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The Covenant and the Love An interesting phrase appears at the end of last week’s parsha and at the beginning of this week’s, and they are the only places where it appears in the Torah. The phrase is ha-brit veha-chessed (Deuteronomy 7:9) or in this week’s parsha, et ha-brit ve-et ha-chessed (Deut. 7:12): Know therefore that the Lord your God […]
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 […]
Census TBE Doris Jacobson, Open Tent Project Coordinator opentent@bethelsp.org “…It is a vault of goodness and real people who give off Jewish love and inclusiveness.” “I love the warmth and love from the clergy and community.” “The warmth of being accepted, the vast number of opportunities to practice Judaism, to learn, to participate in Tikkun […]
Staying Together as a Community Dina Dreizler, Sisterhood President How do we maintain, promote, and foster community in a time when large groups cannot be physically present together inside our Temple? Our Temple has answered this question by creating wonderful offerings of events through Zoom wherein we can gather to learn together, pray together, and […]
Friday, July 24, 2020 /3 Av, 5780 Parashat D’varim Deuteronomy 1:1−3:22 Dear Friends, Tonight begins Shabbat Nachamu or Shabbat of Comfort. It is named after the opening words in this week’s Haftarah portion, “Comfort, O comfort My people.” It is one of seven Haftarah portions of consolation that we read between Tisha B’av and Rosh […]
Marathon, Shmarathon Cantor Ilan Davidson cantor@bethelsp.org As the month of August begins, I can’t help but spend time thinking about longevity. You see, during this month, I will celebrate a momentous birthday. Now, I totally understand that I am nowhere near some of the tremendously significant birthdays of some of my dear friends, so they […]
A Year of Learning Randi Sher, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org I have received a wonderful welcome to the Temple Beth El community and look forward to meeting those of you that I have not yet met and getting to know everyone better. There will be many opportunities to chat and, once the building is open, […]
Elul Reflections Rabbi Cassi Kail rabbikail@bethelsp.org The final month of Jewish year is about to begin. On August 21, we will usher in the Hebrew month of Elul. The words High Holy Days often conjure up images of Rosh HaShanah celebrations, and the solemn atonement of Yom Kippur. While these two holidays are certainly highlights […]
We’re All in this Together Linda Rubin and Marla Shwarts, Co-Presidents We are encouraged by the partnerships within Temple Beth El. Our congregants, our clergy, and our staff are the souls of the successes of our beloved spiritual home. Together we are able to achieve more than what we could ever do individually. We align […]
