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Weekly News & Updates
April 3, 2025 - 5 Nisan 5785
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CLICK HERE for this week's Healing List.
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The priest shall turn these into smoke on the altar as food, an offering by fire, of pleasing odor. All fat is God’s.
Leviticus 3:16
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Shabbat Evening Service
Friday, March 28, 7:30 pm
Join Rabbi Jillian Cameron, Cantor Rebekah Mirsky and Rabbinic Intern Ian Perry as we welcome Shabbat together through soulful song, prayer, creative teachings, and communal connection. This Shabbat will feature a drash by Rabbinic Intern Ian Perry! 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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Beginning of Adulthood Series
Sunday, April 6, 4 pm
Are you a recent college or university graduate trying to figure out your next steps? Are you considering starting a family? Are you concerned about current events and their potential impact on our community? BCC has invited experts in family planning and wealth-building to share their insights with young adults from an LGBTQIA+ perspective.
Session two: Sunday, April 6, 2025: explore ways to invest and start building wealth that align with your values and goals. Bring your questions! Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.
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Passover Seder
Sunday, April 13, 5 pm
Passover is coming! Join your BCC friends and family for our annual second night seder.
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(More Than) 4 Questions Trivia Night
Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 pm
Join us for a bar-style trivia night with a queer Jewish bent! Kosher-for-Passover bar food dinner, speciality Passover-themed cocktails and Afikomen style prizes. Come for dinner and drinks at 6:30 PM, Trivia begins at 7:15 PM. Bring your friends and your best punny Trivia team name!
This experience is part of NuRoots’ tenth Collective Escape festival. Discover the lineup at nuroots.org/collectiveescape.
Please note photography will take place at this event—let us know if you have any questions.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED, REGISTER TODAY!
Civil Rights Trail Tour
The Civil Rights Trail Tour is taking place May 24 - May 31. Join Rabbi Jillian Cameron and your friends at Beth Chayim Chadashim, along with Congregation Sha'ar Zahav and the World Congress of LGBTQ+ Jews, as we follow in the footsteps of civil rights pioneers and mark important milestones in LGBTQ+ Jewish history.
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Shabbat Morning Minyan
Saturday, April 12, 10 am
BCC's Monthly Shabbat Morning Minyan continues in a most nontraditional way—hybrid in person and on 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!
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Trans Havurah Hangout
Sunday, April 13, 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! Click here to register!
| | 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. | | |
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.
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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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