Tisha B’Av Wednesday July 22 8:00 pm

by | Jul 20, 2026 | News and Events

Join us on Wednesday July 22 at 8:00 pm to mark the beginning of the Fast of Tisha B’Av. It’s customary to darken the sanctuary and read the book of Lamentations by the light of candles or flashlights. It is a solemn and moving experience. See below for a...

ADULT ADHD AND THE EFFECT OF HORMONES

by | Jul 19, 2026 | Community Corner

ADULT ADHD AND THE EFFECT OF HORMONES ON ADHD (Rafaela Equils, MD and Riva Orr, LPCC) I recently had the pleasure of interviewing our own Riva Orr, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), on the intersection of adult ADHD and menopause. Riva has extensive...

House on Endless Waters

by | Jun 23, 2026 | Beth Ami Book Club

Firstly, thanks to Barbara Tomin for being such a gracious hostess for our last discussion meeting. In HOUSE ON ENDLESS WATERS by Israeli writer Emuna Elon (fiction, 310 pgs.; Hebrew, 2016, English translation, 2020), an Israeli writer returns to his birth-city,...

Grief Support Group

by | Jun 22, 2026 | News and Events

Grief Support Group Tuesdays once a  month, 2:00–4:00 p.m. Grief does not follow a schedule. Whether your loss is recent or many years ago, the absence of a loved one can still be deeply felt. This support group, facilitated by Neil Herring, offers a safe and...

Israel Day on Fifth by Esther Baruch

by | Jun 2, 2026 | Israel Affairs

A shared bond of unity on New York’s Fifth Avenue Have you ever seen kids jostling for a preferred place in line? That’s what it’s like when I try to say what was my favorite part of the Israel on Fifth parade. Was it the sea of American and Israeli flags held high...

Shavuot 2026, 5786

by | May 1, 2026 | unauthorized

Shavuot began as a harvest festival of first fruits, and became the day we remember receiving Torah at Sinai—teaching that a full life includes both gratitude for what we grow from the earth and commitment to the values that guide how we live. Community Tikkun Leil...

Shavuot: Food and Celebration

by | Apr 27, 2026 | Kitchen Committee

In Spring, we travel from Passover to Shavuot in 50 days during which we celebrate our leaving Egypt as slaves and becoming a new people as Jews. You know that our festivals often include clever bits of roll playing and foods to make these holidays more meaningful....