Congregation Beth El of Manhattan

08/05/2026

At Entebbe, in Uganda, a statue of Yoni Netanyahu is unveiled in honor of the IDF raid exactly 40 years ago, that rescued the Jewish terror-kidnap hostages from an Air France flight in 1976 - and to honor the victims, because Netanyahu was the one IDF soldier who died in the rescue. Thank God for steps of decency. May they bear fruit in this season of history! VIDEO from Africa News:

Uganda: Military unveils statue of Netanyahu's older brother Ugan...

08/02/2026

Important FYI ...

06/21/2026

🥳 Happy Father's Day! 🎈And ... due to Father's Day, the Saturday 20 June Service is set to stream at 10am EDT Monday 22 June. Shalom.

06/19/2026

Just a little reminder you are always welcome to join us for our In-Person services at 106 E. 86th Street & Park Avenue, from 10am-11:30am. Or view our streamed recording later in the day. Shabbat Shalom!

06/12/2026

🎗️ Hi, Members & Friends of Beth El of Manhattan. Just a reminder - No In-Person service at PAUMC tomorrow. Virtual Service will be re-streaming at 10am EDT on our Facebook and You Tube Channels. Have a great weekend! 🏖️

06/05/2026

You are always welcome to visit with us! Shabbat services with traditional liturgies, modern musical worship, Torah Service, and new, original Sermon every week. L'hitra'ot and Shabbat Shalom!

05/31/2026

05/29/2026

Hello, friends of Beth El of Manhattan. :-) As Shabbat approaches, we hope you know you are always welcome to join us for In-Person Services every Saturday morning in our sanctuary at 106 E. 86th Street at 10am - or later for the recorded service on our "Congregation Beth El of Manhattan" YouTube Channel or page Video. Shabbat shalom!

05/21/2026

🧺🍇 🥦🥕 Happy Shavuot Holiday! 🍑🫜🍆🧺
As Shavu’ot 5786 begins at sundown Thursday, May 21, 2026 - why not reacquaint yourself with the actual Biblical meaning of the holiday, and the path by which it was morphed across time into an entirely different focus (the Mount Sinai giving of the Torah, or “Matan Torah" – a meaning Jewish scholarly leaders freely admit, it is given NOWHERE in the entire Bible. It is actually the holiday of the “Bikkurim” (First-Fruits). 🙂

A clear history & explanation for this substitution on this can be found on our webpage (bethelnyc.org) at the link below. Enjoy!

https://www.bethelnyc.org/rabbis-blog/hag-symptomatic-shavuot-invites-a-question

“Nowhere in The Bible is any link made between Sinai and Shavuot .” – Rabbi Michael Strassfeld, The Jewish Holidays  Harper Row 1985 Cambridge p.69  As the annual Shavuot  holiday begins again shortly, I offer into the mix a simple question: why d

05/08/2026

Our synagogue has always been especially proud of this flier. So - here - we share it again. Feel free to share it with other who may be living in the zones it describes. :-) Shabbat shalom!