Beth El Synagogue

10/23/2026

We invite the whole congregation to join us as we celebrate Asher Leiderman becoming a B Mitzvah!

This Friday night, there will be a Kabbalat Shabbat Service on October 23 at 6:00 PM followed by our Shabbat Morning Service, on Saturday, October 24 at 9:30 AM.
We hope you will all come out to celebrate with Asher and their family. 🎉🎉

10/23/2026

This past Monday we were happy to host Haviv Rettig Gur alongside the Jewish for Good Israel Center. We had over 300 people come out to hear him speak. Thank you to all of our donors and attendees for coming out for this incredible event.

10/21/2026

Join us for a special opportunity to learn across generations, explore Ethiopian Jewish heritage, and celebrate the richness and diversity of Ethiopian Jewish life through cooking demonstrations and creating Sigd-themed art projects.

We are pleased to welcome adults in the afternoon to hear Zehava Tesfay, an expert on Ethiopian Jewry, via Zoom from Jerusalem, and to enjoy an Ethiopian-inspired lunch catered by Dori in the Social Hall at 12:45 PM.

Visit https://www.betheldurham.org/event/intergen-global-day-of-jewish-learning to learn more and register!

10/16/2026

Some reflections for Shabbat Noah.

What Noah teaches us about the God who listens

10/15/2026

We invite the whole congregation to join us as we celebrate Margalit Skupsky-Gilbert becoming a Bat Mitzvah!

Tomorrow, Friday night, there will be a Kabbalat Shabbat Service on October 16 at 6:00 PM followed by our Shabbat Morning Service, on Saturday, October 17 at 9:30 AM.

We hope you will all come out to celebrate with Margalit and her family.

10/14/2026

Come listen to political analyst and forward-thinker Haviv Rettig Gur at Beth El. We are offering free childcare for this event.

HAVIV RETTIG GUR is an Israeli journalist, host of ‘’Ask Haviv Anything’’ podcast, Middle East analyst at ‘’The Free Press’’, and senior analyst at ‘’The Times of Israel.”

He has covered Israeli politics and the country’s foreign and regional policies, as well as its relationship with the Jewish diaspora. He has reported from over 20 countries on the issues of the day. He is fluent in Hebrew and English, lectures in Israel and abroad on Israeli society and history, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and more. He served as director of communications for the Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel's largest NGO, and was an early advocate and lobbyist for SpaceIL, working to advance science and space education through the construction and launch of an Israeli spacecraft. He teaches about the intersection of journalism, history and politics at prestigious Israeli pre-military academies.

10/09/2026

We invite the whole congregation to join us as we celebrate Nadav Granek becoming a Bar Mitzvah!

Tonight, there will be a Kabbalat Shabbat Service on October 9 at 6:00 PM followed by our Shabbat Morning Service, on Saturday, October 10 at 9:30 AM.

We hope you will all come out to celebrate with Nadav and his family.

10/07/2026

We hope you will all join the community tonight in the Community Commemoration of October 7th from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at Jewish for Good.

Rabbi Greyber shared some moving words this past Shabbat related to the occasion that we wanted to share with you all. https://youtu.be/jJOoE2MJC8w?si=4cIxOil4otad58h-

10/07/2026

Join Beth El on Tuesday, October 27 at 5:30 PM as Beth Ricanati, MD, and Marcie Cohen Ferris will explore how everyday rituals—from baking challah to sharing a meal with a friend—can help us cultivate intention, presence, and connection. Together, they will discuss the ways food nourishes more than our bodies, offering opportunities to express our values, care for others, and create moments of meaning in our daily lives. A light dinner will be served. 🥯 🥣

Visit https://www.betheldurham.org/event/challah-book-talk.html to register today!

10/02/2026

We had a lot of fun at Pizza in the Hut! So many families came out to enjoy our Sukkah and some pizza by Chef Dori. We hope to see you all at Simchat Torah this weekend!

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