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
Behar, Leviticus 25:1-26:2 Parshat Hashavua for Shabbat, May 21, 2022
We inhabit a culture that seems to have no limits, that seems to want to overthrow all limits. Technology allows us to connect across time and space; to enjoy an endless supply of entertainment. It allows old friends to reconnect and activists to organize with greater freedom than ever before. These are benefits. It also […]
From the President – May 20, 2022
Wednesday evening our board approved a contract with Marney Margules to be our cantorial soloist. I want to personally welcome Marney to our community. This means, however, that tonight will most likely be the last time we are led in Shabbat prayer by Cantor Shayndel. I want to thank Cantor Shayndel for her leadership, knowledge, […]
Emor, Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Parshat Ha Shavua for Shabbat, May 14, 2022
During the first year or so of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many of us were minimizing our contact with others and those who were lucky enough were working from home, the days seemed to run together, to blend into each other without differentiation. What kept me anchored in time was Shabbat. Every Friday I would […]
From the President – May 13, 2022
I am writing this message from Oregon where we are visiting our granddaughter and her parents, so this will be short. I love our community, but time with Zoe comes first. It is an honor to serve as president of TBH, but soon it will be someone else’s turn. I have been president for 4 […]
Kedoshim, Leviticus 19:1-20:27 Parshat Ha Shavua for Shabbat, May 7, 2022
Kedushah or holiness is one of the essential concepts in Jewish religion. What does it mean to be holy? How can we attain this state and once attained how can we sustain it? This week’s Torah portion might be considered the heart of Torah; in the middle of the middle book of Torah. God says […]
