Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

Kol HaNeshama Service in the Round
2025-01-24 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-02-21 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-04-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-23 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Welcome Shabbat with a peaceful mind and an open heart at our service in the round at the Schaefer Family Campus. Through the use of niggunim (wordless melody) and inspiring melodies and words, we will deepen our connection to ourselves, to each other and the Holy One.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus.

Shabbat Evening Services: January Birthdays
2025-01-24 19:30 - 21:00
At this week’s service we will bless everyone born in the month of January.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Repairing this Beautiful Broken World with Scholar in Residence Rabbi Naomi Levy
2025-01-31 19:30 - 21:00
Join Scholar in Residence Rabbi Naomi Levy for a Shabbat of Hope, Soul and Resilience.
Rabbi Naomi Levy, bestselling author, is the founder of Nashuva, a groundbreaking Jewish outreach community, based in Los Angeles. A unique and passionate voice in the contemporary Jewish world, Naomi was in the first class of women to attend The Jewish Theological Seminary’s Rabbinical School and the first female Conservative Rabbi to head a pulpit on the West Coast. Through Nashuva, Naomi has drawn thousands of unaffiliated Jews back to Judaism with a soulful approach, linking together prayer, spirituality and social justice. Newsweek included Naomi in its “Top 50 Rabbis in America” list and the Jewish Forward listed Rabbi Levy as one of the nation’s 50 most influential Jewish leaders.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or watch online.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Shabbat Shira with Optional Dinner
2025-02-07 18:00 - 19:30
This Shabbat we celebrate this Sabbath of Song and the power of music by welcoming all of our Temple Beth El music ensembles to be joined with professional instrumentalists and our clergy. Join us as we take a musical journey from slavery to freedom and reflect upon our redemption. Following this festive service, join us for a delicious Italian dinner.
Dinner prices:
Members: Adults/$25; Children ages 4-12/$18
Guests of members: Adults/$30; Children ages 4-12/$23
Prices increase $5 as of Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Last day to register is Monday, February 3, 2025
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Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or watch online.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Commanded to Love with Special Guest Scholar Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President of Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion
2025-02-14 19:30 - 21:00
Guest scholar Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, joins us this evening as we read the Ten Commandments and reflect upon the connections between divine commandment and love.
Andrew Rehfeld received a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and an MPP from Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies. Among the most cited theorists of political representation today, his academic research focuses on the intersection of democracy, human rights, justice, and institutional design. Other areas of published research include the history of political thought, the philosophy of the social sciences, and the political uses of the Hebrew Bible.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or watch online.

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Shabbat Evening Service: Two Scottish Sisters and a Scholarly Rabbi - A 19th Century Interfaith Story with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow
2025-02-21 19:30 - 21:00
This Shabbat we will read from Torah Portion Mishpatim and celebrate February Birthday Blessings. Special guest scholar Rabbi Lisa Grushcow will share a 19th Century Interfaith Story: Two Scottish Sisters and a Scholarly Rabbi.
Rabbi Lisa Grushcow was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and served on the clergy team at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City, before coming to be senior rabbi of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in 2012. Born and raised in Canada, her BA is from McGill University, and she earned her master’s and doctoral degrees at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Beginning with the Jewish-Christian-Muslim conference in Bendorf, Germany, Rabbi Grushcow has a long history of interfaith bridge-building, and is currently involved with the Solidarity Dialogues in Montreal and is actively engaged in Jewish pluralism.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or watch online.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Sisterhood Shabbat
2025-02-28 19:30 - 21:00
“L’dor Vador, We Protect this Chain”
Join us for a meaningful Sisterhood Shabbat as we celebrate the unbroken chain of Jewish traditions and the powerful bonds between women across generations.
Our service will honor the wisdom, voices, and traditions passed down from our grandmothers and mothers and celebrate the connections that unite us as sisters, friends, and community. Bring your mothers, daughters, or special women in your life for this beautiful Shabbat experience.
Please bring a Shabbat ritual item to services that is meaningful to you, such as candlesticks or a Kiddush cup. Let’s welcome the spirit of Shabbat through the bonds of sisterhood!
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or watch online.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Pride Shabbat
2025-03-14 19:30 - 21:00
Honor the movement for LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion and wear your rainbow colors at this festive service with the members of Beth El Pride.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Insights from Israel with Rabbi Nir Barkin & Rabbi David Azoulay
2025-03-21 19:30 - 21:00
We are joined by special Guests Rabbi Nir Barkin and Rabbi David Azoulay from our sister congregation Kehillat YOZMA in Modiin, Israel.

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Shabbat Evening Services: An Ancient Tradition Confronts a Transformative Era with Rabbi Danny Schiff
2025-03-28 18:00 - 21:00
6:00 pm Shabbat Service
7:30 pm Optional Dinner and Learning Experience
Since the rise of the Digital Age in the 1990s, human life has been radically transformed. That reality has profound implications for the future of Judaism. In the dinner and learning experience following Shabbat Evening Services, Rabbi Schiff will describe why the Judaism of the twentieth century is crumbling, and what comes next.
Dinner and Learning Experience:
Members: $36
Non-Members: $41
Prices increase by $5 per person as of Wednesday, March 19.
Registration closes at 3:00 pm on Monday, March 24.
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Rabbi Dr. Danny Schiff is the Foundation Scholar at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the founder and president of MOJI, the Museum of Jewish Ideas. He is also a noted teacher, author of Abortion in Judaism, published by Cambridge University Press and has written a substantial number of articles, particularly in the field of Jewish law and ethics. Schiff is a former Board member of the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Board and of the Society of Jewish Ethics.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or watch online.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Shabbat at Six
2025-04-04 18:00 - 19:30
Join us for this early Shabbat service filled with inspiration and song.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Celebrating April Birthdays
2025-04-11 19:30 - 21:00
Celebrate the last Shabbat before Passover, as we bless all those who were born in the month of April.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Shabbat Chol haMo'ed Pesach
2025-04-18 19:30 - 21:00
Celebrate Shabbat amidst our celebration of Passover.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Remembering the Shoah in Our Time
2025-04-25 19:30 - 21:00
In honor of Yom HaShoah, we remember the Holocaust and explore the power of memory through word and song.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Graduation Shabbat & Celebrating May Birthdays
2025-05-09 19:30 - 21:00
We will celebrate everyone born in the month of May and offer them a special blessing.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Honoring Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
2025-05-16 19:30 - 21:00
Join us as we honor and thank Rabbi Elana Rabishaw, celebrating her many gifts and contributions to Temple Beth El, and offer her a farewell blessing.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Shabbat Celebrating Leadership
2025-05-23 19:30 - 21:00
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Shabbat Evening Services: Volunteer Recognition Shabbat
2025-05-30 19:30 - 21:00
On this night, we honor our amazing volunteers with a special blessing and gift for all they give to Temple Beth El.
Have You Volunteered This Year?
It truly takes a village, and we’re so grateful for the hundreds of members who have generously shared their time and talents this year—whether through committee work, Chaverim Team calls, or as leaders of Chavurot, Circles, and more.
To show our appreciation, we’ll be honoring and thanking all of our volunteers during Shabbat. We also have a special gift for our volunteers! Be sure to stop by the “THANK YOU” table in the lobby after Services.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Shabbat at Six
2025-06-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-01 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for early Shabbat Evening Services at 6:00 pm!

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Shabbat Evening Services: Celebrating June Birthdays
2025-06-20 19:30 - 21:00
We will celebrate everyone born in the month of June and offer them a special blessing.

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Shabbat Evening Services
2025-06-27 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-07-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-07-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-08-08 19:30 - 21:00
Join us for Shabbat Evening Services.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Celebrating July Birthdays
2025-07-18 19:30 - 21:00
We will celebrate everyone born in the month of July and offer them a special blessing.

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