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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#
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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.
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May 06, 2026 |
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Cantor Lucy B. Fishbein explores the role of fire in need of tending, never neutral in Torah nor in our lives.
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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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.
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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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.
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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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.
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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A Covenant That Ties Generations Together
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Chanukah: A time to rededicate ourselves...
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Homecoming: Courage, Hope and Strength
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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AI: The Ethical, Existential and Spiritual Puzzle; 1 of a series
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Bringing a Better Reality into Being
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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October 7th, 2023: In Memoriam
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz - Rosh Hashana Morning 5786
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves the Torah Is True featuring Mark Gerson
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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5786: Where our happiness is in the Preparation.
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Tree of Life - Reflections on Rabbi Gewirtz's most recent trip to Israel
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Hope in the face of Adversity
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Unexpected Blessings: Finding Prophets in Unlikely Places
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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A Complicated Love - Reflections on the 4th of July
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Lo L'fached K'lal - Managing Our Fear in Uncertain Times
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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In Every Generation...
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation!
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Reflections on Our Recent Mission to Israel
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Nobody Wants This: A Conversation
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Dorin Cohen - A Story of Survival - October 7th -
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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From Power to Agency - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Arguments for the Sake of Heaven - Rabbi Leah Sternberg
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Report from the Ground - Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Answering the Call - Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Reflections on a song-filled career from Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller
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May 02, 2023 |
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Voices of TBJ: Reflections on TBJ at 175 with Cantor Howard M. Stahl
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Voices of TBJ: "To Build a Brave Space"
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Voices of TBJ: Rachel Braverman
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Voices of TBJ: Jill Goldstein - Her 9/11 Story
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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When Will Redemption Come?
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Cantor Jeff Klepper - Episode 2 of 2
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Cantor Jeff Klepper
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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A Special Presentation Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. King
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Voices of Jeshurun - Julie Cohn
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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TBJ Folk Process
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Michael Oren in Conversation with Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz
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May 05, 2021 |
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Songs of Hope: A Sermon in Song for Yom Ha'atzmaut
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Boker Tov TBJ: A look back at boker tov throughout the month
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Songs of the Seder: A Journey Through the Musical Staples of our Seder Table
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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The Wisdom of the Haggadah with Mark Gerson
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Looking Back & Looking Ahead: A Commemoration of One Year of the Pandemic
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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A Reflection on One Year of COVID-19
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Getting Right to the Point: A Conversation about the COVID-19 Vaccine with Dr. Nancy Simpkins
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Rabbi Perolman in Conversation with Rabbi Sari Laufer (Stephen Wise LA)
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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BONUS EPISODE: D'var Torah & Musical Drash on Sanctuary
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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A conversation on Compassion and Covid
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Leadership in Times of Crisis
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Interview with author, Erica Keswin: Rituals Roadmap
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Softening Our Hearts, Renewing Ourselves
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Americana Music - Framing our Jewish Identity
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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BONUS EPISODE: A Musical Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Introducing Kol Jeshurun: A Podcast of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
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Jan 18, 2021 |