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# Congregation Beth El

A Reform Jewish Synagogue in Boston Metrowest

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- [Beth El Blog](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/blog/)
- [10 Tishrei: Reflections for the Day of Mourning](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/10/10-tishrei/) - Thank you for reading this year's Earth Etudes for Elul. We hope these musings on teshuvah and the Earth supported your journey into the High Holy Days of 5786. This is the final musing, a reflection for Yom Kippur, the Day of Mourning. It has been an honor to share the knowledge of so many, Arielle
- [2 Tishrei Rosh Hashanah Day 2: Shana Tova!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/2_tishrei/) - May your year be filled with unexpected blessings. May you remember that we all belong. by wonder. to look closely. of opportunity. when you fall. be transformed to beauty. renewed. your creativity. amongst the chaos. amidst the storm and the wind. Shana tova, may you have a good year. Katy Z. Allen is a lover
- [1 Tishrei Rosh Hashanah: Understanding Cats](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/1_tishrei/) - I speak fluent Cat. For most of my life, I’ve lived with these furry companions, learning to read the complex signals in the turn of an ear, the flick of a whisker, the brush of a tail. From our cats, I learned that true listening can be done with eyes as well as ears, and
- [29 Elul: Kol Shana](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/29_elul/) - On the head of the year We stand and blow The curved horn That once stood proud On the head of the ram Each blast, each sound, each alarm, each calling Awakens our souls To act, to protest, to rally So that it may be a year Of goodness. Of Peace. Of abundance for all. 
- [27 Elul: Atonement](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/27_elul/) - I do not bless the end of day. And when the light comes back to me, I do not thank the world I see. These are the gifts that I forget. Without remorse. Without regret. The leaves now fall, and all is still. Will these forgive? Oh yes, they will. Despite my pain and my
- [28 Elul: Eight Weeks Postpartum](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/28_elul/) - Eight weeks postpartum with my first child—an unlikely miracle, given that I’m 42—I watch my daughter wake in the dawn light. She arches her back extravagantly and raises her arms high above her head. Later, she slumps heavy on my chest, napping. Later still, she brushes her fingers back and forth across a nubbly blanket.
- [26 Elul: Homes](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/26_elul/) - In your home For the homeless. For the displaced With no place They can afford; For the first peoples Whose lands and cultures Were stolen or degraded; For the animals Invading your backyards. How dare they walk where they once lived; For those on islands Swamped by the rising water, Ocean where there once was
- [25 Elul: A T'shuvah for the After Days](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/25_elul/) - We all understand that our individual efforts to improve ourselves (t'shuvah) will fall short of solving the climate crisis. Our society, after many decades of avoiding disruptive, transformative change, must act drastically to ratchet back the worsening environmental devastation. It is tempting, in our culture, to associate an eschatological "end of days" scenario with disaster
- [24 Elul: Elul Comes Around Again](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/24_elul/) - A thin slice of moon It transforms and gleams As my soul prepares My anticipation Of a new year The cycle Recurring like tides With the Earth The clouds spinning eastwards Turning together The moon and the month Waxing and waning and waxing again The moon and the month Turning together The clouds spinning eastwards
- [23 Elul: You Don't Have To Make It Up](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/23_elul/) - Thanksgiving is always a big deal in my family, but the Thanksgiving I learned the truth was even bigger. I was writing a dystopian novel: bad chemicals in the ground, strange substances in the air. Birds were dying and frogs were heating up. I started telling my older sister about it and I’ll never forget
- [22 Elul: How do we (re)turn](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/22_elul/) - Blasts The AirCon; The global thermostat Rises in return. Masked, Black-uniformed, Armed, Liberty—turned inward— Demands, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses!” The FEMA team, Turns to the crowd, Water at their knees, Hands out plastic bottles, Plastic tents, Plastic food. We keep dying of consumption. You put your mask on first, But
- [20 Elul: Shorten the way](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/20_elul-2/) - Rashi expresses surprise when the spies come back from the land of Israel in just forty days. After all, he points out at Number 13:25, the land is 400 by 400 parsa’ot, and it should have taken many times longer to make their way through all the land from sea to river and north to
- [21 Elul: Ki Tavo](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/21_elul/) - And the waves are crashing Over the breakwater Over the tops of the walls At the edge of the land When the rain is finely misting And the wind howls Around the circle at The end of the road You can breathe deep The salt, the gasp, The sudden question Of what sea level Actually
- [19 Elul: Wild Mikvah for Climate Grief](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/19_elul/) - Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, Eternal Sovereign, who has sanctified us with Your commandments and commanded us to immerse. בּרוּךְ אַתָּה י’ אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְשָׁנוּ בּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָנוּ עַל הַטְבִילָה Immerse Immerse yourself fully each time. Your chevruta will read a kavannah (guiding intention) before each dunk based on Joanna Macy’s “Work that
- [18 Elul: Despair is not an option](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/18_elul/) - Despair is not an option There is no food down that hole, And I like to eat. I have children. I have grandchildren. So I have learned to weep, Expelling grief on a regular basis. Then I get back to work, Fighting for our living world. Judith Black is an internationally known storyteller and climate
- [17 Elul: Healing Together](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/17_elul/) - We cannot become whole until we heal the damage that we have inflicted on God's creation which includes both the Earth and the creatures that are an integral part of the natural world. And we will not experience the healing benefits of the natural world until we have made this tikkun. The sanctity of animals
- [16 Elul: HEAT](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/16_elul/) - HEAT (a prose tanka) We modern humans, we Homo sapiens, evolved from our primitive ancestors during the Ice Age. With our increasing brain power we created clothing, built shelters, and learned to control fire, all to stay warm in a cold climate. Our bodies evolved to larger stockier shapes that minimize heat loss. Metabolic
- [13 Elul: The Muck](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/13_elul/) - the return, where the Mississippi flows so close to the sea. A great, miraculous journey. A turning. A deep cleansing breath in the water, here where there is an abandoned oil rig. Where journals were kept, money was made and the earth was extracted from. Where humans lived their lives. What do we turn to
- [14 Elul: Rising Again](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/14_elul/) - This summer, I haven’t been able to spend as much time as I’m used to spending at my family’s lake house on Cape Cod. After weeks away at conferences, I could feel the siren song of the lake drawing me for miles ahead of my arrival. When I arrived, though, I found my beloved place
- [15 Elul: אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תִּצְמָח וְצֶ֗דֶק מִשָּׁמַיִם נִשְׁקָף](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/15_elul/) - then Justice looks down from the heavens (Psalm 85:12) truth sprouts from the earth be quiet and still listen for her preparing to poke through the soil wait for her keep listening do not pretend that you already know her how can you know that which you have not yet seen? Photo: An artist’s
- [10 Elul: The earth is crying](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/10_elul/) - fretful as a newborn, she wails of hunger, of soiled limbs, and I hear her as I toss and turn at night. She demands my attention by day, each one hotter than the last, skin of dirt and lips both cracking with what we’ve cooked up, we careless caregivers. I blink and it’s yontif and
- [12 Elul: Homage to Red Cedar and Black Locust](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/12_elul/) - Crushed. Drowned. Botched Surgery. Each gathered. Buried. Welcomed by Cedar and Locust. Brilliant green drapes the sky Aerial silk for acrobatic Crow. Stellar Jay. Sturdy trapeze for leaping Squirrels. Curvaceous limbs extend a wide berth for Raccoon Mama. Kits. Child. Seed cones dangle generously Banquet for Black-capped Chickadee. Nuthatch. Bushtit. Sparrow. Robin. Flicker. Golden Crowned
- [11 Elul: Sand is a rock...](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/11_elul/) - A dune is a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans. A dune can be completely void of “life” that we can see… or can be home to quite visible plants and critters. Am I the sand or the dune? Did I begin as
- [5 Elul: The Stones of the Sacred: An Earth Etude for Elul](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/08/5_elul/) - אבני קדש מאת הרב לואיס פוליסון נכתב לאחר ביקור במרכז ריטריטים ע׳׳ש איזבלה פרידמן, קונטיקט, ארצות ילידיים של שבטי סקאטיקוק ומוהיקן י״ט–כ״א בְּאָב תשפ״ה תִּשְׁתַּפֵּכְנָה אַבְנֵי־קֹדֶשׁ בראש כל לב אבני קודש הם גם יכולים להיות יסודות מתקנים וממתיקים את שבירת הכלים שברית הלב אין משהו יותר שלם סימנים מגלים את הואר הגנוז לצדיקים כי עד
- [7 Elul: How Do You Repent?](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/08/7_elul/) - Pollution is Colonialism by Max Liboiron confines its scope to plastic pollution, but much of what it says is applicable to other forms of pollution. It is also informative about how to approach teshuva. Liboiron (Red River Metis) runs the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR) at Memorial University in Newfoundland. The lab is
- [8 Elul: Teshuvah Through Stewardship](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/8_elul/) - We are almost born into the idea that we “own” things. As infants or toddlers, beware of competing for possession of our blankies or stuffed animals! Growing older comes with more extensive possessions, clothing, electronics, collectibles. Adulthood enables us to add to what we “own,” cars, homes, property, businesses, and investments. Living seems at times
- [9 Elul: Rare and Precious](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/09/9_elulu/) - our predecessors slinked out of the water to make new life on land I shed 10 sextillion atoms with every breath then they become you we are all fish, after all the boundaries between living things, a mirage how could we forget we were formed from dirt? how could we forget to steward the land
- [6 Elul: Grounding Ourselves In Nature](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/08/6_elul/) - At AJR’s fall retreat, I attended sessions with Rabbi Bronwen Mullin, and she shared the concept of “grounding,” which means having contact with the earth–dirt and grass–against our bare skin. It makes sense. Thirty-five years ago, as a nursing mother, I was told to hold my son against my breast with his skin touching mine
- [4 Elul: Turn to the Soil, Turn to the Soil Again, for Everything is in It](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/08/4-elul/) - I have loved writing these etudes over the years. I just looked back and saw my first one was in 2013. That makes this my b’mitzvah year. So I’m going back to that first post, reviewing and renewing. At that time, I was growing a food forest in the Chicago suburbs; now, I am creating
- [2 Elul: Sage in Elul](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/08/2_elul/) - Sage in Elul I learned to make sage tea from a friend whose hands know land-how to gather what grows between stones, how to dry leaves with care,how to boil water without hurry.He said:Add the sage during the boil.Add sugar.Add more sugar, if the day’s been cruel.And wait. Let it steep. Let it speak. Then
- [3 Elul: Earth Etude for Elul](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/08/3_elul/) - I live on the prairie. Not a desert. And yet I have spent the summer thinking about water. I live on a lake. Ok, it’s a retaining pond. It’s beautiful. We watch all kinds of birds: herons, egrets, sandhill cranes, ducks, and too many geese. Our little lake has shrunk. Part of it is so
- [1 Elul: The Trees of Our Ancestors](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2025/08/1-elul-the-trees-of-our-ancestors/) - to set their tents in sacred groves of teaching trees, to draw near to the tree of weeping and the tree of judgment, to hold tightly to the tree of life. They knew that before new growth can occur, there is a falling-away. Seeds scatter, trunks crack. Rooting requires time and space and uprooting can

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- [Home](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/) - An inclusive Jewish community that nourishes mind, body, and soul and welcomes everyone for music, prayer, learning, and friendship.
- [High Holidays 5787 (2026)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/jewish-holidays/high-holidays-5876-2025/) - This year, Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of Monday, September 11. Yom Kippur begins on Sunday, September 20. We are pleased to offer services each day for the entirety of both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as well as programming for children and teens during morning services on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and
- [Details on High Holidays 2026 (5787)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/jewish-holidays/high-holidays-5876-2025/details-on-high-holidays-2025/) - From our celebration of the new year to introspection that enables us to hear that “still small voice,” we begin to set the course for the coming year. We prepare with Selichot ( the familiar melodies of High Holiday prayers for forgiveness) and at the close of Yom Kippur, upon hearing a thunderous shofar blast
- [B.E. Outdoors](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/outdoors-with-beth-el/) - Welcome to B.E. Outdoors, where we embrace our love of nature and our rich ancestral history of connecting with the Earth. B.E. Outdoors is for the whole community. As we say at Beth El, we work together to create a future of justice and healing for our world. That means honoring the Earth through spiritual,
- [Schedule, Study Materials, Zoom Links](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/service-times-remote-viewing/) - All services are live-streamed: Permanent live streaming link Regular Services and Torah Study Thursday 7:00 am — Morning Minyan Zoom link Friday Pesach Service: S'firat Ha-Omer First Friday of each month: 5:30 pm — "First Fridays" Shabbat for all ages Third Friday of each month: 7:30 pm — Shabbat Rinah Other Fridays: 7:30 pm —
- [Black-owned businesses in the Sudbury area](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/anti-racism-working-group/black-owned-businesses-in-the-sudbury-area/) - Congregation Beth El’s Antiracism Working Group is pleased to share this preliminary compilation of Black-owned businesses to support in and around Sudbury. The businesses were identified through an online search in the following towns: Acton, Concord, Framingham, Hudson, Lincoln, Marlborough, Maynard, Natick, Stow, Sudbury, and Wayland. Since these entries have not been independently verified, we
- [Antiracism Working Group](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/anti-racism-working-group/) - We Stand for Racial Justice Antiracism Resolution What we do Click the image to see a list of black-owned businesses in the Sudbury area, sortable by business type, location, etc. We increase awareness of assumptions, norms and unconscious biases that can appear unwelcoming to Jews of Color, and challenge practices and policies that can appear
- [Youth & Family Education](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/youth-family-education/) - Registration for the 2026-27 school year is now open! 50% discount on tuition + $180 introductory membership for new families! Jump to: BEginnings Elementary Education Teens Special Programs Enroll in BEginnings (PreK) Enroll in BE InSpirEd (K-7) Enroll in J-LOFT (grades 8-12) New Family Membership Form 2026-27 PreK-7 calendar Congregation Beth El offers engaging,
- [Clergy](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/our-team/clergy/) - Rabbi Joshua Breindel (he/him) Rabbi Josh Breindel joined Beth El on July 1, 2018. Since then, he has helped the congregation enhance its commitment to study, social justice, and dynamic worship, while supporting its engagement with Jewish arts and culture. Rabbi Breindel was ordained at Hebrew College in 2009 with master’s degrees in Jewish studies
- [Lay Leadership](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/our-team/lay-leadership/) - 2026-2027 (5786-5787) Board of Directors (scroll down for committees) Co-Presidents Judy Goldberg Sarah Green Vaswani John Harper Treasurer Neil Frieband Clerk Paula Korklan VP, Tefilah (Ritual) David Daniel Klipper VP, Human Resources Bonnie Jenson VP, Youth and Family Education Hadley Roberts VP, Tikkun Olam (Repair the World) Jessica Levenson VP, Tzibur (House) Chuck Kukla VP,
- [Our Team](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/our-team/) - Learn about Beth El's... Clergy Education Staff Administrative Staff Lay Leadership Emeritus Clergy
- [Earth Etudes for Elul](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/earth-etudes-for-elul/) - The flow of the seasons is a delightful way to mark the passage of time. I see the flowers bloom and wither, dropping their seeds, according to the month. I watch birds make their nests, hatch their offspring, and fly away. I feel the heat of summer building eventually dwindling for the cooler autumn days.
- [Inclusion, Diversity and Accessibility](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/inclusion/) - Every person who seeks to journey with us is welcome and entitled to full and meaningful participation in Jewish and congregational life. Our goal is to celebrate each person’s individuality, creativity and unique contributions. Beth El is open and inclusive to all. We joyfully welcome you! People from many different backgrounds — Jews by
- [Inclusion and Accessibility Guidelines for Planning Events and Programs](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/inclusion/accessibility-inclusion-guide/) - Jump to: Background and commitment Planning events at Beth El Accommodations and accessibility for events at Beth El Setup for hybrid events Food at Beth El events This document is intended to guide and enable committee chairs and their committee members, Beth El staff and other groups to make use of Beth El’s inclusion and
- [Beth El in the News](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/beth-el-in-the-news/) - Here are some news articles about Congregation Beth El. If you know of others, please let us know — email Alice Waugh. 2026 In "Disclosure Day," Steven Spielberg finds himself at odds with Jewish thought about aliens The Forward, June 15, 2026 Rabbi Josh Breindel, the "sci-fi-rabbi," is asked if life on other planets would
- [Join Us](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/join-us/) - Finding the right congregation is an important decision for anyone, and we’re delighted that you’re considering Beth El. Learn more about us on the Who We Are and Beth El FAQs pages, subscribe to our weekly email newsletter, or ask a question using our Contact page. The best way to decide if Beth El is
- [Membership](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/join-us/membership/) - Finding the right congregation is an important decision for anyone, and we’re delighted that you’re considering Beth El. Learn more about us on the Who We Are and Beth El FAQs, subscribe to our weekly email newsletter, or ask a question using our Contact page. The best way to decide if Beth El is the
- [Contact Us](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/contact-us/) - Phone: 978-443-9622(see staff directory below) Address: 105 Hudson RoadSudbury MA 01776 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm We’d love to hear from you! Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Enter Email Confirm Email How can we help?(Required) Please tell us what you’d like to know or what you’d like to discuss. We’ll get
- [All Things Pride 2026](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/all-things-pride-2026/) - Come enjoy special opportunities to celebrate queer joy this Pride Month at Beth El! Friday, June 6 - First Friday will feature shared stories and songs for Pride Saturday, June 7 - Rabbi Josh shares a special Pride themed Torah Study, and Pam McArthur shares a Pride-themed D'var torah during morning services. Sunday, June
- [Music at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/music-at-beth-el/) - As a community, we find some of our deepest connection and expression in Jewish song. We see participatory music, in services and other communal experiences, as absolutely key to our community’s spiritual life. We value each community member’s voice, and listen and sing together to build energy and understanding for celebration, grieving, healing, and learning.
- [Previous Music Events](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/music-at-beth-el/past-music-events-at-beth-el/) - 2026: Shabbat Rinah with Om Shalom Trio Om Shalom explores the intersection of two rich musical traditions in their performance of ancient Jewish melodies, Indian ragas, and new compositions. (March 20, 2026) Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra Pro Arte Presents: Czech Please! — Anton Reicha’s Wind Quintet in D and the Janacek Mladi (Youth), a charming
- [Video, Audio, Photos, Writings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/photos/) - To view a recent service, go to the live-streaming page, click the Play button, and then click on “Previous Broadcasts.” They’re archived for about 30 days. Videos NOTE: There are more videos on the restricted portion of the Beth El site for members. 2025: TV news coverage of Tisha B’Av event protesting ICE actions —
- [CAST (Combating Antisemitism Task Force)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/cast-combating-antisemitism-task-force/) - Tips for talking about Israel with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health needs Jewish Telegraphic Agency International independent Jewish news source Secure Community Network The official Jewish safety & security organization — publishes a daily update about incidents and news T’ruah “A Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism” and guidance on using it
- [Ten Questions and Possible Answers about the Israel-Hamas War](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/cast-combating-antisemitism-task-force/ten-questions-and-possible-answers-about-the-israel-hamas-war/) - December 2023 In November 2023, Beth El’s Combating Antisemitism Taskforce (CAST) began thinking about how to handle common questions and answers surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. We brainstormed these questions, and teams of two task force members each came up with informational responses that we researched. The responses are intended to support an informed discussion. We
- [Tikkun Olam Opportunities](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/tikkun-olam-opportunities/) - What can we do to help? That’s the question we constantly ask ourselves as Jews and Beth El members. Some things such as the need for food and medical care are always with us, while other needs arise depending on the current political and economic climate. Congregation Beth El has a long-standing commitment to social
- [Create a Jewish Legacy](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/create-a-jewish-legacy/) - This is an email that was sent to Beth El members on Sept. 19, 2025. Ellen Glickman-Simon, Carob Tree Chair
- [All Things Pesach 2026](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/jewish-holidays/all-things-pesach-2026/) - Looking forward to Passover but feeling uninspired by your usual menu? Are you craving new ways to imbue your seder with delicious food and rituals? Join Community Creative Fellow and culinary historian Sara Gardner to explore vibrant Jewish flavors from across the Sephardic diaspora and to learn how to integrate these recipes and stories into
- [Mental Health Resources](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/inclusion/mental-health-resources/) - We all need help sometimes. Are you concerned about the mood or behavior of a friend or family member? Have others expressed concern about your mood or behavior? Do you feel concerned about a family member or friend’s alcohol or drug use, or your own? If the answer is “yes” to any of these questions,
- [Sanctuary Committee](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/sanctuary-committee/) - The Beth El Sanctuary Committee supports immigrants to our country. The most widely repeated commandment by far in the Torah is the requirement that we support immigrants and refugees. To this end, Sanctuary Committee activities include: collecting clothing, driving our neighbors to school and appointments, distributing food, and collecting funds; standing out with others
- [Purim 2026 at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/jewish-holidays/purim-2026-at-beth-el/) - Fulfill a Purim Mitzvah – Donate to Yad Chessed! From now until Purim Day (11am on Tuesday, March 3rd), you can donate to Yad Chessed to fulfill the Purim mitzvah of Matanot LaEvyonim. For over 35 years, Yad Chessed has worked to address the needs of Jews in Greater Boston and beyond who struggle with financial and
- [KPop Haman Hunters](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/kpop-haman-hunters/) - KPop Haman Hunters Script This is What it Sounds Like Karaoke Golden Karaoke Takedown Karaoke
- [Elementor #11775](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/elementor-11775/) - School Membership Dues Calculator School Membership Dues Calculator Calculate your annual membership dues For which year of membership would you like to inquire? Grade of Oldest Child -- Select --PreKK-33-78-12 How many other children do you have? Calculate My Dues Your Annual Dues $0
- [Elementor #11769](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/elementor-11769/) - School Membership Dues Calculator School Membership Dues Calculator Calculate your annual membership dues For which year of membership would you like to inquire? Grade of Oldest Child -- Select --PreKK-33-78-12 How many other children do you have? Calculate My Dues Your Annual Dues $0
- [Dues test](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/dues-test/) - School Membership Dues Calculator School Membership Dues Calculator Calculate your annual membership dues For which year of membership would you like to inquire? Grade of Oldest Child -- Select --PreKK-33-78-12 How many other children do you have? Calculate My Dues Your Annual Dues $0
- [Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/jewish-sci-fi-book-club/) - Jews in space? Of course, says “Fiddler on the Moon” (JewishBoston.com, Jan. 20, 2026) Meet Josh Breindel, the ‘Sci-Fi Rabbi’ who brings speculative fiction into the Jewish conversation (JewishBoston.com, Nov. 12, 2024) The Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club led by Beth El’s Rabbi Josh Breindel explores engaging and inspiring modern Jewish texts through the lens of
- [Chanukah 2025/5786](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/jewish-holidays/chanukah-2025-5786/) - Chanukiah Lighting Times at Beth El Mitzvah MallSunday, December 7 at 8:30am Buy handmade Guatemalan beaded & woven goods for Hanukah. 10 % Proceeds to Beth El and rest to a school for impoverished families. “Holiday Stories You Haven’t Heard”Wednesday, December 10 at 7:30 WordsMove Theater returns to Beth El in a series of four (mostly)
- [Support Us](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/join-us/support-us/) - “Tzedakah (righteous giving) is equal in importance to all the other commandments combined.” — Babylonian Talmud At Congregation Beth El, you can make an unrestricted gift or direct your donation to a specific fund (see descriptions below). Another option for members is Project Zachor — dedicating a yahrzeit nameplate in honor of a loved one who
- [Choose a Fund](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/join-us/support-us/choose-fund/) - Donations Form "*" indicates required fields Donation amount:* Please choose a fund you would like to make your donation to:*SelectAnnual Giving CampaignGENERAL FUND (unrestricted)Adult EducationBeth Elders ActivitiesBuilding Enhancement & RepairsCantor’s Discretionary FundThe Carob TreeCollege FundFirst Fridays ShabbatFund for the FutureFund for Jewish Education & CultureGarden of the GenerationsHevra Mishpacha (Caring Community)HiBuR/J-LOFT feesHiBur Scholarship FundIsrael/Camp Youth
- [Adult Learning](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/learn-with-us/adult-learning/) - “Say not: ‘When I have time I will study,’ because you may never have the time.” — Hillel » Schedule, Zoom links, study materials Shabbat Morning Torah Hevras Torah Study with Rabbi Josh Breindel Join our rabbi for an ongoing conversation about the intersection of ancient texts and modern life. Together, we’ll approach the weekly
- [Education Staff](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/our-team/education-staff/) - Shoni Aronovich Director of Education Email Shoni Shoni teaches middle school and high school classes at Beth El and is the coordinator for J-LOFT (Jewish Learning Opportunities for Teens), a regional program whose features include the HiBur program — a weeklong visit by Sudbury-area 10th-graders to host families in Israel and a visit here by
- [Who We Are](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/who-we-are/) - Congregation Beth El is joyful, participatory Judaism. We learn, laugh, and pray together, and celebrate our varied backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We connect with Jewish values and traditions as we strive to create a more just future for ourselves, our children, and our world. Learn more about us on our Beth El FAQs page. Affiliations
- [About Our Services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/services/) - Whether we pray together or find space for individual reflection, services at Beth El offer a combination of joy, high energy and quiet contemplation, with singing and music flowing through everything. With a continually developing mix of tradition and creativity, our prayers reflect both the powerful hold of our history and the immediate feelings of
- [Learn With Us](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/learn-with-us/) - Beth El encourages everyone in our community, from toddlers to Beth Elders, to engage in lifelong Jewish learning. Our goal is to cultivate Jewish consciousness through increased knowledge and awareness that will lead to action. To that end, we emphasize: Creating a welcoming and challenging place for learning and doing, beginning with our J-Start program
- [Summer Events 2025](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/summer-events-2025/) - Saturday, June 20 at 7:30pm, Beth El Geared towards: Adults (child care offered) On the third Friday night of each month, Beth El musicians and singers go all-out to create a musically exciting, instrumentally rich Shabbat evening experience for our community. Come sing with the strains of accordion, cello, clarinet, drums, fiddle, guitar, keyboard, saxophone,
- [Jewish Life](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/) - At Beth El, worship is defined by community. Whether we join together for an early Shabbat evening, Torah study and prayer on Shabbat morning, our annual Holocaust commemoration, or the second graders’ first service with their own prayer books, we fulfill the needs of our congregation to join hands, hearts and voices as one.
- [Audio from Cantor Vera Broekhuysen](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/photos/audio-from-cantor-vera-broekhuysen/) - Shabbat music Shabbat morning: Shir Ushvacha (Vetaher Libenu, p.117) High Holiday music (see also: Audio files for the Torah and Haftarah readings for the High Holidays) Shacharit Bar'chu Shacharit-Uvcheins (Chasidic) Hu Eloykeinu for Musaf K'dushah (Lubavitcher, via Raskin, adapted by Broekhuysen) Hayom Harat Olam for Musaf (Hohenemser) V'ye'etayu for Musaf (Israeli) Ki Hinei Kachomer for
- [High Holidays Audio](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/photos/hh-audio/) - Here are links to audio files for the Torah and Haftarah readings for the High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Day 1 Rosh Hashanah Day 1, on Shabbat Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Yom Kippur morning Yom Kippur morning, on Shabbat Yom Kippur afternoon Additional High Holiday music Shacharit Bar'chu Shacharit-Uvcheins (Chasidic) Hu Eloykeinu for Musaf K'dushah (Lubavitcher,
- [Cantor Search Committee](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/clergy-search-committee/) - IN THE MEMBERS SECTION: Organization Forms Guides Miscellaneous Email listserv signups April 4, 2023 update I have thrilling news: At our special meeting on March 30, the congregation enthusiastically voted to hire Cantor Vera. Both Cantor Vera and I (representing the congregation) have signed her contract, which had been approved by the Board. Cantor Vera
- [Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-disability-awareness-acceptance-and-inclusion-month-at-beth-el/) - Beth El's Inclusion Committee, along with Rabbi Josh Breindel and Shoni Aronovich, Director of Teen Education and Engagement, are co-sponsoring several events in February to mark Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). This will include teachings by congregants dedicated to the spirit of JDAIM, plus “Opt In” quotes related to inclusion. You can
- [Beth El welcomes May'an Tikvah into its family](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/beth-el-in-the-news/beth-el-welcomes-mayan-tikvah-into-its-family/) - “Ma’yan Tikva and Congregation Beth El to Join Forces” (JewishBoston.com, June 10, 2025) Announcement from Beth El clergy: It is with great joy and delight that Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope and Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River Valley join together their mutually compatible and complementary memberships and programs. Congregation Beth El
- [Life Cycle Events](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/life-cycle-events/) - Judaism guides us along a pathway through life by providing rituals that sustain us through birth, learning and growing, family building, and loss. Buoyed by community and inspired by Torah, these life transitions are opportunities to reflect on where we have been and what lies ahead. They help us consider what is precious to us
- [Beth El News and Events](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/join-our-mailing-list/) - Mah Chadash? (What's New?) is Beth El's weekly e-newsletter with announcements, news, events and important links. In addition, we have several interest-based lists for more detailed info. Sign up here! First Name Last Name Email (required) *Select list(s) to subscribe to"Mah Chadash" Weekly NewsletterAll EventsVolunteer OpportunitiesArts, Crafts, Writing, Creative PursuitsCombatting Antisemitism, Racism, & BigotryRabbi's
- [Beth El's guide for Ma'yan Tikvah families](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-and-mayan-tikvah/) - Dear Ma'yan Tikvah families, Please consider this web page as your gateway into Beth El. It includes the following sections: Information about BE InSpirEd, Beth El's K-7 school program Invitations to open meetings with Beth El's leadership and educational team Contact information More information: Announcement from Beth El clergy “Ma’yan Tikva and Congregation Beth El
- [Antisemitism in Higher Education: Some Information and Thoughts for Discussion](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/cast-combating-antisemitism-task-force/antisemitism-in-higher-education-some-information-and-thoughts-for-discussion/) - A Q&A compiled by Beth El’s Combating Antisemitism Taskforce (CAST), May 2025 You may be asking some of these questions: Why is antisemitism in higher education such a concern right now? Have the protests on campuses been antisemitic? Why have some Jews participated in the protests? Should we be concerned about what the government is
- [Beth El gets into the swing of spring, outdoors and in](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/also-at-beth-el-archives/spring-2025-photos/) - In April and May 2025, Beth El members got together to celebrate many things — Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day), the beauty of nature in a birding walk, and just being together at Spring Fling. Click on the photos from all three events below to see larger versions. Spring Fling, May 10 (Photos by Linda
- [Beth El celebrates Yom Ha'atzmaut with music, dancing and food](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/also-at-beth-el-archives/yom-haatzmaut-2025/)
- [Education Program Schedule for 2025-26](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/calendars/) - Grades PreK-7: Printable PDF Google Calendar Grades 8-12: Printable PDF J-LOFT Google Calendar
- [Discounted first-year tuition and membership for new families!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/free-tuition-free-membership/) - What makes you feel you've chosen the right synagogue and religious school for your kids? Is it that you believe in the mission or the purpose? That you identify with the people there? Is it the physical place that inspires you, or is it more about the interactions that take place within? No matter
- [Tikkun Olam Monthly Report – May 2025](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/tikkun-olam-monthly-report-2/) - By Janet Strassman Perlmutter, VP for Tikkun Olam, TikkunOlamBE@gmail.com As long as this report is, it’s just the tip of the iceberg regarding the tikkun olam work at Beth El. I notice these days how much tikkun olam, literally meaning “repair of the world” is folded into so much of what we do, both within
- [Get Involved](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/join-us/get-involved/) - We invite everyone to join one of the many groups and committees at Beth El. To see who's currently in these groups, see the Member Area. If you're not a Beth El member yet and are interested in joining, please see our Membership page or email templeadmin@bethelsudbury.com. Adult Education Committee The Adult Education Committee plans
- [Purim 2025 at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/also-at-beth-el-archives/purim2025/) - Congregation Beth El has a trifecta of Purim events coming up! Megillah reading Thursday, March 13 at 7:30pm There are still some openings for readers; sign up here. Purim Spiel Saturday, March 15 at 7:15pm The evening starts with Havdalah and collection for Yad Chessed, with the always-entertaining Purim Spiel right afterwards. This year's theme
- ["Also at Beth El..." archives](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/also-at-beth-el-archives/) - 2025 Purim 2025 at Beth El for all ages! 2024 Beth El clergy mark Holocaust Remembrance Day at American Heritage Museum (January 29, 2025) Details on High Holidays 2024 (September/October 2024) Singing Our Way to Freedom During Pesach (April 2024) All Things Pesach at Beth El (April 2024) Song and stories celebrate HIAS Weekend at
- [Beth El clergy mark Holocaust Remembrance Day at American Heritage Museum](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/also-at-beth-el-archives/beth-el-clergy-mark-holocaust-remembrance-day/) - Cantor Vera Broekhuysen lights memorial candles as Rabbi Josh Breindel and American Heritage Museum Director Hunter Chaney (left) look on. Rabbi Josh Breindel and Cantor Vera Broekhuysen were featured in media coverage of stories about Holocaust Remembrance Day at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson on January 27. The MetroWest Daily News featured a photo
- [About the Beth El blog](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-beth-el-blog/) - Beth El members are creative, thoughtful, and articulate about all sorts of things — so this blog shares our feelings and opinions about our synagogue, Judaism, current events, the arts, and more. Current and former congregants and students, clergy, faculty, and staff are invited to submit written pieces as well as photography, audio, video, etc.
- [Administrative Staff](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/our-team/administrative-staff/) - Beth Schine, Temple Administrator (she/her) Beth has been part of the Beth El community since 1994. She has taught in the religious school, served as interim principal, been an active lay leader, and served on the Board of Directors, including as President. Most recently, Beth held the position of Education Coordinator for four years. In her
- [Beth El Antiracism Working Group: 2024 in review](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-antiracism-working-group-2024-in-review/) - We started off the year with Cantor Vera giving the invocation at the Greater Framingham Community Church’s 37th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Day Breakfast. More information. Throughout the year, we volunteered biweekly in service to Greater Framingham Community Church’s grocery ministry. Together with members of the largest predominantly African-American church in the Metrowest area,
- [J-LOFT students visit Berlin and Warsaw](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/berlin-warsaw/) - J-LOFT, the collaborative teens program for area high school students led by Beth El Director of Education Shoni Aronovich piloted new travel program this year — an eight-day journey to Berlin and Warsaw for high school seniors. See photos and read their blog posts here.
- [Job opening: Communications Coordinator/Administrative Assistant](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/commspost/) - The Communications Coordinator/Administrative Assistant reports to the Temple Administrator. This position supports staff and clergy and manages internal and external communications as well as office logistics. The ideal candidate is organized, creative, friendly, comfortable using social media and common software applications, able to flexibly work in a sometimes fast-paced small office. A familiarity with Jewish
- [Trope Lessons](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/photos/trope-lessons/) - Congratulations, you are on your way to learning the tropes! Once learned, they will serve you for a lifetime. Whether you are studying for a bat/bar mitzvah or just refreshing your knowledge, these 12 lessons created by Cantor Emerita Lorel Zar-Kessler are a useful resource. Within each lesson are several examples, each containing example Hebrew
- [Lorel Zar-Kessler audio files](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/photos/lorel-zar-kessler-audio-files/) - On this page: Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Rinah Songs and Prayers Niggunim Songs for the Seder Trope Lessons Below are playlists of recordings sung by Beth El Cantor Emeritus Lorel Zar-Kessler. CDs are available through the synagogue office. Kabbalat Shabbat Yi'yu L'ratzonAdonai S'fataiV'shamruHashkivenuTzadik Catamar 2Tzadik CatamarMah GadluTov L'hodot 2Tov L'hodotL'cha DodiPsalm 29Havu L'adonai 2Havu L'adonaiRom'm'muDodi Li
- [Jewish Holidays](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/jewish-holidays/) - The Jewish Holiday Cycle The flow of the Jewish year creates connection at Beth El. As the seasons change, each holiday brings new energy, new learning, and fresh opportunities to grow and rejoice together as a community. The High Holy Days – Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur From our celebration of a new year to
- [Update Your Profile](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/member-login/update-your-profile/) - Reset Forgotten PasswordUsername or EmailForgot username? Click here
- [Beth El FAQs](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/faqs/) - What kinds of groups and activities does Beth El offer? There’s something for everyone…Music of all kinds is a big part of life at Beth El — learn more.Our robust youth and family education programs welcome children from birth all the way through Siyyum (high school graduation). New students in grades K–12 get a 50% discount
- [Beth El Antiracism Working Group: 2023 in review](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-antiracism-working-group-2023-in-review/) - In 2023, the Antiracism Working Group committed itself to action, educational programs, collaborating with other local faith communities, and learning together. Commitment to Action: Direct Service November: During the last two months of the year, we began participating in a service opportunity at a nearby predominantly Black church. Every other Friday, members of the church
- [Beth El Antiracism Working Group: 2022 in review](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-antiracism-working-group-2022-review/) - Here are highlights of the activities of the Beth El Antiracism Working Group in 2022. Showing up for Black-led initiatives Members of the Antiracism Working Group (AWG) attended the grand opening of the Women Empowerment House in Dorchester. Executive Director Stacey Borden spoke at Beth El and the Antiracism Working Group led a household goods
- [Beth El Antiracism Working Group: 2021 in Review](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-antiracism-working-group-2021-in-review/) - January Interfaith Martin Luther King Day event Workshops for clergy, staff and lay leadership on becoming an antiracist congregation Discussion of Breaking the Antisemitism Cycle Through Solidarity Discussion of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates February Mission statement for the Antiracism Working Group written Collection drive for Women’s Empowerment, a project of New
- [Calendars](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/calendar/) - Click a link or scroll down to see each calendar separately: • Committees • BE InSpirEd (preK-7) • High school • Services • Public events See the home page under "Upcoming Events" for details on nonrecurring public events and services. All-in-one calendar
- [Registering for a Study Group](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/registering-for-a-study-group/) - If you're not yet a Beth El member but are interested in coming to a meeting of one of our adult study groups, just drop in. If you want to register as a regular group member, please fill out the appropriate form below. Descriptions of all adult learning opportunities Weekly study materials for all groups
- [HiBuR students come together at time of crisis for Israel](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/hibur-2023/) - HiBuR 2023-23 started out like no other. American and Israeli teens from Haifa were touring New York City when the horrific attacks on southern Israel erupted; hours later, they concluded their first day together by joyously celebrating Shabbat at Romemu. Read more and see photos from the weeklong mifgash (gathering) in their blog, which included
- [Emeritus Clergy](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/our-team/emeritus-clergy/) - Cantor Emerita Lorel Zar-Kessler Lorel Zar-Kessler served as the cantor of Congregation Beth El from 1990 through September 2021. In that time, she has led countless kiddush blessings, named babies, taught more melodies for “Adon Olam” than could be imagined, danced around the bimah as Belle in “Beauty from the East,” helped numerous young people
- ["Singing Our Way To Freedom" during Pesach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/also-at-beth-el-archives/singing-our-way-to-freedom/) - Aly Halpert (right), with fellow singer-songwriter Molly Bajgot (center) and Cantor Vera Broekhuysen (left), lead the congregation in song at Beth El on April 27, 2024. Click image to enlarge. In times of brokenness, it's often even harder to dream towards a world that is whole. Singing is a tool that helps us connect, remember
- [Song and stories celebrate HIAS Weekend at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/also-at-beth-el-archives/song-and-stories-celebrate-hias-weekend-at-beth-el/) - By Ann Kramer Congregation Beth El celebrated the HIAS Refugee Weekend 2024 with a cabaret concert and a coffee house with stories from Beth El members. On Saturday evening, February 3, following Havdalah led by Rabbi Joshua Breindel, cabaret singer extraordinaire Belle Linda Halpern entertained a lively crowd, performing “Songs of Love & Social Consciousness,”
- [Resources](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/anti-racism-working-group/resources/) - Words to Think About “When we choose to be antiracist, we become actively conscious about race and racism and take actions to end racial inequities…Being antiracist is believing that racism is everyone’s problem, and we all have a role to play in stopping it.” — National Museum of African American History and Culture “Racism is
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- [History](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/history/) - Congregation Beth El has been on the cutting edge of American Jewish life since its founding in 1962. Innovation and creativity arise from the joint efforts of clergy and committed congregants. Our history demonstrates that every Beth El member has the ability to change the face of our community and our belief that every human
- [Cantor Vera gives invocation at church's MLK Day Celebration in Natick](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/cantor-vera-gives-invocation-at-churchs-mlk-day-celebration-in-natick/) - Beth El's Cantor Vera Broekhuysen gave the invocation at the Greater Framingham Community Church's MLK Breakfast held at the Verve Hotel Tapestry in Natick on Jan. 15, 2024, which featured numerous guests including State Rep. Katherine Clark. See "'Hope for the path ahead' as life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated at event."
- [Beth El Celebrates Cantor Vera](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-celebrates-cantor-vera/) - As we brought the light of Chanukah into our community on December 9, 2023, we honored and celebrated our wonderful new cantor, Vera Broekhuysen, and raised our voices in song to the music of acclaimed singer-songwriter Noah Aronson. Click here for the video. Menu: 00:00:00 — Noah Aronson 00:10:47:09 — Janet
- [Livestreaming](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/jewish-living/livestreaming/)
- [Recent Programs Around Inclusion](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/about-us/inclusion/recent-programs/) - Building Inclusive Spaces: A Conversation with Autism Inclusion Advocate Capt. Udi Heller February 27, 2023 A Zoom conversation with Captain Udi Heller, the highest-ranking autistic soldier in the IDF and recipient of the Chief of Staff Award. He’ll tell his story of growing up autistic in Israel and establishing Titkadmu (Move Forward), a one-of-a-kind program
- [Gender-Neutral Bathroom Committee updates](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/gender-neutral-bathroom-committee-updates/) - IN THE MEMBERS SECTION: Organization Forms Guides Miscellaneous Email listserv signups September 11, 2023 You will have received this afternoon an email from our President, Michelle Fineblum, on the bathroom project. She has asked us to assist the Board in sharing updates on the project and being points of contact for you. We hope that this email
- [Green Team](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/green-team/) - The Green Team works reducing Beth El’s collective carbon and environmental footprint and standing for environmental justice consistent with our traditions. We spearhead initiatives to: Reduce fossil fuel use by our own facilities Assist our congregation’s households in taking action to reduce their carbon footprint — join our Green Challenge to count your actions on
- [Why remote service options are here to stay](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/why-remote-service-options-are-here-to-stay/) - The worst of the pandemic is over and organizations including synagogues have resumed most of their in-person activities. But in "The Temple of Zoom," a September 2023 article in Tablet magazine, Beth El Rabbi Joshua Breindel and others explain why Zoom and live-streaming services and other events will stay on as options — since it
- [Crafty Camp](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/crafty-camp/) - Crafty Camp is a social group for crocheting, knitting and other crafts. Other crafters are always welcome to join us. Zoom meetups will occur on the first Tuesday of each month from 7–8:30 p.m., and in person at Beth El on the last Tuesday of each month. Advance registration is required. Please click here to
- [New Calendar Page](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/new-calendar-page/) - Search Near... Search Show Advanced Search Search Near... Location Options Country All Countries Region All Regions State/County State/County Within 5 10 25 50 100 distance units Miles Kilometers Category Category chanukah 2025 Committees fantasy and scifi High school Home page Outdoors PreK-6 school Services Clear All Search Today Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
- [High Holiday sermons 2021](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/rosh-hashanah-sermon-2021/) - Links to High Holiday sermons 2021: Erev Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah Shacarit Kol Nidre Yom Kippur
- [The Sustainable Turf Renewal and Improvement Project needs you!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/the-sustainable-turf-renewal-and-improvement-project-needs-you/) - Beth El members start work at the August 6 kickoff for STRIP. Announcing STRIP — the Sustainable Turf Renewal and Improvement Project! By replacing the grass strips around the parking lot at Beth El with native plants, we will: Decrease our carbon footprint (no mowing) Create a home for pollinators Educate our community and neighbors
- [Friday Evening Summer Speaker Series](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-friday-evening-summer-speaker-series/) - This series will run during Friday evening services from July 7 through September 1. Summer service time: 7:30–8:30 PM As members of a Jewish community, we live by two calendars. We set our pace by the pulse of the secular world and also by the rhythms of our holidays and traditions. Sometimes, there's tension between
- [Beth El teens go on J-LOFT service trip to New Orleans](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-teens-are-part-of-a-jloft-service-trip-to-new-orleans/) - The teens and parents with J-LOFT Director Shoni Aronovich of Congregation Beth El (front row, second from left). On the very first J-LOFT Boston service trip, teens and parents from Beth El and other MetroWest synagogues worked alongside volunteers and mentors in New Orleans to help repair a house in the city's Algiers neighborhood. Most
- [Annual Meeting Minutes](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/annual-meeting-minutes/) - June 10, 2022
- [Beth El's JLOFT wins kudos for volunteerism](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-els-jloft-wins-kudos-for-volunteerism/) - JLOFT teens built desks in the Beth El parking lot for students who didn't have their own study space in their homes. April 27, 2022 Volunteer Ventures MA (VVMA) highlighted JLOFT (Jewish Learning Opportunities for Teens), a program for MetroWest Jewish teens founded by Beth El's Shoni Aronovich, for its hands-on service programs. In just
- [Repair the World](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/) - What can we do to help? That’s the question we constantly ask ourselves as Jews and Beth El members. Some things such as the need for food and medical care are always with us, while other needs arise depending on the current political and economic climate. Congregation Beth El has a long-standing commitment to social
- [Congregation Beth El’s dynamic new cantor leads in music and social justice ](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/congregation-beth-els-dynamic-new-cantor-leads-in-music-and-social-justice/) - April 2023 Cantor Vera Broekhuysen We are extremely pleased to announce that Vera Broekhuysen will become Beth El's full-time cantor this July to lead us in song and spirit in partnership with Rabbi Joshua Breindel. She has been serving as cantor at Temple Emanu-El in Haverhill since 2016 and spiritual leader since 2018. “Beth El
- [Beth El Antiracism Resolution](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/anti-racism-working-group/antiracism-resolution/) - This resolution was adopted by the Beth El Board of Directors on Jan. 21, 2022. Introduction Racism poses a threat to our democracy and directly affects the Jewish community (see Appendix 1). Building on our Jewish commitment to social justice and our solidarity, as Jews, with other historically subordinated groups, we are obligated to speak
- [Vision Art Exhibit](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/vision-art-exhibit/) - "Witness" by Joel Moskowitz. This multimedia exhibit in the halls of Beth El explores the many facets of vision, presenting work by members of our Beth El community. This exhibit will be on display for six months. Sponsored by the Beautification Committee.
- [High Holidays 5783/2022: D'var Torahs and Personal Prayers](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/high-holidays-5783-2022-dvar-torahs-and-personal-prayers/) - IN THE MEMBERS SECTION: Organization Forms Guides Miscellaneous Email listserv signups On this page: D’var Torah, Rosh Hashanah First Day – Larry Haydu Personal Prayer, Rosh Hashanah First Day (morning) – Fern Chertok Personal Prayer, Rosh Hashanah First Day (afternoon) – Linda Klein D’var Torah, Rosh Hashanah Second Day – Ashira Stevens Personal Prayer, Rosh Hashanah
- [Ritual Committee Updates](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/member-login/ritual-committee-updates/) - July 22, 2022 update Dear Beth El community, Rabbi Josh and I are happy to tell you that after concerted effort over the past six weeks, we have lined up a gifted and stable cohort of cantorial leaders to collaborate with him on Shabbat mornings over the coming year. We have also identified a lovely
- [Strategic Planning Committee](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/member-login/strategic-planning-committee/) - IN THE MEMBERS SECTION: Organization Forms Guides Miscellaneous Email listserv signups December 2021 update The Visioning Action Committee was a committee dedicated to talking to members to distill how we describe the heart and soul of BE to ourselves and to others; to create a vision statement and present it to the board. That group
- [Boston Globe, CBS Boston cover MLK Day of Service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-featured-in-boston-globe-article-on-mlk-day-of-service/) - Members of Congregation Beth El and Shoni Aronovich, director of teen education and engagement, were featured in a Globe article and a WBZ-TV piece about the January 16 MLK Day of Service organized by Jewish Learning Opportunities for Teens (J-LOFT). The January 15 Globe article headlined "Tenets of Judaism combine with MLK’s legacy in bread baking
- [Weekly meditation with David Daniel Klipper](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/weekly-meditation-with-david-daniel-klipper/) - Dates: Wednesdays from December 21 through March 29 at 11:00am (Zoom only) David Daniel Klipper Following the initial six sessions of Mindfulness Meditation offered by David Daniel, by participant request, teachings and meditations are continuing. You are invited to join these sessions, whether or not you've attended any of the previous sessions. Subjects of recent
- [Creating a gender-neutral bathroom at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/creating-a-gender-neutral-bathroom-at-beth-el/) - Continuing Beth El’s long stance as an inclusive community, plans are in motion to create a gender-neutral and handicapped access bathroom in our synagogue. The background: a subcommittee of our Inclusion Committee educated the congregation in 2021 on the need for a gender-neutral bathroom and found that there was overwhelming consensus to create this space
- [Beth El's outdoor menorah celebrates its 50th birthday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-els-outdoor-menorah-celebrates-its-50th-birthday/) - Reprinted with permission from Shalom Magazine Chanukah/Winter edition 2023. Please see full magazine at www.ShalomMA.com. By Barbara Miller Chanukah 5783 will be an extra-special time to gather and cele­brate at Beth El in Sudbury. This year, the congregation celebrates 50 years of lighting a very special outdoor Chanukah menorah. This one-of-a-kind stainless steel and bronze menorah
- [Beth El's Bountiful Book Sale](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-els-bountiful-book-sale/) - Did you used to think that you can never have too many books? Do you still think that? For those congregants who are downsizing or recognizing the burden of lots of “stuff,” we have an exciting solution! Beth El members are encouraged to bring in their “excess” Jewish books before December 31 for a used
- [Adult Hebrew Learning with Janet Buchwald](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/adult-hebrew-learning/) - Monday, October 24, 2022 - Monday, December 19, 2022 at 7:30pm - 8:30 pm For those who have a firm grounding in Hebrew grammar and want to dig more deeply into text. Through Torah and prayer, we focus on the nuances of language and work to develop a rich, personal understanding. Classes are held via
- [Help Ukraine by Donating Medical Supplies through Amazon](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/donate-medical-items-for-ukraine-relief/) - The Sanctuary Committee is still seeking donations to buy medical supplies that Center Makor in Brookline is collecting for Ukraine. The best way to help is by ordering items through Amazon (see this wishlist with priority rankings) and have them mailed directly to: Center Makor, c/o Yulya Collins 34 Cedar St. Walpole, MA 02081 You
- [Antiracism profile archives](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/anti-racism-working-group/profiles/) - Wendy Parker, M.D. (Photo: Mike Dickbernd) Julia LaMotte grew up at Congregation Beth El. Now a pediatric psychologist at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Julia is developing a book giveaway program for children with sickle cell disease (SCD). As noted by Julia’s mom, Gena Blinderman, “we send our children out into the world with
- [Teens from Beth El spend 10 days exploring Israel](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/teens-from-beth-el-spend-10-days-exploring-israel/) - In October 2022, high schoolers from Congregation Beth El and other area synagogues immersed themselves in Israel with their counterparts from a high school in Haifa as part of HiBur. Read their daily blog entries, see video interviews with groups from past years in HiBur, and learn more about teen engagement at Beth El.
- [Art exhibit at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/art-exhibit-at-beth-el/) - The "Do Not Stand Idly By: Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof!" exhibit on display at Beth El showcases the work of 11 Beth El artists and 16 pieces of art. The art spans a range of media, including oil, watercolor, and pastel paintings; quilts, installations, photography, collage, and sculpture. The exhibit will be up on the hallway
- [Register for a Beth El event](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/register-for-a-beth-el-event/) - General Registration Form for Attendees Please complete this form to register for a Beth El event and receive a Zoom link. Name of event(Required)Event date(Required)MonthMonth123456789101112DayDay12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031YearYear202720262025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947194619451944194319421941194019391938193719361935193419331932193119301929192819271926192519241923192219211920Full Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Enter Email Confirm Email Zip code(Required) Δ
- [Give and Gelt without Guilt](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/give-and-gelt-without-guilt/) - What should you do with your Judaica when you're downsizing or decluttering? Your kids don't want it, and you'd feel guilty giving it to Goodwill. Let them benefit other Jews as well as Beth EL through this summer fundraiser that runs from June 27 through August 23, 2022. We can get those precious but no-longer-needed
- [Summer speaker series 2022: "Rolling Darkness into Light"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/summer-speaker-series-2022-rolling-darkness-into-light/) - Everyone must be both a giver and a receiver. He who is not both is as a barren tree.” Many of us find it easier to offer support rather than to receive it. Jewish wisdom teaches us, however, that both are necessary in our lives. To bring ourselves into balance, the Summer Speaker Series will
- [Celebrating a great 2021-22 Beth El school year](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/2021-22-schoolyear/) - A big shout-out to Director of Teen Education and Engagement Shoni Aronovich for creating these highlight videos!
- [Call to action as Beth El reacts to Buffalo mass shooting](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-reacts-to-buffalo-mass-shooting/) - Michelle Fineblum, Vice President, Tikkun Olam Karen Blumenfeld and Judy Goldberg, Co-chairs, Beth El Antiracism Working Group We are sickened by the acts of an 18-year-old male white nationalist who murdered 10 innocent Black people buying groceries in their East Buffalo, N.Y., Tops supermarket. The victims' names are Celestine Chaney, 65; Roberta Drury, 32; Andre Mackniel,
- [Now hiring: Communications and Outreach Associate for Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/wanted-communications-and-outreach-associate-for-beth-el/) - Communications and Outreach Associate (25-30 hrs/week) Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River Valley is a Reform Jewish congregation of about 230 families located in Sudbury, MA. Congregation Beth El embodies joyful, participatory Judaism through ritual, study, social connection, and working towards social justice. Our Beth El family includes children and adults of all ages,
- [Beth El Art Exhibit](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/beth-el-art-exhibit/) - In our new exhibit, "Art from the soul of Beth El: Works by Members," we showcase works from eight of our members. Spanning materials as diverse as acrylic paint to hand-dyed silk, the pieces provide beauty in the hallway leading to the sanctuary. Each artist describes how their work is linked to their experience of
- [Mazel tov to Beth El teacher Janet Buchwald](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/mazel-tov-to-beth-el-teacher-janet-buchwald/) - Mazel tov to our beloved teacher, Janet Buchwald, who will be honored on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at a Zoom gala hosted by the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts. "Our educators, teachers of Torah (all things Jewish), have nourished our minds and kept our Jewish souls alive — they have sustained us during this
- [Hasidic Tales with Rabbi Breindel](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/hasidic-tales-with-rabbi-breindel/) - The stories of the Hasidim are wellsprings of inspiration, spiritual uplift and profound insights. You are warmly invited to lend your voice to this ongoing conversation as we blend our lived experience with these evocative (and often delightful!) teachings. All texts are in English and are posted on our webpage; don't hesitate to join this
- [Weekly Study Groups](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/weekly-study-materials/) - On Shabbat mornings before services, four study groups meet to parse the parasha (Torah portion of the week) or explore the meaning of a Hebrew commentary or midrash. Bagel breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m. followed by Torah study at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome to attend. Zoom links and study materials Torah Study with Rabbi
- [Climate Mensch profile archives](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/repair-the-world/green-team/climate-mensch-profile-archives/) - Cat and Alex Kaner (December 2021) Jocylyn Bailin and Jeff Alexander (November 2021) Denise Nelken and Craig Ross (October 2021) Patricia McCoon and Alan Corin (September 2021) Liz and Barry David (August 2021) Judith Lytel (July 2021) Michelle Fineblum and Michael Gevelber (June 2021) Ann and Mitch Kramer (May 2021) Nancy and Ira Silver (April
- [Holiday children's book drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/holiday-childrens-book-drive/) - Monday, November 15, 2021 - Sunday, December 12, 2021 Donate your gently used (or new) children’s books. Picture books, chapter books, fiction and non-fiction are all needed. Donations will benefit children at Framingham Women’s Prison, Hoops and Homework and local health centers. Books can be dropped off on Sunday mornings at Beth El. There will
- [L'hitra'ot to Lorel](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/lhitraot-to-lorel/) - This transition has resulted in an outpouring of connection, appreciation, gratitude, sadness, blessing, joy, awareness and growth for all of us. The multitude of blessings from Lorel over decades is a holy and inestimable gift. As we express our gratitude and love, and embrace her in farewell, we can all feel the love of being
- [Todah Project](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/todah-project/) - The Todah Project is Beth El’s way of thanking so many unrecognized workers that did hands-on caregiving and service delivery to those who would have suffered greatly without the work and devotion of these community helpers. We are asking you to write a few simple thank-you notes. We’ll give you the names, addresses, sample thank
- [Tikkum Olam Activites](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/tikkum-olam-activites/) - Climate change, hunger, racism, mass incarceration, health care for all, homelessness, immigration reform... these are all issues that Beth El members are working to address as part of our ongoing tikkun olam (repair the world) efforts. Read the latest monthly report on our work and learn how you can help.
- [Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon 2021](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/erev-rosh-hashanah-sermon-2021/) - Rabbi Chayim of Zans, a great Hasidic teacher, told this tale on Rosh Ha-Shanah: A man once lost his way in a great forest and wandered alone for a long time. After a while, he saw another person! His heart lifted – surely this traveler could tell him the correct way forward! When they both
- [Yahrzeit Nameplates](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/join-us/support-us/yahrzeit-nameplates/) - In addition to making a donation to a fund of their choice, members can also support Beth El through Project Zachor — making a donation to dedicate a custom-made yahrzeit nameplate in honor of a loved one who has passed. The nameplates are mounted on either side of the bimah, and visitors may place small
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- [Lorel's L'hitraot Farewell - A Lifelong Prayer in Song](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/lorels-lhitraot-farewell-a-lifelong-prayer-in-song/) - Multimedia Lorel visits the “Loving Lorel” art installation for the first time Play video Shir El reminiscence (June 6) Coming soon “The Future of American Judaism” with guest Rabbi Nancy Flam (June 5) Coming soon Contemplative Shabbat service with guest Rabbi Weinberg (April 10) Coming soon “Sephardic Song and Sondheim” with Dan Goodman, Beth Schine

## Events

- [Shabbat Rinah honors Pride Month on 4th Friday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-honors-pride-month/) - Please join us as we honor Pride Month and celebrate summer and the last Rinah of the year! Let's sing out the year with open hearts. “And you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace.” PLEASE NOTE Shabbat Rinah is the 4th Friday this month
- [Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Group](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-science-fiction-book-group/) - Our exploration of Jewish Fantasy and Science fiction continues with The Inquisitor's Tale, a Newbery Honor book. By Adam Gidwitz: On a dark night in 1242, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children: William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a
- [Touch a Truck](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/touch-a-truck-2/) - When Sunday, August 9, 2026 10:00am – 12:00pm Add To Calendar Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Outlook Live Event Type Home page Enjoy a free family fun event where kids can get up close and personal with their favorite construction vehicles, enjoy shaved ice from the Kona ice truck, and have fun at
- [Circle 'Round for Singing: Songs of S'lichot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circle-round-for-singing-songs-of-slichot/) - Join Cantor Vera for a series of monthly community song circles throughout 5787. We’ll gather on Shabbat afternoons. Together we’ll learn, and sing, songs that strengthen us… enthrall us…. challenge us… heal us… and deepen and expand our sense of Jewish musical culture and human connection. No prior singing experience required: these song circles are
- [Tu Corazón: A Sefardi prayer of the Heart for Elul](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tu-corazon-a-sefardi-prayer-of-the-heart-for-elul/) - During the weeks preceding the High Holidays, Psalm 27 is recited daily, moving between fear and trust, concealment and longing. On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the medieval piyyut Achot K’tanah gives voice to vulnerability while invoking renewal: may the old year end with its curses, and the new year begin with blessing. A book of piyyutim (sacred
- [4th Annual Board of Directors BBQ 2026](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/4th-annual-board-of-directors-bbq-2026/) - Beth El's board of directors invites all our members to join us for the annual Board of Directors BBQ. Let's get together to nosh and schmooze with all our Beth El friends in this members-only event, though you're welcome to invite friends whom you think may have a serious interest in joining Beth El. Register
- [Craftisans](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-july-2026/) - Join Beth El crafters for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing
- [Tisha b’Av Observance](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tisha-bav-observance/) - Tisha b’Av commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other painful periods in Jewish history, and is also an opportunity for us to share our grief about the brokenness of the world today. We will gather in candle-lit silence, in prayer and meditation, and with the beautiful, haunting melodies of
- [Full Moon Kayaking in the Sudbury River](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/full-moon-kayaking-in-the-sudbury-river/) - When Thursday, August 27, 2026 7:30pm – 9:00pm Add To Calendar Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Outlook Live Event Type Home page Outdoors Kayaking with Beth El is back! Once a month grab your paddles, meet us at the Sudbury River, and float under the full moon. Monthly full moon kayaking will happen
- [Jewish Rock & Roll Memories with Hal Slifer](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-rock-roll-memories-with-hal-slifer/) - Join Hal Slifer, popular WERS radio host, for Rock and Roll Memories/Jewish Style!—a lively multimedia journey through the music, TV Shows and commercials, of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. With rare video clips, fun backstories, and plenty of audience participation, Hal brings back the songs and moments that defined a generation with a Jewish flavor.
- [Just Harmonies](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/just-harmonies/) - What do you need for a sweet summer Havdalah? Just Harmonies! Cantor Vera Broekhuysen, Rachel Hanson and Joy Silvey offer a shimmering set of rich harmonies in Hebrew, English and Bulgarian. Join us to make Havdalah and welcome the new week with song. Click here for those joining us on Zoom.
- [Craftisans at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-at-beth-el/) - Stay cool over the summer with your craft projects! Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be creativity, companionable
- [Shabbat on the Beach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-on-the-beach-incredible-nature/) - Beth El’s Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera will lead a “Shabbat on the Beach” service on Friday, July 10 at the Wayland Town Beach (25 Parkland Drive, Wayland). They will be joined by Rabbi Emily Mathis of B’nai Torah MetroWest for a joint community Shabbat. On Friday, August 28 we return to Wayland Town Beach
- [Shabbat Rinah: Proud & Free](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-proud-free/) - Attend a local Juneteenth celebration, and then in the evening, join the Rinah musicians and Beth El clergy for a musical Shabbat shaped by the motifs of Pride month. We’ll celebrate Black and LGBTQ+ Jewish voices and history in song, speech and prayer. Beth El member Jo Rothman (they/them) will share a personal reflection. If
- ["Fixing the Unfixable"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/fixing-the-unfixable/) - WordsMove Theater (which includes Beth El's Ben Dubrovsky and Alice Waugh) will give another staged reading of humorous short plays by Nora Ephron, Peter M. Floyd, Robert Luxford and Paul Rudnick. Free, but donations to help defray costs of play licensing and equipment (to be split with Beth El) are welcome. Livestream it here!
- [Craftisans June](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-june-2/) - Join Beth El crafters for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing
- [Craftisans June](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-june/) - Join Beth El crafters for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing
- [Scifi/Fantasy Book Club: The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-maiden-and-her-monster-by-maddie-martinez/) - All are welcome to our book club as we discuss The Maiden and her Monster by Maddie Martinez! The Maiden and Her Monster is a gorgeous, atmospheric debut fantasy rooted in history, folklore, and sapphic romance—perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Ava Reid, Hannah Whitten, and Naomi Novik. The forest eats the girls who wander out
- [Freedom Trainers Training](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/freedom-trainers-training/) - Beth El members and friends are invited to a training with the Freedom Trainers at Temple Hillel B'nai Torah (120 Corey St., West Roxbury), cosponsored by Kerem Shalom, Nehar Shalom, Congregation Dorshei Tzedek, and Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church. The Freedom Trainers are a skilled training group who offer political education around countering democratic backsliding.
- [Red Cross Blood Drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/red-cross-blood-drive-4/) - Sign up to donate blood Sign up to volunteer
- [Evergreen: Pro Arte Conifer String Concert](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/evergreen-pro-arte-conifer-string-concert/) - Congregation Beth El is delighted to welcome back the Conifer Quartet of Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston! The Salon Series is Pro Arte's chamber music concert series. Each performance features a select handful of musicians from Pro Arte's cooperative along with occasional guest artists to present musical gems not featured in the full orchestral
- [MetroWest Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/metrowest-community-tikkun-leil-shavuot/) - Celebrate Torah, music, and the power of shared story at the 12th annual MetroWest Community Shavuot. This event is hosted at Temple Israel of Natick (145 Hartford St.). 6:00pm — Community dinner (register here for dinner *by Sunday night, May 17th*) 6:45pm — "Standing Together: The Torah of Connection" — a story slam featuring community
- [Birding with Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/birding-with-beth-el/) - We’re blessed to have many protected natural areas near Beth El. Members of the Beth El community are invited to join any of three morning walks in local conservation areas on Tuesdays, May 26 with a possible extension to June 2. While we’ll be particularly attentive to birds, we’ll open our senses to all aspects
- [First Friday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-5/) - Join us for our multi-generational Shabbat as we celebrate First Friday! There’s something for everyone: 5:30pm — Shabbat for Tots and those who love them 6:15pm — Dinner: Hearty stews, pizza, challah, salad 7:00pm — Interactive, musical, participatory Kabbalat Shabbat service 8:00pm — Kiddush, oneg dessert, and schmooze! All are welcome; registration required.
- [Pajama Havdalah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pajama-havdalah-8/) - PJ Havdalah is a monthly program for folks in their 20s to 40s, with or without kids, who are interested in a friendly, low-key setting to connect with others like them. The first part of the evening is for the whole family and the second part is just for adults, with childcare for all ages
- [Circle ’Round for Singing](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circle-round-for-singing-9/) - Freshen up your inner song this spring! Join Cantor Vera for this month's Circle Round for Singing: Something Old and Something New, our June session of communal song. We'll pair exploration of traditional Moroccan Jewish songs (as taught last year at Beth El by Laura Elkeslassy) with new melodies from Live from the Beit Midrash
- [Shavuot on the Drumlin](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shavuot-on-the-drumlin-2/) - Join Congregation Beth El for our annual hike up the drumlin at Drumlin Farm (218 Lincoln Road, Lincoln) to celebrate Shavuot. Receive the Ten Commandments and revelation through song and prayer then reconnect with community at the picnic tables. Bring a water bottle, a blanket, and snacks, and meet at the Drumlin Farm visitors center.
- [Singing for Our Neighbors: Sue Horowitz & Eric Kilburn Concert to Benefit Casa](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/singing-for-our-neighbors-sue-horowitz-eric-kilburn/) - Fabulous folk music artists and dear friends Sue Horowitz and Eric Kilburn are raising their voices to raise much-needed funds to support our immigrant neighbors! Eric and Sue offer this double album release concert of Eric’s new album “Passages” and Sue’s new album “Rainy Nights and Rearview Windows.” All proceeds go to Casa (Metrowest Worker
- [Bicycle Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/bicycle-shabbat-2/) - Grab your bike, pump the wheels, and join in for a Shabbat bike ride following services. We will meet in the Beth El parking lot at 1:30 p.m. before heading to the rail trail. Expect a flat, easy ride with a few stops along the way for snacks and light discussion themed around Rosh Chodesh
- [Craftisans May 13 & 20](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-may-13-20/) - Join Beth El crafters for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing
- [Jewish Fantasy and Scifi Book Club: Notes on a Regicide by Isaac Fellman](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-scifi-book-club-notes-on-a-regicide-by-isaac-fellman/) - All are welcome to our book club as we discuss Notes on a Regicide by Isaac Fellman! Notes from a Regicide is a heartbreaking science-fiction story of trans self-discovery from award-winning author Isaac Fellman. When your parents die, you find out who they really were. Griffon Keming’s second parents saved him from his abusive family.
- [Lag B’Omer Bonfire: Honoring the Mystical Power of Storytelling](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/lag-bomer-bonfire-honoring-the-mystical-power-of-storytelling/) - Come to Congregation Beth El and join us with B’nai Or of Boston for a Lag B’Omer gathering around the fire with s’mores! “Lag” is an acronym for לג the 33rd day of the Omer, which takes us from Pesach to Shavuot. On Lag B’Omer, we celebrate the life of Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai, the
- [Singing to Sinai: An Evening of Communal Song with Molly Bajgot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/singing-to-sinai-an-evening-of-communal-song-with-molly-bajgot/) - As a people, we travel from the narrows to the expanse in the weeks between Pesach and Shavuot. With original melodies and contemporary music, we'll explore liberation, growth, Torah and beyond, as we prepare to receive revelation as our ancestors once did: in unexpected places. NOTE: This concert is part of MetroWest's communal 2026 Shavuot
- [Shabbat Rinah in Bloom](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-in-bloom/) - The mountain burst into bloom at Torah’s approach, and so do our hearts on this last Shabbat before Shavuot! Let our joy flower — join Cantor Vera, Rabbi Josh and the Rinah musicians for an evening of Shabbat music and poetry as we approach Sinai together. » Zoom link
- [Spring Fling](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/spring-fling/) - This Spring Fling will be a both an opportunity for Beth El to celebrate the new life that comes with spring and, importantly, to celebrate Beth Schine, our temple administrator, who is retiring at the end of June. Truly an opportunity to thank Beth for all she has done over the last ten years! (Note:
- [Artists' reception](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/artists-reception/) - The Beth El Art Collaborative Invites you to the opening reception for "Otot u’Moftim: Signs and Wonders Seeing the Extraordinary in the Everyday," the new exhibit by the Beth El Arts Collaborative. Presentation at approximately 8:30pm after Friday evening services, followed by refreshments and mingling with the artists. For more information, contact Janet Buchwald. Image:
- [Songs for Struggling Together (note location)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circle-round-for-singing-6/) - What are our spiritual, musical resources for showing up in difficult times? Join Kevin Murphy and Rob Hammerton (music director and choir director of Sudbury United Methodist Church) and Cantor Vera Broekhuysen of Congregation Beth El for a song workshop exploring songs that help us live our values in difficult times. This workshop will put
- [Bicycle Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/bicycle-shabbat/) - Grab your bike, pump the wheels, and join in for a Shabbat bike ride following services. We will meet in the Beth El parking lot at 1:30 p.m. before heading to the rail trail. Expect a flat, easy ride with a few stops along the way for snacks and light discussion themed around a Jewish
- [Tzedakah Box Decorating](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tzedkah-box-decorating/) - Carob Tree Branching Out and BeInSpirEd are inviting students, parents, and all Beth El members to decorate tzedakah boxes together in a community event after class on May 3. All boxes will be provided. This is a wonderful opportunity to personalize a Jewish ritual item for your home — one that can sit on our
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-4/) - Sunday, April 12, will be a special session of BEginnings: Families are invited to participate in a mezuzah-making workshop with Mosaic artist Mia Schon. This hands-on experience is designed for families with children of all ages. A play space with toys and trucks will be available, and BEginnings staff members Arielle and Karly will be
- [Who Will Remain](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/who-will-remain/) - Who Will Remain beautifully interweaves a survivor’s personal narrative, wonderful music, and poetry from the Sho’ah (the Holocaust) with other poetry of loss, hope, and faith. On Yom HaSho’ah, the Jewish date for commemorating the Holocaust, attendees are invited to grapple with the terrible destruction of the Sho’ah, and build both understanding and empathy through
- [Legacy Giving Guidance with CJP's Shira Kraft](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/legacy-giving-guidance-with-cjps-shira-craft/) - Would you like to know more about legacy giving at Beth El? Designating Beth El as a partial beneficiary of your estate is easy. More importantly, it is a dependable way to ensure that your values live on. We are fortunate to host Shira Kraft, Associate Vice President for Gift Planning and Endowment at Combined
- [From Midbar to Mountain: Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/from-midbar-to-mountain-shabbat-rinah/) - We’re on our way from the midbar (the wilderness) to joy breaking out like the wildflowers on Mt. Sinai! Join Rinah musicians and Beth El clergy as we dance the journey together with song, poetry and prayer to celebrate Shabbat and the new month of Iyyar. We count each day of the omer from Pesach
- [Pajama Havdalah: Passover Culinary Workshop](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pajama-havdalah-passover-culinary-workshop/) - Looking forward to Passover but feeling uninspired by your usual menu? Are you craving new ways to imbue your seder with delicious food and rituals? Join Community Creative Fellow and culinary historian Sara Gardner to explore vibrant Jewish flavors from across the Sephardic diaspora and to learn how to integrate these recipes and stories into
- [Craftisans](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-4/) - Join Beth El crafters for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing
- [Craftisans](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-3/) - Join Beth El crafters for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing
- [Circle ’Round for Singing](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circle-round-for-singing-8/) - This specially scheduled Circle 'Round takes place on Sunday March 29th, with a 10am start time! Join Cantor Vera for a series of eight in-person community song circles throughout 5786. We’ll gather on Shabbat afternoons (and one Sunday afternoon in December). Together we’ll learn, and sing, songs that strengthen us… enthrall us…. challenge us… heal
- [Haimish "Homey" Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/haimish-homey-shabbat-2/) - Join us for a haimish (“homey”) and creative Shabbat evening. Arrive with your dish at 6:45 to set up, and our program will begin at 7pm. We’ll come together with our clergy to light candles, make kiddush and motzi (blessings over the fruit of the vine and bread), and share a potluck Shabbat meal complete
- [Bloody, Gory, and Fascinating: The Book of Judges](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/bloody-gory-and-fascinating-the-book-of-judges/) - Led by Beth El member Susan Phillips, this six-week study presents a rare opportunity to explore and engage with key selections from the Book of Judges. Suitable for new and advanced learners alike. Come prepared to deepen your knowledge of this occasionally mentioned but rarely studied text. Learners may attend the full course or choose
- [Craftisans](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-2/) - Join Beth El crafters for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing
- [Shabbat Rinah and Saturday Concert with Om Shalom Trio](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-with-om-shalom-trio/) - Om Shalom explores the intersection of two rich musical traditions in their performance of ancient Jewish melodies, Indian ragas, and new compositions. You can learn more about Om Shalom and listen to their music here. Friday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. — Shabbat Rinah Shabbat ShalOm! For this unique Shabbat experience, the Shabbat Rinah musicians are
- [The History of Bagels and Lox](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-history-of-bagels-and-lox/) - Did you ever wonder why bagels, cream cheese and lox are Jewish? Join us for an enlightening brunch and learn with Jewish food writer Joni Schockett as we explore the origins of our iconic Sunday trilogy: bagels, cream cheese and lox. Where did these three foods come from? Who decided to put them together? How did the
- [Jewish Fantasy and Scifi Book Club: The Familiar](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-scifi-book-club-the-familiar/) - All are welcome to our book club as we discuss The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic
- [First Friday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-4/) - Join us for our multi-generational Shabbat as we celebrate First Friday! There’s something for everyone: 5:30pm — Shabbat for Tots and those who love them 6:15pm — Dinner: Hearty stews, pizza, challah, salad 7:00pm — Interactive, musical, participatory Kabbalat Shabbat service 8:00pm — Kiddush, oneg dessert, and schmooze! All are welcome; registration required.
- [Purim Spiel: "The Muppets Take Shushan"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/purim-spiel-the-muppets-take-shushan/) - It’s the most sensational, inspirational, educational, Bethelational....... The Not Ready for Purim Players present "The Muppets Take Shushan" on Saturday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. Word on the street: “Starring moi!” — Miss Piggy “Pure garbage.” — Oscar the Grouch “1... 2... 3rd worst Purim Spiel ever! Ah ha ha!” — The Count Live-stream using video
- [Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yom-haatzmaut-celebration-2/) - For the second year, we are hosting a Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebration at Beth El. Join us for a joyous evening of food, music and dance. We will enjoy a catered dinner featuring traditional Israeli food, performance by Berklee School of Music’s Tal Shalom-Kobi and music student ensemble, and guided Israeli dancing for all. Register here.
- [Craftisans](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans/) - Join Beth El crafters for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing
- [Contemplative Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/contemplative-shabbat-4/) - Julie Leavitt and Rabbinic Pastor David Daniel Klipper colead a meditative, moving Shabbat morning service with our Beth El clergy. This special service is full of chant and contemplation. Together we’ll sing, breathe and flow through the morning. Our Torah service will follow the traditional Beth El pattern. In this sensory-sensitive service, we won’t use
- [Family Purim Carnival](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/family-purim-carnival-2/) - Join us for a fun morning at Beth El for the whole family! Enjoy carnival games and prizes, arts & crafts, hamantaschen, face-painting, and a special circus performance and workshop for kids. The carnival is suited for toddlers all the way to middle-schoolers. No registrations required - all are welcome! Game tickets will be sold
- [Haimish "Homey" Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/haimish-homey-shabbat/) - Join us for a haimish (“homey”) and creative Shabbat evening. Starting at 7:00pm, we’ll come together with our clergy to light candles, make kiddush and motzi (blessings over the fruit of the vine and bread), and share a potluck Shabbat meal complete with warm conversation and Shabbat song. This will be an innovative service experience
- [Circle ’Round for Singing](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circle-round-for-singing-5/) - Join Cantor Vera for a series of eight in-person community song circles throughout 5786. We’ll gather on Shabbat afternoons (and one Sunday afternoon in December). Together we’ll learn, and sing, songs that strengthen us… enthrall us…. challenge us… heal us… deepen and expand our sense of Jewish musical culture and human connection. Each session will
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-5/) - Welcome to BEginnings, Congregation Beth El's new(ish) preK program! BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and kehilla (community) time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 9:30-10:00am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled
- [First Friday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-3/) - Join us for our multi-generational Shabbat as we celebrate First Friday! There’s something for everyone: 5:30pm — Shabbat for Tots and those who love them 6:15pm — Dinner: Hearty stews, pizza, challah, salad 7:00pm — Interactive, musical, participatory Kabbalat Shabbat service 8:00pm — Kiddush, oneg dessert, and schmooze! All are welcome; registration required.
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-3/) - Welcome to BEginnings, Congregation Beth El's new(ish) preK program! BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and kehilla (community) time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 9:30-10:00am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled
- [Contemplative Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/contemplative-shabbat-5/) - Julie Leavitt and Rabbinic Pastor David Daniel Klipper colead a meditative, moving Shabbat morning service with our Beth El clergy. This special service is full of chant and contemplation. Together we’ll sing, breathe and flow through the morning. Our Torah service will follow the traditional Beth El pattern. In this sensory-sensitive service, we won’t use
- [Jewish Fantasy and Scifi Book Club: A Song for a New Day](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-scifi-book-club-a-song-for-a-new-day/) - All are welcome to our book club as we discuss A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker! After a global pandemic makes public gatherings illegal and concerts impossible, except for those willing to break the law for the love of music--and for one chance at human connection. In the Before, when the government
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-12/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be
- [Scholar in Residence Rabbi Sid Schwarz](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/scholar-in-residence-rabbi-sid-schwarz/) - We are pleased to welcome Rabbi Sid Schwarz to Congregation Beth El as our Scholar in Residence for Friday, February 13 & Saturday, February 14! Rabbi Sid will deliver the d'var torah on Friday evening and Saturday morning, then offer a presentation before Havdallah on Saturday night. Please register here for shabbat dinner and for
- [Love, Love, Love at Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/love-love-love-at-shabbat-rinah-3/) - Let the sounds of Shabbat Rinah warm your heart! The voices and instruments of the Rinah musicians weave love of Shabbat together with love of our whole human selves, honoring JDAIM (Jewish Disability Acceptance, Awareness and Inclusion Month). We celebrate one another and the rituals that keep us holy and whole. Join us! Click here
- [Pro Arte Presents: Czech Please! At Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pro-arte-presents-czech-please-at-beth-el/) - Escape the February doldrums for an afternoon and join us for a trip to Prague, where we will present the Anton Reicha Wind Quintet in D, composed in 1818. Reicha, a friend of Beethoven, was one of the first composers to popularize this ensemble. Then we will add a bass clarinet for the Janacek Mladi (Youth), a
- [Bloody, Gory, and Fascinating: The Book of Judges (first session)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/bloody-gory-and-fascinating-the-book-of-judges-first-session/) - Led by Beth El member Susan Phillips, this six-week study presents a rare opportunity to explore and engage with key selections from the Book of Judges. Suitable for new and advanced learners alike. Come prepared to deepen your knowledge of this occasionally mentioned but rarely studied text. Learners may attend the full course or choose
- [Creating Seder: A Free Body Doubling Session](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/creating-seder-a-free-body-doubling-session/) - Body doubling is a focus strategy where simply working alongside another person — even on Zoom — can help you stay on task (note that "seder" is Hebrew for "order.) There’s no coaching, no chatting, no pressure — just the quiet accountability of not being alone. It’s surprisingly powerful if you: easily get distracted struggle
- [Circle ’Round for Singing](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circle-round-for-singing-4/) - Join Cantor Vera for a series of eight in-person community song circles throughout 5786. We’ll gather on Shabbat afternoons (and one Sunday afternoon in December). Together we’ll learn, and sing, songs that strengthen us… enthrall us…. challenge us… heal us… deepen and expand our sense of Jewish musical culture and human connection. Each session will
- [Tu BiShvat Around the World](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tu-bishevat-around-the-world/) - Take a trip with Beth El this Tu BiShvat! Visit four locations around the world to learn about how they celebrate the birthday of the trees. Eat delicious food, learn about different Jewish cultures, and honor trees at home and around the world. Each location will feature food, hands-on activities, learning inspired by the geographic
- [HIAS Coffee House](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/hias-coffee-house-2/) - Join us for the fifth annual Sanctuary Committee HIAS Coffee House. This year's coffeehouse will feature personal stories, musical offerings, and refreshments that reflect the themes of overcoming hesitancy, acting with bravery, and celebrating commitment. We can also offer childcare for those who preregister! » Register here
- [Sea Shanty Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sea-shanty-shabbat-3/) - Ahoy, hearties! Join us for a lighthearted, lilting Shabbat with the tang of salt spray in our melodies, before we dive into the Yamim Nora’im (Days of Awe). We’ll sing shanties and other songs of the sea as part of our Shabbat liturgy, with the active conspiracy of some of our stalwart Purim players. Seafaring
- [First Friday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-2/) - Join us for our multi-generational Shabbat as we celebrate First Friday! There’s something for everyone: 5:30pm — Shabbat for Tots and those who love them 6:15pm — Dinner: Hearty stews, pizza, challah, salad 7:00pm — Interactive, musical, participatory Kabbalat Shabbat service 8:00pm — Kiddush, oneg dessert, and schmooze! All are welcome; registration required.
- [Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/holocaust-remembrance-day-2026/) - Please enjoy free admission to the American Heritage Museum (568 Main St., Hudson) on Tuesday, Jan. 27 when Rabbi Breindel will lead a ceremony at 11:00 a.m. to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The museum (listed in National Geographic's top 10 WWII museums worldwide) includes a Holocaust exhibit centered on a restored century-old German cattle
- [Film: "Fiddler on the Moon" (NEW DATE)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/fiddler-on-the-moon/) - Come to a screening and talkback with Rabbi Josh Breindel for a screening of "Fiddler on the Moon," a documentary that investigates the mystery that has plagued scientists, theologians, and comedians for millennia: Will Judaism survive in space? The film provides answers from Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronauts Jeffrey Hoffman and Jessica Meir, and a quorum
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-2/) - Welcome to BEginnings, Congregation Beth El's new(ish) preK program! BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and kehilla (community) time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 9:30-10:00am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled
- [Let Freedom Ring: Shabbat Rinah honors MLK](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/let-freedom-ring-shabbat-rinah-honors-mlk/) - Join us as we celebrate the work and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a Shabbat of joyful song featuring the Shabbat Rinah musicians, What the World Needs Now Interfaith Coalition Singers, Shir El & combined interfaith choirs, and members of the Sudbury Clergy Association. We'll raise our voices, listen actively to
- [Contemplative Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/contemplative-shabbat-2/) - Julie Leavitt and Rabbinic Pastor David Daniel Klipper colead a meditative, moving Shabbat morning service with our Beth El clergy. This special service is full of chant and contemplation. Together we’ll sing, breathe and flow through the morning. Our Torah service will follow the traditional Beth El pattern. In this sensory-sensitive service, we won’t use
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-11/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be
- [Jewish Fantasy and Scifi Book Club: Sisters of the Winter Wood](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-scifi-book-club-sisters-of-the-winter-wood/) - All are welcome to our book club as we discuss Sisters of the Winter Wood! Captivating and boldly imaginative, with a tale of sisterhood at its heart, Rena Rossner's debut fantasy invites you to enter a world filled with magic, folklore, and the dangers of the woods. In a remote village surrounded by vast forests
- [Circle ’Round for Singing](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circle-round-for-singing-3/) - Join Cantor Vera for a series of eight in-person community song circles throughout 5786. We’ll gather on Shabbat afternoons (and one Sunday afternoon in December). Together we’ll learn, and sing, songs that strengthen us… enthrall us…. challenge us… heal us… deepen and expand our sense of Jewish musical culture and human connection. Each session will
- ["Reweaving Our Social Fabric," part 1](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/reweaving-our-social-fabric-part-1/) - "Reweaving Our Social Fabric: A Timely Film and Conversation with Robert Putnam" is a two-part, two-day program featuring a film screening and a subsequent discussion with author Robert Putnam. Sunday, Jan. 4 from 2:00–4:00 pm: Screening of "Join or Die," a documentary based on Harvard Professor Emeritus Robert Putnam’s groundbreaking research about declining participation in
- [Annual Christmas Eve Movie and Dinner](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/annual-christmas-eve-movie-and-dinner/) - Looking for something to do on Christmas Eve? Join us for our annual Christmas Eve movie and dinner. This year's movie for grown-ups is Bad Shabbos! Children of all ages are warmly invited to join! Following dinner there will be a children movie playing in the kolel (with adult supervision) - K-Pop Demon Hunters! Dinner
- [First Friday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday/) - Join us for our multi-generational Shabbat as we celebrate the First(ish) Friday of 2026! There’s something for everyone: 5:30pm — Shabbat for Tots and those who love them 6:15pm — Dinner: Hearty stews, pizza, challah, salad 7:00pm — Interactive, musical, participatory Kabbalat Shabbat service 8:00pm — Kiddush, oneg dessert, and schmooze! All are welcome; registration
- ["Reweaving Our Social Fabric," part 2](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/reweaving-our-social-fabric-part-1-2/) - "Reweaving Our Social Fabric: A Timely Film and Conversation with Robert Putnam" is a two-part, two-day program featuring a film screening and a subsequent discussion with author Robert Putnam. Sunday, Jan. 4 from 2:00–4:00 pm: Screening of "Join or Die," a documentary based on Harvard Professor Emeritus Robert Putnam’s groundbreaking research about declining participation in
- [Hasidic Tales of Chanukah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/hasidic-tales-of-chanukah/) - Join Rabbi Josh on Zoom as we explore Hasidic tales on the wisdom and mystery of Chanukah! Study material for class.
- [Chanukah Sing-Along With Shir El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/chanukah-sing-along-with-shir-el/) - We'll light the Beth El outdoor chanukiyah for the fourth night of Chanukah and celebrate with song! Shir El will offer a pair of choral settings of Chanukah songs and then invite you to join us in a festive singalong. If it's too stinkin' cold outside to stay out comfortably, we'll sing indoors!
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-9/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be
- [Lilith Unbound Session 3: Woman of the World](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/lilith-unbound-session-3-woman-of-the-world/) - For three thousand years, Lilith has refused to walk any path but her own. From Mesopotamian myth to the Garden of Eden, from Jewish folklore to modern music and story, Lilith's voice still grows in power. Vilified as a demon and a seductress, she has also been reclaimed as a potent symbol of resistance and resilience. In this
- [Mitzvah Mall](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/mitzvah-mall-3/) - Buy handmade Guatemalan beaded & woven goods for Hanukah. 10 % Proceeds to Beth El and rest to a school for impoverished families.
- [Circle ’Round for Singing](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circle-round-for-singing-2/) - Join Cantor Vera for a series of eight in-person community song circles throughout 5786. We’ll gather on Shabbat afternoons (and one Sunday afternoon in December). Together we’ll learn, and sing, songs that strengthen us… enthrall us…. challenge us… heal us…deepen and expand our sense of Jewish musical culture and human connection. Each session will have
- [Annual Maynard Menorah Lighting](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/annual-maynard-menorah-lighting/) - For the sixth year, the Maynard community will gather in Memorial Park to light their 12 foot Menorah — not just as a celebration of Hanukkah, but as a heartfelt moment of unity, hope, and shared light. This year, Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera will lead the ritual! In a time when the world can
- ["Holiday Stories You Haven't Heard"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/holiday-stories-you-havent-heard/) - WordsMove Theater returns to Beth El in a series of four (mostly) humorous skits on Christmas and Hanukkah themes. The cast includes Beth El's Ben Dubrovsky and Alice Waugh. Donations gratefully accepted but not required; donate at the show or via Venmo to @Mary-Crowe-61. For more information, email awaugh178@gmail.com.
- [Circle ’Round for Singing](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circle-round-for-singing/) - Join Cantor Vera for a series of eight in-person community song circles throughout 5786. We’ll gather on Shabbat afternoons (and one Sunday afternoon in December). Together we’ll learn, and sing, songs that strengthen us… enthrall us…. challenge us… heal us…deepen and expand our sense of Jewish musical culture and human connection. Each session will have
- [First Friday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-6/) - Join us for our multi-generational Shabbat as we celebrate the First Friday of 5786! There’s something for everyone: 5:30pm — Shabbat for Tots and those who love them 6:15pm — Dinner: Hearty stews, pizza, challah, salad 7:00pm — Interactive, musical, participatory Kabbalat Shabbat service 8:00pm — Kiddush, oneg dessert, and schmooze! All are welcome; registration required.
- [Pro Arte: Brahms Second Sextet at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pro-arte-brahms-second-sextet-at-beth-el/) - Pro Arte returns to Congregation Beth El in Sudbury for a special extra performance of their Salon Series concert! We are delighted to welcome back the talented members of ProArte Chamber Orchestra of Boston for this special performance of Johannes Brahms' String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36. Performers are Julia Cash and Jeff
- [Author talk: "Ancestral Dreaming"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/author-talk-ancestral-dreaming/) - "We are the dreams of our ancestors, the future embodiment of their hopes and visions." Join Beth El member Yael Linda Schiller for a glimpse into her new book, Ancestral Dreaming: Heal Generational Wounds Through Dreamwork, an illuminating and heartfelt guide that invites you to connect with your ancestral legacies, gifts and blessings and to
- [Lilith Unbound Session 2: Woman of the Wind](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/lilith-unbound-session-2-woman-of-the-wind/) - For 3,000, Lilith has refused to walk any path but her own. From Mesopotamian myth to the Garden of Eden, from Jewish folklore to modern music and story, Lilith's voice still grows in power. Vilified as a demon and a seductress, she has also been reclaimed as a potent symbol of resistance and resilience. In this
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings_nov2025/) - BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and and community time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 9:30–10:00am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys as well as bagels, coffee, and hot
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-10/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be
- [Light Up the Sixth Night with Shabbat Rinah!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/light-up-the-sixth-night-with-shabbat-rinah/) - On this night of six candles, approaching the shortest, darkest day of the year, we welcome Shabbat Chanukah! Come revel in sharing song, the brightness of our community’s warm embrace, and the joy of beloved ritual with Shabbat Chanukah at Beth El, led by the Rinah musicians and Beth El clergy. We will light the
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings/) - Welcome to BEginnings, Congregation Beth El's new(ish) preK program! BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and kehilla (community) time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 9:30-10:00am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-7/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be
- [Family Chanukah Party](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/gear-up-for-hanukkah-2/) - All are welcome to celebrate Hanukkah at Beth El! Bring your kids and grandkids for this free, young family-focused Hanukkah event with snacks, crafts, songs, and stories.
- [Giving Gratitude with Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/giving-gratitude-with-shabbat-rinah-3/) - We join together in gratitude among all this time’s vulnerabilities and scarcities. Our community and our tradition offer, with open arms, the sweetness of Shabbat. Come and sing in Shabbat together with the Rinah musicians and Beth El clergy.
- [Pajama Havdalah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pajama-havdalah-4/) - PJ Havdalah is a monthly program for folks in their 20s to 40s, with or without kids, who are interested in a friendly, low-key setting to connect with others like them. The first part of the evening is for the whole family and the second part is just for adults, with childcare for all ages
- [First Friday: Shabbat for All, Big and Small](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-for-all-big-and-small/) - Join us for our multi- generational Shabbat as we celebrate the First Friday of 5786! There’s something for everyone: 5:30pm — Shabbat for tots and those who love them 6:15pm — Dinner: hearty stews, pizza, challah, salad 7:00pm — Interactive, musical, participatory Kabbalat Shabbat service 8:00pm — Kiddush, oneg dessert, and schmooze! All are welcome; registration
- [Interfaith Thanksgiving](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/interfaith-thanksgiving/) - Let's come together to sing, pray, give thanks, and support our neighbors in need. Our service will be held at Sudbury United Methodist Church, and is sponsored by the Sudbury Clergy Association; Rabbi Josh, Cantor Vera, and Shir El will all take part.If you can, please bring a Market Basket or VISA gift card for
- [Jewish Fantasy and Scifi Book Club: Soon I Will Be Invincible](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-scifi-book-club-soon-i-will-be-invincible/) - All are welcome to our book club as we discuss Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman! Doctor Impossible--evil genius, would-be world conqueror--languishes in prison. Shuffling through the cafeteria line with ordinary criminals, he wonders if the smartest man in the world has done the smartest thing he could with his life. After all,
- [Lilith Unbound](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/lilith-unbound/) - Please Note: This event has been postponed and the new first class date is Thursday, 11/6. For three thousand years, Lilith has refused to walk any path but her own. From Mesopotamian myth to the Garden of Eden, from Jewish folklore to modern music and story, Lilith's voice still grows in power. Vilified as a demon
- [Jewish Scifi/Fantasy Book Club: The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-scifi-fantasy-book-club-the-magician-of-tiger-castle-by-louis-sachar/) - All are welcome to our book club as we discuss The Magicians of Tiger Hill by Louis Sachar! The beloved author of Holes presents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us. Long ago and far away (and somewhere south of France)
- [Shabbat Walk with Rabbi Katy](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-walk-with-rabbi-katy/) - Join Rabbi Katy for a leisurely walk through the woods and beside the water with stops for prayer and poetry, meditation and discussion. Dress for the weather and walking conditions. Meet in the back of the parking lot for Peace Lutheran Church at the Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area in Wayland. Contact Rabbi Katy at
- [Art Opening: Finding Jewish Joy in Challenging Times](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/an-opening-finding-jewish-joy-in-challenging-times/) - This opening celebration of our newest show will feature the unveiling of a Jewish calendar quilt created by our students. Following the school presentation, 10 Beth El artists will present their work. The program will also feature music by Cantor Vera Broekhuysen and a teaching by Rabbi Josh Breindel. After the formal presentations, attendees will
- [Levyosn Sings Yiddish Songs for Sukkot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/levyosn-sings-yiddish-songs-for-sukkot/) - Join us for an evening exploring the ecological themes of Sukkot with Boston-based Yiddish song ensemble Levyosn. The band takes its name from the Ashkenazi Hebrew word for the leviathan, a mythical sea creature traveling the world’s oceans collecting songs, krill, and dreams. This interactive program will include sing-alongs, stories, and original and traditional songs performed with
- [Pajama Havdalah — Trick or Treat!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pajama-havdalah-trick-or-treat/) - The October 25th meeting will feature a special trick or treat experience. Kids are encouraged to come in costumes (adults too, if they wish). Please bring candy! PJ Havdalah is a monthly program for folks in their 20s-40s, with or without kids, who are interested in a friendly, low-key setting to connect with others like
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-8/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be
- [Red Cross Blood Drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/red-cross-blood-drive-3/) - Red Cross blood donation drive. Donors and volunteers welcome! Click here to register. Then click on "See times."
- [How Do You Haftarah?](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/how-do-you-haftarah-3/) - Please join Cantor Vera for an 11-session class for adults on Haftarah trope, in person only. Together we’ll learn the melodic punctuation system that teaches us how to chant sacred Jewish text from the Prophets (K’tuvim) aloud. This class will focus on learning the Haftarah melodies, and the names, of the t’amim (trope signs). Students
- [How Do You Haftarah?](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/how-do-you-haftarah-2/) - Please join Cantor Vera for an 11-session class for adults on Haftarah trope, in person only. Together we’ll learn the melodic punctuation system that teaches us how to chant sacred Jewish text from the Prophets (K’tuvim) aloud. This class will focus on learning the Haftarah melodies, and the names, of the t’amim (trope signs). Students
- [How Do You Haftarah?](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/how-do-you-haftarah/) - Please join Cantor Vera for an 11-session class for adults on Haftarah trope, in person only. Together we’ll learn the melodic punctuation system that teaches us how to chant sacred Jewish text from the Prophets (K’tuvim) aloud. This class will focus on learning the Haftarah melodies, and the names, of the t’amim (trope signs). Students
- [Sweetness of Torah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sweetness-of-torah/) - Join Rabbi Josh for a joyous and meaningful celebration of Simchat Torah! Torah is often described as a source of sweetness and delight; together, we'll explore texts that will deepen our appreciation for its wisdom. After our study, we’ll change our Torah mantles from the white of the High Holy Days to the vibrant colors
- [Celebration of Torah with HiBuR](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/celebration-of-torah-with-hibur/) - Join our Beth El community and our HiBuR Israeli exchange students for a joyous and lively evening of Torah, music, and blessing! Led by the Neshama klezmer musicians, we dance with our sacred scrolls in our Beth El sanctuary. We fully unroll a scroll of Torah, supporting it with our hands, and read aloud from
- [Kol Nidre & Yom Kippur (Oct. 1-2, 2025)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yom-kippur-2025/) - We’d love to see you at Beth El for the High Holidays! Both members and nonmembers must register in advance. For more information and registration, see Details on High Holidays 2025. Questions? Call 978-443-9622 or email templeadmin@bethelsudbury.org. Are you chanting Torah or Haftorah? Click here for audio files of the High Holidays Torah readings and
- [Craftisans at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-at-beth-el-3/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching and more. There will be
- [Craftisans at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-at-beth-el-2/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for crafting get-togethers on October 8 and October 29. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, quilting, sketching
- [Pop-Up Israel](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pop-up-isreal/) - A community-wide celebration of everything we love about Israel! Enjoy delicious, homemade Israeli food Meet the students visiting us from Haifa Bid on unique items from Israel in a silent auction Participate in Kabbalat Shabbat with a band of Israeli musicians 6:30–7:30pm – Israeli dinner and silent auction 7:30–9:00pm – Kabbalat Shabbat with an Israeli
- [Tashlich at Grey Reservation with Canine Friends](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tashilch-at-grey-reservation-with-canine-friends/) - Let’s cast our sins (and anything else we want to spiritually shed) into the waters together! Join Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera as we gather for Tashlich on Monday, Sept. 29th at 1:30pm. We’ll meet in the Beth El parking lot and walk together to Grey Reservation. Please bring, if so inclined, birdseed or small
- [Self-Forgiveness During Elul](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/self-forgiveness-during-elul/) - During the High Holidays, we hear a lot about forgiving others and asking for their forgiveness. But what about forgiving ourselves? Why is forgiving ourselves so difficult? How is forgiving ourselves an essential aspect of High Holidays preparation and practice? This talk will focus on all of these aspects and include an experiential meditation on
- [Tashlich at Nobscot Reservation](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tashlich/) - During tashlich (“cast off”), we will throw pieces of bread into a natural body of water. This quirky and interactive ancient ritual is a key moment in the Jewish year. We turn inward and consider our own shortcomings from the year. Each morsel might represent a specific aspect of self-improvement. Rather than a loud confessional,
- [Sukkot/Harvest Festival](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sukkot-harvest-festival/) - Our Sukkot/Harvest Festival will take place on Sunday, October 5 from 10:30am–noon. There will be joyful music, delicious fall snacks of mulled cider, apple cider donuts, pumpkin pie and more, as well as many fun sukkah decorating activities. Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, come join us to dance and decorate our
- [Pajama Havdalah Kickoff](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pajama-havdalah-kickoff/) - Register here! PJ Havdalah is back after the summer vacation, and we look forward to seeing many familiar and new faces. PJ Havdalah is a monthly program for folks in their 20s-40s, with or without kids, who are interested in a friendly, low-key setting to connect with others like them. The first part of the
- [Preparing for the High Holidays: Tochecha — Loving Corrections](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/preparing-for-the-high-holidays-tochecha-loving-corrections/) - We prepare for the High Holidays by doing teshuvah: repairing relationships and making things right with one another. Our tradition offers us a lot of wisdom to guide us through this process! Tochecha, often translated as “rebuke”, is a loving practice of drawing close and offering supportive, honest feedback. Done with care, it can deepen
- [Full Moon Walk](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/full-moon-walk/) - Greenways Conservation Area (meet in the cul-de-sac at the end of Green Way; use 22 Green Way for GPS) Welcome Shabbat by experiencing the woods, fields, and river in the gathering darkness and enjoying the light of the full Moon. During a leisurely and meditative walk across the meadow to the Sudbury River, we’ll stop
- [Contemplative Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/contemplative-shabbat/) - Julie Leavitt and Rabbinic Pastor David Daniel Klipper colead a meditative, moving Shabbat morning service with our Beth El clergy. This special service is full of chant and contemplation. Together we’ll sing, breathe and flow through the morning. Our Torah service will follow the traditional Beth El pattern. In this sensory-sensitive service, we won’t use
- [Listening for Angels: The High Holy Day Sh'ma Experience](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/listening-for-angels-the-high-holy-day-shma-experience/) - What will you hear in these sounds? Praying the Sh’ma on the High Holy Days is a unique experience. We leave the pattern of our usual Sh’ma and both the melody and words are elevated and expanded. Join your Beth El clergy as we explore angelic echoes in midrash and melody, and the needs of
- [Jewish Scifi/Fantasy Book Club: Contact by Carl Sagan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-scifi-fantasy-book-club-contact-by-carl-sagan/) - All are welcome to our book club as we discuss Contact by Carl Sagan! The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cosmos and renowned astronomer Carl Sagan’s international bestseller about the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space remains the “greatest adventure of all time” (Associated Press). The future is here…in an adventure of
- [Elana Arian Shares Song & Story](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/elana-arian-shares-song-story/) - (Rescheduled from January 2025) Elana Arian creates an intimate evening of song and story, beginning with Havdalah, at Congregation Beth El, including music from her thrilling new album, If We Loved Like That. Together we’ll sing, listen, laugh, resonate, and respond to Elana’s extraordinary voice and generous, beautiful sharing of soul as she invites us
- [Rosh Hashanah 2025](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/rosh-hashanah-2025/) - » High Holidays details and registration We’d love to see you at Beth El for the High Holidays! Both members and nonmembers must register in advance. For more information and registration, see the Details on High Holidays 2025. Questions? Call 978-443-9622 or email templeadmin@bethelsudbury.org. Are you chanting Torah or Haftorah? Click here for audio files
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-6/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for crafting get-togethers on August 20! Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, sketching and more. There will
- [Shabbat Morning Meditative Walk](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-morning-meditative-walk-2/) - Pine Brook Conservation Area (meet in the cul-de-sac at the end of Forty Acres Drive in Wayland. Use 75 Forty Acres Drive for GPS) Walk the glacial esker woodland trail leading to a bridge over the Pine Brook marsh with Rabbi Katy Allen. We’ll take time to appreciate the summertime woods while engaging with Shabbat
- [Star Wars Sunday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/star-wars-sunday/) - Meet the Sci-Fi Rabbi on Star Wars Sunday! Build your own lightsaber, meet characters, visit our Star Wars Museum, and bring your young Padawan to learn about the many intersections between Star Wars and Jewish Traditions. This event is free and open to all, and appropriate for school-age children and their adults. No registration required.
- [Rebuild Sanctuary: A Tisha b'Av Action on Immigration (organized by T'ruah, JALSA & RAC-MA)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/rebuild-sanctuary-a-tisha-bav-action-on-immigration-organized-by-truah-jalso-rac-ma/) - Join Cantor Vera, other T'ruah clergy, & MA Jewish community at the Burlington ICE Field Office as we mourn & call one another to protect the dignity of immigrants. As we mourn the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem, times of devastating loss and dislocation for the Jewish people, we call on our leaders to
- [Tot Shabbat: Eytzim (trees) for Tu B'Shvat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tot-shabbat-fall-fun-party/) - Please join us for our monthly Tot Shabbat this Friday. We will meet on Zoom ONLY for singing, a story, and blessings together! BYO (not required) candles, grape juice and challah. Click here to let us know you'll be coming. Zoom link
- [Chanukah Storytime at the Goodnow Library](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/chanukah-storytime-at-the-goodnow-library/) - Join our rabbi for a hybrid Chanukah storytime at the Children's section of the Goodnow library (registration for online attendance will be on their webpage). Together, we'll sing some joyous Chanukah songs, read a lovely story about the Festival of Lights and conclude with playing with dreydls (provided in person). Spread the word and join
- [Tot Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tot-shabbat/) - This month's Tot Shabbat theme is "Chanukah is Coming!" FREE DINNER for those who RSVP: Pizza, salad, juice and Challah Singing, Craft Project and Blessings RSVP
- [Musical Shabbat in the sukkah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/musical-shabbat-in-the-sukkah/) - Come to a multigenerational Shabbat in the sukkah with music and food. All ages welcome. The event will be held inside if the weather is bad. Registration required. To see other Sukkot week events at Beth El, click here. For more information, email the Director of Youth and Family Education at educationdirector@bethelsudbury.org.
- [First Fridays Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-fridays-shabbat-2/) - 5:30 pm Shabbat for Tots and those who love them. All welcome! 6:15 pm Dinner: Pizza (see sign up form below), salad and challah 7:00 pm Interactive, musical, participatory Shabbat service lead by Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera 8:00 pm Kiddush, one, desserts and schmoozing I'm ready! Sign me up! Would you like to donate to support
- [Visit classes and learn about addressing food insecurity](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/addressing-food-insecurity/) - Visit Beth El's PreK-6 classes and bring cans of food (part of Beth El's annual Yom Kippur food drive) as we learn about food insecurity on September 10 and September 24. Open to all! Click here for more information and registration or email the Director of Youth and Family Education at educationdirector@bethelsudbury.org. Part of Young
- [Shabbat on the beach for Metrowest Jewish families](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beach-party-for-metrowest-jewish-families/) - A fun early Shabbat evening on the Wayland Town Beach (25 Parkland Drive, Wayland). Click here to RSVP by July 26. In case of rain, the event will be an indoor beach party at Beth El. The schedule: 5:30 p.m. — BYO picnic 6:30 p.m. — Musical Shabbat service on the beach Free crafts for
- [Tot Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/join-us-for-tot-shabbat/) - There will be FREE DINNER for those who RSVP (pizza, salad, juice, challah) plus Rosh Hashana craft and blessings!
- [Chanukah Shabbat and more!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/chanukah-shabbat-and-more/) - Join us at a Chanukah-themed week kicking off with Chanukah Shabbat on Friday evening at 7:30pm. Coming up after that: Saturday, Dec. 9 — Shabbat Chanukah Sefer Y’hudit Torah study with the rabbi at 9:00 a.m. and a service with Hallel and Chanukah melodies at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 at 10:00 a.m. — Chanukah-themed
- [First Fridays Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-fridays-shabbat-3/) - Theme: Spring cleaning for our hearts! Getting ready for Pesach. Join Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera for a delightful, playful, musical First Friday Shabbat experience. All are welcome! 5:30 pm Shabbat for Tots and those who love them. 6:15 pm Dinner: Pizza(see signup form), Salad, and Challah. (RSVP suggested for all, required for dinner!) 7:00
- [Shabbat on the Beach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-on-the-beach-6/) - Join Congregation Beth El for a joyful, unique and welcoming service open to everyone. Enjoy the sound of the water, the voices of children at play, and the music as we welcome Shabbat. We will meet at the WAYLAND TOWN BEACH at 25 Parkland Drive in Wayland. Shoes are optional! Bring your beach chairs and
- [Tisha b'Av Commemoration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tisha-bav-commemoration-4/) - Feel like the world is falling apart? Tisha b’Av is here to hold us. We will gather in candle--lit silence. Within the framework of a traditional service, we’ll have the opportunity to give voice and lament to the losses and hurts we feel in our country, in the Holy Land, and across the world.
- ["Touch a Truck"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/touch-a-truck/) - A free family fun event where kids can get up close and personal with their favorite construction vehicles, enjoy shaved ice from the Kona ice food truck, and have fun at the crafts table. Please park at Sudbury Town Hall enjoy the free shuttle bus to Beth El. Drop offs and accessible parking will be
- [Zeh Hayom: Zach Mayer and Friends](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/zeh-hayom-zach-mayer-and-friends/) - Join us for a joyful evening of music, connection, and celebration as saxophonist, singer, and composer Zach Mayer returns to Congregation Beth El to debut his brand new album, "Zeh Hayom" ("This is the Day"). Backed by a dynamic ensemble of some of Boston’s finest Jewish musicians,* Zach brings to life an unforgettable collection of
- [Songs for Struggle and Softness](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/songs-for-struggle-and-softness/) - In this difficult and chaotic time, many of us are holding fear while trying to figure out how to move forward and help create the world we want to live in. We need both resolve and tenderness. Song is a powerful tool for connecting and supporting us as we strive to keep our hearts wide
- [American Jewish Music Multimedia Presentation with Hal Slifer](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/american-jewish-music-multimedia-presentation-with-hal-slifer/) - Hal Slifer, host of Chagigah Radio on WERS, will offer an engaging multimedia exploration of American Jewish music, blending videos, live commentary, and visual storytelling. He shares insights into how this vibrant musical tradition has evolved and continues to influence our generation's cultural identity. Through compelling multimedia content, Hal connects historical melodies to our enduring significance
- [Shabbat Morning Meditative Walk](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-morning-meditative-walk/) - Pod Meadow Conservation Area (the small parking lot is across from 421 Old Connecticut Path in Wayland) Walk the summertime woodland trails around Pod Meadow pond with Rabbi Katy Allen. We’ll watch for birds and ducks while engaging with Shabbat through prayers, poetry, meditative moments and discussion. Come dressed for the weather and bring bug
- [Shabbat on the Beach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-on-the-beach-5/) - Join Congregation Beth El for a joyful, unique and welcoming service open to everyone. Enjoy the sound of the water, the voices of children at play, and the music as we welcome Shabbat. We will meet at the WAYLAND TOWN BEACH at 25 Parkland Drive in Wayland. Shoes are optional! Bring your beach chairs and
- [Jewish Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Club: "Thistlefoot"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-sci-fi-book-club-thistlefoot/) - In the tradition of modern fairy tales like Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver comes an immersive fantasy saga, a debut novel about estranged siblings who are reunited after receiving a mysterious inheritance. The Yaga siblings — Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con artist — have been estranged since childhood, separated
- [Pajama Havdalah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/9597/) - A monthly gathering for 20/30/40-somethings with or without kids focused on spending time together at the temple in new ways. Kids are invited to come in pajamas! The plan for the evening: 4:30–5:15pm — Make your own pasta bar dinner 5:15–5:45pm — Dessert & Havdalah 5:45–7:15pm — ADULTS: Chill time at the new Beth-El Lounge!
- ["Mixed Messages"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/mixed-messages/) - Come see a staged reading of five short humorous plays by Jack Neary with WordsMove Theater, featuring Beth El's Ben Dubrovsky and Alice Waugh. This is their second show at Beth El; WordsMove performed "Surprising Encounters between Friends, Strangers and Lovers" in November 2024. Donations welcome but not required — cash or Venmo to WordsMove
- [Blood drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/blood-drive-3/) - Donate blood or volunteer at Beth El's American Red Cross blood drive. For more information, contact Shirley Hui. Sign up to volunteer Sign up for a time to give blood Blood donor eligibility requirements Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history
- [Jewish Scifi/Fantasy Book Club: The Forbidden Book](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-scifi-fantasy-book-club-the-forbidden-book/) - All are welcome to our book club as we discuss The Forbidden Book with our special Pride Month guest, the author, Sacha Lamb! Dybbuks. Illegal printing. A genderqueer lesbian with a knife. Set against a backdrop of literary censorship and growing Jewish political consciousness, Sydney Taylor and Stonewall award-winning Sacha Lamb's sophomore novel is a
- [Pride Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pride-shabbat-rinah-2/) - In June, the world bursts into vivid color. We’re blessed by the whole rainbow! Join the Rinah musicians and Beth El clergy for a musical Shabbat expressing our love & pride, lifting up queer voices in song and speech and prayer. Every part of LGBTQIA+ is beautiful, and each person belongs. Our service will include
- [Shabbat in Nature](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-in-nature-2/) - Embrace the splendor of nature with a guided walk through the Gray Reservation! Enjoy sights such as a lovely bridge over an old dam. Meet at Beth El Parking Lot. Register here!
- [Defending Human Dignity: Refugees, Democracy, and the Future of Israel](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/you-shall-love-the-stranger-human-rights-and-democracy-in-israel-today/) - Join us for a powerful and timely conversation with Anat Hermann-Aharoni, Executive Director of the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants (HRM), one of Israel’s leading human rights organizations. Founded in 1999, HRM defends the rights of refugees, migrants, and survivors of human trafficking in Israel through direct advocacy, litigation, policy change, and public education.
- [Pride Shabbat with Sacha Lamb](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pride-shabbat-with-sacha-lamb/) - Author Sacha Lamb (they/them) comes to Beth El to open our Pride Month celebrations! On Saturday, June 7, Sacha will lead a hybrid Torah study, starting at 9:00am. The event will take place in person and be livestreamed on Zoom. “My Torah study plan is that we will look at episodes from the Talmud outlining
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-5/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for crafting get-togethers on May 21 & 28. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, sketching and more.
- [11th Annual MetroWest Tikkun Leil Shavuot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/11th-annual-metrowest-tikkun-leil-shavuot/) - Celebrate Torah, learning, music, and the power of shared story with keynote artist Neta Weiner and many talented teachers at Temple Israel of Natick (145 Hartford St.). The event will be in person and accessible via livestream. Schedule: 5:30pm— Shavuot Shababa: Shavuot songs and stories for kids and adults 6:00pm — Delicious dairy dinner (RSVP
- [May Fourth Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/may-fourth-friday-shabbat/) - April Showers bring May Flowers! At a chaotic time in the world, come out for an evening at Beth El to celebrate all the bright things emerging from the earth and from those around us. Join us for an evening of song, food, and, of course, community! All are welcome! Questions? Email beinspired@bethelsudbury.org. Schedule: 5:30pm
- [An evening of food, drink, music, dancing, and just plain having a good time](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/an-evening-of-food-drink-music-dancing-and-just-plain-having-a-good-time/) - It's time to celebrate ourselves so join with our Beth El community for a fun-filled semi-formal gala. This is an opportunity to thank our volunteers and socialize with all of our members. What’s semi-formal? Think no jeans, no tee shirts. You know. What your parents would make you wear to a sibling's B’nai Mitzvah. So
- [Shavuot on the Drumlin](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shavuot-on-the-drumlin/) - Celebrate Shavuot in the beauty of nature with our annual walk up the Drumlin! Together, we’ll carry the Torah to the top of the hill and hear the Ten Commandments in the sanctuary of Creation. Bring a picnic snack (and some songs to share) as we relax together following the reading. Register here! NB: We
- [Dancing in the Light of Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/dancing-in-the-light-of-shabbat-rinah/) - This Shabbat begins as Lag ba’Omer ends, concluding the 33rd day of our journey through the Omer counting period, approaching the holiday of Shavuot. Join Cantor Vera, Rabbi Josh, and the Rinah musicians for an evening of Shabbat music to get our souls dancing and increase our light as we journey together. Zoom link
- [Heaven and Earth: a Spring Concert with the Heritage Chorale](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/heaven-and-earth-a-spring-concert-with-the-heritage-chorale/) - Heritage Chorale's spring concert at Fuller Middle School (31 Flagg Drive, Framingham) presents sacred and secular choral selections with three cellos, harp and piano, with Cantor Vera Broekhuysen & Cantor David Wolff of Temple Beth Am in Framingham. Conducted by Steven Lipsitt, the Heritage Chorale is a group of people — often about 100 voices
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-4/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for crafting get-togethers on May 21 & 28. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. We have some yarn and needles if you want to try your hand at knitting. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand sewing, sketching and more.
- [Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group: A Half Built Garden](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/science-fiction-and-fantasy-book-group-a-half-built-garden/) - All are welcome to join in a conversation of A Half Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys. Ruthanna Emrys crafts a novel of extra-terrestrial diplomacy and urgent climate repair bursting with quiet, tenuous hope and an underlying warmth. A Half-Built Garden depicts a world worth building towards, a humanity worth saving from itself, and an alien
- [Shabbat in Nature](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-in-nature/) - Celebrate Creation with a moderate spring hike with views from Tippling Rock. We’ll offer moments to appreciate the natural world as we connect to Shabbat through conversation, stories and song. All are welcome! Meet at the Nobscot Scout Reservation parking lot (1 Nobscot Rd, Sudbury) to begin the hike. Register here!
- ["Wise Aging" series](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wise-aging-series-2/) - Beth El’s “Wise Aging” program is based on the book Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Lynda Thal. Chapters 1 through 7 were covered in previous sessions. Our final session is on May 18 and will cover chapter 9, “Legacy and Stewardship.”It will be led by our clergy and
- ["Wise Aging" series](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wise-aging-series-6/) - Beth El’s “Wise Aging” program is based on the book Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Lynda Thal. Chapters 1 through 7 were covered in previous sessions. The April 27 session will be held at Beth El and on Zoom from 2–4pm. It covers chapter 8: "Conscious Dying." Click
- [Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yom-haatzmaut-celebration/) - We will celebrate as it's done in Israel, with traditional Israeli food, music, dance and festivities that will be fun for all! 6:30-7:15pm — Israeli dinner 7:15-7:30pm — Greetings 7:30-9:00pm — Musical performance: "100 Years of Song and Poetry" Parents and students: While the musical performance is certainly appropriate for all ages, there will be
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-3/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for two crafting get-togethers on April 16 & 23. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. It doesn’t have to be knitting, but we have some yarn and needles if you want to try. Our crafters are knitting, doing needlework, hand
- [Shavuot on the Farm](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shavuot-on-the-farm/) - Join Beth El and Ma'yan Tikvah to celebrate nature, community, and new beginnings — farm-style! Let's come together for a joyful Shavuot celebration on the farm! Get your hands dirty (in the best way) as we connect to the agricultural roots of this beautiful holiday. Activities include: 🐐 Playing with friendly goats and curious chickens
- [Fourth Friday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/fourth-friday/) - With Passover in the rearview mirror, one thinks of the ancient Israelites, embarking on a new adventure. Much like our forebears, we are always growing but also wandering. There is no linear path. It is just an April Adventure. Join us for an evening of song, food, and of course, community! All are welcome! Questions?
- [MetroWest Community Yom HaSho’ah Commemoration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/metrowest-community-yom-hashoah-commemoration/) - Congregation Or Atid, B'nai Torah MetroWest, and Congregation Beth El invite you to a community Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration featuring guest speaker Lisa Einstein, Founder of Boston 3G. Boston 3G is a non-profit organization founded by the grandchildren (3rd Gen) of Holocaust survivors who have come together to create an outlet for Holocaust remembrance in the
- [Li Habibi: An Andalusi Singing Workshop with Laura Elkeslassy](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/li-habibi-an-andalusi-singing-workshop-with-laura-elkeslassy/) - For centuries, Jews and Muslims have shared Andalusi music across the Iberic Peninsula and the Maghreb. In this workshop, Laura Elkeslassy will teach songs derived from the classical Andalusi canon of Morocco – Al Ala - in both Arabic and Hebrew. Come experience the interweaving of Arabic and Hebraic Poetry in this ancestral musical heritage.
- [Guided Bird Walk](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/guided-bird-walk/) - Please join us for our first-ever Beth El bird walk at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord (click here for a description and directions). The walk is for total novices as well as experienced birders; we will all learn from one another. We will walk for about 2 miles along level but probably muddy
- [Let Me Hear Your Sweet Voice: celebrate Shabbat Rinah in Pesach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/let-me-hear-your-sweet-voice-celebrate-shabbat-rinah-in-pesach/) - On Pesach, we sing the Song of Songs, Shir HaShirim, whose lyrical words praise the sweet voice of the Beloved. Join Rinah musicians and Beth El clergy as, together in Shabbat on Pesach, we dance the journey from narrowness to expanse, from sorrow to songs of praise. Together we will celebrate the sweetness of
- [Alex Kaner's 90th Aliyah & Kiddush Lunch](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/alex-kaners-90th-aliyah-kiddush-lunch/) - Celebrate with us as Alex Kaner is called to Torah for the 90th time!. Then stay for a communal, festive Kiddush Lunch immediately after services. Lunch is sponsored by Alex's Mom, Cat Kaner - & by community catering, To sign up for lunch, please go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090944ACAC2BA31-55489111-kiddush
- [Cantor Vera to be honored at Labor Seder](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/cantor-vera-to-be-honored-at-labor-seder/) - The New England Jewish Labor Committee (NEJLC) will honor Cantor Vera Broekhuysen with their Abraham Joshua Heschel Award for Leadership in the Jewish Community at the New England Jewish Labor Seder on Sunday, March 30. The event is a unique interfaith and inter-community awards dinner that ties the rituals and stories of Passover to contemporary labor
- [Teachings for Our Lives: Torah and Middot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/teachings-for-our-lives-torah-and-middot-4/) - Study with Cantor Emerita Lorel Zar-Kessler in a hybrid class that combines Torah study and middot (ethical practice). Our study combines Torah text study, round-table discussion, one-on-one learning, meditation, and song. Many paths help us explore the power of cultivating our individual and communal soul traits (middot), always growing to become more of the persons
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-2025-04-20/) - BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and and community time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 8:45–9:30am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys as well as bagels, coffee, and hot
- [Pajama Havdalah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pajama-havdalah-3/) - A monthly gathering for 20/30/40-somethings with or without kids focused on spending time together at the temple in new ways. Kids are invited to come in pajamas! The plan for the evening: 4:30–5:15pm — Make your own pasta bar dinner 5:15–5:45pm — Dessert & Havdalah 5:45–7:15pm — ADULTS: Chill time at the new Beth-El Lounge!
- [Fourth Friday: Spring in Our Step](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/spring-in-our-step/) - Spring is in our step! As the thaws, our resolve is renewed. An early New England spring brings light, joy, and respite. Join us as we use the kernel of natural warmth to build community warmth. All are welcome! Questions? Email beinspired@bethelsudbury.org. Schedule: 5:30pm — Tot Shabbat 6:15pm — Dinner — click here to register
- [Opening Event for Spring 2025 Members' Art Show](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/opening-event-for-spring-2025-members-art-show/) - Meet the contributing artists and learn about how they created their work and what inspired them. The theme of the spring art show, L'Dor V'Dor, invites artists to express how they you hope to sustain the teachings, history, customs, and collective memory of their Jewish life. The art in the L'Dor V'Dor exhibit refers to
- [The Golem: An Exploration of Jewish Lore, part 4](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-golem-an-exploration-of-jewish-lore-part-4/) - Made from the earth and animated by spiritual knowledge, the golem serves its creator and protects the Jewish people... for a time. From Rabbinic writings to "The X-Files,” from Kabbalistic teachings to "The Terminator," we’ll explore how this dynamic figure continues to shape Jewish (and Western) art and fiction. Each of the three sessions will
- [Purim Spiel: "Shushan Night Live"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/purim-spiel-shushan-night-live/) - This year marks the 50th anniversary of "Saturday Night Live," so what better way to recognize Purim and SNL than with a Beth El mashup? The evening starts with Havdalah and collection for Yad Chessed, with the always-entertaining Purim Spiel right afterwards. If you can't make it in person, watch the livestream. To build anticipation
- [Red Cross Blood Drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/red-cross-blood-drive-2/) - Blood transfusions are essential for patients undergoing surgeries, treating chronic diseases, and recovering from injuries or accidents as well as maintaining a healthy supply of blood, given its limited shelf life. Call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) or click here to schedule an appointment. You can save time by going to Red Cross RapidPass to complete your pre-donation
- [Pro Arte's Conifer Quartet](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pro-artes-conifer-quartet/) - The Salon Series is Pro Arte's chamber music concert series. Each performance features a select handful of musicians from Pro Arte's cooperative along with occasional guest artists to present musical gems not featured in the full orchestral Ensemble Series. They are a perfect way get to know Pro Arte players better. If you haven’t been
- [Pajama Havdalah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pajama-havdalah-2/) - A monthly gathering for 20/30/40-somethings with or without kids focused on spending time together at the temple in new ways. Kids are invited to come in pajamas! The plan for the evening: 4:30–5:15pm — Make your own pasta bar dinner 5:15–5:45pm — Dessert & Havdalah 5:45–7:15pm — ADULTS: Chill time at the new Beth-El Lounge!
- ["Wise Aging" series](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wise-aging-series-5/) - Beth El's "Wise Aging" program is based on the book Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Lynda Thal. The program will consist of six Sunday sessions beginning in November and continuing throughout the year. The first session led by Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera on September 9
- [The History of Enslavement in Sudbury and Wayland with Jane Sciacca](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-history-of-enslavement-in-sudbury-and-wayland-with-jane-sciacca/) - Jane Sciacca On January 21, 2025, a new history of Sudbury and Wayland was published. Enslavement in the Puritan Village: The Untold History of Sudbury and Wayland, Massachusetts by Jane Sciacca challenges the widely held belief that slavery was only a Southern institution. Colonial Sudbury (modern-day Wayland and Sudbury) was described as the quintessential Puritan
- [The Golem: An Exploration of Jewish Lore, part 3](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-golem-an-exploration-of-jewish-lore-part-3/) - Made from the earth and animated by spiritual knowledge, the golem serves its creator and protects the Jewish people... for a time. From Rabbinic writings to "The X-Files,” from Kabbalistic teachings to "The Terminator," we’ll explore how this dynamic figure continues to shape Jewish (and Western) art and fiction. Each of the three sessions will
- [Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Club: "Dune"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/fantasy-science-fiction-book-club-dune/) - The Nebula and Hugo award-winning Dune, turning 60 this year, is of science fiction's most acclaimed books. In turns a political thriller, a ecological treatise and a spiritual journey, Frank Herbert's masterpiece inspired numerous sequels, movies, video games, comics and small-screen series. One of its most fascinating elements is how Herbert incorporated religious elements from
- [The Golem: An Exploration of Jewish Lore, part 2](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-golem-an-exploration-of-jewish-lore-2/) - Made from the earth and animated by spiritual knowledge, the golem serves its creator and protects the Jewish people... for a time. From Rabbinic writings to "The X-Files,” from Kabbalistic teachings to "The Terminator," we’ll explore how this dynamic figure continues to shape Jewish (and Western) art and fiction. Each of the three sessions will
- [Family Purim Carnival](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/family-purim-carnival/) - Join us for a fun morning at Beth El for the whole family! Enjoy carnival games and prizes, arts & crafts, hamantaschen, face-painting, and a special circus performance and workshop for kids. The carnival is suited for toddlers all the way to middle-schoolers. No registrations required - all are welcome! Game tickets will be sold
- ["Loving Our Own Bones" Video and Book Discussion](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/loving-our-own-bones-video-and-book-discussion/) - In honor of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion month in February, Beth El's Inclusion Committee will host a 30-minute viewing of an interview and discussion with Rabbi Julia Watts Belser about their book, Loving Our Own Bones: Disability Wisdom and the Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole. REGISTER HERE Join the Zoom discussion here!
- [The Golem: An Exploration of Jewish Lore, part 1](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-golem-an-exploration-of-jewish-lore/) - Made from the earth and animated by spiritual knowledge, the golem serves its creator and protects the Jewish people... for a time. From Rabbinic writings to "The X-Files,” from Kabbalistic teachings to "The Terminator," we’ll explore how this dynamic figure continues to shape Jewish (and Western) art and fiction. Each of the three sessions will
- [Shabbat Service and Workshop with Rabbi Yosef Goldman](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-service-and-workshop-with-rabbi-yosef-goldman/) - Teacher-in-residence Rabbi Yosef Goldman joins Beth El’s clergy to co-lead a creative, memorable and moving Shabbat morning service. Rabbi Goldman will lead us in song and liturgy and share words of Torah as we move together through Shabbat Parah, part of our spiritual preparation for Pesach. After kiddush lunch, Rabbi Yosef will lead an hourlong
- [Shabbat Rinah with Rabbi Yosef Goldman](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-with-rabbi-yosef-goldman/) - The joy of Adar overflows into our March Shabbat Rinah, Shabbat of joyous song. We’re especially delighted that this month, the Shabbat Rinah musicians and Beth El clergy are joined by Rabbi Yosef Goldman, as part of his Shabbaton with Beth El! As a composer, performer, and ritual artist, Yosef weaves together ancient devotional music
- [Jewish Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Club: "The Stainless Steel Rat"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/fantasy-science-fiction-book-club-the-stainless-steel-rat/) - One of science fiction’s most beloved rogues, The Stainless Steel Rat, known also by his alias Slippery Jim DiGriz is the galaxy’s greatest interstellar thief and con artist. The creation of Hugo Award-nominated, Nebula Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Harry Harrison, The Stainless Steel Rat series had a profound influence on modern science
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-2025-03-16/) - BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and and community time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 8:45–9:30am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys as well as bagels, coffee, and hot
- [Fourth Friday: Pride Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/fourth-friday-pride-shabbat/) - It feels like a dark and wintery time, so join us at Beth El to bring some light! Tradition teaches that each human is created in the image of G-d and thus is a source of great life and wisdom. In this vein, join us in celebrating Winter Pride. We will gather to honor and
- [Advanced Adult Hebrew](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/advanced-adult-hebrew-5/) - This class is for students who have a basic grounding in Hebrew grammar. Through classic and modern texts, song, and poetry, we deepen our spiritual and cultural connection to Judaism, the land of Israel, and to Jews around the world. This session is Zoom only. For more information and/or to see if this class is
- [Kedmah in Concert](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/kedmah-in-concert/) - Rabbi Yosef Goldman and Yoni Avi Battat share an exciting evening of Mizrahi music from Kedmah: The Rising Song Piyyut Project. We’ll make Havdalah together and then dive into a rich offering of sacred music and poetry from the world of Middle Eastern Jewry. Kedmah excavates the power and beauty of Mizrahi Jewish expression through
- [Advanced Adult Hebrew](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/advanced-adult-hebrew-4/) - This class is for students who have a basic grounding in Hebrew grammar. Through classic and modern texts, song, and poetry, we deepen our spiritual and cultural connection to Judaism, the land of Israel, and to Jews around the world. This session is Zoom only. For more information and/or to see if this class is
- [Advanced Adult Hebrew](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/advanced-adult-hebrew-7/) - This class is for students who have a basic grounding in Hebrew grammar. Through classic and modern texts, song, and poetry, we deepen our spiritual and cultural connection to Judaism, the land of Israel, and to Jews around the world. This session is Zoom only. For more information and/or to see if this class is
- [Advanced Adult Hebrew](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/advanced-adult-hebrew-6/) - This class is for students who have a basic grounding in Hebrew grammar. Through classic and modern texts, song, and poetry, we deepen our spiritual and cultural connection to Judaism, the land of Israel, and to Jews around the world. This session is in hybrid format. For more information and/or to see if this class
- [Advanced Adult Hebrew](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/advanced-adult-hebrew-3/) - This class is for students who have a basic grounding in Hebrew grammar. Through classic and modern texts, song, and poetry, we deepen our spiritual and cultural connection to Judaism, the land of Israel, and to Jews around the world. This session is Zoom only. For more information and/or to see if this class is
- [Advanced Adult Hebrew](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/advanced-adult-hebrew-2/) - This class is for students who have a basic grounding in Hebrew grammar. Through classic and modern texts, song, and poetry, we deepen our spiritual and cultural connection to Judaism, the land of Israel, and to Jews around the world. This session is in hybrid format. For more information and/or to see if this class
- [Advanced Adult Hebrew](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/advanced-adult-hebrew/) - This class is for students who have a basic grounding in Hebrew grammar. Through classic and modern texts, song, and poetry, we deepen our spiritual and cultural connection to Judaism, the land of Israel, and to Jews around the world. This session is in hybrid format. For more information and/or to see if this class
- [Love, Love, Love at Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/love-love-love-at-shabbat-rinah-2/) - Let the sounds of Shabbat Rinah embrace your heart. The voices and instruments of the Rinah musicians weave warmth in this winter month. During this Shabbat evening service we will explore and express love – of ourselves and of our fellow people, of our community, and of the rituals that keep us holy and whole.
- [Craftisan Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisan-circle-5/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. It doesn’t have to be knitting, but we have some yarn and needles if you want to try. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing and maybe some noshing. Drop in
- [Craftisan Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisan-circle-4/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. It doesn’t have to be knitting, but we have some yarn and needles if you want to try. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing and maybe some noshing. Drop in
- [Fourth Friday: Joyous January](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/fourth-friday-joyous-january/) - A great mystical teacher, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, taught: "It is a great mitzvah to be happy always!" This is true even, and perhaps more so, in the January cold. Let's be joyous together in January. Come warm up and find joy in Shabbat! We invite both newcomers and regulars to join us for a
- ["Wise Aging" series](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wise-aging-series-4/) - Beth El's "Wise Aging" program is based on the book Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Lynda Thal. The program will consist of six Sunday sessions beginning in November and continuing throughout the year. The first session led by Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera on September 9
- [Contemplative Shabbat Shacharit service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-shacharit-service-4/) - Julie Leavitt co-leads a meditative, moving Shabbat Shacharit service approximately every two months with our clergy, full of chant and contemplation. Together we’ll sing, breathe and flow through the morning together. These services are sensory-friendly, and we ask all participants to refrain from drumming. Our Torah service will follow the traditional Beth El pattern. Other
- [Contemplative Shabbat Shacharit service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-shacharit-service-3/) - Julie Leavitt co-leads a meditative, moving Shabbat Shacharit service approximately every two months with our clergy, full of chant and contemplation. Together we’ll sing, breathe and flow through the morning together. These services are sensory-friendly, and we ask all participants to refrain from drumming. Our Torah service will follow the traditional Beth El pattern.
- [Contemplative Shabbat Shacharit service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-shacharit-service-5/) - Julie Leavitt co-leads a meditative, moving Shabbat Shacharit service approximately every two months with our clergy, full of chant and contemplation. Together we’ll sing, breathe and flow through the morning together. These services are sensory-friendly, and we ask all participants to refrain from drumming. Our Torah service will follow the traditional Beth El pattern. Other
- [Shabbat Shirah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-shirah/) - Join us for a beautiful, richly musical morning service. Shir El will offer sweet harmonies to support our immersion in Shabbat Shirah, and together we'll sing the special melodies of Shirat HaYam, the Torah reading of the Song of the Sea, as together we walk the path towards liberation that Torah unfurls for us. Beth El
- [Tu biShvat Breakfast](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tu-bshvat-breakfast/) - Join the Chevra Yom Chamishi and Cantor Vera for a Tu b'Shvat breakfast immediately following morning minyan! We’ll share thoughts, memories, stories, and songs of Tu b'Shvat, and enjoy the fresh taste of new growth in the middle of our New England winter. Minyan starts at 7:00am, and breakfast will begin at approximately 7:45am. All
- [Congregational Tu biShvat Celebration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/congregational-tu-bishvat-celebration/) - Join us for a unique and engaging Tu biShvat "seder" — this year together with BE InSpirEd families! Rather than a traditional sit-down seder, we’ll journey through the four parts of the seder, with each section staged in different areas of the building. Each space will feature Tu biShvat-themed activities tailored for all ages from
- [Advanced Hebrew class (first session)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/advanced-hebrew-class-first-session/) - Advanced Hebrew taught by Janet Buchwald will be taught in hybrid format on Monday evenings starting on February 3. For details, email Janet.
- [The Lemon Tree: Community Interfaith Book Discussion](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-lemon-tree-community-interfaith-book-discussion/) - Congregation Beth El invites you to a community interfaith book discussion. Palestinians and Israelis will share their personal stories using the prism of The Lemon Tree's narrative. This event is cosponsored by Sudbury's Memorial Congregational Church (UCC), St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Sudbury United Methodist Congregation, and First Parish Sudbury Unitarian Universalist . Sandy Tolan’s book
- [Pajama Havdalah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pajama-havdalah/) - A monthly gathering for 20/30/40-somethings with or without kids focused on spending time together at the temple in new ways. Kids are invited to come in pajamas! The plan for the evening: 4:30–5:15pm — Make your own pasta bar dinner 5:15–5:45pm — Dessert & Havdalah 5:45–7:15pm — ADULTS: Chill time at the new Beth-El Lounge!
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-2025-02-08/) - BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and and community time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 8:45–9:30am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys as well as bagels, coffee, and hot
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-2024-11-17/) - BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and and community time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 8:45–9:30am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys as well as bagels, coffee, and hot
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-2024-12-15/) - BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and and community time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 8:45–9:30am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys as well as bagels, coffee, and hot
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-2025-01-12/) - BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and and community time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 8:45–9:30am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys as well as bagels, coffee, and hot
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-2025-02-16/) - BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and and community time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 8:45–9:30am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys as well as bagels, coffee, and hot
- [BEginnings](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-2025-05-18/) - BEginnings is a monthly Sunday morning introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and and community time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 8:45–9:30am — Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys as well as bagels, coffee, and hot
- [Craftisan Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisan-circle-2/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. It doesn’t have to be knitting, but we have some yarn and needles if you want to try. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing and maybe some noshing. Drop in
- ["Wise Aging" series](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wise-aging-series-3/) - Beth El’s “Wise Aging” program is based on the book Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Lynda Thal. The program will continue in January with six Sunday sessions through May. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 (“Exploring this Stage of Our Lives,” “The River of Life” and “I Am My
- [Sanctuary Committee Coffee House](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sanctuary-committee-coffee-house/) - What mitzvah appears in the Torah 36 times? "Be kind to the stranger in your midst for you were once strangers in a strange land." Many of our own neighbors are facing a very uncertain future today, and the Beth El Sanctuary Committee is working to understand and help them as they face these uncertainties. The Sanctuary
- [Craftisan Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisan-circle-3/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. It doesn’t have to be knitting, but we have some yarn and needles if you want to try. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing and maybe some noshing. Drop in
- [Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Club: "The Golem and the Jinni"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/fantasy-science-fiction-book-group-the-golem-and-the-jinni/) - Our reading adventure continues with Helene Wecker's The Golem and the Jinni, a romantic and mystical work of historical fiction. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and won the 2014 Mythopoeic Award. Join us as we discuss how these two ancient characters from
- [Zach Mayer leads Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-with-zach-meyer-and-fabio-pirozzolo/) - Celebrate Shabbat with joyful song as we welcome Zach Mayer back to Beth El! Zach, joined by drummer Fabio Pirozzolo and Beth El's own Shabbat Rinah musicians, will lead our community in a meaningful and musical service, bringing his own exciting original music and kavanot (intentions) to help ground our bodies and lift our spirits.
- ["Let Freedom Ring" at guest-rich Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/let-freedom-ring-at-guest-rich-shabbat-rinah/) - Join us as we celebrate the crucial civil rights work and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a Shabbat of joyful song. Our distinguished guest speaker is Rev. Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd of Greater Framingham Community Church. The Shabbat Rinah musicians, the interfaith quartet What the World Needs Now (which includes Beth
- [Winds of Pro Arte](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/winds-of-pro-arte-at-congregation-beth-el/) - Beth El is delighted to welcome Pro Arte back for another beautiful concert of classical music! This special additional performance of the Pro Arte Wind Quintet features a variety of works by significant composers for the genre. This performance will be complemented by an additional performance at the Salon Series home venue at the Allen
- [Mindfulness Meditation: Being OK in a World That’s Not](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/mindfulness-meditation/) - Beth El member and Rabbinic Pastor (RP) David Daniel Klipper returns to teach another series of hybrid classes on mindfulness meditation. As before, the first six classes will be an introduction to mindfulness meditation with a focus on compassion. After the first six sessions, topics will be selected by the participants or David Daniel, or
- [Shabbat Chanukah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-chanukah/) - The days are short, dark and cold - our holiday is luminous and warm! Join Rabbi Josh, Cantor Vera and Beth El for a bright celebration of Shabbat Chanukah with song, prayer and chanukiyah lighting. We'll gather at 7:15pm on Friday evening to light the chanukiyah before Shabbat services begin at 7:30. On Shabbat morning,
- [Craftisan Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisan-circle/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for a crafting get-together on January 15. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. It doesn’t have to be knitting, but we have some yarn and needles if you want to try. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing and maybe some
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle-2/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for two crafting get-togethers on January 8 & 15. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. It doesn’t have to be knitting, but we have some yarn and needles if you want to try. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing and
- [Gear up for Hanukkah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/gear-up-for-hanukkah/) - Join us for a festive, fun family event with Hanukkah crafts, games, music and food. Sponsored by the Youth and Family Education Committee.
- [Christmas Eve Movie and Dinner](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/christmas-eve-movie-and-dinner/) - When Tuesday, December 24, 2024 6:30pm – 9:00pm Add To Calendar Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Outlook Live Event Type Home page Come to Beth El for dinner at 6:30pm, and then at 7:30pm, a screening of “The Milagro Beanfield War” (about a small New Mexican village threatened by development and how a
- [First Friday: Miracles and Light](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-miracles-and-light/) - These brisk New England days have gotten shorter. Join us in community as we find light and begin the countdown to Hanukkah! Jewish tradition teaches that miracles happen every day, all around us — small rays of light in a dark, wintery world. Help us make or (light). We invite both newcomers and regulars to
- [Holding Fast: Grounding in Nature](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/holding-fast-grounding-in-nature/) - Jewish tradition offers us many ways to find strength and grounding in difficult times. Among them, our connection to the world around us can provide many opportunities for spiritual resilience. Join Beth El's Rabbi Josh Breindel and Rabbi Katy Allen (co-founder of Jewish Climate Action Network–MA) for an opportunity to find meaning and refreshment in
- [Mitzvah Mall](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/mitzvah-mall-2/) - Just in time for Chanukah, we offer a variety of fair trade artisan-made items — jewelry, scarves, yarmulkes, beaded ornaments, and more. All proceeds go directly to benefit the secular Asociacion Bendicion de Dios in Alotenango, Guatemala. Since 2002, this preK–9 school has provided effective education for the poorest families who cannot afford the costs
- ["Surprising Encounters between Strangers, Friends and Lovers"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/surprising-encounters-between-strangers-friends-and-lovers/) - In the wake of a tense election season, relax and have some laughs! WordsMove Theater presents a staged reading of five short humorous plays with a cast including Beth El Purim Spiel veterans Ben Dubrovsky and Alice Waugh: "A Tale of Two Spectators" By Peter Manos "The Hat" by David Mamet "Farewell and Adieu" by
- [Craftisans Circle](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/craftisans-circle/) - Join Beth El crafters and Cantor Vera for two crafting get-togethers on December 4 and 11. Bring your own portable art or craft and some ideas for future communal crafts. It doesn’t have to be knitting, but we have some yarn and needles if you want to try. There will be creativity, companionable schmoozing and
- [Aleph is Awesome (beginning Hebrew)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/aleph-is-awesome-beginning-hebrew/) - A one-session fun introduction to the aleph-bet. This morning of learning will give you the tools to read Hebrew so that you can decode the words in the prayer book or move toward reading Torah. Taught (in person only) by Beth El gabbai Pam McArthur. Preregistration is required to ensure sufficient materials — click here to
- [Teachings for Our Lives: Torah and Middot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/teachings-for-our-lives-torah-and-middot-2/) - Study with Cantor Emerita Lorel Zar-Kessler in a hybrid class every two weeks that combines Torah study and middot (ethical practice). Our study combines Torah text study, round-table discussion, one-on-one learning, meditation, and song. Many paths help us explore the power of cultivating our individual and communal soul traits (middot), always growing to become more
- [Teachings for Our Lives: Torah and Middot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/teachings-for-our-lives-torah-and-middot-3/) - Study with Cantor Emerita Lorel Zar-Kessler in a hybrid class every two weeks that combines Torah study and middot (ethical practice). Our study combines Torah text study, round-table discussion, one-on-one learning, meditation, and song. Many paths help us explore the power of cultivating our individual and communal soul traits (middot), always growing to become more
- [Teachings for Our Lives: Torah and Middot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/teachings-for-our-lives-torah-and-middot/) - Study with Cantor Emerita Lorel Zar-Kessler in a hybrid class every two weeks that combines Torah study and middot (ethical practice). Our study combines Torah text study, round-table discussion, one-on-one learning, meditation, and song. Many paths help us explore the power of cultivating our individual and communal soul traits (middot), always growing to become more
- [The Injustices of the Criminal Legal System: A Conversation with Stacey Borden](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-injustices-of-the-criminal-legal-system-a-conversation-with-stacey-borden/) - In conversation with Stacey Borden, founder and executive director of New Beginnings Reentry Services, learn how Black and Brown women disproportionately end up in prison, how the criminal legal system fails them, and why Borden is an advocate for healing over imprisonment. You’ll learn about concrete actions you can take to advocate for justice. New
- [Jewish Themes in Fantasy and Sci-Fi: Magic Meals](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-themes-in-fantasy-and-sci-fi-magic-meals/) - Beth El's Rabbi Josh Breindel, the "Sci-Fi Rabbi," offers another in his series of classes at Lehrhaus in Somerville on Jewish connections to fantasy and science fiction. At this November session, he'll explore some stories on the wondrous intersection of food and speculative fiction. The menu will include a lighthearted (though very adult) story of
- [Jewish Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Club: "Lady Eve's Last Con"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fasf-book-club-lady-eves-last-con/) - Our monthly online exploration of Jewish fantasy and science fiction continues with Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow. Equal parts comedy, romance and noir, this engaging romp is just the thing to chase away the winter doldrums. Please spread the word; all are warmly invited to join for this evening of conversation, laughter and
- ["Beyond the Final Frontier: Jewish Speculative Fiction"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beyond-the-final-frontier-jewish-speculative-fiction/) - Porter Square Books (1815 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge) is excited to welcome Rabbi Josh Breindel to explore the impact Jewish authors have had on speculative fiction. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in conversation about the books presented and about their own book recommendations. Many of the books discussed in the presentation
- [Community Thanksgiving celebration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/community-thanksgiving-celebration/) - The Sudbury Clergy Association invites everyone to a Community Thanksgiving celebration at the Sudbury United Methodist Church (25 Old Sudbury Rd.). Enjoy beautiful interfaith music as part of our Thanksgiving experience, offered by diverse musical groups including What the World Needs Now and Beth El's own Shir El. Please bring a nonperishable food item for
- [First Friday Shabbat: Find Your Voice](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-fridays-shabbat-find-your-voice/) - As fall unfolds and we embrace the spirit of civic engagement during election season, it’s time to find your voice! We invite both newcomers and regulars to join us for a lively, musical, and family-friendly evening at Beth El. Participation and dinner are free for all, and registration is required.
- [Simchat Torah celebration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/simchat-torah-celebration-2/) - Come celebrate the joy of Torah! Led by Rabbi Josh, Cantor Vera and the lively klezmer strains of the Neshama band, we'll dance with our scrolls and unroll the Torah to journey through it. Beth El is delighted to be joined by Rabbi Robin Sparr and her community HaMakom is The Place for this celebration.
- ["Wending Our Way to Wise Aging" series](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wise-aging-series/) - Beth El's "Wending Our Way to Wise Aging" program is based on the book Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Lynda Thal (we suggest you get a copy of the book from Amazon at the link above, or at your favorite bookstore). The program will consist of
- [Beth El open house](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-el-open-house/) - Learn about adult and family education, Beth El’s ritual practices, and how we work together to repair the world. Meet our clergy and lay leadership and learn how you can get involved. Families with school-aged children are welcome to join us for kehillah (school gathering) at 9:00am and then see what our classes are like.
- [Blood drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/blood-drive-2/) - Donate blood or volunteer at Beth El's American Red Cross blood drive. For more information, contact Shirley Hui. Sign up to volunteer Sign up for a time to give blood Blood donor eligibility requirements Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history
- [Yom Kippur 2024](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yom-kippur-services-2024/) - » Details and registration NOTE: This page will be updated over time; keep checking back for the latest information. We’d love to see you at Beth El for the High Holidays! Both members and nonmembers must register in advance. For more information and registration, see Details on High Holidays 2024. Questions? Call 978-443-9622 or email
- [Pre-Sukkot Fall Festival](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pre-sukkot-fall-festival/) - Join us for a fun, casual family event. Enjoy live music, fall snacks, and make decorations for the sukkah. It's free, but please register so we know how many donuts to order. Click here to register. This event is sponsored by the Youth and Family Education Committee.
- [Sukkot, First Day  Services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sukkot-first-day-services/) - Our community celebrates "THE festival" (HeChag) of Sukkot! Join us in the beautiful Beth El sukkah for a morning Sukkot service. We'll sing for the holiday, shake lulav and etrog, raise up psalms of Hallel, and read Torah together in the shade of our communal sukkah (weather permitting; if inclement, we'll be indoors!). Join us
- [Community Tashlich](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/community-tashlich/) - Tashlich will take place at the Wayside Inn Grist Mill, located at 72 Wayside Inn Rd. Sudbury. Community members of all ages are invited to join clergy and BE InSpirEd families for a modern take on this powerful ritual. Out of respect for local ecosystems, we will be casting birdseed into the water rather than
- [Giving Gratitude with Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/giving-gratitude-with-shabbat-rinah-2/) - We join together in gratitude for the harvest of this season — tasting the mar and the matok, the bitter and the sweet, life in all its fullness. Our community and our tradition offer, with open arms, the sweetness of Shabbat. Come and sing in Shabbat together with the Rinah musicians and Cantor Vera. Zoom
- [Sea Shanty Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sea-shanty-shabbat-2/) - Ahoy, hearties! Join Cantor Vera and Rabbi Josh for a lighthearted, lilting Shabbat with the tang of salt spray in our melodies, before we dive into the Yamim Nora’im (Days of Awe). We’ll sing shanties and other songs of the sea as part of our Shabbat liturgy. Seafaring garb and gab are both warmly encouraged!
- [Shabbat Shacharit service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-shacharit-service-2/) - Julie Leavitt co-leads a meditative, moving Shabbat Shacharit service approximately every two months with our clergy, full of chant and contemplation. Together we’ll sing, breathe and flow through the morning together. Our Torah service will follow the traditional Beth El pattern. Other dates: September 21, 2024 December 14, 2024 February 15, 2025 April 12, 2025
- [Singing our Supplications: Musical Traditions for a Song of Selichot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/singing-our-supplications-musical-traditions-for-a-song-of-selichot/) - On Selichot, we soften ourselves up in readiness for the Days of Awe, and humbly ask forgiveness for the ways we’ve erred and hardened. The liturgical poem or piyyut “Chon Tachon” (“please forgive)” pairs contrition with hope and helps us prepare to stand, vulnerable and seeking, in front of the New Year’s door. Join Cantor
- [Jewish Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Club: "The Last Unicorn"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-sci-fi-book-club-the-last-unicorn/) - Our monthly exploration of Jewish fantasy and science fiction continues with The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle. Since its publication in 1968, The Last Unicorn has delighted readers and inspired a number of adaptations, including for film, stage and a graphic novel. Reviewers praise it for its timeless plot, rich setting and captivating characters. The novel
- [October 7th: Community observance of the first yahrzeit](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/october-7th-community-observance-of-the-first-yahrzeit/) - A joint service at Congregation Or Atid ( 7 Concord Road, Wayland) to express remembrance, sorrow — and our resilience. Rabbi Josh, Cantor Vera and Shir El join with Rabbi David Finkelstein of Or Atid and Rabbi Emily Mathis of B'nai Torah MetroWest to lead a community observance. We'll light candles, sing, speak and pray
- ["Wending Our Way toward Wise Aging" (introduction)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wending-our-way-toward-wise-aging-introduction/) - This is a one-time introduction to the new Wise Aging program that will be offered in Fall 2024 through Spring 2025 by Rabbi Josh Breindel and Cantor Vera Broekhuysen. The Wise Aging program will cover issues and strategies for aging well, including cultivating nourishing relationships, accepting our aging bodies, forgiveness, living with loss, legacy, and
- [Rosh Hashanah 2024](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/rosh-hashanah-services-2024/) - » Details and registration NOTE: This page will be updated over time; keep checking back for the latest information. We’d love to see you at Beth El for the High Holidays! Both members and nonmembers must register in advance. For more information and registration, see the Details on High Holidays 2024. Questions? Call 978-443-9622 or
- [Shabbat Afternoon Hike for Elul](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-afternoon-hike-for-elul/) - Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Katy Allen, and Aaron Stevens for an afternoon hike in the Nobscot Scout Reservation to celebrate Shabbat. Following our walk, we'll gather for songs and a campfire in the reservation. As part of our Elul observances, we'll take this as an opportunity to prepare ourselves for the approach of the High
- [Summer Love at Beth El: Tu B'Av Songfest and Barbecue](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/summer-love-at-beth-el-tu-bav-songfest-and-barbecue/) - Grillin' and Chillin' — 4pm Let’s come together for a social event to move past the latest Covid wave and nosh and schmooze with our Beth El friends. Registration required; check back here for the link. Want to help out by bringing something, or helping with setup or cleanup? It's a great way to hang
- [Elul and Self-Forgiveness](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/elul-and-self-forgiveness/) - From Beth El member David Daniel Klepper, who will lead this session: "The High Holidays are all about forgiveness. We ask forgiveness from others and we offer it to them as well – often when they’ve asked for it and sometimes not. But there is an aspect of forgiveness that I think is not mentioned
- [Drumming Circle (#1 of 3)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/drumming-circle-2/) - Mitch Gordon is a seasoned professional drummer and mediator. He teaches at the School of Jewish Music at Hebrew College and taught Cantor Vera. He is one of only three synagogue drummers to receive s'micha as Drummer of the Holy Temple. Mitch is often engaged in local synagogues as a spiritual drummer and worship leader/co-leader
- [Drumming Circle (#2 of 3)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/drumming-circle-2-of-3/) - Mitch Gordon is a seasoned professional drummer and mediator. He teaches at the School of Jewish Music at Hebrew College and taught Cantor Vera. He is one of only three synagogue drummers to receive s'micha as Drummer of the Holy Temple. Mitch is often engaged in local synagogues as a spiritual drummer and worship leader/co-leader
- [Drumming Circle (#3 of 3)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/drumming-circle-3-of-3/) - Mitch Gordon is a seasoned professional drummer and percussionist. He teaches at the School of Jewish Music at Hebrew College and taught Cantor Vera. He is one of only three synagogue drummers to receive s'micha as Drummer of the Holy Temple. Mitch is often engaged in local synagogues as a spiritual drummer and worship leader/co-leader
- [Shabbat Shacharit service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-shacharit-service/) - Julie Leavitt co-leads a meditative, moving Shabbat Shacharit service approximately every two months with our clergy, full of chant and contemplation. Together we’ll sing, breathe and flow through the morning together. Our Torah service will follow the traditional Beth El pattern. Other dates: December 14, 2024 February 15, 2025 April 12, 2025 June 21, 2025
- [BEginnings for kids age 0-5 — first session](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beginnings-for-kids-age-0-5-first-session/) - BEginnings is a once-a-month introduction to Jewish education for families with children 0-5 years old. Each morning includes a light bagel breakfast and kehilla (community) time, followed by parallel child and parent programming. 8:45–9:30am – Play, schmooze, eat! Enjoy a dedicated playing area filled with toys, as well as bagels, coffee, and hot cocoa. 9:30–9:45am
- [What are God's Pronouns? (part 1)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/what-are-gods-pronouns/) - Jewish tradition offers us many names for the Divine and meditations on Who and What God is. Many of them are traditionally gendered male. How do you like to talk about, and to, God? How do you like to identify yourself in conversation with the Divine? In this two-part course, join Cantor Vera Broekhuysen of
- [What are God's Pronouns? (part 2)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/what-are-gods-pronouns-2/) - Jewish tradition offers us many names for the Divine and meditations on Who and What God is. Many of them are traditionally gendered male. How do you like to talk about, and to, God? How do you like to identify yourself in conversation with the Divine? In this two-part course, join Cantor Vera Broekhuysen of
- [Chanukat HaSTRIP – Dedication of the STRIP Garden](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/chanukat-hastrip-dedication-of-the-strip-garden/) - The entire Beth El community is invited to join us for a multigenerational celebration of green gardening! As students gather in classrooms for religious school, adults will gather in the sanctuary for a lively slide show presentation on why transitioning to native gardens is important and some simple practices to get there. The students will
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-26/) - First Friday is all about community, Shabbat, and being together as a unified family. This month's theme is New Beginnings. The end of summer is a return to school and other routines. It's a moment for a fresh start! Newcomers and "regulars" alike are invited to join for a fun, musical, and FAMILY-FRIENDLY evening at
- [Selichot Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/selichot-rinah-2/) - Join our clergy and the Rinah musicians for a moving, musical evening of shofar, song and shepherding our Torah scrolls into their white holiday wrappings. Come sing, and soften our hearts. We’ll warm up our forgiveness muscles together, as the High Holy Days approach, and ask the Holy One of Blessing to do the same!
- [Circus Day at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/circus-day-at-beth-el/) - A community-wide event for member and non-member families to enjoy, with circus performers, a petting zoo, pony rides, music from a strolling cantor, and refreshments from a food truck. Overflow parking and a free shuttle bus will run continuously from the parking lot behind Sudbury Town Hall. If there is no parking at Beth El,
- [Tisha b'Av Commemoration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tisha-bav-commemoration-3/) - Join us for the Tisha B’Av Commemoration at Beth El and online. Study: 7:00–7:30pm Together we’ll explore the words of the rabbis who explain “Eichah?" (how?) did we arrive at this time of mourning the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. We’ll connect these ancient words to our lived experience as we derive strength and
- [First Fridays Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-10/) - This month's theme: friendship. There's no time like midsummer to connect with old friends, and make new ones! Newcomers and "regulars" alike are invited to join for a fun, musical, and family-friendly evening at Beth El. This First Friday will also include a special bonus: come meet with Beth El's new Assistant Director of Education,
- [HIAS Refugee Cabaret with Belle Halpern](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/hias-weekend-cabaret-with-belle-halpern/) - As part of HIAS weekend recognizing current and past refugees, Beth El member Belle Linda Halpern, accompanied by pianist Ron Roy, celebrates the centennial of her teacher, Martha Schlamme, who was famous for singing "songs of many lands.” Martha spent her whole life giving concerts benefitting immigrants to this country and Belle is thrilled to
- [Susan Gaeta Sings the Music of Flory Jagoda](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/susan-gaeta-sings-the-music-of-flory-jagoda/) - Join us for an intimate "house concert" of Sephardic music as Susan Gaeta shares the legacy of Flory Jagoda in a celebration of the human spirit. The concert will take place at Congregation Beth El and on Zoom. Jagoda, the renowned "keeper of Bosnian Sephardic music and culture," was one of the few survivors to
- [Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club: "Unholy Land"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-sci-fi-book-club-5/) - Our exploration of Jewish fantasy and science fiction continues with Unholy Land. World Fantasy Award winner Lavie Tidhar delivers a brilliantly subversive new novel of homeland and identity that recalls Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen’s Union and China Miéville's The City and the City. Click here to read more about the book and its intense
- [Shabbat on the Beach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-on-the-beach-4/) - Join Congregation Beth El for a joyful, unique and welcoming service open to everyone. Enjoy the sound of the water, the voices of children at play, and the music as we welcome Shabbat. We will meet at the Wayland Town Beach at 25 Parkland Drive in Wayland. Shoes are optional! Bring your beach chairs and
- [Shabbat on the Beach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-on-the-beach-3/) - Join Cantor Vera Broekhuysen for a joyful, unique and welcoming service open to everyone. Enjoy the sound of the water, the voices of children at play, and the music as we welcome Shabbat. We will meet at the WAYLAND TOWN BEACH at 25 Parkland Drive in Wayland. Shoes are optional! Bring your beach chairs and
- [Beth El Summer Speaker Series: Memories - Origins of Growth](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-el-summer-speaker-series-memories-origins-of-growth/) - This series will run during Friday evening services, from July 5 through August 30th. Most of us hold memories of someone or some place important to our growth as people. A memory was created within us so powerful that it helped shape us through our lives. It might have been through interaction, by example or
- [Jewish Sci-Fi Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-sci-fi-book-club/) - The June 26th class has been rescheduled. The class for June/July will be help on July 17th. Our voyages into Jewish Fantasy and Science fiction continues with The Pomegranate Gate (a finalist for the 2018 Locus Awards and nomine for a 2018 Hugo Award), by Ariel Kaplan. From the Jewish Book Council: In
- [What are God’s Pronouns? Exploring Gender and Divine Identity in Jewish Prayer Language](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/what-are-gods-pronouns-exploring-gender-and-divine-identity-in-jewish-prayer-language/) - Jewish tradition offers us many names for the Divine and meditations on Who and What God is. Many of them are traditionally gendered male. How do you like to talk about, and to, God? How do you like to identify yourself in conversation with the Divine? In this three-part course, join Cantor Vera for an
- [Red Cross Blood Drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/red-cross-blood-drive/) - The need for blood is great! Sign up to donate here. We also need volunteers on the day of the drive to help with registration and/or at the canteen. It's a great way to help even if you can't give blood! To sign up to volunteer, click here. For questions or additional information, please contact
- [10th annual MetroWest Tikkun Leil Shavuot event](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/10th-annual-metrowest-tikkun-leil-shavuot-event/) - Join us for our 10th annual MetroWest Tikkun Leil Shavuot celebration — this year at Temple Israel of Natick (145 Hartford St., Natick, MA 01760). The evening will feature: 5:30pm — A Shavuot Shababa for young folks and their adults 6:00pm — Delicious dairy dinner and cheesecake (click here to reserve by June 8) 6:45pm
- [Living Through October 7: Personal Experience and Community Action](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/living-through-october-7-personal-experience-and-community-action/) - Eyal Tarchitzky of Dror Israel will share his family's harrowing experience on October 7th, and how Dror Israel has implemented educational emergency response programs starting on October 8th. Eyal Tarchitzky is a member of Dror Israel, a grassroots educational organization, and lives with Dror's educator community in Sderot, just two miles from the Gaza Strip.
- [Pride Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pride-shabbat-rinah/) - In June, the world bursts into vivid colour - and we’re blessed by the whole rainbow! Join Cantor Vera and the Rinah musicians for a musical Shabbat expressing our love & pride in our diverse identities, lifting up LGBTQIAA+ voices among us. Our service will include “One Day,” Matisyahu’s anthem of hope for peace and
- [Jewish Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-science-fiction-book-club/) - Our exploration of Jewish fantasy and science fiction continues with A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller, Jr. Willing a Hugo Award in 1961, this book is one of the seminal works of post-apocalyptic science-fiction. Its timeless themes of spirituality, conflict, despair and hope have influenced speculative fiction right up through the present (such as
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-25/) - Theme: Shavuot/Climbing the Mountain! Join Rabbi Josh, Cantor Vera and Shoni Aronovich as we stretch our voices, our bodies and our spirits and climb towards more Torah together! 5:30pm — Shabbat for tots and those who love them. All welcome! 6:15pm — Dinner: pizza, salad, and challah. RSVP suggested for all, required for dinner; click
- [Revelry: Molly Bajgot Leads Song Circle & Havdalah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/revelry-molly-bajgot-leads-song-circle-havdalah/) - Join us for an inspiring evening of new Jewish music and closing-of-Shabbat ritual with Molly Bajgot. Molly will share music from her new first full-length album, "Revelry" — new tunes for Jewish liturgy and original songs of hope. Together, we’ll create a sacred and songful space to close out Shabbat and step into the week.
- [The Evolving Relationship Between American Jews and Israel, part 3](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-evolving-relationship-between-american-jews-and-israel-part-3/) - As news from Israel continues to make headlines, many of us are working to find a sense of meaning and context around Israel in our lives. In these three sessions at Beth El and on Zoom, we will explore how the American-Jewish community’s perception of Israel has evolved over the decades, and look at changing
- [Shavuot walk and picnic](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shavuot-walk-and-picnic/) - Join in an all-ages Shavuot celebration at a free walk at Drumlin Farm (208 South Great Rd., Lincoln). After gathering near the visitors' center, we'll join in a gentle walk up the drumlin. At the top, we'll sing, hear the Ten Commandments and give thanks for the gift of Torah. We'll conclude with a picnic
- [Pulling Plants and Planting Torah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pulling-plants-and-planting-torah/) - As we count through the Omer, the seven weeks between the 2nd day of Pesach and Shavuot (receiving Torah - and the first barley harvest!), we do some spring cleanup in our physical environments and in n'fashot, our souls. Join Cantor Vera Broekhuysen of Congregation Beth El and Jane Maloney and Dana Baxter of the
- [The Evolving Relationship Between American Jews and Israel, part 2](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-evolving-relationship-between-american-jews-and-israel-part-2/) - As news from Israel continues to make headlines, many of us are working to find a sense of meaning and context around Israel in our lives. In these three sessions at Beth El and on Zoom, we will explore how the American-Jewish community’s perception of Israel has evolved over the decades, and look at changing
- [Climbing the mountain: Shabbat Rinah (on our way to Shavuot!)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/climbing-the-mountain-shabbat-rinah-on-our-way-to-shavuot/) - One step at a time, we're walking up the mountain towards Torah, through the Omer counting period, approaching the holiday of Shavuot. Join Cantor Vera and the Rinah musicians for an evening of Shabbat music to refresh our souls as we journey together. Also on Zoom.
- [Julia Cash and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/julia-cash-and-friends-come-to-beth-el/) - Chamber music comes to Congregation Beth El! Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston is teaming up with Congregation Beth El to create a beautiful spring evening salon concert. Pro Arte concertmaster Julia Cash will lead a concert program of violin-centric chamber music: Bedřich Smetana's "From My Life" quartet Antonio Vivaldi's concerto in B minor Grażyna
- [Opening of "L'ma'an Tizk'ru: The Art of Memory" exhibit](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/join-us-for-the-opening-of-lmaan-tizkru-the-art-of-memory-exhibit/) - The commandment to remember echoes powerfully throughout our tradition. We are to remember the mitzvot in order to lead moral and ethical lives. We remember loved ones in order to honor them and learn from their actions. We remember our past so that it may shed light on our future. Memory is a potent force,
- [Community sing: "One Day"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/community-sing-one-day/) - Come together to sing in different voice parts — Matisyahu and Koolulam style — on Sunday, May 19 from 1–2:30pm. No singing experience necessary; song sheets with lyrics will be provided. Cantor Vera will teach everyone a part — practice so that we might all sing "One Day" at Shabbat Rinah (click here to see
- [Sunday morning playgroup](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sunday-morning-playgroup-5/) - Beth El has recently started a free new playgroup on select Sunday mornings for children aged 0-3 accompanied by their parents/caregivers. From 9-9:30 a.m., you're welcome to join a brief service with the BE InSpirEd! education program. From 9:30-10:30, we'll enjoy toys, small snacks, and songs facilitated by Beth El parents. It's a chance for
- [Walk With You into Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/walk-with-you-into-shabbat-rinah/) - Join us at Beth El as we accompany each other in our steps towards spiritual freedom during this month of Nissan, and Pesach approaches. The waves are rising; and so are we. Raise your voices with the Rinah musicians and dancers and Cantor Vera as we look, in Shabbat, for a beautiful glimpse of the
- [Tangled in Torah: Welcoming Spring and Passover with Shir HaShirim](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tangled-in-torah-welcoming-spring-and-passover-with-shir-hashirim/) - Through text study and creating Zentangle®-inspired art, create a visual midrash for Spring and Passover with Rabbi Ashira Stevens. The Zentangle® method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. In Zentangle®, the focus is on the process of creation rather than on the end result. As a
- [Beth El Earth Day: What Can We Do to Help Save the Earth?](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-el-earth-day-what-can-we-do-to-help-save-the-earth/) - Come to Beth El to learn what members of Beth El and other local synagogues are doing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and learn what additional actions we can take. Topics include sustainable gardening, green heating/cooling, purchase of sustainable electricity, installing solar panels, "drive green" and other topics. See the wonderful mural created by
- [Siyyum: Beth El High School Graduation](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/siyyum-beth-el-high-school-graduation/) - Join us as we celebrate and honor our newest Beth El graduates! As part of the morning service, each senior will deliver a personal dvar reflecting on their Jewish journeys thus far. There will be lunch following the service. If you plan to stay for lunch, please register by clicking here.
- ["Go Down Moses": Bringing a Racial Justice Lens to the Seder](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/go-down-moses-bringing-a-racial-justice-lens-to-the-seder/) - How do we sing and talk about slavery and liberation during our Passover seders? How does the legacy of African-American enslavement show up at our Seder tables as we recount the Exodus story? Join Cantor Vera and the Antiracism Working Group to bring a racial justice lens to the Passover Seder. Bring your haggadah! This
- [MetroWest Yom Ha'Shoah remembrance](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/metrowest-yom-hashoah-remembrance/) - On Erev Yom Hashoah, the Jewish community of MetroWest will be hosting an intergenerational commemoration, and we invite you, adults and teens alike, to join us – in person or via livestream – for this unique event. The evening will include: 6:00-7:15 pm — Conversation with Holocaust survivor Kati Preston, author of the graphic novel
- [Sunday morning playgroup](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sunday-morning-playgroup-4/) - Beth El is starting a free new playgroup on select Sunday mornings for children aged 0-3 accompanied by their parents/caregivers. From 9-9:30 a.m., you're welcome to join a brief service with the BE InSpirEd! education program. From 9:30-10:30, we'll enjoy toys, small snacks, and songs facilitated by Beth El parents. It's a chance for parents
- [Sunday Morning Playgroup](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sunday-morning-playgroup-3/) - Beth El is starting a free new playgroup on select Sunday mornings for children aged 0-3 accompanied by their parents/caregivers. From 9-9:30 a.m., you're welcome to join a brief service with the BE InSpirEd! education program. From 9:30-10:30, we'll enjoy toys, small snacks, and songs facilitated by Beth El parents. It's a chance for parents
- [The Evolving Relationship Between American Jews and Israel, part 1](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-evolving-relationship-between-american-jews-and-israel/) - As news from Israel continues to make headlines, many of us are working to find a sense of meaning and context around Israel in our lives. In these three sessions at Beth El and on Zoom, we will explore how the American-Jewish community’s perception of Israel has evolved over the decades, and look at changing
- [Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club: "Gentlemen of the Road"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-sci-fi-book-club-gentlemen-of-the-road/) - Our exploration of Jewish fantasy and science fiction continues with Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure by Michael Chabon, Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Yiddish Policeman’s Union and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. From the Jewish Book Council: “Essentially a buddy story, it’s a Jewish tale and a dynasty saga set
- [(SOLD OUT) Robots at the Seder: Passover and the Exodus in Science Fiction](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/robots-at-the-seder-passover-and-the-exodus-in-science-fiction/) - As Passover draws near, join an out-of-this-world evening with Beth El's Rabbi Josh, the "Sci-Fi Rabbi," at the Lehrhaus (425 Washington St., Somerville). The class will begin with a close and dramatic reading of a classic Isaac Asimov robot story that contrasts the ancient text of the Exodus with modern themes, including the ethics (and
- [Join us for First Friday](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/join-us-for-first-friday/) - What is First Fridays? It's Shabbat with accessible-to-all engagement built in. Increasing in maturity as the evening progresses, First Friday is all about community, Shabbat and being together as a unified family! It TYPICALLY happens on the First Friday of each month, yet there are some exceptions, so please consult the calendar if you have a question. Come
- [Sunday Morning Playgroup](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sunday-morning-playgroup-2/) - Beth El is starting a free new playgroup on select Sunday mornings for children aged 0-3 accompanied by their parents/caregivers. From 9-9:30 a.m., you're welcome to join a brief service with the BE InSpirEd! education program. From 9:30-10:30, we'll enjoy toys, small snacks, and songs facilitated by Beth El parents. It's a chance for parents
- [Shabbat Afternoon Hike](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-afternoon-hike/) - Enjoy a Shabbat afternoon hike through the springtime woods to the lookout at Tippling Rock, punctuated with stops to share themes of Shabbat. The hike will be led by Rabbi Josh Breindel and Cantor Vera Broekhuysen and will be over easy-to-moderate trails at a moderate pace. All ages are welcome. Co- sponsored by Ma'yan Tikvah.
- [Erev Purim — Songs, spiels, hamantaschen, tzedakah and more!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/erev-purim-songs-spiels-hamantaschen-tzedakah-and-more/) - Join us at Beth El in a wonderful Purim evening for the whole family! Come in costume at 5 p.m. for Purim songs with Cantor Vera, a Purim story with Rabbi Josh, and the 20-minute “Brave Queen Esther” megillah Enjoy a delicious Middle Eastern dinner with the community at 6:15 p.m. followed by a costume
- [Blood drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/blood-drive/) - Perform a mitzvah and save a life. The need for blood is great! Sign up to donate here. For questions or more information, please contact Shirley Hui.
- [Singing Our Way to Freedom: Song & Havdalah with Aly Halpert](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/singing-our-way-to-freedom-song-havdalah-with-aly-halpert/) - In times of brokenness, it's often even harder to dream towards a world that is whole. Singing is a tool that helps us connect, remember our collective humanity, and to move through feelings of grief and joy. Singing literally helps bring about the world we're dreaming — grounding us in our bodies, in community, and
- [Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi: "The Cyberiad"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-sci-fi-the-cyberiad/) - Our exploration of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction continues with The Cyberiad, a playful, insightful and visionary masterwork by Polish/Jewish author Stanislaw Lem: "Trurl and Klapaucius are 'constructors' — they travel around the universe creating machines of astonishing inventiveness and power and visiting a bewildering variety of violent, peculiar and morose civilizations. The Cyberiad is
- [Come sing songs about the climate!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/come-sing-songs-about-the-climate/) - Cantor Vera and Beth El member Sophie Glasser will lead a special "Come and Sing" which will include discussions in rotating pairs about climate change. This event will be in person only.
- [Purim storytime at Wayland Library](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/purim-storytime-at-wayland-library/) - Join Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera for an engaging and energetic story time at the Wayland Free Public Library (5 Concord Rd., Wayland). Get ready for Purim with stories, songs and a craft activity. All ages are welcome; especially recommended for children age 4 and up.
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-13/) - In the month of Adar, as Purim approaches, we're asked to increase our joy — all the more so when times are tough. What better way to do that than through a song-filled Shabbat with Cantor Vera and the Rinah musicians? We'll enjoy the many musical talents of Beth El, revel in Shabbat's offerings of
- [Sunday morning playgroup](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sunday-morning-playgroup/) - Beth El is starting a free new playgroup on select Sunday mornings for children aged 0-3 accompanied by their parents/caregivers. From 9-9:30 a.m., you're welcome to join a brief service with the BE InSpirEd! education program. From 9:30-10:30, we'll enjoy toys, small snacks, and songs facilitated by Beth El parents. It's a chance for parents
- [Purim carnival](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/purim-carnival/) - This year's Purim Carnival — hosted by the Beth El High School students — will include a variety and fun games and attractions, including all-time favorites and new surprises! We are thrilled to announce that the carnival will feature an amazing performance and hands-on workshop by Eliana Perlmutter, a dynamic circus performer who wows audiences
- [Jewish Environmentalism & How to Save the Earth](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-environmentalism-how-to-save-the-earth/) - JALSA’s “Jewish Environmentalism & How to Save the Earth” curriculum serves as an introduction to Jewish environmental ethics and how people should morally interact with nature. The program covers the history of Jewish environmentalism, investigates texts from the Torah and Talmud, and connects these ideas with an action to advocate for the Zero Carbon Renovation
- [Judaism and Immigrant Justice](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/judaism-and-immigrant-justice/) - The curriculum of JALSA (Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action) connects Jewish theology and history with the current movement for immigrant rights. What do our Jewish values say about immigration today? JALSA’s “Judaism & Immigrant Justice” curriculum is exclusively on Zoom and connects Jewish theology and history with the current movement for immigrant rights.
- [Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-science-fiction-book-club/) - Our exploration of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction continues with The Light of The Midnight Stars by Rena Rossner. Join in the conversation at our regular Zoom link — and spread the word; all are warmly invited to join for this evening of conversation and magic!
- [Love, love, love at Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/love-love-love-at-shabbat-rinah/) - Let the sounds of Shabbat Rinah embrace your heart. The voices and instruments of the Rinah musicians weave warmth in this winter month. :During this Shabbat evening service we will explore and express love - of ourselves and of our fellow people, of our community, and of the rituals that keep us holy and whole.
- [Chocolate: The Antidote to Winter](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/chocolate-the-antidote-to-winter/) - An in-person chocolate tasting and learning experience including light snacks following Havdalah. Take a trip down to the Amazon jungle of Peru and meet the wild family of cacao. The presentation by Matthew Block will follow the cultivation, collection, fermentation and drying of cacao as well as its botanical cousins in the forests of Peru.
- [Nagilah! Joyful song with Hazzan Jessi Roemer (workshop + concert)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/nagilah-joyful-song-with-hazzan-jessi-roemer-workshop-concert/) - Hazzan Jessi Roemer's music will touch your heart and inspire your spirit. Spiritual, rhythmic, and soulful, her work brings ancient and modern text to life, traversing continents and history. She has performed, taught workshops, and led prayer services throughout the U.S. Her original music is a 21st-century hybrid of European, Middle Eastern, Sephardic, North and
- [Voices from Israel, Part 3](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/voices-from-israel-part-3/) - With the Israel-Hamas war continuing, join us to learn some of what's going on inside Israel. We will continue to hear from native Israeli and Beth El Director of Teen Education and Engagement Shoni Aronovich what Israelis are saying through voices that are less well-known to those outside of Israel. In person at Beth El
- [First Fridays — Inclusive Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-fridays-inclusive-shabbat/) - First Friday Shabbat is Shabbat with accessible-to-all engagement built in. Increasing in maturity as the evening progresses, First Friday is all about community, Shabbat, and being together as a unified family. The theme for February Inclusion as we begin Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. Together we’ll honor the different ways our bodies and minds
- [Wade in the Water: The Possibilities of Black Music in the Synagogue](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wade-in-the-water-the-possibilities-of-black-music-in-the-synagogue/) - The idioms of Black music are a profound element of American expression, history and culture. Even so, does that necessarily mean its sounds have a place in American Jewish prayer spaces? What is its relationship to American Jews and the music already heard in American synagogue spaces? And what about issues of tokenizing, appropriation and
- [Hasidic Tales: The Trees of Life](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/hasidic-tales-the-trees-of-life/) - Hasidic stories often weave together the magic of Jewish spirituality with a profound love of the world around us. In this special session of our Hasidic Tales series, we explore how Jewish mysticism and love for Creation can help us to deepen our own connection to our beloved planet. Join us online for this wondrous
- [Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/trigger-the-ripple-effect-of-gun-violence/) - This 51-minute documentary examines the effect that one shooting has on a survivor, a family, a community, and society. Writer and director David Barnhart is making a special appearance and will share the film’s back story. Massachusetts State Sen. Jamie Eldridge will also be there to describe the gun control legislation he is currently sponsoring
- [Judaism, Reproductive Rights, and Abortion](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/judaism-reproductive-rights-and-abortion/) - This three-part online program presented by the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA) provides an introduction to Jewish values concerning abortion and reproductive rights. The presentation covers these complex topics along legal, historical, and theological lines. It also includes opportunities to have an impact on abortion access laws on a national level and
- [Tu b'Shvat Breakfast with the Chevra Yom Chamishi](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tu-bshvat-breakfast-with-the-chevra-yom-chamishi/) - Join the Chevra Yom Chamishi (Thursday morning chevra), Rabbi Josh and Cantor Vera for a Tu b'Shvat breakfast immediately following morning minyan! We’ll share thoughts, memories, stories and songs of Tu b'Shvat, and enjoy the fresh taste of new growth in the middle of our New England winter. Minyan starts at 7 a.m.; breakfast will
- [HIAS Coffee House: "Taking a Stand"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/hias-coffee-house/) - At last year's HIAS Coffee House, members of the Beth El community told their immigrant stories. Members of all faith communities in Sudbury are invited to participate in this year's Coffee House to share brief accounts of times when they took a stand — a stand that brought people together, that overcame what appeared to
- [Let Freedom Ring! at Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/let-freedom-ring-at-shabbat-rinah/) - Join us as we celebrate the work and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a Shabbat of joyful song featuring the Shabbat Rinah musicians, the interfaith quartet What the World Needs Now, and members of the Sudbury clergy association. We'll raise our voices, listen actively to Dr. King's prophetic words, and rededicate
- [Jewish Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-science-fiction/) - Our exploration of Jewish fantasy and science fiction continues with The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick: In this Hugo Award–winning alternative history classic — the basis for the Amazon streaming series — the United States lost World War II and was subsequently divided between the Germans in the east and the
- [Tu B'Shevat Seder for Teens and Adults](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tu-bshevat-seder-for-teens-and-adults/) - Beth El's high school families are hosting the annual Tu B'Shevat Seder. This is not your average sit-around-the-table kind of seder — it's a communal interactive experience. Festive foods, wine and drinks will be served. All are invited. Registration link
- [Tu B'Shevat Winter Seed-Sowing Workshops: Evening Session](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tu-bshevat-winter-seed-sowing-workshops-evening-session/) - The seeds you plant will help us create a native, sustainable garden for Beth El. Take home some pots to care for in your garden until they are ready for planting or help us care for them in the STRIP (Sustainable Turf Renewal and Improvement Project). No experience needed Just a willingness to get your hands
- [Tu B'Shevat Winter Seed-Sowing Workshops: Daytime Session](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tu-bshevat-winter-seed-sowing-workshops-daytime-session/) - The seeds you plant will help us create a native, sustainable garden for Beth El. Take home some pots to care for in your garden until they are ready for planting or help us care for them in the STRIP (Sustainable Turf Renewal and Improvement Project). No experience needed Just a willingness to get your hands
- [Crafty Camp at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/crafty-camp-at-beth-el/) - Crafty Camp is a social group for crocheting, knitting and other crafts. All crafters are always welcome to join us.
- [First Fridays Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-fridays-shabbat/) - Join us for our multi- generational Shabbat as we celebrate the First Friday of the New Solar Year. There’s something for everyone. 5:30pm Shabbat for Tots and those who love them. All welcome! 6: 15pm Dinner: Pizza, challah, fruit, salad, dessert (dairy) 7:00pm Interactive, musical, participatory Kabbalat(welcoming) Shabbat service 8:00pm Kiddush,
- [Crafty Camp Online](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/crafty-camp-online/) - Crafty Camp is a social group for crocheting, knitting and other crafts. All crafters are always welcome to join us. We will be meeting online again on February 6th and in person on January 30th. Mark your calendar. Zoom link
- [Annual Christmas Eve Dinner & Movie](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/annual-christmas-eve-dinner-movie/) - This year's movie is Spaceballs starring Mel Brooks, John Canby and Rick Moranis “A spoof of the Star Wars series, with Mel Brooks playing the dastardly president of an alien race out to steal the air supply of a neighboring planet. Fearless - and clueless - space heroes Lone Starr (Pullman) and his half/man half
- [Kindling Hope at Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/kindling-hope-at-shabbat-rinah/) - As the winter cold descends, and the weight of the world's pains dwells still in our hearts, we revel in sharing song, the brightness of our community's warm embrace, and the joy in beloved ritual. Celebrate Shabbat together at Beth El, led by the Rinah musicians and Cantor Vera. Join us in person or via
- [Discussing Antisemitism Together](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/discussing-antisemitism-together/) - Together with our rabbi and cantor, we'll join in a guided exploration of our personal reactions to growing antisemitism in the United States and in our communities through text study, small group conversations, music and a moment of prayer. Study material Zoom link
- [An Afternoon of Art and Music](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/an-afternoon-of-art-and-music/) - Come enjoy the opening of Beth El’s fifth art exhibit, "Living on Jewish Time," featuring work by Beth El artists on the theme of living in two parallel universes: Jewish time and secular time. This opening event will also feature personal photographs of times past, plus music by our Cantor Vera Broekhuysen, Benyamin Lichtenstein, and
- [Beth El's Annual Mitzvah Mall](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-els-annual-mitzvah-mall/) - Check out our sale of handcrafted Guatemalan beaded and woven goods. The range of items make wonderful Hanukkah gifts.. Among the items on sale are kippot, challah covers, shawls that can convert to tallitot, and much more. The funds from the sales go to support a secular school in Guatemala called Bendicion de Dios (Blessing
- [Voices from Israel #1](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/voices-from-israel/) - With the Israel-Hamas war in the foreground every day, join us to learn some of what's going on inside Israel on two evenings: December 5 and December 19. You will hear from Shoni Aronovich, Beth El's Director of Teen Engagement and a native Israeli, what Israelis are saying through voices that are less well-known to
- [Voices from Israel #2](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/voices-from-israel-2/) - With the Israel-Hamas war in the foreground every day, join us to learn some of what's going on inside Israel on two evenings: December 5 and December 19. You will hear from Shoni Aronovich, Beth El's Director of Teen Engagement and a native Israeli, what Israelis are saying through voices that are less well-known to
- [Make Cantor Vera celebration decorations with Crafty Camp](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/make-cantor-vera-celebration-decorations-with-crafty-camp/) - At this special November gathering, we'll make paper and fabric decorations for our celebration for Cantor Vera on December 9. No prior experience needed. If you want to come with your knitting, crocheting or other craft, you are still welcome to come. Gena Lamotte will lead the craft and Allison Alter will host. We will
- [Come and Sing!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/come-and-sing/) - "Come and Sing!" is a monthly in-person opportunity for our Beth El community to get together on a Sunday morning and just sing some songs, for joy and comfort and healing and exploration. No rehearsal, no performance; responsive to our needs in the moment and tailored to every voice in the room. The guiding principle
- [What is Ableism and How Can We Navigate It Jewishly?](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/what-is-ableism-and-how-can-we-navigate-it-jewishly/) - Rabbi Lauren Tuchman will give a general overview of ableism. In conversation with Jewish values and sources, we will learn together how as a Jewish community we can navigate and ultimately confront ableism from a uniquely Jewish perspective. In addition, she will be basing her talk partially on "Claiming Disability," a chapter of the just-published
- [Giving Gratitude with Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/giving-gratitude-with-shabbat-rinah/) - We give thanks for the blessings of community, Shabbat, music, poetry, compassion, and joy. Celebrate a Shabbat of gratitude with the Rinah musicians and Cantor Vera! Join us in person at Beth El or via live-streaming.
- [Crafty Camp at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/crafty-camp-an-opportunity-to-work-on-a-craft-and-shmooz/) - Crafty Camp is a social group for crocheting, knitting and other crafts. Other crafters are always welcome to join us. The November 7 session will be Zoom only. Zoom meetups will occur on the first Tuesday of each month from 7–8:30 p.m., and in person at Beth El on the last Tuesday of each month.
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-24/) - Theme of the evening: “In the Image of God” בצלם אלהים Dinner, friends, services, multi-generational Shabbat... and buy baked goods before candle lighting to support civilians in Israel and Gaza created in the image of G-d! Please RSVP. And feel free to learn this song by Dan Nichols to be ultra prepared!
- [Jewish Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Group](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-science-fiction-book-group/) - Our exploration of Jewish Fantasy and Science fiction continues with When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb. This debut novel is a Printz Honor Book, a Sydney Taylor Award winner, and a Stonewall Book Award winner. From Kirkus Reviews: An angel and a demon immigrate to the goldene medina. Little Ash, a lesser son of
- [The Mitzvah of Tzedakah – Learn and Give](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-mitzvah-of-tzedakah-learn-and-give/) - We all want to fulfill the crucial mitzvah of tzedakah. Resources are finite and with the added stress of Israel’s immediate need, other key issues remain. These issues become more important because they don’t have the urgency that war does. Since resources that go to one organization cannot be donated elsewhere, how can we know where
- [Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/who-we-are-a-chronicle-of-racism-in-america/) - Join members of Beth El and other Sudbury churches and organizations for this free showing of a two-hour documentary film (note location: Presbyterian Church in Sudbury, 330 Concord Rd., Sudbury). Refreshments and discussion will take place during intermission and after the film. This is a great opportunity to learn more about racism in community with
- [Trio Sefardi comes to Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/save-the-date-trio-sephardi-comes-to-beth-el/) - The renowned Trio Sefardi brings Sephardic Jewish music to Metrowest. In addition to experiencing the beautiful words and sounds of music from the Balkans to Morocco, this is a chance to learn more of the history and culture of the region. The award-winning musicians of Trio Sefardi were mentored in Sephardic music and culture by
- [Pop Up Israel](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pop-up-israel/) - For one night only, you're invited to enjoy some of the best Israel has to offer, right here at Beth El. This is not an event “about” or “for” Israel, but an actual Israeli event put together and hosted by a group of high school students from Haifa who are staying in the MetroWest area
- [LGBTQ+ Concepts and Best Practices](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/lgbtq-concepts-and-best-practices/) - Have you heard a bit about the LBGTQ+ community and you have questions? What do these terms mean? Why is there a “+”? Why is it important that people who are not LGBTQ+ know about that community? Why are there different Pride flags? Join us for an educational presentation, questions, and discussion about "LGBTQ+ Concepts
- [Celebrate Torah at Beth El!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/celebrate-torah-at-beth-el/) - Friday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. — Community picnic dinner in our sukkah, followed by Shabbat evening services. Bring your picnic dinner! Delight in Shabbat and bid Sukkot farewell. Saturday, Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. — Shabbat, Sh'mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. We'll celebrate our festival with: Hallel (psalms of praise) A Sefardi Geshem (rain)
- ["Fall in Love" with Shabbat Rinah!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/fall-in-love-with-shabbat-rinah/) - Join us for a musically rich Shabbat full of fall flavors!* Led by the Shabbat Rinah musicians and Cantor Vera, Beth El sings out together amid the colorful leaves and crisp fall air. We'll return to old favorite melodies and add a few new ones, and we'll share our love for the turning of this
- [The N-Word from Slavery to Hip Hop](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-n-word-from-slavery-to-hip-hop/) - The "N-word" is one of the most controversial words in North American History. Domingo Guyton has been enlightening audiences across the U.S. on the origins of the word and its evolution into the popular term it is today. The discussion will take you on a thought-provoking journey and exploration of its use in today's society.
- [You wouldn't want to LIVE in a sukkah... would you?](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/you-wouldnt-want-to-live-in-a-sukkah-would-you/) - While we might inhabit a sukkah for meals or even sleep in it for a week, for many families whose children attend our "adopted" school in Guatemala, their homes are almost as primitive. Vulnerable to the weather, little or no furniture, no running water... They're not on a journey, as were our forbears whose transient
- [Beth El fall blood drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-el-annual-blood-drive/) - The need for blood donations is great! Please sign up to donate. We also need volunteers to help at the registration table and the canteen. Use the links below to sign up. For questions or additional information, please contact Shirley Hui.The blood drive will take place at Beth El. To sign up to donate blood,
- [Kol Nidre](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/kol-nidre-2/)
- [Erev RH services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/erev-rh-services/)
- [Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Group](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-sci-fi-book-group/) - Our group began with exploring stories by Jewish authors with explicit Jewish themes. We then shifted to books by Jewish authors with implicit Jewish themes. Now, we're exploring a title written by an author who isn't Jewish that, nonetheless, has explicit Jewish themes! Mary Robinette Kowal's novel The Calculating Stars, won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards.
- [Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Group](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-science-fiction-book-group-2/) - The Jewish Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Group will next convene on August 30 at 8 PM with The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. Connect to this Zoomed session here. From Amazon.com: This is the first of Asimov's books to chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who
- [Selichot](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/selichot/) - Join our clergy and the Rinah musicians for a moving, musical evening of shofar, song and shepherding out Torah scrolls into their white holiday wrappings. Come sing the melodies you love and learn a couple of new ones. We'll warm up our forgiveness muscles together as the High Holy Days approach and we'll ask the
- [Elevating Elul](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/elevating-elul/) - The High Holidays are drawing close - let's stretch our spiritual muscles to get ready! Join Cantor Vera and Rabbi Josh for an evening filled with song, study and the warmth of community. Together, we'll learn some new melodies and explore some beautiful teachings around teshuvah (repentance) as we open our hearts to the joy
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-14/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-15/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-18/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-19/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-20/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-21/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-22/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-23/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-16/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-17/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-18/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-19/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-20/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-21/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-22/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-23/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-24/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-25/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-38/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-31/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-25/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-26/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-27/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-28/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-29/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-30/)
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-9/)
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-10/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-27/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-28/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-29/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-30/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-31/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-32/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-33/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-6/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-7/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-8/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-31/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-24/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-18/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-19/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-20/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-21/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-22/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-23/)
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-8/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-21/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-22/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-23/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-24/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-25/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-26/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-4/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-5/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-6/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-29/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-30/)
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-7/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-20/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-10/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-11/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-12/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-13/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-14/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-15/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-16/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-17/)
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-6/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-13/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-14/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-15/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-16/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-17/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-18/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-19/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-2/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-3/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-5/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-28/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-27/)
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-4/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-5/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-6/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-7/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-8/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-9/)
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-5/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-7/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-8/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-9/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-10/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-11/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-12/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-4/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-26/)
- [Shabbat a.m. & Sukkot festival services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-sukkot-festival-services/)
- [Festival Yizkor](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/festival-yizkor/)
- [YK teen programming](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yk-teen-programming/)
- [Torah service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/torah-service-2/)
- [Musaf (afternoon service)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/musaf-afternoon-service/)
- [Mincha service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/mincha-service/)
- [Yizkor](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yizkor/)
- [Shabbat/Sukkot celebration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-sukkot-celebration/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-2/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-2/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-3/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-4/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-4/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-5/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-6/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-3/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services/)
- [RH Shacharit service; concurrent youth (PK - 12) programming](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/rh-shacharit-service-concurrent-youth-pk-12-programming/)
- [Opening RH program for young families (0 - 6th gr.)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/opening-rh-program-for-young-families-0-6th-gr/)
- [Family services for PreK -6; teens](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/family-services-for-prek-6-teens/)
- [Torah service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/torah-service/)
- [Musaf service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/musaf-service/)
- [YK Shacharit (morning service)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yk-shacharit-morning-service/)
- [Family Service (PreK - Gr. 6)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/family-service-prek-gr-6/)
- [YK programming for PreK - 6th](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yk-programming-for-prek-6th/)
- [RH 2nd Day Shacharit service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/rh-2nd-day-shacharit-service/)
- [Tashlich - location tbd](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tashlich-location-tbd/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-2/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-3/)
- [Rosh Hashanah Birthday Party for the World](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/rosh-hashana-birthday-party-for-the-world/) - Help your family experience Rosh Hashanah differently this year with an interactive family service and activity, singing, snacks, new friends and fun! A birthday party is a perfect and relatable format for kids to experience the joy we feel on Rosh HaShanah, when Jews remember and celebrate the story of creation. Come experience the magic
- [Earth, apples and pollinators (and tashlich!)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/earth-apples-and-pollinators/) - Kids and families are invited to come pick apples at Honey Pot Hill Orchard while learning about doing out part to make sure pollinators can keep our trees and flowers healthy. The event will include age-appropriate tashlich (symbolic casting off of sins). Registration required; click here. Part of Young Families for Social Justice at Beth El.
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-32/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-33/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-34/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-9/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-10/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-11/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-12/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-13/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-14/)
- [Shabbat services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-services-15/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-40/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-41/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-42/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-43/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-7/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-8/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-9/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-11/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-12/)
- [First Friday Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-friday-shabbat-13/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-34/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-35/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-36/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-37/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-38/)
- [Thursday a.m. minyan](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/thursday-a-m-minyan-39/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-39/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-40/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-41/)
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-11/)
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-12/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-32/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-33/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-34/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-35/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-36/)
- [Shabbat a.m. services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-a-m-services-37/)
- [Ne'ilah, thenHavdallah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/neilah-thenhavdallah/)
- [Annual barbecue for members – register now](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/annual-board-of-directors-bbq/) - The Beth El Board of Directors invites our members to join us for their annual BBQ. Let's come together for a social event to break the Covid barrier and schmooze with our temple friends. Come chat with our newest staff member, Cantor Vera Broekhuysen. Click here to register. For further information, contact Neil Frieband.
- [First Fridays Shabbat: Something for Everyone](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/first-fridays-shabbat-something-for-everyone/) - What is First Fridays? It's Shabbat with multi-level engagement built in! Come for any or all of it — it's up to you. Our goal is to be inclusive and accessible in every way we can. If there is any way we can accommodate, please don't hesitate to ask. 5:30 PM sharp — Shabbat for
- [Lend a hand to the Sustainable Turf Renewal and Improvement Project](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/lend-a-hand-to-the-sustainable-turf-renewal-and-improvement-project/) - Announcing STRIP — the Sustainable Turf Renewal and Improvement Project! By replacing the grass strips around the parking lot at Beth El with native plants, we will: Decrease our carbon footprint (no mowing) Create a home for pollinators Educate our community and neighbors about sustainable landscaping practices To do this, we need donated labor and
- [The Prophet Daniel: A Man For All Seasons](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-prophet-daniel-a-man-for-all-seasons/) - In the Hebrew Bible, Daniel is a man of many aspects: he is a prophet, a hero, a judge, and a magical figure. His book was written at two different times, in two different languages, adding to his mystery. He was a powerful figure who has appeared through the ages, in the medieval play of
- [Tisha B'Av commemoration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tisha-bav-commemoration-2/) - Join us as we experience the spiritual power of brokenness in our observance of Tisha b’Av. This day commemorates the destruction of the ancient Temples in Jerusalem. Together we will hear the devastating words and haunting melody of the scroll of Eichah, the book of Lamentations; share in a powerful evening service; and support one
- [Planet B: An Evening of Art, Poetry and Music](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/planet-b-an-evening-of-art-poetry-and-music/) - Spotlighting art by Beth El artists on the theme of safeguarding the earth and creating "Planet Better," this opening event will also feature poetry by Beth El poets and music by Cantorial Soloist Lisa Jane Lipkin and her husband Jay Hitt. you can also join by Zoom. Click here.
- [July Blood Drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/july-blood-drive/) - The need for blood donations is great! Please sign up to donate. We also need volunteers to help at the registration table and the canteen. Use the links below to sign up. For questions or additional information, please contact Shirley Hui. The blood drive will take place at Beth EL. To sign up to donate blood
- [Metrowest Culture Fest: Havdallah with violinist Yoni Battat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/metrowest-culture-fest-havdallah-with-violinist-yoni-battat/) - Join us for a multi-congregation Metrowest Culture Fest Havdalah at Temple Beth Sholom (50 Pamela Rd., Framingham) featuring the music of both Ashkenazi and Mizrahi traditions with classically trained violist Yoni Battat. At the heart of Yoni's musical identity lies a deep investment in world music and improvisation. His interest first blossomed as he explored
- [Jay Shofet on environmental conservation in Israel](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/environmental-conservation-in-israel/) - Following Friday night services and oneg, hear some positive news from Israel directly from Jay Shofet, director of development for the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI). Jay will discuss SPNI’s innovative re-wilding project Start-Up Nature, which aims to restore Israel’s wetlands and biodiversity and is also providing carbon capture to mitigate climate
- [Celebration of Ashira Stevens’s rabbinic ordination](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/celebration-of-ashira-stevenss-rabbinic-ordination/) - After services on June 10, join us for a kiddush lunch followed by Ashira’s presentation of her capstone project, culminating her five-year rabbinic training at Hebrew College. Her project is entitled "Relationship Wisdom: A Zentangle-inspired Visual Journey through Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs)." It explores insights we can glean from this sacred text about relationships
- [Tour of Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tour-of-royall-house-and-slave-quarters-in-medford/) - Did you know that Black people were once enslaved in Massachusetts? Join us for a tour of Medford’s Royall House and Slave Quarters, where some 60 Black adults and children were enslaved. Learn about their lives, the intertwined stories of White wealth and Black bondage, and the resistance and political and legal activism of enslaved
- [Shavuot stories and picnic](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shavuot-stories-and-picnic/) - Join Rabbi Josh for a Shavuot teaching with a Chasidic twist, followed by a BYOB (bring your own basket) picnic in the garden, with dairy dessert provided! The teaching from 11 AM–noon will be hybrid (in person and on Zoom) with the lunch immediately afterward. In case of inclement weather, the lunch will be held
- [InterDependence Day](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/interdependence-day/) - In 2022, the Combating AntiSemitism Taskforce (CAST) organized an event to bring together Sudbury residents under the motto "I've Got Your Back" with music, speakers, and storytellers. This year we are part of Family Pride Day at Memorial Congregational Church in Sudbury and teaming with Sudbury for Racial & Social Justice (S4RSJ), with similar ingredients
- [MetroWest Tikkun Leil Shavuot event](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/metrowest-tikkun-leil-shavuot-event/) - The MetroWest Jewish Community, representing a dozen synagogues and organizations, will join together in person for a Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a program of celebration and study, on Thursday, May 25 at Temple Israel in Natick (145 Hartford St., Natick). If you can't come in person, click here to watch on livestream. 5:30 PM – Shavuot
- [Shavuot prep for Jews-by-choice](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shavuot-prep-for-jews-by-choice/) - Jewish tradition says we were all standing at Sinai. If I chose Judaism, what does that mean for me? Explore and prepare for Shavuot in a supportive environment. Solo Judaism, a peer group for adult Jews by choice, will offer community, connection and conversation on the blessings and challenges of designing your Jewish life. Zoom
- [Book discussion of "Einstein: His Space and Times"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/book-discussion-of-einstein-his-space-and-times/) - Join us as member Marcos Szydlo leads a lively discussion about Einstein’s out of the box thinking on a variety of subjects — other than science! Did you know he was a pacifist? He spoke out on a variety of subjects in ways that were often considered controversial. Discussions at Beth El are always inspiring,
- [Is Your Home Someone's Workplace? Domestic Workers' Rights and Your Responsibilities as an Employer](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/is-your-home-someones-workplace-domestic-workers-rights-and-your-responsibilities-as-an-employer/) - Do you have a housecleaner? A caregiver for your older parent or spouse? A nanny? Join us for a panel presentation featuring a domestic worker and representatives from the Mass. Coalition of Domestic Workers, Office of the Attorney General, and MetroWest Worker Center – Casa. Learn about the 2015 Massachusetts Domestic Worker Bill of Rights.
- [Jewish Sci-Fi Book Club: "The Demolished Man"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-sci-fi-book-club-the-demolished-man/) - "Tension, apprehension, and distention have begun!" Join us on Wednesday, April 26 as we plunge into the visionary world of Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man. Bester, the first-ever Hugo award winner, weaves his unique insights into the human head and heart as he crafts a future vision of a world very different from our
- [Aleinu: It's on Us!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/aleinu-its-on-us/) - Recited at the end of services, Aleinu (literally "it's on us" or "it's up to us") calls on us to discover where the brokenness of the world overlaps with our particular human gifts. Join Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum of Temple Beth Zion in Brookline for a discussion of Aleinu in a liturgical and historical context, as
- [Israeli dinner and film: "Orchestra of Exiles" (registration now open)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/israeli-dinner-and-film-orchestra-of-exiles/) - Honor Yom HaShoah and celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut at Beth El on a Saturday evening for a scrumptious dinner with a variety of Israeli salads, falafel and more, catered by Hummus v'Hummus (gluten free except for the pita bread). Click here to to register. Cost for dinner is $18. Dinner to be followed by the film
- [Inclusive second-night Passover seder](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/inclusive-second-night-passover-seder/) - The Inclusion Committee of Congregation Beth El of Sudbury invites you, your family, and friends to join us for an inclusive seder. The seder has been designed for congregants and others of all ages and abilities. The haggadah that will be used can be downloaded here. Look it over and decide what you'd like to print
- [Passover services at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/passover-services-at-beth-el/) - Services during Passover Thursday, April 6 at 10:30 AM — 1st Day Pesach services Friday, April 7 at 6:30 PM — Kabbalat Shabbat services Saturday, April 8 at 10:30 AM — Shabbat services Tuesday, April 11 at 7:00 PM — Yom Tov and Yizkor service There are openings for Torah readers on Shabbat and the 1st
- [Discussion of author Dara Horn's Yom HaShoah presentation](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/discussion-of-author-dara-horns-yom-hashoah-presentation/) - Register to attend Dara Horn's Zoom presentation at Boston College's Center for Christian-Jewish Learning on her provocatively titled book "People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present" and then join us for a discussion afterwards (separate Zoom link to come). "People Love Dead Jews" won the 2021 National Jewish Book Award and is an
- [Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence: Rabbi Sid Schwarz](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-scholar-in-residence-rabbi-sid-schwarz/) - Rabbi Sid founded, created and is director of Clergy Leadership Incubator (CLI), a program that trains rabbis (including Rabbi Breindel) to be visionary spiritual leaders. He founded and led PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values and Kenissa: Communities of Meaning Network which builds the capacity of emerging spiritual communities across the country. You
- [Afro-Semitic Experience concert](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/afro-semitic-experience-teen-workshop-and-concert/) - Congregation Or Atid, in collaboration with the MetroWest Jewish CultureFest, Congregation Beth El and other area congregations, presents the Afro-Semitic Experience — a jazz and world music band that combines an eclectic array of styles, sophisticated musicianship, good songwriting, deep grooves, and years of friendship with a simple message: Unity in the Community. Stay around
- ["Vision" Artists' Reception](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/vision-artists-reception/) - Please join us at the artists' reception for "Vision," Beth El's current art exhibit. Following brief presentations by each of the featured artists, attendees will be invited to mingle throughout the exhibit and ask the artists questions. Refreshments will be served.
- [Purim Activities for All Ages](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/purim-is-coming-join-us/) - Adar is around the corner! This year's Purim schedule includes: Saturday, March 4 7:30 PM — Beth El's Purim Spiel: Mordy Python and the Whole Megillah Sunday, March 5 — BE Inspired Purim activities: 9:00 AM – Purim Puppet and Shadow Puppet Show 9:30 AM – Purim Carnival Monday, March 6 7:30 PM – Megillah reading. Sign up here to
- [All-Ages Musical Service and Dinner](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/all-ages-musical-service-and-dinner/) - Join us for "First Fridays" Shabbat on the first Friday of every month. FREE dinner for all who RSVP. 5:15 PM — Shabbat for Tots 0-5 and those who love them (with pre-Shabbat snack) 5:45 PM — Dinner for all (pizza, challah, fruit, salad and dessert) 6:30 PM — Candle lighting, singing and story 6:45
- ["24 Hours to Share What Really Matters"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/24-hours-to-share-what-really-matters/) - Join a Zoom workshop based on the book 24 Hours to Share What Really Matters – Before, During and After Covid-19 on Tuesday, March 7 from 7–8:30 PM with Beth El members Nicci Meadow (the book's author) and Marjorie Raskin. 24 Hours To Share What Really Matters is an easy-to-use little book designed for people
- [Exploring the Essence of Oneself through Collage: A Healing Arts Workshop](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/exploring-the-essence-of-oneself-through-collage-a-healing-arts-workshop/) - Linda Klein will facilitate a three-hour workshop which will include creating two or three collages. It will also include using journaling as a form of self reflection and a brief meditation. The group will share reflections of their work. Images will be provided, as well as tools and materials to complete the collage and journal
- [Legacy of Courage: Black Women Changemakers in Massachusetts](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/legacy-of-courage-black-women-changemakers-in-massachusetts/) - Join us for a 20-minute film followed by small group discussions about Black women in Massachusetts history who confronted slavery and racial segregation. The program, which honors Black History Month and Women’s History Month, will explore what we can learn from these changemakers and how to apply that learning to today’s challenges. Bagels and coffee
- [Building Inclusive Spaces: A Conversation with Autism Inclusion Advocate Capt. Udi Heller](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/building-inclusive-spaces-a-conversation-with-autism-inclusion-advocate-capt-udi-heller/) - In honor of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month (JDAIM), join Gateways, Yachad, and the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project for a Zoom conversation with Captain Udi Heller, the highest-ranking autistic soldier in the IDF and recipient of the Chief of Staff Award. He'll tell his story of growing up autistic in Israel and establishing
- [Jewish Sci-Fi Book Club: "Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-sci-fi-book-club-sister-emilys-lightship-and-other-stories/) - Our next book, Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories is a collection of stories by Jane Yolen. It demonstrates the range of her vision and imagination, ranging across space, time and reality itself. We'll be paying special attention to the following stories that have particularly vibrant Jewish content: "Granny Rumple" "Sister Death" "Creationism: An Illustrated Lecture
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-3/) - Join us as we celebrate the power of Love and Trees with joyous music for our February Shabbat Rinah . Zoom link
- [Mindfulness Meditation Series](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/meditation-with-beth-el-member-david-daniel-klipper-6/) - Dates: Wednesdays through March 29 at 11:00am (Zoom only) David Daniel Klipper Following the initial six sessions of Mindfulness Meditation offered by David Daniel, by participant request, teachings and meditations are continuing. You are invited to join these sessions, whether or not you've attended any of the previous sessions. Subjects of recent sessions, taught by
- [HIAS weekend: Focus on refugees](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/hias-weekend-meet-our-refugee-family/) - Join us for a weekend of learning and consideration: Friday, February 3 — A First Friday family Shabbat introducing HIAS and the events of the weekend. Saturday, February 4 — After our Shabbat service at 10:30 AM followed by a kiddush lunch, meet the Salvadoran refugee family that Beth El has been helping for some
- [Tu Be'Shvat seder](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tu-beshvat-seder/) - Please join us as we celebrate Tu Be'Shvat — the Jewish New Year of the Trees! Much like the Pesach seder, the Tu Be'Shvat seder celebrates the value of freedom in its Jewish context and is an opportunity where we bring to the front the values of sustainability, nature, and the environment — all by
- ["Tourettes and Torah"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tourettes-and-torah/) - Comedian and advocate Pamela Rae Schuller will lead a comedy and improv workshop about Tourettes and Torah on Sunday, Feb. 5 from 5:30–7:30 PM at Kerem Shalom (659 Elm St. in Concord). The event for area Jewish teens is organized by J-LOFT (Jewish Learning Opportunities for Teens, headed by Beth El's Shoni Aronovich. Free and
- [Shabbat Rinah honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-honoring-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/) - A special Shabbat Rinah of joyful singing and rising commitment to freedom of all peoples, and unity within our towns and across the world will take place at Beth El and on Zoom on January 20. This Shabbat Rinah honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and will feature two special guests: The Sudbury United Methodist
- [“Living with Mental Illness: Words to Say, Things to Do”](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/living-with-mental-illness-words-to-say-things-to-do/) - February is Jewish Disability, Awareness and Inclusion Month. At this presentation — which requires advance registration for both in-person and Zoom attendance (see below) — Dr. Susan Noonan, MD, MPH, will discuss practical ways to respond and communicate in order to provide support for those experiencing mental health challenges. The focus will be on what
- [Interfaith Bible study in honor of Dr. King](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/interfaith-bible-study-in-honor-of-dr-king/) - Rabbi Josh Breindel and Pastor Sheila Sholes-Ross (senior pastor, First Baptist Church of Pittsfield) are excited to co-host an interfaith Bible study event (Zoom only) in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspired by Dr. King's call to work actively for justice in our day, we will begin by reading an excerpt from his
- [Jewish Sci-Fi Book Club: "The Princess Bride"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-sci-fi-book-club-the-princess-bride/) - Our Jewish science-fiction and fantasy book club resumes in 2023! We're looking forward to coming together on Sunday, Jan. 22 for our next book, The Princess Bride by William Goldman. This magical work is steeped in Jewish wit, wisdom and humor — this is a wonderful way to find community and delight in the new
- [Popup Jewish used-book sale and fundraiser](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/popup-jewish-used-book-sale-and-fundraiser/) - Come to Beth El on January 29 from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM to purchase used Jewish books at low prices while helping Congregation Beth El. Two of our most scholarly members passed away recently, and their spouses generously donated their impressive libraries to Beth El. We are honoring them by passing these books on.
- [MLK Day of Service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/mlk-day-of-service-2/) - The MetroWest MLK Day of Service event sponsored by J-LOFT (Jewish Learning Opportunities for Teens) will take place on Sunday, January 15 at Temple Beth Am (300 Pleasant St., Framingham). We welcome everyone to volunteer – teens, adults, and families with young children. Kids in grade 7 and under should be accompanied by an adult.
- [Rabbi Rachael Bregman: "Sharing my Experience as Rabbi of Brunswick, Ga., Home of Ahmaud Arbery"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/mlk-day-speaker-rabbi-rachael-bregman/) - Rabbi Rachael Bregman is the rabbi at the only synagogue in Brunswick, Georgia – the town where Ahmaud Arbery was murdered in 2020. Rabbi Bregman will share how her experiences in Brunswick have shaped her understanding of racial equity, privilege and dialogue, and Judaism’s intersection with these ideas. Rabbi Bregman grew up at Beth El
- [Winter clothing drive](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/winter-clothing-drive/) - As part of our community Chanukah celebration, we will be collecting new or practically new clothing. If you'd like to purchase clothing to donate, click on the Amazon link to the Beth El list of needed items. Please join us for all or part of our Chanukah celebration. Beth El Amazon wish list
- [Christmas Eve dinner and movie: "The Frisco Kid"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/christmas-eve-dinner-and-movie/) - All are invited to a screening of “The Frisco Kid” following havdalah, lighting the chanukiah, and a vegetarian Chinese dinner. Havdalah will start at 6:45 PM, dinner will be at about 7:30 PM, and the movie will start at 8:45 PM. "The Frisco Kid" is a comedy starring Gene Wilder as a Polish rabbi wandering through
- [Community Chanukah celebration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/community-chanukah-celebration/) - Come together on the first night of Chanukah as we light our outdoor Chanukiah together. Sing songs, eat latkes, play dreidel, create an unusual and fun craft, spread light and cheer. There's something for every age — come to any or all of the activities. Registration required — click here to register. 4:30 PM Crafts
- [Five Possible Solutions for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/five-possible-solutions-for-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-part-1-of-2/) - In this three-part class held at Beth El with Director of High School Shoni Aronovich, we'll explore representation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in contemporary Israeli popular-culture, including a fictional piece from which this class borrows its title. A native of Tel Aviv, Shoni has been with Beth El since 2017. He holds a B.A. in
- [Jewish Wisdom and Systems Thinking about Ecology](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-wisdom-and-systems-thinking-about-ecology/) - Rabbi Natan Margalit will talk about his new book, The Pearl and the Flame: A Journey into Jewish Wisdom and Ecological Thinking, at Beth El. He is founder and president of the Organic Torah Institute, a nonprofit organization which fosters holistic thinking about Judaism, environment and society. Books will be available for sale and author inscription.
- [A capella Hanukkah concert](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/a-capella-hanukkah-concert/) - Join us for the fifth annual Hanukkah a cappella concert featuring Manginah from Brandeis, BerKalit from Berklee College of Music, and Honorable Menschen, a post-collegiate group in greater Boston. We will also hear guest performances by local middle and high school students. In-person attendance at the Vilna Shul in Boston is sold out, but click
- [Creating Inner Sanctuary: Mindful Art-Making](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/creating-inner-sanctuary-mindful-art-making/) - This therapeutic art workshop with Sara Roizen is a unique offering to pause, connect, and create some inner emotional space through supportive art making processes, mindfulness based meditation, and group reflection. Through mindful art-making, we will deepen our sense of belonging within ourselves and others at a time when we may need it most. All
- [Mitzvah Mall](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/mitzvah-mall/) - Under the Same Moon (UTSM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps support a preK-8 school, Bendición de Dios (BdD) in Alotenango, Guatemala. BdD educates about 500 children, most of whom cannot afford the $300 in annual costs needed to attend the "public" schools there. More students are receiving scholarships and graduating with meaningful jobs.
- [Interfaith Thanksgiving service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/interfaith-thanksgiving-service/) - Beth El Rabbi Josh Breindel will lead a song and offer a teaching at a service led by several area clergy and sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Sudbury on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 7 PM at the Sudbury United Methodist Church (251 Old Sudbury Rd.). All are welcome to this annual tradition that returns
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah-2/) - The Shabbat Rinah musicians are excited to be back, the first Shabbat Rinah of 5783... all we need is you! Your presence inspires us and enhances our Shabbat practice and your voices complete our Shabbat of Joyous Song. We look forward to being together in our sanctuary and singing in harmony with you.
- [Our Liberation is Bound Together: Combating Racism, Antisemitism & White Supremacy](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/our-liberation-is-bound-together-combatting-racism-antisemitism-white-supremacy/) - Dates: October 19, October 26, November 2, November 9 and November 16 This five-session online workshop organized by Kavod explores the Jewish obligation to create a more just world by examining the connection between racism and antisemitism throughout history and into the present. We will explore questions such as: What is my assigned racial identity? How
- [In Our Own Voice: A Mental Health Awareness Presentation and Conversation](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/in-our-own-voice-a-mental-health-awareness-presentation-and-conversation/) - One in five adults experiences a mental health condition each year. "In Our Own Voice" is a powerful presentation that aims to change attitudes, assumptions and stereotypes about people living with mental health conditions. Two trained presenters with lived experience of a mental health condition will talk openly about their experiences and how they have
- [Cooking alla Giudia: A Celebration of the Jewish Food of Italy](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/cooking-alla-giudia-a-celebration-of-the-jewish-food-of-italy/) - “Cooking alla Giudia: A Celebration of the Jewish Food of Italy” is the ultimate tribute to the wonderfully rich, yet still largely unknown, culinary heritage of the Jews of Italy. From Roman deep-fried artichokes (carciofi alla giudia) to Venetian sarde in saor (sweet-and-sour sardines), Apulian orecchiette pasta and Sicilian caponata, some of Italy’s best-known dishes are
- [Zionism: Herzl’s Dream, Israel’s Reality](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/zionism-herzls-dream-israels-reality/) - Join Ido Aharoni, global distinguished professor of international relations at New York University’s Graduate School of Arts and Science, to explore how Zionism has changed since its conception and its current role and influence in Israeli society, politics and worldwide. Free on Zoom; advance registration required. For more information contact Sharon Wyner at swyner@lappinfoundation.org or
- [Meditation with Beth El member David Daniel Klipper](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/meditation-with-beth-el-member-david-daniel-klipper-4/) - Dates: October 19 and 26 (Zoom only) David Daniel Klipper Almost everyone we know is experiencing depression, fatigue, and/or anxiety, and for good reason: after all this time, COVID is still increasing and we’re all sick of having to take precautions or take risks. If that isn’t enough, democracy remains at risk in this country,
- [From Sukkot to Simchat Torah: a community celebration for all ages!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/from-sukkot-to-simchat-torah-a-community-celebration-for-all-ages/) - An afternoon and evening celebration of Sukkot through Simchat Torah awaits you! Fulfill the mitzvah of dwelling (and eating!) in the sukkah, choose an activity or two, attend the Yizkor service, hear a story, enjoy a light supper, then join our festive Simchat Torah service. Followed by a sweet nosh to start our year together
- [Pop Up Israel hosted by HiBuR teens from Israel](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/pop-up-israel-hosted-by-hibur-teens-from-israel/) - A celebration of Israel with food, music, dancing and activities for children. Join us and meet our visiting HiBuR teens. Sponsored by J-Loft and supported by CJP
- [Guided tour of the Boston Black Heritage Trail](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/guided-tour-of-the-boston-black-heritage-trail/) - Guided tour for Beth El members and friends of the Boston Black Heritage Trail, part of the Boston African American National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service. Space is limited to 20 people and registration is required — click here to register (do not register for the tour on the Black Heritage Trail website).
- [Yom Kippur services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yom-kippu-services/) - Please see "Details on High Holidays 2022/5783" for important information about parking, babysitting, and the food drive. Beth El members: get tickets online Not-yet-members: please call 978-443-9622 or email templeadmin@bethelsudbury.org to attend our High Holiday services. Kol Nidre (Tuesday, Oct. 4) 8:00-9:45 PM Yom Kippur (Wednesday, Oct. 5) The children's activities listed below will be
- [Everything you ever wanted to know about shofar but were afraid to ask](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-shofar-but-were-afraid-to-ask/) - One of the most beautiful moments of the High Holidays is hearing the sound of the shofar. And yet, what's the deep meaning of its call? How can we find new power as we hear it this year? Together, we'll explore the history and folklore of this ancient instrument, plunging deep into Jewish stories, traditions and
- [Meditation with Beth El member David Daniel Klipper](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/meditation-with-beth-el-member-david-daniel-klipper-2/) - Dates: September 14, 21, 28 and October 12, 19 and 26 (Zoom only) David Daniel Klipper Almost everyone we know is experiencing depression, fatigue, and/or anxiety, and for good reason: after all this time, COVID is still increasing and we’re all sick of having to take precautions or take risks. If that isn’t enough, democracy
- [High Holiday Bonanza #1: Apples apples apples!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/high-holiday-bonanza-1-apples-apples-apples/) - Join us for: Apple-picking at 11:30 AM (location will be sent upon RVSP) Cooking with apples at 1:30PM, led by our apple chefs in the Beth El kitchen. You'll leave with lots of apple recipes in addition to what we cook together. Please RSVP if you haven't already done so by emailing secretary@bethelsudbury.org.
- [Multigenerational community Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/multigenerational-community-shabbat/) - Recent congregational feedback has led us to try creating a single yet multi-level Shabbat experience that attracts a broad sampling of our membership. From young families to empty nesters and beyond, this is our evolving experience to engage all ages and needs in one evening. It will look and feel different, and that's OK! Innovation
- [Opening art reception for “Do Not Stand Idly By: Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof!”](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/opening-art-reception-for-do-not-stand-idly-by-tzedek-tzedek-tirdof/) - Slideshow and artist presentations featuring the work of eleven Beth El artists. The opening will take place in the sanctuary followed by refreshments and an opportunity to view the show with the artists. Sponsored by the Art at Beth El Collaborative For more information, email Carolyn Schwartz. (Image: "Lift Every Voice," a quilt piece by
- [Meditation with Beth El member David Daniel Klipper](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/meditation-with-beth-el-member-david-daniel-klipper/) - Dates: September 14, 21, 28 and October 12, 19 and 26 (Zoom only) David Daniel Klipper Almost everyone we know is experiencing depression, fatigue, and/or anxiety, and for good reason: after all this time, COVID is still increasing and we’re all sick of having to take precautions or take risks. If that isn’t enough, democracy
- [Usher/Greeter Training](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/user-greeter-training/) - Please help Beth El balance the value of welcoming with the values of safety and security. CJP experts will lead this in-person workshop to teach us to serve as greeters and ushers. They will review best practices and provide an overview of tools and strategies. Local faith groups are invited. Register soon as space is
- [High Holiday Bonanza #2: Tashlich (Casting Away)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/high-holiday-bonanza-2-tashlich/) - "Tashlich" (Casting Away): Stories of Transformation, Music, Friends and Food Old Grist Mill in Sudbury (note location). Please RSVP if you haven't already done so to secretary@bethelsudbury.org.
- [Sci-Fi Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sci-fi-book-club/) - A Fine and Private Place, Peter Beagle's first fantasy novel, is a work of spiritual richness and profound emotional depth. This tale of love, longing and identity is deeply steeped in Beagle's trademark humor and love for his Jewish heritage. As the High Holidays draw near, join in the conversation as we explore the boundless
- [Tisha b'Av Commemoration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tisha-bav-commemoration/) - Tisha b’Av/9th of Av commemorates painful losses in the history of the Jewish people, including the destruction of the First and Second Temples. Beth El’s gathering will be an opportunity for quiet contemplation and shared community, to mourn the strife and violence in our country and wherever it is found around the world. We will
- [Tot Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tot-shabbat-2/) - Our theme will be "The Sands of Summer" with singing, sand art crafts and blessings. Free dinner for those who RSVP — pizza, salad, challah and juice. This event will be outside under the tent rain or shine with masks and precautions taken. Click here to register
- [Jewish Fantasy & Sci Fi Book Club: "The Rabbi's Cat"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-sci-fi-book-club-the-rabbis-cat/) - Join Rabbi Josh Breindel and librarian Stephanie Bennett along with Jewish Fantasy & Sci Fi Book Club friends to discuss the graphic novel The Rabbi's Cat by award-winning French novelist and comic book author Joann Sfar. In Algeria in the 1930s, a cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter, Zlabya, eats the
- [Supporting Our Loved Ones with Dementia: What Everyone Should Know](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/supporting-our-loved-ones-with-dementia-what-everyone-should-know/) - Join Congregation Beth El, Congregation Or Atid, and clinical social worker Beth Soltzberg from Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JF&CS) for a virtual information session. During this interactive workshop, you'll learn five key messages about how dementia affects people, and how each person can make a difference through respect, patience, and communication skills. There will
- [Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-sci-fi-book-club-4/) - Our next book will be Kiln People by David Brin as we continue to explore modern takes on the traditional tales of the golem. Brin offers a high-energy and insightful exploration of the themes underlying the golem's legend, steeped in both Jewish mysticism and modern technological wizardry. All are welcome to join in the conversation. More information
- [Shabbat on the Beach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-on-the-beach-2/) - Beth El's Rabbi Josh Breindel will co-lead a "Shabbat on the Beach" service on Friday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wayland Town Beach (25 Parkland Drive, Wayland). Joining him will be Rabbi Lisa Eiduson of Congregation B'nai Torah. Sand toys, bubbles, and sidewalk chalk for families with young children will be available. Bring
- [Shabbat on the Beach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-on-the-beach/) - Beth El's Rabbi Josh Breindel will co-lead a "Shabbat on the Beach" service on Friday, July 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wayland Town Beach (25 Parkland Drive, Wayland). Joining him will be Rabbi Louis Polisson of Congregation Or Atid. Rabbi Breindel will co-lead another Shabbat on the Beach on Friday, August 19 at 6:30
- [Community Read: "How to Raise an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/community-read-how-to-raise-an-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi/) - Calling all teachers, parents, and caregivers: Please join the Beth El Antiracism Working Group for a community read of How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. Learn more about the book by visiting https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671925/how-to-raise-an-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi/. What is a community read? A community read is a reading and learning experience in which a community of
- [Linda Hirschhorn: "There Will Always Be Singing"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/linda-hirschhorn-there-will-always-be-singing/) - Come to a concert featuring singer/songwriter/cantor Linda Hirschhorn, including songs with Beth El choral group Shir El and joyous audience participation. Click here to register (free for Beth El members). Zoom link TBA. For more information, email Janet Buchwald at luckydog18@comcast.net.
- [Antiracism Learning Group: Blacks and Jews in America](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/antiracism-learning-group-blacks-and-jews-in-america/) - Please join us for a discussion of Blacks and Jews in America by Terrence L. Johnson and Jacques Berlinerblau. The authors investigate why Blacks and Jews do not presently see each other as sharing a common enemy, let alone a political alliance. Zoom
- [Anti-Judaism is Here and Now: Coming to Terms with Our 21st Century Reality](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/anti-judaism-is-here-and-now-coming-to-terms-with-our-21st-century-reality/) - Do you ever struggle to decide whether a statement should be called "antisemitic"? Is anti-Zionist the same as antisemitic? Is antisemitism a form of racism? And, what does the Board's adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of antisemitism have to do with current manifestations of "antisemitism"? Join us to discuss all these under the guidance
- [Jewish Lives Book Group's June Meeting](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-book-groups-june-meeting/) - At our June meeting we will be reading Albert Einstein (the Yale University Press edition). The discussion will be led by Marcos Szydio. Sponsored by the Adult Education Committee
- [Jewish Lives Book Club: Two Lives](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/join-the-jewish-book-clubs-may-meeting/) - Join in a discussion of the story of the 40 year relationship of Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas, including how two Jewish women were able to survive World War II in a French château with the help of a Vichy collaborator. The discussion will be lead by Rosie Rosenzweig, Beth El member, author, poet and scholar is
- [Decorating Yartzeit Candle Holder Workshop](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/decorating-yartzeit-candle-holder-workshop/) - Join Nicci Meadow who will teach us how to decorate a holder with beads and broken or unwanted Jewelry. Please bring your unwanted or broken jewelry and some special buttons from your sewing box. Nicci has a small collection of jewelry to share as well from past projects she has worked on. RSVP to Marjorie
- [Inter-Dependence Day: Making a Joyful Noise Together](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/inter-dependence-day-making-a-joyful-noise-together/) - Beth El’s Combating AntiSemitism Taskforce (CAST) recognizes extremist hate as our major target, and building the countering voice of the moderate “anti-extremist” majority as our key strategy. The June 19th event is a “soft launch” to bring together like-minded activists, initially in the greater Sudbury area, from Jewish and non-Jewish faith-based and secular antiracist groups,
- [Join us for Shabbat Shleima: Complete Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/join-us-for-shabbat-shleima-complete-shabbat/) - A Community Shabbat experience with something for everyone. From young families to empty nesters and beyond. Times: 5:30PM Shabbat for Tots 6:00PM Pizza, salad, fruits and veggies 6:30PM Candle lighting, stories, singing 6:45PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service 7:30PM Oneg Click here to learn more and to RSVP.
- [Exploring the Secret Lives of Our Ancestors: Midrash Writing Course](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/exploring-the-secret-lives-of-our-ancestors-midrash-writing-course/) - This five-week course offered by Rabbi Josh Breindel and Lisa Batya Feld will give participants the tools to write Midrash—exploring the untold stories and secret lives of biblical characters. \Our theme is writing on the fringes, giving voice to women and marginalized characters from our tradition. We will dive into biblical sources, ask what’s going on
- [Shavuot Hike](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shavuot-hike/) - Join us to celebrate Shavuot with a gentle walk/hike up to an overlook with our Torah and community. We'll read the Torah in the beauty of nature, sing songs and hear the rabbi share a story. Our gathering will conclude with a picnic - please bring your own meal. Location: Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm 208
- [Blintzes at Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/blintzes-at-beth-el/) - Join us in the Beth El kitchen to share another delicious aspect of Shavuot -- cheese blintzes! Whether you're an experienced blintz-maker or are hoping to learn more about this delicate and tasty art, or would just enjoy some good company, all are welcome. If you have a crepe pan or 9"+ nonstick fry pan,
- [Metrowest Interfaith Vigil Against Hate: Standing with the Black Community After the Buffalo Massacre](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/metrowest-interfaith-vigil-against-hate-standing-with-the-black-community-after-the-buffalo-massacre/) - Speakers will include facilitator Brian Cohen (Head of School at MetroWest Jewish Day School) as well as clergy from Framingham churches and synagogues. Bring signs of support for grieving, fearful brothers and sisters, and/or signs standing up to racism, prejudice, hatred, etc. This is not a solution to problems, but a way to comfort one another,
- [8th annual Metrowest Tikkun Leil Shavuot event](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/8th-annual-metrowest-tikkun-leil-shavuot-event/) - A communal Metrowest Shavuot celebration with keynote speaker Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg. Click here for more information and videos. Please click here to register.
- [Passage: The Ocean in between the Courage to Leave and the Mystery of Arrival](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/passage-the-ocean-in-between-the-courage-to-leave-and-the-mystery-of-arrival/) - Beth El member and dancer Julie Leavitt has choreographed this dance, inspired by the one sentence her mother told her about this journey. "One of my mothers’ only memories of her family’s escape from Austria, following the Anschluss of 1938, is holding her father's hand on the ship as she looked up and saw the
- [Green Team presents Sustainable Gardening](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/green-team-presents-sustainable-gardening/) - Beth El’s Green Team, in collaboration with MassEnergize, will present a Zoom evening on sustainable gardening for your home. Jessica Baker, a Beth El member, Certified Master Gardener, and volunteer at the Garden in the Woods will talk about how we can reduce our carbon footprint, support the local ecosystem, improve air and water quality,
- [BE InSpirEd Refugee/Immigration Day Event](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/be-inspired-refugee-immigration-day-event/) - This Sunday Beth El's BE InSpirEd program and the Sanctuary Committee will be sponsoring a special program on "welcoming the stranger." , Beth El’s religious school program will include a read-aloud program featuring books about refugees and being “a stranger in a strange land.” Our guest speaker is Tania Vitvitsky, an American citizen in Sudbury who was born
- [Antiracism Learning Group Book Discussion](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/antiracism-learning-group-book-discussion/) - Join us for our discussion of The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris. This lauded debut historical novel takes place just after the end of the Civil War, in a small town in Georgia. The story primarily revolves around the two recently freed brothers, the farmer George that hires them, and his wife Isabelle. It explores what
- [Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-sci-fi-book-club-3/) - Join us for the next book in our series: He, She and It, by Marge Piercy. This work weaves together the ancient myth of the golem with modern ethical and social dilemmas. Together, we'll explore the limits of what it means to be human...or more than human. Zoom link
- [Author talk: Anita Diamant on "Period. End of Sentence."](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/author-talk-anita-diamant-on-period-end-of-sentence/) - Beth El congregant and best-selling author Anita Diamant will discuss her book, Period. End of Sentence.: A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice, in an interview format with Marjorie Pechet. There will also be a fundraiser by Hope and Comfort, an organization that distributes menstrual products for disadvantaged women. We welcome you to
- [Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration: From Written History to Living Witness](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yom-ha-shoah-commemoration-from-written-history-to-living-witness/) - Join Congregation Or Atid of Wayland, Congregation Beth El of Sudbury, and Congregation B'nai Torah of Sudbury for an evening of commemoration as we memorialize the victims of the Shoah and remember their awe-inspiring stories of resistance and survival. Eleanor Reissa, the acclaimed Yiddish-speaking director, actress, singer, playwright, and daughter of parents who lived through
- [Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-sci-fi-book-club-2/) - Our next book will be Isaac Asimov's short story collection "Robot Dreams." Mark your calendar for our next session on Wednesday, May 25 at 8 p.m. Zoom link
- [JCRC speaker series: Charles R. Gallagher](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jcrc-speaker-series-charles-r-gallagher/) - Join the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston for a one-on-one conversation between executive director Jeremy Burton and Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., author of “Nazis of Copley Square: The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front.” In “Nazis of Copley Square,” Gallagher provides a crucial missing chapter in the history of the American far right.
- [A taste of charoset around the world](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/a-taste-of-charoset-around-the-world/) - Join our in-person workshop at Beth El on Sunday, April 10 when we’ll talk about favorite family charoset recipes and share charoset-making techniques. You’ll be tasting recipes from countries as far-flung as Morocco, Yemen, and India. Plus you’ll receive a handout with recipes from more than a dozen countries that you can try at your
- [Passover and antiracism: What are the four questions?](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/passover-and-antiracism-what-are-the-four-questions/) - In recent years, liberal Jews have added to the symbols on the seder plate to be more inclusive. When we look through an antiracist lens, we recognize that symbols are not enough and there are other changes to consider. The Beth El Antiracism Working Group invites you to a timely discussion of Passover through an
- [Tips and Tricks for Creating a Super Seder](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tips-and-tricks-for-creating-a-super-seder/) - Looking for guidance on how to host a memorable seder? Our panel of experienced hosts will lead you through the basics of preparing a complete Seder and share ideas on drawing your guests into the Exodus story and keeping children engaged. They’ll suggest what you can abbreviate if your guests’ attention flags and give you
- [Rabbi Pam Wax explores Jewish poetry](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/rabbi-pam-wax-explores-jewish-poetry/) - Dynamic poetry author and workshop leader, Rabbi Pam Wax, discusses poetry from Biblical times to the present. Zoom link Sponsored by the Adult Ed Committee
- [Yom Tov service and Yizkor: 7th day of Pesach](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yom-tov-service-and-yizkor-7th-day-of-pesach/) - We're crossing the Red Sea. Join us for our Yom Tov service and Yizkor on the seventh night of Pesach. Take part in our symbolic re-enactment of the miracle parting of the Red Sea and listen to the lyrical chanting of "Song of the Sea/Shirat HaYam." Bring your favorite Passover desserts to share with the
- [Metrowest Culturefest: Purim](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/metrowest-culturefest-purim/) - Join us for a special presentation and celebration of Purim through a Sephardic Lens. A Cook and Sing with Sarah Arrestee, an international Ladino singer, author, and educator. Registration for Zoom Co-sponsored by Congregation Beth El
- [Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/jewish-fantasy-and-sci-fi-book-club/) - Explore the strange new worlds of Jewish fantasy and science fiction with the dynamic duo of Rabbi Josh Breindel and Stephanie Bennett! Each month, we’ll read a new title and come together to explore its themes and insights on Jewish life and culture. Our next book is “Spinning Silver” by Naomi Novik. You can read
- [Precious Legacies: Our Ritual Objects and Their Stories](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/precious-legacies-our-ritual-objects-and-their-stories/) - The Ritual Committee is pleased to announce a special exhibit to be housed in the newly-beautified Beth El Loft. The opening will take place on March 20, from 2-4pm in person. It will also be recorded with a link available in the near future. Ten exhibitors will present their ritual objects and share their stories.
- [MetroWest Healing Service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/metrowest-healing-service/) - The healing service is for anyone struggling with a physical or mental health issue, and those in need of healing for any reason. This includes the stress of the pandemic and these challenging times. Caregivers are invited to join us. Services will be led by Rabbi Breindel and Pam McArthur. Zoom Link
- [Gender Neutral Bathrooms: Introductory Program](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/gender-neutral-bathrooms-introductory-program/) - Gender neutral bathrooms are an important communal issue of equity and access. Bathrooms are also personal. Join us at one of three events to learn why it's important, ask questions and provide input on how Beth El can create a space that is comfortable for all. Zoom link Presented by the Gender Neutral Bathroom Committee.
- [Darkness into Light by Selmadanse](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/darkness-into-light-by-selmadanse/) - Joanie Block and Selmadanse members Julie Leavitt and Melinda Rothstein explore the existence of Darkness and Light within the world around us. Joanie Block is the founder and artistic director of Selmadance. Her dances frequently address Jewish Themes.
- [Important notice for this Shabbat](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/important-notice-for-this-shabbat/) - Friday night services will be Live-streamed and on Zoom. Saturday morning services will be in person and virtual. Rabbi's Torah Study will be also be in person and virtual.
- [Beth El's next Shabbat guest leader: Cantor Marcie Jonas](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-els-next-shabbat-guest-leader-cantor-marci-jonas/) - Cantor Marcie Jonas will co-lead Friday & Saturday morning services with Rabbi Briendel as well as offer an inspirational Torah study session Saturday morning Cantor Marcie Jonas has been connected to Jewish music for more than 40 years. With her Masters from JTS in New York City, a B.A. from Ithaca College in Speech communication,
- [Greening Your Home Heating & Cooling](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/greening-your-home-heating-cooling/) - Electrifying your home's heating system with a heat pump is one of the most effective ways to reduce your overall carbon footprint and make your home more comfortable. Come and learn about cold-climate air-source heat pumps, geothermal systems and heat pump water heaters. Click here to register. Zoom link will be provided when you register.
- [Antiracism Learning Group discusion: "The Bluest Eye"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/antiracism-learning-group/) - The group will be discussing The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. A tragic story of the lives of a poor black family in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Through a powerful examination of our damaging obsession with beauty and conformity, this now classic, masterful novel also demonstrates how the past savagely defines the present. Sponsored by the Antiracism Work
- [Beth El’s next Shabbat guest leader: Cantor Louise Treitman](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-els-next-shabbat-guest-leader-cantor-louise-treitman/) - Cantor Treitman will co-lead services with Rabbi Breindel, offer inspirational teachings during Friday evening and Saturday morning services, and she'll will also lead a special Torah study session on Saturday at 9 a.m. Cantor Treitman served Temple Beth David in Westwood for 20 years and currently teaches at Hebrew College. She has been the High Holy
- [Beyond the Basics of Teens & Anxiety: What Helps, What Doesn't, and How to Know the Difference](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beyond-the-basics-of-teens-anxiety-what-helps-what-doesnt-and-how-to-know-the-difference/) - The emotional health of our young people was suffering even prior to 2020. As we now emerge from a time like no other, teens need strategies to reduce and prevent the negative impacts of anxiety, stress, and depression, both at school and home. Going beyond the basic information most people have already heard, this program
- [Let’s Talk About Mental Health: A Jewish Community Forum](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/lets-talk-about-mental-health-a-jewish-community-forum/) - In recognition of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month (JDAIM), Jewish Learning Venture invites you to join a virtual community forum focusing on eradicating the stigma of mental health challenges. We'll begin with a powerful keynote speaker, Sharon Rosenblatt, hear from a panel of people with lived experience with mental illness and experts in
- [Bold Conversations: Benj Pasek of "Dear Evan Hansen" on mental health](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/bold-conversations-benj-pasek-of-dear-evan-hansen-on-mental-health/) - Join Benj Pasek, co-creator of Tony award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, for this conversation with Dr. Sarah Abramson, CJP's Senior Vice President of Strategy and Impact. Their wide-ranging discussion will cover his journey as an artist, his connection to Judaism, and insights on mental health, especially as it relates to teens and young adults. Sponsored
- [Making Inclusion Happen: Three Leaders Share What Works](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/making-inclusion-happen-three-leaders-share-what-works/) - Join us for a panel discussion moderated by Rabbi Michelle Robinson featuring: Tamar Davis, CEO of Gateways: Access to Jewish Education Liz Offen, director of New England Yachad Deborah Flaschen, president and founder of 3L Place Panelists will discuss how their programs embody inclusion by providing education (secular and religious), work training and opportunities that
- [Framing JDAIM: A Conversation with Disability Rights Activist Judy Heumann](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/framing-jdaim-a-conversation-with-disability-rights-activist-judy-heumann/) - Join a free virtual fireside chat about the disability rights movement and its impact today with Judy Heumann, internationally recognized disability rights activist and lifelong civil rights activist for people with disabilities. Participants are encouraged to watch Heumann on Netflix in "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution," a 2020 American award-winning documentary directed by James LeBrecht
- [Life and Change on the Continuum with Chella Man](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/life-and-change-on-the-continuum-with-chella-man/) - On the first day of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month, join members of Hillel International’s student cohort community for real talk with Chella on life as a Deaf, genderqueer, transmasculine Chinese Jewish powerhouse. Since leaving high school as a junior to attend college early, he's published his first book Continuum, participated in numerous
- [High spirits at Beth El: Scotch tasting](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/high-spirits-at-beth-el-scotch-tasting/) - Online pre-Purim Scotch and spirits tasting with Raj Sabharwal Get in the mood for Purim with an online single-malt whisky and spirits tasting and Beth El fundraiser. We’ll taste a variety of whiskeys from around the world as well as two other spirits, carefully chosen to complement the whisky. Once again the tasting will be
- [The Myth of the Vanishing Jew: Pew's 2020 Portrait of U.S. Jewry](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-myth-of-the-vanishing-jew-pews-2020-portrait-of-u-s-jewry/) - Leonard Saxe, a Brandeis professor who was an advisor to the 2020 Pew study of American Jewish life, will discuss its findings and their implications for the future of congregational Judaism. Zoom link to follow. Sponsored by Adult Education Committee.
- [Judaism in America: A look at the latest data](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/2260/) - Come learn the key findings of the 2020 Pew study of trends in American Judaism and share your thoughts and questions. Beth El member Ira Silver will lead this conversation as a prelude to a February 5 talk by Brandeis Professor Leonard Saxe, who was an advisor to the Pew study. Presented by the Adult
- [LimmudBoston winter e-festival features several from Beth El](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/limmudboston-winter-e-festival/) - Several sessions of LimmudBoston will feature presenters from Congregation Beth El: Cat Kaner on "Shalom Meditation: A Simple Way to Reduce Pain and Increase Peacefulness in Your Life" (2:10–3:05 p.m.) Rabbi Josh Breindel on "Immortal Song: Celebrating Our Forgotten Heroine, Serach Bat Asher" (3:10–4 p.m.) Lisa Goodman and Vivian Tseng on "Being a Jewish Antiracist:
- [Tu B'Shvat Seder](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tu-bshvat-seder/) - It’s a party, and you’re invited! We’re celebrating (via Zoom) the birthday of the trees with an original Beth El Tu B’Shevat seder. Sample a delectable array of fruits and wine, learn a bit of history about this centuries old Jewish tradition, and discover your own connection to these majestic giants. Click for haggadah Zoom
- [MLK Day of Service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/mlk-day-of-service/) - Honor the legacy of Dr. MLK Junior by doing something for others this weekend. You are invited to make lasagnas, banana breads, soups jar, and even build desks — all of which will then be donated to families in need. Instructions and material kits will be available for pickup Sunday morning, and you will be
- [Greening Your Home Electricity](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/greening-your-home-electricity/) - Are you considering adding solar panels to your roof? Sudbury has a community electricity aggregation program. Wayland and Framingham are planning them. What are those? What’s a community solar project? What do I get when I subscribe? What’s the difference amongst these options? I am renting my place. Trees shade my roof. What can I
- [Antiracism Learning Group](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/antiracism-learning-group-2/) - This month's focus will be Common Ground based on the book by Anthony Lucas Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focuses on an African-American mother determined to get her children a quality education, a working-class white family in opposition
- [Hospitality in the Ancient World](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/hospitality-in-the-ancient-world/) - Hospitality to the traveler, the visitor... the unknown stranger — how were these handled in the ancient world and even up to today? Join us for Ruth Breindel's engaging presentation. Sponsored by the Adult Education Committee. Zoom link Study material
- [Beth El Green Team monthly meeting](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-el-green-team-monthly-meeting/) - Join in learning about and planning events helping Beth El and its members take climate actions to reduce our carbon footprint. Sponsored by Tikkun Olam and Green Team. For more information. contact John Harper Zoom link
- [The Ongoing Journey: Rectifying Institutional Racism in the Arts](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-ongoing-journey-rectifying-institutional-racism-in-the-arts/) - Janie Cohen, director of the Fleming Museum of Art at the University of Vermont, will speak via Zoom on the recent initiative, "The Fleming Reimagined," implemented following the murder of George Floyd. She will share the process of beginning to address the legacies of institutional racism in the museum's global collections of more than 25,000
- [Zach Mayer: Beth El’s next Shabbat guest leader](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/zach-mayer-beth-els-next-shabbat-guest-leader/) - Zach Mayer will co-lead services with Rabbi Joshua Breindel and offer inspirational teachings during services on Friday evening and Saturday morning and lead a special Torah study session Saturday at 9 a.m. Mayer has performed with famous musicians nationally and internationally. He has been on the faculty at Brandeis, teaches workshops around, and is the
- [RESCHEDULED: Erev Christmas Eve movie "Airplane!"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/christmas-eve-dinner-and-movie-airplane/) - Due to new Covid-19 restrictions at Beth El, we can no longer have a meal indoors, including serving Chinese food before the movie on Christmas Eve. The screening of the comedy classic "Airplane!" has accordingly bene rescheduled to Thursday, December 23 at 8 p.m. so people won't have to watch the movie after Friday evening
- [Beth El Green Team Challenge: Individual Climate Actions](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-el-green-team-challenge-individual-climate-actions/) - Let’s all take one more action in 2022 and get 50 more of our fellow Beth El members to join us! Not sure where to start? What’s next for you? Come meet fellow Beth El members and our green coaches to learn what you can do, and how to sign up for our Green Challenge! Click
- [Guest teacher/services leader Lev Friedman](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/guest-teacher-services-leader-lev-friedman/) - Lev Friedman will co-lead services with Rabbi Joshua Breindel and offer inspirational teachings during services Friday evening and Saturday morning and lead a special Torah study session on Saturday at 9 a.m. Lev was the spiritual leader of B’nai Or, a Jewish Renewal community. He currently leads his own minyan, Azamra, is on the clergy team
- [Everything you always wanted to know about dreidls...but were afraid to ask](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-dreidls-but-were-afraid-to-ask/) - One of the most recognizable symbols of Chanukah, dreydls are a relative latecomer to the holiday. Together, we'll view beautiful examples of this very Jewish art form and explore how spinning games of chance, from the ancient world to modern America, helped shape this enduring tradition. Join our rabbi in person or on Zoom as we bring
- [Hanukkah Film Festival](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/hanukkah-film-festival/) - Celebrate the Hanukkah season with eight nights of exclusive, award-winning new films, available to view from the comfort of home. Purchase discounted tickets and support Beth El at the same time! To view the full program schedule and register, click here.
- [Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-rinah/) - We are excited to welcome our beloved Cantor Emerita Lorel Zar-Kessler back for Shabbat Rinah on Friday, December 3. This will be the first of a series of once-a-month Shabbat Rinah celebrations during this time of transition. We will celebrate Chanukah together on this particular Shabbat Rinah. After that, this series will generally take place
- [Green Team Meeting](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/green-team-meeting/) - Please join us for the Green Team webinar planning meeting. There will be updates on Beth El's climate actions and an opportunity to have your climate action questions answered. Zoom link
- [Dreidels, Drive-in and Dine](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/annual-chanukah-celebration/) - We invite you to join us for our annual Chanukah celebration. We will gather in the parking lot for Chanukah videos, lighting of seven fire pits for the 7th night of Chanukah, sing and eat latkes. Then we will move inside for a selection of fun activities. Click here to register. Admission is one new
- [The Mitzvah Mall](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-mitzvah-mall/) - The Mitzvah Mall features beautiful handmade woven and beaded goods created by Guatemalan artisans in time for the holiday season. This sale supports a school in Guatemala for students living in dire poverty and who can't afford the "public schools". We are also providing 10% of all proceeds to Beth El! If you
- [Update on work for Asociacion Bendicion de Dios School in Guatemala](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/update-on-work-for-asociacion-bendicion-de-dios-school-in-guatemala/) - We invite you to an update on Asociacion Bendicion de Dios School in Guatemala, an oasis for children living in extreme poverty. Hear from Julio Garcia, its dynamic director, about how this community was hit hard by COVID, and how he persevered to secure rarely available vaccines. Learn how your gifts last year saved many
- [Book discussion: "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/book-discussion-invisible-man-by-ralph-ellison/) - Join the Beth El Antiracism Learning Group (formerly the Antiracism Book Group) for a conversation about "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison. Originally published in 1952, this searing novel about what it’s like to be Black in America speaks as powerfully today as it did when it was written. Everyone is welcome even if you haven’t
- [Guest Torah study teacher and service co-leader: Batya Ellinoy](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/guest-teacher-batya-ellinoy/) - Beth El is proud to announce the first in a series of Shabbat guests for 5782! Batya Ellinoy will lead a special Torah study session at 9 a.m. Following Torah study, Batya will share her many talents with us by co-leading services with Rabbi Joshua Breindel and offer us an inspirational teaching. Batya is
- [Metrowest Culturefest: Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/metrowest-culturefest-sigd/) - Join us this for Sunday for a morning with guest speaker Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom. He will be teaching about the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd and his experience immigrating from Ethiopia to Israel. There will be discussion, learning activities and the music of Sigd. Click here to register for Zoom. Fee: $10/family.
- [Strictly Speaking: Asian American Jews Discuss Heritage Languages](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/strictly-speaking-asian-american-jews-discuss-heritage-languages/) - Join us as we illuminate the work of LUNAR: The Jewish-Asian Film Project. Come to enjoy a screening of “Strictly Speaking: Asian American Jews discuss heritage languages," an episode from the new season of their short film series. Stick around for the whole program to enjoy an engaging conversation with cast member Maya Katz-Ali, and co-creator/producer Gen Xia Ye
- [Shabbat with Jewish Arts Collaborative](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/shabbat-with-jewish-arts-collaborative/) - Continuing our annual tradition, we're joining in a hybrid celebration of Judaism and the arts this Friday night. We'll welcome Shabbat with a short video from the Jewish Arts Collaborative (who organized this series) and continue with music, a special "artistic" d'var Torah (sermon)... and one or two surprises! Following Shabbat, the office will send
- [The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic: The Tale of Yalta the Shrew](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-madwoman-in-the-rabbis-attic-the-tale-of-yalta-the-shrew/) - Why are shrews always so vicious? How did the ancient world view the male/female body? And what possessed Yalta to smash 400 bottles of her husband’s wine? Join us as scholar Gila Fine guides us through an exploration of the comic tale of Yalta, read through Aristotle and Euripides, William Shakespeare and William Congreve, Charlotte
- [Bending the Criminal (In)justice System Towards Justice](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/bending-the-criminal-injustice-system-towards-justice/) - Join us to learn from two extraordinary women – Stacey Borden, Founder and Executive Director of New Beginnings Re-Entry Services and Latanya Henderson, Founder and Executive Director of All Things Art, Inc. Formerly incarcerated, Ms. Borden and Ms. Henderson will teach us what it’s like to be in prison, how imprisonment affects women and their families, and how mass
- [Advanced Adult Hebrew Class](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/advanced-adult-hebrew-class/) - This ten session class for advanced adult Hebrew learners starts October 18 and runs through December 20. Check back for the Zoom link.
- [A Better Future for Israelis and Palestinians](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/a-better-future-for-israelis-and-palestinians/) - Can we acknowledge? Reflecting on our Histories and Narratives Upcoming lecture: November 10 — Can We Help? Our Role in Finding Solutions Lectures sponsored by the Islamic Council of New England and the Boston Workers Circle: Register here.
- ["Facing Hate: A Modern Challenge for an Ancient Hatred"](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/facing-hate-a-modern-challenge-for-an-ancient-hatred/) - Like other forms of race-based hatred, antisemitism is, in part, an ideology — a smog — that can be weaponized to a variety of ends. As such, antisemitism persists across the political spectrum, across national borders and even across age, education levels and other demographic markers. What do we need to understand in order to
- [Beth El AntiRacism Book Group planning meeting](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-el-antiracism-book-group-planning-meeting/) - The Beth El AntiRacism Book Group will meet on Sunday, October 17 at 4 - 5 p.m. on Zoom to plan the group activities for this year. Everyone is invited to attend.
- [Apple Picking for a Purpose: A Multi-Generation Event](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/apple-picking-for-a-purpose-a-multi-generation-event/) - A portion of the apples picked will go the Sudbury Food Pantry. Meet at Honey Pot Orchard in Stow at 11:30 a.m. by the farm stand. There is a $22 charge for each group of three people. This project is co-sponsored by the Tikkun Olam Committee and the Youth and Family Education Committee.
- [Henrietta Szold, Judah Magnes and the “Hebrew Orient”](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/henrietta-szold-judah-magnes-and-the-hebrew-orient/) - Join us to learn about American Jewry and the land of Israel during the first decades of the 20th century with the authors of bold new scholarship on the subject. This is a free online event with panelists sponsored by the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University — click here for details and
- [Green Team Brainstorming Meeting](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/green-team-brainstorming-meeting/) - It’s time to set the Beth El Green Team goals and actions for this year. Rabbi Josh eloquently set out the charge to us all in his High Holiday sermons. So, what shall we focus on? Let’s meet on Wednesday, Oct. 6 to brainstorm this year’s goals and possibilities. In preparation, check out Beth El’s
- ["L'hitra'ot to Lorel" Havdalah and Farewell Gala](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/havdalah-and-farewell-gala/) - Saturday evening: 7:00 p.m. — Al fresco catered dinner, drinks and dessert (Reservations are required) 8:00 p.m. — Havdalah and farewell gala program* 9:15–10:00 p.m. — After-party * Events in the sanctuary will be hybrid with Zoom/live streaming beginning at 8:00 p.m. Please plan to arrive early. Shuttle transportation will be provided
- [Simchat Torah Celebration](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/simchat-torah-celebration/) - Given the uniqueness of this season (with all of the festivities and emotions of Lorel’s L’hitra’ot weekend), we have scheduled our Simchat Torah observance for the evening of Tuesday, September 28. This will enable all of us to reflect and catch our breath after the power of the weekend, and then to re-unite with energy
- [Celebratory Shabbat Services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/celebratory-shabbat-services/) - Join us for our Celebratory Shabbat services and out outdoor kiddish luncheon. Livestream link
- [Torah Study led by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/community-torah-study-led-by-rabbi-emeritus-lawrence-kushner/) - Rabbi Emeritus Lawrence Kushner will lead our Community Torah Study via Zoom in honor of Cantor Lorel Zar-Kessler, followed by Shabbat services and outdoor kiddush luncheon. Zoom link Livestream link
- [Joyous Shabbat Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/joyous-shabbat-rinah/) - Join us on September 24th at 7:30 p.m. for a joyous Shabbat Rinah in celebration of our beloved Cantor, Lorel Zar-Kessler. Livestream link
- [Yizkor (Service of Remembrance)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yizkor-service-of-remembrance/) - Yizkor service in person, or use a remote link below: Live streaming Zoom
- [Sukkot holiday services](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/sukkot-holiday-services/) - Sukkot holiday services: In person in the sukkah Via livestream or Zoom
- [Yom Kippur](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/yom-kippur/) - End times are approximate. Please note that all children’s and family activities will be held under a tent outside. Shacharit: 9:00–10:45 a.m. Youth activity (6th - 12th grades): 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Family service and Youth activity(grades PreK-5): 10:45–11:45 a.m. Virtual Torah: 11:15–12:45 p.m. Musaf: 1:15–3:00 p.m. Break/study: 3:00–4:00 p.m. Mincha: 4:00–5:30 p.m. Yizkor: 5:30–6:15 p.m.
- [Rosh Hashanah (Day 1)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/rosh-hashanah-day-1/) - End times are approximate. Please note that all children’s and family activities will be held under a tent outside. Children’s activities drop-off: 8:45 a.m. in a tent Shacharit: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Youth activity (6th-12th grades): 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Family service: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. in a tent Torah: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pick-up from
- [Antiracism Working Group book group](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/antiracism-working-group-book-group/) - In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo offers a handbook on how to have intelligent, productive, empathetic conversations about race. The Beth El Antiracism Working Group book group will meet via Zoom on September 19th from 4-6 p.m. to discuss this useful, accessible book. We also will discuss how to move ahead
- [Kol Nidre](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/kol-nidre/) - Click here for the complete High Holidays schedule.
- [Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/rosh-hashanah-day-2/) - Click here for the complete High Holidays schedule.
- [Erev Rosh Hashanah service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/erev-rosh-hashanah-service/) - Click here for the complete High Holidays schedule.
- [Tot Shabbat in a Tent!](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tot-shabbat-in-a-tent/) - Join us on Sept. 3rd at 5:30PM for our monthly Tot Shabbat. Click here to register.
- [Stress, Anxiety, and the High Holiday Season](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/stress-anxiety-and-the-high-holiday-season/) - How do we make space for the High Holidays and the New Year ahead? We will examine the connection between stress, anxiety, and our bodies, and explore how Jewish traditions, rituals, and practices associated with the High Holiday season can help us regulate our stress response, promote resilience, and prioritize whole-health wellness. Click here to
- [Values, Burnout, and Boundaries](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/values-burnout-and-boundaries/) - An intergenerational program for teens & congregants In this intergenerational program, teens along with congregants, will explore how values drive us to succeed, and how they may contribute to burnout and decreased motivation. Individuals will personally explore these questions: “How do I balance my desire to succeed with my need to protect and sustain myself
- [Beth El’s First Ever Beer Tasting Event](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/beth-els-first-ever-beer-tasting-event/) - What could be more “Beth El” than celebrating innovations rooted in a solid traditional foundation! And what could celebrate summer (and being together after somewhat eased pandemic restrictions) than beer on a hot afternoon! We will taste several traditional beers from Europe and compare each of them to a local New England craft variety based
- [The Gates Open: Exploring Elul with Hasidic Tales and Wisdom](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/the-gates-open-exploring-elul-with-hasidic-tales-and-wisdom/) - Join Rabbi Josh Breindel on Wednesday, August 25 at 7:30p.m. for an evening of wonder, spiritual exploration and open-hearted discovery. Together, we'll be guided by the wisdom of the Hasidic masters in the process of cheshbon ha-nefesh (spiritual accounting) as we prepare for the High Holidays. All are warmly invited to participate as we read
- [Wednesday Study in Preparation for the High Holidays](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wednesday-study-in-preparation-for-the-high-holidays-2021-08-11/) - Each Wednesday, beginning August 11, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (or thereabouts), join our study of life, soul traits, Torah, and finding meaning in this world of ours. This month, our focus will be on preparing our individual and communal spirits for the coming of 5782 - a new year with new possibilities and challenges
- [Wednesday Study in Preparation for the High Holidays](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wednesday-study-in-preparation-for-the-high-holidays-2021-08-18/) - Each Wednesday, beginning August 11, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (or thereabouts), join our study of life, soul traits, Torah, and finding meaning in this world of ours. This month, our focus will be on preparing our individual and communal spirits for the coming of 5782 - a new year with new possibilities and challenges
- [Wednesday Study in Preparation for the High Holidays](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wednesday-study-in-preparation-for-the-high-holidays-2021-08-25/) - Each Wednesday, beginning August 11, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (or thereabouts), join our study of life, soul traits, Torah, and finding meaning in this world of ours. This month, our focus will be on preparing our individual and communal spirits for the coming of 5782 - a new year with new possibilities and challenges
- [Wednesday Study in Preparation for the High Holidays](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/wednesday-study-in-preparation-for-the-high-holidays-2021-09-01/) - Each Wednesday, beginning August 11, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (or thereabouts), join our study of life, soul traits, Torah, and finding meaning in this world of ours. This month, our focus will be on preparing our individual and communal spirits for the coming of 5782 - a new year with new possibilities and challenges
- [Selichot Rinah](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/selichot-rinah/) - With music, poetry, prayer, and song, we will ready ourselves for the coming of the new Jewish year - one of hope and all good possibilities, and a year of strengthening our own souls and the soul of our community. Join us!
- [Tisha B'Av Service](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/tisha-bav-service/) - Tisha b’Av/9th of Av commemorates painful losses in the history of the Jewish people, including the destruction of the First and Second Temples. Beth El’s gathering will be an opportunity for quiet contemplation and shared community to mourn the strife in Israel, in the United States, and wherever it is found; and also the pain
- [Bystander Intervention Training](https://www.bethelsudbury.org/events/bystander-intervention-training/) - Hate crimes are on the rise in the United States. While violent crimes dominate the media, public harassment and hate speech are widespread and rarely reported. People may be targeted for harassment or hate speech because of their skin color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender-identity, sexual orientation, body shape, or any number of other reasons. How

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