Explore every episode of the podcast You've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Trailer | 01 Mar 2026 | 00:01:56 | |
Introducing You've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel Podcast To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||
| Apr 17, 2026 | Turn Toward One Another | 17 Apr 2026 | 00:10:03 | |
This week, Cantor Cadrain highlights the Torah’s invitation to turn towards one another, even and especially across lines of difference. To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||
| Apr 10, 2026 | "The Yoms" | 10 Apr 2026 | 00:09:51 | |
This week, Rabbi Friedman explores the significance of "The Yoms": Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, and Yom HaAtzma’ut. To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||
| Apr 3, 2026 | The Omer | 03 Apr 2026 | 00:06:39 | |
This week, Rabbi Elana Nemitoff-Bresler discusses the joy and wonder of counting the Omer. To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||
| Mar 27, 2026 | Erev Rav - A Mixed Multitude | 27 Mar 2026 | 00:12:39 | |
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. To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||
| Apr 24, 2026 | The Heart of Who We Are | 27 Apr 2026 | 00:08:30 | |
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. To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||
| June 5, 2026 | A Sanctuary Without Walls | 09 Jun 2026 | 00:06:42 | |
This week, Rabbi Friedman reflected on the sale of his childhood synagogue and how encounters with God have traditionally taken place in nature and invites us to experience the divine through wonder, awe, and the quiet presence found beneath the open sky. To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||
| May 15, 2026 | Cantor Barbara Ostfeld: A Legacy | 19 May 2026 | 00:14:17 | |
For this week's episode, our Legacy Shabbat Artist-in-Residence, Cantor Barbara Ostfeld reflected on how TI has carried forward a legacy of social justice, musical innovation, and radical inclusion through generations of evolving Jewish leadership and worship. To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||
| May 8, 2026 | Excerpts from Temple Israel's 2026 Adult B'nei Mitzvah Service | 11 May 2026 | 00:12:25 | |
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. To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||
| May 1, 2026 | A Letter to Jews Considering Abandoning Zionism | 05 May 2026 | 00:12:54 | |
This week, Rabbi Friedman urges "troubled Zionists" to remain engaged with Israel rather than distancing themselves. To learn more about Temple Israel, please click the links below. Instagram: @templeisraelwestport Facebook: Temple Israel of Westport, CT Youtube: Temple Israel Westport Website: tiwestport.org | |||