Mishpatim – 5780 Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 If last week’s portion highlighted the big picture moment of the Ten Commandments, Mishpatim gets into the specifics of how to bring the values of Torah to life. Mishpatim, which means laws or statutes, contains no fewer than 53 separate commandments – more per square centimeter than any […]
Yitro – 5780 Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 The Oscars may have been on Sunday, but this week’s Torah portion contains the Ten Commandments – God’s block buster Revelation at Mount Sinai. Could it get any bigger than this? The Revelation at Sinai was the seminal moment where the people of Israel collectively encountered God. Or […]
BeShalach – 5780 Exodus 13:17 – 17:16 There are those who say that today’s culture can be defined by the phrase “what have you done for me lately.” Whether we are in an election cycle, our work lives, or our personal relationships, more and more of us seem to live in the moment, focused in […]
Kim Roberts In 2023, Kim celebrated 15 years with Temple Beth Ami. Prior to joining the Beth Ami family, Kim served as the Director of Education at Temple Ahavat Shalom in Northridge, CA. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware with a dual major in Education (K-8) and Special Education (K-12). […]
Lori Fein Lori Fein joined Machane TBA in 2011. She taught second grade (Bet) for three years, then gladly accepted the Primary Supervisor position, with the opportunity to focus on our youngest students. She feels fortunate to have added another dimension to her job by becoming the TBAHigh Supervisor in 2016. She enjoys spending […]
Elaine Prigal Year Started with Machane TBA: 2014 Professional work: College of Charleston – Degree in Jewish Studies & Special Education; Kayitz Supervisor; L’Mata 3rd-6th Grade Experiential Block Supervisor; TBAHigh Supervisor. Favorite Pastime: Live Music, Stand up comedy, monuments at night Favorite ice cream flavor: Lavender
Susan Salomon Year Started with Machane TBA: Around 1977 Professional work: Preschool and Kindergarten teacher – Retired. Susan’s 3 children all attended Temple Beth Ami religious school and were confirmed at Temple Beth Ami. Favorite Pastime: Reading, painting, walking and outdoors Favorite ice cream flavor: Strawberry
Local Jewish Funeral Providers Updated Feb 2020 1- Hebrew Free Burial Society 2-Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care Address: 1091 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 3 – Hines Renaldi Address: 11800 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20904 4- Torchinsky Hebrew Funeral Home Address: 254 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012
Open your calendar and reserve December 8-11, 2021. That’s when the URJ Biennial will be in Washington.Lynn and I attended this year’s Biennial in Chicago in December. As we were preparing for the trip, we were going over the schedule to see which sessions we wanted to attend together, and which ones made more sense […]
