by beth-ami | Sep 21, 2022 | President's messages
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...
by Social Action | Sep 21, 2022 | Racism and Social Justice
Sunday, October 2 at 2 PM Nature as Torah; Spiritual Structure in Native American Culture Where: Congregation Beth Ami, 4676 Mayette Ave., Santa Rosa The program will also be available on Zoom. See below. A discussion and light refreshments will follow. Professor Ben...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Sep 9, 2022 | Israel Affairs
The Israel Committee is pleased to bring to your attention 15 new opportunities to learn about Jewish life this September. New opportunities are added each week, so visit http://IsraelUpdate.INFO to see all the updates. The site also links to over 100 recordings of...
by Leanne Schy | Aug 29, 2022 | Kitchen Committee
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:...
by Social Action | Aug 29, 2022 | Racism and Social Justice
Join us for a two-part Presentation with discussion to follow Sunday September 18th and Sunday October 2nd at 2:00pm Professor Ben Benson is of mixed heritage, Jewish and American Indian. This has given him unique access to Native cultures in both North and South...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Aug 20, 2022 | Israel Affairs
New talks are added almost daily. Visit http://IsraelUpdate.INFO for the most current list. The site also links to over a hundred previously recorded talks. The current situation with Jew-hatred and more. We are co-sponsor of several of these talks bringing you the...
by Beth Ami Community Nursery School | Aug 9, 2022 | Beth Ami & You
Dear Friends, It is with great pleasure that I announce the Board of Directors have hired Caren Drezner as the new Nursery School director. Caren is a highly professional preschool director relocating from Silicon Valley and has years of experience in JCC management....
by Leanne Schy | Aug 9, 2022 | Israeli Dance
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...
by beth-ami | Aug 9, 2022 | Kitchen Committee
The Kitchen Committee has been preparing lunches after Shabbat morning services. As long as COVID remains a risk, we are keeping the Shabbat lunches simple, but if you wish to add to the lunch, there are some things you can bring. Of course donations of funds to help...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Aug 6, 2022 | Israel Affairs
New Year, New Beginning On Tisha b’Av, we recount Jewish tragedies and how they repeat and echo throughout our history. Rosh Hashanah calls upon us to turn and return. We turn by recounting our shortcomings this year and promise to return to our genuine selves as...
