TBE Sisterhood & MENsch Club invite you to Aloha Latkes A virtual event Tuesday, November 30, at 7:00 p.m. sponsored by TBE Sisterhood & MENsch Club Join Cantor Ilan and friends for a cooking demonstration featuring Hawaiian-themed latkes. Recipes will be emailed beforehand. Andy Kauffman and Bunky Victor will share some delicious cocktails. The band, […]
Join with Temple Beth El and the San Pedro Faith Consortium in Courageous Faith An Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration Presented by the San Pedro Faith Consortium at Temple Beth El In-Person (Reservations Required) and Virtual Program on Thursday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. If you are fully vaccinated and would like to join us in-person, please […]
Taus Lecture Series 2021-22 Continues on Zoom with Rabbi Rachel Adler Wednesday, November 10 at Noon Rabbi Adler will be speaking about her book, “Tales of the Holy Mysticat: Jewish Wisdom Stories by a Feline Mystic,” a refreshingly humorous approach to Jewish text and life, reading her feline flatmate as if he were a page […]
Please join us for another in our series of Virtual Artists Beit Midrash with guest artist, Vicki Reikes Fox Sunday, November 7, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Vicki Reikes Fox is an artist, museum consultant, and educator who specializes in art and its relation to the Jewish experience. Fox was the founding project director of Museum of […]
Peter Herwitt Let us introduce you to Peter Herwitt, MD, our November Volunteer of the Month. Peter grew up on the East Coast in a home that did not necessarily practice Judaism. However, he studied and became Bar Mitzvah. As a young adult, living in Salt Lake City, Peter decided to try to find other […]
Georgia Freedman-Harvey This month we recognize a volunteer who has brought great leadership to our Music & Cultural Arts Committee, as well as incredible new programs. Temple Beth El has a history and a legacy in the arts, but until recently, this was primarily exhibited through excellence in music and concerts, with smatterings of film, […]
First Taus Lecture of the Season with TBE Member, Jim Shneer Multi-Access Lecture on Sunday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. This talk will explore in detail how the intricacies of the Jewish calendar harmonize with annual Torah reading requirements; how the liturgical calendar of American Reform Jewry more closely resembles that of Israel than the […]
Introduction to Judaism Course with Rabbi Cassi October 10 through April 8 Sundays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 18 Sessions, plus a Shabbat celebration together This Introduction to Judaism class, under the auspices of the Union for Reform Judaism, is an engaging multi-session series delving into the beauty of Jewish traditions, teachings, and history through a Reform Jewish […]
Board of Education This month we are recognizing not a volunteer but a group of volunteers, the Board of Education of our Torah School. This amazing group of volunteers, Rosa Allen, Jacob Lieb, Dani Paquin, Keith Small, and Rachel Tu, are a force to be reckoned with and a significant part of the strength of […]
Volunteer of the Month: Raye Murphy Temple Beth El experienced a true blessing when Raye Murphy decided after studying Judaism with Rabbi Briskin to join our TBE Family. Raye says she found her way back home when she entered through our doors some fifteen years ago. Her last name may fool you and her path […]
