Kol Jeshurun
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWelcome to Kol Jeshurun, the podcast of Temple B’nai Jeshurun, a vibrant and flourishing Reform Jewish community in Essex County, New Jersey. This podcast is a place to engage with teachings and music from our clergy, staff, and guest speakers, as we strive to bring a sense of meaning and hope into our world. If you would like to learn more about our congregation, please visit us at www.tbj.org and follow us on Facebook @tbjnewjersey and on Instagram @tbj_nj . Transcriptions available at www.tbj.org/podcast#
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Episodes
Dorin Cohen - A Story of Survival - October 7th -
January 11, 2024 17:04 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBOn October 7, the Cohens hid in their bomb shelter with their two young sons in their home in Kibbutz K’far Aza for nearly 30 hours. They quieted their older son, Adam, by watching 'Cocomelon' on his iPad. Eleven-year-old TBJ member Cody Braverman, who voices the main character on the show, was able connect with Adam, which is what brings the Cohens to TBJ on January 5, 2024. This is their harrowing story of survival against all odds. Produced by Matt Turk, Music Director
From Power to Agency - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
December 19, 2023 21:20 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBRabbi Matthew Gewirtz reflects on the impact of his experience viewing the harrowing footage of the attacks on October 7th and how we all parse out our different views on the conflict as it unfolds. Originally broadcast December 19th, 2023. Produced by Matt Turk, Music Director.
Arguments for the Sake of Heaven - Rabbi Leah Sternberg
December 19, 2023 21:12 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBRabbi Leah Sternberg explores the concept of machloket l'shem shamayim, arguments for the sake of heaven, as it pertains to the present conflict in Israel/Gaza. Cantor Lucy Fishbein sings a classic Israeli folk song, Ani V'atah - Me & You - which expresses how it is our responsibility to work together to create the change we wish to see in the world. Music & Lyrics by Arik Einstein Originally broadcast November 10th, 2023 @ 5:23pm Produced by Matt Turk, Music Director
Report from the Ground - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
December 19, 2023 18:17 - 40 minutes - 37 MBRabbi Matt Gewirtz reports back after a very powerful trip to Israel in the aftermath of the October 7th attacks. Cantor Lucy Fishbein sings a heart wrenching peace of music - Rikmah Enoshit Achat (We are one human tapestry) by Moti Hammer - to honor the fallen in Israel. Originally broadcast November 3rd, 2023 Produced by Matt Turk, Music Director
Answering the Call - Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman
December 18, 2023 18:13 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBThe first in our Israel series: Rabbi Perolman reflects on the aftermath of October 7th and how the world immediately changed. She asks the question "what do we do now??" and gives us some tools to start searching for the answer. Sermon originally aired Friday October 27th, 2023 at TBJ. For more information, visit us at TBJ.org. Produced by Matt Turk, Music Director.
Reflections on a song-filled career from Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller
May 02, 2023 22:05 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBCantor Lucy Fishbein of TBJ sits down for a conversation with her teacher, Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller. Cantor Schiller has been a professor at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion for 35+ years and is a prolific composer in her own right. She is on the verge of retiring from her post as the Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman Professor of Liturgy, Worship and Ritual and Professor of Cantorial Arts and shares her reflections on her career and the evolution of the cantorate in the 4 d...
Reflections on TBJ at 175 with Cantor Howard M. Stahl
March 15, 2023 19:05 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBSenior Cantor Emeritus Howard M. Stahl shares his thoughts on TBJ's 175 years.
Voices of TBJ: Reflections on TBJ at 175 with Cantor Howard M. Stahl
March 15, 2023 19:05 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBSenior Cantor Emeritus Howard M. Stahl shares his thoughts on TBJ's 175 years.
Voices of TBJ: "To Build a Brave Space"
December 07, 2022 14:36 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBJen Biegelsen joined Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz to discuss his new book 'To Build a Brave Space: The Making of a Spiritual First Responder'. Here is the conversation that took place on Friday December 2, 2022 at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun.
"To Build a Brave Space"
December 07, 2022 14:36 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBJen Biegelsen joined Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz to discuss his new book 'To Build a Brave Space: The Making of a Spiritual First Responder'. Here is the conversation that took place on Friday December 2, 2022 at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun.
Voices of TBJ: Rachel Braverman
October 23, 2022 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.78 MBCongregant Rachel Braverman shares her courageous journey through discovering and overcoming breast cancer. Originally delivered October 5th, 2022 at Temple B'nai Jeshurun during the Yom Kippur Afternoon Healing Service.
Voices of TBJ: Jill Goldstein - Her 9/11 Story
September 16, 2022 13:01 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBCongregational friend Jill Goldstein shares her heart breaking 9.11 loss, her healing renewal in newfound love, and all in the context of her relationship with God and her Jewish faith.
When Will Redemption Come?
April 20, 2022 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBA lifelong educator from Newark, New Jersey's South Ward, Charity Haygood speaks on social and economic justice in the context of biblical enslavement and wandering. Haygood asks from our Liturgy, “When will redemption come? When we grant everyone what we claim for ourselves.” Originally aired during Shabbat services in the Summer of 2021. Produced and edited by Matt Turk, TBJ's music director. Theme Music by Matt Turk.
A Conversation with Cantor Jeff Klepper - Episode 2 of 2
February 08, 2022 14:00 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBCongregation B’nai Jeshurun Music Director Matt Turk sits down with legendary Cantor Jeffrey Klepper to discuss how Cantor Klepper, Rabbi Daniel Friedlander and Debbie Friedman “torpedoed" Reform Judaism, Jazz legend Arnie Lawrence, Rabbi Chaim Stern’s importance and bringing guitar to liturgical music. Episode 2 of 2.
A Conversation with Cantor Jeff Klepper
February 01, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBCongregation B’nai Jeshurun Music Director Matt Turk sits down with legendary Cantor Jeffrey Klepper to discuss “Shalom Rav”, the importance of camp music and how it changed Reform Judaism, becoming a composer, the guitar and his “Ah-Ha” moment at the Chasidic Music Festival. Episode 1 of 2.
A Special Presentation Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. King
January 25, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBTBJ's Music Director, Matthew J. Turk presents a special musical presentation celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This program was made possible by the generosity of the Dreifus Family in honor of their Aunt Esther Teidor. The video of this presentation can be found here. Directed and arranged by Matthew J. Turk, Music Director Lead Vocals: Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein, Matthew J. Turk Quartet: Marni Raab, Halley Gilbert, Ethan Fran, Michael Tedesco Band: Gary Schreiner, P...
Voices of Jeshurun - Julie Cohn
November 16, 2021 21:00 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBWith humility, grace and courage, TBJ’s Julie Cohn shares her family's recent experiences with Covid-19.
TBJ Folk Process
July 27, 2021 13:16 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBTBJ Music Director Matthew J. Turk explores the folk process through three melodies Et Dodim, Yis’m’chu V’mal’chut’cha and Hinei Mah Tov, discovering similarities, differences and the distinction between oral and written tradition in folk music.
Michael Oren in Conversation with Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz
May 05, 2021 14:10 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBFormer Ambassador of Israel to the US, Michael Oren discusses his new book "To All Who Call in Truth"
Songs of Hope: A Sermon in Song for Yom Ha'atzmaut
April 22, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBToday on Kol Jeshurun we highlight music written by Israeli composers throughout the ages performed as our Sermon in Song on April 16, 2021 in honor of Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day. Presented by Cantor Lucy Fishbein, Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz, Cantoral Intern Jenna Mark, Matthew J. Turk, Music Director and the TBJ Band. Kabbalat shabbat: Artza alinu – Israeli pioneer folk song Tzena, Tzena - Issachar Miron & Julius Grossman Mah yafeh hayom – Issachar Miron & Julius Grossman Zam...
Boker Tov TBJ: A look back at boker tov throughout the month
April 14, 2021 13:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBEvery morning one of our clergy and staff goes live on Facebook for a morning message called “Boker Tov (Good Morning) TBJ”. This week on Kol Jeshurun, you will hear a few highlights from the last month of Boker Tov messages including reflections, meditations, and song. S'fatai Tiftach (Music by Beit T'filah Israeli) Elohai N'shama (Music by Craig Taubman) Produced by Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein Theme Music composed by Matthew J. Turk
Songs of the Seder: A Journey Through the Musical Staples of our Seder Table
March 30, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBTBJ Music Director Matthew J Turk shares four Passover melodies providing historical context TBJ Music Director Matthew J Turk shares four Passover melodies providing historical context and offering space for reflection on their spiritual meaning today. Theme Music & Production by Matthew J. Turk
The Wisdom of the Haggadah with Mark Gerson
March 23, 2021 13:00 - 17 minutes - 23.4 MB#ICYMI This week on Kol Jeshurun, we revisit Shabbat Services on March 19th, 2021. Listen as our guest speaker, Mark Gerson, presents about the wisdom of the Haggadah in celebration of the publication of his new book "The Telling: How Judaism's Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life". https://www.therabbishusband.com/
Looking Back & Looking Ahead: A Commemoration of One Year of the Pandemic
March 16, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBThis week on Kol Jeshurun, your clergy present reflections, music and moments of memory to honor the year that has passed and hope for what is to come.
A Reflection on One Year of COVID-19
March 10, 2021 14:00 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBRabbi Matthew Gewirtz and Cantor Howard Stahl reflect on what they and we have learned throughout this past year of the pandemic. Produced by Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk
Getting Right to the Point: A Conversation about the COVID-19 Vaccine with Dr. Nancy Simpkins
March 02, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBThis week on Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Perolman is joined by Dr. Nancy Simpkins who has been our "North Star" throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Simpkins answers all our questions about the vaccine, who can get it, why we should get it, and what we can expect in the months ahead. Produced by Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk
Rabbi Perolman in Conversation with Rabbi Sari Laufer (Stephen Wise LA)
February 23, 2021 14:00 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBThis week on Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman is in Conversation with Rabbi Sari Laufer from Stephen Wise Temple (LA). They discuss the book of Esther, Vashti and how these women shape the holiday of Purim for all of us.
BONUS EPISODE: D'var Torah & Musical Drash on Sanctuary
February 20, 2021 14:00 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MBCantor Lucy B. Fishbein offers a d'var torah on this week's Torah portion - Terumah - and its most famous line: "וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם." “Prepare for me a sanctuary, that I may dwell within you.” - Exodus 25:8 07:18 - Lord Prepare Me (J.W. Thompson & R. Scruggs) Vocals: Cantor Emma Lutz & Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein Audio Production, Piano & Guitar: David Kates Produced by Lucy B. Fishbein Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk
A conversation on Compassion and Covid
February 16, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBThis week on Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman is in conversation with Debbie Evans, LCSW and Jordyn Feingold, MAPP and Medical Student about how we navigate a COVID world with compassion for ourselves and others. Produced by Lucy B. Fishbein Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk
Leadership in Times of Crisis
February 09, 2021 14:40 - 30 minutes - 42 MBIn this weeks installment of Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Gewirtz has a roundtable discussion with four congregational lay leaders who have been at the helm of TBJ's Synagogue Board during times of communal and national crisis. Using this weeks Torah portion, Parshat Yitro, as a framework, Rabbi Gewirtz discusses what leadership means during times of acute crisis and how we move forward with wisdom and healing. Transcription available: https://images.shulcloud.com/3262/uploads/Episode4LeadershipinTi...
Interview with author, Erica Keswin: Rituals Roadmap
February 02, 2021 14:45 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this weeks episode of Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz and Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman are in conversation with best-selling author, Erica Keswin. Listen as they discuss how rituals have the ability to impact the way we engage with our everyday activities and change the way we live our lives, particularly during these turbulent times. Erica Keswin is the author of Rituals Roadmap (2021) and Bring Your Human to Work (2019). To purchase Erica’s new book visit https://ericakeswin.com/ri...
Softening Our Hearts, Renewing Ourselves
January 26, 2021 14:34 - 19 minutes - 34.9 MBListen as Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman reflects on the events of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration and this week's Torah Portion, Parshat Bo. How does the biblical story of the Egyptian Pharaoh's heart being hardened help us reflect on the ways in which the last 5 years have hardened our hearts? How might we become more open hearted in the weeks and months to come? L’dor Vador - Music & Lyrics by Josh Nelson Vocals: Lucy B. Fishbein Guitar: Matthew J. Turk Piano: Pedro D’Aquino Percussi...
Americana Music - Framing our Jewish Identity
January 19, 2021 19:10 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MBOn this edition of Kol Jeshurun, Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein and Matthew J. Turk share American folk songs from Shabbat Services on January 8th, 2021. Listen as Cantor Fishbein shares thoughts on the ways in which music frames our experiences, prayers and identity. This Land is Your Land (Woody Guthrie) If I Had a Hammer (Lee Hays and Pete Seeger) America the Beautiful (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) Oseh Shalom (Nurit Hirsch) Produced by Lucy B. Fishbein & Matthew J. Turk Theme musi...
BONUS EPISODE: A Musical Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 18, 2021 15:16 - 7 minutes - 13.1 MBListen as Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein and TBJ Music Director Matthew J. Turk perform a unique arrangement of the civil rights era anthem Abraham, Martin and John by Dion DiMucci in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Vocals: Lucy B. Fishbein Guitar & Mandolin: Matthew J. Turk Theme music composed by Matthew J. Turk
Introducing Kol Jeshurun: A Podcast of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
January 18, 2021 02:30 - 6 minutes - 8.91 MBWelcome to Kol Jeshurun, a podcast of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun. In this introduction episode, listen to Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz and Rabbi Leah H. Sternberg chat about how this podcast came to be, and hear a taste of what is to come. Theme music composed by Matthew J. Turk