Social Action Updates October ’17
Greetings! Shanah tovah and may it be a year of just living and full loving. We’re excited to share with you 1. Brit Olam is on, including 5 foci of […]
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Meet Our Newest Members
Meet the Humans of Beth Israel – Bonnie & Gary Friedman “We are looking forward to inspiring services and forming new friendships during our winters here. We have lived in Madison,
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Humans of Beth Israel – Ermelinda Kraft
Since relocating from Scottsdale, AZ to San Diego last summer, Ermelinda has been an active member at Beth Israel. She sits on the Outreach Committee, the Communications Committee, the Annual Fundraiser Events Committee, and is co-chair of Shabbat
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Meet your new President
My name is Gary Hirschfeld and I am honored that you elected me as president of Beth Israel’s Board of Directors for the coming two years. I got hooked into
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Bid & Sid Rubin Preschool – Little Free Library
On April 26, 2017, the Bill & Sid Rubin Preschool had their ribbon cutting ceremony for the Little Free Library. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love
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Tzav by Howard Hian
Presented by Howard Hian on April 8, 2017 – 12 Nissan 5777 Shabbat shalom. On the Saturday before Passover, in anticipation of celebrating our freedom from slavery, the Rabbis named today
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Must We Care for the Refugees?
By Rabbi Michael Berk Several months ago a student asked me about the Jewish attitude towards refugees. With the Executive Order last Friday, that question is now an urgent one.
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Women of the Wall Solidarity Gathering
DECEMBER 1, 2016 // 1 KISLEV 5777 Last month, Women of the Wall marched toward the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, on Rosh Hodesh Heshvan, accompanied by Rabbi Rick Jacobs,
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STOLPERSTEIN PROJECT – STUMBLING STONES
By Yvonne Lazar October 26, 2016 As the final step in a two year long search to discover my father’s family, I paid a visit to Cologne, Germany in May,
Caring Community at Selichot
Participants at Selichot this year made “healing pouches” for our Caring Community volunteers to take to those in need of nurturing and blessing. The healing pouches consists of organic lotion,