Family Promise Thanksgiving Meal

We as a community have volunteered to cook, prepare and serve a Thanksgiving meal for roughly 50-60 people in need. Steve Weber has prepared a menu of classic holiday foods and will lead the cooking efforts for all vegetarian side dishes in the Beth El kitchen (the eve of Nov. 16 and during the day on Nov. 17). We […]

Death Over (Shabbat) Dinner

Beth El's Hevra Kadisha (Burial Society) is leading a series of gatherings to spark meaningful conversations in our community around death and mourning. This first event is "Death Over Dinner," a program to help us hold difficult and crucial conversations around end of life decisions, death rituals, and what happens after we die. The format […]

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 […]

Event Series Morning Minyan

Morning Minyan

This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:30am on Sundays and Federal holidays. If you cannot attend in person, You can sign in each morning using this link. Access a PDF of the weekday  Shacharit service here. You can follow along with the […]

Turkey Truck at Beth El for Turkey and Premade Bag Drop Off

After last year's success, this year the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges is once again asking for frozen, never thawed turkeys and fully packed reusable Thanksgiving bags. Click here for more information and reach out to Social Action VP Shayna Schmidt with any questions

Gun Violence Memorial

Over the High Holidays members of our community made orange chains bearing the names of victims of mass shootings from this year. All are invited to gather as we recite memorial prayers, hang these chains from the tree by the parking lot entrance, and remember those whose lives have been uprooted by gun violence. The […]