Light Up The Night Hanukkah Celebration

Join us outside to celebrate the last night of Hanukkah. We will light a tiki-torch menorah and enjoy special fire twirling and fire eating performances! Afterward we will gather for s'mores around the bonfire.

The Family Roe: Book talk with Josh Prager

Join author Josh Prager in a discussion of his new book, The Family Roe: An American Story, named by Time Magazine a must-read for 2021, is a masterpiece of reporting on the Supreme Court’s most divisive case, Roe v. Wade. Nancy Solomon, managing editor for New Jersey Public Radio, will interview Josh. The event will be […]

Neshama Service

Join your Beth El family for a Shabbat evening service on Friday, December 10. All ages welcome as we bring in Shabbat with old and new tunes and a bit of Torah learning. Service will be held in the Stein Family Lounge.

Event Series Shabbat Services

Shabbat Services

Congregation Beth El 222 Irvington Avenue, South Orange, NJ, United States

Shabbat morning services meet in person in the Sanctuary, followed by a Kiddush lunch in our Social Hall. You can also join services via Livestream. Follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Lev Shalem here. You can follow along with the weekly Torah reading on Sefaria.org. View all Shabbat morning programming here.

Event Series Mini Minyan/Shabbat Club

Mini Minyan/Shabbat Club

Mini-Minyan 11:00am – 12:00pm Babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and their caregivers celebrate Shabbat together with songs, prayers, stories and more! Shabbat Club: The Prayground 11:00am – 12:00pm A weekly t’fillah experience and hands-on program for kids in K-5, full of prayer, games, and fun! Led by our rabbis and talented madrichim (teen helpers), Shabbat Club meets […]

Second Bat Mitzvah of Sylvia Orenstein

The whole community is invited to celebrate the second bat mitzvah of our beloved congregant Sylvia Orenstein, the wife of Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein z"l, Beth El's rabbi for 35 years, with a Mincha service in the sanctuary. Click here to watch the event via livestream.