VaYigash – 5783 Genesis 44:18 – 47:27 Rabbi Gary Pokras This week the Joseph story reaches its dramatic climax. Joseph has severely tested his brothers to see if they have changed their ways. Judah, the ringleader who threw Joseph into the pit and then lied to their father about what happened, finally makes a real […]
Miketz – 5783 Gen. 41:1—42:27 Rabbi Baht Weiss This week’s parsha is almost always read during the week of Hanukkah. Although that is only a coincidence of the calendar, we can find thematic connections. Just as Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the weak over the powerful, the parsha begins with Pharaoh’s dream of the lean […]
Feb. Fri. 39:45am Beth Ami Babies: Parent Group Fri. Feb. 36:30pm Meaning & Mensches:A Family Shabbat Experience Sat. Feb. 49:00am Torah Study Sun. Feb. 510:30am-12:30pm Purim Project Hamantaschen Baking Sun. Feb. 52:00pm-3:00pm WTBA Winter and Spring Yoga Tues. Feb 710:30am Live & Learn with Karen Hoffman via Zoom Tues. Feb 76:30pm Author & Culinary Icon […]
Temple Beth Ami is excited to present the Purim Project in 2023 The Purim Project at Temple Beth Ami is an exciting way to send Purim food baskets to your friends and neighbors. Did you know that it is a mitzvah to send a food basket called a Mishloach Manot to your friends and family during Purim? […]
Temple Beth Ami Summer Program Payment Policies All fees for Summer Programs are posted on our website. Registration for Kayitz and for Gan Ami Summer Program is completed through your ShulCloud account. When you register, you will pay the total due for your child’s summer enrollment. You will need to register each child separately and […]
VaYeishev – 5779 Genesis 37:1 – 40:23 Rabbi Jack Riemer asks a fascinating question: what do you do when you come out of the pit? VaYeishev describes how Joseph falls from his status as the favored son of Jacob, to the depths of a bor reiq, she’ayn bo mayim (an empty pit, in which there […]
Tues. Jan. 3 10:30am Live and Learn with Karen Hoffman via Zoom Starting Wed. Jan. 4 7:30pm Hebrew Fluency with Cantor Larry Eschler Thurs. Jan. 5 7:00pm Rosh Chodesh Women’s Group Fri. Jan. 6 6:30pm Meaning & Mensches: A Family Shabbat Experience Mon. Jan. 9 Gan Ami 23-24 Registration Opens Mon. Jan. 9 Gan Ami […]
VaYishlach – 5779 Genesis 32:4 – 36:43 Words matter. Language frames, well, everything. When we study a foreign language, we learn not only the words, but the culture of the people who speak them. For this reason, it is incredibly difficult if not impossible to translate literature from one language to another without losing something […]
