Worship
Worship
The prayer-life of Congregation Beth Am is both communal and personal, offering quiet, meditative moments as well as community celebration. First and foremost, our worship is musical and participatory, inclusive and intergenerational, egalitarian and welcoming.
Our aim is to bring the timeless spirit of Jewish tradition into a setting that encourages innovation and creativity. We are a theologically diverse congregation in which stimulating, challenging Torah study is valued. 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 celebrate our personal moments with the community – Bar and Bat Mitzvah, the naming of newborns, blessings for newlyweds, anniversaries and other milestones, the loss of loved ones and friends. In these moments we give and receive the warmth of a “mazal 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.
Sun, February 5 2023
14 Sh'vat 5783
Worship Schedule

Slow Torah: Lay-Led Torah Study Class
Sunday, Feb 5th 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, Feb 9th 8:00a to 9:00aThese services are led by members of the congregation — all are welcome.

Erev Shabbat Service
Friday, Feb 10th 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, Feb 11th 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 Zdrodowski
Shabbat, Feb 11th 10:30a to 12:30pAll are welcome and encouraged to join the family of our Bar Mitzvah in worship and celebration.

Torah Minyan Shabbat Morning Service
Shabbat, Feb 11th 10:30a to 11:30aJoin Beth Am clergy and/or lay leaders for a musical Shabbat morning worship service focused on learning and spiritual growth.

Slow Torah: Lay-Led Torah Study Class
Sunday, Feb 12th 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, Feb 16th 8:00a to 9:00aThese services are led by members of the congregation — all are welcome.

Erev Shabbat Service With Akselrad Guest Lecturer Shira Zemel
Friday, Feb 17th 6:15p to 7:30pBeth Am welcomes Shria Zemel, the Director of the Abortion Access Campaign for the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), as our 5783 Akselrad Lecturer. This lecture is our annual tribute to our Rabbi Emeritus Sidney Akselrad (z"l), who dedicated his career to the pursuit of justice, dignity and civil rights for all.

Torah Study
Shabbat, Feb 18th 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!
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