Sermon Archive

• If you missed a Sermon or would like to direct others to read it, you may find them at the Congregation Beth Am Sermon Archive

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Synagogue Transformation Reports

• Adult Learning Task Force Report - Part I [78k PDF]
• Adult Learning Task Force Report - Part II [9k PDF]
• Hebrew Working Group Report
• Worship Task Force Report [12k PDF]
• Sunday Program Task Force Report
• Sunday Program Task Force Report Appendix
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah Task Force Recommendation
• 1997 Teen Task Force Report

Education Program Evaluation Reports

• Adult Learning Survey 2006

Other Publications

• Event Publicity Guidelines [173k, PDF]

Hebrew Root of the Month -

Each month a different Hebrew root will be highlighted in the Builder and emphasized in our programming at Beth Am. Look and listen for this word in sermons, on the web, in Menschlink, and around our campus. Learn it! Use it! Own it! [Read More ...]

Tikkun Olam Alert

Please participate in "A Jewish Response to Mental Illness."
Please look on the National Mental Health Association's website http://www.nmha.org/ and to educate yourself about how to lessen the stigma of mental illness and to advocate for better health care for mental illnesses.
How can you make a difference?
Look on this website for ways to encourage our leaders to pass legislation in Congress that would outlaw disparities between insurance coverage for physical and mental illnesses.
For comments or questions about Congregation Beth Am's participation, read contact Shaina Wasserman or call 650-493-4661.

Other Jewish Pages

• The URJ Home Page - The Union for Reform Judaism, of which Beth Am is a member.
• Torah Commentary from the Union for Reform Judaism
• Gift of Israel - A visit to Israel is a key stepping stone along the journey of Jewish identification, commitment, and connection. The Gift of Israel is a joint savings program made possible by contributions from Beth Am, the Federation, and Parents to ensure that teenagers can travel to Israel.
• The Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation - Its mission is to achieve the complete inclusion and welcoming of LGBT Jews in communities and congregations. Based at Hebrew Union College-JIR, they maintain the largest online resource center on the intersection of Judaism, sexual orientation and gender identity.
• Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties
• The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, The Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
• The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California for links to many other Jewish pages.
• BayJews.org for links to Bay Area Jewish life.
• The America On Line Jewish Resources provide many links
• CLAL, the Center for Learning and Leadership provides information about pluralism, contemporary Jewish society and culture.
• Gates to Jewish Learning is a comprehensive Jewish learning website.
• Jewish Family and Childrens Services and Parents Place
• The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) provides political information on the US and Israel
• HaShirim - choral group
• Oshman Family Jewish Community Center (OFJCC) in Palo Alto aspires to be a Jewish neighborhood where all are welcome. The JCC establishes common ground, uniting Jewish institutions, groups and individuals for the betterment of the whole community.