One Torah for All -
at Beit Torah Jewish Congregation
BEIT TORAH JEWISH CONGREGATION -
an Unaffiliated Jewish Community serving the Tri-city area of Prescott, Prescott Valley, and Chino Valley & surrounding areas.
Kabbalat Shabbat zoom 5 pm MST every Friday eve unless otherwise noted here! please email ansheitorah@gmail.com to request link.
Parashah summary below at end.
Greet every person with a pleasant face.
Receive every person in a cheerful manner.- Ethics of the Fathers 1:15; 3:16"
Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better." Albert Einstein
"We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors --- we have borrowed it from our children." - ancient proverb.
The pandemic is now endemic epidemic and continuing with the omicron variants! and then there are the flu and other respiratory challenges...Get vaccinated and boostered! Use masks when prudent. BE SAFE!
NEW!!! 5785 Free Calendars are available now!
Please call if you want one. Anyone needing a visit or meal, please call to arrange.
ALSO: FREE 100% COTTON FACE MASKS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP COURTESY OF THE COUNTY.
all email is answered. if you do not get a prompt response, please write again... the gremlins may have been eating the mail...RSVP 928-227-0582 or Beit Torah 237-0390 or ansheitorah@gmail.com
We exist thanks to the donations of our members and other interested parties. We are all volunteers and have no paid staff. If you would like to give a donation to help us continue our good works and pay for our overhead, please send your donations to:
Beit Torah c/o, 2004 Shoshone Dr., Chino Valley, AZ 86323
At present, we have weekly zoom Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat service. Please contact for zoom access information. There is no Saturday morning service at the moment.
Please contact Beit Torah 237-0390 for info or to arrange for special requests.
Our goal is to provide a safe place for people to go for spiritual enrichment and good company, in short a respite away from everyday concerns during the Sabbath and the Holy Days.
Also: Please be respectful of people with allergies and medical sensitivities by helping us make all activities free of fragranced products and other adverse odors such as tobacco smoke/residues, paint solvents, bug spray, etc.
Please note that we are meeting in private homes. Anyone willing to volunteer their home or with other ideas on where we can meet, please call 237-0390 or write ansheitorah@gmail.com -
Although we are led by Rabbi Adele, we welcome topic suggestions for these events as well as volunteers to help conduct the services and programs. We offer the opportunity for you to practice being a Jewish Lay Leader with hands-on experience!
Bar/Bat Mitzvah training as well as Hebrew lessons can be arranged on an individual basis. Topics to be covered will be based on requests. Conversational Hebrew, Basic Hebrew reading and prayers may be taught if requested. Call Beit Torah to arrange. For further information or directions to specific events, please call Beit Torah at (928)237-0390 or write ansheitorah@gmail.com
Shabbat VaYetzei, DEC. 7 It will be with a zoom service for Kabbalat Shabbat 7 pm EST/ 5 pm MST/ 4 pm PST on 12/6. Please email or call for link. We encourage all to be prudent, cautious, and safe! !
The 5785 calendars are available- call to arrange to get a free one! Torah services/ study also can be arranged.
Call 928-237-0390!
In this week's parasha, VaYetzei, Yaacov begins his long journey, both physically and spiritually, from his home and family. Shortly after he leaves home, HaShem appears to Yaacov in a dream, presenting the image of the ladder from heaven to earth. HaShem speaks to Yaacov and promises him protection, offspring, and the land on which he lay. Yaacov then travels on to Charan, where he meets and falls in love with his cousin Rachel, the daughter of his mother's brother Laban. Yaacov arranges with Laban to work seven years to marry Rachel. However Laban, who has something of a shady reputation, substitutes his older daughter Leah for Rachel on her wedding night. Yaacov confronts Laban, but is told, ironically, that the older has precedent over the younger. Yaacov agrees to work seven more years for Rachel as well. Years pass and the sisters, as well as their servants who are given to Jacob as concubines, bear Jacob twelve sons and a daughter. These sons will become the ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel. At the end of the portion, Yaacov and his family depart from Charan and from Laban, and begin their journey back to Canaan.