Podcasts about congregation beth elohim

I first met Andy Bachman when he was a rabbinical student and he tutored my son Jon for his bar mitzvah. Bachman later served as Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Elohim, the reform synagogue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. In August, Bachman was supposed to participate in a discussion at the Powerhouse Arena bookstore. When he arrived, he found a sign in the window that said the event had been cancelled. Bachman later found out the discussion had been called off because he's a Zionist. This is an important conversation about intolerance, war and political divisions. “Now What?” is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jackie Schwartz. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

Rabbi Matt Green, Associate Rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, discusses the story behind the Jewish holiday, and how its lessons about justice and liberation might be applied to the complex conflict in Gaza. Plus, listeners call in to share how they plan to include the issues facing the world today in their seders.This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is out with a new book next week, World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music. In the book, Tweedy reflects on his life and fifty songs that have influenced him, including Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," Abba's "Dancing Queen," and even "Happy Birthday." Tweedy joins us to discuss. Tweedy will be at Congregation Beth Elohim in conversation with The New Yorker's Amanda Petrusich, hosted by Community Bookstore, on November 6.

This might be one of the most important columns that I have ever written. I wrote this, and created the accompanying podcast, because I want to help people deal with the most momentous decision that anyone can make. In the early 1980s, I was at the very beginning of my rabbinical career. I was serving a congregation in Miami, and I visited one of our congregants in the local hospital. His name was Eli TImoner. My guest is Rabbi Rachel Timoner, the senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, New York. She tells the story of her father, and of the movie, "Last Flight Home," which her sister, filmmaker Ondi Timoner directed. It is a documentary about Eli TImoner's decision that he wanted to end his life.

Acclaimed Sundance award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner and her sister, Rabbi Rachel Timoner of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn discuss “Last Flight Home” — a new documentary film capturing their father Eli's journey toward death with dignity … its meaning for multiple generations of his family … and its lessons for us all. Exit Strategy Host […] The post A Dignified Death: “Last Flight Home” appeared first on Plaza Jewish Community Chapel.

How can religion and interfaith work be used as fuel for other forms of activism, such as environmentalism? Find out on this episode of GreenMe (while learning how to host a clothing swap)! This episode features Tehilah Eisenstadt, director of Yachad and Family Engagement at the Congregation Beth Elohim in NYC. The post Religion, Environmentalism, and Clothing Swaps! first appeared on green❀me.

Shalom and welcome to The Jewish Yogi Podcast. In this episode I speak with Rabbi Tara Feldman and Sharon Epstein, of Lev Shalom Yoga and the authors of Into A Jewish Year With Yoga, A Workbook and Guided Journey for Body, Mind, and Soul. Rabbi Tara Feldman was ordained by Hebrew Union College in 2001. She has served as co-senior rabbi of Temple Beth-el of Great Neck, New Yori, associate rabbi at Temple Israel in Memphis, Tennessee, rabbi educator at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, New York, and as a fellow at Hebrew University's Melton Senior Educators program in Jerusalem. Sharon Epstein has an MS in Dance Movement Therapy. She started practicing yoga while in high school. She completed her 200-hour training at the Yoga Polarity Center of Long Island and her 500-hour teacher training at Laughing Lotus in New York City. Sharon holds the credentials E-RYT-500 and YACEP from Yoga Alliance. After sharing their Jewish and yoga journeys, they discuss their work together and the journey of creating their book. This includes trying to “bring Judaism alive for those who might have chosen the yoga studio – to make it warm and welcoming to share and to bring the tradition more alive”. They speak of the integration vs. compartmentalization of yoga and Judaism and how to use the power of a yoga practice to inspire and strengthen one's Jewish identity and practice. Jewish prayer as mantra was mentioned, as well as leaders in the field of Jewish themed yoga and meditation. Please reach out to them at: levshalemyoga@gmail.com https://www.levshalemyoga.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/341938916810696 You can find their book on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Into-Jewish-Holiday-Year-Yoga/dp/B09KN2KN87/ref=sr_1_2?crid=225DY5D80YJLK&keywords=into+a+jewish+holiday+year+with+yoga&qid=1640646160&sprefix=into+a+%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-2 You can sign up for their online Tu B'shvat program on Saturday, January 15th 2022 4:30 - 5:15, at this link: https://tbegn.wufoo.com/forms/qqp9se1jkpcou/

Jonathan Gertman Leads The NRP Group's New York City office, originating and overseeing market rate and affordable development. He is responsible for the company's development efforts in New York City, Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Prior to joining NRP, Mr. Gertman worked in New York for Forest City Realty Trust. At Forest City he originated and managed multifamily and mixed-use projects in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Westchester, New York and Connecticut. In that role he worked on the development of 980 units of luxury multifamily housing and ancillary retail. Mr. Gertman started his career with NRP in the San Antonio office, where he was involved with the origination of 900 units of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects. He was responsible for the inception of NRP's New York City office in 2016. He is a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, from which he holds a degree in Urban Studies with a minor in Urban Real Estate from the Wharton School of Business. Mr. Gertman is committed to giving back to the ommunity. He has served as a past president of the Young Leadership division of the Jewish National Fund, sits on the Young Leadership board of the Conference of Presidents in New York, and is a member of the board of the Enterprise Community Partners Gotham Society as well as Neighbors Together, a Brooklyn based food bank. He is a member of Congregation Beth Elohim of Brooklyn where he sits on the board.. Mr. Gertman lives with his fiancé in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn and enjoys walking their adopted schnauzer-terrier, Babka. For questions, comments, and inquiries please reach out to us at carriedinterestpodcast@gmail.com

Jewish Traditions of Socialism Our latest episode of ‘Heart of a Heartless World’ is a recording of our October 26th webinar conversation between Rev. Andrew Wilkes and Rabbi Andy Bachman, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Project and former senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Elohim, about how Jewish traditions of socialism, from Martin Buber’s reflections on Utopia to the labor organizing and organic intellectuals of the early twentieth century, have helped create a political economy where workers’ dignity and decision making power is prioritized and can, going forward, inform and inspire contemporary movements of religious socialism.

From Our Archives:  We revisit a conversation from our first season with the Rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim. She describes the clarity she feels from what she calls the unfinished business of America. Reparations for slavery, the rights of women to control their bodies, and opposition to xenophobic oppression; all a part of the central moral character Rabbi Timoner feels is her purpose. As a rabbi, as a Jew, and as a social justice activist.  

0:08 – Unprecedented unemployment: 6.6 million people filed for unemployment in the US in the week ending April 4th Steven Pitts (@steven72853) is Associate Chair at the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. 0:15 – COVID-19 is taking its toll among First Nations people across the US – exposing prior health, infrastructure and resource inequities. In the Navajo Nation, there have been over 500 cases and 22 deaths reported, and residents are scrambling to contain community spread. Denisa Livingston is a Diné Nation (aka the Navajo Nation) member and Community Health Advocate and Food Justice Organizer with the Diné Community Advocacy Alliance. 0:34 – How are you celebrating Easter and/or Passover this year, during COVID-19? Reverend Kamal Hassan, is Lead Pastor at the Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church in Richmond, CA. He is also a board member and co-spiritual director of the OneLife Institute for Spirituality and Social Transformation and Campus Pastor at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA. Rabbi Mike Rothbaum is currently the spiritual leader of the Congregation “Beth Elohim” in Acton, Massachusetts and is a member of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. He lives in Acton with his husband, Yiddish singer Anthony Russell. The post COVID-19 overwhelms the Navajo Nation, community is scrambling to contain spread; Plus: Celebrating Passover and Easter in the time of coronavirus appeared first on KPFA.

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As we look back on our first six months of Beliefs, we’ve noticed some themes in the stories and topics we’re bringing you...We’ve covered origins and practices, abuses and pain, and hate speech and bigotry.  One bright theme we’ve seen is the enduring commitment in all religion to social justice and community. This week on Beliefs, we’re returning to three compelling moments that speak to the way religion asks us to help and protect each other.   Political activist and social justice advocate, Rabbi Rachel Timoner from Congregation Beth Elohim is our first guest on the inherent responsibility she feels toward social justice she feels as a rabbi and Jew.  Continuing our review of community and social justice is our conversation with the senior minister of the 350-year-old First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, speaking with guest host Karen Hayward about a Puritan approach to modern society.  Our last conversation is with a respected and thoughtful voice in the Catholic Church. Fr. James Martin is a Jesuit priest, scholar, author, and editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine “America.”  He has turned his attention to a social justice issue that has moved to the front of many faith’s consciousness in recent years. Methodist, Episcopalian, and Evangelical Covenant Churches – just to name a few recent examples - have wrestled with LGBTQ inclusion. Fr. Martin is the author of the book, “Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter Into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity.”   

Topics: The latest on the mid-term elections and the meaning of the recent, deadly hate attacks in America. Why we should be all energized to peacefully fight even harder for social progress and to elect progressive candidates. Plus, some solace from Allen Ginsburg. Guests: Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer, HIAS’ Director of Education, Community Engagement and Senior Rabbi Rachel Timoner of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn. Music: Zot Nit Keynmol (Song of the Warsaw Ghetto) By Paul Robson from the album “On My Journey- Paul Robeson’s Independent Recordings. “Sahara” by Songhoy Blues with Iggy Pop” from the album “Resistance”

In Parashat Va-et'chanan, Moses prepares Joshua to take on leadership of the Jewish people. So, it’s fitting that this week, Rabbi Jacobs is joined by Rabbi Matt Green, the assistant rabbi at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, New York and director of Brooklyn Jews. They discuss new ways to engage young Jews, the importance of Judaism to young people, and why we shouldn’t be worried about the future of Judaism.

A man wandering the desert grows thirsty, tired, and hungry, but for miles, all he sees around him is sand. Finally, he comes upon an oasis: a puddle right next to a big, lush tree. After relaxing for a bit, he gathers some branches for building fires and fruit to sustain him for the rest of his journey. Before he leaves, he wants to offer the tree a blessing in return for what the tree has given him. What kind of blessing can he leave for a tree that is already tall, grounded, and lush? Rabbi Marc Katz of Congregation Beth Elohim retells the classic story. For a written version, see “How Shall I Bless You?” in The Essential Jewish Stories collected, annotated, and retold by Seymour Rossel.

Rabbi Marc Katz, Associate Rabbi at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, discusses his book, The Heart of Loneliness: How Jewish Wisdom Can Help You Cope and Find Comfort on this episode of the Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast. [spp-player] About the Guest Originally from Barrington RI, Marc received a B.A. from Tufts University in 2006.  At Tufts, he studied Comparative Religion while serving as the captain of his college swim team. Before entering rabbinical school, Marc worked as a Legislative Assistant for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism lobbying for environmental protection and health care reform on behalf of the Reform movement. After returning from his first year of rabbinical school at the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, Marc has grown to love working at CBE first as a religious school teacher and then, starting in the fall of 2009, as Revson Rabbinic Intern. Over the past three years, Marc has taught in the academy program, run a weekly introduction to Judaism class, studied Torah with our adult Chevre Torah group, and served as program director for Brooklyn Jews, CBE's outreach program to young professionals. He lives in Park Slope with his wife Ayelet.

High Priestess Patti Smith holds services at Congregation Beth Elohim. Lauren and Becca worship.

On the July 29 Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast, Rabbi Address chats with Rabbi Marc Katz, associate rabbi at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, who is the author of an essay in the book The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality, entitled, "The Kavanah of the Bedroom: Sex and Intention in Jewish Law."   Marc Katz – Associate Rabbi, Congregation Beth Elohim Rabbi Marc Katz Originally from Barrington RI, Marc received a B.A. from Tufts University in 2006.  At Tufts, he studied Comparative Religion while serving as the captain of his college swim team. Before entering rabbinical school, Marc worked as a Legislative Assistant for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism lobbying for environmental protection and health care reform on behalf of the Reform movement. After returning from his first year of rabbinical school at the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, Marc has grown to love working at CBE first as a religious school teacher and then, starting in the fall of 2009, as Revson Rabbinic Intern. Over the past three years, Marc has taught in the academy program, run a weekly introduction to Judaism class, studied Torah with our adult Chevre Torah group, and served as program director for Brooklyn Jews, CBE's outreach program to young professionals. He lives in Park Slope and can often be found running in Prospect Park, shopping at the Park Slope Food Co-op (when he's not suspended), and eating at the host of Thai restaurants in the neighborhood.  

For the past nine years, at this time of year, Andy Bachman, a favorite Vox Tablet guest, would be gathering his thoughts in order to lead High Holiday services at Brooklyn’s Congregation Beth Elohim. Bachman was the head rabbi there. It’s a synagogue with a reputation for community engagement and social activism, and claims among its congregants a host of outspoken and influential personalities (Sen. Charles Schumer and Jonathan Safran Foer are among them). This year is different. Bachman stepped down from the pulpit earlier this summer and... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hanna Rosin’s new book The End of Men argues that changes in the U.S. economy—specifically the vast reduction of manufacturing jobs combined with growth in health, human resources, education, and other traditionally female-dominated professions—are leaving men in the dust in corporate culture, at universities, in families, and in popular culture. To what extent are these trends reflected in Jewish American communal life and leadership? Vox Tablet host Sara Ivry is joined by Andy Bachman, rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn (and U.S. history and politics buff), and Shifra Bronznick, founding president of Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community, to discuss Rosin’s thesis, and how it might resonate in a Jewish context. They speak as Jewish leaders, as people who are privy to the private concerns of Jewish men and women who are struggling with these changes, and as parents of sons and daughters who will have to navigate... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s been nearly two months since the Occupy Wall Street protesters unrolled their first tarps in Lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park. What was once merely a blip on a few Twitter feeds is now a world-wide phenomenon, with occupations in more than a thousand cities and towns in 80-odd countries. But in the absence of any leadership or specific set of demands, it’s hard to say what this movement is, who it represents, and where it’s headed. Even those who agree with its basic message–that the income gap between the rich and the rest in this country is immoral and unsustainable–disagree about Occupy Wall Street’s potential to bring about meaningful change. At their respective pulpits, physical and virtual, Andy Bachman, senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and Marc Tracy, Tablet Magazine’s Scroll blogger, have had a lot to say about the movement since its inception. This week on Vox... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.