Joel Grossman's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on December 25, 2021.

(Youtube/Zoom)

Special Guest: Joel Grossman.

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• Study Text

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld 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 Kligfeld's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.

(Facebook/Zoom)

Rabbis Rebecca Schatz and Matt Shapiro 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 on December 24, 2021.

Special Guest: Rabbi Matt Shapiro.

Rabbi Rebecca Schatz leads a weekly Zoom class diving into Jewish Law surrounding Kashrut and Shabbat (to begin with) through the original and traditional sources. No prior knowledge, interest or expertise needed. Just interest in learning, in questioning, in potential for excitement and flexibility to see law vs. custom when appropriate.

This class was conducted on December 21 ,2021.

Rabbis Rebecca Schatz and Matt Shapiro 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 December 17, 2021.

Special Guest: Rabbi Matt Shapiro.

Yeye Lobet is a journalist whose work has focused on climate, energy and environmental justice for two decades. She spent many years working in public radio, where she won national awards for investigative reporting. Now she mostly works in print/web. Recently she has been writing for a startup publication that covers the climate tech sector, called Canary Media, as well as for National Geographic, Inside Climate News and USA Today.

Yeye recently completed a master of science degree in climate science at Johns Hopkins. Please feel free to ask her climate science questions. She focused on how buildings can have a lower impact on the climate and still keep people comfortable. She is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. She and her partner raised their son in congregation IKAR after moving here from Seattle.

The talk is part of the Green Team initiative at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles. For more information go to https://www.tbala.org/get-involved/green-team. The class was conducted via Facebook and Zoom on December 15, 2021.

Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on December 18, 2021.

(Youtube/Zoom)

Links:

• Vayechi: Torah Text

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld 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 Kligfeld's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.

(Facebook/Zoom)

Rashi Class, a weekly exploration of Torah featuring a deep dive on the text and lively conversation focused on an 11th-century French commentary, conducted by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, this week beginning with Shemot/Exodus 4:18.

(Zoom/Facebook)

Links:

• Study Text

Rabbi Rebecca Schatz leads a weekly Zoom class diving into Jewish Law surrounding Kashrut and Shabbat (to begin with) through the original and traditional sources. No prior knowledge, interest or expertise needed. Just interest in learning, in questioning, in potential for excitement and flexibility to see law vs. custom when appropriate.

This class was conducted on December 14 ,2021.