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Congregation Beth Am

Rabbi Yoel Kahn at his home in Berkeley. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

As one of the first openly gay rabbis, he defied odds and broke barriers

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 7, 2026July 8, 2026

Rabbi Yoel Kahn was told he would never be admitted to rabbinical school if he was openly gay. So he hid his identity. When people began to find out, he […]

Catherine Crystal Foster (left) and Karen Kronick trace a sanitary pad template during Congregation Beth Am's Mitzvah Day in March. (Todd Kaye)
Posted inAct Two

Fighting period poverty and menstrual ignorance, one pad at a time

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
Zoë Hall and Marcelo Tubert take on multiple roles in “L’Chaim, America!” (David Chiu/Courtesy The Braid)
Posted inTheater

‘L’Chaim, America!’ New play weaves diverse strands of Jewish life

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 19, 2026May 19, 2026
Interior of Congregation Beth Am
Posted inCommunity

After leadership turmoil, prominent Silicon Valley synagogue enters new era 

by Dan Pine July 16, 2025July 17, 2025
Woman assemble post-abortion kits at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, Aug. 20, 2023.
(Photo/Stuart Yusem)
Posted inNews

Jewish women assemble post-abortion care packages to offer ‘meaningful support’

by Yonatan Greenberg August 29, 2023August 30, 2023
A member of Congregation Shirat Ha-Yam in Odesa, Ukraine, with a power generator donated by members of Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills.
Posted inNews

Congregation Beth Am is sending vital aid to Ukrainian Jewish communities

by Sue Fishkoff May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
Rabbi Joe Black (Photo/Bart Levy)
Posted inMusic

Musician Rabbi Joe Black brings his sabbatical songs to Bay Area

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert January 20, 2023January 23, 2023
Big crowd at a vigil for Pittsburgh shooting victims the day after the attack (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inLetters

Reactions to our ‘appalling’ Beth Am article; Kopp Lake has a nice ring to it; etc.

by J. Readers December 6, 2022
The decision not to renew Rabbi Jeremy Morrison's contract at Congregation Beth Am has become an unusually public controversy. (Background: Beth Am congregants at an event in 2018.)
Posted inBay Area

Beth Am suffers ‘moment of crisis’ after rabbi’s contract is not renewed

by Dan Pine November 22, 2022December 1, 2022
Alejandro Crosa (left) and Adam Nash are the founders of Daffy, which as a special $18 chai feature of Jewish organizations.
Posted inPhilanthropy

Synagogues tap into mobile apps like Venmo for collecting tzedakah

by Emma Goss October 18, 2022October 19, 2022

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