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Kol Jeshurun

by Temple B'nai Jeshurun

Judaism Spirituality

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

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.

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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 25:8 07:18 - Lord Prepare Me (J.W. Thompson & R. Scruggs) Vocals: Cantor Emma Lutz & Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein Audio Production, Piano & Guitar: David Kates Produced by Lucy B. Fishbein Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk

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. Turk Theme music composed by Matthew J. Turk

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 Nelson Vocals: Lucy B. Fishbein Guitar: Matthew J. Turk Piano: Pedro D’Aquino Percussion: Eran Fink Violin: Benjamin Sutin Produced by Lucy B. Fishbein Theme Music Composed by Matthew J. Turk

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.

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. Fishbein Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk

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.pdf Featuring: Charles Dreifus (President 1988-90) Richard Zucker (President 2001-2) Maureen Spivack (President 2011-14) Craig Parker (President 2019-Current) Produced by Lucy B. Fishbein Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk

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. Fishbein Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk

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.

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