by beth-ami | Jan 24, 2023 | News and Events
Congregation Kol Emeth Presents:The West Coast Musical Premier – “Jacob Wrestling the Angel” In Loving Memory of Mel Krauss and Irene Krauss-de-Groot Sunday, February 26th Co-sponsored by Congregation Beth Ami Congregation Beth Am Congregation Beth...
by beth-ami | Jan 16, 2023 | News and Events
Tu B’Shevat gets its name from the date on which the holiday occurs, the 15th of the month of Shevat. A minor Jewish holiday, it is often referred to as the new year (or “birthday”) of the trees. The holiday originated in the Talmud, and was based on the date chosen...
by beth-ami | Dec 22, 2022 | Beth Ami Book Club
Book Group for January 8 and/or January 15 free choice. Each participant tells us a little about a fiction or non-fiction book he / she has been reading lately. Something about the author. 5 or 10 minutes. And the rest of us listen and may have a question or 2...
by beth-ami | Dec 20, 2022 | Kitchen Committee
The Shabbat lunches are slowly growing more popular, so we are needing your help. We need volunteers at the lunch to help us clean up when the meal is over and Birchat Hamazon (blessings after the meal) is done. That way the work goes faster for all of us. We are...
by beth-ami | Nov 24, 2022 | News and Events
We know that Jewish holiday food is full not only of calories, but symbolism. We eat latkes fried in oil to remind us of the oil that lasted eight days. But why do we put applesauce on our latkes? On Sunday December 18 it will symbolize that the apple doesn’t...