
Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben
Co-Host of Kehillat Israel Podcasts
Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben, Ph.D., is Rabbi Emeritus of Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation in Pacific Palisades, California. He is a nationally recognized expert in the field of moral education and is the recipient of numerous community awards, including the Micah Award for founding the largest full-service homeless shelter in Los Angeles. He is also a recipient of the Unsung Hero Award from the Youth Law Center in San Francisco.
Steven has contributed to a wide variety of publications as an author and composer. He has written numerous books, including Raising Children in a Contemporary World (1992); Raising Ethical Children (Prima Publishing, 1994), and Children of Character: Leading Your Children to Ethical Choices in Everyday Life (Canter & Associates, 1997), A Non-judgmental Guide to Interfaith Marriage (Xlibris Corporation, 2002), and There’s an Easter Egg on Your Seder Plate: Surviving Your Child’s Interfaith Marriage (Praeger Publishers, 2008). His latest book is Becoming Jewish – The Challenges, Rewards, and Paths to Conversion (2011 Rowman & Littlefield).
Steven holds two bachelor’s degrees, in philosophy and political science, from the University of California, Davis; a master’s degree in education from the University of Southern California; certification in aging and human development from the University of Georgia; a Ph.D. in religion from Sierra University; and two honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees. He was ordained in 1976 by the Hebrew Union College.
He also is past president of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California. Steven has served on the boards of many non-profit organizations, including Chrysalis, Global Children’s Organization, I Have a Dream Foundation, and The Center for the Improvement of Child Caring.
Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben has hosted 46 Episodes.
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The 70 Names of God - Class 4 - Leading A Life Of Godliness
January 10th, 2022 | 51 mins 32 secs
The Talmud famously claims there are 70 names of God. Join Rabbi Reuben in the final sessions exploring what these many names mean and how they reveal the personal qualities that Jewish tradition held as inspiration for our daily lives.
Rabbi Reuben dedicated this teaching to the memory of Bob Saget, a long-time, cherished member of the KI community. The class was conducted via Zoom on January 10, 2021, a day after Bob Saget's passing.
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The 70 Names of God - Class 3 - God's Names And Ours
December 13th, 2021 | 53 mins 39 secs
The Talmud famously claims there are 70 names of God. Join Rabbi Reuben in the third of four sessions exploring what these many names mean and how they reveal the personal qualities that Jewish tradition held as inspiration for our daily lives.
This class was conducted from the KI Sanctuary via Zoom on December 13, 2021
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The 70 Names of God - Class 2 - Going Deeper
November 15th, 2021 | 54 mins 28 secs
The Talmud famously claims there are 70 names of God. Join Rabbi Reuben in the second of four sessions exploring what these many names mean and how they reveal the personal qualities that Jewish tradition held as inspiration for our daily lives.
This class was conducted from the KI Sanctuary via Zoom on November 15, 2021
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The 70 Names of God - Class 1: Why So Many Names?
October 25th, 2021 | 55 mins 35 secs
The Talmud famously claims there are 70 names of God. Join Rabbi Reuben in the first of four sessions exploring what these many names mean and how they reveal the personal qualities that Jewish tradition held as inspiration for our daily lives.
This class was conducted from the KI Sanctuary via Zoom on October 26, 2021
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Rabbi Reuben's Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2021: You Already Know the Answer
September 7th, 2021 | 24 mins 44 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5782
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Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World - What the Talmud Can Teach us Today - Class 4
January 26th, 2021 | 52 mins 16 secs
Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben discusses some fascinating ideas and conversations among the ancient rabbis gleaned from the pages of the Talmud. Written over 1500 years ago, the conversations continue to provide direction, inspiration and wisdom to illuminate the challenges we face in the 21st century. They include living through a world-wide pandemic, wrestling with issues of social equalitu, the role of women, inequality in the disposition of justice , and finding meaning and purpose in our lives.
This class took place via Zoom on January 26, 2021.
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Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World - What the Talmud Can Teach us Today About Hanukkah
December 15th, 2020 | 43 mins 36 secs
"The Mystery of Why We Light Hanukkah Candles Left to Right and Less to More". Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben discusses some fascinating ideas and conversations among the ancient rabbis gleaned from the pages of the Talmud. Written over 1500 years ago, the conversations continue to provide direction, inspiration and wisdom to illuminate the challenges we face in the 21st century. They include living through a world-wide pandemic, wrestling with issues of social equalitu, the role of women, inequality in the disposition of justice , and finding meaning and purpose in our lives.
This class took place via Zoom on December 15, 2020
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Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World - What the Talmud Can Teach us Today - Class 2
November 24th, 2020 | 59 mins 3 secs
Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben discusses some fascinating ideas and conversations among the ancient rabbis gleaned from the pages of the Talmud. Written over 1500 years ago, the conversations continue to provide direction, inspiration and wisdom to illuminate the challenges we face in the 21st century. They include living through a world-wide pandemic, wrestling with issues of social equalitu, the role of women, inequality in the disposition of justice , and finding meaning and purpose in our lives.
This class took place via Zoom on November 24, 2020.
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Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World - What the Talmud Can Teach us Today - Class 1
October 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 secs
Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben discusses some fascinating ideas and conversations among the ancient rabbis gleaned from the pages of the Talmud. Written over 1500 years ago, the conversations continue to provide direction, inspiration and wisdom to illuminate the challenges we face in the 21st century. They include living through a world-wide pandemic, wrestling with issues of social equalitu, the role of women, inequality in the disposition of justice , and finding meaning and purpose in our lives.
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Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben's Yom Kippur Sermon 2020
September 28th, 2020 | 19 mins 24 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781
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Terumah I: That God May Dwell Among Us
February 28th, 2020 | 53 mins 3 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class, guest teacher Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben - Exodus 25:1-40 - February 28, 2020
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Shemot I 2020: What Does It Mean To "Know"?
January 17th, 2020 | 55 mins 52 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - guest teacher Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben - Exodus 1:1-2:25 - Jan. 17, 2020
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Vayechi I 2020: The Death of Jacob/Israel
January 10th, 2020 | 55 mins 3 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - guest teacher Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben - Genesis 47:28-48:22 - Jan. 10, 2020
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Vayigash I 2020: Joseph Reveals Himself
January 3rd, 2020 | 59 mins 22 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - guest teacher Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben - Genesis 44:18-45:27 - Jan. 3, 2020
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Miketz 2019: The Many Masks of Joseph
December 27th, 2019 | 58 mins 59 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - guest teacher Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben - Genesis 41:1-44:17 - Dec. 27, 2019
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A Year With Mordecai Kaplan - Class 3: The Princples of Reconstructionism
November 19th, 2019 | 1 hr 27 mins
Learn from the timeless wisdom of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century as Rabbi Reuben shares lessons and excerpts from his new book published by the Jewish Publication Society and University of Nebraska Press: A Year with Mordecai Kaplan - Lessons on the Weekly Torah Portion. Class 3 - November 18, 2019