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Weekly News & Updates
October 5, 2023 - 20 Tishrei 5783
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One generation goes, another comes,
But the earth remains the same forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:4
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Shabbat Evening Service
Friday, September 29, 7:30 pm
Join Rabbi Jillian Cameron and Cantor in Residence Rebekah Mirsky to welcome Shabbat together through soulful song, prayer, creative teachings, and communal connection. Interested in sponsoring an aspect of a Shabbat service to celebrate a simcha (joyful occasion) or honor a loved one? Click here to sponsor.
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Simchat Torah
Sunday, October 8, 5 pm
Join us for Simchat Torah celebrations! 5 pm - Yizkor service. 5:30 pm - Presentation by the Torah Committee. 6 pm - Torah celebration. Joining us remotely? You can watch on Facebook live or on the BCC website!
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Trans Havurah Hangout
Tuesday, October 10, 12 pm
Na'avor (let's cross), BCC's trans Havurah, invites you to join our monthly Zoom hangout. We welcome people who are trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, GNC, intersex, and allies. Join us to catch up and schmooze! Contact transhavurah@bcc-la.org if you need more information!
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Tuesday Weekly Torah Study
Tuesday, October 10, 7 pm
Next week we begin the cycle of reading Torah from the beginning once again! This year we are trying something different at our weekly Torah Study. We will continue to study the Torah portion but we will also be including the accompanying Haftarah portion! It will offer new learning and new lenses through which we see our sacred and central Torah text. Join us!
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AIDS Stories: A Panel Discussion on the AIDS Crisis and Memory
Sunday, October 22, 3 pm
Beth Chayim Chadashim joins community members to discuss the lasting impact of the AIDS crisis on individuals, communities, our city, and the world, and to consider how we honor and remember those we lost and the lessons we learned.
Attendees at this event will hear from Ray Eelsing, a long-term survivor of HIV/AID and BCC’s rabbi emerita Lisa Edwards who fought at the front lines. The panel will be moderated by Beth Chayim Chadashim’s Rabbi Jillian Cameron. Click here to learn more and register!
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Resources for Supporting Survivors of the Moroccan Earthquake
Please click here to see what you can do to help survivors of the Moroccan Earthquake that has already claimed over 2,000 lives.
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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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