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Wilshire POV Wilshire Boulevard Temple
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- Religion & Spirituality
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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Every week, our Wilshire Boulevard Temple clergy share their Shabbat message. In about five minutes or less, they offer personal perspectives on such topics as Jewish holidays, the weekly Torah portion, liturgy, customs and traditions, and sometimes current events through the lens of Jewish learning and understanding.
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Finding Strength and Purpose in the Wilderness - Rabbi Joel Nickerson
This year, as we make our way through Passover, it feels as though we are in our own wilderness. We may feel secluded, without a real sense of direction, almost shell-shocked, as we view images and videos of these terrible campus protests, complete with anti-Israel sentiment, overt antisemitism, and a brewing storm of frustration, chaos, and anger.
Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history.
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Bedikat Chametz - Rabbi Hannah Elkin
Each year, we perform bedikat chametz, searching and cleansing the house of bread products, as the first ritual of Passover. We go around to each shelf of the pantry, the refrigerator and freezer, and scrape away the crust that has built up over the last year to start fresh. This ritual acts as a spiritual cleansing as well, and it gives us concrete baby steps in this season of freedom: before we can liberate the world, we start by liberating our kitchens.
Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history.
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Light, Happiness, Joy and Love - Cantor Lisa Peicott
The Story of Esther, with all of its twists and turns, knows this painful truth about life, and I believe our tradition gives us the keys to navigating the darkness around us.
Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history.
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Pillars of Hope - Rabbi Joel Nickerson
A pillar of hope and a dark cloud frame Rabbi Joel Nickerson's Shabbat Message this week.
Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history.
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A Letter to My Son - Rabbi Ben Naim
I was delighted to lead a micro-mission to Israel with 4 of our congregants. The trip was designed to coincide with the ceremony in which my 21 year old son completed basic training and received his red paratrooper’s beret from the IDF. With the many twists and turns of the ongoing war with Hamas, the ceremony was delayed by a week. The volunteering and solidarity mission healed small cracked fissures and filled my heart. So much so that I boarded the plane home on Monday knowing my son would be sufficiently supported with his brother Yoni by his side representing our family. I sent him this letter and he was fine that I share it with you.
Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history.
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Resilience - Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro
Last night I had dinner with a woman visiting from Israel who represents the Jewish mindfulness organization Or HaLev. We spent a good amount of time talking about her experience, and her family, and how her practice of meditation has helped her garner resilience during such a terribly difficult time for her and her family. She then asked me what do Jewish leaders - rabbis and cantors, especially - need at this time from an organization like Or HaLev. And that led to a discussion about anti-semitism here in the US.
Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history.
Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Website: wbtla.org
Youtube: Wilshire Boulevard Temple
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Customer Reviews
Personal and Reflective
These are my Rabbi’s and Cantors, so I disclose at the top that I am associated with Wilshire Boulevard Temple. I’ve been a congregant for decades and am currently on the staff. One of the things I most appreciate is the opportunity to read AND hear from each member of the clergy as they share their personal points of view in their own words and voices. Sometimes they build on the week’s Torah portion or a holiday. Other times current events provide a cue. Brevity is beneficial - generally making their points in five minutes or less. That kind of economy makes it easy to listen start to finish and share with others without imposing. Fair to say we are all hungry for perspective and different ways to think about things these days. Part of the beauty here is that these messages don’t tell you how or what to think - they simply encourage you TO think.