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Kehillat Israel Podcasts

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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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Episodes

My Favorite Lessons from Talmud and Midrash - Class 1

Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben leads an informative and entertaining look at stories and laws from the Jewish tradition. This is the first class in a four part series. It took place at Kehillat Israel in person and via Zoom on January 12, 2023

Jan 13, 202358 min

Vayechi I: The Power Of Women In The Story

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 Links: Vayechi Torah Text

Jan 06, 202351 min

Vayeshev 1: The Perils of Finding Peace

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 37:1-36 - December 16, 2022 Links: Vayeshev Torah Text Vayeshev Source Sheet

Dec 16, 202251 min

Vayishlach I: The People Who Struggle With God

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 32:4-33:20 - December 9, 2022 Links: Vayishlach Torah Text Vayishlach Source Sheet

Dec 09, 202254 min

Vayetzei I: Jacob And The Ladder

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 28:10-30:13 - December 2, 2022 Links: Vayetzei Torah Text Vayetzei Source Sheet

Dec 02, 202256 min

Understanding and Responding to Antisemitism

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 ...

Nov 30, 20221 hr 6 min

Noach I: What's In The Ark?

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Genesis/Bereshit 6:9-8:14 - October 28, 2022 Links: Noach Torah Text The Sfat Emet on Noach - Dr. Erin Smokler Words of Torah - Rabbi Arthur Waskow...

Oct 28, 202257 min

Bereshit I: Inside The Second Creation Story

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Genesis 1:1-2:3 - October 21, 2022 Links: Bereshit Torah Text Bereshit Handout Tamar Elad Appelbaum​​ Lecture on Bereshit

Oct 21, 202250 min

Hol Hamoed Sukkot - Ki Tisa

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - special portion for Hol Hamoed Sukkot Exodus 33:12-34:26 - October 14, 2022 Links: Ki Tisa Torah Text

Oct 15, 202255 min

Haazinu

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Deuteronomy 32:1-52 - October 7, 2022 Links: Haazinu Torah Text Hishtavut: Equanimity - Rabbi Marc Margolius

Oct 11, 202253 min

Yom Kippur Afternoon Speaker - Joe Goldman: Welcoming The Stranger

Joe Goldman is the Community Engagement Director for the Western Region at HIAS, the world’s oldest—and only Jewish—international humanitarianagency serving refugees and asylum seekers of all backgrounds. He mobilizesactivists, organizations, and lawmakers across California to ensure thatdisplaced people are treated with the dignity they deserve. Before joiningHIAS, Joe worked at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, the San Francisco-basedJewish Community Relations Council, and began his career w...

Oct 08, 202230 min

Vayelech

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Deuteronomy 31:1-30 - September 30, 2022 Links: Vayelech Torah Text Walking The Walk - The Velveteen Rabbi

Sep 30, 20221 hr 2 min

Nitzavim

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom - Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 - September 23, 2022 Links: Nitzavim Torah Text A Covenant of All of You - Mark H. Kirschbaum

Sep 23, 20221 hr 2 min

Ki Tavo III

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 Links: Ki Tavo Torah Text

Sep 16, 202245 min

KI Tetze III: What You Have Is Not Yours!

Rabbi Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Deuteronomy 24:14-25:19 - September 9,, 2022 Links: Ki Tetze Torah Text Gleanings For The Poor -- Justice, Not Charity

Sep 09, 202252 min

Why Do We Do That? - High Holy Days

Rabbi Bernstein takes an informative and entertaining look at why Jews do what they do. This class explores the significance of various High Holy Days practices. The class was conducted at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on September 8 2022.

Sep 09, 20221 hr 1 min

Reeh III: Reconstructing The Past

Rabbi Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17 - August 26, 2022 Links: Reeh Torah Text Deuteronomy's Festival Calendar - Prof. Reinhard G. Kratz

Aug 26, 202258 min

Ekev III: Personal And Communal Choice

Rabbi Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Deuteronomy 10:12-11:25 - August 19, 2022 Links: Ekev Torah Text 2nd Paragraph of Shema - Reconstructionist Prayerbook My People's Prayerbook - The Shema...

Aug 19, 202249 min

Vaetchanan III: The 10 Commandments And The Shema

Rabbi Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Deuteronomy 5:1-7:11 - August 12, 2022 Links: Vaetchanan Torah Text The 10 Commitments = Rabbi Michael Lerner Dr. Micah Goodman on Deuteronomy

Aug 12, 202256 min
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