Israel

As a Reform congregation, Temple Beth Am is deeply committed to the health and security of the nation of Israel. To learn more about the issues, feel free to explore the links below. 

Events Regarding Israel at Temple Beth Am

Temple Beth Am makes every effort to include Israel-related programming each year.

Past programs include:

• Election Update
  Class with Rabbi Alon Levkovitz - March 2021

• Who's Who on the Israeli Ballot
  ​​​​​​​Class with Rabbi Alon Levkovitz - March 2021

• Update on the Middle East
  ​​​​​​​Class with Rabbi Alon Levkovitz - March 2021

• The Impact of the Presidential Election on Israel
  ​​​​​​​Class with Rabbi Alon Levkovitz - December 2020

• Diplomatic Relations Between the UAE and Israel
  ​Class with Rabbi Alon Levkovitz - August 2020

• Israel's Plan to Annex the West Bank
  ​Class with Rabbi Alon Levkovitz - July 2020

• This History of Modern Israel: 1948-2018
  ​Class with Rabbi Alon Levkovitz - March 2018

• The Story of Ethiopians in Israel
  Guest Speaker Nofar Getanech Desta, Graduate of Yemin Orde Village - March 2018

• How Israel Became a State
  Class with Rabbi Alon Levkovitz - February 2017
   
• Does the Earth Breathe? Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming and the Water Cycle
  Guest Speaker Dr. Noam Weisbrod, Director of the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - December 2016
   
• Israel in the Eyes of Hollywood
  Guest Speaker Nissim Dayan, Film Director and Writer from Tel Aviv - December 2016
   
• The Human Project: How One Israeli Hospital Provides Medical Treatment to Syrian Civil War Victims
  Guest Speaker Dr. Salman Zarka, Director General of Ziv Medical Center in Zefat - March 2016
   
• A Nuclear Iran: “Who is Afraid of the Iranian Bomb"
  Guest Speaker Professor Fred Lazin - June 2015
   
• Israeli Ambulance Dedication
  The Dalton Family donated an ambulance to Israel's emergency services organization Magen David Adom in memory of Nate Dalton's late mother. Before the ambulance was donated, Temple Beth Am hosted an ambulance dedication and special Shabbat Service honoring the gift. - March 2015