September 4 2020 l 15 Elul 5780
CONGREGATION BEIT T'SHUVAH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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It's that time again! Join us for our virtual High Holidays and renew your commitment to BTS by becoming a member!
Tickets for High Holiday services are included in membership dues.
Click here to renew your membership and/or purchase tickets.
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JOIN US WEEKLY FOR SHABBAT SERVICES-VIRTUALLY!
FRIDAY NIGHT- 6:30PM
SATURDAY MORNING- 10:30AM
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Dear Congregants,
I was having a conversation earlier this week with Cantor Nate who is deep into music rehearsals for High Holidays with the other musicians. He had been rehearsing with the accompanist on some of the music that he will be doing and told me how excited he was about the upcoming High Holidays. “It’s going to be great!” That’s so Cantor Nate…and that got me excited.
Music is a huge part of our High Holidays. Our preparation is already well-underway so that we can bring our best to you. Along with our musical offerings are the stories of brokenness and healing from our residents, staff, and alumni. This High Holidays, just like those in the past, will have wonderful music and powerful storytelling that will inspire you toward change, growth, and possibility in this coming New Year.
So, if you haven’t joined or renewed your membership yet at Beit T’Shuvah, I invite you to do so and join us at High Holidays so that we might be inspired toward change together.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Micha'el
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THIS WEEK'S TORAH PORTION
By: Chaplain Adam Siegel
Two weeks from tonight, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, we’ll include the Shehecheyanu prayer as part of the kiddush (sanctification) ritual. This prayer is an acknowledgment of the arrival of a new experience and expresses gratitude for help in our getting to this moment. However, I’m not sure if it will be able to fully encompass the uniqueness of celebrating the High Holy Days during life in a pandemic. The pandemic has forced all of us to adapt and re-configure so many aspects of our lives, with our ritual celebrations as no exception. So what are we to do? (Hint: part of the answer includes Beit T’Shuvah’s virtual services. Click here for more info.)
As it has for the past six months, this pandemic will cause us to find sacred space in front of our screens, not in a synagogue. It will cause us to find community in our separation and connection in our distancing. Our Founder Harriet Rossetto recently wrote, “… deprived of many of our traditional High Holiday rituals, we are invited to find new meaning in the coming Days of Awe. … Relieved of the trappings of external definition, how do I rediscover my essential self-worth?”
Fortunately for us, this week’s Torah portion provides us with some guidance. We find ourselves in the final chapters, of the final book of the Torah, in the final days of Moses’ life. He is standing in front of his...click here to read more.
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David P. for one year of sobriety.
Nate R. for 4 years of sobriety.
Jon C. in absentia for 16 years of sobriety.
Nace N. for 16 years of sobriety.
We are still celebrating birthdays each week on Zoom!
To sign up to take a Sober Birthday cake at Beit T'Shuvah, click here.
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Congratulations Cantor Nate on your 4th Sober Birthday! Love, Mom and Dad
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If you would like to sponsor shabbat at
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Check out the BTS Thrift Store’s new e-commerce website. We have a wide range of items starting as low as $15! Shop, donate and share with your friends. *Shipping is available upon request*
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Tribute donations are a wonderful way of marking life cycle events for your loved ones and friends and supporting Beit T'Shuvah.
Charlotte Kamenir in honor of her 96th birthday
Joyce & Martin Litchman in honor of Ben Litchman and Chloe Lipman's 1st wedding anniversary
Elizabeth Blank in honor of Kevin Johnson
Jackie & Keith Elkins in memory of Destina Faye Rothstein Varon
Jacqueline & Ron Feder in memory of Destina Faye Rothstein Varon
Rickie Gole in memory of Destina Faye Rothstein Varon
Rickie Gole in memory of Marisa Weiss
Carrie & Scott Newman in memory of Diana Newman
Jane & Mitchell Rosen in memory of Sam Spitz
Jean Rothstein in memory of Sam Spitz
Rosalie Wallace in memory of Sam Spitz
Jennifer Ziv in memory of Florence Mandelbaum
If you are interested in sending a beautiful tribute, please contact Development . You can also send a tribute online by Clicking Here. Beit T'Shuvah will promptly send a card to the family or friend you are recognizing.
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OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCES |
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...to Carrie & Scotty Newman on the loss of Scotty's aunt, Diane Newman
If you are interested in sending a beautiful tribute, please contact Development . You can also send a tribute online by Clicking Here. Beit T'Shuvah will promptly send a card to the family or friend you are recognizing.
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THIS WEEK'S SPOTLIGHT
Gavin B.
As the tie-dyed tapestries and colorful band posters of his childhood bedroom started to cave in on him, Gavin looked up and begged any deity that would listen to spare him for just one more day. When he woke up the next morning, covered in sweat, he had no idea how he managed to stay alive… he was just grateful that he did.
If you have been around this community recently, you have undoubtedly come in contact with Gavin B. Not only is his jovial energy wildly infectious, but he has his fingers in every possible creative endeavor he possibly can. From rapping during Shabbat to making films for the film department, there seems to be no limit to how Gavin can find ways to express himself. Sadly, it wasn’t always like this for him. For most of his life, this level of creativity was nothing more than a pipedream.
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Join us this year for livestreamed, interactive services you won't forget. Leave behind your old notions of High Holidays as mandatory and monotonous. At Congregation Beit T’Shuvah, the number one concern is uplifting your soul (even from your couch).
Tickets for High Holiday services are included in membership dues. If you would like to simply purchase tickets for this year’s virtual service, tickets are a suggested donation of $36 per person, per service.
Click here to renew your membership and/or purchase tickets.
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Join us Saturday September 12th from 8pm-9pm for Selichot, Beit T'Shuvah style in conjunction with Ikar.
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Adult Ed: Building a Spiritual Program |
Join Rabbis Miriam Green Potok and Matt Shapiro for an interactive exploration of how to create, build, and sustain a program of spiritual connection in preparation for the High Holiday season. We’re going to need all the tools we can find as we head into this next year - join us in exploring the resources of our tradition as we do this work together in rich, meaningful, and deep ways!
6 Tuesdays, 8/4-9/8, 7:30pm
Please e-mail Jillian Coventry for zoom link - it will not be posted! *to ensure access to virtual programming, please make sure your full name is associated with your zoom account.
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Beit T’Shuvah Custom Masks are Here! |
Stay safe while supporting Beit T’Shuvah with masks custom made by Creative Matters. Perfect gifts for alumni, staff, residents, people in recovery or community members!
$10 per mask
Designs:
One Day At A Time
In This Together
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BTS Zoom Family Support Group! Whether your loved one is still in treatment or they have already moved on to the next chapter of their journey, we would like to provide a platform in which families get to talk about their shared experiences and wisdom.
This group is for families of our current and former residents, no need to RSVP, just drop in!
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Friday night services held via zoom at 6:30pm PT.
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Saturday Morning Services |
Saturday morning Prayer and Meditation at 10:30am PT.
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Come learn on Saturday mornings at 9:30am PT with Rabbi Micha'el Akiba.
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Baked T'Shuvah's founder Jackie Elkins is licensed by the state and you can now order the Baked T'Shuvah challah you know and love!
Pick up at BTS. Must prepay.
Available flavors: Plain, Chocolate Chip, Salted Caramel or Raisin. Contact Amy Abrams to place your order - orders need to be placed no later than Wednesday!
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We are still celebrating birthdays each week on our Shabbat Zoom.
To sign up to take a cake, please contact Jillian.
If you missed celebrating your birthday this year and would still like to take a cake via Zoom, contact Jillian.
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Life in Uncertain Times: Coping Strategies Before, During, and After Corona. With Rabbi Joseph. Mondays from 12-1pm PT/3-4pm ET.
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#NotMyCorona. Recovery-Minded Spiritual Learning with Beit T’Shuvah and the T’Shuvah Center. Wednesdays. 1pm PT/4pm ET.
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BTS community AA meeting: Thursdays at 7pm.
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Beit T’Shuvah and the Elaine Breslow Institute invite you participate in this spiritual challenge!
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Thursdays. 9-9:30am PT/12-12:30pm ET.
A powerful kaddish experience led by the Lab/Shul community. They have invited our Beit T’Shuvah community to join them.
https://labshul.org/event/virtual-mourners-kaddish-call/2019-08-29/
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Past newsletters are now available online. Please click here to view.
For anyone that shops at Ralphs, please consider registering your phone with their community care program and select Beit T'Shuvah as your charity.
For anyone that purchases items on Amazon, all you have to do is go to Amazon Smile and choose Beit T'Shuvah as your charity and a percentage of each purchase will be given back to us.
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