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Temple Beth El is proud and excited to partner with the PJ Library program to provide Jewish books each month to children and families in our community. PJ Library shares stories that celebrate Jewish values, culture and traditions and brings ideas and inspiration for families to experience together. Children from birth to 8 1/2 years […]
SPeTY Visits the HMS Queen Mary for Halloween On a scary Saturday night, brave Temple Beth El High Schoolers, accompanied by their intrepid advisor, Jaron Brunner, set out to see what was in store for them aboard the Queen Mary at their Halloween event called Dark Harbor. Dark Harbor is the Queen Mary’s annual Halloween […]
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 […]
Looking Back on the SPeTY Year Rachel Fischer, SPeTY Advisor youth@bethelsp.org What a year it has been for SPeTY! We have bonded at the beach, enjoyed movie night(s), played laser tag, escaped a locked room, and played a round or two of miniature golf. We organized the collection for the High Holiday Food Drive, helped […]
Who are the Grown Ups at a NFTY Kallah? Rachel Fischer, TBE Youth Advisor youth@bethelsp.org When Sareta went off to her first Kallah, I had no idea who was at a typical NFTY weekend gathering. Sure, I had the assurance that Kallah was a wonderful thing. But I only had a vague idea that teens […]
From our SPeTY Advisor Rachel Fischer youth@bethelsp.org Imagine a Conservative Jewish house in the 1970’s without a TV. No Monday Night Football. No ball games of any sort in the household. Just Saturday morning radio broadcasts for fun. Then, imagine the former Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena (currently the Oracle Arena.) The glass exterior sparkles. The […]
