Kehillat Israel Podcasts

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 10:1-11:3 - January 31, 2020

Rabbi Amy Bernstein shares insights from her study as part of the Rabbinic Leadership Initiative at The Shalom Harman Institute in Jerusalem. Kehillat Israel class January 29, 2020

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Exodus 6:2-7:7 - January 24, 2020

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - guest teacher Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben - Exodus 1:1-2:25 - Jan. 17, 2020

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - guest teacher Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben - Genesis 47:28-48:22 - Jan. 10, 2020

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - guest teacher Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben - Genesis 44:18-45:27 - Jan. 3, 2020

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - guest teacher Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben - Genesis 41:1-44:17 - Dec. 27, 2019

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Genesis 37:1-36 - Dec. 20, 2019

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Genesis 32:4-33:20 - Dec. 16, 2016

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Genesis 29:1-30:13 - Dec. 6, 2019

Dr. Saba Soomekh, American Jewish Committee–LA, speaking at Kehillat Israel’s annual Israel Matters speaker event on November 19, 2019. The event is introduced and moderated by Rick Entin, past Chair of Israel Matters programming at KI. Dr. Soomekh discusses some of the most pressing issues confronting American Jewish support for Israel including: political divisiveness in America, the rise in Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism, and the changing demographic landscape in Israel. Saba Soomekh, PhD is the Assistant Director of Interreligious and Intercommunity Affairs at American Jewish Committee (“AJC”) -LA and a lecturer at UCLA, where she teaches Religious Studies, Middle Eastern History, and Women’s Studies courses. She received her BA in Religious Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Soomekh teaches and writes extensively on World Religions,

Larry Greenfield speaking at Kehillat Israel’s annual Israel Matters event on November 19, 2019. In a broad overview of the situation facing Israel today, he discusses Israel's internal situation, the recent attacks on Israel from Gaza, his analysis of Israel's geo-strategic position, and the recent decisions of the Trump administration on the West Bank. Larry Greenfield is a fellow at The Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship & Political Philosophy. He hails from Los Angeles and earned his BA in Political Science at UC Berkeley, graduating in 3 years as Class Speaker. He received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. Larry enlisted and served in the Armed Forces of the United States in Naval Intelligence (Res.). Long active in Jewish life, Larry served as vice president of the L.A. Jewish Community Foundation, and as a Wexner Heritage Foundation fellow. He served as national executive director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs and

Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Genesis 25:19-26:22 - Dec. 2, 2016

Rabbi Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Genesis 23:1-24:9 - November 22, 2019

Learn from the timeless wisdom of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century as Rabbi Reuben shares lessons and excerpts from his new book published by the Jewish Publication Society and University of Nebraska Press: A Year with Mordecai Kaplan - Lessons on the Weekly Torah Portion. Class 3 - November 18, 2019

Rabbi Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Genesis 18:1-33 - November 15, 2019

Rabbi Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Genesis 12:1-13:18 - November 8, 2019

Kehillat Israel's fall 2019 Social Justice event, a panel discussion about the status of women’s reproductive rights in America and current efforts to erode the protections afforded under Roe v. Wade. Intoduced by Rabbi Amy Bernstein, Senior Rabbi of K.I. Participants: Jean Reith Schroedel, PhD Jean teaches at Claremont Graduate University, where she serves as Director of the Applied Women’s Studies Program, Chair of the Department of Politics & Policy, and Dean of the School of Politics & Economics. She is the author of Is the Fetus a Person: A Comparison of Policies Across the Fifty States, which analyzed her award-winning research on three major fetal policy issues: drug use by pregnant women, abortion, and third-party fetal killings. John Erickson, PhD In addition to serving as Director of Public Affairs at Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fund, John serves on the CA Commission on the Status of Women and as President of the Hollywood chapter of the National Organization for Wo

Rabbi Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Genesis 6:9-8:14 - November 1, 2019

Rabbi Bernstein's weekly Torah study class - Genesis 1:1-2:3 - October 25, 2019