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 Mordecai Miller | Jan 5, 2023 | Rabbi’s Remarks
In response to Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s “Judicial Reforms” proposal, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA), the international association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis, issued the following statement: We are deeply alarmed by the attempted subversion...
by Leanne Schy | Dec 23, 2022 | Israeli Dance
Hi dancers. People tell me they are willing to begin their New Year resolutions about exercising early and want to meet December 28 and January 11. See video links below, and email requests. It’s harder for me to grab songs during the dance because the screen is...
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 Israel Affairs Committee | Dec 19, 2022 | Israel Affairs
CRASH COURSE ON THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL Register now for the 5-part Zoom course, on 5 Sunday mornings, 10-11:30 AM PST, Jan 8-Feb 12 Co-Sponsored by our Israel Committee Sessions provide the history of Jews and Arabs in the land of Israel and the evolution of...
by Beth Ami Community Nursery School | Dec 9, 2022 | Beth Ami & You
Please join us at the Beth Ami Community Nursery School December 15, 5 – 6:30 p.m. in the Social Hall, to welcome Chanukah a little early in a fun-filled evening of Cookie Decorating, Latke and Pizza Eating, Candle Making, Photo Booth, Chanukah Stories, Learning...
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...
by beth-ami | Nov 24, 2022 | Beth Ami Book Club
Our group’s read is Omar Friedlander’s debut collection, The Man Who Sold Air In The Holy Land, the SF Jewish Community Library’s One Bay One Book selection— Jewish people all over the Bay Area are reading it this year. Many related talks on ZOOM and in person. The...
