Poltava Shabbat Home Dinners
Poltava Shabbat Dinners in Member Homes
Enjoy Delicious Food in Congregants' Homes AND Help Support Our Sister Congregation, Beth Am of Poltava
These dinners have been postponed. Dates to be announced.
Welcome Shabbat with a special evening of blessing the candles, challah and wine, and getting to know one another! Meet new friends, enjoy the hospitality of special hosts, relax and enjoy a delicious dinner prepared especially for you by some of the best home chefs in the Beth Am community. These are perfect small-group settings for making and renewing connections.
All proceeds from the dinners will support our award-winning sister synagogue in Ukraine, Congregation Beth Am of Poltava, as well as the new World Union for Progressive Judaism's rabbinic studies program in Moscow.
- Home of Joanne Donsky & Stuart Oremland
- Home of Susie Richardson & Hal Luft
RSVP for location information. Cost is $54 per person. Click on the links above to make your reservation(s). You won't want to miss these memorable evenings.
*Please note that exact dinner times may vary. You will receive notification of the dinner time after you register.
Sun, October 19 2025
27 Tishrei 5786
Upcoming Events

Tricks of the Trope, Taught by Cantor Jaime Shpall
Tuesday, Oct 21st 7:00p to 8:00pThe melodies we use for chanting our sacred texts is known as Trope or Cantillation. Trope are the little markings found above and below the biblical Hebrew text that readers use to chant the text properly. You can also learn to chant Torah like a pro!

Distribute Breakfast at Hope’s Corner
Wednesday, Oct 22nd 7:00a to 9:30aBeth Am is part of an interfaith group providing meals to Hope's Corner in Mountain View. We are in need of adult (aged 16+) volunteers to do food preparation under the direction of Hope’s Corner staff.

Klezmer Class, Taught by Musician Naomi Zamir
Thursday, Oct 23rd 7:00p to 8:00pNaomi Zamir, a member of Beth Am and an accordion player, is offering a class to introduce sets of Klezmer tunes she learned at KlezKanada over the past 15 years.

Beth Am Welcomes Our 2025 Saxe Scholar-In-Residence, Rabbi Dr. Rachel Mikva
Friday, Oct 24th 6:15p to 7:30pRabbi Dr. Rachel Mikva serves as the Herman E. Schaalman Chair in Jewish Studies and Senior Faculty Fellow of the InterReligious Institute at Chicago Theological Seminary, working at the cutting edge of theological education.

Beth Am Welcomes Our 2025 Saxe Scholar-In-Residence, Rabbi Dr. Rachel Mikva
Friday, Oct 24th 7:30p to 9:30pRabbi Dr. Rachel Mikva serves as the Herman E. Schaalman Chair in Jewish Studies and Senior Faculty Fellow of the InterReligious Institute at Chicago Theological Seminary, working at the cutting edge of theological education.
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