Welcome to Congregation Beth Am, a Reform Jewish Synagogue in Los Altos Hills, CA
ldquo;Therefore choose life,
that you and your children may live rdquo;
#151; Deuteronomy 30:19
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Annual Campaign 2010-2011
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Special message for teenagers
Read You are Important
Pursue Justice All Year Long!
Learn more about social action and social justice opportunities at Beth Am, the work of our Tzedek Council, and more!
Learn more about current Tzedek projects.
This Week at Beth Am
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enewsletter.
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Check Out New Books in the Library
Want to help grow our Library's collection? View our Wish List at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park.
Learn more about borrowing a DVD from the Library's collection.
Experience Shabbat at Beth Am
Start Shabbat morning with a little schmoozing over bagels and coffee, followed by Torah study. Spend the afternoon viewing a film or discussing a topic of Jewish interest. Learn more.
Everyday Purchases,
Extraordinary Results
eScrip donations make it easy to support Beth Am at no cost to you:
1.) Register Safeway Club card
2.) Register credit/debit cards
3.) Cell Phone Recycling
December Tzedakah Box will support the Israel Fire Relief Fund through the Jewish Community Federation
The worst fire in Israel's history is now quelled, but the aftermath is being felt across Haifa and the Carmel Forest. It is critical to do whatever we can to provide needed relief and assistance. Learn more.
December Fund in Focus
Israel Mittelman Fund for Senior Programming
The Israel Mittelman Fund for Senior Programming helps Beth Am continue to provide programs for senior members with activities that engage our many lifelong learners. We take pride in our educational opportunities for people from age 2 to 102, and the Mittelman Fund helps to make it possible.
Consider making a gift to the Israel Mittelman Fund for Senior Programming in honor of a loved one or to celebrate a family simcha. Donate Now!
Doing some shopping? Click on either of the images above to shop at Kepler's Books or Amazon.com, and a portion of your purchase will be donated to Beth Am at no cost to you! When shopping at Kepler's in person, just mention Beth Am at the register.
Congregation Beth Am is a proud member of URJ - Union for Reform Judaism
SEND YOUR STUDENT(S) TO REFORM JUDAISM'S LOCAL SUMMER CAMP IN SANTA ROSA - URJ CAMP NEWMAN/SWIG
Upcoming Events
December 2010
See Full Calendar
Thur., Dec. 30
8 a.m. - Thursday Morning Minyan
Fri., Dec. 31
Office Closed
5 p.m. - Lay-Led Gates of Prayer
6:15 p.m. - Shabbat Service
Sat., Jan. 1
8:30 a.m. - Bagels amp; Coffee
9 a.m. - Torah Study
10:15 a.m. - Torah Minyan
10:30 a.m. - Lay-Led Minyan
Sat., Jan. 2
Urban Ministry of Palo Alto Soup Kitchen (offsite)
Event Highlights amp; Information
VIEW up-to-date information from the Builder, Beth Am's electronic newsletter. Let us know what you think. Don rsquo;t be shy! Send your thoughts to builderfeedback@betham.org. To subscribe, email Emily Osterman.
Tzedek Weekend:
Building Bridges Through Social Action and Social Justice
Friday - Monday, January 14 - 17
Get ready to celebrate social action and social justice during Beth Am's 2011 Tzedek Weekend! Beth Am's Tzedek Council is pleased to invite you to participate in a weekend of inspiring activities dedicated to Building Bridges through Social Action and Social Justice, and to honoring our many tzedek volunteers. Check out the weekend events!
Enjoy Poltava Parties knowing that your generosity is helping the Jewish Community of Poltava grow and prosper.
Learn more about this vibrant Jewish community, and what you can do to support it!
Beth Am Family Israel Adventure, June 15-27, 2011
Join Rabbis Jennifer Clayman and John Fishman for the family experience of a lifetime.
Swim in the Dead Sea, walk in Ein Gedi, hike in the Golan Heights, and celebrate Shabbat in Jerusalem and Tzfat (Safed). Learn more.
Beth Am rsquo;s Eacute;migr eacute; Program
Learn more about January Eacute;migr eacute; Programs.
A Time of Crisis: Sudden Job Loss, a publication of Jewish Family and Childrens Services provides helpful information and resources for those faced with unexpected loss of a job. Download the publication.
Kabbalat Shabbat CD - View song lyrics.
Volunteers Needed at Urban Ministry of Palo Alto
Attention volunteers and B'nai Mitzvah families! Please join other families and friends as part of the UMPA soup kitchen crew, and help prepare as well as serve a much needed Sunday meal to our homeless neighbors in Menlo Park. More Info
2011 Dates: January 2, February 6, March 13, April 17, May 22, June 26, July 31, September 4, October 9, November 13, and December 18
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Chicken Soupers - A social action opportunity in partnership with Jewish Family and Childrens Services (JFCS)
Once a month help prepare dinner for homebound members of our community with chronic illness that limits their mobility. Come help us cook, pack up the meals or deliver them to our grateful recipients! Families and chavurot welcome! Appropriate for children, teenagers and adults!
2011 Dates: January 16,
February 20,
March 27,
April 17,
May 15,
June 19,
July 17,
August 21, September 18,
October 16,
November 20, and December 18
Interested in helping out? Contact Sofia Zaslavsky. Learn more.
Help a child learn to read! Jewish Coalition of Literacy For more information, call Jennifer Advani at (650) 940-1229.
Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Rd
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Phone: (650) 493-4661
Fax: (650) 494-8248
Email: Info@betham.org
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