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 527 Episodes.
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Parashat Chukat III
July 15th, 2016 | 1 hr 12 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's Weekly Torah Study class - Numbers 21:11-22:1
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Parashat Korach
July 8th, 2016 | 58 mins 45 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - guest teacher Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben - Leadership and Rebellion - Numbers 16 - July 8, 2016
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Shelach Lecha III
July 1st, 2016 | 1 hr 8 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 15:8-41 - Loving the Stranger, Racism, Brexit and the U.S. Election - July 1, 2016
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Parashat Beha'aloteha III
June 25th, 2016 | 1 hr 15 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 10:35-12:16 - June 25, 2016
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Parashat Bamidbar
June 10th, 2016 | 1 hr 5 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 3:14-4:20 - June 10, 2016
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Parashat Behukotai and Reconstructionism
June 3rd, 2016 | 1 hr 1 min
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Leviticus 27:1-34 and the ideas of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan - June 3, 2016
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Parashat Behar III
May 27th, 2016 | 1 hr 1 min
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Leviticus 25:1-26:2 - May 27, 2016
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Parashat Emor III
May 21st, 2016 | 1 hr 7 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Leviticus 23:23-24:23 - May 20, 2016
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Parashat Kedoshim III
May 14th, 2016 | 1 hr 4 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Leviticus 19:13-20:27 - May 13, 2016
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Parashat Achare Mot III
May 7th, 2016 | 1 hr 16 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Leviticus 17:1-18:30 - May 6, 2016
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Pesach 2016
April 22nd, 2016 | 1 hr 31 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Special Pesach Portion - Exodus 12:1-51 - April 22, 2016
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Parashat Metzorah III
April 15th, 2016 | 54 mins 49 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Leviticus 14:33-15:33 - April 15, 2016
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Parashat Tazria III
April 8th, 2016 | 1 hr 33 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Leviticus 13:29-59 - April 8, 2016
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Parashat Vayikra
March 18th, 2016 | 1 hr 14 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Leviticus 4:3-35 - March 18, 2016
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Parashat Pekudei III
March 11th, 2016 | 56 mins 49 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 40-1-38 - March 11, 2016
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Parashat Vayakhel III
March 4th, 2016 | 1 hr 3 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class: Exodus 35:1-36:19 - March 4, 2016