Upcoming Services & Programs

Services:

Saturday, February 28th | 11 Adar

  • 8:45 AM | DIY Torah Study on Zoom only!
  • 9:30 AM | Kesher Shabbat Morning Services, Zack Berger delivering d’var Torah, Ben Meiselman leading musical Musaf
  • 10:00 AM | Jr Discovery Lab childcare (ages 2-5)
  • 11:00 AM | Shabbat Yachad (ages 0-5) – songs, games, stories, and treats! (more details in Youth section)
  • 7:00 PM | Teen Purim Carnival Pizza & Decorating Party with Havdalah! (grades 7 & 8 – more details in Purim section)

Thank you to Zack Berger for sponsoring the Kiddush desserts in honor of completing the Mishneh Torah!

*To attend services virtually this weekend, please go to the live streaming link HERE.

Upcoming Programs:

Purim at Beth Am! | March 1st – 3rd | Learn More Here

  • Purim Carnival: Jewish Celebrities Edition | Sunday, March 1st | Free and Open to All! – A puppet show, music, games, face painting, cotton candy, and more! Don’t forget your costume! There will be a quiet room in the moadon for families who would like to take time away from the main festivities. RSVP here!
    • 9:30 AM – 10 AM | Sensory-Friendly & Young Family Carnival Time (0-5 years old) programming starts
    • 10AM – 12:15 PM | Purim Carnival (open to everyone)
    • 10 – 10:45 AM | Puppet Performance + Meet & Greet
    • 10:45 – 11 AM | Purim Costume Parade
  • Purim Night | Monday, March 2nd – Dust off your costumes and head to Beth Am to hear Megillah reading, followed by our “world-famous” Purim Spiel! An excellent adventure awaits with hilarious parody and musical spectacle! Childcare will be available in the moadon.
    • 5 PM | BYO dairy/parve dinner
    • 6 PM | Ma’ariv & Megillah Reading
    • 7 PM | Purim Spiel
  • Purim Morning Services | Tuesday, March 3rd | 7:30 AM – Join us Purim morning for services and Megillah reading led by Zack Berger. Reading will begin promptly at 8 AM.

Shabbat is Awesome Services & Dinner | Friday, March 6th | 5:45 PM | Ages 0-5

March Film Fanatics Gathering | Sunday, March 8th | 1 PM | Home of Marcia Amith

  • Calling all film fanatics (and even just occasional movie-watchers)! The Film Fanatics will gather to watch Rob Reiner’s somewhat autobiographical movie, Stand By Me, enjoy movie treats, discuss the movie, and just kibitz a bit! If you can come and/or have any questions, please email Adina Amith: adinanamith@gmail.com.

Tzedek Community Dinner & In-Person Meeting | Tuesday, March 10th | 7 PM | Beth Am

  • Join us for our 3rd quarterly meeting! We will be packing Mishloach Manot bags for our Reservoir Hill Neighbors during our meeting. Register here!

Balt Midrash: Theology | Thursday, March 12th | 7 PM | ages 21-40

  • Jewish young adults will have the opportunity to gather for deep, meaningful learning across Baltimore. We’ll delve into Jewish theology – Do I need to believe in G-d to be a “good Jew?” Co-sponsored by Beth Am, B’nai Israel, and Bolton Street synagogues. Register here!

Klei Kodesh Kabbalat Shabbat | Friday, March 13th | 5:30 PM proneg | 6 PM service | 7 PM dinner

🌸Women’s Pesach Seder🌺 | Sunday, March 15th | 4:30 PM | Beth Am

  • The women of the congregation will gather to deepen their personal Pesach experience through music, ritual, creativity, and shared reflection, while building sacred community. Register by Monday, March 9th at 10 AM!

Home Electrification Study Group | Tuesday, March 17th | 7:30 PM | In-person & Zoom

  • You are invited to attend the next workshop of the Home Electrification Study Group, a community-based effort to learn practical ways our homes can help fight climate change by replacing fossil-fuel–based appliances with clean electric alternatives. Join via Zoom or in-person (email David Saunders – davidsaunders107@gmail.com for the address). Snacks will be served!

Spell Freedom Book Discussion with Elaine Weiss, facilitated by Prof. E.R. Shipp | Thursday, March 26th | 7 PM | Beth Am Synagogue

  • Join Beth Am congregant and author Elaine Weiss in conversation with Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and Morgan State professor E. R. Shipp for a discussion of Spell Freedom, Elaine’s latest book. Discover the powerful story of four activists whose bold fight to restore voting rights in the Jim Crow South helped lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement. Register here!

Shabbat is Awesome | First Fridays | 5:45 PM | Beit Midrash | Shabbat is Awesome will take a summer break and return this fall! 

A joyful Shabbat service for young kids and their families led by Rav Tyler and Rav Daniel. 

Klei Kodesh | Second Fridays | 6 PM

Join us for Klei Kodesh, Beth Am’s instrumental Kabbalat Shabbat experience led Rav Daniel, Rav Tyler, and Uncle Ira’s Hebrew Washboard Ensemble in the Beit Midrash! Dinner will follow services. 

BAYITT Shabbat | Third Fridays | 6 PM 

BAYITT, Beth Am’s group for young adults (21-39), gathers for Kabbalat Shabbat services led by Rav Tyler once a month. These are held at Beth Am or a participant’s home with a potluck or catered dinner.