by beth-ami | Mar 2, 2022 | Kitchen Committee
Purim is coming. And we can smell the hamantashen in our Beth Ami Kitchen. The tradition has returned! For the first time in a couple of years we had a small crew rolling, cutting, stuffing, folding and baking Hamantashen for you to enjoy. We created 136 date; 106...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Mar 1, 2022 | Israel Affairs
Please join us for a talk by Masorti Rabbi Novis-Deutsch. He will join us from Israel via Zoom. The talk will be followed by a Q and A. “Can a Halacha be Immoral?” A key to molding different Jewish worldviews in Israeli society. A talk by Rabbi...
by beth-ami | Feb 27, 2022 | Social Action Scoop
The SAC continues to function with COVID still a concern. We are all hoping that there is some light at the end of this very dark tunnel! We are looking into a few new activities in the near future: Providing monthly meals at the Dream Center. The center provides...
by Rabbi Mordecai Miller | Feb 27, 2022 | Rabbi’s Remarks
As we gather to hear about the progress of our synagogue over the last seven months or so, we might pause to ask ourselves a radical question: what’s so important about creating this kind of community? Why should we support it, and why should we try to ensure its...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Feb 25, 2022 | Israel Affairs, unauthorized
EMERGENCY BRIEFING ON THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE Tue / Mar 1 / 3:00 pm PST REGISTER HERE Ambassador Dr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, will break down the latest events in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, its impact on the region, and the...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Feb 21, 2022 | Israel Affairs
The Israel Committee is pleased to co-sponsor the web talk “It’s Not the Antisemitism My Grandparents Warned Me About”. The talk features world-famous Hen Mazzig who will address the topic of Using Social Media to Strike Back. Wednesday, Feb 23,...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Feb 15, 2022 | Israel Affairs
What our upcoming holidays teach us The upcoming Jewish holidays include both the saddest and the most joyous for Israel: our people and our homeland. These holidays remember seminal events in our history. The only holiday missing from this list is Tisha b’Av,...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Feb 3, 2022 | Israel Affairs
Eleven Upcoming Zoom Webinars All times are in Pacific Standard Time Jewish Indigeneity and The Land of Israel March 9 at 11 am Dr. Sheree Trotter and Dr. Saba Soomekh Dr. Sheree Trotter is a researcher, writer, and co-director of the Indigenous Coalition for Israel...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Feb 2, 2022 | Israel Affairs
Our Beth Ami Israel Committee in conjunction with the Sonoma County Israel Committee is pleased to invite you to attend a CAMERA webinar that we are co-sponsoring. How to Respond to Antisemitic Rhetoric in Social and Professional Situations In the webinar, Dr. Jonah...
by Leanne Schy | Jan 26, 2022 | Israeli Dance
We were just about to try dancing in person in Beth Ami’s social hall when Omicron sent us back to Zoom. The social hall floor is not optimal, but there is good ventilation there. We will see if we can try it again in the future. Dancing on Zoom at home is not...
