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CLICK HERE for this week's Healing List.

May God bless and protect you.

May God deal kindly and graciously with you.

May God bestow favor upon you and bring you peace.

Numbers 6:24 - 26

Shabbat Morning Minyan

Saturday, June 14, 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 the Zoom!

Fathers Day Service

Sunday, June 15, 10 am

Fathers hold a timeless and invaluable place in our hearts. - They are our teachers, mentors, and guiding lights—steadfast in their love and unwavering in their support. Through their wisdom, traditions, and values, fathers shape the fabric of our lives, their influence echoing through the generations. Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary warmly invites you to join their Father’s Day Remembrance Service, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in the Hillside Memorial Sanctuary or via Livestream. Click here to RSVP!

SaMo Pride

Saturday, June 21, 2 - 7 pm

Help us staff our booth at Santa Monica Pride on the Promenade. Hours are 2 - 7 pm in 2-hour shifts. Our booth will be on the Third Street Promenade, exact location TBD. There will be live music, Pride-themed treats, activities, and more. If you can't staff the booth, feel free to drop by and say hello! Click here to sign up!

Sound Bath and Havdalah

Saturday, June 21, 4 pm

Join us for a special Sound Bath and Havdalah experience led by Rev. Sunshine Daye! Bring your yoga mat and a blanket (and a pillow, if you really want to get cosy) and settle in for a sensory experience like no other whilst we bid adieu to Shabbat and bless the separation of the holy from the not-yet-holy. Click here to register!

Isn't it Queer? Sondheim Unplugged Celebrates Pride

Sunday, June 21, 4 pm

Sondheim Unplugged at 54 Below in NYC will celebrate Pride month with a "Company" made up entirely of LGBTQ+ performers, and stream it live. Theater lovers will meet in the BCC sanctuary to watch the show live, on a video projection. Click here to RSVP!

Parade at the Ahmanson

Saturday, July 12, 2 pm

Join your BCC friends for a showing of Parade at the Ahmanson Theater. Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice, and devotion. “Parade” reminds us that to love, we must truly see one another. Click here to register!

Weekly Torah Study, Tuesday, 7 pm

Shabbat Morning Minyan, 2nd Saturday, 10 am

Life Transitions Group, 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 7 pm

Trans Havurah Hangout, 2nd Sunday, 12 pm

BCC Books & Bagels, Last Sunday, 10 am

Join the BCC Board!

We'd love to welcome some new voices and perspectives to BCC's lay leadership and hope you'll consider volunteering as a board member. Click here to read the invitation!

BCC's own Rabbi Jillian Cameron was recently featured in this two part series for Los Angeles' Jewish Journal:

• Click here for part one!
• Click here for part two!

The Vision Awards were also written up for the Jewish Journal's "Movers and Shakers" column:

• Click here to read the feature!

And, to top that off, Rabbi Jillian Cameron was also featured by JQ International as a spotlight for Jewish American History Month:

• Click here to read the feature!

Check out the recent Civil Rights Tour on our Instagram page!

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.

Los Angeles County Fires

• Read Rabbi Jillian Cameron's statement about the fires.
• List of resources from the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles.
• List of resources from MALAN (local Mutual Aid network).
• List of volunteering opportunities.
• Los Angeles Fire and Wind Storm Resources compiled and updated by a BCC board member.

Resources

For resources on the Los Angeles fires, community health, the war in Ukraine, and reproductive rights, please check out the resources page on the BCC website.

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.

Resources for Supporting Israel

HIAS Emergency Israel Fund

American Friends of Magen David Adom

The Jewish Federation and URJ Fund

Find more resources on the BCC website.

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!