A YOM KIPPUR TIME NOVEL

CBA Book Group is now reading THE BETRAYERS by David Bezmozgis (Fiction, 256 pgs., 2015) for discussion Sunday, October 16, in my sukkah. The book spans 1 Jewish day in the life of a powerful Israeli politician, a former Soviet refusenik. The story takes place mostly...

L’Shanah Tovah

From the Board of Directors and staff of Congregation Beth Ami to you and all you hold close: May you be inscribed for a year of abundant blessing: health, happiness and prosperity. May our Creator find every one of us worthy of a year where Truth, Justice and...

Honey Cake: stories and recipes

We are reposting this honey cake article from 2020, lest these recipes sink out of sight in the list of blog posts, and our holiday baking suffers. But first, an article on the history of honey cake from Janet Stein-Larson of the kitchen Committee. The Kitchen Corner:...

Dancing on break until end of September

Dancers, I’m just adding this update.. we will be taking a break until the end of September.I hope everyone manages to dance with springy knees and no Covid. We keep hoping that we will no longer have to dance with masks, but so far everybody is simply getting...