Rabbi Rebecca Schatz
Co-Host of Temple Beth Am Podcasts
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz is excited and honored to be the Associate Rabbi at Temple Beth Am. Rabbi Schatz was ordained from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in 2017 with a concentration in Halakha and journeyed to Foster City, CA to be the Assistant Rabbi and Education Director at Peninsula Sinai Congregation.
Rabbi Schatz received her Masters in Experiential Education from American Jewish University as well as her Bachelor in Choral Music Education before pursuing her rabbinic dream. During rabbinical school Rabbi Schatz interned at Temple Beth Am and PSC, where she was encouraged to build programming around life cycles such as b’nei mitzah, and create new opportunities for traditional holidays such as Shavuot and Purim or prayer experiences such as Shabbat Sovev. Rabbi Schatz directed PSC’s experiential religious school program, Kesher, facilitated a mother-daughter b’not mitzvah program, Kol Banot, engaged women in Torah study, Midrasha, and continued to pursue her musical t’fillah passion with kids aged K-8th grade.
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz has hosted 329 Episodes.
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Elul Study: What the Prophets Would Say Today
August 5th, 2020 | 1 hr 52 secs
Rabbi Ed Feinstein discusses the most extraordinary spiritual personalities the Jewish people ever produced were the Biblical prophets. Their words are eternal, most especially in moments of collective crisis. Rabbi Feinstein is senior rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California. He serves on the faculty of the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the American Jewish University, the Wexner Heritage Program, the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and lectures widely across the United States. This event took place on August 5, 2020 via Zoom as part of the Elul+ Pre-Tishre study program presented by Temple Beth Am Los Angeles.
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Elul Study: How the Shofar Wakes Us Up
August 4th, 2020 | 50 mins 35 secs
Abigail Pogrebin explores an Elul practice that grabs us by the throat and asks us whether we’re living a life we’re proud of. Hosted by Rabbi Rebecca Schatz at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles via Zoom on August 4, 2020 as part of Temple Beth Am's Elul+ Pre-Tishre study program.
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Elul Study: How Story Telling Becomes Teshuva - Israel Story
August 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
Israel Story founders, Mishy Harman and Yochai Maital in conversation with Rabbi Rebecca Schatz about their 8-year journey to capture the 'Israeli Story'. They will talk about the role of storytelling in the process of doing Tshuvah - How stories can be a powerful coping mechanism, a way for people to sort out issues they are struggling with, and making sense of their personal and collective history.
The conversation via Zoom on August 3, 2020 was accompanied by audio clips and sneak previews into yet unpublished Israel Story episodes and was part of the Elul+ Pre-Tishre study program presented by Temple Beth Am Los Angeles.
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Shabbat Sermon -Morning: Bamidbar
May 23rd, 2020 | 8 mins 57 secs
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles on May 23, 2020 - "Counting an Empty Chair at Sunrise."
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Shabbat Sermon - Morning: Beshalach
February 8th, 2020 | 13 mins 21 secs
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on February 8, 2020.
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Shabbat Shmot Drash Text Study - January 18, 2020
January 24th, 2020 | 26 mins 36 secs
Triennial Haftarah, Part 1
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Yom Kippur - Yizkor - Sermon - 5780 - "Sorry For Your Loss."
October 9th, 2019 | 14 mins 43 secs
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Yom Kippur-Yizkor Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on October 9, 2019.
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Kol Nidre - Sermon - 5780 - "Living In Fear."
October 8th, 2019 | 16 mins 29 secs
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Kol Nidre Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on October 8, 2019.
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Rosh Hashana - Sermon - 5780 - "Do You Believe In God."
September 30th, 2019 | 14 mins 34 secs
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on September 30, 2019.