Temple Beth Am Podcasts

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld offers up short bursts of meditation infused with 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 Kligfeld's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.

Rashi Class, a weekly exploration of Torah featuring a deep dive on the text and lively conversation focused on an 11th-century French commentary, conducted by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, this week beginning with Shemot/Exodus 8:9. (Facebook/Zoom)

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

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

Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 23, 2023. (Youtube)

Dr. Erica Rothblum's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 23, 2023. (Youtube) Special Guest: Dr. Erica Rothblum.

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld offers up short bursts of meditation infused with 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 Kligfeld's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.

Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles and via Zoom - September 19, 2023. Special Guest: Rabbi Avi Havivi.

Rabbi Matt Shapiro's Rosh Hashanah Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 17, 2023. Special Guest: Rabbi Matt Shapiro.

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

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

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

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

It’s been one whole year since we stood before the open gates and prayed our way through the High Holy Days. Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny reawakens the melodies that permeate the season, from the oldest nostalgic tunes to TBA specials and favorites. (Zoom) www.tbala.org

Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles and via Zoom - September 12, 2023. Special Guest: Rabbi Avi Havivi.

There are certain moments in history when everything changes. We all just lived through one of these world-changing times with the recent pandemic. On 9/11, we commemorate another day that profoundly changed our reality. The rabbis of the Talmud were likewise living through a major paradigm shift, trying to figure out how to live in a world without the Great Temple that had long been the center of...

Rabbi Danny Landes' special presentation at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 10, 2023. Rav Daniel Landes, born and raised in Chicago, attended the Jewish schools founded by his grandfather, Rav Menachem Sacks – The Menachem Tziyon. Following ordination from Rav J. B. Soloveitchik at Yeshiva University, he was a founding faculty member both at Yeshiva of Los Angeles teaching Talmud, as well a...

TBA Clergy & Beit T'Shuvah Chaplain Adam Siegel headline an evening of Torah study and heartfelt reflection on the sustainability of the choices we make. The program features text study, storytelling, and intimate conversation in community. Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Adam Kligfeld preceed Chaplian Siegel. Special Guest: Adam Siegel.

Rabbinic Intern Ben Sigal's Shabbat Learning at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 9, 2023. (Youtube/Zoom) Special Guest: Ben Sigal.

Rabbi Matt Shapiro's (early) High Holiday Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 10, 2023. (Youtube) Special Guest: Rabbi Matt Shapiro.

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld offers up short bursts of meditation infused with 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 Kligfeld's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.

Rabbi Rebecca Schatz examines different elements of the High Holidays as well as Elul and how we have shifted those rituals into modern-day life, or how we might do so. From Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 7, 2023. (Zoom) www.tbala.org

This is the last in a series of 7 classes on The Poetry of Prayer conducted by Rabbi Joel Rembaum and presented by the Rembaum Institute for Adult Education and Family Programming:in preparation for this year's High Holy Days. The prayers and psalms that fill our Mahzor (High Holiday prayerbook) and Siddur (regular prayerbook) have been gathered together to form a vehicle for finding our own meani...

Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles and via Zoom - September 5, 2023 Special Guest: Rabbi Avi Havivi.

With Jewish text and movement inspired by yoga, Rabbi Kerry Chaplin explores T'shuvah, soulful return, to and with our bodies. (Zoom) www.tbala.org Special Guest: Rabbi Kerry Chaplin.