Month: January 2020

by Rabbi Jared H. Saks Shabbat Va-eira | January 24, 2020 – 28 Tevet 5780 Among my earliest memories of childhood is my parents taking me into the voting booths on Election Day. They’d point to the candidates for whom they were voting, I’d flip the levers, and they’d pull the big handle that would … Read more

by Rachel Weinstein Here’s my deal. I’m a therapist. A wife. I have two kids. I am trying to exercise, take care of our chickens and dogs, clean the house, shop for groceries, and shuffle my daughter to multiple swim and martial arts practices (sometimes several in a day). Like whoever is reading this—life is busy.  I love Bet Ha’am. Though when I come to services, or even meals, I’ve noticed … Read more

by Rabbi Jared H. Saks Shabbat Sh’mot, January 17, 2020 – 21 Tevet 5780 I want to talk with you tonight about anti-Semitism. In the past few years, we’ve seen an uptick in anti-Semitic attacks, including the most recent attacks on Chasidic Jews in the New York City area, including the Hanukkah attack in Monsey, … Read more

by Anna Siegel I was recently given the opportunity to give a TEDx talk about my experience as an activist and the power of the global climate strike movement. As a member of Bet Ha’am, I am sharing this with appreciation for people from Bet Ha’am’s supporting my development in the practice of tikkun olam. … Read more