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Weekly News & Updates
July 24, 2025 - 28 Tammuz 5785
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CLICK HERE for this week's Healing List.
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You shall apportion the land among yourselves by lot, clan by clan: with larger groups increase the share, with smaller groups reduce the share. Wherever the lot falls for it, that shall be its location. You shall have your portions according to your ancestral tribes.
Numbers 33:54
Chazak, Chazak, V’nitchazek! Be strong, be strong and we will be strengthened! This week we finish the book of Numbers!
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Shabbat Evening Service
Friday, July 25, 7:30 pm
Join Rabbi Jillian Cameron and Cantor Rebekah Mirsky as we welcome Shabbat together through soulful song, prayer, creative teachings, and communal connection. Celebrating a simcha (joyful occasion) like a birthday or anniversary? Honor your loved ones and friends by sponsoring the oneg (post-service snacks) for Shabbat or other aspects of the Shabbat service! Click here to sponsor.
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BCC Books & Bagels
Sunday, July 27, 10 am
Join fellow BCC book lovers for our monthly book group meeting on Zoom to discuss Jewish fiction or non-fiction book selections, sometimes with LGBT content. Space is limited. Please contact Larry Nathenson for the Zoom link at larrynath@aol.com.
The book for this month is Gangster Nation, by Tod Goldberg, a novel about a Chicago hitman who hides from the law and the mob by posing as a rabbi in Las Vegas.
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Men of Kol Ami Pool Party
Sunday, July 27, 1:30 pm
The Men of Kol Ami, together with Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), JQ International and Real Men Brunch present: Coney Island Pool Party!
Come for Carnival Games, Coney Island Hot Dogs, Drinks, Ice Cream, Other Surprises, Great Company and Fun! At the Beverly Hills home of Don Klein. Address given upon registration. All male-identified (and non-binary) people are more than welcome.
Tickets are $39 in advance and $45 at the door.
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Hi all! I'm so excited to create connections and make musical magic with all of you. For those of you who have been in choir before, we will be doing some familiar pieces. We will also be learning some new pieces. You don’t have to be a great singer or know how to read music to join. You just have to be willing to show up with your heart and soul, ready to sing! I’m so excited to meet all of you! - Cantor Rebekah Mirsky.
Reach out to Cantor Rebekah about joining the choir at cantorrebekah@gmail.com.
Choir rehearsal dates are currently scheduled to begin in July, taking place at 7 - 9 pm on Mondays. Dates are as follows: July 28, August 4, August 11, August 18, August 25, September 8, September 15, September 29.
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BCC's own Rabbi Jillian Cameron was recently featured in this two part series for Los Angeles' Jewish Journal:
The Vision Awards were also written up for the Jewish Journal's "Movers and Shakers" column:
And, to top that off, Rabbi Jillian Cameron was also featured by JQ International as a spotlight for Jewish American History Month:
Check out the recent Civil Rights Tour on our Instagram page!
BCC members Davi Cheng and Bracha Yael were featured in an NPR article that also talks about BCC:
| | Do you need a ride to BCC on a Friday night or other events? Or, can you offer someone a ride? We'll try to connect people in need of a ride with people who can offer one. Click here to offer or request a ride. Email the office for questions at bcc@bcc-la.org. | | The BCC Jewish Library project is a new initiative to help Los Angeles Jewish community members rebuild their Jewish libraries in the wake of the January 2025 wildfires. To learn more about the initiative and how you can take part, click here. | | |
Social Action: Not in Our Name
From CLUE: "Join us and our Jewish and immigrant partners for our third annual Tisha b'Av gathering in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, August 3, at 10 AM at the Metropolitan Detention Center at 320 East Aliso Street, Los Angeles!
This Tisha b'Av, we mourn the destruction perpetrated on our diverse communities by the detention and deportation machine. As Jews and allies, we know that if they come for one of us, they come for us all." Click here to learn more and to RSVP!
Social Action: Rapid Response Networks
If you see ICE Activity anywhere you go, you can report it to the Rapid Response hotlines in your area.
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Los Angeles Raids Rapid Response Network (LARRN) 📞 888-624-4752 | Covers: Los Angeles County
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Immigrant Defenders Law Center 📞 213-833-8283 | Covers: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial counties | Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 AM–4 PM
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CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights) 📞 213-353-1333 | Covers: Los Angeles County
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Boyle Heights Immigrant Rights Network 📞 323-922-5644 | Covers: Boyle Heights
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Koreatown Rapid Response Network 📞 323-894-1504 | Covers: Koreatown
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ORALE (Long Beach Community Defense Network) 📞 562-269-1083 | Covers: Long Beach
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Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice 📞 909-361-4588 | Covers: San Bernardino and Riverside counties
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Orange County Rapid Response Network 📞 714-881-1558 | Covers: Orange County
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805 Immigrant Rapid Response Network 📞 805-870-8855 | Covers: Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties
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San Diego Rapid Response Network 📞 619-536-0823 | Covers: San Diego County
Social Action: More Resources
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Chop Wood, Carry Water - Jessica Craven. A weekly bulletin filled with IMPORTANT and UPLIFTING information.
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Bend the Arc - Bend the Arc is building a multiracial, multiethnic, intergenerational movement of Jews and allies all across the country who are rising up to build an American future free from white supremacy, antisemitism, and racism. In Washington, D.C. and cities across the country.
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Indivisible - A grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the current agenda.
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Seeking announcement-makers!
Do you care about all the many things happening at BCC each week? Want to share them with the community? We are looking for BCC members who would like to make post-service announcements on Friday night. A template and guidelines will be provided. If you’re interested, please reach out to Maggie at bcc@bcc-la.org. We are also always seeking greeters for Shabbat! If you are interested in volunteering for this task, please reach out to Maggie at bcc@bcc-la.org.
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Did You Know...
You can watch past and current BCC services on the BCC website! When you go to the BCC homepage, click "Livestream" in the menu in the upper right corner. On that page, you can watch the current service being livestreamed. If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you can click the link that says "Watch past services here" to see older services. Click here to visit the Livestream page!
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Support Beth Chayim Chadashim
The World's First LGBTQIA+ Synagogue
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At BCC, we are dedicated to growing and sustaining our synagogue family - virtually and in person. We are grateful to so many of you who share your time, wisdom and resources with our community.
Your continued support and generosity are critical. It allows us to ensure the breadth and depth of all we offer throughout the year, maintain our physical space, sustain our human resources and guarantee our place as a safe, progressive and vibrant LGBTQIA+ Jewish space in the Los Angeles community now and for generations to come. Thank you for your care and commitment to our beloved community.
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