Israel

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISRAEL COMMITTEE
Our Mission Statement: 
The Israel Committee is dedicated to supporting Israel by fostering a deep and enduring commitment to Zionism. We strive to strengthen connections with Israel through education, advocacy, and engagement by providing resources and opportunities to explore Israel’s rich culture, history and current events.

We recognize the special relationship among Jews throughout the world, along with the unique and essential bond that we share with the State of Israel. Temple Beth-El celebrates this bond through a variety of programs including worship services, learning, travel, and cultural experiences.

Hostages and Missing Families Forum
Visit Bring Them Home Now – Hostages and Missing Families Forum

2026 SPECIAL EVENTS 

TBE Journey to Israel led by Rabbi Stoller
Wednesday, March 4-Thursday, March 12, 2026

Join us for this incredible journey to visit Israel with your community on a tour led by Rabbi Stoller.
For more information, trip details and registration, click here.

Field Trip: Bari Weiss at the Tilles Center
Monday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $34.50
The Israel Committee is leading a field trip to the Tilles Center for an evening with Bari Weiss, founder and editor of The Free Press, host of the Honestly podcast, and author of How to Fight Antisemitism.
Click here to register.

LET’S TALK ABOUT ISRAEL
In the post-October 7 world, American Jewish life is more intimately bound up with Israel and Zionism than ever. In this speaker series, we will hear a variety of perspectives on current events in Israel and explore our personal beliefs about Israeli politics, Jewish peoplehood, and the role of the State of Israel in the world today.

Rabbi David Ingber
Founding Rabbi, Romemu Congregation
Sunday, January 11, 10–11 a.m.
Sponsored by Nina Koppelman
Click here to register.

Rachel Korazim
Israeli Poet and Author
Sunday, February 8, 10–11 a.m.
Sponsored by Dorothy & Ed Greenbaum

Rabbis Meir & Tara Feldman
Rabbis Emeriti, Temple Beth-El
Sunday, March 8, 10–11 a.m.
Sponsored by Debbie & Stuart Lempert
Click here to register.

Rabbi Evan Schultz
Author of Morning, Noon, and Night: Poetry in the Language of Jewish Time
Sunday, April 19, 10–11 a.m.
Sponsored by Nina Koppelman
Click here to register.

Rabbis Meir & Tara Feldman
Rabbis Emeriti, Temple Beth-El
Sunday, May 31, 10-11 a.m.
Sponsored by Debbie & Stuart Lempert
Click here to register.

ISRAEL: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Take Action! You can do something today.

WhatsApp
Click here to join a WhatsApp group to support each other making daily calls to our elected officials to record our support for Israel’s right to defend herself and call for the immediate return of the remaining hostages.

Other WhatsApp resources:
Send letters & petitions to fight to #endjewhatred: https://chat.whatsapp.com/D1KF5tb9Jhu2RMHWyLpx9 
Israel real time news: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CQKYBVCw3Nm4pLpnGABkMb

Visit the following sites for more resources and information:
1MinADay: oneminaday.com
Bring Them Home Now: bringthemhomenow.net 
UJA: https://www.ujafedny.org/israel-at-war-resources
AJC: https://www.ajc.org/IsraelHamasWar                   
JewBelong: https://www.jewbelong.com/more/antisemitism-israel/
I24 News: https://www.i24news.tv/en