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You've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastJune 5, 2026 | A Sanctuary Without WallsThis week, Rabbi Friedman reflected on the sale of his childhood synagogue and how encounters with God have traditionally taken place in nature and invites us to experience the divine through wonder, awe, and the quiet presence found beneath the open sky.To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-06-0906 min
Living Jewishly Out LoudChoosing the Living: a response to a world that prefers our history to our presenceThe world often embraces Jewish stories when they are tragic, memorialized in museums, or win Academy Awards — but as Dara Horn famously wrote, "People love dead Jews. Living ones, not so much." In this episode, the Rabbis explore the vital connection between our history of loss, our modern right to self-determination, and our future, where the ultimate act of defiance is living with unapologetic Jewish joy.
This sermon originally aired on April 17, 2026.
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2026-05-2612 minYou've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastMay 15, 2026 | Cantor Barbara Ostfeld: A LegacyFor this week's episode, our Legacy Shabbat Artist-in-Residence, Cantor Barbara Ostfeld reflected on how TI has carried forward a legacy of social justice, musical innovation, and radical inclusion through generations of evolving Jewish leadership and worship.To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-05-1914 minYou've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastMay 8, 2026 | Excerpts from Temple Israel's 2026 Adult B'nei Mitzvah ServiceFor this week's episode of You've Always Belonged Here, we are sharing excerpts from our 2026 Adult B'nei Mitzvah class: Diana Blau, Kate Jonas, Michael J. Miller, Randi Mondshine, Barbara J. Roffe, Hazel Malbin Shulman, Jeremy Swetzoff, Bernie Vagnini, & Susan Sanders Witkow.To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-05-1112 minYou've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastMay 1, 2026 | A Letter to Jews Considering Abandoning ZionismThis week, Rabbi Friedman urges "troubled Zionists" to remain engaged with Israel rather than distancing themselves.To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-05-0512 min
The Land of Israel NetworkJudges, Chapter 16 - Samson & Delilah | Prophets of Israel Daily👉 Join the Prophets of Israel Daily for powerful Torah learning from the heart of Israel. https://thelandofisrael.com/prophets-of-israel/
In Judges Chapter 16 (Sefer Shoftim / Book of Judges), Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz conclude the dramatic and tragic story of Samson (Shimshon), Judge of Israel, in one of the most powerful and heartbreaking chapters in all of Tanach.
This chapter reveals the final descent of Samson—chosen before birth, filled with divine strength, and yet brought down through betrayal, temptation, and the slow forgetting of where his power truly comes from. The story of Samson and Delilah is not only about seduc...
2026-05-0416 minYou've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastApr 24, 2026 | The Heart of Who We AreThis week, Cantor Becky Mann explores the true soul of the state of Israel—a nation where holiness and peace are discovered by embracing a shared humanity within the complex tension of grief and celebration.To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-04-2708 min
Living Jewishly Out LoudJewish ResilienceHaving just commemorated Yom HaShoah, and in this moment of deep communal challenge and change, Rabbi Amy reflects on what it means to live openly as a Jew. Drawing on a personal experience, she speaks honestly about loss and isolation since October 7, while also sharing moving stories of unexpected allies and renewed commitment to Jewish life. Her message is a reminder that even in turbulent times, we are strong, we are resilient, and we are not alone.
This sermon originally aired on October 2, 2025.
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2026-04-2218 minYou've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastApr 17, 2026 | Turn Toward One AnotherThis week, Cantor Cadrain highlights the Torah’s invitation to turn towards one another, even and especially across lines of difference.To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-04-1710 minYou've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastApr 10, 2026 | "The Yoms"This week, Rabbi Friedman explores the significance of "The Yoms": Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, and Yom HaAtzma’ut.To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-04-1009 minYou've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastApr 3, 2026 | The OmerThis week, Rabbi Elana Nemitoff-Bresler discusses the joy and wonder of counting the Omer.To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-04-0306 min
Living Jewishly Out LoudLet My People GoMoses stands before the burning bush and receives the divine command to tell Pharaoh, "Let my people go," yet he repeatedly resists, citing a profound speech impediment. Yet, this story serves as a powerful reminder that while we are all deeply flawed and bound to fail, if God can entrust the leadership of a nation to a man who struggled to speak, we too are capable of achieving greatness despite our own imperfections.
This sermon originally aired on January 13, 2026.
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2026-04-0113 min
From the FrontlinesFrom the Frontlines: Terror at Temple Israel in Michigan"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast which brings listeners to the frontline in the battle against antisemitism, hate and extremism through conversations with ADL staff who are living that battle every day.
Picture a Thursday afternoon in the suburbs of Detroit. More than 100 young children are in school at their synagogue when a man rams a truck into the front entrance of that building. He drives it through the doors and down the hallway, opens fire with a rifle, and but for the extraordinary heroism of an armed security team, would have committed one of the worst antisemitic massacres...
2026-03-2935 minYou've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastMar 27, 2026 | Erev Rav - A Mixed MultitudeThis week, Rabbi Friedman draws from Hillel's idea of the Jewish people being Erev Rav–a mixed multitude, reclaiming the Jewish tradition of respectful disagreement to bridge the deep political and ideological divides at our own Seder tables.To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-03-2712 min
Israel News Talk Radio‘Stay Away If You Know What’s Good for You’: Jewish Trainer’s Warning (to Jihadists) as Detroit Jews Embrace Firearms: Interview With Aaron Tobin - Alan Skorski ReportsAn armed private security guard at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, MI. shot and killed an attacker who rammed his vehicle into the synagogue and opened fire, preventing what could have been a mass casualty event last week, authorities and witnesses said.
The incident, which occurred Thursday, March 12, left the attacker dead and one security guard injured, but no congregants, staff or the 140 children attending the synagogue’s early childhood learning center were harmed.
The attacker, identified by federal authorities as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon and resident of Dearborn Heights, drove a Ford F...
2026-03-2628 min
The Land of Israel NetworkLand of Israel Guys Podcast: Iran war: Historic Firsts, Prophecy & the Future of the Temple Mount.👉 Join our network and stay connected: https://thelandofisrael.com/membership-tiers/
Six days into the war with Iran, the conflict is already producing historic moments that have not been seen in decades. In this episode, we explore the military developments, the geopolitical stakes, and the deeper prophetic questions surrounding this rapidly unfolding war.
We discuss several remarkable firsts, including the first time since World War II that a U.S. submarine has sunk an enemy warship with a torpedo, and the first-ever combat air-to-air kill by an F-35 fighter jet, when an Israeli aircraft shot down an Iranian plane over Tehran.
At...
2026-03-0859 minYou've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastTrailerIntroducing You've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel PodcastTo learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below.Instagram: @templeisraelwestportFacebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CTYoutube: Temple Israel WestportWebsite: tiwestport.org
2026-03-0101 min
Living Jewishly Out LoudThe Blame GameWhen terrible things happen, we often look for where to place the blame - villains, ourselves, even God. This week’s Torah portion prompts us to ask the same question about how the Israelites went from having Joseph as Pharoah’s right-hand man to being entirely enslaved in Egypt just a short time later.
This sermon originally aired on January 9, 2026.
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2026-02-2511 min
Living Jewishly Out LoudPlanting for the Next GenerationDrawing on Mark Twain’s famous observation of Jewish endurance, this sermon explores how the secret to Jewish continuity lies not in having all the answers, but in our commitment to passing down stories and planting for the future. Even in a modern world filled with uncertainty, rising antisemitism, and complex questions that feel impossible to answer, our tradition encourages us to find clarity in our purpose. Like the story of Honi and the carob tree, we are called to be a people that build and flourish for the next generation—planting seeds of meaning today so that those who foll...
2026-02-1109 min
Living Jewishly Out LoudJewish AppearancesJewish congregations, and Temple Israel specifically, have a long tradition of innovation and change. In the generation to come, we need to both appear more Jewish and make more Jewish appearances.
This sermon originally aired on December 5, 2025.
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2026-01-1412 min
Temple Israel of Boston's Clergy CornerRiverway Project Reflections on Israel Trip, Qabbalat Shabbat 1/2/26Support the show
2026-01-0315 min
Living Jewishly Out LoudGoing All InThroughout American Jewish history, there have been times when it seems that a switch flips in us that reminds us that our Judaism is our defining feature. Now is the time to embrace our particularism and go all in for Judaism.
This sermon originally aired on September 23, 2025.
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2025-12-2316 min
The Land of Israel NetworkRejuvenation: The Temple Mount FaithfulEve Harow speaks with longtime Temple Mount activist Yisrael Medad on the different aspects of Chanuka. The Hashmonaim/ Maccabbees rededicated the Temple after the war with the Seleucid Greeks; today we can rededicate ourselves to the values and freedoms for which they fought. For example: The ability to pray on the Temple Mount, the necessity of not allowing Israel in particular and the West at large to be intimidated by Muslims and others who would deny us those basic rights, and more. Chanuka in the land is felt in its natural form. Olive oil it is. To life and light.
2025-12-1028 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudThe Siren & the ShofarIn times of danger, we have warnings that help us protect ourselves, but there’s rarely a sign that tells us when the danger has passed. The shofar, however, provides a message about both protection and when we can return to feeling safe and whole again.
This sermon originally aired on September 22, 2025.
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2025-12-0311 min
The Friends of Israel TodayTemple Structure & the Gospel, Part 3 of 3 | November 22, 2025Temple Structure & the Gospel, Part 3 of 3: The major theme of Leviticus is the distinction between holy and common, clean and unclean. God’s Law provided for unholy human beings—the children of Israel—to live in the midst of their holy God. When we get to the book of Ephesians, something amazing happens. The apostle Paul explained that through Jesus’ ...
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2025-11-2125 min
The Friends of Israel TodayTemple Structure & the Gospel, Part 2 of 3 | November 15, 2025Temple Structure & the Gospel, Part 2 of 3: In Ephesians 2, the apostle Paul laid out a brilliant truth—one best understood when we take note of the Second Jewish Temple’s structure. He explained that Gentiles, who were once far from God and didn’t know Him, now have access to Him through Jesus, the Son of God. But does this ...
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2025-11-1425 minThe Friends of Israel TodayTemple Structure & the Gospel, Part 2 of 3 | November 15, 2025Temple Structure & the Gospel, Part 2 of 3: In Ephesians 2, the apostle Paul laid out a brilliant truth—one best understood when we take note of the Second Jewish Temple’s structure. He explained that Gentiles, who were once far from God and didn’t know Him, now have access to Him through Jesus, the Son of God. But does this ...
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2025-11-1425 min
Temple Solel Paradise Valley AZIsrael: The Dream of Our Grandparents - The Dream TodayRabbi Crystal - Yom Kippur drasha, speaking about the vision of Israel of his grandparents who fled Russia because of persecution and how Israel was a dream came true of a homeland of safety and hope. He continued by speaking about the crisis since October 7 and the importance of appreciating diverse views in the Jewish community. He ended by introducing programs that Temple Solel will offer to learn about Israel from Israelis.
2025-11-1019 minThe Friends of Israel TodayTemple Structure & the Gospel, Part 1 of 3 | November 8, 2025Temple Structure & the Gospel, Part 1 of 3: Herod’s Temple was an architectural marvel of the ancient world. But it was much more than a grand building. It was the heart of the Jewish people’s worship of the Lord God. This fact was evident in the purposeful design of the Temple, as it separated sections of the structure to ...
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2025-11-0725 minThe Friends of Israel TodayTemple Structure & the Gospel, Part 1 of 3 | November 8, 2025Temple Structure & the Gospel, Part 1 of 3: Herod’s Temple was an architectural marvel of the ancient world. But it was much more than a grand building. It was the heart of the Jewish people’s worship of the Lord God. This fact was evident in the purposeful design of the Temple, as it separated sections of the structure to ...
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2025-11-0725 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudJews by Choice: Part 2You may remember our spring episode on those who become Jews by choice. Join us for this episode of Living Jewishly Out Loud as Rabbi Amy digs deeper into the awe and significance of choosing this journey for oneself.
This sermon originally aired on September 12, 2025.
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2025-11-0709 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudWho Are the Bad Guys? Seeking Clarity in a Time of WarWith news of a possible end to the Israel-Hamas war, and as we await the release of our hostages this weekend, Rabbi Michael offers clarity and context in this powerful episode directly tackling the painful question: are we the bad guys? Drawing on decades of travel and study in Israel and the Palestinian territories, he delves into the massive attack plan behind October 7th, the deafening antisemitic silence that followed, and the accountability necessary on the path toward peace.
This sermon originally aired on October 1, 2025.
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2025-10-0921 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudThe Jewish Origins of Paddington BearThe story of Paddington Bear was inspired by the author seeing Jewish refugee children during WWII. As we marked Kristallnacht and read the story of the Akeidah, we looked at the ways in which our faith teaches that the Jewish community refuses to sacrifice its children. We believe in and sanctify life, and our children are our greatest resource.
This sermon originally aired on November 15, 2024.
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2025-10-0811 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudEscaping the ScapegoatAncient Judaism imagined Yom Kippur as a time when ritually, the whole community’s sins could be erased by putting them on a scapegoat (an actual animal). How has the idea of the scapegoat transformed and affected us over time, and what can we learn from it today?
This sermon originally aired on May 23, 2025.
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2025-09-2212 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudGod, the Poet, and the Lone SoldierAs we come together as a community in the face of a recent antisemitic attack here in Clayton, MO, it can be hard to make sense of the ongoing turmoil Jews are facing every day, here at our doorstep. Now, more than ever, is when we must turn to study, to God, and to each other.
This sermon originally aired on August 8, 2025.
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2025-08-2808 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"Report from Israel" Rabbi Zecher's Shabbat Awakenings, 8/22/25Support the show
2025-08-2206 min
What Matters NowWhat Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: When Temple Mount prayer is a call to settle GazaWelcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with ToI's senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur. During the Tisha B'Av fast on Sunday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir again made headlines for going up to the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. There were two big differences this time: One, he led a prayer service out loud, and two, he called for the Jewish resettlement of the Gaza Strip. Both aspects of Ben Gvir's trip were highly documented...
2025-08-0536 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudFrom Anne Frank to Mordechai AnielewiczThe Jewish story contains the voices of both strength and hope. This episode includes inspiring stories of both strength and hope that have occurred in the last few years in Israel and in the local Jewish community.
This sermon originally aired on October 11, 2024.
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2025-07-3019 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 46 — Israel Existed Before 1948: Ancient Israel, Jerusalem, and Jewish HistoryIn this episode of Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes, we dismantle the claim that “Israel didn’t exist before 1948” and explain why 1948 was not the creation of Jewish history, but the restoration of Jewish sovereignty.Long before modern borders, Britain, France, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, the Jewish people had kingdoms, temples, language, law, culture, and national identity in the Land of Israel.Topics include:• The Kingdom of Israel and Kingdom of Judah• Jerusalem as the Jewish capital• The First Temple and Second Temple• Jewish exile and cont...
2025-06-3005 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudToo Soon?There is a perpetual question of when to dwell on the tragedies of the Jewish past and when to focus our thoughts toward a positive future. When is it too soon?
This sermon originally aired on May 2, 2025.
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2025-06-0816 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudJews by ChoiceAfter the congregation witnesses and celebrates someone choosing Judaism, we become more aware of how different it can feel to have been born into Judaism. The way we decide to daily choose Jewishness and openly share those choices with others is the greatest way we can combat antisemitism and feel proud of our faith.
This sermon originally aired on April 4, 2025.
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2025-05-2209 min
From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeTalmud Class: Between the Holocaust and IsraelGod is always confusing. We never know what to think. But that is especially true now in this fraught theological season between commemorating the Shoah (April 24), honoring soldiers who fell in Israel’s wars and victims of terrorism on Yom Hazikaron (April 30), and celebrating the birth of the State of Israel on om Ha’atzmaut (May 1). Tomorrow we are going to study a modern Jewish philosopher that we have never before studied, Rabbi Irving Greenberg, who came up with a new scheme: the Three Eras of Jewish History.It is new. I...
2025-04-2641 min
Lazar FocusFriday Focus with Lazar Berman: There is no Temple Mount status quoWelcome to The Times of Israel's newest podcast series, Friday Focus. Each Friday, join diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and host deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe. Over the Passover holiday, some 6,315 Jews visited the Temple Mount, a 37% rise over last year. Among them, Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot, where he participated in a prayer service and prostrated himself on the ground in worship — activities that are nominally prohibited for Jews at the flashpoint holy site. Sukkot hailed the “tremendous change” since he was arrested for th...
2025-04-2532 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudThe Real Message of Passover (and Why It Doesn't Really Matter if Moses Was Real)The key message of Passover is also the key message of Judaism — God took the Israelites out of slavery, and that relationship defines us. It gives us a lens to view our everyday decisions, even in a world where it is increasingly hard to know what the Jewish answer is to any situation.
Sermon originally aired on April 18, 2025.
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2025-04-2410 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudBeyond a Time for RebukeOn the High Holy Days, we’re told to look back over the past year so that we can avoid repeating our mistakes. Whereas Moses, in his final speech to the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land, chooses to look back over their journey together and rebuke the people to ensure they don’t make the same mistakes twice, this past year has been too difficult to begin with rebuking. Instead, here is a reminder of some of the most difficult moments of this past year, and the way that our community shone so brightly.
As the first...
2025-04-0916 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudThis House is on FireA midrash presents the idea that the reason Abraham was chosen to be the first Jew could be compared to a person who sees a birah doleket with God inside. Birah doleket can mean either a palace on fire, or a palace all lit up; regardless, God is inside and Abraham does not choose to walk by. It’s a matter of perspective, and so too is the way that each of us sees our country after the election. Regardless, we have to be like Abraham and not pass by.
After the election, there was such a complete mix of e...
2025-04-0710 minLiving Jewishly Out LoudWhere We Went Wrong, and Where to Go From HereIn this very first episode, join Rabbi Michael as he examines the ways in which millennials and Gen Z have shown a disconnect to their faith and the state of Israel, the ways that we can learn and be proud of our Judaism, and what we have accomplished.
Originally aired on October 3, 2024, this sermon was intended to give each generation a push to show pride in their faith and to show the dedication to living Jewishly out loud.
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2025-04-0718 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy CornerQabbalat Shabbat with Dror Israel and Kibbutz Be'eri, 3/28/25Alice Shahar, a preschool teacher from Kibbutz Be'eri and a survivor of the October 7th massacre, bravely took on the challenge of helping the kibbutz children heal from their trauma. Along with Elad Pelleg, the former director of Dror Israel's high school for at-risk youth in Tel Aviv, she re-established the kibbutz preschool system at a hotel at the Dead Sea, where the survivors had been evacuated. Together, they led this life-affirming initiative in the kibbutz's temporary residence, in partnership with Dror Israel, one of Israel's largest grassroots educational organizations. Eyal Tarchitzky, an educator from Dror Israel whose family...
2025-03-2925 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 33 - Who Ruled the Land of Israel? Jewish Kingdoms, Empires, Palestine, and Modern IsraelIn this episode of Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes, we walk through the history of who ruled the Land of Israel — from the ancient Jewish kingdoms to the modern State of Israel.This is a fast historical timeline for anyone confused by online claims about “who was there first” or whether a Palestinian state ever existed on the land.Topics include:• The Kingdom of Israel and Kingdom of Judah• Saul, David, Solomon, and Jerusalem• The First Temple and Second Temple• Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans•...
2024-11-1105 minFrom the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeRosh Hashanah Day I Sermon: Rock of Israel with Rabbi Wes GardenswartzOne fine August night, after I got home from evening minyan, I picked up the phone and called my sister Beth, who lives in Los Angeles, just to check in.
Beth shared that one of her summer projects was to feng shui their house that she and her family had lived in for 50 years. Just that afternoon she was working on the
closet in her bedroom, one bag for goodwill, one bag for garbage, when she came upon a box in the bottom of her closet that she had not seen in years. She did not even remember that it...
2024-10-0322 min
Torah to the PeopleMah Tovu, How Good with an 83 Year Old Bar Mitzvah Boy at Temple Israel Memphis, Rabbi Greenstein, 7/19/24--
Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
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2024-07-2014 minFrom the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeTalmud Class: "I'm Just Not Into Israel"...Which of the Four Children is That?A hypothetical based on a real-world situation, not at Temple Emanuel, but at another Jewish organization:
Imagine you are on the rabbinic search committee for some institution near and dear to your heart: shul, Hillel, federation. You read the resume of a candidate. Superb. Excellent education. Deep experience at Jewish summer camp. Has lived Judaism in a rich journey. Doing exceptionally well in rabbinical school. You go into the interview very favorably disposed. At the interview, you like this candidate. You feel a connectivity. Chemistry is good. Then you ask this candidate about Israel.
The candidate responds: I am...
2024-03-1634 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"Why I Am Going to Israel Right Now (on Sunday Night)," Rabbi Elaine Zecher's Shabbat AwakeningsSupport the show
2024-03-0103 minFrom the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeTalmud Class: Unpacking Our Israel Mitzvah MissionThe Temple Emanuel 50-person mitzvah mission to Israel last week experienced the confusing reality that diametrically contradictory truths can both be true.
Normal or not normal? Is Israel a nation in mourning, as Rachel Korazim taught? Or is Israel getting past October 7, not in mourning, trying to live a normal life, as Donniel Hartman taught? Yes, and yes.
Returning the hostages? Is it absolutely essential that Israel do everything possible to bring the hostages home? Or will it undermine the success of Israel’s war effort if it has to fight with one hand tied behind its back in or...
2024-02-2442 min
My Life In Israel PodcastWhy Was The State of Israel Created By Secular Zionist Jews & Purim Explains Why The Shoah Happened.Neturei Karta And Anti Zionism Within Orthodox Judaism
Hashem God is a Zionist 🇮🇱
Neturei Karta lives by a fairytale made up by the rabbis. Deuteronomy 28 the blessings and curses proves Hashem God has Blessed the Creation of the State of Israel. All religious Jews should support and live in the Land of Israel.
Stop waiting for the Mashiach. He already came. It was LORD BALFOUR.
The Balfour Declaration was the decree to allow all of the Jews back into their indigenous Land just like King Cyrus of Persia decreed to end the Babylonian exile. There's nothing new under the sun. Jews h...
2024-02-2221 min
Essential Questions with Rabbi Dan LevinSpecial Episode: Responding to the War in Israel with Rabbi Greg Weisman, Professor Simon Barak and Dana Gavish-Fridman from Ben-Gurion University of the NegevIf 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.
2023-11-0856 minEssential Questions with Rabbi Dan LevinWhat Is Going On In Israel? with Rabbi Joshua WeinbergIn 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 ...
2023-10-1146 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"May Israel Be" Rabbi Zecher's Shabbat Awakenings, 9/29/23Support the show
2023-09-2921 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"I Was in Israel" Rabbi Zecher's Shabbat Awakenings, 8/4/23Support the show
2023-08-0419 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"Israel Repair the Breach" Rabbi Zecher's Shabbat Awakenings, 7/28/23Support the show
2023-07-2806 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"I am in Israel: Modah Ani" Rabbi Zecher's Shabbat Awakenings, 7/14/23Support the show
2023-07-1403 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"I am in Israel: A Land of Great Promise" Rabbi Zecher's Shabbat Awakenings, 7/7/23Support the show
2023-07-0705 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsIsrael at 100: Looking Forward with Hope and RealismA cross-denominational panel of Los Angeles rabbis discuss the past, present and future of Israel and Zionism. The panel, moderated by David Suissa, consisted of: Rabbi Elazar Mushkin (Young Israel of Century City), Rabbi Noah Farkas (L.A. Jewish Federation) and Rabbi Dara Frimmer (Temple Isaiah).
The discussion took place at Temple Beth Am on June 27, 2023, and is introduced by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld.
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Discover Your RootsBONUS: The Temple Mount: Uncovering Its StoriesFrom Abraham to King David to Jesus, explore the layered history of the Temple Mount in today’s episode of 5 Minutes in Israel. This holy site in Jerusalem holds a rich history in its ancient stones. Nearby lie the ruins of King David’s palace and the very same steps that Jesus walked up to the Temple. Tune in to hear how the Temple Mount’s ancient history shows God’s desire to keep meeting his people.Want to visit the Temple Mount for yourself? Check out PassagesIsrael.org!
2023-06-0804 minEssential Questions with Rabbi Dan LevinWhat is the State of Israel as it Celebrates its 75th Birthday? with Bret StephensPulitzer 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 re...
2023-05-171h 10From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeIsrael's 75th Anniversary Sermon: Two Questions That Heal with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz For some reason--I don’t know why it happens, I just know that it happens--tensions seem to rise in a family before a big milestone or family simcha. People tend to argue. To bicker. To get into negative energy patterns. The classic example of weird negative energy preceding what should be a happy family time is a wedding. If you have ever planned a wedding, you know this. As the day draws near, anxiety rises. Lists proliferate. Who is going to go to Costco to get the bottled water and the small bags of Cape Cod potato chips? Who is...
2023-04-1518 min
Jerusalem StudioTV7 Israel Editor’s Note – Tensions surrounding Jerusalem’s Temple MountIn this episode, Jonathan Hessen hosts Dr. Rafael Bardaji, CEO Worldwide Strategy and former Spanish National Security Advisor.
The two discuss soaring tensions in Jerusalem during the coinciding observance of the Islamic month of Ramadan with the weeklong Jewish Passover festival, including Israel’s reaffirmation of the right to religious worship and frictions on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem with Palestinians and the Jordanian Waqf authority.
Other topics include threats posed by Iran and regional conflicts by its proxies; as well as whether conservatives are gaining momentum in European elections.
You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of...
2023-04-0928 minFrom the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeTalmud Class: Demoralized Israel - How Can We Help a Land we Love in a Troubled Time?When I was in Jerusalem last week sitting shiva for our father, after folks gave their condolences and shared their memories, they would ask me for my take on Israel. The conversation was sobering, making me feel naïve and disconnected from the real Israel that is.
Me: In Greater Jewish Boston, we are so excited to be marking Israel at 75. A big contingent from our shul is going to celebrate Israel at 75! A big contingent from the whole Boston Jewish community is going to mark this joyful and incredible milestone! How are you thinking about Israel at 75...
2023-03-1140 minFrom the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeTalmud Class: What is Your Voice on Israel Now?How do we think and talk about Israel now as its new government (In Israel, a Hard-Right Agenda Gains Steam. Patrick Kingsley, NY Times, 1/11/23) takes power? Here are five options.
Do not think and talk about Israel. It is too upsetting. It is too much.
We have our hands full. There are synagogues and rabbis who do not talk about Israel because it is too divisive.
Protest and/or boycott members of the governing coalition whose words and policies are anti-democratic and anti-pluralistic. More than 330 American rabbis signed a letter doing just that.
2023-01-1444 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"I am in Israel. Here is what I see." Rabbi Zecher's Shabbat Awakenings, 1/6/23Support the show
2023-01-0605 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"Avinu Malkeinu: God of Life, God of Love, God of Change," Rabbi Suzie Jacobson's Yom Kippur Sermon"Avinu Malkeinu: God of Life, God of Love, God of Change" Rabbi Suzie Jacobson's Yom Kippur 5783 SermonCommunity-wide ServiceOctober 5, 2022Temple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-10-0719 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy CornerRabbi Suzie Jacobson's Kol Nidre Sermon, Young Family Service 5783Rabbi Suzie Jacobson's Kol Nidre SermonYoung Family Service 5783Tuesday, October 4, 2022Temple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-10-0707 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"The Responsibility to Remember," Rabbi Jacobson's Yizkor 5783 Sermon"The Responsibility to RememberRabbi Suzie Jacobson's Yizkor SermonYom Kippur 5783 Afternoon ServiceWednessday, October 5, 2022Temple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-10-0719 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy CornerRabbi Dan Slipakoff's Yom Kippur Sermon, Young Family ServiceRabbi Dan SlipakoffYom Kippur Sermon 5783Young Family ServiceWednesday, October 5, 2022Temple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-10-0705 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy CornerRabbi Elaine Zecher's Yom Kippur Sermon, Family Service 5783Rabbi Elaine ZecherYom Kippur Sermon 5783Family ServiceWednesday, October 5, 2022Temple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-10-0711 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"Go Be AWESOME," Rabbi Suzie Jacobson's Kol Nidre 5783 Sermon, Family Service"Go Be AWESOME"Rabbi Suzie JacobsonKol Nidre 5783 sermonFamily ServiceTuesday, October 4, 2022Temple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-10-0710 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"A Judaism of Enthusiasm!" Rabbi Elaine Zecher, Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon"A Judaism of Enthusiasm!"Rabbi Elaine ZecherErev Rosh Hashanah Sermon 5783Sunday, September 25, 2022Community-Wide ServiceTemple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-09-2814 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy CornerRabbi Suzie Jacobson's Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon, Young Family ServiceRabbi Suzie JacobsonErev Rosh HashanahSunday, September 25Young Family ServiceTemple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-09-2814 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy CornerRabbi Andrew Oberstein's Rosh Hashanah 5783 Sermon at the Young Family ServiceRabbi Andrew ObersteinRosh Hashanah 5783 SermonYoung Family ServiceTemple Israel of BostonMonday, September 26, 2022Support the show
2022-09-2808 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"Enough," Rabbi Dan Slipakoff's Rosh Hashanah 5783 Sermon, Community-Wide ServiceRabbi Dan SlipakoffRosh Hashanah 5783 SermonCommunity-Wide ServiceMonday, September 26, 2022Temple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-09-2715 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy CornerRabbi Elaine Zecher's Rosh Hashanah 5783 Sermon, Family ServiceRabbi Elaine Zecher's Rosh Hashanah 5783 Sermon at the Family Service.Monday, September 26, 2022Temple Israel of BostonSupport the show
2022-09-2705 minFrom the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeTalmud Class: What Does Stephen Sondheim Mentoring a Young Singer Teach Us about Our Relationship With Israel?For my money, the best, simplest, shortest expression of the complexity of Israel remains the opening chapter of Ari Shavit’s classic My Promised Land. Shavit’s grandfather was among the first Zionists who settled Eretz Yisrael. Shavit himself served in the Israeli army as a paratrooper. The book opens: “For as long as I can remember, I remember fear. Existential fear.” Two pages later: “For as long as I can remember, I remember occupation. Only a week after I asked my father whether the Arab nations were going to conquer Israel, Israel conquered the Arab-populated regions of the West Bank a...
2022-09-1744 min
The Friends of Israel TodayMay 28, 2022 | #2222 - Rebuilding the Temple (Rebroadcast)We see throughout the Bible that the Temple is very important to the Jewish people. It wasn't the building that was important, however; it was who was in the Temple. This week we will learn about the history of the rebuilding of the Temple and the third Temple to come. As a believer in Christ, you’ll also learn about the temple we should be looking for, one from which our Savior will reign!
2022-05-2725 min
Jerusalem StudioTV7 Israel Editor’s Note - Tensions in Israel and the Temple MountJonathan and Yair return to the studio to discuss the tensions in Israel - particularly on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Jonathan explains the complex situation at the ancient site, including the meaning and implications of preserving the “status quo” arrangement.
We encourage you to take time to pray for Muslims during the month of Ramadan, and for God to speak to their hearts and reveal Himself.
You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge!
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2022-04-2427 minTorah to the PeopleJourney to 50: Celebrating Women Rabbis - Temple Israel Roundtable, 2/27/22--
Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.
Thank you to Ajay Cohen for audio and technical support.
2022-03-011h 05
Waking Up To Life -- 18 Minutes With Rabbi JoshRabbi Jen Lader -- Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, Michigan -- We Are Not Trapped...A Journey to the RabbinateIt is an honor to welcome Rabbi Jen Lader to the show this week. Rabbi Jen is an amazing spiritual leader, youth rabbi, and personal friend. She will share her journey to become a Rabbi and the lessons she learned along the way. Her vision for her own career gives insight to anyone standing at the crossroads of life. Join me as we listen to her advice about how to "Wake Up To Life".
2022-02-0522 minTorah to the PeopleTorah to the People #1 - Judy Ringel and the History of Temple Israel--
Opening song - "Let There Be Love" by Noah Aronson; performed by Temple Israel Cantorial Soloist Happie Hoffman
Find sermons, music, conversations between clergy and special guests, and select Temple Israel University (TIU) classes – easily accessible to you through our podcast, Torah to the People.
Learn more about Temple Israel-Memphis at timemphis.org.
Thank you to Ajay Cohen for audio and technical support.
2022-02-021h 17Waking Up To Life -- 18 Minutes With Rabbi JoshDani Margolis -- Israeli Guide, Kibbutz Ramat HaShofet -- Shirley’s House & Other Connections to The Holy LandJoin me as I welcome Dani Margolis to the next episode of the Podcast. Dani is a friend, spiritual brother, and a Certified Tour Guide based in the Central North of Israel and living on Kibbutz Ramat HaShofet. His experience of "finding" a connection to Israel begins with a story about Shirley's Yard! Decades later, Dani still feels a deep bond with his home in the Holy Land. Come hear an amazing story of Aliyah AND feel the spiritual ties with our homeland come alive. It's the perfect chance to "Wake Up To Life!!!"
2022-01-2224 minWaking Up To Life -- 18 Minutes With Rabbi JoshRabbi Adam Morris -- Temple Micah, Denver, Colorado -- Finding Yourself In The TorahIn this episode of the Podcast, I welcome my best friend and colleague, Rabbi Adam Morris. Rabbi Morris has served as a Rabbi for 27 years in Nashville, Charlotte, Adelaide Australia, Atlanta, and now in Denver. His experience helping to prepare a deaf student for her Bat Mitzvah helped him understand what it means to 'engage in the study of Torah'. The lessons he learned with this young woman have impacted the way he approaches Torah learning every day. Our conversation give us all clues to help us WAKE UP TO LIFE!
2021-11-1421 minWaking Up To Life -- 18 Minutes With Rabbi JoshDr. Dani Wyzgoski -- Pediatric Resident -- "Lessons of Survival from a Grandmother"Dr. Dani Wyzgoski is a Pediatric Resident at Detroit Children's Hospital. She is also a product of Temple Israel's youth group (YFTI). In this episode she will share wisdom she learned from her grandmother who is a SURVIVOR of the Holocaust and the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020. The lessons she learned from her grandma can help us all live our best lives. Join us as we "Wake Up To Life"
2021-08-2919 minWaking Up To Life -- 18 Minutes With Rabbi JoshAnnabel Singer, How to turn ENDINGS into BEGINNINGSThis week, we welcome Annabel Singer to the show. A graduate of The University of Pennsylvania and former President of the Youth Federation of Temple Israel, Annabel has played an important role in the development of our synagogue youth community. In this episode, she shares important insight into the power of seeing opportunities where others see closed doors. Positioned to be one of the natural leaders of her generation, she has a message for people of all ages: "Endings are truly beginnings!"
2021-06-2522 minWaking Up To Life -- 18 Minutes With Rabbi JoshCindy Kandel, Wife, Mother/Grandmother, Teacher and Spiritual SeekerIn this episode we meet Cindy Kandel who has worked for more than two decades as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutor at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan. On the side :), she raised a family and created a loving Jewish Home. Join us as Cindy shares the story of the tragic death of her son and the impactful spiritual process of remembering him. Her words are a reminder to WAKE UP TO LIFE.
2021-04-0920 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"Serendipity: Israel and the UAE" Rabbi Zecher's Shabbat Awakenings, 9/11/20Support the show
2020-09-1010 min
History and the BibleThe Collonades to Herod's TempleJosephus was given the job of recording history by the Romans because he was so accurate and detailed. Yet the Jews, and most Christians, choose to ignore his information about Herod's Temple. Josephus records that two arms or collonades extended from the Roman Antonia Fortress to the Temple. The model of Jerusalem and the Temple totally ignores this important feature and misleads people about the layout of Jerusalem and the Temple prior to the Roman destruction in 70 A.D. Support the show
2020-05-2005 min
Temple Israel of WestportCantor Dan Sklar | Jan 3, 2020 SermonCantor Dan Sklar | Jan 3, 2020 Sermon by Temple Israel of Westport
2020-01-1310 minTemple Israel of WestportInstallation of Rabbi Elana Nemitoff-BreslerInstallation of Rabbi Elana Nemitoff-Bresler by Temple Israel of Westport
2020-01-1317 min
Temple Israel of WestportRabbi Danny Moss | May 31, 2019 SermonRabbi Danny Moss | May 31, 2019 Sermon by Temple Israel of Westport
2020-01-1300 minTemple Israel of Boston's Clergy Corner"I am in Israel" Rabbi Zecher's Shabbat Awakenings, 01/10/20Support the show
2020-01-1004 min
The Friends of Israel TodayMay 25, 2019 | #1921-Rebuilding the TempleWe see throughout the Bible that the temple is very important to the Jewish people. It wasn't the building that was important however, it was Who was in the temple. This week we will learn about the history of the rebuilding of the temple and where we need to place our focus. Also we'll hear Apples of Gold and some news surrounding Israel.
2019-05-2425 min
The Israel ConversationEp. 38 - Temple Mount: Beyond the HeadlinesAlan and Mike felt that the current simmering crisis warranted some analysis. They discuss why the Temple Mount is always such a source for tension, and where things might go moving forward. What should the Israelis do now? What should the Palestinians do, and why aren't they? There are no easy answers, but there is a lot to unpack.
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Here are four perceptive but...
2017-07-2347 min