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Kol Jeshurun
Tree of Life - Reflections on Rabbi Gewirtz's most recent trip to Israel
Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein tenderly leads "Tree of Life" by Nefesh Mountain while Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz shares of his most recent trip to Israel.Sermon: Rabbi Matthew D. GewirtzMusic & lyrics by Nefesh Mountain - sung by Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein & Matt Turk, Music DirectorOriginally broadcast - Erev Shabbat 8/1/25Theme Music & Production by Matt Turk
2025-08-12
36 min
Kol Jeshurun
Hope in the face of Adversity
TBJ Alum and Coordinator of Chapter Engagement and Strategy at Israel Policy Forum, Rebecca Mandelbaum shares her profound insight on her trip to Auschwitz this spring, her work in Israel advocacy and conflict resolution, and how she holds on to hope during uncertain times. A bit about Rebecca: Rebecca Mandelbaum is IPF Atid Coordinator of Chapter Engagement and Strategy. She received her bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Judaic Studies from Brown University and her master’s degree in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Columbia University. Prior to joining IPF, Rebecca served as a...
2025-07-22
11 min
Kol Jeshurun
Unexpected Blessings: Finding Prophets in Unlikely Places
In a world overwhelmed by hardship and division, the story of Balaam reminds us that wisdom, holiness, and the power to bless can come from unexpected places—even outside our own community—and that by staying open and attentive, we can bring more goodness and peace into our lives and to our world.Rabbi Hannah Ellenson shares her thoughts about this week's Torah portion - Balak.
2025-07-15
11 min
Kol Jeshurun
A Complicated Love - Reflections on the 4th of July
Rabbi Perolman reflects on how Judaism models that a loving relationship spurs us to action.
2025-07-10
12 min
Kol Jeshurun
Lo L'fached K'lal - Managing Our Fear in Uncertain Times
Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman offers her reflections on Parshat Sh'lach Lecha and how we manage our fear during these unprecedented and uncertain times.Originally aired Erev Shabbat - June 20th, 2025
2025-06-26
13 min
Kol Jeshurun
In Every Generation...
“Yatzah MiMitzrayim by Elana Arian and Noah Aronson” sung by Cantor Lucy Fishbein and Matt Turk. Original theme music by Matt Turk.As we approach the end of the Passover holiday, listen as Cantor Lucy Fishbein shares about the time honored Passover tradition that in every generation each of us should imagine that we ourselves experienced the exodus from Egypt.
2025-04-17
15 min
Kol Jeshurun
The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation!
Rabbi Karen Perolman's inspired sermon begins with Jonathan Larson's infamous rock musical quote: "The opposite of war isn't peace...it's Creation!" Originally aired March 28, 2025.
2025-04-10
15 min
Kol Jeshurun
Reflections on Our Recent Mission to Israel
Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz' sermon takes light from TBJ children's wisdom to his recent mission to Kibbutzim Nir Oz and Erez, meeting with freed Israeli hostages, being in chance proximity to a terror attack, approaching wholeness in Jerusalem and finding the compelling need for healing and completion of this stage of the October 7th war.
2025-03-17
34 min
Kol Jeshurun
Nobody Wants This: A Conversation
More of "Nobody Wants This!"Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman and Lauren Rutkin (who happens to be married to TBJ's Senior Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz) sit down to discuss more about the hit Netflix show-- what rang true, what was over the top, and what they hope to see in Season 2.
2024-12-10
55 min
Reconciliation Roundtable
Ep 16 - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz "Faith and Friendship"
Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz joins me to discuss his journey towards becoming a rabbi, the challenges faced in his role, and his deep involvement in interfaith work. The discussion also covers the Hebrew concept of machloket (disagreeing without rancor), its relevance in the current crisis between Israel and Gaza, and the importance of interfaith dialogue both for religious leaders and the wider community.Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz began his tenure as the Senior Rabbi of Temple B’nai Jeshurun in July 2006. Previously he served as Senior Associate Rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom. A strong advocate of s...
2024-09-09
31 min
Talking Away the Taboo with Dr. Aimee Baron
Pride, Faith and Stillbirth with Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about... -her upbringing, her passion for her job as a community rabbi, and having a stillbirth -her baby, Leo, who she lost -what grief looks like when your job is to hold people in *their* pain -how she has managed to get through all of it More about Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman: Karen Glazer Perolman is the Senior Associate Rabbi at Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, NJ, th...
2024-07-11
1h 09
Paul's Positive Podcast
Resilience and Renewal: Celebrating Community Spirit and Life's Unexpected Journeys
Welcome to Paul's Positive Podcast!Hosted by the ever-optimistic Amy Iverson, Paul's Positive Podcast is dedicated to bringing uplifting human-interest stories to our audience of one – Paul. Tune in for tales of hope, community, and the indomitable human spirit. In our recent episode, we're celebrating a very special anniversary! Temple Beth Tikvah B’nai Jeshurun in Erdenheim is nearing its monumental 50th year. This synagogue has stood as a testament to the strength and adaptability of a community that has seen it all. Despite facing challenges like declining memberships, this congregation has shown resil...
2024-02-07
07 min
Kol Jeshurun
Dorin Cohen - A Story of Survival - October 7th -
On October 7, the Cohens hid in their bomb shelter with their two young sons in their home in Kibbutz K’far Aza for nearly 30 hours. They quieted their older son, Adam, by watching 'Cocomelon' on his iPad. Eleven-year-old TBJ member Cody Braverman, who voices the main character on the show, was able connect with Adam, which is what brings the Cohens to TBJ on January 5, 2024. This is their harrowing story of survival against all odds.Produced by Matt Turk, Music Director
2024-01-11
03 min
Kol Jeshurun
From Power to Agency - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz reflects on the impact of his experience viewing the harrowing footage of the attacks on October 7th and how we all parse out our different views on the conflict as it unfolds.Originally broadcast December 19th, 2023.Produced by Matt Turk, Music Director.
2023-12-19
25 min
Kol Jeshurun
Arguments for the Sake of Heaven - Rabbi Leah Sternberg
Rabbi Leah Sternberg explores the concept of machloket l'shem shamayim, arguments for the sake of heaven, as it pertains to the present conflict in Israel/Gaza.Cantor Lucy Fishbein sings a classic Israeli folk song, Ani V'atah - Me & You - which expresses how it is our responsibility to work together to create the change we wish to see in the world.Music & Lyrics by Arik EinsteinOriginally broadcast November 10th, 2023 @ 5:23pmProduced by Matt Turk, Music Director
2023-12-19
17 min
Kol Jeshurun
Report from the Ground - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
Rabbi Matt Gewirtz reports back after a very powerful trip to Israel in the aftermath of the October 7th attacks.Cantor Lucy Fishbein sings a heart wrenching peace of music - Rikmah Enoshit Achat (We are one human tapestry) by Moti Hammer - to honor the fallen in Israel.Originally broadcast November 3rd, 2023Produced by Matt Turk, Music Director
2023-12-19
40 min
Kol Jeshurun
Answering the Call - Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman
The first in our Israel series:Rabbi Perolman reflects on the aftermath of October 7th and how the world immediately changed. She asks the question "what do we do now??" and gives us some tools to start searching for the answer.Sermon originally aired Friday October 27th, 2023 at TBJ.For more information, visit us at TBJ.org.Produced by Matt Turk, Music Director.
2023-12-18
14 min
Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Women’s Sexual Assertiveness: An Exploration of Talmudic Perspectives
A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Sarit HorwitzThe event was co-sponsored by Temple EmanuelAbout the event: How did the rabbis view women as sexual beings? How does it reflect on their own masculinity? Join us to study a few different Talmudic passages, and explore what it has to say about the rabbis who wrote these stories.About the Speaker: Rabbi Sarit Horwitz is the rabbi of Beth Sholom Synagogue in Memphis, TN. She was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary, was a Marshall T Meyer Ra...
2023-11-04
58 min
Kol Jeshurun
Reflections on a song-filled career from Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller
Cantor Lucy Fishbein of TBJ sits down for a conversation with her teacher, Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller. Cantor Schiller has been a professor at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion for 35+ years and is a prolific composer in her own right. She is on the verge of retiring from her post as the Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman Professor of Liturgy, Worship and Ritual and Professor of Cantorial Arts and shares her reflections on her career and the evolution of the cantorate in the 4 decades of her career!
2023-05-03
59 min
Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Green Burial and Jewish Law
A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Adina LewittesEvent Co-Sponsored by Temple EmanuelAbout the Event:Cultural and environmental trends of the 21st century are raising important challenges to long-accepted notions of Kevod Hamet (“respect for the deceased”) in the way we handle bodies after death. Are our assumptions around the requirements for burial grounded in our sacred texts? Is burial really a mitzvah? Is cremation absolutely prohibited? Can alternatives to traditional practices live within a halakhic (Jewish legal) framework?*Source Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fRFOJ32L_f7...
2023-03-30
1h 00
Kol Jeshurun
Voices of TBJ: Reflections on TBJ at 175 with Cantor Howard M. Stahl
Senior Cantor Emeritus Howard M. Stahl shares his thoughts on TBJ's 175 years.
2023-03-15
50 min
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts friend, colleague, collaborator, and author Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz, who has just published his memoir: "To Build a Brave Space: The Making of a Spiritual First Responder."The senior rabbi at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in New Jersey, Rabbi Gewirtz had finished a manuscript just before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the outbreak forced him to re-frame (and in truth, re-write) the entire book. He did that while guiding his synagogue through unprecedented challenges and tending to the health and...
2023-02-16
47 min
Kol Jeshurun
Voices of TBJ: "To Build a Brave Space"
Jen Biegelsen joined Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz to discuss his new book 'To Build a Brave Space: The Making of a Spiritual First Responder'.Here is the conversation that took place on Friday December 2, 2022 at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun.
2022-12-07
56 min
Kol Jeshurun
Voices of TBJ: Rachel Braverman
Congregant Rachel Braverman shares her courageous journey through discovering and overcoming breast cancer.Originally delivered October 5th, 2022 at Temple B'nai Jeshurun during the Yom Kippur Afternoon Healing Service.
2022-10-23
10 min
Kol Jeshurun
Voices of TBJ: Jill Goldstein - Her 9/11 Story
Congregational friend Jill Goldstein shares her heart breaking 9.11 loss, her healing renewal in newfound love, and all in the context of her relationship with God and her Jewish faith.
2022-09-16
16 min
Kol Jeshurun
When Will Redemption Come?
A lifelong educator from Newark, New Jersey's South Ward, Charity Haygood speaks on social and economic justice in the context of biblical enslavement and wandering. Haygood asks from our Liturgy, “When will redemption come? When we grant everyone what we claim for ourselves.”Originally aired during Shabbat services in the Summer of 2021.Produced and edited by Matt Turk, TBJ's music director.Theme Music by Matt Turk.
2022-04-20
27 min
Kol Jeshurun
A Conversation with Cantor Jeff Klepper - Episode 2 of 2
Congregation B’nai Jeshurun Music Director Matt Turk sits down with legendary Cantor Jeffrey Klepper to discuss how Cantor Klepper, Rabbi Daniel Friedlander and Debbie Friedman “torpedoed" Reform Judaism, Jazz legend Arnie Lawrence, Rabbi Chaim Stern’s importance and bringing guitar to liturgical music. Episode 2 of 2.
2022-02-08
22 min
Kol Jeshurun
A Conversation with Cantor Jeff Klepper
Congregation B’nai Jeshurun Music Director Matt Turk sits down with legendary Cantor Jeffrey Klepper to discuss “Shalom Rav”, the importance of camp music and how it changed Reform Judaism, becoming a composer, the guitar and his “Ah-Ha” moment at the Chasidic Music Festival.Episode 1 of 2.
2022-02-01
29 min
Kol Jeshurun
A Special Presentation Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. King
TBJ's Music Director, Matthew J. Turk presents a special musical presentation celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.This program was made possible by the generosity of the Dreifus Family in honor of their Aunt Esther Teidor. The video of this presentation can be found here.Directed and arranged by Matthew J. Turk, Music DirectorLead Vocals: Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein, Matthew J. TurkQuartet:Marni Raab, Halley Gilbert, Ethan Fran, Michael TedescoBand:Gary Schreiner, PianoDave Richards, Bass
2022-01-25
25 min
Kol Jeshurun
Voices of Jeshurun - Julie Cohn
With humility, grace and courage, TBJ’s Julie Cohn shares her family's recent experiences with Covid-19.
2021-11-16
11 min
Kol Jeshurun
TBJ Folk Process
TBJ Music Director Matthew J. Turk explores the folk process through three melodies Et Dodim, Yis’m’chu V’mal’chut’cha and Hinei Mah Tov, discovering similarities, differences and the distinction between oral and written tradition in folk music.
2021-07-27
12 min
The camp experience
Perspective of camp through a rabbi and an educator!
In this weeks episode we interviewed Mike and Melissa. Melissa is a rabbi at temple Israel of the city of NY! And Mike is an educator at Bj or B’nai Jeshurun! They both attended camp and talked about their experiences as a camper but also as a rabbi and educator!
2021-05-07
14 min
Kol Jeshurun
Michael Oren in Conversation with Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz
Former Ambassador of Israel to the US, Michael Oren discusses his new book "To All Who Call in Truth"
2021-05-05
45 min
Kol Jeshurun
Songs of Hope: A Sermon in Song for Yom Ha'atzmaut
Today on Kol Jeshurun we highlight music written by Israeli composers throughout the ages performed as our Sermon in Song on April 16, 2021 in honor of Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day. Presented by Cantor Lucy Fishbein, Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz, Cantoral Intern Jenna Mark, Matthew J. Turk, Music Director and the TBJ Band.Kabbalat shabbat:Artza alinu – Israeli pioneer folk songTzena, Tzena - Issachar Miron & Julius GrossmanMah yafeh hayom – Issachar Miron & Julius GrossmanZamru l’Adonai – Yoel SykesL’cha dodi – Mordechai Ze’iraSermon in Song...
2021-04-22
33 min
Kol Jeshurun
Boker Tov TBJ: A look back at boker tov throughout the month
Every morning one of our clergy and staff goes live on Facebook for a morning message called “Boker Tov (Good Morning) TBJ”. This week on Kol Jeshurun, you will hear a few highlights from the last month of Boker Tov messages including reflections, meditations, and song.S'fatai Tiftach (Music by Beit T'filah Israeli)Elohai N'shama (Music by Craig Taubman)Produced by Cantor Lucy B. FishbeinTheme Music composed by Matthew J. Turk
2021-04-14
27 min
Kol Jeshurun
Songs of the Seder: A Journey Through the Musical Staples of our Seder Table
TBJ Music Director Matthew J Turk shares four Passover melodies providing historical context TBJ Music Director Matthew J Turk shares four Passover melodies providing historical context and offering space for reflection on their spiritual meaning today.Theme Music & Production by Matthew J. Turk
2021-03-30
12 min
Kol Jeshurun
The Wisdom of the Haggadah with Mark Gerson
#ICYMIThis week on Kol Jeshurun, we revisit Shabbat Services on March 19th, 2021. Listen as our guest speaker, Mark Gerson, presents about the wisdom of the Haggadah in celebration of the publication of his new book "The Telling: How Judaism's Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life".https://www.therabbishusband.com/
2021-03-23
17 min
Kol Jeshurun
Looking Back & Looking Ahead: A Commemoration of One Year of the Pandemic
This week on Kol Jeshurun, your clergy present reflections, music and moments of memory to honor the year that has passed and hope for what is to come.
2021-03-16
30 min
Kol Jeshurun
A Reflection on One Year of COVID-19
Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz and Cantor Howard Stahl reflect on what they and we have learned throughout this past year of the pandemic.Produced by Cantor Lucy B. FishbeinTheme Music by Matthew J. Turk
2021-03-10
13 min
Kol Jeshurun
Getting Right to the Point: A Conversation about the COVID-19 Vaccine with Dr. Nancy Simpkins
This week on Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Perolman is joined by Dr. Nancy Simpkins who has been our "North Star" throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Simpkins answers all our questions about the vaccine, who can get it, why we should get it, and what we can expect in the months ahead.Produced by Cantor Lucy B. FishbeinTheme Music by Matthew J. Turk
2021-03-02
38 min
Kol Jeshurun
Rabbi Perolman in Conversation with Rabbi Sari Laufer (Stephen Wise LA)
This week on Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman is in Conversation with Rabbi Sari Laufer from Stephen Wise Temple (LA). They discuss the book of Esther, Vashti and how these women shape the holiday of Purim for all of us.
2021-02-23
09 min
Kol Jeshurun
BONUS EPISODE: D'var Torah & Musical Drash on Sanctuary
Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein offers a d'var torah on this week's Torah portion - Terumah - and its most famous line: "וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם."“Prepare for me a sanctuary, that I may dwell within you.” - Exodus 25:807:18 - Lord Prepare Me (J.W. Thompson & R. Scruggs)Vocals: Cantor Emma Lutz & Cantor Lucy B. FishbeinAudio Production, Piano & Guitar: David KatesProduced by Lucy B. FishbeinTheme Music by Matthew J. Turk
2021-02-20
10 min
Kol Jeshurun
A conversation on Compassion and Covid
This week on Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman is in conversation with Debbie Evans, LCSW and Jordyn Feingold, MAPP and Medical Student about how we navigate a COVID world with compassion for ourselves and others.Produced by Lucy B. FishbeinTheme Music by Matthew J. Turk
2021-02-16
28 min
Kol Jeshurun
Leadership in Times of Crisis
In this weeks installment of Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Gewirtz has a roundtable discussion with four congregational lay leaders who have been at the helm of TBJ's Synagogue Board during times of communal and national crisis. Using this weeks Torah portion, Parshat Yitro, as a framework, Rabbi Gewirtz discusses what leadership means during times of acute crisis and how we move forward with wisdom and healing.Transcription available: https://images.shulcloud.com/3262/uploads/Episode4LeadershipinTimesofCrisisTranscript.pdfFeaturing:Charles Dreifus (President 1988-90)Richard Zucker (President 2001-2)Maureen Spivack (President 2011-14)
2021-02-09
30 min
Kol Jeshurun
Interview with author, Erica Keswin: Rituals Roadmap
In this weeks episode of Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz and Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman are in conversation with best-selling author, Erica Keswin. Listen as they discuss how rituals have the ability to impact the way we engage with our everyday activities and change the way we live our lives, particularly during these turbulent times.Erica Keswin is the author of Rituals Roadmap (2021) and Bring Your Human to Work (2019).To purchase Erica’s new book visit https://ericakeswin.com/rituals-roadmap/Produced by Cantor Lucy B. FishbeinTheme Music by Matthew J. Tu...
2021-02-02
19 min
Kol Jeshurun
Softening Our Hearts, Renewing Ourselves
Listen as Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman reflects on the events of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration and this week's Torah Portion, Parshat Bo. How does the biblical story of the Egyptian Pharaoh's heart being hardened help us reflect on the ways in which the last 5 years have hardened our hearts? How might we become more open hearted in the weeks and months to come?L’dor Vador - Music & Lyrics by Josh NelsonVocals: Lucy B. FishbeinGuitar: Matthew J. TurkPiano: Pedro D’AquinoPercussion: Eran Fink Violin: Benjamin Sutin
2021-01-26
19 min
Kol Jeshurun
Americana Music - Framing our Jewish Identity
On this edition of Kol Jeshurun, Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein and Matthew J. Turk share American folk songs from Shabbat Services on January 8th, 2021. Listen as Cantor Fishbein shares thoughts on the ways in which music frames our experiences, prayers and identity.This Land is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)If I Had a Hammer (Lee Hays and Pete Seeger)America the Beautiful (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward)Oseh Shalom (Nurit Hirsch)Produced by Lucy B. Fishbein & Matthew J. TurkTheme music composed by Matthew J. Turk
2021-01-19
10 min
Kol Jeshurun
BONUS EPISODE: A Musical Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Listen as Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein and TBJ Music Director Matthew J. Turk perform a unique arrangement of the civil rights era anthem Abraham, Martin and John by Dion DiMucci in honor of Martin Luther King Day.Vocals: Lucy B. FishbeinGuitar & Mandolin: Matthew J. TurkTheme music composed by Matthew J. Turk
2021-01-18
07 min
Kol Jeshurun
Introducing Kol Jeshurun: A Podcast of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
Welcome to Kol Jeshurun, a podcast of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun. In this introduction episode, listen to Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz and Rabbi Leah H. Sternberg chat about how this podcast came to be, and hear a taste of what is to come.Theme music composed by Matthew J. Turk
2021-01-18
06 min
Hazon: The Jewish Lab for Sustainability
After the Plague-- Dasi Fruchter and Claudia Kreiman
In a new COVID-19 world Nigel Savage, President and CEO of Hazon speaks with Jewish leaders from around the world on what this changing landscape means for Jewish communities near and far. Originally recorded on June 14th, we tune into this episode featuring Dasi Fruchter and Claudia Kreiman. Dasi Fruchter is the founder and spiritual leader of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, a new and inclusive Modern Orthodox community. Rabbanit Fruchter also holds the position of Halachic Advisor for Niddah and Women's Health at Beth Sholom Congregation. Claudia Kreiman is rabbi for NOAM, the Masorti-Conservative Youth Organization in Israel; she...
2020-12-10
56 min
The Rabbi's Husband
Rabbi Karen R. Perolman on Ruth 1:1-18 – “The Bible on Becoming – and Being – a Jew”
Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman, Senior Associate Rabbi at Temple B’nai Jeshurun, the Temple where Mark became a bar mitzvah in 1985, joins him on the podcast today. Karen received her Masters Degree in Hebrew Literature from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in New York, and currently serves as Rabbi in Residence for the Rabbi Barry H. Greene Early Childhood Center and the B’nai Jeshurun Religious School. The passage she has chosen to discuss today is Ruth 1:1-18.Karen begins the conversation by sharing her summary of the passage, the significance it holds for her, and...
2020-10-19
28 min
The Rabbi's Husband
Cantor Howard Stahl on Leviticus 9:1 - 10:3 – "Silence: The Consecration of Aaron"
Mark is delighted to welcome his great friend, Cantor Howard Stahl, to the podcast today. Howard was called to Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, New Jersey, in July of 1999, having previously served Temple Israel (Lawrence, New York) and Congregation Beth Emeth (Albany). In addition to being hailed as one of America’s outstanding cantors, Howard’s accomplishments include having been the President of the American Conference of Cantors, having served on the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, and currently serving on the faculty of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Instit...
2020-08-25
29 min
The Rabbi's Husband
Rabbi Matthew Reimer on Exodus 3:11 – "Moses: Humility and Leadership"
Mark’s great friend, and the Rabbi who officiated at his wedding, Rabbi Matthew Reimer, joins him on the podcast this week. A native of West Orange, NJ, Rabbi Reimer was ordained in 2007 by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and has served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Sinai in New Orleans, the Rabbi for The Shul of New York, the Interim Rabbi for Port Jewish Center in Port Washington, LI, and Assistant and then Associate Rabbi at Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, New Jersey. He has chosen Exodus 3:11 to discuss with Mark today.Matt begi...
2020-08-19
25 min
The Rabbi's Husband
Rabbi Josh Stanton on Exodus 18 -- "Jethro -- Moses's Gentile Father-in-Law, Hero and Mentor."
This week Mark is extremely excited to welcome his very good friend, Rabbi Josh Stanton, to the podcast. Rabbi Josh was ordained from Hebrew Union College in 2013 where he was recognized for his accomplishments in many areas including academics and ecumenical relations. He has served as Associate Rabbi at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, New Jersey, Associate Director of the Center for Global Judaism at Hebrew College, Director of Communications for the Coexist Foundation, and is currently the very much beloved Senior Rabbi at the East End Temple in Manhattan. Rabbi Josh has worked with both Jewish an...
2020-07-13
25 min
Rabbi Kaufman's Understanding The World
Understanding the World - Taste of Judaism
Rabbi Kaufman's class on the Jewish Calendar and Jewish Holidays taught as part of the Taste of Judaism class at Temple B'nai Jeshurun in October, 2018.
2019-01-15
00 min
Rabbi Kaufman's Understanding The World
Understanding the World - Taste of Judaism
This is a class in Rabbi Kaufman's Taste of Judaism series on Shabbat practices and Jewish prayer, taught at Temple B'nai Jeshurun in Des Moines, Iowa in October, 2018.
2019-01-15
00 min
Rabbi Kaufman's Understanding The World
Understanding the World - Taste of Judaism
This is a class in the Rabbi Kaufman's Taste of Judaism series held in October, 2018 on the different streams of Judaism with a bit of explanation about who the Jews are today. Taught at Temple B'nai Jeshurun in Des Moines, Iowa.
2019-01-15
00 min
Rabbi Kaufman's Understanding The World
Rabbi David Kaufman's Class on Shabbat Practice and Prayer Nov, 2017
This is a recording of a class taught by Rabbi David Kaufman on Shabbat Practice and Prayer that is part of the Adult Education Program at Temple B'nai Jeshurun.
2018-02-01
00 min
Mickelson's Podcast - Powered by the Iowa Firearms Coalition
Thursday May 16 2013
Senator Bertrand Brimley fixes Iowa's rabbit problem. Diana Waring at NICHE. Dexter Van Zile from CAMERA...speaking tonight at Temple B'nai Jeshurun at 7pm. Jeff Burkett from Iowa Firearms Coalition says the Permit Confidentiality bill is being blocked by the Iowa Senate. Give 'em a nudge he says.
2013-05-16
1h 29
Mickelson's Podcast - Powered by the Iowa Firearms Coalition
Tuesday November 15 2011
Unmasked Judeophobia...a new documentary shown tonight at Temple B'nai Jeshurun ...Mark Finkelstein...JCRC. Ross Shafer's "Grab more Market Share" great insights. Then the political parade continues. Iowa is up for grabs.
2011-11-15
1h 30