“Therefore choose life,
that you and your children may live”

— Deuteronomy 30:19

The core mission of Congregation Beth Am is to create a vibrant Reform Jewish community committed to...

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Beth Am Invites Your Family to Join Gan Ami!

Congregation Beth Am's Gan Ami Program is a collaboration with the Tenna Preschool of the Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center. It is partly funded by the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. We are currently accepting enrollment applications for Winter 2008 and have spots available for parent-toddler groups and a two-day morning class for two-year olds. Spread the word! Tell your friends!

For more information, email Sherrie Rose Maleson or call 650/493-4665, ext. 256.

[Read the Press Release]

[Gan Ami Enrollment Form]

[Gan Ami Brochure]

Check out the new Books in the Library

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Experience Shabbat at Beth Am

Start Shabbat morning with a little schmoozing over bagels and coffee, followed by Torah study. Spend the afternoon viewing a film or discussing a topic of Jewish interest. [More info]

Everyday Purchases - Extraordinary Results

Support Beth Am at no cost to you! eScrip donations are easy when you use your Safeway Club card, credits cards & more [More info]. Cell Phone Recycling [More info].

May Tzedaka Box - Due to the crisis in Burma, we have changed May's Tzedaka box to provide Emergency Relief for the People of Burma through AJWS Rapid Relief Fund.   [More info]

If you plan to make an on-line purchase, please consider linking to Amazon.com here. Doing so generates a small payment to the congregation at no cost to you. Congregation Beth Am also encourages your patronage of local independent booksellers.

Congregation Beth Am is a proud member of URJ - Union for Reform Judaism

Upcoming Events
May 2008
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Wed., May 7 5:30 pm - BATY Shmooze Lounge
Thurs., May 8

Yom Ha'Atzmaut

8:00 am - Thursday Morning Minyan

5:00 pm - Community Yom Ya'Atzmaut Celebration - at Beth Jacob

Fri., May 9

5:00 pm - Lay-Led Gates of Prayer Service

6:15 pm - Shabbat Service

7:30 pm - Simchat Shabbat & Mediterranean Oneg

Sat., May 10

8:45 am-Bagels Coffee - Rooms 5/6

9:15 am- Torah Study - Rooms 5/6

9:30 am - Young Families Shabbat

10:30 am - Young Families Bring Your Own Picnic Lunch

10:30 am - Shabbat Service

10:30 am - 3rd Grade Junior Congregation

10:30 am - Lay-Led Minyan

4:00 pm - Yiddish Concert with Heather Klein

7:00 pm - BATY Laser Quest

Sun., May 11

9:00 am - Jewish Literature Class with Rabbi Marder and Joyce Penn-Moser

Mon., May 12 7:30 pm - Beth Am Women Rosh Chodesh Iyar

Event Highlights & Information

An Afternoon of Yiddish Music with Heather Klein - Guest Appearnce:  Cantor Lauren Bandman - Saturday, May 10, 4:00 pm [More Info]

Yom Ha'Atzmaut - Let's Celebrate Israel's 60th Birthday Together!

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Read This Year's Talks by our Confirmation Class of 2008!

Hagigah Premier of The Magic Shul Bus - Beth Am Student Production - May 18, Social Hall [More Info]

Memory and Identity in Modern Jewish Literature - Sunday morning sessions with Dr. Joyce Moser and Rabbi Janet Marder - May 11.

For more information or to register, click here.

Congregation Beth Am Costaño Book Project Benefits School Library in East Palo Alto - More Information

Rabbi Janet Marder named by Newsweek Magazine as one of the top 25 pulpit rabbis in America! [More Info]

Click Here to View the Beth Am Facilities Master Plan

As you know, Beth Am is facing serious capacity issues with our current facilities.  The Facilities Master Planning Committee has been working (with input from many congregants) to identify and propose alternatives to address these issues. 



Kabbalat Shabbat CD -   Click here to view lyrics.

A Tribute to Ellen Lefkowitz - Community Potluck Dinner - Saturday, May 17, 6 pm, Beit Kehillah [More Info]

Save the Date!  Celebrating Rabbi Josh Zweiback's 10 Years of Service to Congregation Beth Am - Friday, June 6, 6:15 pm Service. Festive Oneg to follow.  Bring a dessert to share. [More Info]

Parent Kesher (Beth Am's Parenting Association) Continues Parenting Seminars with Leah Reider - Note date change to

May 18, 9:15 - 10:15 - [More Info]

Poltava Parties You Don't Want to Miss - Click here to sign up Now!

Shabbat dinners, cooking classes, a Broadway Sing-a-Long, and celebrating Israeli Independence Day with Cantor Bandman and more. [More Info]

Upcoming BATY/BAJY Youth Events [More Info]

Save the date to study under the pines at our annual Asilomar Retreat - July 25-27, 2008 - Register by April 30.

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Visit Israel with Your Beth Am Community!

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Volunteers Needed at Urban Ministry of Palo Alto! Join our UMPA Soup Kitchen Crew! Save the date for these Soup Kitchen dates in 2008: 6/1, 7/6, 8/10 9/14, 10/19, 11/23, 12/28  [More Info]

Help a child learn to read! Jewish Coalition of Literacy For more information, call Jennifer Advani at 650/940-1229.

Chicken Soupers--a Beth Am Project

Help Poltava - Buy Fair Trade Coffee [More Info]

Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Rd
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Phone: 650-493-4661
Fax: 650-494-8248
Email: Info@betham.org