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by L. Mark Stone, Treasurer On the Revenue Side of Life… By now our members will have received their financial commitment letter, asking them to

by Sam Spindrad, Religious School Director This summer, I had the opportunity to participate as a LEEP (Leadership for Emerging Education Professionals) Fellow in the

By Rabbi Jared H. Saks Each year at this season, we reflect on our lives over the past year. We consider our successes, achievements, and

by Jane Sloven, congregant The Kabbalists teach that everything we do stirs up a corresponding energy in other realms of reality. When we remain cognizant

by Rachel Lefkowitz, Synagogue Administrator A rabbi I know recently wrote a piece on leadership. He noticed that some of the Medieval rabbis argue for

by Catherine Share, congregant Last year at this time, I was thinking about the approaching High Holy Days. I was on my path to conversion

by Catherine Share, congregant When you filled out the High Holy Day survey that was sent from the Rabbi and the Gabbai committee, you probably

by L. Mark Stone Bet Ha’am is an incredibly vibrant community and, like many other non-profits these days, we are facing serious challenges to our

I’ve been coming to Bet Ha’am since I was in second grade, and I’ve had some quite fun and memorable experiences since. I arrived in

By Rabbi Jared H. Saks Friends, as I’m writing this it is the eighth day of protests across our country following the murder of George

by Rachel Lefkowitz, Synagogue Administrator Back in March, I called a friend who is not able to leave the house. “There are so many places

By Sam Spinrad, Religious School Director COVID-19 forced our religious school to move online.  It delayed Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies, cancelled our Montreal trip,

by Lynn Urbach, President Our Bet Ha’am Annual Meeting was just a couple of weeks ago. We probably broke any previous attendance record—we had sixty-three

by Lynn Urbach, President Please join us for our Annual Meeting of the Congregation on June 16 at 6:30 PM. This an opportunity for members to hear

by Rabbi Jared H. Saks Some of you were there. Worship on Saturday, May 16, was an emotional service for me. It was an emotional

by Toby Rosenberg, congregant This spring Bet Ha’am’s annual gala fundraiser, A Storied Affair, will transform into an exciting virtual event we are calling A Different Story. Still

by Bill Welch, board member I discovered ironically that last week’s Torah portion, Tazria/Metzora, contains among other things a detailed description about how the community

by Rabbi Jared H. Saks As I write this, it’s the end of April and I was supposed to have completed this piece weeks ago,

by Rachel Lefkowitz, Synagogue Administrator Two months ago, my biggest concern was about bringing food for onegs on plates rather than in containers. Well, the

by Lynn Urbach, President Dear Friends,I want to give you an update on our response at Bet Ha’am to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rabbi Saks, Sam

with Rabbi Jared H. Saks In February, Rabbi Saks led a thoughtful discussion of Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy. At the time, we anticipated a scholar-in-residence weekend