The Builder Issue 163 Purim/Pesach 5779
Read about Rabbi Rebekah Stern's reflection on the blessing for shelter; about our Adult Education theme, Celebrating Jewish Women; about all the silliness of Purim, and much, much more!
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Shabbat Schedule
This Week
May 24 & 25
20 Iyyar 5779
Parashat Behar
Leviticus 25:1-26:2
listen to this week's Parashah
May 24
5:00 pm Talumd Study
6:15 pm 4th Friday - Shabbat in the Round
7:15 pm 4th Friday Catered Shabbat Dinner RSVP REQUIRED
8:00 pm 4th Friday Shabbat Movie - Noodle
May 25
8:30 am Early Minyan
9:15 am Torah Study led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn
10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service: Elisa Highton & Lila Hochman B'not Mitzvah
Next Week
May 31 & June 1
27 Iyyar 5779
Parashat Bechukotai
Leviticus 26:3-27:34
May 31
5:00 pm Talumd Study
6:15 pm Shabbat Evening Service
June 1
8:30 am Early Minyan
9:15 am Torah Study led by Naomi Janowitz
10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service: Jeremiah Harder & Ryder Levy B'nei Mitzvah
Upcoming Events
May24Fri
05/24/2019 - 6:15pm to 10:00pm
Band! Singers! Dinner! Movie!
Join us at our new monthly Shabbat program on the Fourth Friday of the month as Beth El singers and musicians join Cantor Elaya Jenkins-Adelberg for a musical Shabbat...May28Tue
05/28/2019 - 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Please join us in welcoming Israel's Consul General for the Pacific Northwest, Shlomi Kofman, to Beth El on Tuesday, May 28! The Consul General will discuss the results of the Israeli elections and their implications for Israel,...Sep3Tue
09/03/2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Arendt Reading Group will resume meeting on Sept. 3. 2019.As many have noted, there are unfortunate affinities between current political and cultural processes in the world today and historical processes in the late...
Sep6Fri
09/06/2019 - 5:00pm to 09/08/2019 - 6:00pm
"Renewing, Reclaiming, Revitalizing"
Join our Beth El community for a joyful, reflective, and rejuvenating weekend away in the beautiful hills of Petaluma. Our annual Shabbaton is a special time when...The Builder
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Adult Education Series: Celebrating Jewish Women
Women of Valor Poster Series Now On Display!
In the Social Hall from March 1 through May 30!
As part of the Adult Education Committee's theme, Celebrating Jewish Women, Beth El will exhibit a poster series created by the Jewish Women's Archive titled 'Women of Valor.' This series recognizes and highlights the lives and accomplishments of trailblazing Jewish women, such as Emma Lazarus, Emma Goldman, Bela Abzug, and many others, each of whom had the courage and conviction to overcome the social, cultural and religious barriers she faced in creating a more just and equitable world. These posters portray the images, words and life stories of Jewish American women who challenged conventional expectations and helped change our world. Please stop by the Social Hall between March 1 and May 31 to learn more about these amazing Jewish women.