by Israel Affairs Committee | Mar 15, 2023 | Israel Affairs
Hear from leading figures on the left and right in Israel. The list below also includes talks about other issues facing our people. The Israel Committee updates this list, found at http://IsraelUpdate.INFO, almost daily. Below find the current list. To join the Israel...
by beth-ami | Feb 28, 2023 | Kitchen Committee
Day 1: Lee, David K., Leanne, Mark, Myrna , Jeffrey and Janet, we made 154 Peach and 189 Apricot Hamantashen (= 343). Day 2: Thanks to Lee, David K, Myrna, Jeffrey and Janet, we made 48 Apricot, 201 Poppy Seed, 140 Date, and 92 Cherry Hamantaschen (= 481). Day 3:...
by Leanne Schy | Feb 18, 2023 | Israeli Dance
Several Israeli dances we do are based on Georgian music, with a bit of a nod to the distinctive and beautiful dance style. There are about 80,000 Georgian Jews in Israel; the majority came during the 1970s when Jews were allowed to leave the Soviet Union. This...
by Mordecai Miller | Feb 18, 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 beth-ami | Feb 18, 2023 | 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 beth-ami | Feb 18, 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 Israel Affairs Committee | Feb 17, 2023 | Israel Affairs
Learn about the Israel the People, Israel the Land, and Israel, the Nation from the experts ‘Neighbors’: Twenty Years Later February 19 9 am Jan Gross, Princeton University Register at https://iu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EwJcuBbDQZCMhBxw9hLxlQ...
by Leanne Schy | Feb 7, 2023 | Israeli Dance
Hi dancers. We are dancing this Wednesday, Feb. 8. You can choose in person or zoom Security says i can’t prop the gate open, so you need to have a code. Email me- Leanne(a)sonic.net I will have my cell phone to see if someone is emailing for help…...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Feb 3, 2023 | Israel Affairs
5-session Crash Course on Israeli History February 5 from 10 – 11:30 Session 4 Session #4: The Evolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Part 1 (February 5, 10-11:30 AM PST) Once you register, you will receive a recurring Zoom meeting link to be used to...
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...
