Kol Jeshurun

By Temple B'nai Jeshurun

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.


Category: Judaism

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 0
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 56

Description

Welcome to Kol Jeshurun, the podcast of Temple B’nai Jeshurun, a vibrant and flourishing Reform Jewish community in Essex County, New Jersey. This podcast is a place to engage with teachings and music from our clergy, staff, and guest speakers, as we strive to bring a sense of meaning and hope into our world. If you would like to learn more about our congregation, please visit us at www.tbj.org and follow us on Facebook @tbjnewjersey and on Instagram @tbj_nj . Transcriptions available at www.tbj.org/podcast#


Episode Date
In a powerful and refreshing take on the golden rule, Rabbi Hannah M. Ellenson does not demand we resolve or solve everything, only see humanity in each of us; listen, care, and affirm the image of God, even when difficult to see.
May 06, 2026
Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein explores the role of fire in need of tending, never neutral in Torah nor in our lives.
Apr 21, 2026
Rabbi Jonah Pesner preaches at TBJ about how to together create a world as it should be, one overflowing with social justice where love drives out hate and light drives out darkness.
Apr 03, 2026
Dr. David Jefferson Jr's inspiring sermon proclaims how good it is to be in the picture and how to stay in God’s picture as one human family. Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein sings Chava Mirel's "May We Find Peace" to conclude.
Mar 20, 2026
In this inspiring episode Rabbi Naamah Kelman-Ezrachi’s sermon calls for a “divinity that is renewed and renewing,” filled with change and shared values.
Mar 05, 2026
A Covenant That Ties Generations Together
Feb 03, 2026
Chanukah: A time to rededicate ourselves...
Dec 22, 2025
Homecoming: Courage, Hope and Strength
Dec 09, 2025
AI: The Ethical, Existential and Spiritual Puzzle; 1 of a series
Dec 02, 2025
Bringing a Better Reality into Being
Nov 18, 2025
October 7th, 2023: In Memoriam
Oct 28, 2025
Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz - Rosh Hashana Morning 5786
Oct 07, 2025
God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves the Torah Is True featuring Mark Gerson
Sep 29, 2025
5786: Where our happiness is in the Preparation.
Sep 09, 2025
Tree of Life - Reflections on Rabbi Gewirtz's most recent trip to Israel
Aug 12, 2025
Hope in the face of Adversity
Jul 22, 2025
Unexpected Blessings: Finding Prophets in Unlikely Places
Jul 15, 2025
A Complicated Love - Reflections on the 4th of July
Jul 10, 2025
Lo L'fached K'lal - Managing Our Fear in Uncertain Times
Jun 26, 2025
In Every Generation...
Apr 17, 2025
The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation!
Apr 10, 2025
Reflections on Our Recent Mission to Israel
Mar 17, 2025
Nobody Wants This: A Conversation
Dec 10, 2024
Dorin Cohen - A Story of Survival - October 7th -
Jan 11, 2024
From Power to Agency - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
Dec 19, 2023
Arguments for the Sake of Heaven - Rabbi Leah Sternberg
Dec 19, 2023
Report from the Ground - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
Dec 19, 2023
Answering the Call - Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman
Dec 18, 2023
Reflections on a song-filled career from Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller
May 02, 2023
Voices of TBJ: Reflections on TBJ at 175 with Cantor Howard M. Stahl
Mar 15, 2023
Voices of TBJ: "To Build a Brave Space"
Dec 07, 2022
Voices of TBJ: Rachel Braverman
Oct 23, 2022
Voices of TBJ: Jill Goldstein - Her 9/11 Story
Sep 16, 2022
When Will Redemption Come?
Apr 20, 2022
A Conversation with Cantor Jeff Klepper - Episode 2 of 2
Feb 08, 2022
A Conversation with Cantor Jeff Klepper
Feb 01, 2022
A Special Presentation Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. King
Jan 25, 2022
Voices of Jeshurun - Julie Cohn
Nov 16, 2021
TBJ Folk Process
Jul 27, 2021
Michael Oren in Conversation with Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz
May 05, 2021
Songs of Hope: A Sermon in Song for Yom Ha'atzmaut
Apr 22, 2021
Boker Tov TBJ: A look back at boker tov throughout the month
Apr 14, 2021
Songs of the Seder: A Journey Through the Musical Staples of our Seder Table
Mar 30, 2021
The Wisdom of the Haggadah with Mark Gerson
Mar 23, 2021
Looking Back & Looking Ahead: A Commemoration of One Year of the Pandemic
Mar 16, 2021
A Reflection on One Year of COVID-19
Mar 10, 2021
Getting Right to the Point: A Conversation about the COVID-19 Vaccine with Dr. Nancy Simpkins
Mar 02, 2021
Rabbi Perolman in Conversation with Rabbi Sari Laufer (Stephen Wise LA)
Feb 23, 2021
BONUS EPISODE: D'var Torah & Musical Drash on Sanctuary
Feb 20, 2021
A conversation on Compassion and Covid
Feb 16, 2021
Leadership in Times of Crisis
Feb 09, 2021
Interview with author, Erica Keswin: Rituals Roadmap
Feb 02, 2021
Softening Our Hearts, Renewing Ourselves
Jan 26, 2021
Americana Music - Framing our Jewish Identity
Jan 19, 2021
BONUS EPISODE: A Musical Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 18, 2021
Introducing Kol Jeshurun: A Podcast of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
Jan 18, 2021