Kehillat Israel Podcasts Kehillat Israel
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Recordings 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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Kedoshim: What Is Holiness?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 19:1 - May 10, 2024.
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Kedoshim Torah TextKedoshim Source Sheet -
Achare Mot: Where Do The Sins Go?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - Leviticus/Vayikra 16:1 - May 3, 2024.
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Hol Hamoed Pesach: Would We Have Left Egypt?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Exodus/Shemot 13:1 - April 26, 2024.
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Torah TextWho Really Left? - Source SheetThe Jews Who Didn't Leave Egypt - Alana Newhouse -
Metzora
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 14:1 - April 19, 2024.
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Metzora Torah TextMetzora Source Sheet -
Tazria: Isolation and Purity
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class at K.I. and via Zoom - Leviticus/Vayikra 13:1 - April 12, 2024.
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Tazria Torah TextTazria Source Sheet -
Foundations For A Successful Judaism: Environmental Ethics
In the latest class in her series, Rabbi Amy Bernstein leads a study of texts dealing with the various, sometimes conflicting, ideas of Jewish identity . The curriculum for the series was developed by the Hartman Institute.
This event took place in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on April 10, 2024.
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Foundations For A Thoughtful Judaism - Class 11 Source Sheet
Customer Reviews
Wonderful
This podcast is in-depth, but not overwhelming. It reminds me of a “College Torah/Old Testament 150 Class” and would likely be appreciated by people from many religious traditions. The rabbi is interesting and does a great job of keeping everyone engaged, without “lowering” herself to doing silly jokes that tend to fall flat, especially in today’s “Zoom” culture. I have learned a lot and am very grateful to have found this podcast. Finally, “hats off” to the online “students” for politely participating, without talking “over” one another, grandstanding, or interrupting one another.... You probably have no idea of how refreshing it is to “attend” with such a polite group, but you are definitely appreciated……………………………,… ********AUGUST 2023 ADDENDUM ******** ——2-STARS—— Today’s show was extremely disappointing since it (unfortunately) devolved into a discussion in which participants showed clear symptoms of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (without any indication of how they “contracted” the “disease”); expressed fears of the police; and discussed their fears of being run-down by “white nationalists” (if they chose to protest)….. No doubt, those who lost their lives, saw their businesses close, and suffered billions in damage during the “mostly peaceful protests” of Summer 2020; those who were murdered, permanently disabled, and injured by (an apparently driverless) vehicle in Waukesha; those who are terrified to walk and play in the excrement/needle/crime-filled streets of Seattle, San Francisco, LA, Chicago, and NYC; and those who have been left behind and forgotten in rural/small town America would respectfully disagree….. I’ll continue to keep this show on my weekly playlist (for now), but would prefer that overtly political discussions not pollute my podcasts.
Best parsha podcast you’ve never heard of
The Rabbi has a great wit and great depth of historical and cultural knowledge, as well as a modern critical lens - you learn a lot and never have to suspend any disbelief to get meaning out of each podcast. It’s like taking a class every week with a favorite professor!
Great Weekly Torah Study
Rabbi Amy Bernstein is a talented, passionate and knowledgable teacher of Torah. If you want to study Torah at a very high level, listen to her weekly podcasts. Excellent.