Rabbi Matt Shapiro
Special guest
Rabbi Matt Shapiro is excited and grateful to be Temple Beth Am’s Director of Youth Learning and Engagement. Rabbi Shapiro previously served as TBA’s interim associate rabbi after six years of working full time at Beit T'shuvah. In his work at BTS, Rabbi Shapiro worked as a spiritual counselor, educator, and pulpit presence, bringing out his interests and skills as a teacher and pastor. He has worked in a variety of rabbinic and educational settings, including BCI, Mosaic Law Congregation, and Los Angeles Hebrew High School. Rabbi Shapiro looks forward to continuing to enhance and develop the wide variety of opportunities within the broad spectrum of YLE at TBA through building relationships, joy, and ruach!
Most importantly, Rabbi Shapiro is blessed to be married to Rabbi Sarah Barukh, his fantastic wife, and is the proud, grateful, and often exhausted father of Jonah, Eliav, and Rafael.
Rabbi Matt Shapiro has been a guest on 105 episodes.
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Rosh Hashanah Teaching: "The Healing Power of Dreams"
September 17th, 2023 | 19 mins 43 secs
Rabbi Matt Shapiro's Rosh Hashanah Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 17, 2023.
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(An early) High Holiday Sermon: “Dream Bigger”
September 9th, 2023 | 18 mins 7 secs
Rabbi Matt Shapiro's (early) High Holiday Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 10, 2023.
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Elul Learning Series: "Sustaining Stories"
August 31st, 2023 | 25 mins 45 secs
‘We sustain ourselves through stories and our stories sustain us. Rabbi Matt Shapiro examines traditional and contemporary frameworks for exploring this important and nuanced topic and how it is central to our tradition, and offers a practical framework for how we can share our own stories in a way that both provides sustenance to others and helps to sustain each of us."
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Shabbat Teaching: "Pedagogies of Plaster"
August 26th, 2023 | 20 mins 32 secs
Rabbi Matt Shapiro's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 26, 2023.
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Shabbat Teaching: "Retelling Our Stories"
July 22nd, 2023 | 26 mins 23 secs
Rabbi Matt Shapiro's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, July 22, 2023.
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Sukkot Teaching Day 2 5783
October 11th, 2022 | 28 mins 6 secs
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz and Rabbi Matt Shaprio's Sukkot Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, October 11, 2022.
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Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Rewind: Be Kind"
September 27th, 2022 | 20 mins 2 secs
Rabbi Matt Shapiro's Rosh Hashanah Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 27, 2022.
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Shabbat Teaching: "What Does It Mean To Be A Child Of God?"
August 27th, 2022 | 20 mins 54 secs
Shabbat Teaching with Rabbi Matt Shapiro, August 27, 2022, at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles.
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Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Korach
July 6th, 2022 | 58 mins 45 secs
Rabbis Matt Shapiro and Rebecca Schatz 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 July 1, 2022.
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Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Shelach
June 28th, 2022 | 52 mins 12 secs
Rabbis Matt Shapiro and Rebecca Schatz 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 June 24, 2022.
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Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Beha'alotecha
June 17th, 2022 | 51 mins 38 secs
Rabbis Matt Shapiro and Rebecca Schatz 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 June 17, 2022.
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Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Bechukotai
May 31st, 2022 | 45 mins 42 secs
Rabbis Matt Shapiro and Rebecca Schatz 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 May 27, 2022.
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Shabbat Sermon: "Returning Home: A Drash for Mental Health Awareness Month"
May 28th, 2022 | 14 mins 1 sec
Rabbi Matt Shapiro's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, May 28, 2022.
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Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Achrei Mot
April 29th, 2022 | 51 mins 14 secs
Rabbis Matt Shapiro and Rebecca Schatz 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 April 29, 2022.
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Passover Prep: Haggadah Slam
April 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 9 secs
Temple Beth Am clergy lead a deep dive into a piece of our Haggadah and explore a theme from three different angles that you can take back to your seder.
The discussion took place at Temple Beth Am Los Anageles and via Zoom on April 7, 2022
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Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Metzora
April 8th, 2022 | 50 mins 59 secs
Rabbis Matt Shapiro and Rebecca Schatz 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 April 8, 2022.