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Temple Beth Am's services are currently operating VIRTUALLY. Click here to join our virtual Shabbat services.

At this time, our religious school is temporarily being held at a local synagogue. Please contact Debbie Lesser for additional information.

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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 virtually for the time being. Please know that if you are home bound, worried, or need advice or guidance, our clergy and staff are here for you.

Please check the Temple Beth Am Facebook page for information about upcoming services, including both our virtual services, and our occasional outdoor services together.

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 is entering an exciting new chapter in its history, as we prepare a new physical home for our congregation. 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. Religious School is being held at a neighboring synagogue. Adult Education classes, meetings, activities and speakers are taking place virtually for the time being. All B’nai Mitzvahs are being held at a neighboring synagogue. Please know that if you are home bound, worried, or need advice or guidance, our clergy and staff are here for you.

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Magical Thinking: Superstitions and Other Persistent Notions

Magical Thinking: Superstitions and Other Persistent Notions jemerman August 3, 2022

Jewish Rituals and Symbols

Art. Ruth Schreiber's bronze and glass sculpture, Against the Evil Eye

Whether it is a lucky bracelet or a hamsa keychain amulet, superstitions believed to bring good fortune or ward off the bad are almost universal. They are the inspirations for a provocative new art exhibition: Magical Thinking: Superstitions and Other Persistent Notions.

This Tishah B'Av, Act as if There Was No God

This Tishah B'Av, Act as if There Was No God jemerman August 2, 2022

Tishah B'Av

Tishah B'Av is a day of mourning, commemorating the destruction of the first and second Temples. In recent years, it's also a day to mourn other tragedies that have darkened Jewish history - the Romans putting down the Bar Kochba revolt, mass murders of Jewish communities during the Crusades, expulsions from England, France, and Spain in the Middle Ages, and the Holocaust.

Clinging to the Blessings of Jewish Education

Clinging to the Blessings of Jewish Education jemerman August 1, 2022

Jewish Learning

For the past two years, it has felt like much of what we have valued was sinking and all we could do was watch and grieve. But if we really look back, we realize that there is so much we've learned.

Going Back to School: Easing the Transition for Your Preschooler

Going Back to School: Easing the Transition for Your Preschooler jemerman July 26, 2022

Engaging Families with Young Children

a smiling father and little daughter with backpack at home

As the sun sets on these long, hot summer days, plans begin to return to school. Buying new clothes and a backpack, but perhaps the most important transition is the one of the child walking into a new classroom and starting a new school year. It can be scary for them and for you!