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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Hartman Study Class 3: Identity Politics - American Jews Between Power and Vulnerability
March 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 15 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein shares more insights from her study as part of the Rabbinic Leadership Initiative at The Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. This class is based on a lecture by Mijal Bitton PhD in which she discussed many of the challenges facing American Jews today including whether the U.S. is "The Promised Land" for Jews. Due to the current coronavirus crisis and the guidelines of the State of California, it was not possible for the class to meet with Rabbi Bernstein at Kehillat Israel. So she conducted the class on the internet via Zoom with the students paticipating from their homes. Rabbi Bernstein will continue to conduct her classes via Zoom until it is possible to once again get together in person. She conducted this class on March 25, 2020.
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Vayakhel I: Building Community At A Time of Crisis
March 20th, 2020 | 56 mins 57 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 35:1-37:16 - March 20, 2020. Due to the current coronavirus crisis and the guidelines of the State of California, it was not possible for the class to meet with Rabbi Bernstein at Kehillat Israel. So she conducted the class on the internet via Zoom with the students paticipating from their homes. Rabbi Bernstein will continue to conduct the class via Zoom until it is possible to once again get together in person.
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Ki Tisa I: The Power of Building Together
March 13th, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 30:11-31:17
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Tetzaveh I: An Adult Understanding of Purim
March 6th, 2020 | 1 hr 15 secs
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 27:20-28:30 - March 6, 2020
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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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Mishpatim I 2020: Slavery And Human Rights
February 21st, 2020 | 1 hr 7 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 21:1-22:3 - February 21, 2020
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Hartman Study Class 2: The Jewish Problem on American Soil
February 20th, 2020 | 1 hr 24 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein shares more insights from her study as part of the Rabbinic Leadership Initiative at The Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. This class is based on a lecture by Yehuda Kurtzer, Prrsident of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North American in which he discussed what he thinks are the revolutionary changes in the American Jewish experience and their implications for the future. Rabbi Berrnstein's Class held at Kehillat Israel February 19, 2020
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Yitro 2020: What Does It Mean To Be Jewish?
February 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 18:1-20:23 - February 14, 2020
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Beshalach I 2020: Fighting The Fear To Move Forward
February 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 13:17-15:26 - February 7, 2020
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Bo I 2020: The Pharoah Within Us
January 31st, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 10:1-11:3 - January 31, 2020
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Hartman Study Class 1: Pluralism and Peoplehood
January 30th, 2020 | 1 hr 32 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein shares insights from her study as part of the Rabbinic Leadership Initiative at The Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Kehillat Israel class January 29, 2020
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Vaera I 2020: The Seeds of Redemption
January 24th, 2020 | 1 hr 2 mins
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 6:2-7:7 - January 24, 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