Senior Rabbi Amy Bernstein
Co-Host of Kehillat Israel Podcasts
Rabbi Bernstein is Senior Rabbi of Kehillat Israel. Prior to serving at KI she was the Rabbi of Temple Israel in Duluth, Minnesota. She graduated from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College which awarded her an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree, in 2022, for her 25 years of rabbinic service.
An Atlanta native, Rabbi Bernstein holds 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 an alumna of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality two year rabbinic intensive, is a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and is Past President of the Southern California Board of Rabbis. In 2023, Rabbi Bernstein was awarded the prestigious Woman of the Year Award by Assemblymember Jaqui Irwin's office.
Rabbi Bernstein is passionate about bringing the deep wisdom of the Jewish tradition to meet the challenges and opportunities of the current moment. She is a warm and engaging presence known for her energy, insight, humor, and compassion.
Senior Rabbi Amy Bernstein has hosted 612 Episodes.
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Chaye Sarah II: Rivka The Strong
November 13th, 2020 | 53 mins 39 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 24:1-24:52 - November 13, 2020.
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Vaera II: It's About Power, Not Sex
November 6th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 19:1-20:18 - November 6, 2020.
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Lech-Lecha II: God and Avram Cut A Covenant
October 30th, 2020 | 52 mins 50 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 14:1-15:21 - October 30, 2020.
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Noach II: The Rainbow Covenant With All Humanity
October 23rd, 2020 | 55 mins 24 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 8:15-10:32 - October 23, 2020.
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Bereshit II: A Fresh Look at Eve, Adam, Eden, Life and Death
October 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 14 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 2:4-4:26 - October 16, 2020.
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Vzot Habracha: Ending The Torah and Beginning Again
October 9th, 2020 | 53 mins 26 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 - October 9, 2020.
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Sukkot 2020
October 2nd, 2020 | 46 mins 54 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - October 2, 2020.
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Rabbi Amy Bernstein's Kol Nidre Sermon 2020
September 28th, 2020 | 26 mins 50 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781
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Haazinu: Can We Accept It Today?
September 25th, 2020 | 59 mins 57 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 32:1-52 - September 25, 2020.
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Rabbi Amy Bernstein's Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2020
September 19th, 2020 | 16 mins 8 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781
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Rabbi Amy Bernstein's Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2020
September 19th, 2020 | 14 mins 28 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781
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Nitzavim I: Standing Together - Then and Now
September 11th, 2020 | 54 mins 21 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 29:9-30:11 - September 11, 2020.
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Ki Tavo I: What Is Our Social Responsibility?
September 4th, 2020 | 52 mins 6 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 26:1-27:10 - September 4, 2020.
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KI Tetze I: Finding The Treasure Within
August 28th, 2020 | 51 mins 16 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy Chapter 22 - August 28, 2020.
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Shoftim I: A Democratic Revolution in Politics
August 21st, 2020 | 49 mins 33 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 16:18-18:5 - August 21, 2020.
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Spiritual Sustenance in a Time of Crisis
August 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein discusses a Hartman Institute talk by Melila Hellner-Eshed which explored Jewish tradition for what it means to find faith while sitting in the darkness.
Melila Hellner-Eshed, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute and the Director of Maskilot, an intensive two-year program for female doctoral candidates. She has been a professor of Jewish mysticism and Zohar in the Department of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem for over two decades.
Rabbi Bernstein's conducted the discussion via Zoom on August 18, 2020.