Wilshire POV
Every week, our Wilshire Boulevard Temple clergy share their Shabbat message. In about five minutes or less, they offer personal perspectives on a topic of their choice, such as Jewish holidays, the weekly Torah portion, liturgy, customs and traditions, and sometimes current events through the lens of Jewish learning and understanding.
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Podcasting since 2022 • 106 episodes
Wilshire POV
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A Sacred Symbol - Rabbi Leah Fein - February 6, 2026
Imagine: You are an ancient Israelite, and all you have ever known - all your recent ancestors have ever known - is oppression. You witnessed the plagues and the sea splitting and you fled for your life into the wilderness. And now, three m...
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It's Over - Rabbi Leah Lewis - Parashat Beshalach - January 30, 2026
Ran Gvili’s funeral was a moment unique among all others, but the collective need to rise to the next chapter is a feeling familiar to the Jewish people. It is on full display in the Torah portion we read this week. At the core of Parashat ...
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We Are in the Thick of It - Cantor Lisa Peicott - Parshat Bo - January 23, 2026
Well folks, we are in the thick of it. In just the last few weeks, we have witnessed the abuse of unchecked power against a group of outsiders, the rising up of a people against a heartless dictator, the crumbling of an authoritarian regime, an...
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Parashat Vaeira - Rabbi Hannah Elkin - January 16, 2026
In our Torah portion this week, Parashat Vaeira, we see an important moment for Moses to speak the truth. God has told Moses that he will be the savior of the Jewish people, the prophet directly communicating God’s words to Pharaoh to let the I...
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Who Were Ephraim and Menasseh? - Rabbi Leah Fein - January 2, 2026
For thousands of years, Jewish parents and parental-figures have been saying this exact same blessing. So who were Ephraim and Menasseh, that the Torah warrants blessing our children in their names each Shabbat eve? We are living th...
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