February 9, 2023 – 19 Shevat 5783 My name is Rabbi Jared H. Saks and I serve as the spiritual leader of Congregation Bet Ha’am
By Jane Sloven “Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally…in the service of self-understanding and wisdom.” ~
Shabbat Vayeitzei December 2, 2022 – 9 Kislev 5783 Congregation Bet Ha’am Rabbi Jared H. Saks I learned a story from the Talmud early
By Sarah Szanton “Want to go pray in the street?” our cousin Nachshon casually asked us on a Friday night after candle-lighting. “In
October 28, 2022 – 4 Cheshvan 5783 Congregation Bet Ha’am Rabbi Jared H. Saks I was in second or third grade the first time
October 5, 2022 – 10 Tishrei 5783 Congregation Bet Ha’am Rabbi Jared H. Saks There is a prayer that appears in our Shabbat evening
October 4, 2022 – 10 Tishrei 5783 Congregation Bet Ha’am Rabbi Jared H. Saks There’s a prayer in our morning liturgy, Asher Yatzar, that
September 26, 2022 – 1 Tishrei 5783 Congregation Bet Ha’am Rabbi Jared H. Saks It’s such a challenging story we read each year, the
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5783 September 25, 2022 – 1 Tishrei 5783 Congregation Bet Ha’am Rabbi Jared H. Saks It wasn’t until 2013 that recordings made
Kol Nidre 5782 September 15, 2021 – 10 Tishrei 5781 Congregation Bet Ha’am Rabbi Jared H. Saks I did something for the first time in
by Rabbi Jared H. Saks Erev Rosh Hashanah 5782 Last year, Kirk and I finally carved out the time to complete a project we’d envisioned
by Rabbi Jared H. Saks Rosh Hashanah 5782 On April 6, 1962, Leonard Bernstein collaborated with pianist Glenn Gould on Brahms Piano Concerto Number 1
It’s just twelve days before the curtain rises on A Dramatic Affair, Bet Ha’am’s 2021 annual spring gala. It will be presented virtually at 8 PM, Saturday, May 1. Excitement
There are many definitions of the word vital but when applied to Bet Ha’am and to me this meaning is head and shoulders above all others: “absolutely necessary or important; essential.” As a new Jew, a neophyte in so many respects, being part of a community is essential for creating a new Jewish identity.
This winter the 5th grade at Bet Ha’am has been learning about Jewish women leaders of the worker’s rights movement. We also learned about what life was like for Jews in the United States in the early 1900s, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and Rose Schneiderman.
What: 11th Annual Plant Sale Date: Sunday May 16, 2021 Time: 9 AM to 1 PM All COVID safety protocols will be in place. We
When the pandemic continued into a second school year, all our religious school volunteers knew their tasks would be less personal and more challenging than
This is a bittersweet moment for me. By the time you receive this article it will be about one week until our congregation’s annual meeting
As you may be aware, I will be on sabbatical from May 18-August 18, 2021. This is the remaining 3 months of my 6-month sabbatical from my 7th year at Bet Ha’am. To make things smoother for the congregation, rather than taking all 6 months at once, I take two 3-month sabbaticals, the first in the 7th year and the second in a subsequent year. I am excited to share with you here some of my plans.
Because Black History shouldn’t only be relegated to February, the shortest month of the year, Penguin Random House has put out the Black Excellence Booklist.
A Book Review I should have majored in Biblical History when I first went to college in 1968. I certainly had a thirst for it,