Featured 9:30 am - 10:30 am Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Featured September 30 at 9:30 am Ancient Rabbinic Law with Rabbi Megdal Mishnah Rosh Hashanah begins with a deceptively simple question: Who decides when time begins? Along the way, we'll study astronomy, eyewitness testimony, courtroom debate, Jewish law, and the rituals of Rosh Hashanah from the sighting of the new moon to the sounding of the shofar. The tractate invites us to explore how the Jewish calendar, ...
Featured 9:30 am Parenting Book Club: Nurture the Wow Featured October 1 at 9:30 am Parenting Book Club: Nurture the Wow As a first-time mom, Rabbi Megdal is discovering how Jewish wisdom speaks to the joys and challenges of parenting small children. You are invited to join her for a fun and meaningful book club, as we read Nurture the Wow: Finding Spirituality in the Frustration, Boredom, Tears, Poop, Desperation, Wonder, and Radical Amazement of Parenting. ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Featured October 1 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are welcome to join us in person or via Zoom for our monthly gathering. Howie Stein will lead discussion of "Is Jewish Your Ethnic Identity?" Please RSVP using the form below.
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Support After Loss October 3 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Support After Loss With a special invitation to those who have had a recent loss, we will gather for a brief teaching and discussion led by a member of the Beth El Clergy. All are welcome to join this six-session series as often as they wish. Registration for each individual session is recommended in case there are updates. ...
Featured 8:15 am - 9:30 am Mental Health Professionals Study Group Featured October 15 at 8:15 am - 9:30 am Mental Health Professionals Study Group Join our Mental Health Professionals Study Group for breakfast and a discussion of the therapeutic issues raised by the legacy of Schlomo Carlebach. The cost is $5 per person and includes breakfast. Please register using the form below. $5
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Civil Rights Journey Information Session October 15 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Civil Rights Journey Information Session Please join us for an information session for the December Civil Rights Journey to the South led by Rabbi Harris. We will discuss details of the trip, pre-trip events and readings, and meet other participants.
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation Group Featured October 17 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation Group While classical Jewish teaching suggests “Naaseh V’Nishmah” (“first we do, then we understand”), Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, founder of Jewish Renewal, advocated for an alternative approach. He believed that profound connection comes from first understanding one’s inner Jewish self through study, practice, and meditation. This monthly gathering adopts Reb Zalman’s path. We will use meditation, chant, ...
9:30 am - 10:30 am Parent Education Session: Raising A Future Reader October 23 at 9:30 am - 10:30 am Parent Education Session: Raising A Future Reader Parents of preschoolers often find the topic of childhood literacy very stressful, but it doesn’t have to be! Join early literacy expert Lynn Klaiman for a practical and reassuring discussion about how to start and support your child on their journey toward a lifelong love of reading! After more than 30 years in education in ...
Featured 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Purple Shabbat & Tikkun Olam Shabbat: Q&A with Debbie Feinstein Featured October 24 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Purple Shabbat & Tikkun Olam Shabbat: Q&A with Debbie Feinstein Join us on Shabbat, October 24, at 9:15 am for our Purple Shabbat and Tikkun Olam Shabbat. We will honor synagogue members who currently lead, or have previously led, Tikkun Olam initiatives on behalf of our community, while highlighting the many volunteer efforts that embody our congregation's commitment to social action. As part of that ...
Featured October 24 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Purple Shabbat & Tikkun Olam Shabbat: Q&A with Debbie Feinstein
