work, Rabbi Bernstein performs as a member of Three Altos, a vocal trio.
Rabbi Bernstein is President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California.
Rabbi Bernstein makes her home in Pacific Palisades with her partner, Judy Griffith, her daughter, Eliana, and their rescue Chihuahua, Olivia.
Senior Rabbi Amy Bernstein has hosted 483 Episodes.
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Bamidbar I: Flags In The Desert
May 19th, 2023 | 55 mins 32 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Numbers/Bamidbar 1:1 - May 19, 2023
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Emor: What's Up With Biblical Shavuot?
May 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 21:1 - May 5, 2023
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Kedoshim: Ritual, Ethics and Holiness
April 28th, 2023 | 57 mins 57 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 19:1 - April 28, 2023
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Tazria-Metzora: Signs of Spiritual Contamination
April 21st, 2023 | 1 hr 26 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 13:1 - April 21, 2023
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A Foundation For Thoughtful Judaism - What Members Of A People Owe Each Other
April 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 12 secs
In the fourth class in her series, Rabbi Amy Bernstein leads a study of texts dealing the pros and cons of Jewish solidarity . 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 19, 2023.
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Shemini: Incense and Fire; A Complicated Connection
April 14th, 2023 | 54 mins 55 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Vayikra/Leviticus 9:6 - April 14, 2023
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Pesach: Seeking The Essence of God
April 7th, 2023 | 56 mins 46 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Shemot/Exodus 33:12 - April 7, 2023
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Tzav: The Importance of Spiritual Preparation
March 31st, 2023 | 59 mins 13 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 8:1 - March 31, 2023
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Vayikra: God Calls In Love, Moses Connects
March 24th, 2023 | 56 mins 3 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 1:1 - March 24, 2023
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Vayakhel: Which Came First?
March 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Exodus/Shemot 34:19 -March 17, 2023
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A Foundation For Thoughtful Judaism - Navigating Divisive Communitites
March 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 28 mins
In the third class in her series, Rabbi Amy Bernstein talks about pluralism, tolerance and deviance . The curriculum for the series was developed by the Hartman Institute.
This event took place in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on March 16, 2023.
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Ki Tisa: The Golden Calf - Idolatry or Intransigence?
March 10th, 2023 | 58 mins 55 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Exodus/Shemot 31:18 -March 10, 2023
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Tetzaveh: Why Is It Connected to Purim?
March 3rd, 2023 | 58 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Exodus/Shemot 28:1-43 -March 3, 2023
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Terumah: That God May Live Within Us
February 24th, 2023 | 53 mins 39 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Exodus/Shemot 25:1 -February 24, 2023
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Mishpatim: Listening To The God Of Compassion
February 17th, 2023 | 56 mins 11 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Exodus/Shemot 22:20 -February 17, 2023
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A Foundation For Thoughtful Judaism - Being and Becoming
February 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
In the second class in her series, Rabbi Amy Bernstein talks about two different ways of looking at Jewish identity: being and becoming . The curriculum for the series was developed by the Hartman Institute.
This event took place in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on February 15, 2023.