Harvey Joseph Helsel (Born November 12, 1926 , Springfield, MA – Passed February 21, 2017, La Jolla, CA at age 90) On display in the Foster Family Chapel at Beth Israel are two prints by the late internationally known artist Leonard Baskin. The 4 Mystics (1952), and View of Worcester
By Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel “Let’s agree to disagree.” That’s an expression we often say when we reach a stalemate in a conversation. In essence, we say to each other, “I understand you have a different point of view than I do, I’m not going to change my position. You’re not
We reside in Point Loma. Our daughters and grandchildren reside in Austin, TX and Atlanta, GA. Both daughters, Amy Nadel Slotin and Paige Nadel Caras, celebrated their bat mitzvah and confirmations at Beth Israel many years ago. We are both retired physicians and we have done volunteer medical service in
Armin, Maya & Anat Ridinger We live in Pacific Beach. We are passionate about events related to nature, travel, Israel, Europe, science and sports. Maya grew up in France and Armin grew up in Germany. We met during our studies in Israel (at the Mahon Weizmann, in 2006). Beth Israel seems
Cantor Emeritus Sheldon Merel gave a musical and impressive presentation at the monthly Men’s Club Dinner Forum on February 22, 2018. To watch the whole presentation, click HERE to be redirected to the Beth Israel YouTube site.
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
Ha’azinu [Listen] Deuteronomy 32 DVAR / Shabbat Shuvah / September 21, 2017 by Joe Nalven For the last several years I’ve given a dvar on Shabbat Shuva. Each year I take a different direction. Last year, I considered the various ways that we can read Deuteronomy 31, verse
