You've Always Belonged Here: The Temple Israel Podcast

May 15, 2026 | Cantor Barbara Ostfeld: A Legacy

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 [instagram.com/templeisraelwestport] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Temple Israel of Westport, CT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/templeisraelofwestport/] Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Temple Israel Westport⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@TempleIsraelWestport] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠tiwestport.org [tiwestport.org]

May 8, 2026 | Excerpts from Temple Israel's 2026 Adult B'nei Mitzvah Service

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 [instagram.com/templeisraelwestport] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Temple Israel of Westport, CT⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/templeisraelofwestport/] Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠Temple Israel Westport⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@TempleIsraelWestport] Website: ⁠⁠⁠tiwestport.org [tiwestport.org]

May 1, 2026 | A Letter to Jews Considering Abandoning Zionism

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 [instagram.com/templeisraelwestport] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠Temple Israel of Westport, CT⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/templeisraelofwestport/] Youtube: ⁠⁠Temple Israel Westport⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@TempleIsraelWestport] Website: ⁠⁠tiwestport.org [tiwestport.org]

Apr 24, 2026 | The Heart of Who We Are

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 [https://www.facebook.com/templeisraelofwestport/] Youtube: ⁠Temple Israel Westport⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@TempleIsraelWestport] Website: ⁠⁠tiwestport.org

Apr 17, 2026 | Turn Toward One Another

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 [https://www.facebook.com/templeisraelofwestport/] Youtube: ⁠⁠Temple Israel Westport⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@TempleIsraelWestport] Website: ⁠⁠tiwestport.org