Counting the Omer
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Omer Count Announcement
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Counting the OmerCounting the OmerEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Omer Count Announcement
With the approach of Pesach/Passover comes the time of the counting of the Omer, from the second night of Pesach till the day before Shavuot, 49 days. In the Torah, the Omer count is described in agricultural terms, the grain that would be harvested (an omer is a sheaf of a certain size) and how it would be celebrated ritually. In the 16th century, the Kabbalists conceived the count (sefirah in Hebrew) as a time to take stock of our own sefirot, or the seven Divine emanations that humans embody and strive to balance. In modern times, some of us set an intention of what we would like to improve in ourselves during this period, and use these seven traits to do so.
Like everything else, in deference to the virus, we will perform this short ritual nightly on Zoom. The first night of the count coincides with the TBE community seder, so R’ Naomi will lead it following the seder. The remaining 48 will be led by Caroline/Calyah Chanah Isaacs at nightfall, starting Monday, March 29. The first night will begin early, at 8:15, to orient ourselves to how and why we are doing this. Each subsequent night for the first 2 weeks will begin at 8:30, then get slightly later as the days grow longer. Stayed tuned to the weekly updates.
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat ShabbatEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Kabbalat Habbat with Barbara Carnam 04/02/2021 - 7:00 pm |
Saturday Morning Torah Study
Saturday Morning Torah StudyEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Saturday Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Bob Rottenberg. Link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com 04/03/2021 - 8:30 am |
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Counting the OmerCounting the OmerEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Omer Count Announcement
With the approach of Pesach/Passover comes the time of the counting of the Omer, from the second night of Pesach till the day before Shavuot, 49 days. In the Torah, the Omer count is described in agricultural terms, the grain that would be harvested (an omer is a sheaf of a certain size) and how it would be celebrated ritually. In the 16th century, the Kabbalists conceived the count (sefirah in Hebrew) as a time to take stock of our own sefirot, or the seven Divine emanations that humans embody and strive to balance. In modern times, some of us set an intention of what we would like to improve in ourselves during this period, and use these seven traits to do so.
Like everything else, in deference to the virus, we will perform this short ritual nightly on Zoom. The first night of the count coincides with the TBE community seder, so R’ Naomi will lead it following the seder. The remaining 48 will be led by Caroline/Calyah Chanah Isaacs at nightfall, starting Monday, March 29. The first night will begin early, at 8:15, to orient ourselves to how and why we are doing this. Each subsequent night for the first 2 weeks will begin at 8:30, then get slightly later as the days grow longer. Stayed tuned to the weekly updates.
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Monday Night Torah
Monday Night TorahEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Monday Night Torah with Phil Lazzar Zoom link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com 04/05/2021 - 6:00 pm |
Chasing Portraits Film & Discussion
Chasing Portraits Film & DiscussionEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Commemorations:
Tues, April 6th: 7PM (on Zoom) COntact the temple at bethel@reninet.com for the discussion link.
A Conversation with Filmmaker Elizabeth Rynecki, the director, producer, and writer for the 2018 film, Chasing Portraits. This inspiring film is about one man's art and one woman's unexpected path to healing. Follow an American woman’s emotional quest to find the paintings of her Polish-Jewish great-grandfather, lost during World War II.
Watch the movie on your own and have an intimate Q&A session with this independent filmmaker and discuss her journey of family, the film, book, and her great-grandfather's art.
NOTE: The film Chasing Portraits needs to be watched prior to the talk, either by purchasing the DVD or streaming. It can be streamed on iTunes, Amazon, OvidTV, or the DVD can be purchased. Information about the film can be found on:
Film – Elizabeth Rynecki The book is also available in local bookstores, on Amazon, or on Audible.
Elizabeth's grandfather, George Rynecki, was one of the founders of our Temple. Footage in the film includes Temple Beth El, Rabbi Naomi and some members of congregants. We are grateful for this very special opportunity to engage with Elizabeth.
04/06/2021 - 7:00 pm |
Yom HaShoah Service
Yom HaShoah ServiceEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Yom Hashoah Religious Service by Rabbi Naomi Steinberg, with guest speaker Dr. Eleanor Shapiro on Music in the Holocaust
Music was a potent source of solidarity and resistance--a way to escape the daily horror in the ghettos, the concentration camps and in the forests among the partisans. However, the Nazis also used inmate orchestras to control prisoners and as propaganda. After the war, music was a source of memorialization and legacy. In this multi-media presentation, Dr. Eleanor Shapiro demonstrates the power of music to resist, oppress and heal in the inhuman world of the Holocaust.
Dr. Shapiro is a Jewish music specialist who received her doctorate in 2018 from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. For eighteen years prior to that she served as the principal organizer of the Bay Area-based Jewish Music Festival.
Contact the temple at bethel@reninet.com for the link. 04/07/2021 - 7:00 pm |
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat ShabbatEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Kabbalat SHabbat with Jeff Blanck 04/09/2021 - 7:00 pm |
Saturday Morning Torah Study
Saturday Morning Torah StudyEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Saturday Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Bob Rottenberg. Link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com 04/10/2021 - 8:30 am |
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Counting the OmerCounting the OmerEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Omer Count Announcement
With the approach of Pesach/Passover comes the time of the counting of the Omer, from the second night of Pesach till the day before Shavuot, 49 days. In the Torah, the Omer count is described in agricultural terms, the grain that would be harvested (an omer is a sheaf of a certain size) and how it would be celebrated ritually. In the 16th century, the Kabbalists conceived the count (sefirah in Hebrew) as a time to take stock of our own sefirot, or the seven Divine emanations that humans embody and strive to balance. In modern times, some of us set an intention of what we would like to improve in ourselves during this period, and use these seven traits to do so.
Like everything else, in deference to the virus, we will perform this short ritual nightly on Zoom. The first night of the count coincides with the TBE community seder, so R’ Naomi will lead it following the seder. The remaining 48 will be led by Caroline/Calyah Chanah Isaacs at nightfall, starting Monday, March 29. The first night will begin early, at 8:15, to orient ourselves to how and why we are doing this. Each subsequent night for the first 2 weeks will begin at 8:30, then get slightly later as the days grow longer. Stayed tuned to the weekly updates.
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Monday Night Torah
Monday Night TorahEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Monday Night Torah with Phil Lazzar Zoom link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com 04/12/2021 - 6:00 pm |
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat ShabbatEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Kabbalat Shabbat with Nicole Barchilon Frank Zoom link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com.bethel@reninet.com 04/16/2021 - 7:00 pm |
Saturday Morning Torah Study
Saturday Morning Torah StudyEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Saturday Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Bob Rottenberg. Link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com 04/17/2021 - 8:30 am |
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Counting the OmerCounting the OmerEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Omer Count Announcement
With the approach of Pesach/Passover comes the time of the counting of the Omer, from the second night of Pesach till the day before Shavuot, 49 days. In the Torah, the Omer count is described in agricultural terms, the grain that would be harvested (an omer is a sheaf of a certain size) and how it would be celebrated ritually. In the 16th century, the Kabbalists conceived the count (sefirah in Hebrew) as a time to take stock of our own sefirot, or the seven Divine emanations that humans embody and strive to balance. In modern times, some of us set an intention of what we would like to improve in ourselves during this period, and use these seven traits to do so.
Like everything else, in deference to the virus, we will perform this short ritual nightly on Zoom. The first night of the count coincides with the TBE community seder, so R’ Naomi will lead it following the seder. The remaining 48 will be led by Caroline/Calyah Chanah Isaacs at nightfall, starting Monday, March 29. The first night will begin early, at 8:15, to orient ourselves to how and why we are doing this. Each subsequent night for the first 2 weeks will begin at 8:30, then get slightly later as the days grow longer. Stayed tuned to the weekly updates.
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Monday Night Torah
Monday Night TorahEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Monday Night Torah with Phil Lazzar Zoom link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com 04/19/2021 - 6:00 pm |
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat ShabbatEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Kabbalat Shabbat with Caroline Isaacs. Zoom link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com 04/23/2021 - 7:00 pm |
Saturday Morning Torah Study
Saturday Morning Torah StudyEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Saturday Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Bob Rottenberg. Link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com 04/24/2021 - 8:30 am |
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Counting the OmerCounting the OmerEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Omer Count Announcement
With the approach of Pesach/Passover comes the time of the counting of the Omer, from the second night of Pesach till the day before Shavuot, 49 days. In the Torah, the Omer count is described in agricultural terms, the grain that would be harvested (an omer is a sheaf of a certain size) and how it would be celebrated ritually. In the 16th century, the Kabbalists conceived the count (sefirah in Hebrew) as a time to take stock of our own sefirot, or the seven Divine emanations that humans embody and strive to balance. In modern times, some of us set an intention of what we would like to improve in ourselves during this period, and use these seven traits to do so.
Like everything else, in deference to the virus, we will perform this short ritual nightly on Zoom. The first night of the count coincides with the TBE community seder, so R’ Naomi will lead it following the seder. The remaining 48 will be led by Caroline/Calyah Chanah Isaacs at nightfall, starting Monday, March 29. The first night will begin early, at 8:15, to orient ourselves to how and why we are doing this. Each subsequent night for the first 2 weeks will begin at 8:30, then get slightly later as the days grow longer. Stayed tuned to the weekly updates.
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Hope & Healing - An Evening of Music & Inspiration
Hope & Healing - An Evening of Music & InspirationEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Humboldt Interfaith Fellowship presents
Hope & Healing
An evening of Music and Inspiration
Sunday, April 25, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:30
Please join us for a multi-faith, intergenerational program with musicians, poets and spiritual leaders from throughout Humboldt County.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 818 5999 2474
Passcode: 643488
Presenters Include:
Father Daniel London - Christ Episcopal Church, Eureka - Master of Ceremonies
Rabbi Bob Rottenberg- Temple Beth El & True North Spiritual Leaders’ Caucus - our intention
David Locthie - painter
Skip, K’nek’nek, Repoy - Yurok tribal members - prayer/song
Ted Hernandez - Wiyot Chairman & Cultural Director - prayer and remarks
United Congregational Christian Church Choir - pre-recorded
Robin Wolf & Cindi Lakshmi Kaup - members Garden of the Heart Sufi Community - tribute to Scott - 10 minutes
Valletta Molofsky -Humboldt County Black Music & Arts Association - song
Skip Lowry - Will speak about a multi-faith, Inter-Tribal, community lead effort to rename places within State Parks
Deacon Anne Pierson - Christ Episcopal Church, Eureka - healing ritual
Dr.Mohamed Awwad - the story of prophet Ayyoub or Job as known in the Christian Bible and Iyov as in the Hebrew Torah - pre-recorded
Pitts Family UCCC- Larry, Katri, Aurora, Trillium
Trillium Pitts - poem
Baha’i Community - members Stephanie Head& Bryn Higgins - prayer & reading
Martha Hunkins - member of Humboldt Friends Meeting - holding the light practice
Rabbi Naomi Steinberg - Rabbi at Temples Beth El & B’nai Ha-Aretz - Sending You Light by Melanie DeMore
Christ Church Choir - Hallelujah + Canticles - pre-recorded
Attachments:04/25/2021 - 7:00 pm |
Monday Night Torah
Monday Night TorahEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Monday Night Torah with Phil Lazzar Zoom link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com 04/26/2021 - 6:00 pm |
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat ShabbatEvent Date:Event Type:Event Location:Online via Zoom Event Description:Kabbalat Shabbat with Ayla Weiss and Rabbi Naomi Steinberg. Zoom link available upon request at bethel@reninet.com. Attachments:04/30/2021 - 6:00 pm |
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