Welcome to Temple Beth Or

Our warm, compassionate, vibrant, spirited, inclusive, and participatory Reform Jewish community is religiously and geographically diverse, serving Washington’s northern Puget Sound. Browse our website, attend a service or event, and join us!

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Welcome to Temple Beth Or

Our warm, compassionate, vibrant, spirited, inclusive, and participatory Reform Jewish community is religiously and geographically diverse, serving Washington’s northern Puget Sound. Browse our website, attend a service or event, and join us!

Check our calendar

Our Congregational Priorities

Nurturing our interactive, multigenerational extended family

K'hilah/Mishpachah (community & family)

Nurturing our interactive, multigenerational extended family
Lifelong learning, searching for meaning, and seeking comfort and healing

Torah

Lifelong learning, searching for meaning, and seeking comfort and healing
Worship and celebration through the observance of meaningful, creative, and traditional rituals

Avodah

Worship and celebration through the observance of meaningful, creative, and traditional rituals
Transforming ourselves and our world through tzedakah (fairness), social justice, and g'milut chasadim acts of loving kindness

Tikkun Olam

Transforming ourselves and our world through tzedakah (fairness), social justice, and g’milut chasadim acts of loving kindness

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Upcoming Events

Full calendar at templebethor.org/calendar

COVID-19 Guidelines

TBO does not require vaccination, though it is strongly recommended. Masking is optional.

For safety/security reasons, non-members must pre-register to attend in-person events.

Review the complete COVID-19 protocols at templebethor.org/covid

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Temple Beth Or is kicking off a remodel project to update and expand our current building, and we are in the second round of a capital campaign to support this work. Construction has begun. Learn more and support the project at: templebethor.org/building
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Recent articles from our Rabbi

Recent articles from our President

Recent TBO News

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From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Resources for Marking the Anniversary of October 7th

Resources for Marking the Anniversary of October 7th jemerman

Israel Peace and Security
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These materials include readings, interviews, and more that reflect on the year that has passed since the October 7th attacks.

Crossing the Bridge from the Particular to the Universal

Crossing the Bridge from the Particular to the Universal jemerman

Yom Kippur
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This year, as Jews across the globe begin to prepare for the High Holy Days, the most sacred time of year, I personally feel a sense of deep despair and fierce urgency to enter the year of 5786 embracing the particular and the universal.

Poems of Sorrow and Hope

Poems of Sorrow and Hope jemerman

Arts and Culture
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As I wrestled with my feelings after October 7th, I found that poetry offered me an unexpected outlet. Whether reflecting on the lives lost, the joy of seeing hostages come home, or the comfort I found in our traditions, writing gave me a respite from the complex emotions I was experiencing.

Two Pockets, Two Lessons, One New Year

Two Pockets, Two Lessons, One New Year jemerman

Yom Kippur
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As the shofar’s call approaches and we step into the sacred space of a new year, we are invited to hold two truths at once: that our lives matter beyond measure, and that we are but a small part of a vast and unfolding universe.

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Jewish News

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Yom Rishon, 21 Elul 5785
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