BEHA’ALOTECHA Numbers 8:1-12:16 Each morning on the drive to school, my son and I listen to the song “What are you thankful for today?” by Jewish songwriter Elana Jagoda. It is a song Cantor Eschler and I sing monthly at Tot Shabbat. It asks us to “share with me the blessings that have come […]
Naso – 5779 Numbers 4:21 – 7:89 Naso is a smorgasbord of seemingly (but not really) random topics leading up to the consecration of the Mishkan (the Sanctuary): a census of some of the Levitical clans, what to do with ritually unclean people, how to handle accusations of adultery (with the strange ritual of the […]
TEMPLE BETH AMI GUIDELINES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERSPlease submit signed waiver (below) with proof of insurance 3 weeks before prior to photo session TEMPLE BETH AMI PHOTOGRAPHER WAIVER Welcome to Temple Beth Ami. We are pleased that you will be coming to our Temple to photograph members of our congregation for their upcoming simcha. Please […]
BaMidbar – 5779 Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 Once, my clergy assistant of years gave me one of my favorite birthday gifts ever: a coffee mug proudly emblazoned with the seal of the “National Messy Desk Society.” I love this mug, because it perfectly describes my self-created work environment. Generally speaking, I know where everything on […]
Monthly Clergy Message – Rabbi Weiss In order to obey and follow the teachings of our Torah and Tradition, we first need to understand them! I hope that you will CHOOSE to receive the Torah with us on Shavuot. The Jewish people are sometimes referred to as the chosen people. But I would like to […]
Proposed Tuition Rates Note that all rates are subject to change, pending approval of the FY20 budget K-2 $850 Gr 3-6 $1620 Gr 7 $1120 Gr 8-12 $850 PreK-2, non member rate $1650 Confirmation Fee $400 (Grade 10) Graduation Fee $150 (Grade 12) Bar Mitzvah Fee $1300 Security Fee of $100 for all member households […]
B’Chukkotai – 5779 Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34 Can a Torah commentary start with a Santa story? You decide. Rabbi Paul Plotkin shares the following: Jane and her older sister had been fighting a lot this year. Jane’s parents warned her that Santa Clause was watching, and Santa does not like it when children fight. Well, […]
Machane Session Times Primary (Grades Pre-K – 2) Sunday Sunday Early: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Optional Enrichment* Sunday Late: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM *Optional enrichment classes run by outside vendors will be offered during the late session for students in grades PreK-2. Offerings have included Cooking, Movement, Mad Science, Art, etc. These programs […]
Behar – 5779 Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2 Behar is the name, and tzedakah is the game. Many of us have grown up equating tzedakah with giving charity, but the word literally means: “doing right.” We give charity when we are moved to help the less fortunate. We do tzedakah because it is how we are […]
