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URJ 75th Biennial The 75th URJ Biennial was held December 11-15 in the windy city of Chicago. 5,000 Reform Jews came together to pray, learn, listen to inspirational speakers, be entertained and to network with new friends. Temple Beth El was well represented among the 525 congregations in attendance, sending a delegation of 8 which […]
Family Promise and Temple Beth El For about two years, Temple Beth El members have been able to participate a few times a year in a program called Family Promise. Family Promise engages both the local community, as well as houses of faith, in the effort to combat family homelessness. Learn more at: www.familypromiseosb.org. Temple […]
The Golden State Pops Orchestra will be performing Sandy Sherman’s Hanukkah song “There’s Something About Those Candles” The Golden State Pops Orchestra’s “Holiday POPS Spectacular” returns with a festive musical program at the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro on Saturday, December 21 at 8:00 p.m. The Golden State Pops Orchestra is a professional orchestra […]
Security is Coming to Temple Beth El Bob Fenton and Michael Sherman Enhanced security is becoming a reality at Temple Beth El in 2019. Changes will be made, some apparent, and others less so. A temporary security committee was formed to address anti-semitic violence by reviewing our policies and procedures and our building’s security to […]
Havurot see Notorious RBG On a recent cold, clear, and crisp Sunday afternoon Havurot Sho-Shanot and B’Li Shem stopped by to see the Ruth Bader Ginsburg exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center. Many had seen already the documentary, RBG, and/or the just released movie, On the Basis of Sex. All found the exhibit engaging and interesting. […]
(Nina Prays is an editor of our TBE website and maintains the Book-Club posts, schedule, and book reviews, which you can find here.) The trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry… Billy Collins “I did not think of poetry when my daughter, Judith, then energetically morphing from a free-spirited filmographer to […]
TBE Volunteers are helping make Family Promise a Success Thanks to the hard work of Laurel Perry, our congregation is helping Family Promise in San Pedro bring caring, shelter and warm meals into the lives of several homeless families as they continue looking for work and stable housing for themselves and their children. Laurel said, […]
Noam and Audrey Elroi travel to McAllen, Texas to work with recent immigrants This past summer my 16-year old son, Noam, and I had growing concerns about the immigration situation on our southern border. Noam complained that we were not doing enough. Writing letters to our representatives, attending marches, donating money did not seem to […]
The “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin passed away August 16, 2018 at the age of 76. She was an incredible singer and performer whose Jewish ties may not be generally appreciated. It was American Jewish producer Jerry Wexler (1917–2008), born in the Bronx of Polish and German ancestry, who took Otis Redding’s original material, transformed […]
The first “Kibbitz with Kohn” bunch event was held Sunday, August 12th at the home of Robin and Dina Dreizler. More than 30 congregants attended and enjoyed each others’ company and a delicious brunch. Rabbi Kohn moderated a discussion about what we find exemplifies life at and our experience of Temple Beth El at its best. […]
