Temple Beth Am Podcasts

Siddur Class #32 Shacharit: The Shulchan Aruch on The Shema

December 1st, 2020  |  35 mins 3 secs

Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles - December 1, 2020 via Zoom.

Are You Coming Back? - A Personal Conversation About The Jewish Future With Carrie Bornstein

November 30th, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins

Rabbi Chorny sits down with Carrie Bornstein to explore life in quarantine and what’s coming next. They explore some of the trickier questions of life in Jewish community at this juncture, like: What was going right in Jewish community, and wrong, before this all began? How can we care for our kids’ mental health during this challenging era? And what will need to be rebuilt when all this is over and we can gather again?

Carrie Bornstein is Executive Director at Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Education Center outside of Boston, Massachusetts. She first joined as a volunteer Mikveh Guide and, since 2012, has transitioned the organization from a robust start-up to a sustainable grown-up, also spearheading the creation of its Rising Tide Open Waters Mikveh Network. Carrie spent many summers at URJ Eisner Camp and was named one of the 18 most influential young adults in Boston by Combined Jewish Philanthropies in 2013. A cum laude graduate of Skidmore College, Carrie received her M.A. in Social Work from Boston University with a focus on Macro Practice, participated in the first cohort of DeLeT (Day School Leadership through Teaching) at Brandeis and spent a year at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. Carrie practices improv in her spare time and lives in Sharon with her husband, Jamie, and their three children.

Shabbat Teaching: Pulling A Blessing Out Of A Struggle

November 28th, 2020  |  36 mins 10 secs

Rabbinic Intern Rachel Cohn's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on November 28, 2020.

Shabbat Teaching: Dwelling In God

November 28th, 2020  |  56 mins 34 secs

Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on November 28, 2020.

Exploring the Parasha - Vayetzei: Hated and Blessed

November 27th, 2020  |  47 mins 5 secs

Rabbis Rebecca Schatz and Matt Shapiro lead a discussion of the most interesting stories, verses and themes in the weekly parasha.

This discussion was conducted at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles via Zoom on November 27, 2020.

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

November 25th, 2020  |  9 mins 28 secs

Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny fills in for Rabbi Adam Kligfled and offers up short bursts of meditation infused with the 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 Chorny's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.

Navigate And Master The Prayerbook - Weekday Ma'ariv and Mincha

November 24th, 2020  |  41 mins 52 secs

Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny leads an adventure through the siddur focused on structure, themes and music of the Jewish prayer experience. All Hebrew levels welcome.

This class was conducted at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles via Zoom on November 24, 2020.

Siddur Class #31 Shacharit: Third Paragraph of the Shema Part 5

November 24th, 2020  |  34 mins 36 secs

Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles - November 24. 2020 via Zoom.

Are You Coming Back? - A Personal Conversation About The Jewish Future With Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer

November 23rd, 2020  |  1 hr 8 mins

Rabbi Hillary Chorny asks Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer to share his take on synagogue life in the pandemic and beyond. What have you always loved about shul (and therefore miss)? What have you discovered about shul during COVID, and spiritual practice (or lack thereof), and what are your religious and communal bright lights in this time? What you think are the new horizons in general when it comes to the burgeoning radical equity of synagogue life in an era when a Jew in Portland, Oregon and a Jew on 5th Ave. in NY can practically, but not quite, have the same Jewish experiences?

Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer is the President of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. He is a leading thinker and author on the meaning of Israel to American Jews, on Jewish history and Jewish memory, and on questions of leadership and change in American Jewish life. He is the host of Hartman’s Identity/Crisis podcast which can be found at identitycrisispod.com. He is also the author of Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past, which offers new thinking to contemporary Jews on navigating the tensions between history and memory; and the co-editor of The New Jewish Canon, a collection of the most significant Jewish ideas and debates of the past two generations.

This episode was recorded on October 29, 2020 and it is the first in a series of weekly conversations with Jewish thought-leaders across the country.

Shabbat Teaching: Why Did Jacob Weep?

November 21st, 2020  |  19 mins 36 secs

Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on November 21, 2020.

Shabbat Teaching: Toldot

November 21st, 2020  |  34 mins 23 secs

Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on November 21, 2020.

Exploring the Parasha - Toldot

November 20th, 2020  |  56 mins 35 secs

Rabbis Rebecca Schatz and Matt Shapiro lead a discussion of the most interesting stories, verses and themes in the weekly parasha.

This discussion was conducted at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles via Zoom on November 20, 2020.

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

November 20th, 2020  |  10 mins 58 secs

Meditation and Mindfulness offers short bursts of meditation, infused with the imagery, wisdom and rhythms of the Jewish calendar and verses from Torah. Most of these meditations are done in a sitting positions, whereas some are done standing. No experience is necessary. Just find yourself in a comfortable position, press play, listen to his voice and instructions, and invite yourself into the serenity and tranquility that meditation can bring you.

This meditation is led by guest host Rabbi Cantory Hillary Chorny. The session took place online on November 20, 2020.

Sources Through Srugim: Kol Isha - Hearing A Woman's Voice

November 18th, 2020  |  53 mins 7 secs

Rabbis Rebecca Schatz and Josh Pernick lead a discussion of important issues raised in the hit Israeli TV series "Srugim" (available on Amazon Prime) and their relationship to halakha (Jewish Law). Each podcast in this series will address an issue raised in a specific episode of "Srugim". This podcast is based on episode 6.

The discussion was conducted via Zoom on November 18, 2020.

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

November 18th, 2020  |  9 mins 28 secs

Join Rabbi Kligfeld for short bursts of meditation, infused with the imagery, wisdom and rhythms of the Jewish calendar and verses from Torah. Most of these meditations are done in a sitting positions, whereas some are done standing. No experience is necessary. Just find yourself in a comfortable position, press play, listen to his voice and instructions, and invite yourself into the serenity and tranquility that meditation can bring you.

(Rabbi/Cantor Hillary Chorny substitutes for Rabbi Kligfled. This recording took place on November 18, 2020.)

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 2:23

November 18th, 2020  |  59 mins 23 secs

Rashi Class conducted by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on November 18, 2020.