Featured 9:30 am Parenting Book Club: Nurture the Wow Featured December 3 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 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Yah Echsof Meditation Group Featured December 5 at 12:30 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, ...
2026-12-13 Featured Civil Rights Journey to the South Featured Civil Rights Journey to the South Featured December 13 - December 15 Civil Rights Journey to the South Join Rabbi Harris and members of Congregation Beth El for a trip exploring the Jewish history of the Civil Rights movement this winter, December 13-15. The Civil Rights journey empowers and inspires participants to return home and get involved, as they realize they have the power to make a difference. Participants will meet primary sources, ... $1600
Featured 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet Historian James McAuley, Author of “Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion” Featured December 13 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet Historian James McAuley, Author of “Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion” Join us via Zoom as prize-winning author and historian James McAuley introduces his latest work of nonfiction. Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion offers a fresh look at Zionism, Jewish history, and Jewish identity at a time when these issues have taken on a new, urgent relevance. Born into the French branch of the legendary Jewish ...
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Support After Loss December 19 at 12:30 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 December 13 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet Historian James McAuley, Author of “Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion”
