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Celebrating Israel

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Welcome To Congregation Beth Yam, The Focal Point For Southern Beaufort County’s Multifaceted Jewish Community Supporting A Wide Range Of Programs And Activities For Members of All Ages.

Beth Yam, “House by the Sea,” is a warm, welcoming synagogue in the Reform tradition. It provides not only a place to worship, but a place where people of all ages and religious backgrounds can be part of Southern Beaufort County’s growing Jewish community. To learn about Jewish life in the Low Country, click here. If you are already a member or just visiting the Hilton Head Island or Bluffton area, Beth Yam has much to offer. To learn more about us, click the links below.

  Introduction to Beth Yam         Tour Our Synagogue         Membership Information 

Please join us for Services and our Special Events. For information on all upcoming events, check Services and Special Events (under Calendar Tab) and our online Calendar for details. Live Stream is also available for most events via Stream Spot here on the HOME page and our Facebook page.

LATEST Covid Protocol Changes – Please read Effective immediately we strongly advise you to wear a mask when entering the synagogue.

Upcoming Services:
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at Beth Yam may be viewed in person, via StreamSpot (below) and Facebook.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service 
Friday, March 31, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
 Candle Lighting
7:24 pm		 Torah portion
Tzav
    
Kabbalat Shabbat Service And Passover Bake-Off
Friday, April 7, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Congregation Beth Yam		 Candle Lighting
7:28 pm		 Torah portion Pesach    

Shabbat Service Service in the Round -Bluffton And Passover Bake-Off
Friday, April 7, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
The Rotary Community Center at Oscar Frazier Park, 11 Recreation Ct, Bluffton

 Candle Lighting
7:28 pm		 Torah portion Pesach    
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 
Friday, April 14, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm		 Candle Lighting
7:33 pm		 Torah portion Shmini    
Family Shabbat Service 
Friday, April 28, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm		 Candle Lighting
7:43 pm		 Torah portion Achrei Mot-Kedoshim    

 Save the Date

***Click the link in the event title for further details.

Men’s Club Meeting and Lunch
Monday, April 3, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Virtual Seder hosted by Rabbi and Linda Bloom
Wednesday, April 5, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Passover Festival Service
Thursday April 6, 10:00 am 

Family Seder – Service (Social Hall)  Reservations Closed
Thursday, April 6, 6:00 pm – 9:45 pm

Passover Bake-Off!
At the oneg at Hilton Head Island or Bluffton location

Celebrate Israel at 75 – Reminisce with the Mary Green Chorale
 Tuesday, April 25,  7:00 PM

Turtle Talk
Thursday, April 27, 11:30 am

Celebrate Israel at 75 – Grand Finale
Saturday, April 29,  6:00 PM

Men’s Club Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes
Click Here for Details and Registration
 

Raise Money For CBY

NEW! Donate your vehicle to benefit Congregation Beth Yam; no cost to you, just a great tax deduction for the value of the vehicle! Details here

Raise Money For The Religious School With Each Publix Purchase (no more key fobs), to enroll or update click here

Shop at Kroger’s? Enroll here to have your grocery shopping support The Religious School!


LIVE STREAMING

We are live streaming our regular Shabbat and holiday services and selected special events. Click the play arrow on the StreamSpot screen below to view the live stream. The display also provides a schedule for upcoming broadcasts and a list of previous broadcasts you may watch (our videos are available for 30 days). If the live video does not begin, refresh your browser. If there is a chat box present, feel free to enter a message including your name.

If you enjoy our broadcasts, please consider a donation to Congregation Beth Yam – click here.


We hope you enjoy Rabbi Bloom’s latest Island Packet newspaper column.

Rabbi always appreciates your opinions, so do not hesitate to express your viewpoints. Remember, by clicking the link you help to keep his column alive in a competitive digital world. Please feel free to forward this column to your friends.

By clicking the first button below and reading his column in the Island Packet, you help keep his column going. Once on the website, you may also listen to the column by clicking the play button before “Listen to This Article Now”.

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From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

How an Instagram Meme Account is Spreading Jewish Joy

How an Instagram Meme Account is Spreading Jewish Joy jemerman March 31, 2023

Arts and Culture
Aly Silverberg, creator of @JewishGirlProbs, looking at her phone
When Aly Silverberg (she/her) started a Jewish meme account on Instagram, she never expected it to go viral - or for it to have such a big impact on her life and career. She certainly never expected it to reach tens of thousands of other Jews!

Thriving Like Isaac

Thriving Like Isaac sdolgov March 29, 2023

Disability Rights
A pink t-shirt that reads
Living most of my life in a hearing world – as a not-fully hearing person – has been my “normal” living experience. I don’t know any other way of being. I suspect there is a different way of living because everyone around me tells me so – they imagine that my life must be so hard, how I must cope (what are my choices??). At one point, I tried to connect to the Deaf community. Between not being fluent in American Sign Language and being able to live in the hearing world, I didn’t feel welcome – although I learned a lot about myself as a less-than-fully-hearing person in a hearing world. A few years ago, when I went from hard of hearing to deaf, I decided that I would be just that, “deaf” without the capital “D”. I am now a deaf person living in a hearing world (as opposed to a Deaf person with connections to the Deaf community).

Dayenu: The Power of Enough-ness

Dayenu: The Power of Enough-ness jemerman March 27, 2023

Passover
an image of two kids at a passover seder; one of them is pouring grape juice into a cup
Last year was my first time celebrating Passover and one of the first times I sang with the congregational choir. One of the songs we performed for the seder was "Dayenu." The choir director explained during practice that in Hebrew, "dayenu" means "enough." I loved the melody of the song and found myself humming the tune as I prepared for Passover.

Building Deep Relationships with Israel: URJ Heller High and the People of Israel

Building Deep Relationships with Israel: URJ Heller High and the People of Israel jemerman March 16, 2023

Israel Programs
A view of Jerusalem and the Western Wall
Heller High aims to build deep, lasting relationships between North American Jewish teens and Israel, developing the next generation of Reform Jewish Zionists. The Heller High program gives students the opportunity to learn from and get to know different groups of Israelis.