Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation Podcasts
129 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 16 ratingsCollection of sermons, including High Holidays from Rabbi Adam Chalom. Rabbi Chalom is the rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation serving the greater Chicago area as well as the dean of the International Institute of Secular Humanistic Judaism.
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Episodes
Season 13: Episode 8 It's Complicated
September 26, 2023 22:00 - 21 minutes - 15.8 MBHigh Holidays 2023 Rabbi Chalom discusses where Humanistic Judaism fits in Judaism in America. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 13: Episode 7 The Hotel
September 26, 2023 21:00 - 6 minutesHigh Holidays 2023 Rabbi Chalom discusses where Humanistic Judaism fits in Judaism in America. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 13: Episode 5 Yom Kippur Torah Reading
September 25, 2023 20:00 - 10 minutes - 8.06 MBHigh Holidays 2023 Rabbi Chalom discusses where Humanistic Judaism fits in Judaism in America. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 13: Episode 6 Israel and the American Jew
September 25, 2023 20:00 - 27 minutes - 20.1 MBHigh Holidays 2023 Rabbi Chalom discusses where Humanistic Judaism fits in Judaism in America. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 13: Episode 4 When nonconformity is a form of conformity
September 24, 2023 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MBHigh Holidays 2023 Rabbi Chalom discusses where Humanistic Judaism fits in Judaism in America. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 13: Episode 3 Reading from Literature
September 23, 2023 23:00 - 4 minutes - 3.41 MBHigh Holidays 2023 Rabbi Chalom reads from Jewish Literature and reflects. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 13: Episode 2 Things change, people change, hairstyles change, interest rates fluctuate
September 21, 2023 23:00 - 22 minutes - 17.5 MBHigh Holidays 2023 If you disagree that this should be the final season of the Kol Hadadash Podcast, email [[email protected]] and request to continue providing the podcast. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 13: Episode 1 Exodus
September 20, 2023 23:00 - 11 minutes - 8.56 MBHigh Holidays 2023 If you disagree that this should be the final season of the Kol Hadadash Podcast, email [[email protected]] and request to continue providing the podcast. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 12: Episode 9 Grief
October 12, 2022 23:00 - 7 minutes - 5.31 MBHigh Holidays 2022 What do we do when it feels like the world is falling apart? Can Jewish culture and Humanistic values be relevant, even inspirational, in moments of crisis? And how can we find shared purpose and action in our personal diversity? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 12: Episode 8 Freedom and Autonomy
October 08, 2022 21:32 - 17 minutes - 12.9 MBHigh Holidays 2022 What do we do when it feels like the world is falling apart? Can Jewish culture and Humanistic values be relevant, even inspirational, in moments of crisis? And how can we find shared purpose and action in our personal diversity? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 12: Episode 7 Shulem Deen
October 08, 2022 21:31 - 8 minutes - 6.17 MBHigh Holidays 2022 What do we do when it feels like the world is falling apart? Can Jewish culture and Humanistic values be relevant, even inspirational, in moments of crisis? And how can we find shared purpose and action in our personal diversity? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 12: Episode 6 Isolation, Tribalism and Community
October 08, 2022 21:30 - 17 minutes - 10.7 MBHigh Holidays 2022 What do we do when it feels like the world is falling apart? Can Jewish culture and Humanistic values be relevant, even inspirational, in moments of crisis? And how can we find shared purpose and action in our personal diversity? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 12: Episode 5 Deuteronomy
October 06, 2022 01:30 - 6 minutes - 4.27 MBHigh Holidays 2022 What do we do when it feels like the world is falling apart? Can Jewish culture and Humanistic values be relevant, even inspirational, in moments of crisis? And how can we find shared purpose and action in our personal diversity? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 12: Episode 3 Talmudic Reading
September 29, 2022 16:30 - 5 minutes - 3.72 MBHigh Holidays 2022 What do we do when it feels like the world is falling apart? Can Jewish culture and Humanistic values be relevant, even inspirational, in moments of crisis? And how can we find shared purpose and action in our personal diversity? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 12: Episode 4 Personal Values, Public Responsibility
September 27, 2022 23:30 - 18 minutes - 11.3 MBHigh Holidays 2022 What do we do when it feels like the world is falling apart? Can Jewish culture and Humanistic values be relevant, even inspirational, in moments of crisis? And how can we find shared purpose and action in our personal diversity? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 12: Episode 2 Safety and Fear
September 27, 2022 17:30 - 17 minutes - 13.4 MBHigh Holidays 2022 What do we do when it feels like the world is falling apart? Can Jewish culture and Humanistic values be relevant, even inspirational, in moments of crisis? And how can we find shared purpose and action in our personal diversity? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Season 12: Episode 1 Genesis 4
September 26, 2022 16:30 - 6 minutes - 5.09 MBHigh Holidays 2022 What do we do when it feels like the world is falling apart? Can Jewish culture and Humanistic values be relevant, even inspirational, in moments of crisis? And how can we find shared purpose and action in our personal diversity? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2021: Memorial Sermon
September 25, 2021 16:30 - 13 minutes - 10.2 MBHigh Holidays 2021 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2021: Yom Kippur Morning Sermon
September 22, 2021 00:40 - 23 minutes - 17.6 MBHigh Holidays 2021 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2021: Yom Kippur Biblical Reading
September 22, 2021 00:15 - 7 minutes - 5.57 MBHigh Holidays 2021 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2021: Kol Nidre Sermon
September 20, 2021 01:20 - 20 minutes - 15.1 MBHigh Holidays 2021 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2021: Kol Nidre Biblical Reading
September 20, 2021 01:15 - 6 minutes - 4.63 MBHigh Holidays 2021 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2021: Rosh Hashana Morning Sermon
September 15, 2021 02:15 - 19 minutes - 15 MBHigh Holidays 2021 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2021: Rosh Hashana Literature Reading
September 15, 2021 02:13 - 3 minutes - 2.55 MBHigh Holidays 2021 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2021: Rosh Hashana Evening Sermon
September 10, 2021 01:15 - 22 minutes - 17.2 MBHigh Holidays 2021 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2021: Rosh Hashana Torah Reading
September 09, 2021 02:13 - 7 minutes - 5.22 MBHigh Holidays 2021 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Yom Kippur Morning Reading
October 01, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.65 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Yom Kippur Memorial
September 29, 2020 01:03 - 9 minutes - 5.5 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Yom Kippur Morning Sermon
September 29, 2020 01:02 - 18 minutes - 13.3 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Yom Kippur Evening Sermon
September 28, 2020 15:01 - 21 minutes - 12.3 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Yom Kippur Evening Reading
September 28, 2020 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.37 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Rosh Hashana Morning Sermon
September 28, 2020 14:46 - 20 minutes - 11.7 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Rosh Hashana Morning Reading
September 28, 2020 14:45 - 3 minutes - 2.21 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Rosh Hashana Evening Sermon
September 28, 2020 14:31 - 19 minutes - 11 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Rosh Hashana Evening Reading
September 28, 2020 14:30 - 8 minutes - 6.04 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
High Holidays 2020: Preamble
September 27, 2020 23:00 - 1 minute - 1.39 MBHigh Holidays 2020 [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Ethnic and Universal Humanism
May 26, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 17.1 MBFrom the Archives: Originally recorded in 2017, Rabbi Chalom discusses mindfulness and the culture of blessings. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
The Culture of Blessing
May 10, 2020 22:00 - 21 minutes - 11.9 MBFrom the Archives: Originally recorded in 2017, Rabbi Chalom discusses mindfulness and the culture of blessings. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Nothing Sacred
April 27, 2020 02:00 - 21 minutes - 11 MBFrom the Archives: Originally record in 2009, Rabbi Chalom examines the idea of what is sacred. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Zionism
April 20, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.5 MBWhen modern Zionism started in 1897, there were already many varieties. They shared the main goal of the creation of an independent Jewish state, which was achieved in 1948. Over 70 years later, “Zionism” has become a controversial accusation. Is Zionism just Israeli nationalism, or is there still relevance to the idea for non-Israeli Jews? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Yom Kippur 2019: The Reality of Morality
October 11, 2019 14:00 - 10 minutes - 8.89 MBIf this life is the only life we know, how do we find comfort after loss? Death has always defined the human condition, but are we any better at dealing with it after all this time? How we remember can make all the difference. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Yom Kippur 2019: What We Can Do
October 11, 2019 13:00 - 22 minutes - 19.3 MBOur problems are so large, and our powers seem so limited – what can one person or one community do? Facing earlier tragedies, the Jewish people trusted both supernatural providence and human effort. What must we do for human power to be enough for us. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Yom Kippur 2019: Man's Search for Meaning
October 11, 2019 12:00 - 5 minutes - 3.63 MBReading and interpretation of Viktor Frankel's Man's Search for Meaning [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Yom Kippur 2019: An Uncertain Jewish Future
October 11, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes - 19.6 MBThe Jews have been called “the ever-dying people.” Each generation is convinced it is the last. Yet we are still here and, like our ancestors, we must answer new challenges. Balancing continuity and change is a Jewish tradition and a key to Jewish survival. As is hope. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Yom Kippur 2019: Deuteronomy
October 11, 2019 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.7 MBReading, translation and interpretation of passage from Deuteronomy. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Rosh Hashana 2019: Political Civil War
October 02, 2019 00:00 - 25 minutes - 21.4 MBIt’s been said that “war is the continuation of politics by other means.” Today politics IS war: opponents are enemies, issues are black or white, the other side is not just wrong but evil. In Israel, in America, in Europe, civil society strains at the seams. We have also seen this story before, and we need to change the ending. [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Rosh Hashana 2019: Babylonian Talmud
October 01, 2019 23:00 - 4 minutes - 3.82 MBBabylonian Talmud [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Rosh Hashana 2019: Antisemitism and Other Hatred
October 01, 2019 22:00 - 24 minutes - 21.2 MBPublic expressions of hate are rising, and a rising tide lifts all bigotries. Even if numbers remain small, the haters are louder and bolder. Synagogue (and mosque and church) shootings, antisemitic cartoons, discrimination by both Christian foster care agencies and Dyke Marches – we have seen this before and had hoped never again. Why now? And what to do now? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Rosh Hashana 2019: Yakov v. Esau
October 01, 2019 21:00 - 8 minutes - 7.16 MBThe rumble in the desert between siblings. Why is it us vs. them? Who are the Goyim? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)
Yom Kippur 2018 Evening: Good - Evil
September 22, 2018 14:00 - 18 minutes - 14.3 MBIn a post-modern, post-revelation world, defining good and evil is challenging and yet necessary. Can we admit when we have done wrong, and can we accept when our opponents do right? What is an honest difference of opinion, and what is truly evil that must be resisted? [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. [RSS MP3] Add the Kol Hadash Podcast feed (in MP3 format) Listen (MP3)