by Esther Baruch | Jul 16, 2025 | Teddy Bear Project
I can hardly believe that just six months ago, I reported shipping the first five handmade teddy bears to comfort children in Israel. I’m now happy to report, on behalf of the Teddy Bear Sisterhood, that we’re shipping our 100th bear! Another way you can help: If you...
by beth-ami | Jul 15, 2025 | News and Events
Come spend the evening in Michele Baime’s welcoming garden, sipping Grgich Hills wine, enjoying the music of Susy Boimoil Starr and Jeremy Lipsin, and dining on an authentic Italian dinner. VEGETARIAN ANTIPASTI AND CAESAR SALAD PASTA ETC. PROVIDES US WITH PASTA...
by Social Action | Jul 8, 2025 | Advocates for Social Justice
August 1st, at our 6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a 6:45 pm Shabbat dinner At 7:30 pm Max Alper, of the North Bay Jobs with Justice organization and Santa Rosa Mayor Mark Stapp will be speaking. We hope you will attend. It will be a very informative...
by beth-ami | Jun 15, 2025 | News and Events
Rummage Sale June 22 in the back parking lot of Beth Ami, 10 a.m. to 2:00 pm. If you are a Beth Ami member, we are collecting items to sell starting June 17, and if ytou come to help Sunday at 8:00 a.m., David Kahn will have donuts and coffee for you.
by Social Action | Jun 8, 2025 | Social Action Scoop
Shalom all , We had a nice meeting on Tuesday after we saw the movie , All God’s Children at the Jewish film festival. Those attending: Rabbi Miller, Judi, Marlene ,Andy, Susan and lyla. The movie is a documentary about a 5 year collaboration between a Jewish...
by Richard Kahn | Jun 4, 2025 | From the Board
The board would like to give the community an understanding of our new solar power system. Built and installed by Vital Energy, the system consists of 47 commercial solar panels that are about 110% as efficient as residential panels. There are three inverters so there...
by beth-ami | Jun 4, 2025 | Beth Ami Book Club
Next up is BECOMING EVE — MY JOURNEY FROM ULTRA-ORTHODOX RABBI TO TRANSGENDER WOMAN by Abby Chava Stein ( Memoir, 238 pgs, 2019.) Our Rabbi Ron Koas and new member, Aly Davis, want to lead a discussion/conversation about it at CBA on June 14 after Shabbat lunch....
by Social Action | May 20, 2025 | Social Action Scoop
Allison Goodwin, the CEO of the Redwood Empire Food Bank will be at services and lunch on Saturday, June 7 th. She will give an update on the economic outlook at the food bank given the cuts in federal funding. Please come to find out how these cuts are impacting...
by beth-ami | May 12, 2025 | News and Events
Shavuot Celebration Sunday, June 1, 7 pm ~ ? 740 Western Avenue, Petaluma Standing Together at Sinai, Again Noshing, Schmoozing, Connecting and Learning with Rabbis • Andi Berlin • Shalom Bochner • David Bush • Steven Finley • Ron Koas • Daniel Kohn and others!...
by beth-ami | May 4, 2025 | News and Events
The J Weekly posted their photo of Rabbi Koas leading the Beth Ami contingent at the Sonoma County Pride Parade as their photo of the week. We are all signed up for the Sonoma County 2025 Pride Parade on Saturday, May 31st, in Santa Rosa. It’s the 40th anniversary of...
