Upcoming Events

Give the Gift of Membership! Any current member of Beth Am can offer a gift of One Year Free of Membership* for 2015 to prospective members. There is no limit to the number of gifts you can give. This gift costs you nothing, only the promise to help the new member Be Connected, Be Inspired, Be at Home. Our only request of you will be to join them at five events during the year. Once you have completed the Gift of Membership form, the membership committee will contact you to pick up your gift for your personal delivery to your friends or family. Questions? Contact Membership Vice President This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in the Temple Office.
*To qualify, the receiver may not have been a member at Beth Am in the past five years. Tuition is an additional charge.

Friday, January 30, 7:30 p.m. we honor Music Director Mark Daugherty for 30 years with our congregation. Shabbat Shirah - The Sabbath of Songs - will feature our Adult Volunteer choir and the choir of the Unitarian Society of Germantown which he also directs. 

On Wednesday, February 4, 10:00 a.m. in the Temple Beth Torah Chapel, Tu-B’Shevat Seder: Rabbi Leib leads our celebration of the New Year of the Trees with a Kabbalah inspired Seder. Our festive “meal” features nuts, fruits and wines to celebrate the refructification of our world from the Divine Tree of Life.

February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, a month to raise awareness and foster inclusion of people with disabilities and their families in Jewish communities worldwide. On Friday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. Beth Am will celebrate our 5th Annual “Disability Awareness and Inclusion Shabbat,” an inspirational and joyous service where individuals and families affected with special needs are specifically recognized and honored.  This evening provides an opportunity to celebrate the rich, varied and equally valued abilities of ALL of our congregants.  We ask that you contribute to the unity and strength of our beautifully diverse Beth Am community by attending this special evening. If you or a guest requires specific accommodations, please call the office at 215-886-8000.

Daily Purim Lottery - Buy your lucky number for a month-long chance to win! During the month of February, you could win $50 in gift cards or the grand prize of $500 (drawn on February 28, the night of the Purim Shpiel "Grease - The Megillah"). Tickets are $20, good all month long. Questions? Call Stuart Greenberg at 214-676-2999 or the Administrative Office.  More details on page 19 in January Temple Topics.