Welcome - שלום
Virtual Services - All Are Welcome!
Daily Morning Minyan and Evening Maariv - Click HERE to join us online via Zoom for our virtual daily morning Minyan, evening Maariv, and Saturday evening Havdalah.
Science in the Synagogue
Ethical Dimensions of the COVID-19 Vaccine
On Sunday, March 7 at 7 PM, Temple Beth-El members Jennie Lavine (DPH, Tulane SPH) and David Evelyn (VP of Medical Affairs, Cayuga Medical Center) will be discussing with Rabbi Safman the communal and ethical dimensions of the decision to take the COVID vaccine...READ MORE
Click HERE to join by Zoom.
In Praise of Chametz: A Celebration of the Staple Grains and their Route to our Table
On Sunday, March 21 at 7 PM we will set the stage for Pesach by accompanying our own Jerry Davis (emeritus professor of Plant Biology, specializing in monocot systematics) exploring the domestication of grains and its implications for human populations...READ MORE
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Special Virtual Event!
Dancing in God's Earthquake: The Coming Transformation of Religion
Thursday, March 18 at 7 PM
with Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Go to the event page for more information.
Racial Justice Series
Racial Justice programming continues at Temple Beth-El
Freedom from Economic Insecurity
Wednesday, March 31 @ 7:30 PM
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Passover Events
Read about the exciting events planned for Passover!
You can now sell your Chametz online HERE.
Religious School Equal Exchange Passover Fundraiser
Read about the Religious School Passover Fundraiser!
Purchase Equal Exchange coffee and chocolate HERE.
Religious School Meme-a-lot Esther
Watch the Religious School's modern re-telling of the Purim story here
Cayuga Medical Center Appreciation Gift
Please consider a donation to help our front line medical workers and staff at the Cayuga Medical Center.
Click HERE for more information on how to participate in this fundraiser.
Dungeons and Dreidels
You can still join this epic campaign!
A Jewish-themed multi-player role playing game (think: Dungeons and Dragons) suitable for all ages
Sundays @ 1 PM
January 10 thru March 21, 2021
Click HERE for more information.
We welcome the arrival of Rabbi Rachel Safman!
Read about Rabbi Safman's journey to Ithaca HERE.
- Read about Rabbi Rachel Safman in The Tompkins Weekly and The Ithaca Times!
- Click on the link to read Rabbi Safman's weekly Letters to the Congregation
- “My house will be called a house of prayer for all people” (Isaiah 56:7). Read Temple Beth-El's statement on diversity and inclusion HERE.
- A kidney transplant success story.
- As we continue to operate virtually, we can be reached as follows:
Phone: 607 273-5775
Rabbi Rachel Safman – Congregational Rabbi
Rabbi Suzanne Brody – Director of Education and Youth Programming
Jane Griffith – Administrative Secretary
Read about our limited re-opening announcement HERE.