Grades K-6 will shake their groggers while 5th & 6th graders read verses of Megillat Esther, play Purim games led by teens, sing Purim songs, and show off their Purim costumes! Activities will be held between 9-11:30am on Zoom. Contact Abby Reiken for more information.
Watch a lively discussion among Rabbis Harry Pell (The Leffell School), Chaim Marder (Hebrew Institute of White Plains), and Les Bronstein (Bet Am Shalom) as they explore the meaning of Passover's foundational element, matzah, and the way we elevate it with art. Then learn how artists Renee and Howard Vichinsky, Amy Lassman and Tamar Messer […]
On select Sunday mornings, Roz Schulman will lead a study of the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The group will read and discuss the text, its literary merit, its story and historicity, its place in the Biblical canon, etc. and the perspectives of classical and modern commentators. Knowledge of Hebrew or the text is not […]
NOTE NEW TIME. A Tale of Love and Darkness, a film based on Amos Oz’s acclaimed international best-selling memoir, recounts Oz’s relationship with his mother (Natalie Portman) and is set during the end of the British Mandate and the early years of the State of Israel. Traumatized by the memory of what she and her […]
Via Zoom 6:15-6:45 PM Social Action Project with Lori Cohen 6:45-8:00 PM Classes
The Refu’at HaNefesh (Healing of the Spirit) committee is dedicated to making sure that you are not alone with your thoughts and feelings. Whether something is keeping you up at night or you simply miss being together, we welcome you to join us as we connect members of our community. Participants in past community discussion […]
Enjoy our Yiddish heritage and deepen and broaden our familiarity with this language. We talk together, learn and farbreng tsuzamen. For more information, contact Penny Grossman.
The Refu’at HaNefesh (Healing of the Spirit) committee announces the opening of a new Zoom BAS community discussion group! Our chevra is dedicated to making sure that you are not alone with your thoughts and feelings by providing support, resources, and education. Whether something is keeping you up at night or you simply miss being together, we welcome you […]
Join member Rabbi Fredda Cohen to learn how to follow the BAS daily minyan more easily. Questions? Members see Weekly Calendar or Members side of the website for ZOOM pre-registration link. _______________ Rabbi Fredda Cohen is the Director of Pastoral Care and Education at White Plains Hospital. In addition, she has taught many classes for children […]
Please join us VIA ZOOM. Contact Simon Aronin for Zoom instructions. This morning study group meets on Thursday mornings and makes its way through the Steinsaltz translation and commentary on the Talmud. Good food for thought and good company. You can drop in anytime or become a regular. No prerequisites other than a love of Jewish learning.
Welcome experienced and new gardeners. We can all learn and contribute something, especially the invaluable experience that didn't work. Join this opportunity to talk about our gardens and plan for the harvest and a Sukkot Member Garden Tour. Topic this session: Preparing the garden: ordering seeds (natives and invasives; hybrids vs. heirloom varieties), preparing the soil and […]
Watch Rabbis Harry Pell (The Leffell School), Chaim Marder (Hebrew Institute of White Plains), and Les Bronstein (Bet Am Shalom) explore the meaning of the Passover table's centerpiece, the seder plate, our special connection to it, and the way we elevate it with art. Then learn how artists Jennifer Wankoff, Amy Gilron, Amalia Flaisher and […]
On select Sunday mornings, Roz Schulman will lead a study of the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The group will read and discuss the text, its literary merit, its story and historicity, its place in the Biblical canon, etc. and the perspectives of classical and modern commentators. Knowledge of Hebrew or the text is not […]
The Refu’at HaNefesh (Healing of the Spirit) committee is dedicated to making sure that you are not alone with your thoughts and feelings. Whether something is keeping you up at night or you simply miss being together, we welcome you to join us as we connect members of our community. Participants in past community discussion […]
Enjoy our Yiddish heritage and deepen and broaden our familiarity with this language. We talk together, learn and farbreng tsuzamen. For more information, contact Penny Grossman.
Please join us VIA ZOOM. Contact Simon Aronin for Zoom instructions. This morning study group meets on Thursday mornings and makes its way through the Steinsaltz translation and commentary on the Talmud. Good food for thought and good company. You can drop in anytime or become a regular. No prerequisites other than a love of Jewish learning.
TO BE RESCHEDULED Join Rabbi Jonathan Kligler and folk singers Kim and Reggie Harris for a powerful program of songs and stories that explores the connection that African Americans and Jews share based on their experiences of slavery and freedom and the ongoing work for racial justice. Don't miss this enlightening, inspiring and uplifting evening. Rabbi […]
“An illustrator's job is to read a text, understand the essence of a text, and pass the main idea to the reader in the best visual way. It can be ugly or it can be beautiful. But it must be eye-catching, and it must be interesting.” Learn how Israeli artist Tamar Messer did this on […]
On select Sunday mornings, Roz Schulman will lead a study of the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The group will read and discuss the text, its literary merit, its story and historicity, its place in the Biblical canon, etc. and the perspectives of classical and modern commentators. Knowledge of Hebrew or the text is not […]
The Refu’at HaNefesh (Healing of the Spirit) committee is dedicated to making sure that you are not alone with your thoughts and feelings. Whether something is keeping you up at night or you simply miss being together, we welcome you to join us as we connect members of our community. Participants in past community discussion […]
Enjoy our Yiddish heritage and deepen and broaden our familiarity with this language. We talk together, learn and farbreng tsuzamen. For more information, contact Penny Grossman.
Please join us VIA ZOOM. Contact Simon Aronin for Zoom instructions. This morning study group meets on Thursday mornings and makes its way through the Steinsaltz translation and commentary on the Talmud. Good food for thought and good company. You can drop in anytime or become a regular. No prerequisites other than a love of Jewish learning.
The Adult Bible Study class invites both in-person and online participation in our study of the Book of Nehemiah (followed by the prophetic books of Haggai and Zechariah in August). No prior participation in the class or knowledge of text or Hebrew required. All texts are in English. All are welcome to attend one or […]
Rabbi Sandra Lawson reports, "Upon meeting me, Jews of Ashkenazi descent like to ask a myriad of questions, from how are you Jewish, to when did you convert, to don’t you have to be Jewish to go to rabbinical school? When people ask me these questions, I never know how to respond, sometimes I will […]
Featuring a discussion with Film Director Joshua Weinstein on the joys and challenges of capturing Hasidic life in making Menashe. What happens when the imperatives of fatherhood run up against the rules in a tradition-bound Hasidic community requiring a mother to be present in every home? When grocery store clerk Menashe Lustig’s wife dies, his […]
The Refu’at HaNefesh (Healing of the Spirit) committee is dedicated to making sure that you are not alone with your thoughts and feelings. Whether something is keeping you up at night or you simply miss being together, we welcome you to join us as we connect members of our community. Participants in past community discussion […]
Enjoy our Yiddish heritage and deepen and broaden our familiarity with this language. We talk together, learn and farbreng tsuzamen. For more information, contact Penny Grossman.
Do you like to read and then talk about the book (with some wine and snacks)? Then come join Bet Am's Jewish-themed book club! We will discuss The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. This meeting will be led by Amy Weiner. See dedicated email, Weekly Calendar or Members side of website for Zoom link. […]
The Adult Bible Study class invites both in-person and online participation in our study of the Book of Nehemiah (followed by the prophetic books of Haggai and Zechariah in August). No prior participation in the class or knowledge of text or Hebrew required. All texts are in English. All are welcome to attend one or […]
Members see Weekly Calendar or Members side of the website for Zoom link.
Join Rabbi Bronstein and Cantor Schiller for a virtual Second Night Seder. Sign on at 5:45 PM and get settled on Zoom. We will begin PROMPTLY at 6:00 PM. 6:45 – 7:30 PM break for eating in our homes Conclusion of Seder, 7:30-8:15 PM Zoom registration required. Zoom link (along with A Night of Questions- […]
The Refu’at HaNefesh (Healing of the Spirit) committee is dedicated to making sure that you are not alone with your thoughts and feelings. Whether something is keeping you up at night or you simply miss being together, we welcome you to join us as we connect members of our community. Participants in past community discussion […]
Enjoy our Yiddish heritage and deepen and broaden our familiarity with this language. We talk together, learn and farbreng tsuzamen. For more information, contact Penny Grossman.
As part of the Tikkun Olam/Social Action chevra's ongoing racial justice education activities, join fellow BAS congregants for small group (Zoom) discussions about lessons from the interview and/or the book Caste. Members see Weekly Calendar, dedicated email or Members side of the website for ZOOM link. In her new book Caste: The Origins of Our […]
Please join us VIA ZOOM. Contact Simon Aronin for Zoom instructions. This morning study group meets on Thursday mornings and makes its way through the Steinsaltz translation and commentary on the Talmud. Good food for thought and good company. You can drop in anytime or become a regular. No prerequisites other than a love of Jewish learning.
Welcome experienced and new gardeners. We can all learn and contribute something, especially the invaluable experience that didn't work. Join this opportunity to talk about our gardens and plan for the harvest and a Sukkot Member Garden Tour. Topic this session: Starting seeds indoors and seeding cold-loving plants outdoors. Varieties and companion plants. Guest speakers will […]
Have you thought about looking into your family tree or perhaps started on the project and want to learn more about how to begin or continue their research? In this four-session program, we will explore the reasons to study genealogy, how to gather, organize, and store information, and how to preserve and present what you […]
Members see Weekly Calendar or Members side of the website for ZOOM registration link. For information on how to connect to services at home, please click here
Yizkor will be said. For information on how to connect to services from home, please click here