Thursday Morning Minyan
Co-led by Louise Stirpe-Gill and Ellen Stromberg

Thursdays at 8:00 am, Chapel

Please join us and start your day in community, with the Thursday lay-led minyan.

Our purpose is threefold: to provide a place, support and a minyan for those wishing to say Kaddish for a loved one; to allow all of us to start our day with a prayerful and centering practice; and to learn more about the daily service. We use prayers in English, Hebrew and transliteration.

Lifelong Learning at Beth Am - Enroll or Drop-In on a Class

Make this year a year of Torah by enrolling in a Hebrew class or dropping in on one of our ongoing classes like Torah Study or Talmud. By now, you should have received a mailing detailing our lifelong learning opportunities for 2009-2010. You can also visit www.betham.org/adult_ed/  for a complete list of classes and programs.

 

For more information or to register, call the Education office at (650) 493-4665.

ACC - Website Learning Opportunities for Congregations

Check out the ACC website's Notes Worth Knowing! Under the Programs and Services tab at http://www.accantors.org A different essay written by a distinguished cantor will be presented each month. The ACC believes that these essays will serve as another means towards achieving a higher level of knowledge and awareness of Jewish music.

The first piece, written by ACC president Cantor Kay Greenwald titled "Why is the Music Different during the High Holy Days?" discusses the history behind the special liturgical melodies for the Days of Awe.

BATY and BAJY Events

For more information about BATY events, click here.

BATY President Teddi Kalb

BATY Treasurer Bill Greenwald

RSVP for youth events to Erin Goldstrom or 650/493-4665, x. 405.

Beth Am Professional Network

Congregation Beth Am–Linked In Group 
Let’s bring our vibrant community on-line!  
As a member on LinkedIn, it’s easy to connect to other Congregants by keying in Congregation Beth Am from the Groups Directory and clicking on Join this Group. Once your name is verified with the current member list, that’s it, you’re connected to the Beth Am community.

If you are in employment transition, please join the Beth Am Professional Network.  Contact jillkulick@comcast.net

 

Chavurot Happenings

The Chavurot program is an awesome way to get involved with a smaller group of Beth Am folks. Chavurot come in many shapes and sizes, and they do a variety of activities. Jeff and Susan Greenwald share the following news about their chavurah:

The “Empty Nester” chavurah will be spending the 2009 Labor Day weekend at Lake Tahoe, sharing Shabbat Friday night dinner at the Barkoffs’ cabin in Truckee and Havdalah at the Reiningers’ cabin up at the lake. Who knew Judaism could be so much fun at 6,000 feet?! 

For more information about chavurot, contact Andrea Palmer, Chavurot Chair at chavurot@betham.org, or Rabbi Rosenwasser at rabbi_rosenwasser@betham.org.

 

Rabbi Akselrad Memoir Available

Lishma: For His Name's Sake--The Life and Times of Rabbi Sidney Akselrad

Rabbi Sidney Akselrad's memoir is available at Amazon.com and bookstores nationwide.

MarchTzedakah Will Support Opportunity Health Partners

March Tzedakah box donations will support Opportunity Health Partners, a free health care clinic at Palo Alto's Opportunity Center, which serves homeless men, women and children and those at risk of losing their homes.

Most medical care at the clinic is donated, but there are other costs associated with this care, including case management, and free or low-cost prescriptions. If clients can see a regular doctor, more costly and painful medical conditions can be averted, saving a lot of money. Mental health care is also provided, including the medications that will help clients function better and get back on their feet. The clinic has more than 3,100 patient visits a year.

Our contributions will give clients the opportunity to stop living on the streets, thus fulfilling the highest level of tzedaka – enabling the needy to become more independent.

Please give generously.

A check (payable to Congregation Beth Am) may also be mailed to the office as follows: Congregation Beth Am, Attn: Tzedakah Boxes, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022.