Temple Beth Am Podcasts

Rabbinic Intern Chayva Lehrman's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 17, 2022. (Youtube/Zoom) Special Guest: Chayva Lehrman.

Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 17, 2022. (Youtube/Zoom)

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 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 fifth class in the series conducted via Zoom on September 14. 2022. Special Guest: Rabbi Emeritus Joel Rembau...

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld's Hama'alot Teaching at Temple Beth Am - September 10, 2022

Rabbinic Intern Ben Sigal leads a brief Mussar text study to recenter ourselves ahead of the new year. This teaching took place via Zoom on September 13, 2022. Special Guest: Ben Sigal.

Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles and via Zoom - September 13, 2022 Special Guest: Rabbi Avi Havivi.

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.

Henei ma tov umanaim Shevet achim gam yachad…How good and how pleasant it is for us to dwell together. In this interactive Zoom members join across all of TBA’s social circles, political persuasions, regular minyans, whatever silos, and meet up with friendly open-minded people who are working collaboratively to talk about what concerns us, and what we can do about it, together. This interactive pr...

Temple Beth Am member and poet Suzanne Weiss Morgen joins Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny for a literary and spiritual journey through the poetry of grief and loss. They explore through the lens of some of Suzanne’s original poems and some of the powerful poetry within our high holy day liturgy. As we prepare to enter the season of awe and culminate with the Yiskor service on Yom Kippur, may we find l...

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 fourth class in the series conducted via Zoom on September 7. 2022. Special Guest: Rabbi Emeritus Joel Rembau...

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 September 6, 2022

Elul is the month of reflection and preparation for Rosh HaShannah and Yom Kippur. Rabbi Mark Borovitz conducted this learning to help us enter the High Holidays with a sense of completeness for the year we are leaving and a plan/purpose for our year to come. The class was conducted at Temple Beth Am via Zoom on September 5, 2022. Special Guest: Rabbi Mark Borovitz.

Our tradition is full to the brim with prayers. We read them, sing them, study them, recite them - but do we ever think of praying as a skill? In this session we’ll go back to the basics of what it means to pray and explore together what some of our wise teachers - including our own souls - have to say about it. This class took place at Temple Beth Am via Zoom on September 4, 2022. Special Guest:...

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 3, 2022. (Youtube/Zoom)

How “the judge in those times “ shaped the development of the Jewish tradition and created the Jewish culture of questioning and arguing. Rabbi Elliot Dorf's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 3, 2022. (Youtube/Zoom) Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.

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 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. Special Guest: Rabbi Emeritus Joel Rembaum.

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.

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.

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, August 24, 2022, this week beginning with Shemot/Exodus 6:3 (Facebook/Zoom)

Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles and via Zoom - August 30, 2022 Special Guest: Rabbi Avi Havivi.

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. Special Guest: Rabbi Elliot Dorff.

Shabbat Teaching with Rabbi Rebecca Schatz, August 27, 2022, at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles. (Youtube/Zoom)

Shabbat Learning with Rabbi Matt Shapiro, August 27, 2022, at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles. (Youtube/Zoom) Special Guest: Rabbi Matt Shapiro.