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by Rabbi Jared H. Saks Erev Rosh Hashanah 5781 There’s a famous story from the Talmud[1] – perhaps you’ve heard it – in which Rabbi

by Lynn Urbach, President It’s obvious, I know. Our homes and apartments are different now than they were six months ago or last year at

by Toby Rosenberg, Congregant Perhaps you are among the growing circle of worshippers who have gathered around the Bet Ha’am reflecting pool after Rosh Hashanah

by Lynn Urbach, President September 15 marks six months since congregants were last in our building. Our religious school was closed on March 15 due

by Jane Sloven, congregant Words of prayer are repositories of the spirit. It is only after we kindle a light in the words that we

by Rabbi Jared H. Saks Each year, we make our way through the fifty-four portions into which our Torah is divided. At Simchat Torah, the

by Lynn Urbach, President It is an unfortunate fact that nonprofit organizations need money to exist. If we care about an institution because of its

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