Beth David Sukkah Decorating, Potluck and Service

Congregation Beth David 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA

Join Rabbi Roller and Beth David families as we decorate the Beth David Sukkah. After we finish the decorations, we will have an Erev Sukkot service in our beautiful sukkah and have a holiday potluck (Dairy and Parve items only). Snacks will be provided during the decorating. Please RSVP See all Sukkot services and activities: beth-david.org/sukkot-5784

Beth David Sukkot Family Learning Experience

Congregation Beth David 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA

Sunday, October 1, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. with Join Rabbi Roller All are invited for a Sukkot learning experience with games, music, art and food! Open to the community!

Beth David Empty Nesters’ Coffee & Chat 

Congregation Beth David 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA

This is a social group for empty nesters to gather and share ideas about where to go on vacation, technology problems, cooking, kids, funny stories, etc. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 10am at Paris Baguette in Cupertino. To join the mailing list, or if you have any questions, please email Dafna …

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Beth David Steaks in the Sukkah

Congregation Beth David 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA

Tuesday, October 3, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Join us on the Sukkah patio for an upscale evening of BBQ Kosher steaks with all the fixin’s, vegetarian option available, and wine. Cost is $65 per person. Please RSVP. Member sign up     Guest sign up

Beth David Sukkah Schmooze

Congregation Beth David 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA

Thursday, October 5, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Join our rabbis in the Beth David Sukkah for an afternoon of snacking and schmoozing. Rabbi Kunin and Shelley will provide the home baked cookies – please feel free to bring other dairy or pareve treats to share as well! Please RSVP

Beth David Undiscovered Jewish Sects in History

Congregation Beth David 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA

While we speak of Judaism and the Jewish People, our history has always been far more complex. From the Essenes to the Karaites and the Sabbateans, not to mention the Samaritans and the Frankists, there have always been multiple expressions of our tradition. Indeed, nearly all of these groups still exist today! There are also …

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Beth David Jewish Book Discussion Group

Congregation Beth David 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA

Night by Ellie Wiesel, led by Harry Cornbleet Elie Wiesel, presents a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. He eloquently addresses what the Holocaust was, what it meant, and what its legacy is and will be.

Beth David Hazak Yiddish of Today and Tomorrow

Congregation Beth David 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA

Yankl Levitow, a Yiddish educator, will speak about Yiddish in general, covering the basic facts about its development and composition, and also about Yiddish education today -- where and how the language is still taught and spoken -- and finally about the (surprisingly good) outlook for Yiddish in the future. Tickets are $10. RSVP by emailing [email protected], …

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Beth David Noah’s Ark: An Architectural Perspective

Congregation Beth David 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA

Join us after kiddush lunch, when architect Paul Freudenthal will share his scale drawings of Noah’s ark, inspired by this week’s Torah portion, Parashat Noah. All the proportions in Paul’s detailed sketches of Noah’s ark are accurate, according to Biblical specifications.