Devarim: Introduction to the Book of Deuteronomy
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study Zoom class is on hiatus until August. This is a class originally recorded on August 9, 2019.
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Kehillat Israel Podcasts
Recordings of the weekly Friday morning Torah study class at Kehillat Israel in Los Angeles, 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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Matot II
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 32:1-33:49. Rabbi Bernstein's Zoom class is on hiatus until August. This is a class originally recorded onJuly 13, 2018 Links: Handout for Matot 2018
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Pinchas II: Powerful Women Speak Out
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 26:52-18:15. Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study Zoom class is on hiatus until August. This is a class originally recorded on July 6, 2018.
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Balak II
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 22:39-23:26. Rabbi Bernstein's Zoom class is on hiatus until August. This is a class originally recorded on June 29, 2018 Links: Balak Torah Text Balak Handout
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Chukat II: Did Moses Really Sin?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Numbers 19:1-20:21 - June 18, 2021 Links: Chukat Torah Text Chukat Handout Rabbi Menachem Liebtag: Did Moses Really Sin?
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Korach II: The Challenges of Leadership and Rebellion
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Numbers 16:20-17:24 - June 11, 2021 Links: Korach Torah Text Korach Handout 2021 - From Essence To Actualization Korach Handout 2021 - Rabbi Yitz Greenberg...
Jun 11, 2021•58 min
Shelach II: Moses Coaches God
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Numbers 14:8-15:7 -June 4, 2021 Links: Shelach Torah Text
Jun 04, 2021•48 min
Beha'alotecha II: Hearing the Call
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Numbers 9:15-10:34 - May 28, 2021 Links: Beha'alotecha Torah Text Beha'alotecha Handout 2021 - Rabbi Meir Schweiger
May 28, 2021•52 min
In Conversation With Ambassador Dennis Ross
In this stimulating conversation with K.I. Senior Rabbi Amy Bernstein, Ambassador Dennis Ross talks about the current situation in Israel, the conflation of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric and action, and how we might address talking with others about these topics. For more than twelve years, Ambassador Ross played a leading role in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace proess dealing with the parties as the U.S. point man on the peace process in both the George H. W. Bush and ...
May 28, 2021•59 min
Naso II: To Bless And Be Blessed
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Numbers 5:11-6:27 - May 21, 2021 Links: Naso Torah Text
May 21, 2021•57 min
Bamidbar II: Diversity, Pluralism and Unity
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Numbers 2:1-3:13 - May 14, 2021 Links: Bamidbar Torah Text Flags of Love And War A Map of Pluralism
May 14, 2021•55 min
Behar-Bechukotai II: The Challenge of Social Responsibity
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 25:39-26:46 - May 7, 2021 Links: Behar-Behukotai Torah Text Behar-Bechukotai Handout 2021 - When Is Idealism Idolotry? - Yehuda Kurtzer
May 07, 2021•55 min
Emor II: Pesach and Shavuot - Redemption For What?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 22:17-23:22 - Arpil 30, 2021 Links: Emor Torah Text Emor Handout 2021 - When Does Counting the Omer Begin? Emor Handout 2021 - Rabbi Shai Held - Between Grief and Anticipation...
Apr 30, 2021•54 min
Achrei Mot-Kedoshim II: What Does Holiness Demand Of Us?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 17:8-19:14 - Arpil 23, 2021 Links: Achrei Mot-Kedoshim Torah Text Holiness Code Text Kedoshim Handout 2021 - The Holiness of Moderation...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Tazria-Metzora II: Healing and Rebirth As Individuals and Community
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 13:40-14:32 - Arpil 16, 2021 Links: Tazria-Metzora Torah Text Tazria-Mezora Handout
Apr 16, 2021•57 min
Shemini II: Kashrut - Limits As An Act of Holiness
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 10:12-11:32 - Arpil 9, 2021 Links: Shemini Torah Text Shemini Handout 2021 - David Seidenberg
Apr 09, 2021•57 min
Yom Hashoah 2021: Poetic Voices From The Warsaw Ghetto
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.
Apr 09, 2021•50 min
Pesach - God Controls All... Or Not?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 13:17-15:26 - April 2, 2021 Links: Beshalach TorahText Pesach Handout - Prophets Handout Amos 9:7 Text Isaiah 5:2 Text Pesach Handout - Yitz Greenberg...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Tzav II: Ethics vs Ritual... Or Not?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 7:11-38 - March 26, 2021 Links: Tzav Torah Text Jeremiah 7:20 Text Tzav Handout 2021 - Maurice Harris
Mar 26, 2021•58 min
Vayikra II: Coping With Moral Pollution - Personal and Communal
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Leviticus 3:1-4:26 - March 19, 2021 Links: Vayikra Torah Text Vayikra Handout - Rabbi Yitz Greenberg
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Texting: The Jewish Way with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld - Session 3
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 storie...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Vayakhel II: The Dwelling Place of God
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 37:17-39:21 - March 12, 2021 Links: Vayakhel Torah Text Vayakhel Handout - Mishkan Gold Vayakhel Handout- The Mishkan and Creation...
Mar 12, 2021•48 min
Ki Tisa II: The Golden Calf - What Was/Is The Sin?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 31:18-33:11 - March 5, 2021 Links: Ki Tisa Torah Text Ki Tisa Handout - Yael Shy
Mar 05, 2021•55 min
Tetzaveh and Purim: The Power of Clothes and Masks
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 28:31-29:18 - February 26, 2021 Links: Tetzaveh Torah Study Texts
Feb 26, 2021•56 min
Terumah II: Building A Home For God And Us
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Exodus 26:1-30 - February 19, 2021 Links: Terumah Torah Text
Feb 19, 2021•50 min
Mishpatim II: Improving The World In Partnership With God
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 21:22-23:19 - February 12, 2021 Links: Mishpatim Torah Text Mishpatim Handout - R. Yitz Greenberg
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Texting: The Jewish Way with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld - Session 2
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 t...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Yitro: Justice, Compromise and Peace
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 18:1-20:23 - February 5, 2021 Links: Yitro Torah Text Yitro Handout - Rabbi Jonathan Saks
Feb 05, 2021•57 min
Beshalach II: Coping With Fear
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 14:15-16:10 - January 29, 2021 Links: Torah Text
Jan 29, 2021•59 min
Texting: The Jewish Way with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld - Session 1
The topic for this session: Hillel vs. Shammai. 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...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 23 min
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