Kehillat Israel Podcasts
698 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsRecordings 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
Tetzaveh and Purim: The Power of Clothes and Masks
February 26, 2021 19:15 - 56 minutes - 17.7 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 28:31-29:18 - February 26, 2021
Terumah II: Building A Home For God And Us
February 19, 2021 20:00 - 49 minutes - 13.9 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Exodus 26:1-30 - February 19, 2021
Mishpatim II: Improving The World In Partnership With God
February 12, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 23.2 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 21:22-23:19 - February 12, 2021
Texting: The Jewish Way with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld - Session 2
February 11, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 23.8 MBThe 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 fro...
Yitro: Justice, Compromise and Peace
February 05, 2021 20:00 - 56 minutes - 18.7 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 18:1-20:23 - February 5, 2021
Beshalach II: Coping With Fear
January 29, 2021 20:00 - 58 minutes - 16.1 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 14:15-16:10 - January 29, 2021
Texting: The Jewish Way with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld - Session 1
January 28, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 24 MBThe 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 contempor...
Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World - What the Talmud Can Teach us Today - Class 4
January 27, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 16.6 MBRabbi Steven Carr Reuben discusses some fascinating ideas and conversations among the ancient rabbis gleaned from the pages of the Talmud. Written over 1500 years ago, the conversations continue to provide direction, inspiration and wisdom to illuminate the challenges we face in the 21st century. They include living through a world-wide pandemic, wrestling with issues of social equalitu, the role of women, inequality in the disposition of justice , and finding meaning and purpose in our lives...
Bo II: Hardening The Heart
January 22, 2021 20:30 - 58 minutes - 17.2 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 11:4-12:28 - January 22, 2021
Vaera II: The Plagues - Science, Faith and Fear
January 15, 2021 20:00 - 53 minutes - 15.6 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Exodus 7:8-8:15 - January 15, 2021
Shemot II: Moses Encounters God In The Burning Bush
January 08, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 19.9 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Exodus 3:1-4:17 - January 8, 2021
Vayechi II: Unlocking Our Jewish Memory
January 01, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutes - 16.3 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 49:1-26 - January 1, 2021
Miketz II: The Joseph Story Unfolds
December 18, 2020 20:00 - 55 minutes - 15.4 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 41:53-43:15 - December 18, 2020.
Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World - What the Talmud Can Teach us Today About Hanukkah
December 16, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes - 12.2 MB"The Mystery of Why We Light Hanukkah Candles Left to Right and Less to More". Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben discusses some fascinating ideas and conversations among the ancient rabbis gleaned from the pages of the Talmud. Written over 1500 years ago, the conversations continue to provide direction, inspiration and wisdom to illuminate the challenges we face in the 21st century. They include living through a world-wide pandemic, wrestling with issues of social equalitu, the role of women, inequali...
Vayeshev II: Tamar Takes Control...In Private
December 11, 2020 22:00 - 47 minutes - 13 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 38:1-30 - December 11, 2020.
Hanukkah For Grownups
December 11, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 20.9 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein explores the spiritual meaning of Hanukkah as well as its historical roots. This session took place via Zoom on December 9, 2020, the first night of Hanukkah.
Vayishlach II: Sexuality, Degradation and Revenge
December 04, 2020 20:00 - 52 minutes - 15.1 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 34:1-35:15 - December 4, 2020.
Vayetzei II: Does The "Truth" Of Jewish Origins Matter?
November 27, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 17.7 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 30:14-31:16 - November 27, 2020.
Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World - What the Talmud Can Teach us Today - Class 2
November 25, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 16.3 MBRabbi Steven Carr Reuben discusses some fascinating ideas and conversations among the ancient rabbis gleaned from the pages of the Talmud. Written over 1500 years ago, the conversations continue to provide direction, inspiration and wisdom to illuminate the challenges we face in the 21st century. They include living through a world-wide pandemic, wrestling with issues of social equalitu, the role of women, inequality in the disposition of justice , and finding meaning and purpose in our lives...
Toldot II: Rivka Takes Control
November 20, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 20.6 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 27:1-46 - November 20, 2020.
Chaye Sarah II: Rivka The Strong
November 13, 2020 15:00 - 53 minutes - 15.1 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 24:1-24:52 - November 13, 2020.
Vaera II: It's About Power, Not Sex
November 07, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 19.9 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 19:1-20:18 - November 6, 2020.
Lech-Lecha II: God and Avram Cut A Covenant
October 30, 2020 16:00 - 52 minutes - 16.8 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 14:1-15:21 - October 30, 2020.
Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World - What the Talmud Can Teach us Today - Class 1
October 27, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 16 MBRabbi Steven Carr Reuben discusses some fascinating ideas and conversations among the ancient rabbis gleaned from the pages of the Talmud. Written over 1500 years ago, the conversations continue to provide direction, inspiration and wisdom to illuminate the challenges we face in the 21st century. They include living through a world-wide pandemic, wrestling with issues of social equalitu, the role of women, inequality in the disposition of justice , and finding meaning and purpose in our lives.
Noach II: The Rainbow Covenant With All Humanity
October 23, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes - 15.8 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 8:15-10:32 - October 23, 2020.
Bereshit II: A Fresh Look at Eve, Adam, Eden, Life and Death
October 16, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 2:4-4:26 - October 16, 2020.
Bereshit I: A Fresh Look at Eve, Adam, Eden, Life and Death
October 16, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Genesis 2:4-4:26 - October 16, 2020.
Vzot Habracha: Ending The Torah and Beginning Again
October 09, 2020 22:00 - 53 minutes - 14.9 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 - October 9, 2020.
Sukkot 2020
October 02, 2020 16:00 - 46 minutes - 13.5 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - October 2, 2020.
Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben's Yom Kippur Sermon 2020
September 29, 2020 01:00 - 19 minutes - 6.71 MBKehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's Kol Nidre Sermon 2020
September 28, 2020 16:00 - 26 minutes - 8.35 MBKehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781
Haazinu: Can We Accept It Today?
September 25, 2020 21:00 - 59 minutes - 15.6 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 32:1-52 - September 25, 2020.
Rabbi Daniel Sher's Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2020: Kindness is Not Enough
September 21, 2020 00:00 - 12 minutes - 4.13 MBKehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2020
September 19, 2020 22:00 - 16 minutes - 5.2 MBKehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2020
September 19, 2020 17:00 - 14 minutes - 4.62 MBKehaillat Israel High Holy Days 5781
Nitzavim I: Standing Together - Then and Now
September 11, 2020 16:00 - 54 minutes - 15.3 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 29:9-30:11 - September 11, 2020.
Ki Tavo I: What Is Our Social Responsibility?
September 04, 2020 21:00 - 52 minutes - 13.6 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 26:1-27:10 - September 4, 2020.
KI Tetze I: Finding The Treasure Within
August 28, 2020 21:00 - 51 minutes - 13.4 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy Chapter 22 - August 28, 2020.
Shoftim I: A Democratic Revolution in Politics
August 21, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 15.7 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 16:18-18:5 - August 21, 2020.
Spiritual Sustenance in a Time of Crisis
August 18, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 23 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein discusses a Hartman Institute talk by Melila Hellner-Eshed which explored Jewish tradition for what it means to find faith while sitting in the darkness. Melila Hellner-Eshed, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute and the Director of Maskilot, an intensive two-year program for female doctoral candidates. She has been a professor of Jewish mysticism and Zohar in the Department of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University in Jeru...
Reeh I: Sacrifice, Ritual and Morality
August 14, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 18.2 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 11:16-12:28 - August 14, 2020.
Ekev I: Gratitude - When Is Enough Enough?
August 07, 2020 22:00 - 56 minutes - 15.7 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Deuteronomy 7:12-9:3 - August 7, 2020.
Vaetchanan I: Moses, Leadership and the Law
July 31, 2020 19:00 - 56 minutes - 15.9 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Deuteronomy 3:23-5:18 - July 31, 2020. Due to the current coronavirus crisis and the guidelines of the State of California and the City of Los Angeles, 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 p...
The Challenge Of Empathy In Times Of Crisis: Four Jewish Philosophical Reflections
July 30, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 20.8 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein discusses the ideas of Dr. Micah Goodman via Zoom on July 30, 2020. Dr. Goodman is a Research Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.
Devarim I: Reading Deuteronomy Through A Different Lens
July 24, 2020 22:00 - 59 minutes - 16.5 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Deuteronomy 1:1-2:1 - July 24, 2020. Due to the current coronavirus crisis and the guidelines of the State of California and the City of Los Angeles, 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 per...
Matot I: Vows, Gender and Responsibility
July 17, 2020 16:00 - 53 minutes - 14.8 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 30:2-31:54 - July 17, 2020. Due to the current coronavirus crisis and the guidelines of the State of California and the City of Los Angeles, 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 pers...
Pinchas I: The Fascinating Story of Serach, A Woman You Probably Never Heard Of
July 10, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 16.7 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 25:10-26:51 - July 10, 2020. Due to the current coronavirus crisis and the guidelines of the State of California and the City of Los Angeles, 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 per...
Chukat I: Personal Responsibility And The Community
July 01, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes - 15.5 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 19:1-21:20 - July 3, 2020. Due to the current coronavirus crisis and the guidelines of the State of California and the City of Los Angeles, 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 perso...
Korach I: Leadership and Rebellion
June 26, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 18.1 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 16:1-17:15 - June 26, 2020. Due to the current coronavirus crisis and the guidelines of the State of California and the City of Los Angeles, 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 pers...
Shelach Lecha I: The Spies - Sight, Perception and Fear
June 19, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 17.2 MBRabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Numbers 13:1-14:7 - June 19, 2020. Due to the current coronavirus crisis and the guidelines of the State of California and the City of Los Angeles, 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 perso...