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- May 8, 2026 | Excerpts from Temple Israel's 2026 Adult B'nei Mitzvah Service
For this week's episode of You've Always Belonged Here, we are sharing excerpts from our 2026 Adult B'nei Mitzvah class: Diana Blau, Kate Jonas, Michael J. Miller, Randi Mondshine, Barbara J. Roffe, Hazel Malbin Shulman, Jeremy Swetzoff, Bernie Vagnini, & Susan Sanders Witkow.
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13 min - May 1, 2026 | A Letter to Jews Considering Abandoning Zionism
This week, Rabbi Friedman urges "troubled Zionists" to remain engaged with Israel rather than distancing themselves.
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13 min - Apr 24, 2026 | The Heart of Who We Are
This week, Cantor Becky Mann explores the true soul of the state of Israel—a nation where holiness and peace are discovered by embracing a shared humanity within the complex tension of grief and celebration.
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9 min - Apr 17, 2026 | Turn Toward One Another
This week, Cantor Cadrain highlights the Torah’s invitation to turn towards one another, even and especially across lines of difference.
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11 min - Apr 10, 2026 | "The Yoms"
This week, Rabbi Friedman explores the significance of "The Yoms": Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, and Yom HaAtzma’ut.
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10 min - Apr 3, 2026 | The Omer
This week, Rabbi Elana Nemitoff-Bresler discusses the joy and wonder of counting the Omer.
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Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT
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Website: tiwestport.org
7 min - Mar 27, 2026 | Erev Rav - A Mixed Multitude
This week, Rabbi Friedman draws from Hillel's idea of the Jewish people being Erev Rav–a mixed multitude, reclaiming the Jewish tradition of respectful disagreement to bridge the deep political and ideological divides at our own Seder tables.
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Instagram: @templeisraelwestport
Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT
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13 min - Trailer
Introducing You've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel Podcast
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Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT
Youtube: Temple Israel Westport
Website: tiwestport.org
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About You've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel Podcast
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Each week, we’ll bring you the voices of our clergy from our bimah. Occasionally we’ll feature longer conversations where we can learn from the vast wisdom of our community, staff and clergy team. By…
adding this new medium to our toolkit, we’re opening a new door to Jewish life here at TI—one that’s ready whenever you are.