Welcome to Bina: A Better Together Podcast

In this episode of Bina hosts Aviva Feder, Yarden Crane, Nolan Valdivia sit down with Burt Feldstein, a retired finance executive, 12-year police volunteer, and Brotherhood president at Congregation Beth Chaim. Burt traces a winding path from an Orthodox upbringing in Rochester, to the Reform movement where he found warmth, equality, and a community worth building. The conversation looks at Burt’s belief in chesed as a lived practice, from teaching kids with Down syndrome to swim, to finding

In this episode of Bina, hosts Aviva Feder and Yarden Crane sit down with Michael Tejeda, an 81-year-old volunteer, book collector, and self-described rebel who converted to Judaism after decades of spiritual exploration. Michael shares how he went from a Catholic upbringing to becoming president of Congregation B'nai Shalom, driven by a love of community and the satisfaction of building something with his own hands. The conversation ranges from the perils of social media permanence and the f