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Weekly News & Updates
June 25, 2026 - 10 Tammuz 5786
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CLICK HERE for this week's Healing List.
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The Israelites arrived in a body at the wilderness of Zin on the first new moon, and the people stayed at Kadesh. Miriam died there and was buried there.
Numbers 20:1
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Shabbat Evening Service
Friday, June 26, 7:30 pm
Join Rabbi Jillian Cameron and Tina Appel 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 6:45 pm for our monthly clothing swap! The clothing swap will also continue after services!
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Pride Reflection
Saturday, June 27, 4 pm
After a joyful, spirited, meaningful, fun month of Pride; join us to reflect on this special season. We will get to know each other, be led in a sound bath, and end the evening with havdalah. Bring your yoga mat and/or a blanket (and a pillow, if you really want to get cozy) as we bid adieu to Pride month and Shabbat and focus on what we want to bring with us into the rest of the year. Light refreshments will be served. The popular BCC clothing swap will also be open for our afternoon together. This is a free event.
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BCC Books & Bagels
Sunday, June 28, 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.
On Being Jewish Now: Reflections by Authors and Advocates, edited by Zibby Owens. 75 contributors offer a variety of short pieces with viewpoints on being Jewish today (after October 7), from humorous to tragic, resilient to joyful.
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Torah Study
Tuesday, June 30, 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!
| | Office closure: Please note that the BCC office will be closed on Friday, July 3rd as a substitution day for Independence Day. Shabbat services will take place as normal on Friday evening, but the office will not be open. Please expect delays in communication at this time. | | |
One Value at a Time: A Class Exploring Jewish Values
Sunday, July 5, 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! In person at BCC, the first Sunday of each month. Led by Rabbi Jillian Cameron. Click here to RSVP!
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Pre-Shabbat Dinner
Friday, July 10, 6 pm
Join your BCC friends and family for our monthly Pre-Shabbat dinner--this time at Factor's Famous Deli! Click here for directions and to RSVP! We're planning on carpooling to Factor's from BCC and back for services. Plan to get to BCC at 5:45 pm and we can all head over together.
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Shabbat Morning Minyan
Saturday, July 11, 10 am
BCC's Monthly Shabbat Morning Minyan continues in a most nontraditional way—hybrd 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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Trans Havurah Hangout
Sunday, July 12, 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 for Zoom!
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BCC Tour the Wende Museum
Sunday, July 12, 1 pm
Join us in Culver City at the Wende Museum for an hour tour on Sunday, July 12, at 1pm. The museum is free and so is parking. The Wende Museum was founded in 2002 and has a significant collection of artworks, objects and archival materials from the Cold War-era cultural history and its global legacies. The Wende Museum is located at 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City. Please RSVP no later than July 8, so we can give the museum an idea of how many will be attending from BCC. This is a free event! Click here to RSVP!
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Annual Congregational Meeting
Sunday, July 19, 10 am
Join BCC members at our annual congregational meeting in person. At the meeting, you will make important decisions that will guide our congregation for the next year, including approving the budget and selecting members of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee officers.
We will have a voluntary breakfast buffet (bagels, donuts, fruit, etc.) at 9:30 and start the meeting at 10 am. We will finish by noon.
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Neighborhood Project, Long Beach, South Bay, Orange County: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Carpenter Center, Long Beach
Saturday, July 25, 7:15 pm
Join your local BCC friends and family for a performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Carpenter Center in Long Beach! Participants will optionally gather for dinner near the theater around 5:30 pm, then regroup at the Carpenter Center on the CSULB campus for a 7:15 pm showing. Click here to RSVP!
| | 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. | | |
Social Action: Actions and Demonstrations
Our banner brigade is now going on a bi-weekly schedule. There will not be an banner brigade this week... but keep your eyes peeled for details for next week!
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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