January 2021
Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day 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. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Thursday mornings from 10:00-10:40 am (moved to Thursdays only for January) Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day 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. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation…
Find out more »Introduction to Judaism: Fundamentals of Belief and Practice
All sessions are held virtually on Zoom until future notice. Thursdays, October 15, 2020 – April 8, 2021 (no class Nov. 5, Nov. 26, Dec. 10, Dec. 24, Dec. 31, 2020 / Feb. 25, 2021) 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., except as noted. (Friday, February 5, 2021, Learners Shabbat service at 6:15 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2021, Graduation Shabbat service at 6:15 p.m.) Instructors: Beth Israel Rabbis Fee: Beth Israel members $225 per individual, $250 per couple*; Nonmembers $275 per individual,…
Find out more »Preschool Shabbat
Start your Shabbat with your family, our Beth Israel Clergy, Cathy, and your preschool friends. We will sing, hear a story, and do the Shabbat prayers together. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Fridays, 10:00 - 10:30 am (Zoom Shabbat, recurring weekly) in 2021 Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29 Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 March 5, 12, 19, 26 April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May 7, 14, 21, 28 Register in…
Find out more »Young Family Shabbat
Join us for another Young Family Shabbat Service led by our rabbis. We'll sing, pray, and hear a story. We will celebrate the holiday of Tu B'shvat, the holiday of the trees. We will read a story on trees - we will plant parsley for Passover and sing Happy Birthday to the trees song. Watch it on our YouTube HERE.
Find out more »Virtual Erev Shabbat Services
Welcome Shabbat with this inspirational service open to all All our services will be ONLINE only until further notice. Watch the pre-recorded Shabbat services HERE (recorded earlier in the week). Access an online Siddur for Shabbat here. .
Find out more »TRIBE Virtual Oneg: What’s your origin story?
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, January 29, 2021, at 7:30 pm on Zoom. What are the anchors in your origin stories that ground you today? What can you learn from others when they share their origin story with you? At this interactive virtual event, we will make space to share with one another about our origin stories. A few…
Find out more »Shabbat Morning Torah Study
Torah Study has moved to online only with the new time of 9:00 a.m.. 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 through the lenses of history,…
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…
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Find out more »February 2021
Shavua Tov Cafe
Start your week off on a positive note. Join Katey Lindley, Director of Caring Community, every Monday morning at 9:00 am on Zoom with your favorite morning wake-up beverage, as we explore Jewish quotes, humor and blessings. What could be bad? No fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. RSVP just once to receive the Zoom link and password.
Find out more »Young Family Havdalah
Join our Rabbis for a musical morning filled with song and prayer. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Tuesdays 2021, 10-10:30 am: January 5, 12, 19, 26 February 2, 9, 16, 23 March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May 4, 11, 18, 25 June 1 Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdumqrDopHdxVb_KD2RCPkfEFHa13S6vO Zoom ID: 857 1022 1378; Password: havdalah
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! This series is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event. Oct. 6, 2020 - Judy Winter—The Great Believers—Rebecca Makkai Dec. 1, 2020 - Judy Friedman—Where the Crawdads Sing—Delia Owens February 2—Ronni Udoff—The…
Find out more »Jews and Jazz! with Yale Strom
Enjoy the music of some of the greatest musicians of the jazz and swing era of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s! Listen to Benny Goodman, the King of Swing and Artie Shaw play alongside great black musicians like Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton. Yale Strom, one of this country’s foremost scholars on Jewish klezmer music and jazz, will share his insights and research about why and how the world of entertainment, especially jazz and the blues, attracted Jewish and African-American…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day 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. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »Grief & the Healing Art of Writing
Coping with the loss of someone or something you love is one of life’s biggest challenges. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Join us for 6 sessions on Grief & the Healing Art of Writing. Space is limited to 8 participants. Facilitator: Gail Braverman, LMFT, Certified Art Therapist, Certified Amherst Writers and Artists Facilitator, Yoga instructor Writing about emotional topics can bring improved physical and emotional well-being. Join us as we explore where grief is calling us…
Find out more »B’Makom: Courageous Conversations Series
In the Torah, we are taught to accept others, without prejudice or bias: "You shall not hate your kinsfolk in your heart. Reprove your kinsman but incur no guilt because of him. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against your countrymen. Love your fellow as yourself: I am the Eternal" (Leviticus 19: 17-18). Our Jewish tradition illuminates various instances of moral reckoning when we are asked to be present and accounted for. As a Reform Jewish community, we are committed to the spirit of this ongoing teaching.…
Find out more »DayTimers Movie Mavens: Pieces of a Woman (2020)
Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean (Shia LaBeouf) are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends in unimaginable tragedy. Thus begins a yearlong odyssey for Martha, who must navigate her grief while working through fractious relationships with Sean and her domineering mother (Ellen Burstyn), along with the publicly vilified midwife (Molly Parker), whom she must face in court. The movie can be found on Netflix. This spirited cinema discussion group is…
Find out more »Hartman @ Home: The Texts & Topics Shaping Modern Jewish Life
The Texts & Topics Shaping Modern Jewish Life: Exploring The New Jewish Canon A series convened by The Shalhevet Institute in partnership with the Shalom Hartman Institute. January 6, February 4, March 11, April 29 5:00pm - 6:30pm PST / 8:00pm - 9:30pm EST The New Jewish Canon, a new anthology edited by Yehuda Kurtzer and Claire Sufrin, pulls together a series of texts that shaped a generation. The book pairs each selection with an insightful contemporary essay explaining its continuing significance today. Join The Shalhevet…
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