Worship
Worship
The prayer life of Congregation Beth Am is both personal and communal, offering quiet, meditative moments as well as community celebration. Our worship is musical and participatory, inclusive and intergenerational, egalitarian and welcoming. Our aim is to engage with the rich liturgical tradition we have inherited by continually infusing it with new and creative energy and inspiration.
We are a theologically diverse congregation. We pray to God; we question God; we take seriously all opinions and concerns related to faith. Our personal reasons for entering the sanctuary are also diverse. Therefore, our prayers range from contemplative and comforting to joyful and exuberant. And finally, congregational worship is where we share our personal moments with the community — the naming of newborns, celebrating our B’nei Mitzvah, offering blessings for newlyweds, anniversaries and other milestones, and honoring the loss of loved ones and friends. In these moments we give and receive the warmth of a “mazel tov” or the open hand of comfort and consolation.
Strengthened by participating in a vibrant worship community and by personal spiritual practice, we are able to give our best energies to fulfilling our congregational mission: We strive to live as a holy community whose study and practice of Judaism inspires and challenges us to “do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with our God" (Micah 6:8).
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Worship Services
The Marder Endowment for Living Torah supports educational and worship programs and opportunities.
The Worship Fund supports Shabbat and festival programming, purchase and replacement of the congregation’s prayer books and repair or purchase of ritual items.
Please consider making a gift to one of these funds in honor or memory of a loved one.
Wed, November 6 2024
5 Cheshvan 5785
Worship Schedule
Thursday Morning Minyan
Thursday, Nov 7th 8:00a to 9:00aThese services are led by members of the congregation — all are welcome.
Erev Shabbat Service
Friday, Nov 8th 6:15p to 7:30pOur worship services are musical, participatory and informal in spirit; they focus on helping us experience the spiritual renewal, peace, joy and sense of celebration that Shabbat can bring.
Torah Study
Shabbat, Nov 9th 9:00a to 10:00aOn Shabbat morning, join a member of the Beth Am clergy for a session of Torah study. Stay for the Good Book Cafe!
Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah Mazlish
Shabbat, Nov 9th 10:30a to 12:30pAll are welcome and encouraged to join the family of our Bat Mitzvah in worship and celebration.
Slow Torah: Lay-Led Torah Study Class
Sunday, Nov 10th 9:00a to 10:00aSlow Torah is a lay-led class that continues the Beth Am tradition of studying the Torah verse by verse.
Thursday Morning Minyan
Thursday, Nov 14th 8:00a to 9:00aThese services are led by members of the congregation — all are welcome.
Tot Shabbat: Story Time, Songs and Shabbat
Friday, Nov 15th 5:15p to 6:15pJoin Beth Am for a Tot Shabbat program for families with children ages 0-5 years. Come have fun with your child and meet other parents of young children! Friends are always welcome! This event is for all kids and families.
A Gazan-American’s Perspective of the War and Hamas — Erev Shabbat Guest Speaker Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib
Friday, Nov 15th 6:15p to 7:30pDuring the Erev Shabbat service, we will hear from guest speaker Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, an American writer and analyst who grew up in Gaza City, and left in 2005 for the United States as a teenage exchange student.
Torah Study
Shabbat, Nov 16th 9:00a to 10:00aOn Shabbat morning, join a member of the Beth Am clergy for a session of Torah study. Stay for the Good Book Cafe!
Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah Mazlish
Shabbat, Nov 16th 10:30a to 12:30pAll are welcome and encouraged to join the family of our Bar Mitzvah in worship and celebration.
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Congregation Beth Am | 26790 Arastradero Road | Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 | (650) 493-4661
We strive to live as a holy community whose study and practice of Judaism inspires and challenges us to "do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with our God" (Micah 6:8).
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