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Temple Beth Am Board of Directors Nomination Recommendation We are looking for congregants who want to make a difference in our Temple Community. If you are interested in the opportunity to do meaningful work alongside…

Rav Bar Oz

Unlike Purim, the Tanach was sealed before the events of Chanukah unfolded in ancient Israel. Thus, since we cannot look to our Holy Scriptures for explicit teaching about this month’s holiday, we are limited to…

Clergy Corner

In this space each month, we feature the writings of one of the members of our Beth Am Clergy. This month we invite Rabbi Jaime K. Aklepi to share some thoughts with you. You may…

Clergy Corner

While calendars turn to November, the Jewish calendar has entered the month of Mar Cheshvan. I was always taught that the correct name for the month following Tishrei is Cheshvan, and it is a “cute”…

Rav Bar Oz

Rav Bar Oz* by Rabbi Jeremy Barras Toward the very end of the permanent exhibit at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, there is a quote from Deuteronomy 25:17 that reads, “Remember what Amalek did to you.”…