Assistant Rabbi Daniel Sher
Co-Host of Kehillat Israel Podcasts
Rabbi Daniel Sher is the newest member of our clergy team. He first joined us at KI as an intern, continued as Youth and Family Rabbinic Fellow, and now serves as our Assistant Rabbi. He works to create vibrant and meaningful Jewish moments like his PJ Library Havdalah in the Park, Multigenerational Alternative High Holy Day Service, and soulful “Shabbat on the Rocks” Kabbalat Service for our Kehillat 20/30 community. He is a proud 18Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellow, serving as a resource for interfaith families across all of Los Angeles. His enthusiasm for our tradition is matched only by his ability to translate it for our time.
Rabbi Sher grew up in Palos Verdes and now lives here in the Pacific Palisades with his wife Jen, their children Levi and Sami, and their two dogs Herzl and Golda. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelors of Science in Psychology and a bachelors of arts in Religious Studies and was ordained from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion here in Los Angeles.
Rabbi Sher loves taste-testing tacos, taking early morning bike rides, and getting coffee around town.
Assistant Rabbi Daniel Sher has hosted 29 Episodes.
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Terumah: Finding God In The Tabernacle And Within Us
February 16th, 2024 | 45 mins 9 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Exodus/Shemot 26:1 - February 16, 2024.
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Rabbi Daniel Sher's Yom Kippur Sermon 2023
October 4th, 2023 | 17 mins 16 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5784
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Rabbi Daniel Sher's Kol Nidre Sermon 2023
October 4th, 2023 | 18 mins 51 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5784
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Rabbi Daniel Sher's Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2023
September 20th, 2023 | 20 mins 56 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5784
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Behar I
May 12th, 2023 | 47 mins 57 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Levitucus/Vayikra 25:1 - May 12, 2023
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The Meaning Behind Our Prayers - Class 4: The Amidah
May 11th, 2023 | 48 mins 39 secs
This is the fourth in a series of classes Rabbi Daniel Sher taught about the literal and spiritual meanings of Jewish prayer.
The class was conducted in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on May 10, 2023.
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The Meaning Behind Our Prayers - Class 3: The History And Meaning Of Kaddish
April 27th, 2023 | 57 mins 58 secs
This is the third in a series of classes Rabbi Daniel Sher taught about the literal and spiritual meanings of Jewish prayer.
The class was conducted in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on April 26, 2023.
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The Meaning Behind Our Prayers - Class 2: The Controveries Around Aleinu
March 9th, 2023 | 49 mins 40 secs
This is the second in a series of classes Rabbi Daniel Sher taught about the literal and spiritual meanings of Jewish prayer.
The class was conducted in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on March 8, 2023.
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The Meaning Behind Our Prayers - Class 1: The Shema
February 23rd, 2023 | 57 mins 11 secs
This is the first in a series of classes Rabbi Daniel Sher taught about the literal and spiritual meanings of Jewish prayer.
The class was conducted in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on February 22, 2023.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Rabbi Daniel Sher's Yom Kippur Sermon 2022
October 7th, 2022 | 14 mins 27 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5783
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Rabbi Daniel Sher's Kol Nidre Sermon 2022
October 7th, 2022 | 16 mins 44 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5783
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Rabbi Daniel Sher's Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2022
September 29th, 2022 | 13 mins 10 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5783
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Ki Tavo III
September 16th, 2022 | 44 mins 57 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Deuteronomy 27:11-29:8 - September 16, 2022