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Monday September 1, 2025
 
 

 

 

7:00 PM

Contact  Ritual
Room/LocationOnline


Minyan (Zoom)
We are looking to include as many members of our Beth David family as possible in this wonderful tradition that brings comfort to our mourners and gives each of us a daily opportunity to connect with our soul, our community and our God

Tuesday September 2, 2025
 
 

10:00 AM

Contact  Dafna Mizrahi
dafi.sorokin@gmail.com
Room/Location(Offsite)


Empty Nesters’ Coffee & Chat 
This is a social group for empty nesters to gather and share ideas about where to go on vacation, technology problems, cooking, kids, funny stories, etc. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 10am at Paris Baguette in Cupertino. To join the mailing list, or if you have any questions, please email Dafna Mizrahi at Dafi.sorokin@gmail.com

7:00 PM
Wednesday September 3, 2025
 
 

11:00 AM

Contact  Tikkun Olam Team
tikkunolam@beth-david.org
Room/LocationSocial Hall


AAi Blood Drive (Social Hall)
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, and each donation of blood can save up to 3 lives! Join Jews, Christians, and Muslims to assist American Red Cross staff, check-in donors, sterilize chairs and tables in donor waiting areas, refill refreshments for donors post-donation, and ensure donors are feeling well before departure.

No experience is necessary! American Red Cross staff will train you to accomplish these tasks easily and safely, providing everything you need.


11:30 AM

Contact  Susan Greenberg Englander
info@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit Midrash
Board Room
ClassificationClass


Balance and Stretch Class

We have a few openings in our class on Wednesdays from 11:30am – 12:30pm. Please email Monica at hernandez@beth-david.org, if you are interested in signing up.


7:00 PM
Thursday September 4, 2025
 
 

7:00 PM
Friday September 5, 2025
 
 

10:00 AM

Contact  adulted@beth-david.org
Room/LocationOnline
ClassificationClass


Talmud Study with Rabbi Kunin (Zoom)
Please join Rabbi David Kunin online for weekly Talmud study. The Talmud is the foundational document of rabbinic Judaism, containing laws and lore which underlie how Jews approach the world. Its dialectic toward truth yields a multiplicity of answers which we will explore in depth. All are welcome. No prior Talmud study experience necessary.
Please register (one-time only): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/upcpdOqsqT4qCBoHK3SxfKmOdbCux3aLzA
You will receive your own personal Zoom link to use for all sessions of online Talmud study. 
Trouble registering? View our FAQ page

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Contact  info@beth-david.org
Room/LocationKitchen
Mercaz
Sanctuary
Social Hall
Sukkah Patio


BBQ and Barchu
Join friends old and new at our annual end of summer event! We welcome Chavurot and friends to join us!
  • 5:00pm Check-in & Schmoozing - enjoy an assortment of appetizers
  • 5:30pm Tot Shabbat - followed by dinner
  • 6:15pm Buffet BBQ Dinner - Kiddush with the Rabbis followed by dinner: featuring BBQ hotdogs & hamburgers, plus gluten free (salmon burger) & Portobello Mushroom. 
  • 7:15pm Musical Kabbalat Shabbat - With Beth David’s Musical Group including instruments and some new beautiful melodies.

Pricing:

  • $25 -Youth/Adults (Ages 13+)
  • $FREE - Children (Under Age 13)
We will provide water, tea, coffee and lemonade, please bring additional beverages of your choice.

Sign up and pay by Credit Card, Cash or Check either online or send/bring in payment to the office. Deadline for registration: THURSDAY, August 28. Advance payment required; accounts may not be billed unless there is an adequate credit balance.

RSVP: 



7:12 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map

Parashat Ki Teitzei

Saturday September 6, 2025
 
 

 


Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10

https://hebcal.com/s/ki-teitzei-20250906?uc=ical-saratoga-2...

9:30 AM
Room/LocationOnline
Sanctuary


Shabbat Services (Sanctuary/YouTube)
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/congregationbethdavid



9:45 AM

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit T'Fillah


Youth Congregation
An interactive Shabbat service experience specifically targeted for our 1st - 5th grade students. Youth participate in traditional prayer, Torah readings, games and discussions inspired both by the weekly Torah portion and current events. Adults/parents welcome.


11:15 AM

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit T'Fillah


Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Roller
This is a relaxing, lighthearted, interactive, Shabbat program for tots and their families. Join Rabbi Roller for singing , stories, movement and more!


12:00 PM
Room/LocationSocial Hall
Sukkah Patio


Kiddush (Sukkah Patio/Social Hall)
Please join us for kiddush lunch on the Sukkah Patio or the Social Hall after services.


8:11 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map
Sunday September 7, 2025
 
 

9:30 AM
Room/LocationOnline


Minyan (Zoom)
We are looking to include as many members of our Beth David family as possible in this wonderful tradition that brings comfort to our mourners and gives each of us a daily opportunity to connect with our soul, our community and our God

 

Contact  Rabbi Nathan Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationRm 11
Rm 12
Rm 13
Rm 14
Rm 15
Rm 16
Rm 17
Rm 18
Rm 19
Rm 20
ClassificationClass


Religious School

In-Person! For pre-K - 7th grades.

For more information and to register your child, visit https://beth-david.org/youth-education/

Monday September 8, 2025
 
 

7:00 PM
7:30 PM

Contact  Adult Ed
adulted@beth-david.org
Room/LocationOnline


Curtailing anti-Semitism in California education: Why AB 715 is important
ACES community engagement director Ilana Cohen returns to Beth David for an overview of the problem of anti-Jewish discrimination in California education, the danger to the wider society, and the proposed assembly bill curtail its spread. Ms. Cohen will explain the key provisions of AB 715, why many legislators consider this bill necessary to protect students, and why both Jewish and non-Jewish groups support its passage. She will explain the challenges posed by opponents, such as the California Teachers Association, and what is being done to overcome these challenges. Please join us for the latest update and to learn all about AB 715 and how you can help promote a discrimination-free future.



Tuesday September 9, 2025
 
 

6:45 PM

Contact  Lee Hirsch
info@beth-david.org
Room/Location(Offsite)


SF Giants Jewish Heritage Night
Game starts at 6:45pm
Enjoy a night filled with Jewish culture as the San Francisco Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Your Special event package includes a game ticket  as well as Giants themed menorah.

Join the Beth David Group - A limited number of tickets at $40.00 each are available.



7:00 PM
7:30 PM

Contact  Irene Spector
president@beth-david.org
Room/LocationOnline

Wednesday September 10, 2025
 
 

11:30 AM
4:30 PM

Contact  Rabbi Nathan Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationOnline
ClassificationClass


Online Religious School

For 3rd - 7th grades.

For more information and to register your child, visit https://beth-david.org/youth-education/


7:00 PM
7:30 PM

Contact  Marty Newman
ritualvp@beth-david.org
Room/LocationOnline


Ritual Committee Meeting (Zoom)


Trouble registering? View our FAQ page

Thursday September 11, 2025
 
 

7:00 PM
Friday September 12, 2025
 
 

10:00 AM
7:01 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map

Parashat Ki Tavo

Saturday September 13, 2025
 
 

 


Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8
Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22

https://hebcal.com/s/ki-tavo-20250913?uc=ical-saratoga-2025

 


Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays

https://hebcal.com/h/leil-selichot-2025?uc=ical-saratoga-20...

9:30 AM
12:00 PM
12:45 PM

Contact  Adult Ed
adulted@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit Midrash
Board Room


Jewish Book Discussion Group (Beit Midrash)

Ain’t No Grave by Mary Glickman

Best friends from childhood in rural Georgia, Ruby and Max care deeply for one another. The inescapable cultural realities separating a Black daughter of sharecroppers and white Jewish son of store owners, however, become insurmountable in adolescence. Ruby runs away to Atlanta without leaving word with her family or Max. Circumstances eventually place her in Leo Frank’s match factory. Years later, Max winds up as a stringer to Atlanta’s top newspaper covering the real life trial in which Frank, a Jew, is accused of raping and murdering his employee Mary Phagan, a white Southern girl. Racism and antisemitism are two sides of the same coin, devaluing and destroying everything but Ruby’s and Max’s enduring love. The discussion will be led by Rachel Abramovitz.

Email adulted@beth-david.org with questions. 


8:00 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map
 

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit Midrash
Beit T'Fillah
Board Room
Sukkah Patio
ClassificationService


Havdalah, a Movie & Selichot Service
Our tradition teaches that Elul is a time of soul-searching as we prepare ourselves for the Days of Awe. During this time that we observe Selichot, an evening of penitential prayers and meditation. On Selichot we begin the season of repentance calling out to the compassionate God who we hope will accept our prayers. It is a time to begin healing the world as we heal our souls.
This service will not be streamed on Zoom or YouTube

8:00pm, light refreshments will be served on the Sukkah Patio
8:30pm, Havdalah on the Sukkah Patio
8:45pm, Movie & Discussion - Groundhog Day
10:45pm, Selichot Service


Sunday September 14, 2025
 
 

9:30 AM
 
5:00 PM

Contact  Cookbook Committee
cookbook@beth-david.org
Room/LocationMercaz
(Offsite)


B'Tayavon! Progressive Dinner: Cookbook Launch and a Building Community Event
Join us for a progressive dinner using our new cookbook, B'Tayavon, We'll start at Beth David with appetizers, then travel to members homes to try delicious dishes. We'll finish back at Beth David for desserts! Ages 12 and up only, please.

RSVP by September 10! $10 per person


Monday September 15, 2025
 
 

7:00 PM
7:30 PM

Contact  Bill Beyda
Room/LocationOnline
ClassificationMeeting


Finance Committee Meeting (Zoom)



Tuesday September 16, 2025
 
 

7:00 PM
Wednesday September 17, 2025
 
 

4:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
Room/LocationOnline
ClassificationMeeting


Program Committee Meeting (Zoom)
All are warmly welcome to contribute ideas and help plan future programs at Beth David.


Thursday September 18, 2025
 
 

10:15 AM
Room/LocationBeit Midrash
ClassificationMeeting

7:00 PM
Friday September 19, 2025
 
 

10:00 AM
6:51 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map

Parashat Nitzavim

Saturday September 20, 2025
 
 

 


Torah: Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20
Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9

https://hebcal.com/s/nitzavim-20250920?uc=ical-saratoga-2025

9:30 AM
9:45 AM

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit T'Fillah


Youth Congregation
An interactive Shabbat service experience specifically targeted for our 1st - 5th grade students. Youth participate in traditional prayer, Torah readings, games and discussions inspired both by the weekly Torah portion and current events. Adults/parents welcome.


11:15 AM

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit T'Fillah


Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Roller
This is a relaxing, lighthearted, interactive, Shabbat program for tots and their families. Join Rabbi Roller for singing , stories, movement and more!


12:00 PM
7:50 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map
Sunday September 21, 2025
 
 

9:30 AM
 
Monday September 22, 2025
 
 

 


The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah

https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-2025?uc=ical-saratoga-2025

2:00 PM

5:15 PM

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit T'Fillah


Tot Chag
Join Rabbi Roller as we welcome Shabbat and the New Year! Focusing on tots (5 and under) and their families but open to all who are young at heart! Songs, stories, movement and more.

More details and registration info: beth-david.org/high-holy-days-5786 

6:00 PM

Contact  info@beth-david.org
Room/LocationOnline
Sanctuary


Erev Rosh Hashanah
Join us for Services. Ticket are required for entry. We offer donation-based tickets to community members. Find details and ticket registration info: beth-david.org/high-holy-days-5786. We look forward to seeing you. If you cannot attend in person, we invite you to watch on YouTube. Please follow this link www.youtube.com/c/congregationbethdavid


6:46 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map
Tuesday September 23, 2025
 
 

 

 


The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah

Torah: Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6
Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1-2:10

https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-2025?uc=ical-saratoga-2025

8:30 AM

Contact  info@beth-david.org
Room/LocationOnline
Sanctuary
Seminar1
Seminar2
Social Hall


Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Join us for Services. Ticket are required for entry. We offer donation-based tickets to community members. Find details and ticket registration info: beth-david.org/high-holy-days-5786. We look forward to seeing you. If you cannot attend in person, we invite you to watch on YouTube. Please follow this link www.youtube.com/c/congregationbethdavid




10:00 AM

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit T'Fillah


Youth Services
Enjoy an interactive and informal High Holy Day service experience. Youth participate in traditional prayer, games &/or discussions. Adults/parents welcome.

For more High Holy Days information: beth-david.org/high-holy-days-5786

11:00 AM

Contact  info@beth-david.org
Room/LocationRm 15
Rm 16
Rm 17


Netiv HaTeshuva
Memory and Memorializing in Judaism: The What, When, How and Why of Yizkor 
Led by Sheryl Rattner
This Netiv session
is held concurrently with the Musaf service in the main sanctuary. It examines the history and ideas in Judaism behind memorializing our departed loved ones. We will conduct a close reading of Yizkor, the Jewish memorial prayer service, along with some of the insights and interpretations on the importance of Yizkor, from a wide range of Jewish scholars. We will examine the customs surrounding the Yizkor prayer, and then address the question of why memory – ours and God’s – is so central to the Jewish people.

Find details and ticket registration info: beth-david.org/high-holy-days-5786


11:15 AM

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit T'Fillah
Board Room


Tot Services
This is a relaxing, lighthearted, interactive, High Holy Day program for tots and their families. Enjoy singing, stories, movement and more. Grandparents welcome too!

More details and registration info: beth-david.org/high-holy-days-5786.

11:30 AM

Contact  Nathan Handelsman
pastpres@beth-david.org
Room/LocationSukkah Patio


Young Adults & Teen Rosh Hashanah Brunch
Teens (13-18) & young adults (19 – 30), join us for a Rosh Hashanah brunch reception.
This is a great opportunity to meet, greet and reconnect! 
Free but RSVP required prior to Friday, Sept 19th by Noon; we have a minimum signup requirement of 10 to hold this event.

For more High Holy Days information and guest tickets: beth-david.org/high-holy-days-5786

7:45 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map
Wednesday September 24, 2025
 
 

 

 


The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah

Torah: Genesis 22:1-24; Numbers 29:1-6
Haftarah: Jeremiah 31:1-19

https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-2025?uc=ical-saratoga-2025

8:30 AM

Contact  info@beth-david.org
Room/LocationOnline


Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Join us for Services. Tickets are required for entry. We offer donation-based tickets to community members. Find details and ticket registration info: beth-david.org/high-holy-days-5786. We look forward to seeing you. If you cannot attend in person, we invite you to watch on YouTube. Please follow this link https://www.youtube.com/c/congregationbethdavid



11:00 AM

Contact  info@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit Midrash
Beit T'Fillah


Conversational Musaf with Michael Leitner
Join us once again for Conversational Musaf in the Beit Tefillah for a lay led prayer experience for the majestic Rosh Hashanah Musaf service.
This prayer experience will be accompanied by facilitated conversation on the themes of the liturgy.

More details and registration info: beth-david.org/high-holy-days-5786 

7:43 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map
Thursday September 25, 2025
 
 

7:00 PM
7:30 PM

Contact  president@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit Midrash
Board Room
ClassificationMeeting


General Board Meeting
All are invited to join us. 
Please email secretary@beth-david.org with questions.

Friday September 26, 2025
 
 

10:00 AM
6:40 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map

Parashat Vayeilech

Saturday September 27, 2025
 
 

 


Torah: Deuteronomy 31:1-30
Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27 | Shabbat Shuva

https://hebcal.com/s/vayeilech-20250927?uc=ical-saratoga-20...

 


Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Shabbat of Returning)

Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27

https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shuva-2025?uc=ical-saratoga-20...

9:30 AM
12:00 PM
12:45 PM

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit Midrash
Board Room


The Former Prophets with Rabbi Roller
Discover the most exciting biblical stories you have never heard before! We will be going through the Nevi’im Rishonim (Former Prophets) from Joshua through Kings. Explore stories of war, love, betrayal and revenge that rival anything on a bestseller list. We will be primarily using Robert Alter’s translation. Other translations of Hebrew Bible are acceptable as well. Please bring any Hebrew Bible you might have from home. There are a limited number of texts available for use during class.

7:39 PM

Location  Saratoga, lat: 37.2537727355957 long: -122.05115509033203 - Map
Sunday September 28, 2025
 
 

9:30 AM
10:00 AM

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/Location(Offsite)


Tashlikh at Vasona Park
Please join us at the Lakeview site in Vasona Park for this meaningful experience as we symbolically cast our sins into the water, as a physical gesture of our sincere desire for repentance and renewal. We will provide the birdseed which is safe for the fish and wildlife. Please bring a dairy or pareve snack for your family as we’ll have some social time after Tashlikh.

Families with young kids - join Rabbi Roller for a Family Learning Day at Vasona


 

Contact  Rabbi Roller
rabbiroller@beth-david.org
Room/Location(Offsite)


Tashlikh Family Learning Experience with Rabbi Roller

*PLEASE NOTE - CHANGE IN TIME AND LOCATION, 10am - Vasona Park**

Celebrate the Jewish Year with Us! Connect with our tradition and each other. 
Join Rabbi Roller, at the Lakeview Site in Vasona Park for learning experiences with games, music, art and food! $6.00 parking fee. More information: Email Rabbi Nathan Roller, Rabbi Educator Map of Vasona Park


1:00 PM

Contact  info@beth-david.org
Room/Location(Offsite)


Kever Avot v’imahot
We invite you to share in the tradition of visiting the graves of loved ones between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This memorial service evokes a wealth of memories and emotions, reconnecting with the past at a time of spiritual soul-searching and renewal. 

Kever Avot v’Imahot will be led by Rabbi David Kunin in the Beth David Memorial Garden located in Oak Hill Memorial Park; 300 Curtner Ave SJ 95125; Rabbi Magat will be in the Chapel of the Roses, also at Oak Hill, and Rabbi Berkenwald will be at Shalom Gardens located in the Los Gatos Memorial Parkl 2255 Los Gatos Almaden Rd, SJ 95124

Monday September 29, 2025
 
 

3:00 PM

Contact  Ann Tavan
info@beth-david.org
Room/LocationBeit Midrash
Board Room


Crafters' Guild
Hosted by Ricki Gafter and Ann Tavan. 
Do you enjoy sewing? Knitting? Crocheting? Do you want to get together with others while working on projects? This is an informal gathering with no membership requirements where all are welcome. Join us for crafting or simply for camaraderie. For more information about the group’s activities and future meetings, click:  Congregation Beth David Crafters' Guild and Meeting Update. To add your name to the list, contact Ann Tavan (ann@tavan.com).

7:00 PM
Tuesday September 30, 2025
 
 

7:00 PM