Parashat Shemini
05/08/2019 01:45:49 PM
Sermon by Rabbi Dana Saroken
When and How and Where Will This End? Choose A Battle: For the Soul or the Safety of Our Nation
When I was growing up, I loved Broadway: From the Tap Dance Kid to A Chorus Line and everything in between. Nothing moved me or made me cry like a great performance and a...Read more...
Structured Memories
04/25/2019 03:50:02 PM
By: Rabbi Steven Schwartz.
I've often wondered why the tradition is so invested in our remembering the losses of our lives. Think of it for a moment. Yartzeits are marked, and people come to services on those days to recite the kaddish. The unveiling ritual, often scheduled a full year...Read more...
A Gift for the Generations - LIVE! From Beth El
04/02/2019 02:17:42 PM
By: Brandon Chiat, Digital Media Manager
A stainless steel cocoon hangs in Dr. Michael Schultz's office.The Michael Aram sculpture is a gift from a former patient, inscribed with a message of gratitude: “From all your butterflies past, present, and future,...Read more...
5779...WOW!
09/04/2018 08:31:52 PM
5779...WOW! There are some years when I've eagerly embraced a new chapter. There are other years when I was reluctant to turn the page. This year I wish I could just freeze time: My kids are getting too big, too fast. The world is spinning too quickly. The days often feel too full.
I love the High Holidays because they...Read more...
Reflections from Dr. Eyal Rob
04/11/2018 01:46:36 PM
I just returned from Israel where I was on an educational mission called Shevat Achim to explore and study our sister city, Ashkelon. Ashkelon is Baltimore's sister city since 2004. It was so interesting and impressive to know how similar Baltimore's school system, from an educational standpoint is to five of the public...Read more...
Rabbi Dana Saroken's Blog
01/03/2018 03:57:31 PM
When Jewish women's international called to tell me that I had been chosen as one of this year's ten Women to watch, it took me by surprise. For the simple reason that my work has really been focused on the Baltimore Jewish community and I hadn't realized that national (or international) eyes were on us.
But as it turns out,...Read more...
BETH EL EXPANDS MARKETING TEAM; HIRES BRANDON CHIAT AS DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIST
01/03/2018 02:42:19 PM
BALTIMORE â€" January 2, 2018 â€" Beth El Congregation (https://www.bethelbalto.com), a progressive synagogue affiliated with the United Synagogue, announced today the addition of Brandon Chiat as Digital Marketing Strategist. As the Digital Marketing Strategist, Brandon is responsible for communicating Beth El's unique story and...Read more...