Kehillat Israel Podcasts
Torah study, sermons and seminars on Jewish topics presented at Kehillat Israel, the largest Reconstructionist congregation in the world.
About the show
Recordings of the weekly Friday morning Torah study class at Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades, California as well as other events at K.I. including sermons, classes and public events.
Kehillat Israel is an inclusive Jewish synagogue community, which honors diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds. Grounded in Jewish cultural and religious tradition, and guided by the core Reconstructionist principle to value both the wisdom of the past and the need for evolving belief and practice, KI seeks through prayer, learning and Tikkun Olam to create a sacred space in which its members of all ages may find meaning, purpose and joy.
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Episodes
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Emor II: Pesach and Shavuot - Redemption For What?
April 30th, 2021 | 54 mins 21 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 22:17-23:22 - Arpil 30, 2021
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Achrei Mot-Kedoshim II: What Does Holiness Demand Of Us?
April 23rd, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 17:8-19:14 - Arpil 23, 2021
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Tazria-Metzora II: Healing and Rebirth As Individuals and Community
April 16th, 2021 | 56 mins 39 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 13:40-14:32 - Arpil 16, 2021
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Shemini II: Kashrut - Limits As An Act of Holiness
April 9th, 2021 | 57 mins 18 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 10:12-11:32 - Arpil 9, 2021
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Yom Hashoah 2021: Poetic Voices From The Warsaw Ghetto
April 8th, 2021 | 49 mins 38 secs
In this special Yom Hashoah remembrance program at K.I. and streamed on Zoom, Sarah Moskovitz reads translations of Yiddish poetry written by courageous men and women in the Warsaw Ghetto. Ms. Moskovitz is a poet, artist and translator of Yiddish poetry into English. She is introduced by K.I. Senior Rabbi Amy Bernstein who is joined in song by Cantorial Soloist Daniel Leanse.
This program took place on April 8, 2021.
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Pesach - God Controls All... Or Not?
April 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 13:17-15:26 - April 2, 2021
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Tzav II: Ethics vs Ritual... Or Not?
March 26th, 2021 | 58 mins 29 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 7:11-38 - March 26, 2021
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Vayikra II: Coping With Moral Pollution - Personal and Communal
March 19th, 2021 | 1 hr 33 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 3:1-4:26 - March 19, 2021
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Texting: The Jewish Way with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld - Session 3
March 17th, 2021 | 1 hr 29 mins
The topic for this session: What are my responsibilities toward other people and what are the necessary limits of my responsibilities to others?
The study of Torah is to be a lifelong enterprise. We do it not just to master the text or to learn how to perform the rituals of Judaism. Studying the texts is to help us encounter the challenges and opportunities of life. Hence texting (that is studying) is the Jewish way to live life to its fullest. In this class we will study and discuss some stories and texts from the Talmud as a way to explore issues both personal and societal in contemporary life.
This session was conducted via Zoom on March 17, 2021. Rabbi Strassfeld was introduced by Amy Bernstein, Senior Rabbi of Kehillat Israel.
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Vayakhel II: The Dwelling Place of God
March 12th, 2021 | 48 mins 11 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 37:17-39:21 - March 12, 2021
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Ki Tisa II: The Golden Calf - What Was/Is The Sin?
March 5th, 2021 | 55 mins 2 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 31:18-33:11 - March 5, 2021
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Tetzaveh and Purim: The Power of Clothes and Masks
February 26th, 2021 | 56 mins 20 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 28:31-29:18 - February 26, 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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Mishpatim II: Improving The World In Partnership With God
February 12th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 21:22-23:19 - February 12, 2021
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Texting: The Jewish Way with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld - Session 2
February 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 22 mins
The topic for this session: Does Judaism proclaim some fundamental truths? What about "my truth" drawn from my own experience?
The study of Torah is to be a lifelong enterprise. We do it not just to master the text or to learn how to perform the rituals of Judaism. Studying the texts is to help us encounter the challenges and opportunities of life. Hence texting (that is studying) is the Jewish way to live life to its fullest. In this class we will study and discuss some stories and texts from the Talmud as a way to explore issues both personal and societal in contemporary life.
This session was conducted via Zoom on February 10, 2021. Rabbi Strassfeld was introduced by Amy Bernstein, Senior Rabbi of Kehillat Israel.
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Yitro: Justice, Compromise and Peace
February 5th, 2021 | 56 mins 59 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 18:1-20:23 - February 5, 2021