Join Beth El Sisterhood and the Racial Justice Committee on a guided tour of the Stagville Plantation. Prepare for Passover by learning more about our local history of slavery. $5/person. Maximum registration of 30 people. Register here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/StagvillePlantationTour

Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life
by Rosanne Leipzig

1pm: Schmooze and nosh
2pm: Join us for a conversation with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig

Don't miss this insightful and important conversation, which provides guidance for common health concerns for older adults, including problems with memory, energy, mood, sleep, weight, sex, and more. 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85933674447?pwd=Z2FDUGZPT2cvSFhCZFRUZ0xMMXY1dz09

Meeting ID: 859 3367 4447
Passcode: 1004

Beth El Synagogue and the Museum of Durham History invite you to join friends, family, and the many whose lives were touched by Rabbi Sager for a celebration of his immense impact on Durham’s Jewish community and beyond.

Jessica Nordell, "The End of Bias."

Hear authors read excerpts, answer your questions, and share their inspiration and challenges in writing these works. This series spotlights diverse stories from across the Jewish world.

TO RSVP FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT
JEWISHFORGOOD.ORG/BOOK-FESTIVAL

This FREE PROGRAM is presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council, Beth El Synagogue, Judea Reform Congregation, and is sponsored in part by the Shepard Broad Foundation.

Rosh Chodesh, the marking of the new month, has traditionally been a time for women to gather, reflect, and celebrate the divine feminine. Let's join together to welcome the month of Nissan, the season of liberation, exploring the seder through reflection and song. We invite you to bring your full self to our sacred circle and commit to presence as much as you are able. All female-identifying folks are welcome to join. We'll be led by Rachel Galanter and Elise Goldwasser and meet at a home near Beth El. For the address, email Rachel at rachelgalanter@gmail.com

Dini Klein, "Prep + Rally."

Hear authors read excerpts, answer your questions, and share their inspiration and challenges in writing these works. This series spotlights diverse stories from across the Jewish world.

TO RSVP FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT
JEWISHFORGOOD.ORG/BOOK-FESTIVAL

This FREE PROGRAM is presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council, Beth El Synagogue, Judea Reform Congregation, and is sponsored in part by the Shepard Broad Foundation.

Register here: http://tinyurl.com/ClergyConference2024
Our annual FREE Interfaith Clergy Conference returns in April. This year, we are featuring
Rabbi Shai Held, President and Dean at the Hadar Institute for a presentation and
discussion about his latest book, “Judaism is About Love: Recovering the Heart of
Jewish Life.” All registrants will receive a copy!

This discussion will probe the similarities and differences about the way that
Christianity and Judaism think about love. Rabbi Held recovers the heart of the Jewish
tradition, offering the radical and moving argument that love belongs as much to
Judaism as it does to Christianity. Blending intellectual rigor, a respect for tradition and
the practices of a living Judaism, and a commitment to the full equality of all people,
Held seeks to reclaim Judaism as it authentically is.

Let’s learn and discuss together about this important topic, and enjoy a morning of
food and fellowship.

Jonathan Freedland, "The Escape Artist."

Hear authors read excerpts, answer your questions, and share their inspiration and challenges in writing these works. This series spotlights diverse stories from across the Jewish world.

TO RSVP FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT
JEWISHFORGOOD.ORG/BOOK-FESTIVAL

This FREE PROGRAM is presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council, Beth El Synagogue, Judea Reform Congregation, and is sponsored in part by the Shepard Broad Foundation.

Zoe Fishman, "Fun Widows Book Tour"

Hear authors read excerpts, answer your questions, and share their inspiration and challenges in writing these works. This series spotlights diverse stories from across the Jewish world.

TO RSVP FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT
JEWISHFORGOOD.ORG/BOOK-FESTIVAL

This FREE PROGRAM is presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council, Beth El Synagogue, Judea Reform Congregation, and is sponsored in part by the Shepard Broad Foundation.

What does it mean to believe today in a moment of great uncertainty and doubt?

Join R. Avi Strausberg online on April 11 at 7:00 PM. Together, we will explore texts from Torah to midrash to Rebbe Nachman and modern feminist thinkers as we find our way into belief and discover new definitions of faith. 

Attend online, or join us in-person to sing with R. Deborah Sacks Mintz after our learning.

Register: https://www.hadar.org/learn/classes-events/jerome-l-stern-pre-pesah-lecture-communal-song

Natasha Lance Rogoff, "Muppets in Moscow"

Hear authors read excerpts, answer your questions, and share their inspiration and challenges in writing these works. This series spotlights diverse stories from across the Jewish world.

TO RSVP FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT
JEWISHFORGOOD.ORG/BOOK-FESTIVAL

This FREE PROGRAM is presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council, Beth El Synagogue, Judea Reform Congregation, and is sponsored in part by the Shepard Broad Foundation.

Oren Kessler, "Palestine 1936."

Hear authors read excerpts, answer your questions, and share their inspiration and challenges in writing these works. This series spotlights diverse stories from across the Jewish world.

TO RSVP FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT
JEWISHFORGOOD.ORG/BOOK-FESTIVAL

This FREE PROGRAM is presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council, Beth El Synagogue, Judea Reform Congregation, and is sponsored in part by the Shepard Broad Foundation.

As we continue to nurture and enhance our vibrant Beth El community, your ongoing presence and engagement remain pivotal to reaching our long-term goals.

In recent months and with your input, our dedicated team of staff, volunteers, lay leaders, and consultants has initiated the groundwork for Beth El's 2024 Strategic Plan. This comprehensive endeavor aims to chart a course that tackles present challenges head-on while paving the way for sustained growth and prosperity.

We are excited to invite you to a special presentation where we will share the initial discoveries from our strategic planning process. Join us for an engaging session led by one of our Strategic Plan consultants, Tamara Rebick, as she discusses key findings from our discovery phase.

Date: April 14, 2024
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Beth El Multipurpose Room (downstairs)

Please confirm your attendance by RSVPing here to ensure we can accommodate everyone comfortably.

12:30pm
Pizza and $1 comic books from Ultimate Comics

1pm
Arnon Shorr shares the stories behind his award-winning comics Ben Mortara and the Thieves of the Golden Table and Brother’s Keeper.

2:30pm
A conversation with Susan Wider, author of It’s My Whole Life: Charlotte Salomon, An Artist Hiding During World War II, and Arnon Shorr about the role of art in young adult literature.

Register here: https://jccfed.wufoo.com/forms/xobaty0wqn7eq/

The Nova tribe, a community of over 10,000 psychedelic trance music enthusiasts, has in recent years, gathered together for an annual outdoor festival. This year's event, held on October 7th in southern Israel, close to the border with Gaza, ended in a devastating tragedy, with the cold-blooded massacre of over 300 partygoers and the abduction of a further 40.

​During the days following the event, director Dan Pe'er, who was engaged in volunteer efforts to aid survivors, started receiving a multitude of video and audio clips from survived festival goers. #NOVA chronicles the harrowing atrocities minute by minute, merely through festival survivors camera footage, and terrorists body camera recordings. With no outside intervention, the raw documentary reveals the true, bone-chilling atrocities of October 7th.

Come watch this important film with our Triangle community on April 16 at Beth El Synagogue in Durham.

RSVP to: Sandy Fangmeier at sandyfang@frontier.com or 919-475-6576