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Temple Beth Am is pleased to announce our new location at 841 Mountain Way in Morris Plains (located in Adath Shalom Synagogue).

Temple Beth Am has officially opened a beautiful new sanctuary! Please join us for services every Friday evening in person, or on the web by clicking HERE.

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Here at Temple Beth Am we are continuing to take preventative measures to ensure the care and protection of our congregation. Classes, meetings, and activities are taking place in person with the option to participate virtually.

GROWING & FOSTERING OUR JEWISH WORLD

The mission of Temple Beth Am is to provide a connection to other adults and children through worship, education and social justice in accordance with the values, faith and traditions of Reform Judaism.

We are committed to embracing and welcoming all into our Temple Beth Am family to ensure an environment which is friendly, inclusive and comfortable to our members and friends.

We strive for a culture of involvement and engagement through which lifelong friendships can grow and through which there exists a true feeling of home when entering this spiritual place.

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Temple Beth Am has officially opened a beautiful new sanctuary! Please join us for services every Friday evening. We are continuing to hold services virtually and in person all the while taking preventative measures to ensure the care and protection of our congregation. Please know that if you are home bound, worried, or need advice or guidance, our clergy and staff are here for you.

Upcoming Events

22 Nov

Shabbat Service

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Next dates: 29 Nov | 13 Dec | 20 Dec |
24 Nov

Religious School (grades K-7)

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Next dates: 08 Dec | 15 Dec | 05 Jan |
25 Nov

Board of Trustees Meeting

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Next dates: 19 Dec | 23 Jan | 25 Feb |
26 Nov

Book CLub

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Next dates: 24 Dec | 28 Jan | 25 Feb |

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Why Israel Celebrates the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday Sigd

Why Israel Celebrates the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday Sigd jemerman November 19, 2024

Jewish Life Around the World

For many generations, the Beta Israel had longed to reach Jerusalem in a quest to renew their covenant with God and for spiritual redemption. So strong was their desire that they created a holiday as a time to pray for this miracle. They called it Sigd (meaning "worship") and celebrated it on the 50th day after Yom Kippur. This year it is celebrated today, November 4.

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard jemerman November 18, 2024

Death and Mourning

As we head into the holiday season, I am acutely aware of how much different this year is going to be than previous ones. I will be celebrating without my mom for the first time. My mother died in January 2021, and I'm still dealing with the unexpected waves of grief that wash over me, sometimes out of nowhere. As I head into this first winter holiday season without her, I'm not quite sure I know what to expect, other than everything is going to be very different.

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat jemerman November 18, 2024

Entree Recipes

As the weather begins to get chillier, many home cooks pull out their trusty slow cookers to create easy yet warm dishes. Slow cooking is nothing new. It hasn't had staying power with Jewish communities just because the resulting food is delicious; it also allowed observant Jews to keep Shabbat by kindling a fire before sundown on Friday and keeping food warm until Saturday afternoon.

The Cost of Free Land

The Cost of Free Land jemerman November 14, 2024

Secular Holidays

The author's Great-Great-Uncle Louie Sinykin posing with men in Dakota garb in South Dakota's Black Hills. Date unknown.

When I was a child growing up in the 1980s, the story I learned about Thanksgiving followed the classic script: it highlighted amity between the Pilgrims and their Indigenous neighbors. Due to this connection, the hunger of the European settlers was met with squash and turkey.