Shira Freidlin’s Rabbinic Ordination
Shabbat Services on Friday June 30th at 6PM Installation of Rabbi Shira Freidlin
Rabbis of LA | For a Sci-Fi Rabbi, Yehuda Hausman Sounds Quite Traditional
Fresh from serving Jewish Journal readers a deeply knowledgeable dose of ChatGPT and other strains from the artificial intelligence universe a week ago, Rabbi Yehuda Hausman demonstrates this time that he is capable of engineering a few surprises.
Announcement: Rabbi Adam Ruditsky
Rabbi Adam Ruditsky is taking a pulpit in Plano, Texas, with congregation Adam Chaverim. His move coincides exactly with this week’s parashah, Beha’alotecha.
Announcement: Cantor Alyssa Rosenbaum
Announcement: Cantor Alyssa Rosenbaum will be installed as the new incoming cantor for Bnai Jeshurun Congregation during the weekend of June 9 – 10.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: From Despair to Hope – Beha’alotecha
Rabbi Sacks writes about the challenges of leadership, such as those experienced by Moses in this week’s parashah, Beha’alotecha. Spiritual leadership is especially challenging. Moses called on God to kill him because he could not manage the weight of leadership.
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila: Humans of Israel – My Uncle Isaac
Rabbi Bouskila remembers the brilliance and encyclopedic knowledge of his uncle Isaac, z/l.
Cantor Phil Baron: Avinu Shebashamayim
“Avinu Shebashamayim” by Cantor Phil Baron
Shavuot Song – “Stay Up All Night”
Three guys do the “Torah tango” and try to stay up all night on Shavuot. (From the Rebbetzin Tap “Jewish Holiday Celebration” DVD
Rabbi Rachel Barenblat, The Velveteen Rabbi: In the Cloud
Rabbi Barenblat’s Drash on Beha’alotecha is a few years old, but is surprisingly poignant and relevant. Rabbi Barenblat writes about the repetitive motif—the cloud, the journey, the waiting.
Cantor Azi Schwartz: Torah Procession
Cantor Azi Schwartz: Torah Procession