Podcasts about temple beth el

Tonight, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley will light the City Hall Menorah to celebrate the eight nights of Hannukah. And this year, the event will hit close to home. He recently converted to Judaism. Before the holidays, Steph Machado sat down with the mayor and Rabbi Sarah Mack, the senior rabbi at Temple Beth-El, to talk about the journey he's been taking for the past year. Tips and ideas? Email us at rinews@globe.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paula Marcus, rabbi, cantor, worship service leader, and teacher, joins the DTFH! Paula is the Senior Rabbi at Temple Beth El, you can learn more and get in touch at TBEAptos.org. Like the show? Support us on Patreon! Patrons get early, commercial-free access to DTFH episodes. There's also a community discord, video content, and exclusive merch! This episode is brought to you by: Bilt - Earn points by paying rent Right Now when you go to JoinBilt.com/DUNCAN. Cornbread Hemp - Visit cornbreadhemp.com/DUNCAN and use promo code DUNCAN at checkout for 30% Off your first order!

Joe Petralia is a dedicated Mortgage Loan Originator at Genesee Regional Bank, where he harnesses his extensive knowledge in financial services to help families and individuals navigate the complexities of home financing. A proud Rochester native, Joe holds an MBA from St. John Fisher University and deeply values the community he has always called home.Outside of his professional life, Joe is deeply involved in local networking and charity, as an inaugural member of the Jay Birnbaum Leadership Development Program and Board Member of Temple Beth El. When he's not assisting his clients or engaged in community work, Joe enjoys traveling, playing the keyboard, and being active. 

Bonni Pomush is the Chief Executive Officer of Working Wardrobes. With much joy, Bonni is committed to putting her strengths to work by being of service to the community. Bonni developed a great love and respect for research and data-based decision-making while earning her master's degree in Family Resources and Human Development. Bonni brings over 25 years of leadership experience in government and non-profit agencies. Her research- and strengths-based leadership approach has resulted in the national accreditation of centers, turning around budgets from shortfalls to surpluses, and retaining high-quality employees by creating and implementing performance-based pay systems. In partnership with board members and volunteers, Bonni has secured over $6 million in capital campaign funds and $1 million from events and annual giving. Originally from the East Valley suburbs of Phoenix, AZ, Bonni administered programs for 15 years in government agencies (the Kyrene School District, Arizona State University, and the City of Chandler). After making the move to Orange County, CA in 2009, she joined the nonprofit world at Temple Beth El of South Orange County: The Samueli Center for Progressive Judaism. Following Founder and 31-year CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Jerri Rosen's retirement, Bonni became Working Wardrobes' second-ever CEO in January 2022 and has focused her leadership on modernizing and preparing Working Wardrobes to scale. Since her arrival, she has been nominated for several awards (LA Times 2023 & 2024 Orange County Inspirational Women, OC Business Journal's Women in Business 2023) and was touted by the OC Register as one of Orange County's Most Influential People in 2023. Bonni revels in creating and implementing strategic plans and sustainable systems, working with boards to accomplish a mission, developing and leading high-performing teams, engaging diverse stakeholders, and producing measurable results. When she's not hard at work, Bonni can be found paddle-boarding, walking, playing mah-jongg, hitting balls on the tennis court, traveling, or enjoying quality time with family and friends. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at REF Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. 

In the wake of October 7th, we've been forced to re-evaluate some of our social justice and interfaith partnerships. Hear from Zioness Founder and Executive Director Amanda Berman, Union for Reform Judaism Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy David Saperstein, and Jewish Council for Public Affairs CEO Amy Spitalnick in a panel discussion moderated by Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester Senior Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe. In a conference by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC.  

As a child Paul Kerbel moved around quite a bit, but for the past five+ years his home is Cranford as he serves as the spiritual leader of Temple Beth El Mekor Chayim. Rabbi Kerbel talks about his childhood, why he was drawn to becoming a rabbi and his impressions of Cranford.We also talk about recent events in the Middle East and how that has affected him and his congregation.

November 16, 2023 ~ Rabbi Mark Miller, Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills, was one of 900 Metro Detroiters stranded at Dulles airport en-route to large rally to support Israel in Washington DC when bus drivers walked off the job.

If you missed last week's webinar, you can now listen to the conversation between with faculty members from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Professor Simon Barak and Dana Gavish-Fridman, and Rabbi Greg Weisman. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev sits 25 miles from the border with Gaza and was significantly impacted by the October 7 terrorist attacks. More than 60 BGU students, staff, faculty, and family were either murdered, kidnapped or missing. Since then, the University has transformed, turning dorms into army barracks and homes for displaced families, and mobilizing students and, staff to support the war effort.   They shared how the war in Israel has impacted Ben-Gurion University, the work of Soroka Medical Center that serves the southern part of the country and which treated 1,000 patients in its emergency room on the day of the attack, and how it has affected them personally. Organizations we encourage contributions to include the following: The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County is raising money to support Israel's defense and recovery efforts. Magen David Adom is supporting Israel's rescue and medical resources. The Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism is supporting the families of Israel's Reform congregations. Please also consider a contribution to Yozma, Temple Beth El's sister congregation in Israel.

In this special episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with Rabbi Joshua Weinberg, Vice President of the URJ for Israel and Reform Zionism, and Executive Director of ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America. Together, they discuss what is going on in Israel amid the war with Hamas. Organizations we encourage contributions to include the following: The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County is raising money to support Israel's defense and recovery efforts. Magen David Adom is supporting Israel's rescue and medical resources. The Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism is supporting the families of Israel's Reform congregations. Please also consider a contribution to Yozma, Temple Beth El's sister congregation in Israel. Other resources mentioned in this episode: ARZA Rabbi Joshua Weinberg's Newsletter The Times of Israel Stand With Us  My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War by Micah Goodman The Promised Podcast  

Top Stories- Sirens wail as Hamas rockets fly into Israel overnight,as Israel strikes back with relentless airstrikes on the Gaza Strip - Here in Kern County, the Jewish community joined together at Temple Beth El last night in song- The OpenDoor Network is asking you to open your heart this morning to domestic abuse survivors

Rabbi Cassi Kail asks whether zealotry can ever be condonedRabbi Cassi Kail is Rabbi of Temple Beth El in San Pedro, California. She was ordained in 2011 from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where she also received a Master's in Jewish Literature. For the past seven years, she worked as a congregational rabbi for Temple Emanu-El of Utica, NY and then Temple Or Elohim in Jericho, NY. Rabbi Kail is a proud member of the Interfaith Clergy Council of Syosset and Woodbury. Previously, she served on the steering committees of InterFaith Matters, Reform Jewish Voice and the Empire State Anti-Poverty Initiative of the Mohawk Valley. While in Seminary, she co-founded a young egalitarian minyan called The Wandering Jews of Astoria, serving unaffiliated Jews in their 20s and 30s.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bret Stephens spoke at Temple Beth El in May 2023 about the state of Israel as Israel celebrates its 75th birthday. If you had the chance to hear his conversation with Rabbi Dan Levin in person, you know how incredibly informative it was. If not, you can listen to this bonus episode - a recording of the live conversation they had as they tried to answer the following questions: What do the changes in Israel's government mean for American Jews and Diaspora Jews around the world? How is the uptick in global antisemitism related people's perception of Israeli politics and Israeli leadership? How are we as Reform Jews supposed to feel about Israel? What is the state of Israel as it celebrates its 75th birthday?

Over 20 years ago, Dr. David Silverstein was part of a groundbreaking documentary, "Trembling Before G-d," A film that describes itself as "about gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews trying to reconcile their sexuality with their faith." On the Podcast, Dr. David Silverstein discusses his childhood in the 1960s and 1970s growing up in a tradition-oriented Jewish family in Gary, Indiana, in a time of large-scale transition that would soon close Temple Beth El of Gary, a Jewish community he cherished. Pictured: The Doors to the Sanctuary of Temple Beth El in Gary, Indiana. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/injewishhistory/support

Ali Velshi is joined by former U.S. Attorney & Professor at University of Alabama School of Law Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney & Professor at University of Michigan Law School Barbara McQuade, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia Caleb Silver, National Political Reporter at The Washington Post Caroline Kitchener, Principal Policy Associate of State Issues at Guttmacher Institute Elizabeth Nash, former Chief of Criminal fraud section at the DOJ Andrew Weissman, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), CEO of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Richmond, Virginia Rabbi Michael Knopf.

We continue our series on Texas Impact's 2023 Legislative Priorities by discussing reproductive rights, religious freedom and what Texans of faith should consider before the November election. Rabbi Mara Nathan, Senior Rabbi at Temple Beth-El in San Antonio, is with us for the conversation. Later in the program, Texas Impact's Executive Director Bee Moorhead continues the discussion as she and other TXI staff prepare to travel to Egypt to attend the COP27 climate summit. Stay tuned for more on that and election coverage in the weeks to come. Visit Texas Impact's Election Center at texasimpact.org/voter-assistance to make a sample ballot, find a polling location near you and make a plan to vote!

with HaRav Moshe Sternbuch – Ravaad of Yerushalyaim, Mechaber Moadim Uzmanim – 24:20 with Harav Dovid Cohen – Rov of Gvul Yaavetz – 26:24 with  Mara Nathan – Spiritual leader Temple Beth El, San Antonio – 42:09 with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of CRC, Rosh Yeshiva of RIETS – 1:00:46 Answers to the Pesach Riddles – 1:25:30 מראי מקומות    

What is the role of faith in action? How can communities of faith, inspired by our own traditions, work together towards common goals?This podcast was part of a monthly series exploring the Interfaith principles that guide our life and work. Our faith-based commitments around the ideals of the common good, common home, and common life will center our conversations. These monthly discussions will include a variety of panelists across faith traditions, inviting people of faith across SW Michigan (and beyond!) to a time of listening and contemplation as we consider the role of faith in action.The first conversation of this series was facilitated Co-Director of Faith Relationships and Strategy, Sid Mohn, who was joined by three panelists - Dr. Mahan Mirza - the Executive Director of the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion; Rabbi Karen Companez of Temple Beth-El in South Bend; and Dr. Malinda Elizabeth Berry - Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart. During this discussion, we asked our panelists to review Interfaith Action's 10 Interfaith principles - you can find these principles in the description of this podcast or on our website: https://swmichinterfaith.org/whoweareMusic is "Night Owl" from the Directionless EP by Broke For Free, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Available at http://freemusicarchive.org/music/BrokeForFree/DirectionlessEP/BrokeForFree-DirectionlessEP-01NightOwl.

Today's special episode is hosted by Gideon the Free-quent Flyer. [Cold open] Harraseeket Inn holiday buffets: https://www.harraseeketinn.com/dine-1 Hello, and welcome to The Manifesto with Gideon, the Free-quent Flyer, on the Milenomics Podcast Network. I'm Gideon, the Free-quent Flyer, and I'm joined today by Ted Fleischaker, board member of Portland, Maine's Etz Chaim Synagogue and publisher of the Up Portland newspaper. Ted, welcome to the Manifesto. [0:20] Plugs Etz Chaim: https://etzchaim-portland.org/Up Portland: http://www.upportland.com/Micucci's Grocery Store: https://www.facebook.com/MicucciGrocery/Anywhere else people can find you online/in Maine/conferences, etc? [1:30] Jewish Community in Maine Etz Chaim: India and Congress ST, Portland, ME.Services, Torah Study, Museum.Fire during COVIDWhat kind of renovations were required? Discovered original (1921) wiring.How was the community served while the synagogue was closed?History of the buildingLocation of a boarding house for Irish and Italian immigrants that burned down in the fire of 1866History of the Jewish community in MaineNearby 1904 Synagogue split in 1920's over whether to use Yiddish or English during services.English speakers spent $50k remodeling present Etz Chaim building.Mid-1970's, only 15 members left in congregation. Sell the building, hang on, or merge with another congregation?Museum foundation took over the building, congregation rents sanctuary back for servicesEtz Chaim changes from orthodox to egalitarian. 3 services per week: Monday Orthodox minyan, Friday night reform service, Saturday morning Orthodox service.What do Jewish traditions look like today in Portland: how can people find seders, sukkahs, etc if they're in Portland or Maine for the Holidays?Four working synagogues in Portland: Chabad House, Bet Ha'am, Temple Beth El, Etz ChaimSurrounding areas: Lewiston, Old Orchard Beach, Biddeford-Saco, BathCenter for Small Town Jewish Life: https://jewishlife.colby.edu/ [20:10] Publishing a local newspaper Washington Post Magazine on local journalism: https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/interactive/2021/local-news-deserts-expanding/How does Maine support so many local newspapers?Up PortlandIsland papersLobster boat papersWhat goes into publishing a daily/weekly/monthly paper? How many printers remain, do papers get shipped in from out of town, USPS, “paper boxes” on the streets? What does it take to manage a dead-tree media distribution company these days? [36:40] Visiting Portland/Visiting Maine For first-time visitors to Portland or to Maine, what recommendations do you have?Where to stay?Eastland Hotel (The Westin Portland Harborview)Where/what to eat?Dock's Seafood - lobster roll: https://www.docksseafood.com/Street and company - lobster dinner: https://www.streetandcompany.net/What to see?Portland headlight in Ft. Williams Park: https://portlandheadlight.com/Bar Harbour, Acadia National Park: https://www.nps.gov/acad/index.htmRed's Eats in Wiscasset - Lobster Roll: https://www.redseatsmaine.com/Rock Paper Scissors in Wiscasset: https://www.facebook.com/rockpaperscissorsmaine/Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Bush compoundFly to Portland or Bangor?Portland has more nonstop service, competitive fares [41:54] Quar Question of the Week For folks who are thinking of taking a socially-distanced winter getaway in Maine this New Years, what's your go-to romantic nook in the state?Bar Harbour: winter hotel discounts at luxury propertiesRockland: 250 Maine Hotel (https://www.250mainhotel.com/)Blackpoint Inn (only open in season): https://www.blackpointinn.com/ Thanks again to Ted Fleischaker for joining me today. You've been listening to The Manifesto with Gideon, the Free-quent Flyer, on the Milenomics Podcast Network. Goodbye, and good luck.

In episode five, Rabbi Sarah Mack of Temple Beth-El in Providence discusses everything from the influence of nature on her spirituality, to the importance of strong mentorship. …

Rabbi Jonathan Klein, rabbi at Temple Beth El in Bakersfield, CA (how to gain and retain the employees you need to grow your business), guides on the number one question sent to us on social media for the third year in a row: "Is it morally okay to have a financially successful business?" In addition, we talk about, how to overcome a merger that doesn't go well, and...with which hand do you light a menorah?

In today's episode, Amy and Sara discuss life as a single mom and a public school teacher. Sara opens up about the challenges and victories she's experienced while teaching middle schoolers during Covid. As a religious educator with a degree in Religious Studies, Sara Bryan teaches Judaism 101 to adults at Temple Beth El. She also enlightens the young minds of children on Sundays at Religious School and during the summer at Camp Mindy. Because of her educational background, Sara has a vast knowledge of different religions. She shares her thoughts on creation such as the Big Bang Theory and explains shadow work and how we can overcome it by tapping into the Light within us. Sara also touches on how God can be the darkness as well as the light. Sara explains the value of having many different religions and how it can create unity instead of division. Sara explains how to find forgiveness in the unforgivable and that perspective is the key to overcoming any obstacles. Follow me on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amygraycunningham/ (AmyGrayCunningham) Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/amygraycunningham/ (AmyGrayCunningham) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnvTs4Vmm7FJFkbPmqG9Hzg (AmyGrayCunningham) Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmyCunnningham1 (AmyCunningham1) LinkedIn: https://my.captivate.fm/AmyGrayCunningham (AmyGrayCunningham) Website: https://butterflykissespodcast.com/ (ButterflyKissesPodcast) Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/butterfly-kisses/id1561256027 (Apple Podcast Reviews) and https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/butterfly-kisses-1841572 (PodChaser )

The Jewish community of Charlotte, North Carolina has been embarrassed by their city's monument honoring Judah Benjamin, the Confederacy's Jewish Secretary of State, ever since they were cajoled into paying for it back in 1948… and the 2020 racial justice protests finally accelerated their decades-long attempt to get rid of it. But Benjamin-- a brilliant lawyer, one of the first Jewish senators, a Supreme Court nominee, the “Brains of the Confederacy,” Caribbean-born, openly Jewish, and not-openly gay-- made people uncomfortable during his own lifetime. Even back then, he was impossible to get rid of.  Benjamin's meteoric career, and his outlandish escape from a victorious Union that wanted his head (he survived multiple shipwrecks and was helped along by a talking parrot), present a strange study in the evils of the past and the awkward role Jews played in it, especially when we look at other unlikely Jewish Civil War figures and the expectations non-Jewish leaders like Lincoln and Davis had of them. How did Jews position themselves as Americans, then and now-- and at what cost? James Traub's new biography of Judah Benjamin is Judah Benjamin: Counselor to the Confederacy. Previous Benjamin biographies include Judah P. Benjamin: The Jewish Confederate by Eli Evans, which provides the account shared in this episode of Benjamin's astonishing escape. Jonathan Sarna's works on the Civil War include Lincoln and the Jews, which features Sarna's research on Isachar Zacharie, and When General Grant Expelled the Jews. Asher Knight is the senior rabbi of Temple Beth El in Charlotte, North Carolina. Eric Wisnia is the rabbi emeritus of Congregation Beth Chaim in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. A fictionalized account of Judah Benjamin's life and the lives of other Civil War Jews can be found in Dara Horn's novel All Other Nights.  Dara Horn's new book, People Love Dead Jews, is published by WW Norton and is available wherever books are sold. It's also available as an audio book from Recorded Books. We hope you'll check it out.  Adventures with Dead Jews is brought to you by Tablet Studios and Soul Shop. It's created and written by Dara Horn, and produced and edited by Josh Kross and Robert Scaramuccia. The managing producer is Sara Fredman Aeder, and the executive producers are Liel Leibovitz, Stephanie Butnick, Gabi Weinberg and Dan Luxenberg. We hope you'll rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts, so that more people can join us on our adventures. 

In this week's parshah, Korach leads a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. Korach argues that Moses has taken on too much power and challenges his leadership. Drawing from the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High, TBE member Tiffany Washington explains what we can learn from Korach's failure to prepare for his conversation with Moses and provides tips for creating and maintaining healthy dialogues even when emotions run high. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

Groupthink can cause a society to wilt and wither away, and without having our individual voices within a group, communities become stagnant and the talents and traits gifted to us are stifled, especially when it comes to standing up for the oppressed. In this message (recorded at TBE's Shabbat morning service on June 5, 2021), TBE member LeAnne Whitlow explains that, while wandering in the wilderness, God commands the Israelites to stand up for the oppressed because we also were "once strangers in a foreign land.” So why do we seem to have lost our unique voices and our acceptance of diversity? The simple answer is fear and lack of faith. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

Birkat Kohanim, or the Priestly Blessing, is the oldest known text in the Bible. In his Shabbat message for Parashat Nasso, recorded at Temple Beth-El on May 22, 2021, Rabbi Michael Knopf explains that the Priestly Blessing expresses a challenge to build a better world by pursuing justice, making peace, and making the world more godly. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

The festival of Shavuot commemorates the giving of the 10 Commandments at Mt. Sinai — the building blocks for living an ethical life and building a just society. In honor of the holiday, State Sen. Jennifer McClellan joined Rabbi Michael Knopf for a conversation about the connections between the 10 Commandments, Sen. McClellan's work, and the values that drive her. Together, they explore issues such as racial justice, labor justice, criminal justice reform/mass incarceration/solitary confinement, affordable housing, gun violence, and the rise of white supremacist violence. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

A Torah portion about a census? Riveting stuff, right? We are familiar with census taking, for both the good of managing resources and community programs, as well as for excluding or retaliating against populations. But a census can tell a deeper story than a simple count of a population. Homeless services rely on Point In Time counts, but the number tells a larger story of school performance, history of redlining, and even voting access. TBE member Emily Jasper explains that in order to truly practice Tikkun Olam, we must know our community through the numbers. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

In parshat Behukotai, God makes two sets of promises to the Israelites: A series of “blessings” if they follow God's commandments, and a series of “curses” if they don't. Is one of these motivations nobler than the other? Why is it that sometimes, even when we follow God's commandments, evil things still happen - and what is the relationship between evil and free will? TBE member Rachel Ringgold offers her perspective! Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

The Shabbat after Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, Rabbi Michael Knopf explains that Parashat Aharei-Mot Kedoshim teaches how death can inspire us to build holier communities, and how tragedy and trauma can propel us to make a more just society. Recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat evening service on April 23, 2021. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

The double Torah portion known as Tazria-Metzora is all about identifying and healing the sick. Rabbi Michael Knopf explores what it can teach us about identifying and healing our society's illness of racism, of which police brutality, gun violence, and COVID-19 death rates continue to be pervasive symptoms. Recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat evening service on April 16, 2021. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

Rabbi Chaim Galfand is a former lawyer and is currently the Rabbi of Perelman Jewish Day school which has two campuses: one in Wynnewood, PA and the other in Melrose Park, PA. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA where he attended various Jewish day schools including Perelman. Rabbi Galfand trained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem, and the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, he has experienced and helped shape various models of what a Jewish spiritual community can and should look like. He has been a guest cantor at Temple Beth El in Lancaster, PA. Rabbi Galfand is passionate about guiding students to discover their place in the universe. Gems:Focus on the link between individual Jew and their own tradition.Build from the bottom up.Practice patience and kindness.Share stories.Engage learners less in the head and more in the heart.Be mindful how we talk about G-d.Encourage students to ask questions.Build upon children's sense of wonder.The home is significant in children's learning.Include the family in learning.Empower students to have conversations with their parents.We are beginning the journey of learning.Guide students to discover their place in the universe.Share our values of Torah with the world.Do not forget who you are as a person.Teach what you do not have to unteach later.Find him on twitter: https://twitter.com/pjdsrabbi?lang=enSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/JewishEducationExperiencePodcast)

Rabbi Michael Knopf explains how the biblical story of the death of Aaron's sons Nadav and Avihu teaches us about accountability and holding everyone to the same standard. Recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat morning service on April 10, 2021. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

Rabbi Michael Knopf explains how the biblical story of the splitting of the Sea of Reeds teaches us what we learn by stepping back and witnessing our reality from a different vantage point, and why that is so important in our time. Recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat and Pesah morning service on April 3, 2021. And Cantor Dara Rosenblatt shares a powerful Yizkor message (recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Pesah morning service on April 4, 2021), about how we find God's presence in the face of loss. As we cherish and remember the memories of loved ones lost, may we continue to hold onto the strength that the Divine provides us in challenging times. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

Rabbi Michael Knopf answers the congregation's Passover questions in this live Q&A. Recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Pesah morning service on March 27, 2021. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

Why do we celebrate Passover, ostensibly a “festival of freedom” by observing a rigid, stringent, and restrictive set of rules? Drawing a comparison between the biblical Exodus and Flood stories, Rabbi Michael Knopf discusses what the discipline of Passover teaches us about what it means to be free. Recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Pesah morning service on March 28, 2021. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

What is our calling? Why are we here on this Earth? Rabbi Michael Knopf discusses what parashat Vayikra (March 20, 2021) and the Book of Leviticus teach about our purpose. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

Whether you're an online shopper or a yard sale savant, the past year has probably changed how you've related to the things in your space. Through the lens of the double parsha Vayakhel-Pekudei (March 13, 2021), TBE's Student Rabbi in Residence Talia Kaplan offers perspective on the ways in which we can make room for the sacred. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

In Parashat Ki Tissa, we encounter the infamous episode of the Golden Calf. What does this story say about us, and what does it teach about God? In this episode (recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat morning service on March 6, 2021), TBE member Dr. Gary Goldberg discusses “the unbearable grace from the face and the trace left behind by the loving, living, God”, in a Dvar Torah inspired by the medieval mystic Rabbi Isaac Luria, the 20th-century French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, and contemporary sage Rabbi Yitz Greenberg. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

In Parashat Tetzaveh, we learn about the intricacies associated with priestly breastplates, and how each stone and inscription has a key role in the beauty and completeness of the piece. In this episode (recorded before Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat morning service on February 27, 2021), TBE member Sherrina Gibson interviews Dr. Sarah Kranz-Ciment, physical therapist and disability advocate, in honor of Jewish Disability Inclusion Month. The pair discuss how each member of our community is a precious gem, key to the mosaic that is our holy community. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

From God's commandment to Moses and the Israelites to build a sanctuary in the wilderness, to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, to our own synagogue, what does Parashat Trumah teach about building sacred space then and now? In this episode (recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat morning service on February 20, 2021), special guest speaker and chair of TBE's “Building for Our Next 90 Years” campaign, Frances Goldman, connects the Torah portion with plans for making Temple Beth-El as glorious 90 years from now as it has been for its first 90 years. And Rabbi Knopf explores how the images of angels in the Tabernacle's design were meant to remind us to look beyond ourselves toward something greater, much like NASA's Persistence rover, which recently landed on Mars. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

What does the Torah say about the treatment of the stranger and the transformative power of justice? In this episode (recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat morning service on February 13, 2021), special guest speaker and TBE Social Action/Tikkun Olam chair Kristin Gorin discusses the Torah's commandments regarding the “stranger” and argues that committing to love the stranger can propel us to make efforts to restore the balance of justice. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

The story of the revelation at Mt. Sinai is one of the most dramatic and consequential narratives in the Torah. What can that critical text reveal to us about the call for diversity, equity, and inclusion in our time? In this episode (recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat morning service on February 6, 2021), Rabbi Knopf and special guest Mona Siddiqui, Deputy Chief Diversity Officer in Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Northam for immigrant and refugee affairs, and a leader in Richmond's Muslim community discuss the connections between Parashat Yitro and the challenge of building a more just and inclusive Virginia and nation today. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

This week I share a talk I gave for a program from Temple Beth El.  The invitation was to talk about healing the mind from religious, spiritual and mindfulness perspectives. 

What do the 2011 movie Moneyball and the Exodus story have in common? In this episode (recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat morning service on January 30, 2021), special guest speaker and TBE past president Rita Ruby discusses what the Oakland Athletics 2002 baseball season and the Jewish people's encounter at the Sea of Reeds can teach us about the process of personal and collective change and transformation. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

In this episode (recorded for Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat service on November 28, 2020), Rabbi Knopf and Josh Jeffreys, Jewish Chaplain & Director of Religious Life at Univ. of Richmond, discuss the connections between the biblical story of Jacob's Ladder, the college experience, leaving home, and discovering God in unlikely places.“Socially Distant, Spiritually Close” is recorded during virtual gatherings of Temple Beth-El in Richmond, Virginia, and is produced by Dr. Gillian Frank. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Our cover art was designed by Judith Rushin, using a photograph by Miriam Aniel. These teachings, presentations, and conversations reflect the dynamism, warmth, passion, and kindness of Temple Beth-El in Richmond, VA.

 In the biblical Exodus story, God afflicts the oppressive Egyptians with a plague of darkness, in which “People could not see one another.” In this episode (recorded at Temple Beth-El's virtual Shabbat morning service on January 23, 2021), Rabbi Knopf and special guest Rev. Dr. LaKeisha Cook, Justice Reform Organizer at Virginia Interfaith Center for Public policy, discuss the connections between the plague of darkness and modern-day injustice, and a justice agenda for Virginia and the nation in 2021. Temple Beth-El is committed to leading people into growing relationships with Jewish community, wisdom, and practice that help them thrive intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually and that inspire them to build a more compassionate, just, and peaceful world. TBE Richmond Podcast is produced by Abby Miller. Our theme music is composed and produced by Stephen Frost. Learn more about our dynamic, warm, and passionate congregation, affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, at www.bethelrichmond.org.

The most Jewish place outside of Israel? The center of the universe? Boro Park seems to be the epicenter of Jewish life in many ways. As it developed pre war, it was an out of town upscale neighborhood for those distancing themselves from Manhattan and Williamsburg. The original shuls like Shomrei Emunah, Temple Beth-El, Anshe Sfard, Bnei Yehuda and others grew at the time. Eitz Chaim Yeshiva and the Shulamis school for girls were the first schools of its kind in the neighborhood, and in the case of the latter in the entire country. Slowly the neighborhood attracted different kind of crowd. The Chernobyl Rebbe established the first chassidic shtiebel in the 1930's. After the war, Rav Avraham Joffen opened the Novardok Yeshiva, Rav Aharon Kotler became a neighborhood resident and a group of Mir students from Shanghai established the Mir Minyan on 16th Ave & 54th St. Moshe Koussevitzky was the Chazzan at Beth-El during this time.  It wasn't long before the Chassidim began arriving in ever greater numbers. The Munkatch court was revived there, and the Bobover Rebbe arrived in the late '60's from Crown Heights. Novominsk, Sighet, Ger, Belz, Spinka and dozens of other dynasties had their headquarters, the Rebbe or at least a shtibel in the neighborhood.  Mendelssohn's Pizza, Biegeleisen's sforim store, Maimonides Hospital and the shopping of 13th Ave all became fixtures of Boro Park and into the realm of legend. Rav Moshe Sherer's efforts to rehabilitate the neighborhood in the late 1970's led to further growth and expansion. Great poskim like Rav Menashe Klein, Rav Moshe Bick, the Debrecen Rov and many others called Boro Park home. A comprehensive list of the people and places in Boro Park's storied history would be too vast, and a small peek into the sights and sounds of the neighborhood will suffice.   Subscribe To Our Podcast on:   PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/   Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

The most Jewish place outside of Israel? The center of the universe? Boro Park seems to be the epicenter of Jewish life in many ways. As it developed pre war, it was an out of town upscale neighborhood for those distancing themselves from Manhattan and Williamsburg. The original shuls like Shomrei Emunah, Temple Beth-El, Anshe Sfard, Bnei Yehuda and others grew at the time. Eitz Chaim Yeshiva and the Shulamis school for girls were the first schools of its kind in the neighborhood, and in the case of the latter in the entire country. Slowly the neighborhood attracted different kind of crowd. The Chernobyl Rebbe established the first chassidic shtiebel in the 1930's. After the war, Rav Avraham Joffen opened the Novardok Yeshiva, Rav Aharon Kotler became a neighborhood resident and a group of Mir students from Shanghai established the Mir Minyan on 16th Ave & 54th St. Moshe Koussevitzky was the Chazzan at Beth-El during this time.  It wasn't long before the Chassidim began arriving in ever greater numbers. The Munkatch court was revived there, and the Bobover Rebbe arrived in the late '60's from Crown Heights. Novominsk, Sighet, Ger, Belz, Spinka and dozens of other dynasties had their headquarters, the Rebbe or at least a shtibel in the neighborhood.  Mendelssohn's Pizza, Biegeleisen's sforim store, Maimonides Hospital and the shopping of 13th Ave all became fixtures of Boro Park and into the realm of legend. Rav Moshe Sherer's efforts to rehabilitate the neighborhood in the late 1970's led to further growth and expansion. Great poskim like Rav Menashe Klein, Rav Moshe Bick, the Debrecen Rov and many others called Boro Park home. A comprehensive list of the people and places in Boro Park's storied history would be too vast, and a small peek into the sights and sounds of the neighborhood will suffice.   Subscribe To Our Podcast on:   PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/   Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

#Suffolk #Virginia get ready! Dr. Umar Johnson (@DrUmarJohnson); the ever-popular and ever-controversial, ever-thought provoking, ever-solution focused, joins the #FlyGuysPodcast with @GrandpaCrunk to share his always Garveite, always Super-Pro-Black, always African-Centered, liberation theology-based solutions and agenda in preparation for a talk in Suffolk, Virginia on 7/15/18. (FlyGuy Branded Podcast) Dr.Umar Returns to Suffolk (VA): Sun July 15th @ 4pm (doors open @ 3pm), Temple Beth El, 3927 Bridge Road 23435, "the 365 Degrees of Genocide: The Failed Political Economy of Integration" http://DrUmarJohnson.EventBee.Com , DrUmarSuffolk@Gmail.Com, 757-609-0166, 844-4DR-UMARDISCLAIMER * The views expressed by Dr. Johnson are solely his views and does not necessarily reflect the views of The #FlyGuysPodcast nor its staff, vendors, or affiliates unless explicitly stated.Fly Guy BRANDED are contracted interviews performed by the staff of Positive Vibes Inc. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/get-on-code/message

Rabbi David Levin visits this episode of the Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast to discuss his new Jewish Relationships Initiative. The Jewish Relationships Initiative is a nonprofit organization formed to provide outreach focusing on the unaffiliated Jewish population of Greater Philadelphia.  JRI seeks to create relationships through meaningful connection to Jewish wisdom, ritual and community.  We do this through lifecycle events, study and learning, conversation and connection to others. [spp-player] About Rabbi Levin [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="154"] Rabbi David Levin[/caption] David Levin is a Reform rabbi ordained from the Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion (NY).  David serves the community of Greater Philadelphia. He also devotes his time to special projects including Jewish Sacred Aging, teaching and free speech issues on the college campus. David worked with the Union for Reform Judaism in the Congregational Network as a Rabbinical Director serving the East Coast congregations.  He also had the honor of working at Main Line Reform Temple in Wynnewood, PA. David Levin is a Fellow with Rabbis Without Borders, an interdenominational rabbinic group affiliated with CLAL. David Levin proudly claims to be one of Rabbi Louis Frishman's (z”l) “Temple Kids”, from Temple Beth El in Spring Valley, NY.  David attended the University of Chicago earning an AB in Economics. He went on to the New York University Graduate School of Business where he earned an MBA in Finance.  Before becoming a rabbi, David enjoyed a career centered in banking and real estate finance, and he also worked in the family garment business.