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 […]
The Adult Bible Study class invites both in-person and online participation in our study of the Books of Chronicles. 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 more sessions. In-person participation requires pre-registration no later than the Thursday prior to class and […]
BAS member and Non-member families: please join us with your young children. This month's theme is Sukkot! We will gather in the sukkah. Shorashim is a free monthly Sunday morning program for babies to pre-K and their parents, grandparents or caregivers. The program brings to life a different Jewish holiday or theme with age-appropriate cooking […]
Seventh through twelfth graders will share a festive, farm-to-table 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 […]
Conclude the holy day season with this brief service celebrating the festival of Sh’mini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. In-person for fully vaccinated attendees. Registration is required. REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE HERE. Zoom link registration TBD. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the service. Click here to access audio-only stream.
Join us in person or on Zoom/audio live-stream for our magnificent Yom Tov service where we will honor Merrill and Laura Rotter as we circuit the sanctuary seven times with our scrolls, complete the annual reading of the Torah and begin it anew. Yizkor will be said. In-person for fully vaccinated attendees. Registration is required. […]
Bring children (small and large!) for a brief Simchat Torah celebration. Children will dance with the Torah, then observe as we unroll it and chant its famous first lines. In person only. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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 […]
The Adult Bible Study class invites both in-person and online participation in our study of the Books of Chronicles. 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 more sessions. In-person participation requires pre-registration no later than the Thursday prior to class and […]
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.
Each Wednesday evening, Rabbi Bronstein leads a tour of the "Par'shat Hashavua," the Torah portion of the week. The class will look at plot, themes, language, poetry, theology, history, and of course, commentary. The class is intended to be stimulating for the adept AND a worthwhile learning experience for novices, including non-Hebrew readers. We will […]
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. We will meet in person (for fully vaccinated people) […]
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 Nuestra America: MY family in the vertigo of translation by Claudio Lomnitz This meeting will be led by Amy Weiner. Members see Weekly Calendar, dedicated email or Member […]
Each Wednesday evening, Rabbi Bronstein leads a tour of the "Par'shat Hashavua," the Torah portion of the week. The class will look at plot, themes, language, poetry, theology, history, and of course, commentary. The class is intended to be stimulating for the adept AND a worthwhile learning experience for novices, including non-Hebrew readers. We will […]
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. We will meet in person (for fully vaccinated people) […]
The Adult Bible Study class invites both in-person and online participation in our study of the Books of Chronicles. 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 more sessions. In-person participation requires pre-registration no later than the Thursday prior to class and […]
BAS member and Non-member families: please join us with your young children. This month's theme is Shabbat! Shorashim is a free monthly Sunday morning program for babies to pre-K and their parents, grandparents or caregivers. The program brings to life a different Jewish holiday or theme with age-appropriate cooking projects, arts & crafts, stories, songs […]
Film: Operation Finale View on Netflix prior to discussion. Then join a ZOOM DISCUSSION moderated by Stewart Crane and Gerry Gartenberg. Historian Hannah Arendt spoke of the “banality of evil” to describe how Adolph Eichmann, one of the architects of the Final Solution, bureaucratically organized the mass killing of millions of Jews. In Operation Finale […]
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.
Each Wednesday evening, Rabbi Bronstein leads a tour of the "Par'shat Hashavua," the Torah portion of the week. The class will look at plot, themes, language, poetry, theology, history, and of course, commentary. The class is intended to be stimulating for the adept AND a worthwhile learning experience for novices, including non-Hebrew readers. We will […]
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. We will meet in person (for fully vaccinated people) […]
Come join us for a heimish (comfortable and down to earth,) homemade Shabbat dinner, sourced in part from local farms. Share a meal, schmooze, and connect with other Jewish singles and young professionals. Register Here. Please email proof of vaccination to Executivedirector@betamshalom.org Contact Lisa Jacobs, Director of Family Education and Engagement with any questions. ______________ […]
The Adult Bible Study class invites both in-person and online participation in our study of the Books of Chronicles. 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 more sessions. In-person participation requires pre-registration no later than the Thursday prior to class and […]
Join us as David Hirshberg (a Westchester resident) reads from and answers questions about his recently published literary novel Jacobo’s Rainbow, an historical literary novel set primarily in the nineteen sixties during the convulsive period of the student protest movements and the Vietnam War. It focuses on the issue of being an outsider - the […]
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.
Each Wednesday evening, Rabbi Bronstein leads a tour of the "Par'shat Hashavua," the Torah portion of the week. The class will look at plot, themes, language, poetry, theology, history, and of course, commentary. The class is intended to be stimulating for the adept AND a worthwhile learning experience for novices, including non-Hebrew readers. We will […]
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. We will meet in person (for fully vaccinated people) […]
Intergenerational, family-friendly, community Kabbalat Shabbat Service followed by a dairy dinner. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Masks required by everyone regardless of vaccination status, except when eating. Everyone must be seated while eating. Attendees who have not submitted proof of vaccination must submit a health form prior to event. No COVID testing or vaccination is required. See dedicated […]
The Adult Bible Study class invites both in-person and online participation in our study of the Books of Chronicles. 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 more sessions. In-person participation requires pre-registration no later than the Thursday prior to class and […]
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.
Each Wednesday evening, Rabbi Bronstein leads a tour of the "Par'shat Hashavua," the Torah portion of the week. The class will look at plot, themes, language, poetry, theology, history, and of course, commentary. The class is intended to be stimulating for the adept AND a worthwhile learning experience for novices, including non-Hebrew readers. We will […]
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. We will meet in person (for fully vaccinated people) […]