An open letter to the 22 high school seniors of Congregation Beth Israel’s (San Diego, CA) delegation to AIPAC. My students, This weekend, the 22 of you left the warm, comfortable climate of San Diego and attended the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC. I noticed how you participated and...
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 5778 – This will go on our SA Handouts for Yom Kippur and our website! 2. Invite to first-ever Reform...
How Far We Haven’t Come By Rabbi Berk September 20, 2017 Earlier this month brought us to the 40th anniversary of the launch of Voyager I. It is now floating beyond our own galaxy — in empty space. Imagine this: Voyager has less computing power than the key fob many...
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, Wisconsin, for 50 years and for the past few years have stayed at a condo in Pacific Beach during the...
Parshat Re’eh / 8.18.17 Rabbi Alyson Solomon Miles to Go and Promises to Keep: A Response to Charlottesville Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel called it moral grandeur and spiritual audacity. Martin Luther King spoke of it as the call to bend the arc of the moral universe towards justice. Rabbi Sharon...
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 San Diego 2017. She also is a member of the Parent Committee at the Bill & Sid Rubin Preschool and serves...
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 volunteering and serving Beth Israel and have never wavered in my commitment to our community. I love this place! I...
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 of reading, builds community, and sparks creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world and the Bill & Sid...
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 Shabbat Ha-gadol, the Great Sabbath. The haftarah, from Malachi speaks of the “great day” when Elijah reappears foreshadowing the coming...
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. We can look to a brief passage in our Scriptures to find an answer. The central story of the Israelites...
