Kol Jeshurun

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 song

Tzena, Tzena - Issachar Miron & Julius Grossman

Mah yafeh hayom – Issachar Miron & Julius Grossman

Zamru l’Adonai – Yoel Sykes

L’cha dodi – Mordechai Ze’ira

Sermon in Song

Ani V’atah – 1971 – Arik Einstein, Miki Gavrielov

Shir Lashalom – 1970 – Yair Rosenblum

Shir la’ahava (yachad) – 1999 – Gili Liber

Yih’yeh Tov – Yonatan Gefen, David Broza

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. Fishbein

Theme Music composed by Matthew J. Turk

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

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This 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".

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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.

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. Fishbein

Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk

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. Fishbein

Theme Music by Matthew J. Turk

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.

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.” - Exodu​s 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

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