HOUSE Key Congregation Beth El Program Guide Fall 2020 SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2020

1 Beth El is TOGETHER... Beth El is TECH...... here at Congregation Beth El we work intentionally and thoughtfully to facilitate Jewish life and learning in our community online.

2 8660 Gilman Drive • La Jolla, CA 92037 • 858-452-1734 • cbe.org Dear Friends, t synagogues and institutions everywhere coming months. In every program and activity, people are expending incredible efforts. we remember that the bonds we share as a AEveryone is doing what they must and can synagogue family are warm and constant. to sustain and redesign their activities, businesses, The sacred times we get together mean the schools, and organizations. To create routine and most to us all whether online or in-person. personal engagement. To care for loved ones and Many people and a variety of Jewish values friends. To rebuild the structures of normalcy comprise Congregation Beth El. That’s why upon which we and our society depend. we’ve made a list. Beth El Is…Together, Torah, Imagine what all of this human capital could Tikkun Olam, Tefillah, Tziyonut, Tarbut, do if we were actually solving the problems Thoughtful, Transformative, Thankful, confronting us not during a pandemic. This Tremendous, Tantalizing, and making collective determination inspires us. We human use of Technology! The acronym for all we beings have remarkable capacities to cope and celebrate about our synagogue is BEIT, which abilities to care. means house. We hope you’ll use this key to enter your house and engage in Jewish life In this spirit, here at Congregation Beth El, we with your synagogue family. work intentionally and thoughtfully to facilitate online Jewish life and learning in our community. We are thankful for the devoted efforts of We strive to share in a virtual community that our synagogue staff and lay leadership which can ultimately enhance and enrich our entire make this guide, and the programs we hope synagogue program, for this exigent moment to enjoy, possible. and into the future. Welcome home! This fall we will continue to introduce more Rabbi Ron Shulman layers of resources and opportunities to engage Rabbi Avi Libman together virtually and vitally. We will make use of a variety of technological tools as well as segue to small group gatherings when possible and proper. We want to maintain our connections and sustain our warm and caring synagogue family. Look through this Fall House Key to discover how you can participate in all we anticipate for the

3 WelcomeHome, Congregation Beth El is our spiritual home. As a synagogue family, together we… celebrate and learn, rejoice and gather for many occasions, care for one another, serve others and society. In Hebrew, home or house is Bayit, BEIT for short. As taught by Jewish tradition, we divide our synagogue home into three areas. We engage in Jewish life in three ways.

BEIT Tefillah BEIT Midrash BEIT Knesset House of Prayer House of Study House of Assembly Celebration Learning Community

Ours is a large and beautiful home filled with many things. A warm and welcoming home for every soul. A home in which we celebrate, learn, and create community. A home in which we seek to live meaningful Jewish lives. In this House Key of services, classes, and programs you’ll find a variety of ways to participate with our synagogue family here in our home at Congregation Beth El. Welcome home!

4 WelcomeHome, Table of Contents, Shabbat Prayer Young Families, 06 and Celebration 21 21-22

High Holy Days, Sukkot, Chai 20s/30s, 08 and Simhat Torah 22 22-23

Women's Connection , 10 Hanukkah 23 23-24

VTS & Lifelong Jewish Learning, Men's Club 12 12-15 25 Affinity Groups

BEIT Midrash, Programs by date, 16 16-17 26 26-27

Tikkun Olam, Staff 18 18-19 27

20 Israel

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SHABBAT PRAYER AND CELEBRATION Our online weekly Shabbat Services provide reflections. Our Shabbat morning services on 6 respite for joy and renewal as we strive for Zoom Webinar enable synagogue friends to read routine and meaning during this pandemic. Torah and receive Torah honors. On Shabbat, at home and in virtual community, Torah Study with Rabbi Ron Shulman we celebrate God’s creative and redemptive Saturdays | Oct. 31; Nov. 7 & 14 presence in the world. During each Shabbat 12:15 pm on Zoom, service, Rabbi Ron Shulman, Rabbi Avi Libman, following Shabbat Morning Services and Ba’al Tefillah David Lipsitz guide us in prayer Discovering insights for our lives from the tests through melody and song, spiritual insights and of Abraham’s life.

Shabbat Services Chai Shabbat Fridays | September 25, October 23, Kabbalat Shabbat: November 20, December 18 Fridays | 6:15 pm 7:30 pm Shabbat Mornings Join your Chai friends for a Shabbat Dinner Saturday | 9:30 am on Zoom. Tune in at 6:15 pm for live streamed Participate by Livestream on our website, services at cbe.org, then gather on Zoom at cbe.org under Beth El Live Services. We will be 7:30 pm. broadcasting on Livestream, Facebook Live, RSVP to [email protected] for the Zoom link. or Webinar Livestream so that more of us can participate in Torah honors each week. If you would like a Torah honor, please email [email protected]. When actively viewing online Shabbat services, set up a comfortable place at home so you may participate in a “real” not only virtual experience, seeking for yourself meaning and impact. Try not to let the routines of home interfere with your service attendance.

Young Family Shabbat Weekly on Fridays 5:45-6:15 pm A musical half hour of song and story for our youngest children and their families. Join us on Zoom as we sing, pray, celebrate Shabbat, and stay in touch with one another. Join here via Zoom.

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• • BEIT Tefillah House of Prayer Celebration

HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS We observe the sacred occasions of the Jewish Throughout the year, online or in-person, our 8 year each season. Our prayer services and events observances include opportunities for all ages for each Jewish holiday feature their unique ritual to share in the particular spirit, happiness and symbols and commemorations. meaning of every holiday.

Sukkot October 3 thru 9, 2020 (Erev Sukkot October 2) Sukkot is a time of thanksgiving and hospitality This year, we will welcome the new Jewish year when we celebrate the natural bounties of our very differently than we ever have before. world and all that sustains our lives. Immersed in We plan to honor important annual traditions as the joys of community, environmental awareness we move our services and programs to online and and gratitude to God, we also demonstrate sen- small group settings. We hope to enhance our sitivity to others and their needs for shelter and online services and small group gatherings with well-being. These ideas are all the more compelling original elements as we consider our world and during this year of pandemic and disruption. our lives this New Year. We also offer new ways to help you celebrate Rosh HaShanah and honor Sukkot Drive Thru Celebration Yom Kippur at home. Please refer to the High Holy Sunday, October 4 Monday, October 5 Days Preview Guide for complete information. 12:30-1:00 pm 4:30-5:00 pm 1:00-1:30 pm 5:00-5:30 pm High Holy Days 2020 | 5781 1:30-2:00 pm 5:30-6:00 pm Erev Rosh HaShanah 2:00-2:30 pm September 18, 2020 2:30-3:00 pm Rosh HaShanah Days 1 & 2 Reservations are required to attend this program. September 19 & 20, 2020 In order to manage traffic and physical distancing, Kol Nidre - Erev Yom Kippur this program will be split into shifts. September 27, 2020 Please indicate here the shift you will attend. Yom Kippur The celebration begins at the top of the hill September 28, 2020 behind our campus, 8745 La Jolla Scenic Drive. Upon arrival, you will receive a bag with everything you need to enjoy the program. Together we will sing, shake the Lulav & Etrog, hear inspirational words from our rabbis, and have a snack, all from inside of your vehicles. If you have a Lulav & Etrog, please bring them. If not, you will be receiving materials to fashion them for a symbolic shaking.

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• • 11 BEIT Tefillah House of Prayer Celebration BEIT Midrash • House of Study • Learning INSPIRING JEWISH JOURNEYS A New Program for 2020: For registration and information about school Borei & youth programming, see here. The Hebrew word Borei means create. This 12 year is all about “creative Jewish engagement At Congregation Beth El we believe that we learn together” and the name of this year’s VTS and best through experience. True for children and youth program reflects the way in which our adults alike, it is through experiential education, program will adapt to meet the needs of our learning in immersive settings, and quality relation- community at this moment in time. ships that we strive to provide engaging, fun, and meaningful Jewish education and programming. Our program will create community through a partnership of CBE programs, home Students are given the foundational skills of our experiences and virtual learning throughout tradition that they apply in real time authentic the year. Families will engage in active Jewish moments of prayer, social justice, holiday living and learning in their homes while also celebrations, Shabbat experiences and other immersing in key points of our Viterbi Torah opportunities. The learning is family centered, School curriculum and CBE community. focusing on relationship building that models Teflilah, family programming and other effective ways of integrating religious practice special events will be developed both in a in the home. In our approach to Congregational virtual and periodic on-site format. Learning, we focus on learning through experiences and providing you and your family with multiple paths of Jewish expression and engagement. Lifelong Jewish Learning We aspire to offer a holistic combination of K-9: formal and informal education that will help For Grades K-9, Judaism is brought to life in our our children experience and connect with the Viterbi Torah School (VTS) and /USY beauty and wisdom of our ancient and ageless programs. At VTS, our teachers create inviting tradition while sharing in the joy of community. and interactive classroom environments in This cohesive strategy strives to leave a Jewish which foundational skills are built. In Kadima/USY, imprint on every child engaging with us at children experience what makes it fun and cool Congregation Beth El. to be Jewish in a safe space. In the Viterbi Torah School (VTS), rabbis and teachers strive to develop responsible and knowl- edgeable individuals with positive Jewish identities who participate actively and joyfully in Jewish life. Our curriculum offers classes and programs to impart religious character, ethical awareness, and a love of Judaism. Our focus is to provide learning settings that tell the Jewish story as our students learn Hebrew, prayer, Jewish celebrations, texts, ideas, ethics, and values specifically designed for their age. While learning and experiencing together, our youth form friendships and create Jewish community. * Please RSVP at cbe.org or call 858-452-1734 BEIT Midrash • House of Study • Learning 13 ot h for Rosh HaShanah Rosh for September 10-13 September (TNT) Teens Night | Thursday pm 6:00 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Family High Holy Day Holy High | Family pm am - 2:00 10:00 7:30 pm Thursday, September 17 September Thursday, Saturday, September 12 September Saturday, 13 September Sunday, 4:00 pm | VTS: Preparing our Homes Homes our | VTS: pm 4:00 Preparing Program Opening 9:00 am | Online

Family Havdalah & Seli & Havdalah Family Home Haven Package Pick Up Up Package Pick Haven Home Meet and Greet & Teacher Beth El Teens & USY Beth Teens El fun, a safe, in together participate Teens Beth El can connect Teens environment. Jewish and Jewish authentic have peers and their with and educational integrated Our experiences. teens Jewish prepares programming social adults. thoughtful Jewish and be confident to (TNT), the Teens Night Thursday Through Youth Synagogue program, United and Madrich create peers and (USY), with Grades 9-12 connect values. and culture Jewish in rooted experiences to available array programming wide of The programs, justice social includes Teens Beth El development,leadership and holiday Shabbat and of current celebrations, and discussions in Judaism experience Teens Beth El topics. hot the through community San Diego broader the with events collaborative Festival, Film Jewish group synagogues, youth other regional and program offers madrich The programming. volunteering in interested those for opportunities VTS students. educating assist in to Beth El at here EVENTS: SEPTEMBER Institute USY Virtual Training Leadership Special holiday materials for families with with families for materials holiday Special Shabbat and holiday celebrations virtually and, celebrations holiday and Shabbat Engaging weekly Thursday Night Teen (TNT)Engaging weekly Thursday Night Teen Supplemental questions or activities from VTS from activities or questions Supplemental Safe and exciting in-person Sunday morning morning in-person Sunday exciting and Safe Dynamic Jewish learning in virtual 45 minute - virtual in minute 45 learning Jewish Dynamic projects and activities and projects when possible, in-person possible, when programs educators for self-paced learning throughout throughout learning self-paced for educators the week programming at CBE for each individual grade individual each for CBE at programming throughout times more 2 or parents) (and the year 1 hour classes on Sunday mornings at 9:00 at am mornings Sunday on classes 1 hour 4:00 at afternoons pm Thursday and (K-6th) (7th) mornings Shabbat and (2nd-9th)       This year offers a unique and special opportunity special and unique a offers year This our with learning and living Jewish that in share to create and traditions old share to and children with year As our begin as we ones new a family. opportunities create will Holy Days, High we the develop and socially connect to students our for as and a class.A nurturing community of a sense a critical is environment virtual classroom rich living meaningful Jewish of a year for foundation program offers: Our learning. and We understand the commitment required to to required commitment the understand We experiences social and education Jewish prioritize program seeks Our a busy familyin schedule. us with spends every a child moment make to a meaningful and Beth El Congregation at one. enriching BEIT Midrash • House of Study • Learning

SEPTEMBER EVENTS, cont'd: OCTOBER EVENTS, cont'd: Erev Rosh HaShanah Seder Saturday, October 17 14 Friday, September 18 9:00 am | First B’nei Mitzvah Class 5:45 pm & 7:30 pm Sunday, October 18 Rosh HaShanah Family and Youth Services 9:00 am | VTS Saturday, September 19 Thursday, October 22 Rosh HaShanah Family 4:00 pm | VTS (Heshvan Surprise) and Youth Services Tashlikh 6:00 pm | TNT Sunday, September 20 Saturday, October 24 Thursday, September 24 9:00 am | B’nei Mitzvah Class 4:00 pm | Class Hangout (Grades 2-6) Sunday, October 25 5:00 pm | Class Hangout (Grades 7-9) 9:00 am | VTS (Heshvan Surprise) 6:00 pm | Thursday Night Teens (TNT) 10:15 am | Grade-specific family program Erev Yom Kippur Sunday, September 27 Thursday, October 29 No VTS 4:00 pm | VTS (Heshvan Surprise) 6:00 pm | TNT Yom Kippur Family and Youth Services Monday, September 28 Saturday, October 31 9:00 am | B’nei Mitzvah Class OCTOBER EVENTS: Thursday, October 1 NOVEMBER EVENTS: 4:00 pm | Virtual Sukkah Decorating Sunday, November 1 9:00 am | VTS (Heshvan Surprise) Sukkot 10:15 am | Grade-specific family program Saturday, October 3 Thursday, November 5 VTS Sukkot Drive Thru 4:00 pm | VTS (Heshvan Surprise) Sunday, October 4 6:00 pm | TNT Thursday, October 8 Saturday, November 7 4:00 pm | Virtual Sukkot under the Stars 9:00 am | B’nei Mitzvah Class 6:00 pm | TNT Sukkot under the Stars Sunday, November 8 Simhat Torah 9:00 am | VTS (Heshvan Surprise) Sunday, October 11 10:15 am | Grade-specific family program Thursday, October 15 Thursday, November 12 4:00 pm | VTS 4:00 pm | VTS (Heshvan Surprise) 6:00 pm | TNT 6:00 pm | TNT

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October 7, November 4, December 2 December 4, November October 7, When the World Feels Like a Scary Like Place Feels World the When Child Psychiatrist Dr. Abigail Gewirtz an for Dr. Psychiatrist Child Join and parents anxious for conversation essential When of Gewirtz author the is Dr. kids. worried and an urgent a Scary Place, Like Feels World the a problem to bringsnecessary solutions that book things bad how get worse, to going only is that and children, affectour world the in happening in kids can raise engaged we confident and how spite of them. Beth Moms’ El Chat School-Age Momsfor with Children page on 24 info more See Connection page) (Women’s : 10:15 am | Grade-specific program family 10:15 6:00 pm | TNT 10:15 am | Grade-specific am program family 10:15 6:00 pm | TNT 6:00 pm | TNT 6:00 pm | TNT 10:15 am | Grade-specific program family 10:15 December 27-30 Thursday, December 17 17 December Thursday, Sunday, December 13 December Sunday, Saturday, December 12 December Saturday, Thursday, December 10 Hanukkah Begins 10 December Thursday, Sunday, December 6 December Sunday, Saturday, December 5 December Saturday, Thursday, December 3 December Thursday, November 20 – December 2 No VTS – December 20 TNT or November Thursday, November 19 November Thursday, Sunday, NovemberSunday, 15 Saturday, NovemberSaturday, 14 4:00 pm | VTS pm 4:00 9:00 am | VTS Hanukkah Celebration and 9:00 am | B’nei Mitzvah 9:00 am | B’nei Class 4:00 pm | VTS pm 4:00 9:00 am | VTS 9:00 am | B’nei Mitzvah 9:00 am | B’nei Class 4:00 pm | VTS pm 4:00 4:00 pm | VTS pm 4:00 9:00 am | VTS Surprise) (Heshvan 9:00 am | B’nei Mitzvah 9:00 am | B’nei Class

USY IC (International Convention) Everywhere Convention) USY (International IC DECEMBER EVENTS: DECEMBER NOVEMBER EVENTS, cont'dNOVEMBER BEIT Midrash • House of Study • Learning

fellows in surgical procedures. He has authored or WELCOME TO BEIT: BETH EL coauthored more than 50 articles that have been published in a variety of journals. Bard is an active member of Beth El IS THURSDAY who often teaches following morning minyan and delivers 16 Everyone is welcome to join in our online BEIT occasional sermons on Shabbat. Midrash on Thursday evenings. On each Beth El From Joseph to Freud: The Meaning of is Thursday evening you’ll choose from among Dreams in Ancient and Modern Times a variety of online experiences and courses. Dr. Oded Shezifi BEIT learning experiences take place during two October 15, 22, & 29 time slots. At 6:30 pm choose one from a number The mystery of dreams has occupied humans' of experiences. At 7:45 pm attend the weekly thoughts for thousands of years. What do we truly BEIT feature: Rabbi Shulman’s class, a guest know about the meaning of these night visions? lecture or presentation, or a special program. Are they really the royal road to our unconscious? Do they have meaning and purpose? Our faculty and speakers will be local favorites and guests from many places. In our BEIT In this class we will review famous biblical dreams theme this fall, Judaism Revealed, we’ll unmask and their interpretations. We will see how in all sorts of Jewish ideas, customs, mysteries, ancient times dreams shaped the decisions of and cultural expressions. pharaohs whereas in modern times their meaning is often reduced to random neural activity in the brain. Do we really know today more about dreams OCTOBER BEIT SESSIONS than what Joseph knew back in Egypt? Weekly BEIT sessions begin on October 15th and Dr. Shezifi is a clinical psychologist who teaches continue through December 17. Below is October’s at UCSD-Extension. He is a play therapist schedule of classes. November and December supervisor and certified Jewish mindfulness class schedules will be published soon, including teacher. Oded served as a medic and aviation physiology instructor at the IAF and worked as a clinician courses taught by Rabbi Phil Graubart, Dr. Joellyn at Jewish Family Service where he supervised and taught Zollman, and Dr. Amelia Glaser. clinical interns the History of Psychotherapy. BEIT Experience I 6:30 pm Between & Christians Don't Tread on Us: Dr./Reverend Reinhard Krauss Flags in Jewish Tradition and Modernity October 15, 22, & 29 Dr. Bard Cosman We’ll explore different approaches to thinking October 15, 22, & 29 about the relationship between Jews and Christians Understand the role flags play in Jewish tradition by reading and discussing Christian and Jewish and the role Jewish tradition plays in modern flags. voices through history. What do they symbolize? What are their origins? Dr. Krauss is the Executive Director of the Dr. Cosman bases this fun class on an article of Academy for Judaic, Christian, & Islamic his that won the 2019 best paper award from the Studies. He teaches Inter-religious Studies at North American Vexillological Association. the Center for the Study of Religion at UCLA. Dr. Krauss is a recipient of Interfaith understanding awards. Bard Cosman, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is a board- He earned his Ph.D. in Theology from the University of certified surgeon and professor in the Depart- St. Andrews in Scotland. ment of Surgery at UCSD School of Medicine. He teaches students and residents and trains

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TIKKUN OLAM The Tikkun Olam Committee organizes small and community. Tell us what you are passionate about. 18 large volunteer projects throughout the year. Beth El wants to participate in volunteer efforts We strive to help those in need by sheltering the that are important to you. homeless, feeding the hungry, and providing for For more details about each of the Tikkun Olam the underprivileged. Make a difference in your projects below, see our website here.

International Rescue Committee - COVID-19 Adopt UC San Diego Hospital Staff Emergency Hygiene Kits As a community, we will show our gratitude to The IRC helps people whose lives and livelihoods and support of healthcare professionals who are are shattered by conflict and disaster, to survive, working tirelessly to care for patients and prevent recover, and regain control of their future. Many the spread of COVID-19. You can help by sending new mothers are now displaced and living in encouraging letters or helping to send food to overcrowded camps where is those working late evenings and missing dinners nearly impossible. With your help, these mothers with their family. can protect themselves and their children from Please send letters and notes of appreciation to COVID-19 with Emergency Hygiene Kits. These Congregation Beth El, attn: Tikkun Committee and packages include: soap, shampoo, toothpaste, we will deliver them as we send dinners. Donate toothbrushes, wipes, diapers, powder, rash cream, here to send dinners to hospital staff. maternity pads and more. Each hygiene kit is $45. Donate here and Beth El will purchase all of the Thanksgiving Food Drive kits together. November 1-22 Congregation Beth El helps Western Service Face Mask Drive Workers Association collect food so families in Shelters for women and children are in need need may have a bountiful Thanksgiving holiday. of reusable fabric masks to distribute to their A list of items being collected this year can be communities. If you can sew and are interested found here. in participating in this project, please see here for sewing patters. Embrace – A - Family Please send masks to Congregation Beth El, Every year, the Embrace-a-Family Program, attn: Tikkun Committee, and we will distribute through Jewish Family Service provides gifts and them as they come in. needed items for individuals and families in need across San Diego County. As a community, Beth El is participating in the Embrace-A-Family program. Help us brighten the holiday for a struggling local family who may not otherwise be able to celebrate. You may participate by making a financial contri- bution or by purchasing particular gifts from the family’s wish list. See the wish list here.

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A 30-minute interactive music experience for for experience music A 30-minute interactive ages 0-6. will children session with families Each musical activities, singing, movement include make to rhythm how and exploration, tonal play, instruments at home, education moments, and a touch. Jewish More screens? concern legitimate is there that understand We but children, very for young time screen about participation active The YOU! difference: the here’s a very is This key. is caregiver or parent the of at than staring child the for experience different or information receiving passively and a screen screen, the be on will teacher Your entertainment. child the with YOU of interaction the truly is it but development! music their continue that going is to "pay or still sit to don't expect child your We wander they If screen. what's the on to attention" keep adults the If ok! is that screen, off go or off screen, the on teacher the with music making the in soak will child your time, a good have and time, own their in way, own their in experience in. taking been have they what later you show and ideas, activities, I'll and fun of lots be you giving long. day all home at play musical inspire songs to Diana Davidson, a life-long singer and dancer and Beth El holds an M.Ed. from Universitymember, the Virginia of and Instructionalin Curriculum Design and a BA from the University California, of Arts Angeles Los in World and Cultures. She is owner the Songbirds of Music, specializing in early childhood and music movement classes in English and Spanish. Diana served as a bilingual and Spanish Immersion elementary school years for teacher 10 in San Diego, Salinas, and Arlington, She has VA. years many experienceof working with children ages 0-10 in areas of art, language instruction, music, fitness, and dance. Diana is a wife and two a mom to daughters ages and 9. 14 Music Class with Ms. ClassMusic with Diana . Sunday, NovemberSunday, 15 Sunday, October 25 October 25 Sunday, Weekly on Fridays Fridays on Weekly 1:00-3:00 pm 1:00-3:00 10:00 am 10:00 5:45-6:15 pm

Let’s get creative together! We will gather on gather on will We together! get creative Let’s a paint will class. We a virtual for painting Zoom Thanksgiving our decorate to tree Fall beautiful Shulman Rabbi homes. our in room tables, any or about tradition Jewish from insights share will “Just slumber. autumn into enters as nature trees others,” by planted trees found and as came you your Midrash, the for “you must plant teaches renewal generational symbolize Trees children.” give we which for world this of blessings the and thanksgiving. of season annual our in thanks Family Canvas Crafternoon Family Join child psychiatrist Dr. Abigail Gewirtz an for Dr. psychiatrist child Join and parents anxious for conversation essential When of Gewirtz author the is Dr. kids. worried and an urgent a Scary Place, Like Feels World the a problem to bringsnecessary solutions that book things bad how get worse, to going only is that and children, affectour world the in happening in kids can raise engaged we confident and how spite of them. When the World Feels Like a Scary Like Place Feels World the When A musical half hour of song and story for our story and our song of for hour half A musical on us Join families. their and children youngest and Shabbat, celebrate as sing, we pray, Zoom another. one with touch stay in YOUNG FAMILIES YOUNG and links, Zoom information, more See here programs Family Young for registration Young Family Shabbat Family Young • • BEIT Knesset House of Assembly Community Beth El Moms’ Chat CHAI 20’s/30’s Monthly | 1st Wednesdays Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2 Chai @ Beth El provides spiritual, cultural, and 22 7:30 – 8:30 pm educational programming for adults in their 20s See more info on pg. 24 and 30s. For more information and Zoom links, visit the Chai page here. See Sukkot Drive Thru Celebration on pg. 8

See Hanukkah Reverse Parade Light & Fire Show Chai Shabbat on pg. 10 Friday, September 25 7:30 pm YOUTH Chai Shabbat Dinner and Short Story Discussion Joining our youth groups offers Beth El children In addition to enjoying our regular Chai Zoom and teens the chance to develop friendships and Dinner, we gather to discuss a rollicking short connections within the Jewish community and story over our soup. "A Yom Kippur a safe space to socialize, learn, and explore their Scandal" by beloved turn of the century author Jewish identity. These social experiences are Shalom Aleichem is a fun and fast paced mystery. more important than ever for the children in Come for the company, stay for the conversation. our community. We offer Beth El children and teens an engaging Chai Simhat Torah Hike and immersive social and educational experience Sunday, October 11 to strengthen their foundational bonds to their 1:00 pm tradition and community. We seek to build an Celebrate Simchat Torah with a moderate immersive Jewish experience on our campus and 6-mile climb of Iron Mountain, one of the iconic online where kids will live, laugh and learn in a mountains in San Diego County. Get outside and Jewish environment. hit the trail to end the High Holiday season. Bring your mask, sturdy shoes, and plenty of Our programs encourage our youth to develop water for a 3-4 hour hike. and strengthen their connection with their Jewish friends while understanding and connecting to RSVP to [email protected] their Jewish identity. Chai Shabbat For more information on community and social Friday, October 23 programming for youth and teens, turn to page 7:30 pm 12 to learn more about our integrated educational Chai Shabbat Dinner Show and Tell and social approach. Gather back together with your Chai friends to catch up. Did you make a fun dish at home? Want to flash your baking skills? Let's see your culinary prowess!

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Stream system Program Tutoring Moms’ “Beth Chat” new El the like programs Momsfor of School-Age Children Women’s the from Outstanding Programming League Conservative for Judaism Transitioning our Programming to online forums our Programming online to Transitioning Live Beth El the toward $10,000 Donating Summer Beth El’s toward $1,000 Donating support for with women to outreach Expanding for award Crown” the in “Jewels the Receiving Celebrate the new moon, new friends, and and friends, new moon, new the Celebrate new spiritual connections. a with end and blessings sharing with begin We nearly past years the Over seven blast Shofar! the of in sharing in joined ages have all of women 200 Torah education, discussion, group small and large presentations meditation, movement, prayer, study, more. and communities, Jewish international about as we Fall this Zoom on meet to continue will We strengthen virtually. even our connections For information contact information KarenFor Bohrer registration for the programs below, visit the the visit below, programs the for registration Connection page here Women’s Gatherings Chodesh Rosh Monthly WOMEN’S CONNECTION WOMEN’S CONNECTION of dynamic community Beth El’s Celebrating 65 ages of years. all than women more for past include: the year from highlights A few      Please join us! Your donations and involvement and donations involvement Your Please us! join us connected. support keeping our community, Friday, December 18th 18th December Friday, Tuesday, December 8 December Tuesday, Friday, November 20 20 November Friday, 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm

Should government regulations allow, we will will we allow, regulations government Should Shabbat. Chai firstlive our for person gather in as fall the information more for tuned Stay person, in meet to be able not we If progresses. of 8th night Happy Zoom. on convene will we Hanukkah! Chai Shabbat Dinner and Hangout Dinner Shabbat Chai Come back to Congregation Beth El for our our for Beth El Congregation to back Come time This night. Paint and Wine popular, ever beautiful our distant, on socially we'll gather, away. night plaza the paint and Wine and Paint on the Plaza the and on Paint Wine It's time for another literary Shabbat with Chai! Chai! literary with Shabbat another for It's time and community Chai the with Get Zoom on short a thoughtdiscuss provoking story "The a young Paley about Grace by Voice," Loudest the in gets lead who the schoolchild Jewish Pageant. Chai ShabbatChai and Dinner Short Story Discussion Chai ShabbatChai • • BEIT Knesset House of Assembly Community

Beth El Moms’ Chat Festival Art Series for Moms with School-Age Children Dates and times to be announced. 24 Monthly | 1st Wednesdays Learn new techniques and explore your creative Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2 side during our 7th Festival Art Series. 7:30 - 8:30 pm (sign on starting at 7:15 pm, In past years, we created Judaic-themed projects and stay later if you can) led by award-winning artists including: wire and Join us for our new monthly chats to share, bead “Trees of Life” during Sukkot with Hannah unwind, learn, connect, and have fun too! Anbar; paintings celebrating Sukkot and Hanukkah We will cover topics of interest to the group with Keri Goldsmid; Miriam’s and Elijah’s Cups for including distance learning, holidays at home, Pesah, Mezuzah covers, Yads, and Tallit clips using new books, community resources, self-care, polymer clay with Varda Lev-Ram; crafted books online safety, healthy family and social activities, and painted silk with Jacqueline Jacobs; glass sports how-to’s, and more. Hamsas with Ilanit Shalev; and, Miniature Books For information, contact: with Joanne Steinhardt. Stacie Bresler-Reinstein, Stephanie Antin, This year we will create with these artists and/or or Susan Levin others working with items easily available at home Knit 'n' Nosh for virtual sessions this Fall. Projects may include: Lessons in Zentangles, Deconstructed Books, and Monthly | 2nd Thursdays Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10 even photography. 1:00 - 3:00 pm Watch for more details. Learn and perfect yarn knitting and crocheting For information, contact Karen Bohrer skills while creating Tikkun projects including caps for premature babies, scarves for women facing Women’s Connection Shabbat breast cancer, and hats for Israeli soldiers. Wom- Saturday, January 30, 2021 – Save the Date! en of all ages continue meeting online to share In past years, more than 60 women have projects, patterns, and friendship. participated in leading prayers, reading Torah, chanting Haftarah, and sharing special readings For information, contact Joy Wasserman Polun and melodies for our Annual Women's Connection Shabbat. We also honor a Woman of Valor/ Eshet Chayil for her contributions to the Beth El and Jewish communities. This is a special opportunity for our entire congregation to learn, rejoice, and celebrate the women of Beth El. During the Fall we will be planning for this annual celebration of Beth El's vibrant community of women. For information and to participate and/or help with the planning, contact Terry Miller or Karen Bohrer

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ences we have known or wish to develop. Women Women develop. to wish or known have we ences supportive and a safe provides Women With Talking participants. all for environment Explore what it means to be a Jewish woman today. today. woman be a Jewish to means it what Explore and power and experience define women do How home, worship, work, roles: their all in leadership In our women-only community? relationships, and Biblical from examples discuss will we group experi own our history share and contemporary A monthly gathering and comradery. of discussion Men session. each for topic Participants selectthe diverse this comprise ages backgrounds and all of share to come who men of group interesting and are participants New space. a safe in listen and please. only, Men always welcome. Women Talking With Women With Talking Women AFFINITY GROUPS Men Talking to Men to Men Talking The Men’s Club is an auxiliary organization of an auxiliary of is organization Club Men’s The primary to Our is Beth El. purpose Congregation spiritual and cultural educational, social, provide as the as for well Beth El, of men the services for provide we While community. Beth El broader to congregation our in men for opportunities personal recreation, fellowship, for gather together to work support, also growth mutual we and activities services and mission, support the Beth Congregation of El. MEN’S CLUB • BEIT Programs by Date Join Us

September October, cont'd 26 12 Family Havdalah & Selihot 10 Shemini Atzeret Festival Morning Service 15 Music Class with Ms. Diana 10 Simhat Torah Celebration 16 A Series About Israeli Society: 11 Simhat Torah Festival Morning Service Jewish vs. Israeli 11 Chai Simhat Torah Hike 17 VTS: Preparing our Homes for 13 Music Class with Ms. Diana Rosh HaShanah 15 Thursday Night Teens (TNT) 17 Thursday Night Teens (TNT) 16 Young Family Shabbat 18 Erev Rosh HaShanah 17 VTS First B’nei Mitzvah Class 18 Erev Rosh HaShanah Seder 18 Short Stories 19-20 Rosh HaShanah Festival Services 18 Tikkun Olam Open Forum and Family Programs 19 Women’s Connection 20 Tashlikh Monthly Rosh Chodesh Gathering 22 Women Talking With Women 20 Men Talking to Men 23 A Series About Israeli Society: FeminIsrael 22 Thursday Night Teens (TNT) 24 VTS High Holy Day Havurah 23 Chai Shabbat 24 VTS Class Hangout (Grades 2-6 and 7-9) 23 Young Family Shabbat 24 Thursday Night Teens (TNT) 25 When the World Feels Like a Scary Place, 25 Chai Shabbat with Dr. Abigail Gewirtz 25 Young Family Shabbat 25 VTS Grade-specific family program 27 Kol Nidrei 27 Women Talking With Women 28 Yom Kippur Services and Family Programs 29 Thursday Night Teens (TNT) 30 A Series About Israeli Society: 30 Young Family Shabbat #Blacklivesmatter_IL November October 1-22 Thanksgiving Food Drive 1 VTS Virtual Sukkah Decorating 1 VTS Grade-specific family program 2 Young Family Shabbat 4 Wise Aging 3-9 Sukkot 4 Beth El Moms’ Chat 3-4 Festival Morning Services 5 Thursday Night Teens (TNT) 4-5 Drive Thru Sukkot Celebration 6 Young Family Shabbat 7 Wise Aging 8 VTS Grade-specific family program 7 Beth El Moms’ Chat 11 Volunteer with the Safe Parking Program 8 Knit 'n' Nosh 12 Knit 'n' Nosh 8 Sukkot Symposium 12 Thursday Night Teens (TNT) 8 Sukkot under the Stars 13 Young Family Shabbat 8 Thursday Night Teens (TNT) 15 Short Stories 9 Young Family Shabbat & 15 VTS Grade-specific family program Simhat Torah Celebration

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17 Men Talking To Men ommitment Michele Alexandria, 19 Thursday Night Teens (TNT) Rabbinic & Administrative Assistant 20 Chai Shabbat [email protected] 20 Young Family Shabbat 24 Women Talking With Women Maria Alvarez, 26 Thanksgiving Executive Assistant & Office Administrator 27 Young Family Shabbat [email protected]

December David Lipsitz, Ba'al Tefillah, Chai Coordinator 2 Wise Aging [email protected] 2 Beth El Moms’ Chat 4 Young Family Shabbat Sarah Marsh, Senior Accountant 6 Tikkun Olam Open Forum [email protected] 6 VTS Grade-specific family program Ariel Moritz, Director of Jewish Learning 8 Music Class with Ms. Diana [email protected] 8 Chai Wine & Paint on the Plaza 10 Knit 'n' Nosh Valentina Sharabi, 11-18 Hanukkah (first candle December 10) Marketing & Events Coordinator 11-12 Shabbat Hanukkah Services [email protected] 11 Young Family Shabbat Dvora Vinick, Program Director 13 Hanukkah Reverse Parade [email protected] Light & Fire Show 15 Men Talking To Men Facilities Team 16 Women’s Connection Antonio Carmona, Facilities Manager Monthly Rosh Chodesh Gathering Daniel Garcia 18 Chai Shabbat Gabriela Alvarado 18 Young Family Shabbat 20 Short Stories 22 Women Talking With Women 27-30 USY IC (International Convention) Everywhere

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