Shows
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Seudah Sh'lishit Beha'alotekha 5785Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, June 7, 2025.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2025-06-0837 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsMeditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi-Cantor Hilary ChornyRabbi-Cantor Hilary Chorney offers up short bursts of meditation infused with imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar, including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi-Cantor Chorney's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.2025-05-2321 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Behar-Behukkotai Seudah 5785Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, May 17, 2025.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2025-05-1835 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 5785Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, May 3, 2025.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2025-05-0428 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsMeditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi-Cantor Hilary ChornyRabbi-Cantor Hilary Chorny offers up short bursts of meditation infused with imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar, including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi-Cantor Chorny's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.2025-05-0222 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPassover-Yizkor Sermon: "I’ll Carry You In My Bones"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Passover-Yizkor Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 20, 2025.
(Youtube)2025-04-2021 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPassover/Shabbat Teaching: "Ashkenazim and Kitniyot"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Passover/Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 19, 2025.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2025-04-2031 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: "Take a Step Back - and Rest!"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 22, 2025.
(Youtube/Zoom)2025-03-2212 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: "Carving Out Torah for Ourselves"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 15, 2025.
(Youtube/Zoom)2025-03-1513 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "Mishpatim 5785 - Shabbat Afternoon Putting the Fear of God in You"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, February 15, 2025.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2025-02-1636 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Parshat Bo 5785Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, January 25, 2025.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2025-01-2629 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: "Earthly Angels and a Little Help!"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, January 18, 2025.
(Youtube)2025-01-1816 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: “The Hanukkah Stories: More Than Miracles”Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, December 28, 2024.
(Youtube)2024-12-2816 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Seudah Sh'lishit Vayeitze 5785Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, November 30, 2024.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2024-12-0134 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Chayyei Sarah 5785 Shabbat AfternoonRabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, November 16, 2024.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2024-11-1631 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Noah Shabbat Minha 5785Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, October 25, 2024.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2024-10-2629 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: "Time Capsules, Sacred Trash, and Buried Treasure"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, October 25, 2024.
(Youtube)2024-10-2520 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsSukkot Sermon: "Every Single Time"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Sukkot Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, October 18, 2024.
(Youtube)2024-10-1815 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: “Emerging Liturgy from Wartime in Israel"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, October 5, 2024.
(Youtube)Links:Introduction to Hashkiveinu: A Prayer for Erev Rosh HashanahA Prayer for the Success of the IDF and Peace in Lebanon2024-10-0637 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlishit Ki Tavo 5784Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 14, 2024.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2024-09-1525 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsYIZKOR SERMON: "OLD GRIEF. NEW GRIEF."Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Yizkor Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 30, 2024.
(Youtube)2024-05-0119 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPASSOVER MINI-SERVICE - Day 7Singing, quiet mindfulness, and study surrounding the themes and the music of Passover with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld and Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 29, 2024.
(Youtube)2024-04-2929 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPASSOVER MINI-SERVICESinging, quiet mindfulness, and study surrounding the themes and the music of Passover with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld and Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 23, 2024.
(Youtube)2024-04-2345 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "Marking Our Brokenness"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 20, 2024.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2024-04-2144 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: “Method Acting & Miracles”X;s Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 6, 2024.
(Youtube)2024-04-0616 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPassover Learning Series: The 5th Seder Item: Adding Impossible Meat to Our PlateYour story and others’ stories of redemption are playing through in our current reality and we need to find a way to add voices to the narrative of questions, of symbolism, and of action.
This episode was moderated by Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny, on Zoom, Thursday, April 1, 2024.
www.tbala.org2024-04-0257 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "Something's Fishy: Shemini 5784"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 30, 2024.
(YouTube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2024-03-3140 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Pekudai 5784 - Shabbat AfternoonRabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 9, 2024.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2024-03-1034 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: V'haya Ehad: Parshat Terumah 5784 Shabbat AfternoonLinks:Study Text2024-02-1135 min
It's Going To Be OK194. The Real BlessingRabbi Hillary Chorny shares a beautiful essay about embracing her Jewishness, raising her daughter, and the blessings she finds in life. “It’s Going To Be OK” is a daily podcast from Feelings and Co. Each morning, we bring you a short story, essay, or interview about one thing that makes us (or our guests) feel like it might not all be so bad – even if some things are. Share your OK thing at 612.568.4441 or by emailing IGTBO@feelingsand.co.–The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Megan Palmer, Claire McInerny, Marcel Male...2024-01-2414 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: "Flying the Jewish Flag at Full Mast!"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, January 6, 2024.
(Youtube)2024-01-0617 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "Shabbat Afternoon Learning Vayishlakh"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, November 25, 2023.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2023-11-2629 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsSukkot Teaching: Sukkot I 5784Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Sukkot Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 30, 2023.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2023-10-0129 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsRosh Hashanah Sermon: "Mind the Ritual Gap"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Rosh Hashanah Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 16, 2023.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2023-09-1622 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsElul Learning "Series: Sustaining Our Skills: A Prayer Refresher"It’s been one whole year since we stood before the open gates and prayed our way through the High Holy Days. Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorney reawakens the melodies that permeate the season, from the oldest nostalgic tunes to TBA specials and favorites.
(Zoom)
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Links:Study Text2023-09-1357 minTemple Beth Am PodcastsSheheheyanu, Vekiyamanu, Vehigiyanu" Elul & The Search for A Sustainable LifeTBA Clergy & Beit T'Shuvah Chaplain Adam Siegel headline an evening of Torah study and heartfelt reflection on the sustainability of the choices we make. The program features text study, storytelling, and intimate conversation in community. Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Adam Kligfeld preceed Chaplian Siegel.Special Guest: Adam Siegel.2023-09-1031 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlishit Shoftim 5783Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, August 12, 2023.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2023-08-1330 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlishit Devarim 5783Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, July 15, 2023.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2023-07-1626 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: "The Edges of Anger"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, July 15, 2023.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2023-07-1517 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Teaching Nasso 5783Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 27, 2023.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2023-05-2837 minTemple Beth Am PodcastsShavuot Sermon: "Ro’im et HaKolot"Rabbi Micah Shapiro's Shavuot Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, May 26, 2023, introduced by Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny.
(Youtube)Special Guest: Rabbi Micah Shapiro.2023-05-2620 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "The Holiness of Holding Back"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chrony's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 29, 2023.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2023-04-2925 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Hol Hamo'ed Shabbat Pesach 5783Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, April 8, 2023.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2023-04-0936 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Guest Speaker Dr. Ilana Kwartin, Regional Director, Western United States, for the Jewish Agency for IsraelShabbat Teaching with Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny and Dr. Ilana Kwartin, Regional Director, Western United States, for the Jewish Agency for Israel, at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 25, 2023.
(Youtube/Zoom)Special Guest: Dr. Ilana Kwartin.2023-03-2649 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: Guest Speaker Dr. Yizhar Hess of the World Zionist OrganizationShabbat Sermon with guest speaker Dr. Yizhar Hess of the World Zionist Organization at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 25, 2023. Dr. Hess is introduced by Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny.
(Youtube)Special Guest: Dr. Yizhar Hess.2023-03-2519 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsPassover Prep Series 2023: Haggadah 101In this class, Rabbi Joshua Cahan delves into the question: what story is the Haggadah telling? The Haggadah is a liturgy text whose focus is actually praise of God for the Redemption from Egypt rather than the complex human drama. In this class, Rabbi Cahan takes a quick tour through Maggid to see how that lens helps us to track its structure. He ends with a few thoughts about how we might find meaning in the act of 'declaring God's wonders'.
Rabbi Cahan compiled and edited the Yedid Nefesh bencher and is introducing the new Yedid Nefesh...2023-03-1051 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Parashat Yitro: "Where You Lead, I Will Follow"Shabbat Teaching with Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chonry at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, February 11, 2023.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2023-02-1119 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Vaera 5783 Shabbat Afternoon LearningRabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, January 14, 2023.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2023-01-1529 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "Mikketz: The Cries That Go Unheard"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, December 24, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2022-12-2421 min
The JCast Network Total FeedNedarim, Daf 46Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Daniel Chorny looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 46.
In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny delve into the complex mishnah that began on the previous amud. This mishnah features several scenarios over which the chachamim of the mishnah and Rabbi Eliezer Yaakov disagree.
To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 46 on Sefaria, please click here.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with...2022-12-1010 minThe JCast Network Total FeedNedarim, Daf 46Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Daniel Chorny looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 46.
In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny delve into the complex mishnah that began on the previous amud. This mishnah features several scenarios over which the chachamim of the mishnah and Rabbi Eliezer Yaakov disagree.
To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 46 on Sefaria, please click here.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with...2022-12-1010 minDaily Daf DifferentlyNedarim, Daf 46Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Daniel Chorny looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 46.
In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny delve into the complex mishnah that began on the previous amud. This mishnah features several scenarios over which the chachamim of the mishnah and Rabbi Eliezer Yaakov disagree.
To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 46 on Sefaria, please click here.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with...2022-12-1010 minThe JCast Network Total FeedNedarim, Daf 45Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Daniel Chorny looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 45.
In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny conclude the fourth chapter of Nedarim and begin the fifth chapter, which is concerned with the implications of mutual vows on two partners who share property.
To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 45 on Sefaria, please click here.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative...2022-12-0904 minDaily Daf DifferentlyNedarim, Daf 45Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Daniel Chorny looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 45.
In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny conclude the fourth chapter of Nedarim and begin the fifth chapter, which is concerned with the implications of mutual vows on two partners who share property.
To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 45 on Sefaria, please click here.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative...2022-12-0904 minThe JCast Network Total FeedNedarim, Daf 45Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Daniel Chorny looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 45.
In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny conclude the fourth chapter of Nedarim and begin the fifth chapter, which is concerned with the implications of mutual vows on two partners who share property.
To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 45 on Sefaria, please click here.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative...2022-12-0904 minThe JCast Network Total FeedNedarim, Daf 42Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Daniel Chorny looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 42.
In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny explore the effectiveness of vows made before and during the sh’mita year. The daf begins with the fifth mishnah of chapter four of Nedarim.
To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 42 on Sefaria, please click here.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in...2022-12-0612 minDaily Daf DifferentlyNedarim, Daf 42Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Daniel Chorny looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 42.
In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny explore the effectiveness of vows made before and during the sh’mita year. The daf begins with the fifth mishnah of chapter four of Nedarim.
To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 42 on Sefaria, please click here.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in...2022-12-0612 minThe JCast Network Total FeedNedarim, Daf 42Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Daniel Chorny looks at Masechet Nedarim, Daf 42.
In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny explore the effectiveness of vows made before and during the sh’mita year. The daf begins with the fifth mishnah of chapter four of Nedarim.
To view the text of Nedarim, Daf 42 on Sefaria, please click here.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in...2022-12-0612 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: "Dreams"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, December 3rd, 2022.
(Youtube)2022-12-0307 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Vayeitze 5783 | Shabbat AfternoonRabbi-Cantor Hillary Chonry's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, November 26, 2022.
(Youtube)Links:Study Text2022-11-2734 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsFall 2022 Davening Institute: Shabbat Morning - Class #3Cantor Chorny offers this six-session course that teaches beginner and intermediate davenners how to lead Shabbat Shaharit. The class will offer insights into nusah, the structure of prayer, and how to lead well (regardless of musical ability).
The class is offered in partnership between Temple Beth Am & the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.2022-11-1943 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsFall 2022 Davening Institute: Shabbat Morning - Class #2Cantor Chorny offers this six-session course that teaches beginner and intermediate davenners how to lead Shabbat Shaharit. The class will offer insights into nusah, the structure of prayer, and how to lead well (regardless of musical ability).
The class is offered in partnership between Temple Beth Am & the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.2022-11-1056 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsFall 2022 Davening Institute: Shabbat Morning - Class #1Cantor Chorny offers this six-session course that teaches beginner and intermediate davenners how to lead Shabbat Shaharit. The class will offer insights into nusah, the structure of prayer, and how to lead well (regardless of musical ability).
The class is offered in partnership between Temple Beth Am & the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.Links:Navigating the SiddurShacharit from Lev ShalemPrayer Skeleton - Shabbat Morning2022-10-2257 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsSh'Mini Atzeret Yizkor Sermon: "Chosen Grief"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Yizkor Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, October 17, 2022.
(Youtube)2022-10-1713 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsRosh Hashanah Sermon: "Breaking The Binary"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Rosh Hashanah Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 26, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)2022-09-2624 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsElul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Being a Gabbai Spotter - Class 3Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny leads a class on what goes into being a spotter at the Torah.
This class took place at Temple Beth Am and via Zoom on September 20, 20222022-09-2137 minTemple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: 13 Reasons to Appreciate Psalm 27Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, September 17, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)2022-09-1710 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsElul Learning Series 2022: The Poetry of Grief - Finding Comfort and Healing Through VerseTemple Beth Am member and poet Suzanne Weiss Morgen joins Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny for a literary and spiritual journey through the poetry of grief and loss. They explore through the lens of some of Suzanne’s original poems and some of the powerful poetry within our high holy day liturgy. As we prepare to enter the season of awe and culminate with the Yiskor service on Yom Kippur, may we find language to help provide comfort and healing.
This class took place at Temple Beth Am via Zoom on September 7, 2022.Links:The Poetry of...2022-09-091h 01
Temple Beth Am PodcastsElul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Being a Gabbai Spotter - Class 2Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny leads a class on what goes into being a spotter at the Torah.
This class took place at Temple Beth Am and via Zoom on September 6, 20222022-09-071h 09
Temple Beth Am PodcastsElul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Being a Gabbai Spotter - Class 1Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny leads a class on what goes into being a spotter at the Torah.
This class took place at Temple Beth Am and via Zoom on August 30, 2022.Links:The Gabbai Bible2022-09-0154 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Parshat Re'eh | Seudah Sh'lishit 5782Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, August 20, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2022-08-2134 minTemple Beth Am PodcastsTishah B'av Address: Dr. Nurnisa Kurban With Jewish World Watch (Uyghur LA Board member)Nurnisa is a Principal of Harold McAlister High School . She's worked with LAUSD for more than 17 years after earning her Doctorate of Education from USC and an MA of Educational Leadership and Teaching Credential from Cal State University Northridge. Nurnisa came to the United States from Kashkar, the Xinjiang Autonomous region of China, in 1997. Much of her family still resides there although she is unable to be in contact with them.
Following her address, Dr. Nurnisa Kurban engages in conversation with Serena Oberstein, Executive Director of Jewish World Watch. Introductions by Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny and Serena Oberstein.2022-08-071h 04
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Devarim Seudah Sh'lishit July 30 2022 | 5782Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, July 30, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2022-07-3132 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Shabbat Morning Mattot Masei 5782Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on July 30, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2022-07-3019 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "Daughters of Tzelophchad as Female Clergy in Our Day"Shabbat Teaching with Rabbi Rebecca Schatz and Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, July 23, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2022-07-2323 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Brit Shalom | Pinchas 5782Shabbat Teaching with Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, July 16, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2022-07-1733 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "Pluralism and the Spectrum of Judaism's"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, July 2, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Judaisms & Zionisms: Pluralism as a Core Value2022-07-0231 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "God Protects Weary Feet: A Peek at the Magic in Behaalotekha"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on June 11, 2022.Links:Study Text2022-06-1229 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShavuot Tikkun: Hartman Learning Series - "SANCTIFICATION OF TIME"Rabbi Adam Kligfeld and Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny welcome Rabbis Noah Farkas, Michelle Missaghieh and Adam Greenwald at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on June 4, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)2022-06-051h 05
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Hartman Learning Series: "Sanctification of Space"Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, May 28, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2022-05-2928 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: “The Power of the Ouija Board: The Dos & Don’ts of Holiness”Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chonry's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, May 7, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)2022-05-0718 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Seudah Sh'lishit Parshat Shemini 5782Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 19, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2022-03-2032 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Shabbat Parshat Tzav 5782Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 19, 2022.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text2022-03-1934 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsExploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - PekudeiGuest teachers Rabbis Adam Kligfeld and Hillary Chorny lead a discussion of the most interesting stories, verses and themes in the weekly parasha.
This discussion was conducted at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles via Zoom on March 4, 2022.Links:Pekudei Source Sheet2022-03-0859 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsOn The Mitzvah of SustainabiltyRabbi Nina Beth Cardin leads a class on the Conservative movement's responsum on sustainability. In a world facing the urgent challenges of climate change and environmental degradation, how should a Jew live? What does Jewish Law (Halakhah) teach and require in the matter of
sustainability?
Nina Beth Cardin is a community rabbi who works at the intersection of faith and sustainability. She makes her home in Baltimore MD where she founded and led the Baltimore Orchard Project, a food and land justice organization dedicated to building healthier connections between people, food, place and each other. She...2021-12-151h 11
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Sermon: You Are What You Feel - Choosing Our Response to FateRabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on December 11, 2021.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Vayigash: Torah TextVayigash: Haftorah Text2021-12-1118 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Vayeitze 5782Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on November 6, 2021.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text: Vayeitze 5782 Shabbat Afternoon Learning2021-11-0719 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching/Meditation: ToldotRabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching/Meditation at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on November 6, 2021.
(Youtube/Zoom)2021-11-0616 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: "We All Have Blessings to Give – Ask for One and Give Anything You Have"Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on November 6, 2021.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Toldot: Torah TextToldot: Haftarah Text2021-11-0607 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShabbat Teaching: Noach 5782Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chonry's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on October 2, 2021.
(Youtube/Zoom)Links:Study Text: Noach 57822021-10-0329 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsMeditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Cantor Hillary ChornyRabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny fills in for Rabbi Adam Kligfled and offers up short bursts of meditation infused with the imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi Chorny's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.2021-10-0111 min
Temple Beth Am PodcastsShemini Atzeret - Yiskor SermonRabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Yiskor Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on September 27, 2021.
(Youtube/Zoom)2021-09-2817 min
Two Cantors Walk into a BarEpisode 19: A Tale of Two TitlesMatt & Penny talk with Rabbi/Cantor Hillary Chorny about the increasingly common trend of colleagues earning both rabbinical and cantorial degrees. Also available as a video episode HERE.
2021-01-1732 min
Daily Daf Differently: Masechet NedarimNedarim, Daf 46In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny delve into the complex mishnah that began on the previous amud. This mishnah features several scenarios over which the chachamim of the mishnah and Rabbi Eliezer Yaakov disagree.2015-07-0916 minDaily Daf Differently: Masechet NedarimNedarim, Daf 45In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny conclude the fourth chapter of Nedarim and begin the fifth chapter, which is concerned with the implications of mutual vows on two partners who share property.2015-07-0816 minDaily Daf Differently: Masechet NedarimNedarim, Daf 42In this episode, Rabbis Daniel and Hillary Chorny explore the effectiveness of vows made before and during the sh'mita year. The daf begins with the fifth mishnah of chapter four of Nedarim.2015-07-0516 min