We, the Jewish families of the West Contra Costa County area, have come together to create and foster the community of Jews through our congregation, Temple Beth Hillel.
We value our small, dedicated, and warm congregation. We recognize that informality, closeness, and diversity define us. We value our families, both traditional and non-traditional.
| I believe synagogue membership is the link that connects me to our Jewish past and future… It is being part of a community with a shared Jewish history. It is being part of a community that actively works to Tikkun Olam, to repair the world…This is the first time I have been accepted into a Jewish community this quickly and completely. It is the first time I have had the opportunity and the desire to contribute. Temple Beth Hillel is our Jewish home.
— Michael C. |
We accept that being a small congregation is both our biggest asset and our biggest challenge. We realize that to exist, all of us must contribute to the whole: spiritually, financially, and through participation.
We dedicate ourselves to the mission of sustaining a continuing Jewish presence in West Contra Costa County. We believe that growth as a congregation and as a community of Jews is important, and that to create growth, we must keep our congregation in mind when in our homes, at our jobs, and in the community. We remember the struggle of our ancestors, and we continue that struggle today – a struggle that can be deemed successful only by maintaining a strong and secure Temple community.
Notes from the Board
Notes from the Board August 17, 2022
Religious School starts Sunday, August 28. Clean-up will be Sunday, August 21. Last call for tickets to Oakland A’s Jewish Heritage Day game August 28. Contact Larry Fox. High Holy Day services will be multi-access – indoors and on zoom. Elaina Genser has graciously volunteered to host our Rosh Hashanah afternoon get-together. The break fast […]
Notes from the Board July 20, 2022
Religious School starts Sunday, August 28. Clean-up will be Sunday, August 21. We will be participating in the Solano Stroll, Sunday, September 11. GRIP Harmony Walk is Saturday, October 22 at Nicholl Park. We are being asked to participate and have a table. Finances are progressing. The deficit for 2021-2022 has been greatly reduced, and […]
Notes from the Board–June 15, 2022
Religious School ended the year with a revived in-person mensch ceremony and a trip to the Contemporary Jewish Museum to enjoy the Jim Henson exhibit. There was a break-in last week. When they went into the sanctuary, the alarm went off as designed. The alarm panel was torn off the wall and destroyed. Nothing was […]
Notes from the Board – Sept. 21, 2022
September 22, 2022 by tbhrich • board •
Welcome to: New member Ahuva Simon-Saar. Ahuva has been coming to services recently. New Office Manager Brandy Mahrt. Brandy has started and will be training with John Maxson until the end of September. She can be reached at bmahrt@tbhrichmond.org. We appreciate the great job that John has done working in the office. News High Holy […]