Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny

Navigate And Master The Prayerbook - Shabbat Siddur Skills

December 8th, 2020  |  32 mins 15 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 December 8, 2020.

Are You Coming Back? - A Personal Conversation About The Jewish Future With Sal Litvak

December 7th, 2020  |  51 mins 23 secs

Sit down with author, writer, and Torah-spreader Sal Litvak as Rabbi Cantor Chorny enters her first “Are You Coming Back?” conversation with a congregant. Learn how Sal sees each of the multi-faceted connections with the Jewish community having transformed under COVID, from tiny neighborhood prayer gatherings to spiritual connections in his own family. This wide-ranging conversations covers everything from golf to guns to Gemara, all on the way to the final question - Are you coming back?

Sal Litvak is an author, filmmaker, and spiritual leader. He was born in Santiago, Chile and moved to New York at age five. Sal graduated from Harvard College, NYU Law, and UCLA Film. His first movie, the raucous and inspiring When Do We Eat?, became a cult hit and Passover tradition. His next film, the historical epic Saving Lincoln, explored the 16th president’s crisis of faith as he leads the nation through its darkest hours. The film pioneered a new visual style called CineCollage that places actors within a world crafted from authentic period photography. Sal created both films with his wife and writing partner, Nina Davidovich Litvak. A pair of miracles propelled Sal on his faith journey, leading him to become the Accidental Talmudist. He and Nina share daily posts on Jewish wisdom, history, and humor with over one million followers in 70 countries.

Shabbat Teaching: When Potiphar's Wife Spoke Up

December 5th, 2020  |  24 mins 50 secs

Rabbi-Cantor HIllary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on December 5, 2020.

Navigate And Master The Prayerbook - Q&A And The Start of Kabbalat Shabbat

December 1st, 2020  |  50 mins 10 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 December 1, 2020.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.)

Navigate And Master The Prayerbook – Weekday Mornings & Intro to Ma’ariv (Eve)

November 17th, 2020  |  59 mins 58 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 17, 2020.

Navigate and Master The Prayerbook - Wrapping Up the Weekday Service

November 10th, 2020  |  1 hr 14 mins

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 10, 2020.

Navigate and Master The Prayerbook - Getting Through the Weekday Amidah

November 3rd, 2020  |  47 mins 25 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 3,, 2020.

Shabbat Sermon - Morning: Lech-Lecha

October 31st, 2020  |  6 mins 12 secs

Rabbi/Cantor Hilliary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on October 31, 2020.

Navigate and Master The Prayerbook - Intro to the Weekday Amidah

October 27th, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins

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 October 27, 2020.