Youth Congregation (Beit T’Fillah)
Saturday, May 24, 9:45 – 11:00 a.m.
With Rabbi Roller
An interactive Shabbat service experience specifically targeted for our 1st – 5th grade students. Youth participate in traditional prayer, Torah readings, games and discussions inspired both by the weekly Torah portion and current events. Adults/parents welcome.
Tot Shabbat (Beit T’Fillah)
Saturdays, May 24, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
With Rabbi Roller
This is a relaxing, lighthearted, interactive, Shabbat program for tots and their families. Join Rabbi Roller for singing, stories, movement and more!
The Former Prophets (Beit Midrash)
Saturday, May 31, 12:45 – 2:00 p.m.
With Rabbi Roller
Discover the most exciting biblical stories you have never heard before! We will be going through the Nevi’im Rishonim (Former Prophets) from Joshua through Kings. Explore stories of war, love, betrayal and revenge that rival anything on a bestseller list. We will be primarily using Robert Alter’s translation. Other translations of Hebrew Bible are acceptable as well. Please bring any Hebrew Bible you might have from home. There are a limited number of texts available for use during class.
SafePark Returns in June
SafePark, a program providing safe overnight parking for individuals living in their cars, is returning to Beth David this June. Unlike the Rotating Shelter we previously hosted, most SafePark residents are employed but still unable to afford housing in the South Bay area. Similar to the Rotating Shelter, SafePark guests are vetted and approved by the parent organization and are hosted by various Houses of Worship in Saratoga, Cupertino, and San Jose for one month at a time. SIGN UP TO HELP
A training session will be held at Beth David on Wednesday, May 14th at 3:00pm in Room 14. More info
Beth David Women WLCJ Torah Fund Tea (Social Hall)
Sunday, June 1, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Join us for a thank you tea for WLCJ Torah Fund Donors and a presentation on the WLCJ Torah Fund. This event is free for WLCJ Torah Fund donors, and $36 for all others. Please bring a check to the event for payment. Please RSVP
Erev Shavuot Parking Lot Picnic & Ice Cream Truck (Parking lot)
Sunday, June 1, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Join us for our Shavuot Parking Lot Picnic! We’ll supply the challah, kiddush wine/juice and yes ice cream. You provide your own chairs, blankets, picnic supper & BYOB!
- 4:30pm – Kids Learning
- 5:30pm – Picnic
- 6:00pm – Ice Cream Truck – (will have dairy free options)
Erev shavuot Learning – A Journey in the Desert (Sanctuary)
Sunday, June 1, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
On Shavuot our ancestors stood at Sinai to receive the Torah. But this was only one stop on a long journey from Egypt to the land of Israel. It was a journey with many high and low points, filled no doubt with uncertainty. We too are on just such a journey. Our lives have highs and lows, and there are many times when we too face uncertainty. Join us on Erev Shavuot as Rabbis Kunin and Roller investigate Jewish traditions on dealing with the uncertainties we face in our life journeys.
Interfaith Day of Understanding (social hall)
Sunday, June 8, 3:00 – 7:30 p.m.
“What does the Divine want from us?”
Join us for an engaging time of learning about faiths of all flavors in Silicon Valley with discussions and presentations from local faith leaders. $15 Per Person. We need a minimum of 60 sign ups to proceed. Please RSVP by June 1st! Please RSVP Members | Guests
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Family Potluck and Shabbatot (Seminar Rooms)
Friday, June 13, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Roller and other families with young children to welcome Shabbat in a short service filled with song and dance, followed by a potluck dinner. Please RSVP.
Kabbalat Shabbat and Potluck (Beit T’Fillah/Social Hall)
Friday, June 13, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Please join the rabbis as we welcome in Shabbat with an engaging service followed by a dairy/pareve potluck! We’ll provide the challah and kiddush wine. Please RSVP
Jewish Book Discussion Group (Beit Midrash)
The Hebrew Teacher
Saturday, June 14, 12:45 – 2:00 p.m.
Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States, seek to overcome crises. In these three stirring novellas–comedies of manners with an ambitious blend of irony and sensitivity–celebrated Israeli author Maya Arad probes the demise of idealism and the generation gap that her heroines must confront. By Maya Arad, led by Harry Cornbleet.
Hazak – Lunch & Movie (Social Hall)
Monday, June 16, 11:30 a.m. – 2: 00 p.m.
Come and enjoy a light lunch and a movie with your Hazak friends. This is our first midweek program to see if there is an interest by our members to have social time, lunch & a movie. We’re hoping for a good response. The movie we’ve selected is “Hester Street”. Even if you’ve seen it many years ago It is such a wonderful movie that we’re bringing it back. $20.00 per person. Email hazak@beth-david.org to RSVP
AAi Shelter Food Service Event (Offsite)
Sunday, June 22, 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Together with Lincoln Glen Church and South Bay Islamic Center, we will prepare meals for an unhoused shelter in Gilroy. RSVP link and location address to come!
Mincha & Seudat Shlishit (afternoon service & 3rd meal) (Social Hall)
Saturday, June 28, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Please join the rabbis for Mincha and a dairy/pareve potluck for Seudat Shlishit. Please RSVP
The Goldie Standard – Author Talk (social hall)
Sunday, June 29, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Join Simi Monheit, author of The Goldie Standard for an author talk. Monheit’s delightful novel delivers a present-day take on a Holocaust surviving grandmother trying to find her Ph.D granddaughter a yarmulke-wearing doctor husband. But her granddaughter has her own ideas. $10 per person. Email hazak@beth-david.org to RSVP.