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
Sh’lach, Numbers 13:1-15:41, Parshat Hashavua for Shabbat, June 25, 2022
We live in difficult and challenging times. The impacts of climate change (or Global warming if you prefer) are no longer something to be feared in the distant future–we are feeling them now. Our nation feels deeply divided over fundamental issues of equal treatment of all our citizens, whether women, or racial minorities, or immigrants […]
From the Presidents – June 23, 2022
Happy Summer Everyone! As we pass the Summer Solstice, we are all looking forward to long days with our families and hopefully plenty of fun trips as well. Thankfully, the alarm panel that was broken in the recent breakin has been replaced and is working again. We will also be updating the calendar shortly to […]
Beha’alotcha, Numbers 8:1-12:16, Parshat Hashavua for Shabbat, June 18, 2022
Dear Congregants, by mistake I missed parashat Naso, the Torah portion for last week and wrote about this week’s Torah portion, Beha’alotecha. I am rerunning it this week to stay up with the weekly cycle of Torah readings. What would it mean to experience God’s presence in our lives? How would we know? In this […]
From the President – June 17, 2022
In the early morning of June 8th there was a break in at TBH. A man broke into the kitchen with a crowbar, then entered the sanctuary. At this point the alarm went off. The man went to the alarm panel, broke it off the wall and smashed it in the parking lot. Then he […]
Beha’alotcha, Numbers 8:1-12:16, Parshat Hashavua for Shabbat, June 11, 2022
What would it mean to experience God’s presence in our lives? How would we know? In this week’s Torah portion, “On the day that the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the Tabernacle, the Tent of the Pact; and in the evening it rested over the Tabernacle in the likeness of fire until morning. […]
