Temple Beth Am Podcasts

Sukkot Sermon: "Ach Sameah—Happiness is Complicated"

September 30th, 2023  |  17 mins 15 secs

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld's Sukkot Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 30, 2023.

Yom Kippur Yizkor Sermon: "Living Your Legacy, Writing Ours"

September 25th, 2023  |  21 mins 44 secs

Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Yom Kippur Yizkor Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 25, 2023.

Kol Nidre Sermon: "It’s All Holland: Idolizing the Life You Don’t Lead"

September 24th, 2023  |  26 mins 45 secs

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld's Kol Nidre Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 24, 2023.

Shabbat Sermon: "Repair As The Antidote To A Dystopian Society"

September 23rd, 2023  |  16 mins 51 secs

Dr. Erica Rothblum's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 23, 2023.

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Hayom Harat Olam: Today the World is Curated"

September 17th, 2023  |  23 mins 51 secs

Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Rosh Hashanah Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 17, 2023.

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Lo Tov Heyot Adam L’Vado—Loneliness Is No Good"

September 16th, 2023  |  28 mins 2 secs

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld's Rosh Hashanah Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 16, 2023.

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Mind the Ritual Gap"

September 16th, 2023  |  22 mins 49 secs

Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Rosh Hashanah Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 16, 2023.

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Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Live in the Extreme”

September 15th, 2023  |  8 mins 46 secs

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld's Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 15, 2023.

(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.

Shabbat Sermon: "A Special HIAS Report: Empowering Refugees Amidst Global Democratic Backsliding"

August 26th, 2023  |  17 mins 36 secs

Guest Darshan Joe Goldman is the Community Engagement Director for the Western Region at HIAS, the world’s oldest – and only Jewish – international humanitarian agency serving refugees and asylum seekers of all backgrounds. He mobilizes activists, organizations, and lawmakers across California to ensure that displaced people are treated with the dignity they deserve. He will share critical updates on the impact of TBA’s service and advocacy for refugees locally, as well as on the unfolding crisis in Sudan too few are discussing, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and beyond.