Temple Beth Am Podcasts

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

September 9th, 2022  |  18 mins 25 secs

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld offers up short bursts of meditation infused with imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar, including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi Kligfeld's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Storytelling, Friendship, and Bridge Building - Strengthening Our Diverse Community Within TBA

September 8th, 2022  |  52 mins 26 secs

Henei ma tov umanaim Shevet achim gam yachad…How good and how pleasant it is for us to dwell together. In this interactive Zoom members join across all of TBA’s social circles, political persuasions, regular minyans, whatever silos, and meet up with friendly open-minded people who are working collaboratively to talk about what concerns us, and what we can do about it, together.

This interactive program took place on September 8, 2021 and is hosted by One LA at TBA Core Team member Henry Morgen.

Elul Learning Series 2022: The Poetry of Grief - Finding Comfort and Healing Through Verse

September 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

Temple Beth Am member and poet Suzanne Weiss Morgen joins Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny for a literary and spiritual journey through the poetry of grief and loss. They explore through the lens of some of Suzanne’s original poems and some of the powerful poetry within our high holy day liturgy. As we prepare to enter the season of awe and culminate with the Yiskor service on Yom Kippur, may we find language to help provide comfort and healing.

This class took place at Temple Beth Am via Zoom on September 7, 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 4

September 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 34 secs

Rabbi Joel Rembaum leads a class reading and reflecting upon the mystical spirituality of a selection of classical poems embedded in the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The text used is the Mahzor Lev Shalem, with its fine English translation and insightful commentary.

This is the fourth class in the series conducted via Zoom on September 7. 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Being a Gabbai Spotter - Class 2

September 6th, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins

Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny leads a class on what goes into being a spotter at the Torah.

This class took place at Temple Beth Am and via Zoom on September 6, 2022

Elul Learning Series 2022: Personal Prep For The High Holy Days

September 5th, 2022  |  44 mins 54 secs

Elul is the month of reflection and preparation for Rosh HaShannah and Yom Kippur. Rabbi Mark Borovitz conducted this learning to help us enter the High Holidays with a sense of completeness for the year we are leaving and a plan/purpose for our year to come.

The class was conducted at Temple Beth Am via Zoom on September 5, 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Prayer

September 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 26 mins

Our tradition is full to the brim with prayers. We read them, sing them, study them, recite them - but do we ever think of praying as a skill? In this session we’ll go back to the basics of what it means to pray and explore together what some of our wise teachers - including our own souls - have to say about it.

This class took place at Temple Beth Am via Zoom on September 4, 2022.

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Parsha Study Parshat Ki Tetze, 2022

September 3rd, 2022  |  44 mins 36 secs

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 3, 2022.

Shabbat Sermon: "The Judge In Those Times"

September 3rd, 2022  |  13 mins 33 secs

Rabbi Elliot Dorf's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 3, 2022.

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

September 2nd, 2022  |  16 mins 31 secs

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld offers up short bursts of meditation infused with imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar, including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi Kligfeld's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 3

September 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

Rabbi Joel Rembaum leads a class reading and reflecting upon the mystical spirituality of a selection of classical poems embedded in the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The text used is the Mahzor Lev Shalem, with its fine English translation and insightful commentary.

This is the third class in the series conducted via Zoom on August 31. 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Journal Writing

September 1st, 2022  |  35 mins 47 secs

Annie Spar leads an interactive class in journaling as a practice to deepen the meaning of the High Holy Days.

This class was conducted via Zoom on September 1, 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Being a Gabbai Spotter - Class 1

August 31st, 2022  |  54 mins 40 secs

Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny leads a class on what goes into being a spotter at the Torah.

This class took place at Temple Beth Am and via Zoom on August 30, 2022.

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:3

August 31st, 2022  |  58 mins 1 sec

Rashi Class, a weekly exploration of Torah featuring a deep dive on the text and lively conversation focused on an 11th-century French commentary, conducted by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, this week beginning with Shemot/Exodus 6:3

Siddur Class #94 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 1

August 30th, 2022  |  29 mins 28 secs

Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles and via Zoom - August 30, 2022

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics - Jewish Views vs. American & Christian Thought

August 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

Rabbi Elliot Dorff teaches a class on how the Jewish view has implications for what happens when we go astray, morally, legally, personally in contrast to the views of American and Christian thought.

This class took at Temple Beth Am via Zoom on August 29, 2022.