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Volunteer of the Month – Susan Brooks Each month we are recognizing a phenomenal volunteer whose contributions greatly enhance the Temple Beth El community. May’s volunteer of the month is someone who not only enhances our community but also inspires us individually to be more compassionate, thoughtful and open-minded people. I am most certainly a […]
TBE’s MENsch Club spent an evening in support of the Boys & Girls Club of the Los Angeles Harbor This special program on December 4th, 2020 was called “Changing Lives… Saving Lives” and showcased the close association between Temple Beth El and the Boys & Girls Club of the LA Harbor area that has been […]
Temple Beth El Joined with the Interfaith Gathering of Thanksgiving and Hope At Tuesday night’s Interfaith Gathering of Thanksgiving and Hope, Rabbi Cassi asked, “What gives you hope at this challenging time?” We heard many powerful answers, including children, community, kindness, family, friends, God, and even photosynthesis. She continued, “In reflecting on some of the many […]
Bagged Lunches for People who are Homeless Temple Beth El’s Social Action Committee, in partnership with San Pedro United Methodist Church and Pastor Lisa Williams, are tasked with creating about 50 bagged lunches each Saturday for people in our community who are homeless. TBE has setup a fund so that you can help us by […]
Bagged Lunches for People who are Homeless Temple Beth El’s Social Action Committee, in partnership with San Pedro United Methodist Church and Pastor Lisa Williams, are tasked with creating about 50 bagged lunches each Saturday for people in our community who are homeless. A recent Saturday morning, Susan Burke Brooks, our Social Justice committee chair, […]
Temple Beth El is Making a Difference with Family Promise of the South Bay Temple Beth El has been volunteering with the program Family Promise of the South Bay for over two years, guided by Laurel Perry. This is a national organization that provides support services, shelter, meals, and other help to families experiencing homelessness. […]
Social Justice Update by Susan Brooks As part of the Union for Reform Judaism, the Religious Action Committee, or RAC, is the social justice arm of the Reform movement. Here in California we are fortunate to have dedicated staff and impressive lay leadership from RAC-CA to help guide legislative priorities based on our Jewish values. […]
L’Taken Reflections Hannah Brooks L’Taken was an experience of a lifetime. I for sure know I definitely want to go back. As a girl who cares about social justice, I loved it and yes it had its faults but, it changed my whole life. Writing my speech was a very big accomplishment. It was also […]
TBE Social Action Committee is Alive and Well Marla Shwarts, member TBE Social Action Committee With a change in our clergy leadership, we and our desire to actively pursue social justice activities are pleased to announce how we have made progress over the last several months. Many thanks go to Susan Brooks and Sharyl Holtzman […]
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, […]
