New Jersey Jewish Film Festival Sunday, March 12 - 26 The NJ Jewish Film Festival at JCC MetroWest is back with exciting films and in-person events (plus some virtual films) for its 23rd year! The festival is programmed by Beth El member, Stuart Weinstock, and features great new films from Israel, the US, and Europe […]
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 […]
Every haggadah tells a story. Of course it tells the story of Passover, but it also tells the stories of the people who made, saw, used, cared for, and occasionally spilled on it! By looking closely at one haggadah, from fourteenth-century Spain, we will explore a constellation of history, culture, text, and private lives—and by […]
Have you ever made matzah? Or crafted your very own chic matzah holder? Come to Beth El for another wonderful holiday crafts program to get ready for Pesach! Enjoy lunch as well and a pre-afikomen search party. Click here to register.
Jewish Femininity Photography Exhibit Sunday, March 26 at 7:30 pm Beth El is proud to display the emBODYment of Jewish Femininity photography project by Aviva Braun-Finkler, LCSW. Come that evening to explore the photos and their stories, hear from Aviva and Lori Schuldiner Schor, one of the subjects. The exhibit explores the connection of Jewish […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Monday-Friday: 7:45am Sunday and Legal Holidays: 8:30am Rosh Chodesh and Holidays: 7:30am Shacharit runs approximately one-half hour, 40 minutes when the Torah is read on Mondays, Thursdays, Rosh Chodesh, and holidays. If you cannot attend in person, You can sign in each morning using […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Monday-Friday: 7:45am Sunday and Legal Holidays: 8:30am Rosh Chodesh and Holidays: 7:30am Shacharit runs approximately one-half hour, 40 minutes when the Torah is read on Mondays, Thursdays, Rosh Chodesh, and holidays. If you cannot attend in person, You can sign in each morning using […]
Join Rabbi Marder for a learning session in person, over breakfast following minyan at 9:00 am.
Join Rabbi Marder every other Wednesday morning, alternating with Talmud and Toast, to delve into the creative Rabbinic mind and explore a midrash on the weekly Torah portion. Texts will be available in Hebrew and in English and all levels of knowledge are welcome. This class meets exclusively over Zoom. Click here for the Zoom […]
Israel today is torn by deep divisions over how it sees itself as a Jewish and Democratic state as well as how it interacts with Palestinian Nationalism. These current tensions have heightened and brought to the surface some of the frictions that have long existed. Join David Mallach for an evening of learning and discussion in the Susan […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Monday-Friday: 7:45am Sunday and Legal Holidays: 8:30am Rosh Chodesh and Holidays: 7:30am Shacharit runs approximately one-half hour, 40 minutes when the Torah is read on Mondays, Thursdays, Rosh Chodesh, and holidays. If you cannot attend in person, You can sign in each morning using […]
Join Rabbi Marder every other Wednesday morning, alternating with Talmud and Toast, to delve into the creative Rabbinic mind and explore a midrash on the weekly Torah portion. Texts will be available in Hebrew and in English and all levels of knowledge are welcome. This class meets exclusively over Zoom. Click here for the Zoom […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Monday-Friday: 7:45am Sunday and Legal Holidays: 8:30am Rosh Chodesh and Holidays: 7:30am Shacharit runs approximately one-half hour, 40 minutes when the Torah is read on Mondays, Thursdays, Rosh Chodesh, and holidays. If you cannot attend in person, You can sign in each morning using […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Monday-Friday: 7:45am Sunday and Legal Holidays: 8:30am Rosh Chodesh and Holidays: 7:30am Shacharit runs approximately one-half hour, 40 minutes when the Torah is read on Mondays, Thursdays, Rosh Chodesh, and holidays. If you cannot attend in person, You can sign in each morning using […]
Deliver Passover Meals to the Homebound Friday, March 31 Jewish Family Service of MetroWest is seeking volunteers to deliver packages and meals for Passover to homebound seniors and Holocaust survivors. Volunteers would pick up the bags and meals between 10:00 – 11:00 am in Livingston and deliver them across Essex and Hudson Counties. Volunteers can […]
Friday, March 31 dinner at 5:30 pm, service at 6:30 pm The Shabbat before Pesach we are going hametz-crazy! Enjoy a pizza and pasta dinner for all ages at 5:30, and stay for a congregational Kabbalat Shabbat service afterwards at 6:30. Gluten-free options will be available.
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.
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 […]