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 […]
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 […]
Unscrambling the Genetic Mysteries of the Jewish Community Virtual Program, Sunday, October 17, 2021, 5 p.m. Zoom Registration Link Did you ever wonder why there are so many Jewish genetic disorders? Do you know why they are mostly found among the Ashkenazi community? Join us for an inspiring evening as we explore together the mysteries […]
TBE’s MENsch Club Met Virtually Acclaimed Jewish Vintners of Napa Valley Held July 29, 2021 Judd Finkelstein of Judd’s Hill Winery, Ernie Weir of Hagafen Cellars, Mayan Koschitzky of La Pelle Wines, and Rebekah Wineburg of Quintessa shared their personal journeys about how they became winemakers. We took a virtual tour of their vineyards and […]
Screening & Conversation with Mother & Son/Filmmaker of the film “Duty Free” Held July 11, 2021 with Introduction & D’var Torah by Rabbi Cassi After a 75-year-old immigrant mother, Rebecca Danigelis, gets fired from her job, she is devastated emotionally and financially, her son Sian-Pierre takes her on an adventure to help her reclaim her life. As she […]
Virtual Special Event from the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Held June 15, 2021 Histories of Black-Jewish cultural interaction often focus on how Jews adopted and adapted Black vernacular music—ragtime, jazz, swing, R&B, blues—as performers, promoters, managers, club owners, and record labels. The phenomenon of African American musicians who performed Yiddish and cantorial music in and for […]
Rabbi Ed Feinstein Held a Virtual Lecture for Temple Beth El“God’s Reading List” – the last Taus Lecture of the season, was given by the wonderful Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Senior Rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, California on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
