Kol Jeshurun

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Director

Lead Vocals: Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein, Matthew J. Turk

Quartet:

Marni Raab, Halley Gilbert, Ethan Fran, Michael Tedesco

Band:

Gary Schreiner, Piano

Dave Richards, Bass

Ben Sutin, Violin

Eran Fink, Drums

Sound Engineer: Jim Ferrante

Produced: Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein

With humility, grace and courage, TBJ’s Julie Cohn shares her family's recent experiences with Covid-19.

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.

Former Ambassador of Israel to the US, Michael Oren discusses his new book "To All Who Call in Truth"