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Giving Tuesday: 75 Years of Beth El

October 29, 2026

Dear Friends of Beth El, For nearly 10 years, I have had the privilege of serving on Beth El’s Development Committee, including the last year and a half as chair. …

Beth El’s Adi Shankman Leads AZA as BBYO’s Grand Aleph Godol

October 29, 2026

Adi Shankman joined BBYO in eighth grade as a member of the Melech AZA chapter. He wasn’t particularly taken by the organization. He attended a few programs, but he hadn’t …

Author and Speaker Sarah Hurwitz Kicks Off the Second Cohort of the Rabbi Rudolph Leadership Development Initiative

October 29, 2026

The Rabbi Rudolph Leadership Development Initiative began work with its second cohort during Sukkot this year. The initiative aims to cultivate and empower emerging leaders in their 30s and 40s …

Between Two Worlds: How Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder Turned Personal Struggle Into a Mission for Equality

October 29, 2026

The first Bedouin woman in Israel to become a professor, Abu-Rabia-Queder has built a distinguished academic career examining the complex intersection of gender, education, cultural identity, and social inequality. “No …

Be Part of Exploring Yirah

October 29, 2026

עוֹשֶׂה מַעֲשֵׂה בְּרֵאשִׁית These words – oseh ma’aseh bereishit, “who makes the works of creation” – conclude the blessing for expressing awe at the ongoing wonder of God’s creation, such …

Mitzvah Magic: Honoring the Warriors Among Us

October 29, 2026

By Seth Stern Courage is the theme for November’s Mitzvah Magic at Beth El with a focus on veterans. The “Warriors Among Us” event on November 8 will feature a …

Making This Ours

October 29, 2026

The teens were trickling in, after-school tired and cheerful but not yet motivated. I looked at Elisha Frumkin and Allison Brown, my talented colleagues who run our Religious School. We …

The Sad Fate of the Renoir Girls

October 26, 2026

In the early 1880s, Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted luminous portraits of three French Jewish sisters from the prominent Cahen d’Anvers family. Today, the paintings continue to enchant; viewers are captivated by …

Mitzvah Day Blood Drive Dedicated to the Memory of Herb Tanenbaum

September 30, 2026

Imagine what it must feel like to save one life with just one hour of your time. Now, picture yourself saving or extending the lives of three people at one …

October 7 Three Years Later

September 30, 2026

We have just emerged from the period of intense introspection that commenced at the beginning of Elul and culminated on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. We are in the …