Welcome
Temple Beth Hillel, located just off Hilltop Drive at I-80 in Richmond, California is an intimate, warm and wonderful congregation of Jewish families from West Contra Costa County and beyond. Being small (approx.80 families) fosters familiarity among members and a special sense of belonging – a sense often missing at larger congregations.
Founded in 1946, Temple Beth Hillel offers a place to celebrate Shabbat (twice a month or more), the Holidays and Festivals (including a Hanukkah Latke Party, Tu B’Shevat Seder, Purim Carnival, Congregational Passover Seder) and other celebrations.
The Temple has a thriving Religious School (grades pre-K through Bar/Bat Mitzvah year, through high school).
For adults, Rabbi Dean Kertesz leads a Kollel for adults to study a wide range of Jewish topics. Cantor Shayndel Adler unites the congregation in song.
Join us for a Shabbat Service – come to a Family Potluck (1st Shabbat evening of the month) – celebrate the High Holidays – experience Temple Beth Hillel and join us in building our community, the community of Jewish families of West Contra Costa and beyond.
Whether you’re new to the San Francisco Bay area or a long time resident, and you’re looking for a reform synagogue to join in the East Bay, Temple Beth Hillel welcomes you!
Join us for Shabbat
Join us in person or online – multiaccess Shabbat services first and third Friday of the month. Online candle lighting available on alternating weeks. Check the calendar for times.
What's New
Vaetchanan, Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11, Parshat Hashavua for Shabbat, August 13, 2022
Tisha b’Av, which we observed last Sunday, is over. We now begin the Seven Weeks of Consolation that lead up to Rosh Hashanah. This is the time of year when we are called to prepare for the High Holy Days. During this time two essential things to consider are our mortality, what do we want […]
From the Presidents – August 12, 2022
Shalom Everyone! And happy August! Incredibly the summer is flying by and before we know it the High Holy Days will be upon us. In the meantime, we still have our weekly Torah studies over the summer each Saturday at 10:15 a.m., for those who are interested. The Board will also be meeting over the […]
Matot-Masei, Numbers 30:2-36:13, Parshat Hashavua for Shabbat, July 30, 2022
We are now in the three weeks leading up to Tisha b’Av, the fast of the Tenth of Av, that memorializes the destruction of the First and Second Temples. This time period is considered the lowest point in the Jewish calendar. It is the spiritual and emotional nadir of the religious year. Our sages taught […]
From the Presidents – July 29, 2022
Shalom Everyone! Just wanted to remind everyone that we still have our weekly Torah studies over the summer each Saturday at 10:15AM, for those who are interested. The Board will also be meeting this week to plan our events for the year. More updates to come soon. Finally, the next Shabbat service will be held […]
Pinchas, Numbers 25:10-30:1, Parshat Hashavua for Shabbat, July 23, 2022
Within the last month the Supreme Court ruled that there is no constitutional right to an abortion. Immediately, what had been law for 50 years was eliminated and in many states women were immediately denied the right to have an abortion. A human right that had been taken for granted for half a century was […]
