BKB Calendar of Events

BKB CALENDARS OF EVENTS:
* WEEKLY SHABBAT EVENING SERVICES 
*MONTHLY SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES
*ADULT EDUCATION AND OTHER PROGRAMS

BKB has Weekly Shabbat Evening Services at 7:30 pm:
All Are Streamed on Facebook Live
Some are in-person at BKB
Others are on Zoom in addition to Facebook Live

BKB’s weekly Shabbat Evening Service takes place every Friday night at 7:30 pm in one of two ways:

Way #1: BKB’s Shabbat Evening “Multi-Access” Service-that is both in person in the sanctuary and streaming on Facebook Live.  Everyone is welcome to attend this service at our sanctuary.

Way #2: The Shabbat Evening services that are not Multi-Access are conducted on Zoom and Facebook Live from the home of the service leader. On Zoom we begin with a “Zoom Lobby Schmooze” at 7:18 pm, and the formal service begins on Zoom and Facebook Live at 7:30 pm.

FOR ZOOM, please email bkbav@bkbav.org for the Zoom invitation to the Shabbat Evening Service.
(NOTE: If you join the service on Zoom, you will also be seen on the Facebook Live stream.)
FOR FACEBOOK LIVE, search for “Congregation Beth Knesset Bamidbar” on Facebook.

The leaders of these services will be:

March

March 7-Karen Schultz-Way #2

March 14-Student Rabbi Eric Sbar-Way #1-including Purim celebration: wear costumes, whirl groggers,   and hear the Megillah!

March 21-Naomi and Mike Barnes-Way #2

March 28-Ivy Berr-Colvin-Way #2

April

April 4-Student Rabbi Eric Sbar-Way #1.

April 11-Naomi and Mike Barnes-Way #2.

April 18-Rabbi Emeritus Alan Henkin-Way #1-Erev Shabbat during Passover.

April 25-Ivy Berr-Colvin-Way #2.

 Monthly Shabbat Morning Interactive Service and Study
with Student Rabbi Eric Sbar
In-person at the BKB Sanctuary and on Facebook Live
Saturdays, March 15 and April 5, 10:00 am

Monthly Adult Jewish Learning Program
with Student Rabbi Eric Sbar
In-person only
@ “BKB Far West”, aka the Beckerman House (please contact BKB for address)
Saturday nights, March 15 and April 5, 7:00 pm
Eric’s topic on March 15: “The Mystery of the Mishkan: Mythological or Archeological?”

BKB’S PASSOVER COMMUNITY SEDER 5785/2025
AN IN-PERSON SEDER AT BKB AND STREAMING ON FACEBOOK LIVE
SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 6:00 PM

Join Fran and Art Beckerman for a festive community seder.

 FOR THE IN-PERSON SEDER AT BKB:

  • Space is limited to 48- RSVP by April 7 by emailing bkbav@bkbav.org – YOU WILL RECEIVE A REPLY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOUR RESERVATION REQUEST WAS ACCEPTED.
  • BKB will provide:
  • These seder ritual items-matzah, charoset, maror, parsley, salt water, shank bone/roasted beet, roasted egg, wine/grape juice, and seder plates.
  • These meal items–matzah ball soup 1st course and desserts.
  • These serving items-disposable plates, silverware, and paper goods for the family meals.
  • In-person attendees will provide meals for their families under these dietary rules:
  • Meals will be meat (no dairy).
  • Foods that are acceptable under BKB Passover dietary rules: corn, rice, quinoa, nuts, legumes, seeds, chickpeas, millet, lentils, edamame, and fruits and salads (no croutons please).
  • Foods that are NOT acceptable under BKB Passover dietary rules: Foods that contain these grains: wheat, rye, barley, oats and spelt, i.e. no bread, rolls, pizza, pasta, barley soup, tortillas, crackers, oatmeal, etc. No breaded foods like fried chicken, onion rings, schnitzel, etc.
  • Fee to attend in-person seder-$10 per person ($40 maximum per household) payable by check or cash at the door to defray BKB expenses.

PLEASE GIVE TO BKB’S 5785/2025 PASSOVER  HYGIENE KIT DRIVE

February 2025 to Sunday, April 20,2025

Please bring 4 or more of the items suggested on the list below or call/text Social Action Committee Chair Suzanne Banks at 805.501.4873 for pick up. The BKB Social Action Committee will sort them into kits to be distributed to the unhoused.

Passover is a holiday replete with opportunities to give to the poor and unhoused.Passover is also a time when we clean out our homes for spring. This year, please search for unused toiletries to donate to the unhoused.

Hygiene Items List

Ziploc Snack Bags Pocket size tissues Soap Toothpaste
Toothbrushes Shampoo Rinse Lotion
Cotton Swabs Band-Aids Wash cloths Disposable razors
Tampons Deodorant Wipes Condoms
Empty prescription medicine bottles with labels removed.

(For creating travel size shampoos, etc.)

VOTE ARZA/VOTE REFORM IN THE WZC 2025 ELECTION 

The World Zionist Congress (WZC) meets every five years and controls a $1 billion annual budget that impacts democracy and the rights of Reform Jews in Israel.  BKB’s campaign team is fighting for our Reform values in Israel. Speak with Rabbi Alan Henkin about the WZC.

Voting in the WZC 2025 election will take place from March 10 – May 4, 2025. BKB needs  your help.  Be a part of our movement to:

  • Protect democracy in Israel
  • Support a path to peace
  • Fight for Reform values

To get more information, volunteer with us, or to pledge to vote, sign up at https://urj.tfaforms.net/1507.
To learn more about the WZC, visit www.vote4reform.org. #VoteReformWZC2025.