Services. Tefillah and spirituality for the entire family.
Prayer, holiday celebrations, and spiritual fulfillment are a key focal point at Congregation Beth Am. Our synagogue offers an array of services and worship opportunities.
Daily minyanim, weekly Shabbat services, High Holy Days, traditional observances, musical gatherings or Torah study, no matter what you’re looking for – joy, devotion, self-reflection, renewal – you’ll find it.
Weekly
Daily Minyan
Monday - Thursday | 6:00 pm
Sunday | 10:00 am
Location: Beit Midrash
Come together with the Beth Am family daily Monday-Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings, enabling those who are mourning or observing a Yahrzeit to recite the Kaddish prayer, which can only be done in the presence of a quorum (ten or more adults over the age of Bar/Bat Mitzvah). Your presence, therefore, honors both the deceased and the living. When there are Jewish and national holidays observed, please check our main calendar to confirm if there is a minyan or not. Thank you.
Friday Nights
Friday Night Shabbat Service
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Location: Beit Midrash (except when noted)
Join us this Friday night as we welcome Shabbat. Together, we journey through the traditional Friday night service. With each page we turn, and with each song we sing, we have the opportunity to come together in fellowship, and to open our hearts in prayer. Please join us, as your presence enhances our prayers and enhances our Shabbat. Check our main calendar to view all upcoming services.
Campfire Shabbat Service
1st Friday of every month| 7:00 pm
Location: Arch Courtyard
Welcome Shabbat with a very family-friendly outdoor musical service around a campfire in our beautiful courtyard. This spiritual, uplifting service, led by Rabbi David Kornberg and Ephron Rosenzweig on guitar, features lots of fun, camp-style songs.
Tot Shabbat
Friday Evenings | 5:30 pm (once a month)
Location: Main Courtyard
Join Rabbi Matthew Earne and the Beth Am community for a family friendly fun and engaging service for preschool and kindergarten age children and their families. This service is open to the community! Join us afterwards for a complimentary pasta dinner. RSVP is required for the dinner. Check calendar to confirm specific dates.
Saturday Mornings
Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday | 9:00 am
Location: Lizerbram Family Sanctuary
Every Saturday morning, our Sanctuary is filled with people who come from the four (4) corners of San Diego. We are blessed with a very active laity who lead us in prayer and read our sacred story for us. (Please let us know if you would like to join this group.) In addition, Rabbi Kornberg and Rabbi Earne offer lively discussions and insights that bring our Torah to life. Join us. We would love to have your voice(s) enhance our prayers and discussions. Our synagogue strives to create a safe place for you to engage in a sacred dialogue with God and your soul.
Beit Midrash Minyan
Most Saturday mornings | 9:15 am
Location: Beit Midrash
Check calendar to confirm specific dates. The Beit Midrash Minyan is a traditional, lay-led, egalitarian, Shabbat morning service at which all are welcome. The service emphasizes kavannah, focused, meaningful, engaging, participatory prayer. Members of the Minyan have ongoing opportunities to read Torah, chant the haftarah, lead part of the service or share a d'var Torah. Click here to learn more.
Zimrat Yah Service
Saturdays| 10:45 am (held monthly - check calendar for next service)
Location: Beit Midrash
Join us for Zimrat Yah, a new meditative and musical Shabbat experience. Once a month, on Shabbat mornings at 10:45am, Rabbi Kornberg, Eph, Rachel and Steve will lead this melodic journey and give us all a chance to center and connect. Check our main calendar to view all upcoming services.
Shabbat Mishpaha - Family Shabbat Service
Saturday mornings | 10:30 am (once a month)
Location: Lipinsky Garden
Welcome in this magical time of rest and renewal with our Mishpaha "Family" Shabbat service led by Rabbi Matthew Earne and the Beth Am community. This service is geared for families with children ages preschool to 3rd grade. We will have Torah skits, family singing, intergenerational moments and fun snacks. So whether you are the parent, child or even the grandparent, we invite you to join us in this opportunity to spiritual connect, learn and build community at this service. Congregation Beth Am has a Shabbat experience tailored just for you. Check calendar to confirm specific dates.
Shabbat For Kids
Shabbat should be celebrated with the whole family. We offer babysitting so parents with young ones can relax and enjoy Shabbat, and special programs so children can enjoy how special Shabbat is from a very early age.
Shabbat Babysitting
For children ages 2 – 5 (K)
Every Saturday from 9:30 – 11:30 am
Congregation Beth Am offers regular Shabbat morning babysitting to any family attending services. Whether you come regularly or are here for a special family event, you can relax and enjoy services knowing your little one is having fun and being well cared for.
