Kehillat Israel Podcasts
Recordings of the weekly Friday morning Torah study class at Kehillat Israel in Los Angeles, California as well as other events at K.I. including sermons, classes and public events. Kehillat Israel is an inclusive Jewish synagogue community, which honors diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds. Grounded in Jewish cultural and religious tradition, and guided by the core Reconstructionist principle to value both the wisdom of the past and the need for evolving belief and practice, KI seeks through prayer, learning and Tikkun Olam to create a sacred space in which its members of all ages may find meaning, purpose and...
Rabbi Steven Carr-Reuben's Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2026
Rabbi Daniel Sher's Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2026
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2026
Nitzavim: Standing Together Before God
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Devarim/Deuteronomy 29:9 - September 4, 2026.
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NItzavim Torah Text The Ever-Present Life Force - Rabbi Lisa GoldsteinJewish America at 250 - Class 3
As we celebrate America at 250, many Jewish thought leaders are reflecting on Jewish life in America today. In this series of classes, Rabbi Bernstein leads discussions of articles from the latest Shalom Hartman Institute Journal. The classes explore the present and future of Jewish life in America.
This class, the third in the series of three, was conducted in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on September 1, 2026.
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Defining Judaism: Religion, Law, Nation, and Our Current Moment - Leora BatnitzkyKi Tavo: Blessings and Curses
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom with guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - August 28, 2026.
Jewish America at 250 - Class 2
As we celebrate America at 250, many Jewish thought leaders are reflecting on Jewish life in America today. In this series of classes, Rabbi Bernstein leads discussions of articles from the latest Shalom Hartman Institute Journal. The classes explore the present and future of Jewish life in America.
This class, the third in the series of three, was conducted in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on August 25, 2026.
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Towards A Covenental Citizenship - Deborah Barer America At 250 Class 2 Source SheetJewish America at 250 - Class 1
As we celebrate America at 250, many Jewish thought leaders are reflecting on Jewish life in America today. In this series of classes, Rabbi Bernstein leads discussions of articles from the latest Shalom Hartman Institute Journal. The classes explore the present and future of Jewish life in America.
This class, the first in the series of three, was conducted in person at Kehillat Israel and via Zoom on August 18, 2026.
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The Future Is Sephardic - Mijal Bitton The Promise of Something Better - Jonathan Sarna The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending - Franklin...Ki Tetze: Why These Laws?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Devarim/Deuteronomy 22:1 - August 21, 2026
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Ki Tetze Torah Text Ki Tetze Source SheetShoftim: Justice, Justice, Shall You Pursue
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Devarim/Deuteronomy 16:17 - August 14, 2026
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Shoftim Torah Text Shoftim Source SheetReeh: Hebrew Letters - The Secret Code
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class in person and via Zoom - Devarim/Deuteronomy 11:26 - August 7, 2026
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Reeh Torah Text Open My Eyes - Rabba Dr. Mira NicalescuTisha B'av: Unraveling the Mystery
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom with guest teacher Elon Gilad.
Elon Gilad writes on the Hebrew language and Jewish History for Haaretz, where his etymology column has been a fixture for a decade. He is the author of "The Secret History of Judaism" and editor of a scholarly edition of the Samaritan Pentateuch.
The event was conducted in person at K.I. and via Zoom on July 31, 2026.
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Tisha B'av Source SheetVaetchanan: "Comfort, Comfort My People"
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Devarim/Deuteronomy 4:5, Isaiah/Yeshayahu 40:1 - July 24, 2026
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Vaetchanan Torah Text Isaiah/Yeshayahu 40:1 Text Tisha B’Av Is For The Rebels Of Hope And Faith - Rabbi Tamar Elad-AppelbaumDevarim: God's Disappointment, Our Opportunity
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Devarim/Deuteronomy 1:1-12, Isaiah/Yeshayahu 1:1-24, Lamentations/Echa 1:1-11 - July 17, 2026
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Deuteronomy/Devarim 1:1 Torah Text Isaiah/Yeshayahu 1:1 Torah Text Lamentations/Echa 1:1 Torah Text Devarim Source SheetMatot: Keeping The Jewish People Alive In The Diaspora
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Bamidbar/Numbers 32:1 and Yehoshua/Joshua 22:6 - July 10, 2026
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Matot-Masei and the First Diaspora - Mijal Bitton When Two Tribes Chose the Diaspora - Adi RomemChukat: Death And The Sanctity of Life
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Bamidbar/Numbers 19:1 - June 26, 2026
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Death-Impurity and the Pursuit of Life - Rabbi Avital Hochstein Parah Adumah – The Spiritual Big Bang - J.J Gross Fall And Rise - Rabbi Noah FarkasBamidbar: Every Person Counts!
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Bamidbar/Numbers 1:1 - May 15, 2026
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Bamidbar Torah Text Bamidbar Source SheetBehar-Bechutokai: Walking In God's Ways
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Vayikra/Leviticus 25:1 - May 8, 2026
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Behar Torah Text Judaism’s Utopian Vision of Universal Equality = Rabbi Yitz Greenberg Rabbi Art Green on Behar-BechukotaiEmor: Making Time Sacred
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - guest teacher Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben - Vayikra/Leviticus 23:1 - May 1, 2026
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Emor Torah TextKedoshim: Love Your Neighbor!
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Vayikra/Leviticus 19:1 - April 24, 2026
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Kedoshim Torah Text Loving Our Neighbor - Rabbi Lisa GoldsteinTazria-Metzora: Moments Of Life And Death
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Vayikra/Leviticus 12:1 - April 17, 2026
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Tazria Torah Text Purity-Impurity - A Code of Life and Death by Rabbi Yitz GreenbergSong of Songs: The Spiritual Power of Love
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Song of Songs/Shir HaShirim: 2:1 - April 3, 2026.
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Shir HaShirim Text Initiation onto the Path of Love - Rabbi Shefa GoldShemini: The Complexity Of Translation
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Vayikra/Leviticus 9:22 - April 10, 2026.
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Shemini Torah Text The BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon) Of Grief Public and Private - Rabbi Shai HeldTzav: From Literal To Metaphor For Spiritual Practice
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Vayikra/Leviticus 6:1 - March 27, 2026.
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Tzav Torah Text Tzav Source Sheet Lessons From The Ashes - Naomi KalishVayikra: Was Sacrifice "Primitive"?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Vayikra/Leviticus 1:1 - March 20, 2026.
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Vayikra Torah Text On Sacrifices And Life - Rabbi Wendy ZierlerVayakhel-Pekudei: The Torah Reconstructs Egyptian Propaganda
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Shemot/Exodus 35:1 - March 13, 2026.
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Vayakhel-Pekudei Torah Text How The Torah Reconstructed Egyptian Propaganda - Joshua BermanKi Tisa: Why The Golden Calf?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Shemot/Exodus 32:1 - March 6, 2026.
Tetzaveh: The Power of Communal and Personal Memory
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom guest teacher Rabbi Daniel Sher - February 27, 2026.
MIshpatim: Torah, Immigrants, And October 7
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Shemot/Exodus 22:20 - February 13, 2026.
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MIshpatim Torah Text Immigrants, Strangers and Us - Rabbi Marc Angel Law and Liberty - Leon KassYitro: "Chosen" Or Not?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Shemot/Exodus 19:1 - February 6, 2026.
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Yitro Torah TextBeshalach: Why Did God Free The Israelites From Slavery?
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Shemot/Exodus 13:17 - January 30, 2026.
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Beshalach Torah TextBo: Keeping The Jewish People Alive
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Shemot/Exodus 11:6 - January 23, 2026.
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Bo Torah Text Bo Source SheetVaera: Making the Impossible Possible
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Shemot/Exodus 6:1 - January 16, 2026.
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Vaera Text The Cup of Hope - Rabbi Jonathan SacksShemot: Existence Is About Becoming
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Shemot/Exodus 2:11 - January 9, 2026.
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Shemot Text Shemot Source SheetMiketz: Trauma and Hope
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Bereshit/Genesis 41:15 - December 19, 2025.
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Miketz Torah TextVayeshev: Joseph's Inner Turmoil
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Bereshit/Genesis 37:1 - December 12, 2025.
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Vayeshev Torah TextVayishlach: Jacob The Wrestler
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Bereshit/Genesis 32:23 - December 5, 2025.
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Vayishlach Torah TextConversations and a Touch of Ancient Wisdom - Class 4
Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben explores a modern vision of Torah and it's meaning for contemporary life. This class was titled "How to Discover the Everyday Miracles of Life".
The class was held on November 20, 2025
Toldot: Jacob and Esau - Identity and Becoming
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Bereshit/Genesis 25:19 - November 21, 2025.
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Toldot Torah TextChaye Sarah: Isaac, Rebecca And A Special Kind Of Love
Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom - Bereshit/Genesis 22:19 - November 14, 2025.
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Chaye Sarah Torah Text