by Mordecai Miller | May 23, 2023 | News and Events
Thursday, May 25th Come any time between 5 and 10 pm. We will meet at Beth Ami to learn from national presenters, and have dairy refreshments. Join with thousands of Jews for the Conservative/Masorti Movement Tikkun Leil Shavuot Torah from Coast to Coast, sponsored by...
by beth-ami | May 23, 2023 | News and Events
Join Beth Ami at the Sonoma County 2023 Pride Parade Saturday, June 3rd, downtown Santa Rosa. We are all signed up for the Sonoma County 2023 Pride Parade on Saturday, June 3rd, in Santa Rosa. The theme is commUNITY. Come show your pride and love for everyone in the...
by Social Action | May 23, 2023 | Advocates for Social Justice
We received lots of positive feedback from people who attended the dinner and panel discussion. Thank you to the speakers, Dan Levitis and Leah Halper, and to Ilana Stoelting for moderating. Thank you, Rabbi Miller, for a wonderful service. The food was delicious,...
by Social Action | May 23, 2023 | Social Action Scoop
The Social Action Committee at CBA presents June 2nd First Friday Shabbat Dinner and Presentation: Homelessness and the Caritas Village Project Service 6:00 Dinner 6:45 Presenters 7:30 Today, almost 3,000 people in Sonoma County are experiencing homelessness....
by Israel Affairs Committee | May 21, 2023 | Israel Affairs, unauthorized
Unbelievable Lyrics in Bob Dylan’s Zionist Anthem Listen to this song and follow the lyrics closely. I was stunned! What a song of truth about the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Wow! Dylan’s Zionist anthem: “Neighborhood Bully,”from Dylan’s 1983...
by Social Action | Apr 28, 2023 | Advocates for Social Justice
What we have been doing lately: We visited the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center in Santa Rosa and saw some wonderful exhibits of local native America tribes, Pomo, Miwok, and Wappo. What a really fine cultural center. Among their many goals, the center...
by Social Action | Apr 28, 2023 | Social Action Scoop
Today was really nice at The Palms. The new manager, Amanda and Bill have made some wonderful changes in the facility. It was cleaner and more open. We served in the library which is very comfortable surrounded by books and a great bar that made serving very easy. We...
by beth-ami | Apr 20, 2023 | Beth Ami Book Club
Our current read is THE ALEPPO CODEX — A True Story of Obsession, Faith and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible by Matti Friedman. (Non-fiction, 320 pgs., 2012.) Named for the Syrian city in which it was kept, the 10th century Aleppo Codex has long been considered...
by Mordecai Miller | Apr 18, 2023 | Rabbi’s Remarks
Having lived in the land-locked Midwest most of my life, I couldn’t help but be charmed by all the natural beauty that is California’s. We could sing a “dayenu” for the Pacific Ocean alone: its sheer grandeur, its changing moods, the incredible variety of marine life...
by beth-ami | Apr 11, 2023 | Beth Ami & You
Please join us for Sing in Shabbat, led by Leah Gerber, on Zoom, April 14th. Our prelude, featuring Scott Gerber, begins at 5:45. As Yom HaShoah occurs the following Tuesday, we will be honoring those who perished, and those who resisted, with songs commemorating the...