Temple Beth Am Podcasts

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 3

September 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

Rabbi Joel Rembaum leads a class reading and reflecting upon the mystical spirituality of a selection of classical poems embedded in the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The text used is the Mahzor Lev Shalem, with its fine English translation and insightful commentary.

This is the third class in the series conducted via Zoom on August 31. 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Journal Writing

September 1st, 2022  |  35 mins 47 secs

Annie Spar leads an interactive class in journaling as a practice to deepen the meaning of the High Holy Days.

This class was conducted via Zoom on September 1, 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Being a Gabbai Spotter - Class 1

August 31st, 2022  |  54 mins 40 secs

Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny leads a class on what goes into being a spotter at the Torah.

This class took place at Temple Beth Am and via Zoom on August 30, 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics - Jewish Views vs. American & Christian Thought

August 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

Rabbi Elliot Dorff teaches a class on how the Jewish view has implications for what happens when we go astray, morally, legally, personally in contrast to the views of American and Christian thought.

This class took at Temple Beth Am via Zoom on August 29, 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 2

August 24th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

Rabbi Joel Rembaum leads a class reading and reflecting upon the mystical spirituality of a selection of classical poems embedded in the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The text used is the Mahzor Lev Shalem, with its fine English translation and insightful commentary.

This is the second class in the series conducted via Zoom on August 24. 2022.

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 1

August 22nd, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

Rabbi Joel Rembaum leads a class reading and reflecting upon the mystical spirituality of a selection of classical poems embedded in the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The text used is the Mahzor Lev Shalem, with its fine English translation and insightful commentary.

This is the first class in the series conducted via Zoom on August 17. 2022.

Elul Study: Rahamim -- Compassion, God's Essential Quality...and Ours

August 31st, 2020  |  50 mins 7 secs

Rabbi Emeritus Joel Rembaim leads a class reflecting on sacred texts of our Jewish heritage, a class designed to help you learn how deeply embedded in Jewish heritage is the principle of Divine Compassion. The session will hopefully cause each student to ask: How deeply is Rahamim embedded in my Neshamah?

This class took place via Zoom on August 31, 2020 as part of the Elul+ Pre-Tishre study program presented by Temple Beth Am Los Angeles.

Elul Study: Balancing Faith And Reason, An Israeli Perceptive To This Challenge

September 3rd, 2020  |  50 mins 32 secs

Rabbi Benjy Maor (Munitz) raises a serious of important questions in this discussion on Zoom. How do we make sense of the world today as we move forward from Elul into Tishre and the New Year? Can we find all the answers rationally, or is it all simply a matter of faith? Can we learn anything from Israel, where we/they are so used to having crises all the time (almost all the time…)?

Rabbi Maor, a former Los Angelean, is now Director of Development & Israel Diaspora Relations at the Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa, the oldest Reform Jewish institution in Israel, founded in 1938.

This discussion took place on September 3, 2020 as part of the Elul+ Pre-Tishre study program presented by Temple Beth Am Los Angeles.

Elul Study: A Word To Light Your Path

September 6th, 2020  |  1 hr 22 mins

Master calligrapher Joanne Fink, founder of Zenspiration, teaches a class that focuses on exploring and synthesizing two important spiritual practices: the ancient Japanese practice of Enso circles, and the contemporary practice of preparing for the new year by choosing a focus word. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about the process and create their own unique Prayer-Space decoration. Joanne Fink is intrMaster calligrapher Joanne Fink, founder of Zenspiration, teaches a class that focuses on exploring and synthesizing two important spiritual practices: the ancient Japanese practice of Enso circles, and the contemporary practice of preparing for the new year by choosing a focus word. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about the process and create their own unique Prayer-Space decoration. Joanne Fink is introeduced by Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner.

This class took place via Zoom on September 6, 2020 as part of the Elul+ Pre-Tishre study program presented by Temple Beth Am Los Angelesoeduced by Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner.

Elul Study: Moving Forward, Looking Back - Reflections on Forgiveness

September 10th, 2020  |  55 mins 24 secs

Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld leads a discussion on apologizing and asking for forgiveness, things which can allow us to move past old mistakes. What is the impact of granting - or withholding - forgiveness? The traditions of the new year are built upon the belief that asking for and receiving forgiveness allows us to leave old mistakes behind us. But how does the act of granting forgiveness change us as human beings?

Sara Wolkenfeld is the Chief Learning Officer at Sefaria, an online database and interface for Jewish texts. She is also a fellow at the David Hartman Center at the Hartman Institute of North America.

This class took place via Zoom on September 10, 2020 as part of the Elul+ Pre-Tishre study program presented by Temple Beth Am Los Angeles.