Month: November 2017

Dear Friends, We are excited to share with you that Bet Ha’am’s Board of Trustees has approved the Tikkun Olam Council’s recommendation that we establish “Immigration” as our focus issue for the congregation’s social justice work over the coming year. Thank you to all those who participated in our recent survey of issues. In the … Read more

Rabbi Jared H. Saks For the Dreamers – Shabbat Vayera. November 3, 2017 – 15 Cheshvan 5778 Benita Veliz came to the U.S. from Mexico with her parents in 1993, when she was 8. Benita graduated as the valedictorian of her high school class at the age of 16. She received a full scholarship to … Read more

It its series “Rabbi Roundtable”, The Forward recently asked twenty-two rabbis representing the full scope of Jewish life, “Is intermarriage a problem? Or an opportunity?” In having read all of the opinions shared, I revisited some of my own thoughts about intermarriage in Judaism and wanted to share my own thoughts, and my own journey, … Read more