Beth El Hebrew Congregation

Join us on Sunday, June 7 at 12 PM for our Annual Meeting! This is a chance to come together as a community, hear about the year's highlights, and share your perspective.

What to expect:
- Year-in-review highlights
- Financial update
- Discussion and vote on future initiatives
- Board elections
- Community Q&A

All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Your presence and your voice make a difference. We hope to see you there!

We have some exciting news to share! Beginning this Friday, Beth El Hebrew Congregation will hold Friday night Erev Shabbat services at 6:30 PM — permanently. No more seasonal time changes. Consistency has always been our goal, and one predictable time year-round means one less thing to keep track of and one more reason to make Friday night Shabbat a regular part of your week. After a close look at service times at synagogues across the country, it's clear that 6:30 PM is where the Jewish world gathers on Friday nights — more than 80% of congregations nationally, including almost every major Reform synagogue in our region, welcome Shabbat at 6:30 or earlier. One time, all year, every Friday. We'll see you at 6:30!

Carly Rubenstein, Beth El President, recently returned from the URJ Scheidt Seminar for Presidents and Presidents-Elect. Since 1998, this meeting has engaged over 1,700 congregational presidents to learn, network, build relationships, and enhance leadership skills.

Thank you to Carly for representing our congregation, and for bringing back ideas, connections, and inspiration that will help shape our congregation's future.

📸 Pictured (L to R): Dr. Andrew Rehfeld (President, Hebrew Union College), Carly Rubenstein (President, Beth El Hebrew Congregation), Shelley Niceley Groff (Chair, North American Board of the URJ), and Rabbi Rick Jacobs (President, URJ)