BECOME A MEMBER
All are welcome at Beth Israel.
Joining a shul is an important decision. That's why we encourage you to visit us. Meet our clergy. Speak with our Community Learning Lab or Preschool Directors and members of our professional staff. Spend some time with us. Attend a service, a class or one of our many programs for adults, children or families.
Our members are as diverse as the community in which we live, and we welcome all who would like to be a part of our family. Whether you are Jewish, an interfaith family, or looking for a place where you can connect to a vibrant community — Beth Israel is here for you.
Be a part of our community:
• Warm and welcoming Shabbat and holiday services and special events
• Support from clergy, staff and one of the only Shleimut programs in the country--offering confidential access to a Congregational Social Worker and Nurse
• Preschool and family activities, youth groups, Brotherhood and Sisterhood, HAZAK for seniors and more
• Innovative Preschool and Community Learning Lab for students ages 2-18
• Award winning social action, learning, and cultural programs for all ages
Questions? We encourage you to contact our Synagogue Director, Valerie Thaler or Rabbi Goldstein. They will be glad to meet with you and answer questions about our congregational community.
Thu, December 3 2020
17 Kislev 5781
Shabbat Times
Friday Night
| Candle Lighting : 4:25p |
| Kabalat Shabbat/Maariv : 6:45p |
Shabbat Day
| Shabbat Services : 9:30a |
| Havdalah : 5:33p |
Candle Lighting
| Friday, Dec 4, 4:25p |
Havdalah
| Motzei Shabbat, Dec 5, 5:33p |
Join our services
Upcoming Events
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Sunday ,
DecDecember 6 , 2020Brotherhood Breakfast
Sunday, Dec 6th 10:00a to 12:00p
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Wednesday ,
DecDecember 9 , 2020Sisterhood General Meeting
Wednesday, Dec 9th 7:00p to 8:30p
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Thursday ,
DecDecember 10 , 2020This Moment in Time with Valerie Thaler, Ph.D.
Thursday, Dec 10th 12:00p to 1:00p
In this tumultuous year, our country faces unprecedented challenges related to public health, the economy, race relations, climate, and politics. On a daily basis, writers reflect on how these national (and global) challenges affect the Jewish community, in particular. Every other week, join us for discussion of articles in the Jewish press which are pivotal in helping us understand what is happening today. Please sign up to receive relevant articles by emailing Valerie at vthaler@bethisrael-om.org. -
Friday ,
DecDecember 11 , 2020Chanukah Curbside Dinner
Friday, Dec 11th 6:00p to 8:00p
Enjoy a delicious Chanukah Shabbat dinner including apricot chicken, potato latkes, grilled vegetable, challah roll and sofgianot (jelly donughts) or vegetarian upon request. Catered by Jon Kaplan, Mosaic Caterers $22 per person Complete the form below and send it back to Beth Israel or sign up at tinyurl.com/BIOMCurbsideShabbatDinner RSVP by Wed. December 2, 2020 Questions: Email Becca brosenfelt@bethisrael-om.org Pick up dinners at Beth Israel parking lot on December 11th between 1:00 and 3:00 pm Thank you to Sisterhood for coordinating the Chanukah Curbside Dinner -
Saturday ,
DecDecember 12 , 2020N&N Shabbat with Rabbi Abby Sosland
Shabbat, Dec 12th 10:50a to 12:00p
Gifts, Gratitude, and Grace: A Shabbat Chanukkah Experience.” Shabbat Morning Guest: Rabbi Abby Sosland Join Rabbi Abby Sosland and Cantor Jen Rolnick for this special N&N Shabbat Chanukah session, incorporating text study and song. Rabbi Abby Sosland is the Morah Ruchanit (Spiritual Advisor) and Rabbinics Chair of the Leffell School of Westchester. She has taught adults around the country as well as in Israel, Poland, India, and Russia. She has taught on a regular podcast on 929, and she has contributed to Daily Daf Differently, My Jewish Learning and a variety of other publications. She was formerly the Assistant Rabbi at Town and Village Synagogue, where she created and led 22 years of a High Holiday service for unaffiliated New Yorkers, featured in the New York Times and New York Magazine. Her teaching aims to integrate a wide perspective on sacred text and practice, combining serious study with personal spiritual experience. Watch her ELI talk on shame in the Jewish community (http://elitalks.org/shameless-judaism). -
Tuesday ,
DecDecember 15 , 2020Dreidel Tournament
Tuesday, Dec 15th 6:30p to 8:00p
• Make your family pasta dinner at home and join us at 6:30 for a virtual dreidel tournament. Pre-registration requested; pick up tournament supplies on Tuesday (with your sufganiyot!) • Dreidel Tournament made possible by the generosity of the Brian and Renee Lerner Family in memory of their beloved father and grandfather, Albert Waschler. Click here to order Sufganiyot. – Orders due Thursday, December 10. Click here to sign up for the Dreidel Tournament. (Register by Thursday, December 10th to guarantee a goodie bag) Click here to join the Dreidel Tournament on Dec. 15 at 6:30 pm. -
Wednesday ,
DecDecember 16 , 2020Sisterhood Exec Meeting
Wednesday, Dec 16th 7:00p to 8:30p
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Thursday ,
DecDecember 17 , 2020For the Love of Zion: From Torah to Today, Lunch and Learn with Rachel Glaser
Thursday, Dec 17th 12:00p to 1:00p
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Sunday ,
DecDecember 20 , 2020Holocaust Escape Tunnel Film Discussion
Sunday, Dec 20th 10:00a to 12:00p
Join the film discussion with Valerie on December 20 at 10:00 am https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/87682625139 The Lithuanian city of Vilna was one of the most important Jewish centers in the world until World War II, when the Nazis murdered about 95% of its Jewish population. Now, an international team of archaeologists is excavating the remains of its Great Synagogue and searching for a lost escape tunnel dug by Jewish prisoners inside a Nazi execution site. If you found our Kristallnacht program fascinating (The Good Nazi), you’re sure to find this film just as intriguing, as it also features Dr. Richard Freund’s team of archaeologists and geophysicists. View the film in advance on Youtube (54 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd7e6UH8L2Q&t=3220s -
Thursday ,
DecDecember 24 , 2020This Moment in Time with Valerie Thaler, Ph.D.
Thursday, Dec 24th 12:00p to 1:00p
In this tumultuous year, our country faces unprecedented challenges related to public health, the economy, race relations, climate, and politics. On a daily basis, writers reflect on how these national (and global) challenges affect the Jewish community, in particular. Every other week, join us for discussion of articles in the Jewish press which are pivotal in helping us understand what is happening today. Please sign up to receive relevant articles by emailing Valerie at vthaler@bethisrael-om.org.
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