by beth-ami | Oct 25, 2021 | President's messages
Our Staff and volunteers are working together to plan two large Chanukah parties with food and activities for all. The plans are to ensure that everyone is safe and can come on the campus during Hanukkah to enjoy the season. The congregation’s vaccinated adults’...
by beth-ami | Oct 24, 2021 | Kitchen Committee
Thanks to the generous donation of David Kahn and Safeway we have a few extra cases of Matzah (Matzot? or Matzas?). By now, you should all have heard about the Matzah Brei Fry we are planning to do on Sunday, November 14th at 9:30 AM (as long as these positive health...
by beth-ami | Oct 24, 2021 | Kitchen Committee
Latkes, latkes, we like latkes. Not just a little but a lot of latkes. That’s why the Kitchen Committee has so many different latke recipes… too many for one post. This is part two, but you might prefer to keep them in a pdf available here Latke recipes...
by beth-ami | Oct 24, 2021 | Kitchen Committee
Latkes, latkes, we like latkes. Not just a little but a lot of latkes. That’s why the Kitchen Committee has so many different latke recipes… too many for one post. This is part one, but you might prefer to keep them in a pdf available here Latke recipes...
by Leanne Schy | Oct 24, 2021 | Israeli Dance
I have been keeping some track of folk dance groups that have resumed in-person dancing. I know of a group (Udy’s) in the Santa Cruz area that dances outside on a deck without masks. Most groups seem to have resumed in-person dancing but with masks, and also...
by beth-ami | Oct 24, 2021 | Beth Ami Book Club
Israeli contemporary author Etgar Keret, mainly known for his short stories,wrote his 1st non-fiction book, a memoir, called THE SEVEN GOOD YEARS.It is the next read for our CBA Book Group.Short, quick, and full of jokes.Sometimes dark humor.We borrow a box of 12 from...
by Mordecai Miller | Oct 24, 2021 | Rabbi’s Remarks
Now that we have turned back to the beginning in the Torah, there is no better time to begin taking a look at traditional Jewish study. Join in or simply observe our Rashi Study: Weekday mornings, Sunday – Friday 7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Also streamed and recorded...
by beth-ami | Oct 24, 2021 | Social Action Scoop
Volunteering at the Redwood Empire Food Bank with the Social Action Committee will be Tuesday, November 16. The setup is outside under a large tent. It is very well organized and felt very safe with 2 to 4 people working together. We volunteer a 2 hour stint from...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Oct 11, 2021 | Israel Affairs
Will you join Beth Ami’s Israel Committee to help bring Israel Programming to Sonoma County? The committee arranges non-political opportunities to learn about Israel: our People and our homeland. To join the committee, contact Eli Cohen at...
by Mordecai Miller | Sep 3, 2021 | Rabbi’s Remarks
אחד המרבה ואחד הממעיטת רק שיכוון את לבו לשמים It is all the same whether one extends, or abbreviates (eg. prayer), As long as one directs ones heart toward heaven תפסת מרובה לא תפסת תפסת מאת תפסת If you grab a large amount, you won’t hold onto anything; If you grab a...