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Weekly News & Updates
October 1, 2026 - 20 Tishrei 5786
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CLICK HERE for this week's Healing List.
| | If you are experiencing or caring for someone experiencing health concerns, please be in contact with Rabbi Jillian Cameron. You can reach her by email at jillian@bcc-la.org. | | |
One generation goes, another comes,
But the earth remains the same forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:4
(It is traditional to read Ecclesiastes during the holiday of Sukkot)
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Shabbat Simchat Torah Evening Service
Friday, October 2,
Yizkor service: 7 pm
Shabbat Service: 7:30 pm
Join Rabbi Jillian Cameron and Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro 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) other aspects of the Shabbat service! Click here to sponsor. And join us before Shabbat at 7 pm for a Yizkor service.
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Torah Study
Tuesday, October 6, 7 pm
Join BCC's Rabbi Jillian Cameron every Tuesday from 7 pm - 8:30 pm on Zoom to explore the week's Torah portion through thoughtful discussion and conversation. All are welcome; friends, familiar faces, and new ones. No prior experience needed!
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Pre-Shabbat Dinner
Friday, October 9, 6 pm
Join your BCC friends and family for a pre-Shabbat dinner at Continental Kitchen! Click here for directions and to RSVP!
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Shabbat Morning Minyan
Saturday, October 10, 10 am
BCC's Monthly Shabbat Morning Minyan continues in a most nontraditional way—hybrid in person and by Zoom. All BCC members and friends are invited to join in this service, which features rousing melodies, Torah reading, and uplifting prayers for healing and consolation in a warm, welcoming setting. Click here to register for Zoom!
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Pico-Robertson Clean up
Sunday, October 11, 1 pm
The Annual Pico-Robertson Neighborhood Cleanup is returning on Sunday, October 11th! This joyous family-friendly volunteer opportunity is part of JFEDLA’s October Community Service Day. Join us, along with dozens of local synagogues, schools, businesses, neighborhood councils, youth programs, and interfaith partners, as we come together to beautify our community. Click here to register!
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One Value at a Time: A Class Exploring Jewish Values
Sunday, October 11, 4 pm
Each month we will explore a different Jewish value from their origins in our texts to practical application in our lives now. Let’s strengthen our knowledge of our values together! Led by Rabbi Jillian Cameron. Click here to RSVP!
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BCC Book Talk: The Wanderers with author Daniela Gerson
Sunday, October 18, 3 pm
Please join us at Beth Chayim Chadashim on October 18, 2026, for a discussion with Daniela Gerson on her recently published book The Wanderers. This groundbreaking narrative story recounts the story of the families of both Daniela and her wife, Talia Inlender, uncovering the details of their grandparents’ lives after they fled the Polish town of Zamosc. Click here to RSVP!
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BCC Neighborhood Project: Downtown/Eastside/Mid-City/West Hollywood - Potluck Brunch
Sunday, December 6, 12 pm
Mark Miller will host our first gathering, a potluck brunch at his home in the Fairfax Area on Sunday, December 6, starting at noon. At that time, the group will decide on a name for our neighborhood cohort. For more information, contact Barbara Kroll through the BCC office at bcc@bcc-la.org.
| Keep an eye on this spot for upcoming BCC events in your neighborhood! Want to learn more about the Neighborhood Project? Contact the BCC office at bcc@bcc-la.org. | | 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. | | |
Thank you to everyone who made donations for our High Holy Days campaign, collecting pet food, adult diapers, and menstrual hygiene products for SOVA!
Social Action: Actions and Demonstrations
Our banner brigade is now going on a bi-weekly schedule.
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ACTION: 📮 Postcard writing. | BCC Social Action Committee has postcards to help get the vote out in critical states. Please help support this cause by picking up some postcards at BCC and filling them out. BCC will provide the postage.
Social Action: Rapid Response Networks and More Resources
If you see ICE Activity anywhere you go, you can report it to the Rapid Response hotlines in your area. A full list of these is available on the BCC website. Click here to see the list. More social action resources and newsletters are also available on the BCC website. Click here to see the list.
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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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