Featured 12:00 pm Annual Senior Caucus BBQ Featured September 4 at 12:00 pm Annual Senior Caucus BBQ Start the Fall off with a blast at our annual Senior Caucus BBQ! Come schmooze with the clergy and Ricardo, catch up with friends after the summer, and treat yourself to a delicious barbecue lunch. The cost is $10 per person. Please RSVP by August 30 to join in the fun! If you need financial ...
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Hearing Men’s Voices September 5 at 7:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us in person at Beth El or via Zoom as Howard Stein leads a discussion on "Family Events with Special Meaning to Me." Register using the form below.
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Featured September 6 at 6:00 pm Event Series Shir Yachad Join us on Friday, September 6, at 7:00 pm in person at Beth El or via livestream for a special Shir Yachad. We will especially hold space for the deep pain of last week’s tragedy of the six lives taken in cold blood by Hamas. Rabbi Megdal and Rabbi Harris will share teachings with us on ...
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Featured September 6 at 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Join Beth El Preschool and Nitzanim families for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. Shabbat songs and prayers will be followed by dinner. This event is best for children under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
Featured 1:00 pm Pre-High Holiday Meditation Featured September 7 at 1:00 pm Pre-High Holiday Meditation Join us on Saturday, September 7, at 1:00 pm to spend an hour in contemplation, meditation and conversation as Hazzan Fradkin leads a meditation that deals with themes of humility, fragility and faith as we approach these holy days. There will also be Pre High Holiday Meditation on September 21. Please register using the form ...
Featured 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Elul Learning: Forgive? Forget? All or none of the above? Featured September 7 at 2:00 pm Event Series Elul Learning: Forgive? Forget? All or none of the above? Join Women of Beth El for our annual Elul Shabbat Learning session on Saturday, September 7, at 2:00 pm. Our own Marsha Rehns will be leading us with an interactive teaching session focused on this season of forgiveness and renewal. Registration is now closed.
Featured 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Elul Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Harris Featured September 12 at 12:00 pm Elul Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Harris Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant while discussing the theme of teshuva (repentance/returning) and how it connects to our everyday life as we prepare for the High Holidays. Buy your own lunch and join Rabbi Harris, who will facilitate a meaningful conversation while we eat. Please RSVP using the form to receive the address. ...
Featured 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Back to Shul BBQ Featured September 13 at 5:30 pm Back to Shul BBQ It's time for our annual Back to Shul BBQ! Join with your friends and community for an evening for food, fun and connection! We will have information from different groups about how to get involved this year, along with inflatables, a yummy BBQ dinner, and a chance to catch up with members of the Beth ... $16
Featured 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Conversation and Coffee on the Crescent Trail Featured September 15 at 10:30 am Conversation and Coffee on the Crescent Trail Join the Women of Beth El for a walk down the Capital Crescent Trail and then for coffee at Starbucks afterwards (ladies only please). We will have 3 pace groups (fast, medium, and leisurely walkers). Registration is appreciated so that we can contact you with any last minute updates. Please RSVP using the form below. ...
Featured 11:00 am Book Chat: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Featured September 15 at 11:00 am Book Chat: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Join us for an in-person discussion at Beth El of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, a thrilling novel blending historical fiction and fantasy, set in 16th century Spain. What happened to the Jews forced to become conversos (converts to Catholicism) who remained in Spain after the mass expulsion of 1492? In The Familiar, Bardugo imagines ...
Featured 6:00 pm Beth El Goes Back to the Movies Featured September 15 at 6:00 pm Beth El Goes Back to the Movies Beth El is going back to the movies! Join your Beth El community for opening night of Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round, a JxJ* movie playing at the Edlavitch DCJCC, followed by a conversation with director Ilana Trachtman. The movie tells the story of five Black students who rode a segregated carousel in 1960, ...
Featured 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Jews & Brews Featured September 17 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Jews & Brews Join Rabbi Harris at his home on Tuesday, September 17, at 7:30 pm for the next Jews & Brews. Jews & Brews is an informal way for Beth El members to gather with Beth El clergy, meet other members, and engage in some Jewish learning. It is sponsored by Men’s Club, but all Beth El ...
Featured 6:00 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Featured September 20 at 6:00 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together with kavannot (intentions) and short teachings. 6:00 pm: Join us for a light dinner. 7:00 pm: Main musical service. Dinner Cost: $18 per Beth El member household (up to two adults) / $25 for non-member families (up to ...
Featured 6:00 pm BERS Family Shabbat Dinner & Service Featured September 20 at 6:00 pm BERS Family Shabbat Dinner & Service Join us on Friday, September 20, for the first BERS Shabbat of the year! Come at 6:00 pm for dinner and join other BERS families at the Yedid Nefesh service at 7:00 pm. Cost: $18 per Beth El member household (up to two adults) / $25 for non-member families (up to two adults), and $10 per ...
Featured 1:00 pm Pre-High Holiday Meditation Featured September 21 at 1:00 pm Pre-High Holiday Meditation Join us on Saturday, September 21, at 1:00 pm to spend an hour in contemplation, mediation and conversation as Hazzan Fradkin leads a meditation that deals with themes of humility, fragility and faith as we approach these holy days. Please register using the form below.
Featured 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Chug Kriah Featured September 22 at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Chug Kriah Join the Chug Kriah to read and discuss modern Israeli literature in Hebrew. Our first meeting will be in person on September 22, at 1:30 pm at Beth El. Zoom access will also be available. Our first book is HaTank (“The Tank”) by Assaf Inbari. For more information please contact Bill Kanter at kanterdsw@aol.com. Please ...
Featured 2:00 pm Shofar Blowing with Rabbi Harris Featured September 22 at 2:00 pm Shofar Blowing with Rabbi Harris Celebrate Elul and get into the Rosh Hashana spirit by hearing the Shofar in Rabbi Harris's backyard. Take this opportunity to reconnect with your Beth El friends before the High Holidays and reflect on the past year while thinking about the upcoming one. Snacks will be provided. Please RSVP using the form below to receive ...
Featured 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Pups in the Parking Lot Featured September 27 at 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Pups in the Parking Lot Bring your four-legged friends to the Beth El parking lot on Friday, September 27, at 6:30 pm for a special dog-friendly Friday Night Shabbat service. All well-behaved, socialized dogs are welcome, but they must remain on their leashes at all times. Don't have a dog? No problem! All dog-loving friends and family are welcome. Registration ...
Featured Featured September 7 at 2:00 pm Event Series Elul Learning: Forgive? Forget? All or none of the above?
