Drive-Through Food & Afghan Clothing Donation Drop-off

Please donate non-perishable food to the BAS High Holy Days Corners of Our Fields Food Drive to support Feeding Westchester, our regional food bank. We have had an urgent request from WJCI and UJA to help collect clothes for Afghan refugees who have been sent to army bases in New Jersey awaiting further resettlement The Tikkun Olam/Social Action […]

Drive-Through Food & Afghan Clothing Donation Drop-off

Please donate non-perishable food to the BAS High Holy Days Corners of Our Fields Food Drive to support Feeding Westchester, our regional food bank. We have had an urgent request from WJCI and UJA to help collect clothes for Afghan refugees who have been sent to army bases in New Jersey awaiting further resettlement The Tikkun Olam/Social Action […]

Chanukah Program with Candle Lighting

With Rabbi Bronstein. A program for grades 3-6 and families but all BAS congregants are welcome to attend. Contact Lisa Jacobs, Director of Family Education & Engagement for more information.

Holiday Toy Drive Drop-off

Drop off gifts at BAS for homeless children and teens. Read more Drop-off also available on Monday, December 13 12:00 - 3:00 PM.

Holiday Toy Drive Drop-off

Drop off gifts at BAS for homeless children and teens. Read more Drop-off also available on Sunday, December 12 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

Post-Pesach Food, Cleaning Supplies & Toiletries Drive

Bet Am Shalom and UJA-Federation are co-sponsoring the annual post-Pesach food drive to benefit the food pantry at Bronx Jewish Community Council (BJCC). BJCC runs the third busiest food pantry in the Bronx and demand has spiked by more than 40%. Bring your non-perishable groceries, unopened Pesach items (no matzah), cleaning supplies and toiletries in […]

Post-Pesach Food, Cleaning Supplies & Toiletries Drive

Bet Am Shalom and UJA-Federation are co-sponsoring the annual post-Pesach food drive to benefit the food pantry at Bronx Jewish Community Council (BJCC). BJCC runs the third busiest food pantry in the Bronx and demand has spiked by more than 40%. Bring your non-perishable groceries, unopened Pesach items (no matzah), cleaning supplies and toiletries in […]

Post-Pesach Food, Cleaning Supplies & Toiletries Drive

Bet Am Shalom and UJA-Federation are co-sponsoring the annual post-Pesach food drive to benefit the food pantry at Bronx Jewish Community Council (BJCC). BJCC runs the third busiest food pantry in the Bronx and demand has spiked by more than 40%. Bring your non-perishable groceries, unopened Pesach items (no matzah), cleaning supplies and toiletries in […]

BAS Together: Potluck Shabbat Dinner

Share a Shabbat dinner in the home of another BAS member to build new and deeper relationships. Join Marisa Jackson and Neil Faden, BAS members for 19 years. A teacher and attorney, they promise good food, good music, and laughter. Families are welcome. REGISTER HERE Join David and Kari Kohl who have lived in White […]

Lulav & Etrog Pick Up

Pick up your PRE-ORDERED Lulav & Etrog. Cost: $42/set The Lulavim come from Israel, and this ancient mitzvah also helps the current Israeli economy. ALL SETS MUST BE ORDERED BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. Additional pickup day Sunday, October 9, 9:00am - 12:00pm. Questions?

Sukkah Decorating

Drop in to join in the decorating.  No registration required. Light refreshments will be on hand. Contributions of hydrangea are welcome, too. Questions?

Lulav & Etrog Pick Up

Pick up your PRE-ORDERED Lulav & Etrog. Cost: $42/set The Lulavim come from Israel, and this ancient mitzvah also helps the current Israeli economy. ALL SETS MUST BE ORDERED BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. Additional pickup day Friday, October 7, 9:00am - 12:00pm. Questions?

Apple & Pumpkin Picking

Join us for apple and pumpkin picking with your BAS friends! Open to everyone! Bring your kids, parents, friends, family and anyone else who wants to enjoy the fall weather together with us! Meet at Wilkens Fruit and Fir Farm. Questions? A Bet Am Shalom “BAS Together” Program

Purim Kulanu

REGISTER Please join us at Bet Am Shalom for our Purim Kulanu celebration. At 5:30 pm, we will have a Persian Purim seudah (festive meal), followed by a dramatized Megillah reading interspersed with performances from Torah La’am students and Shirat Ha’mahn (aka The Purim Spielers). We will cap off the evening with an after-party and […]

Homemade Kiddush

Please join us for a homemade kiddush immediately following services and sample a range of dishes prepared by our own BAS members. Please also consider contributing a dish of your own. SIGN UP HERE Questions? Contact Michele Billig or Sandy Birnbach.

LGBTQ+ Program Planning Zoom

Help us plan LGBTQ+ Programming at Bet Am Shalom this year. Do you have ideas about other BAS programs to celebrate and support our LGBTQ+ members and their families? Would you like to be involved in the planning? All ages welcome! On Zoom. Register for Zoom link Questions?

Adversity, Autonomy and Aging

Join long-time member and a BAS founder, Joey Kellman, for a 3-session group discussion inspired by Being Mortal by Atul Gawande.* Wednesdays, April 19, April 26 and May 3 In person only at BAS. Feel free to arrive early and join others for a bring-your-own vegetarian bag lunch before the program. Space is limited and registration […]

Homemade Kiddush

Please join us for a homemade kiddush immediately following services and sample a range of dishes prepared by our own BAS members. Please also consider contributing a dish of your own. Click here to contribute Questions? Contact Michele Billig or Sandy Birnbach.

Lulav & Etrog Pick Up

Pick up your PRE-ORDERED Lulav & Etrog. Cost: $36/set The Lulavim come from Israel, and this ancient mitzvah also helps the current Israeli economy. ALL SETS MUST BE ORDERED BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. Order here. Additional pickup day Thursday, September 28, 3:00 - 5:00 PM. Questions?

Sukkah Decorating

      Drop in to join in the decorating.  No registration required. Light refreshments will be on hand. Contributions of hydrangea are welcome, too. Questions?

Lulav & Etrog Pick Up

Pick up your PRE-ORDERED Lulav & Etrog. Cost: $36/set The Lulavim come from Israel, and this ancient mitzvah also helps the current Israeli economy. ALL SETS MUST BE ORDERED BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. Order here. Additional pickup day Wednesday, September 27, 9:30 - 12:00 PM. Questions?

Corners of Our Fields Drive-Through Drop-off

  For the sixteenth year, our High Holy Days “Corners of Our Fields” Food Drive will support our neighbors through Feeding Westchester, our regional food bank. Here’s how you can help: 1. Purchase non-perishable food from Feeding Westchester’s Most Need Items list: -White or brown rice -Whole grain pasta -Shelf stable milk -Canned fish -Canned […]

BAS Teens Dinner in the Sukkah

Seventh through twelfth graders will share a festive dinner in the Sukkah. We will celebrate Shemini Atzeret together with our Torah La’am teachers. Shemini Azeret is a chag (holiday) that extends Sukkot for just one more day so we can continue our joyous celebration just a bit longer. It translates to “the assembly of the […]

Corners of Our Fields Drive-Through Drop-off

  For the sixteenth year, our High Holy Days “Corners of Our Fields” Food Drive will support our neighbors through Feeding Westchester, our regional food bank. Here’s how you can help: 1. Purchase non-perishable food from Feeding Westchester’s Most Need Items list: -White or brown rice -Whole grain pasta -Shelf stable milk -Canned fish -Canned […]

Thanksgiving Dinner Drop-off

Thanksgiving Dinner for the residents of the Vernon Plaza Family Shelter Drop Off  - Click here for more information.

Holiday Toy Drive Drop-off

Drop off gifts at BAS for homeless children and teens. Read more Drop-off also available on Monday, December 11 12:00 - 3:00 PM.

Holiday Toy Drive Drop-off

Drop off gifts at BAS for homeless children and teens. Read more Drop-off also available on Sunday, December 10 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Holiday Dinner Drop-off

Drop off holiday dinners at Bet Am Shalom for Lifting Up Westchester. Read more  

Event Series Hamentaschen Baking

Hamentaschen Baking

Come bake  hamentaschen for our community Mishloach Manot project for Purim. We'll be guided by Gillian Friedlander and Judy Caplan-Peters in the BAS main kitchen. January 21, January 28,  February 4, and February 11 SIGN UP HERE   Questions?  

Event Series Hamentaschen Baking

Hamentaschen Baking

Come bake  hamentaschen for our community Mishloach Manot project for Purim. We'll be guided by Gillian Friedlander and Judy Caplan-Peters in the BAS main kitchen. January 21, January 28,  February 4, and February 11 SIGN UP HERE   Questions?  

Event Series Hamentaschen Baking

Hamentaschen Baking

Come bake  hamentaschen for our community Mishloach Manot project for Purim. We'll be guided by Gillian Friedlander and Judy Caplan-Peters in the BAS main kitchen. January 21, January 28,  February 4, and February 11 SIGN UP HERE   Questions?  

Event Series Hamentaschen Baking

Hamentaschen Baking

Come bake  hamentaschen for our community Mishloach Manot project for Purim. We'll be guided by Gillian Friedlander and Judy Caplan-Peters in the BAS main kitchen. January 21, January 28,  February 4, and February 11 SIGN UP HERE   Questions?  

Tu B’Shevat Vine-cutting Event

  Vine-cutting on the Bronx River Parkway in North White Plains, with Bob DelTorto of Bronx River Parkway Reservation, and our own Rabbi Michael Goldman, who will teach us why vine-cutting is important for the survival of trees, and how to be safe recognizing and managing dangerous, invasive plants. Wear gardening gloves, warm jackets, long […]

Purim Kulanu

Please join us at Bet Am Shalom for our annual Purim Kulanu celebration. • 6:15 Seudat Purim (festive meal) • 6:30 Purim Carnival for K-6 Graders • 7:15 Havdalah and Megillah Reading • 8:15 Ice Cream for the Kiddos! AND The Spielers present This is the End, featuring Shirat Hamahn and Special Guests • 8:45 After-Party Can’t […]