January 2020
RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust Exhibit
Opening January 12, 2020, our next exhibit will feature Holocaust survivors that settled in the South Bay. We are proud to have the very first Holocaust exhibit in San Diego County which will run from January 2020 - December 2020. This exhibit will have monthly activities which feature speakers about the Holocaust, documentaries, featured books and activities. Schools are invited to schedule with museum curator, Sandra Scheller, personal tours of the exhibit by contacting her at sscheller@cox.net. Sandra’s mother, Ruth…
Find out more »June 2020
Hartman Online iEngage Course: Together & Apart – The Future of Jewish Peoplehood
Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 12:00-1:30pm EDT (9:00-10:30am PDT) from April 21-June 23, 2020. At a time when the world is contemplating how we can remain connected while we stay apart from one another, we invite you to join a global community of learners. Rabbi Lauren Berkun will be teaching the newest iEngage series, Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood as a 10-session online course. Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood explores one of the most pressing issues…
Find out more »Havdalah w/Rabbi Gimbel
Join Rabbi Gimbel for a musical morning filled with song and prayer. Tuesday mornings, 9:30-10 am Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Tuesday, June 2nd 9:30-10 am: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrfu6rqjkoHNDvxW1IGdSkbatIpZVoxbNK
Find out more »Mid-Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for a mid-morning break and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. Session Dates: Jun 2, 2020 11:00 AM Jun 9, 2020 11:00 AM Jun 16, 2020 11:00 AM Jun 23, 2020 11:00 AM
Find out more »DayTimers Book Club
DayTimers Book Club members share the wonder they discover "between the lines." Limited openings in the book club are available for newcomers interested in attending regularly and willing to lead book discussions. Men and women are welcome! Jun. 2, 2020 - Susan Ulevitch - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocuyqpjMqEtHw6exPJiyEYNSWGcwxqUXJAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Aug. 4, 2020 - Arlette Smith - News of the World…
Find out more »Storytime with Cathy
Thursdays, 9-10am We are going to Letter People Land, a magical make-believe land. Cathy will be telling the story of a land where letters come alive in our imagination. Where we can learn and imagine together. Cathy will be using puppets to explore feelings. Its a party- with all the Letter People. EVENT WILL BE VIRTUAL AND HELD ON ZOOM. Register in advance for this meeting: June 4th, 9-10am https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpdOGgqjIsHd07WGUTo0xhAgkOUHdJT7z_ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information…
Find out more »Preschool Shabbat
Start your Shabbat with your family, Rabbi Gimbel, Rabbi Cantor Bernstein, Cathy, and your preschool friends. We will sing, hear a story, and do the Shabbat prayers together. Fridays, 12:30pm-1pm Register in advance for the meeting: Friday, June 5th, 12:30-1 pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpf--rqDsoG9JQXPv7W_whYfBqeE2GPLcA
Find out more »Shabbat Morning Torah Study
Torah Study has moved to online only with the new time of 9:00 a.m. through at least April 18. You can connect via your computer or telephone. You will need to register just once for all future sessions: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/uJcqc-GhqzIswQYDIgFGeKY4EgkXp7tauA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Come occasionally or come every week. These eclectic and lively discussions about the week’s Torah portion consider the text through traditional and modern commentaries, as well as…
Find out more »Virtual Shabbat Lay Led Service
An informal service, open to all, featuring prayer, singing and Torah discussion in a relaxed and friendly setting. For the Zoom link, please contact Gordon Glenn at gaglenn@prodigy.net to be added to the Lay Led Service list. For those who do not have your own Mishkan Ti’filah for Shabbat, you can get a Kindle version for $4.99 at the following link: Amazon/Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Mishkan-Tfilah-Shabbat-Reform-Siddur-ebook/dp/B016R0HSLU/ref=sr_1_2 If you have an iPad or iPhone, you can download a Kindle App from the iTunes Store and…
Find out more »Hartman Online iEngage Course: Together & Apart – The Future of Jewish Peoplehood
Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 12:00-1:30pm EDT (9:00-10:30am PDT) from April 21-June 23, 2020. At a time when the world is contemplating how we can remain connected while we stay apart from one another, we invite you to join a global community of learners. Rabbi Lauren Berkun will be teaching the newest iEngage series, Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood as a 10-session online course. Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood explores one of the most pressing issues…
Find out more »Mid-Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for a mid-morning break and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. Session Dates: Jun 2, 2020 11:00 AM Jun 9, 2020 11:00 AM Jun 16, 2020 11:00 AM Jun 23, 2020 11:00 AM
Find out more »Erev Shabbat Service with Youth and Teen Choir and Band
A service open to all and featuring music by the Teen and Youth Choir and Band. Followed by an oneg. Located in our Glickman-Galinson Sanctuary, except during the summer and other dates as noted. Our Friday Erev Shabbat Schedule is as follows: 1st Fridays: 6:15 p.m. Erev Shabbat Young Family Service 2nd Fridays: 6:15 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service with Teen and Youth Choir and Band 8:30 p.m. Soul Food Shabbat Service 4th Friday of each Month: 6:15 p.m. Erev Shabbat Chai Service featuring Beth Israel’s…
Find out more »TRIBE Virtual Oneg
Virtually meet, mingle, and celebrate Shabbat with your fellow TRIBESTERS! TRIBE is for adults in their 20’s-40’s who Jew together. Virtually meet, mingle, and celebrate Shabbat with your fellow TRIBESTERS! Join us for a Virtual Oneg on Friday, June 12, 2020, at 7:30 pm on Zoom. Register in advance for this Oneg: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrduyhpjwiE9Ku5kksNB4kgEjRxMcg4dsp After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Oneg.
Find out more »Shabbat Morning Torah Study
Torah Study has moved to online only with the new time of 9:00 a.m. through at least April 18. You can connect via your computer or telephone. You will need to register just once for all future sessions: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/uJcqc-GhqzIswQYDIgFGeKY4EgkXp7tauA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Come occasionally or come every week. These eclectic and lively discussions about the week’s Torah portion consider the text through traditional and modern commentaries, as well as…
Find out more »Shabbat Morning Service
Celebrate Shabbat and a Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the Glickman-Galinson Sanctuary.
Find out more »Virtual Shabbat Lay Led Service
An informal service, open to all, featuring prayer, singing and Torah discussion in a relaxed and friendly setting. For the Zoom link, please contact Gordon Glenn at gaglenn@prodigy.net to be added to the Lay Led Service list. For those who do not have your own Mishkan Ti’filah for Shabbat, you can get a Kindle version for $4.99 at the following link: Amazon/Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Mishkan-Tfilah-Shabbat-Reform-Siddur-ebook/dp/B016R0HSLU/ref=sr_1_2 If you have an iPad or iPhone, you can download a Kindle App from the iTunes Store and…
Find out more »Hunger Project
2nd through 5th Sunday of Every Month, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Beth Israel’s San Diego Hunger Project relies on wonderful volunteers like you to help us serve lunch to hundreds of San Diego's homeless and hungry on Sunday mornings at St. Vincent de Paul Village. Your help is needed to set up, serve and clean up. Volunteers over the age of 12 are welcome (accompanied by an adult). Beth Israel provides food, funding and volunteers for this program. Cash donations are also…
Find out more »Volunteer at Rachel’s Women’s Center
Beth Israel is one of many organizations that brings and serves dinner to 25 – 30 women at Rachel’s House. Beth Israel members and their family/friends have been involved with this project for over 20 years. Our goal is to ensure there are enough human resources on the second Sunday of every other month (and also Christmas night) to nourish the current residents of the day center and shelter, so we coordinate and count on magnanimous volunteers like you to…
Find out more »Hartman Online iEngage Course: Together & Apart – The Future of Jewish Peoplehood
Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 12:00-1:30pm EDT (9:00-10:30am PDT) from April 21-June 23, 2020. At a time when the world is contemplating how we can remain connected while we stay apart from one another, we invite you to join a global community of learners. Rabbi Lauren Berkun will be teaching the newest iEngage series, Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood as a 10-session online course. Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood explores one of the most pressing issues…
Find out more »Mid-Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for a mid-morning break and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. Session Dates: Jun 2, 2020 11:00 AM Jun 9, 2020 11:00 AM Jun 16, 2020 11:00 AM Jun 23, 2020 11:00 AM
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