Associate 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 Associate 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.
Associate Rabbi Daniel Sher has hosted 34 Episodes.
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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
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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
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Naso III
June 10th, 2022 | 45 mins 42 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Leviticus 7:1-89 - June 10, 2022
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Bamidbar III: Why The First Born?
June 3rd, 2022 | 48 mins 51 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Leviticus 3:12-4:20 - June 3, 2022
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Bechukotai III: Vows and Values
May 27th, 2022 | 48 mins 43 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Leviticus 27:1-7 - May 27, 2022
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Vayakhel: Where Is The Ark?
February 25th, 2022 | 44 mins 33 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Exodus 35:1-38L29 - February 25, 2022
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Tetzaveh: Money and The Sacred
February 11th, 2022 | 44 mins 12 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Exodus 27:20 - February 11, 2022
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1 Topic, 2 Rabbis, 3 Plus Opinions - The Letter of the Law vs. The Spirit of the Law
January 26th, 2022 | 59 mins 4 secs
Rabbis Amy Bernstein and Daniel Sher engage in a spirited discussion of a major issue facing liberal Jews: on what should Jewish practice be based... if anything? Among the subjects they touch on, based on their personal experiences, are Kashrut, tefillin, weaing a yamuke, tallit and circumcision.
This disucssion took place via Zoom on January 26, 2022.
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Rabbi Sher's Kol Nidre Sermon 2021: We All Need Help
September 18th, 2021 | 12 mins 36 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5782
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Shelach II: Moses Coaches God
June 4th, 2021 | 47 mins 54 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Numbers 14:8-15:7 -June 4, 2021
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Terumah II: Building A Home For God And Us
February 19th, 2021 | 49 mins 36 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Exodus 26:1-30 - February 19, 2021
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Vaera II: The Plagues - Science, Faith and Fear
January 15th, 2021 | 53 mins 3 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Exodus 7:8-8:15 - January 15, 2021
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Rabbi Daniel Sher's Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2020: Kindness is Not Enough
September 20th, 2020 | 12 mins 42 secs
Kehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781