A Conservative Jewish Congregation established for the worship of God,
the study of Torah and the practice of Righteous Deeds.
Learning
Service Times
Weekly Torah
Parashat Haazinu
CANDLE LIGHTING
October 7th, 6:14 p.m.
SHABBAT ENDS
October 8th, 7:12 p.m.
Parashat Sukkot
CANDLE LIGHTING
October 14th, 6:02 p.m.
SHABBAT ENDS
October 15th, 7:00 p.m.
Parashat Bereshit
CANDLE LIGHTING
October 21st, 6:51 p.m.
SHABBAT ENDS
October 22nd, 5:50 p.m.
Parashat Noach
CANDLE LIGHTING
October 28th, 5:40 p.m.
SHABBAT ENDS
October 29th, 6:40 p.m.
Commemorations
Yom Kippur
CANDLE LIGHTING
October 4th, 6:19 p.m.
YOM KIPPUR ENDS
October 5th, 7:17 p.m.
Sukkot
CANDLE LIGHTING 1ST NIGHT
October 9th, 6:10 p.m.
CANDLE LIGHTING 2ND NIGHT (FROM A PRE-EXISTING FLAME)
October 10th, 7:09 p.m.
HOLIDAY ENDS
October 11th, 7:07 p.m.
Shemini Atzeret
CANDLE LIGHTING
October 16th, 5:58 p.m.
CANDLE LIGHTING (FROM A PRE-EXISTING FLAME)
October 17th, 6:57 p.m.
HOLIDAY ENDS
October 18th, 6:56 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat
Fridays: 5:30 p.m.
Shacharit leShabbat
Saturdays: 9:30 a.m.
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Message from our team
Rabbi's message
When I was a child I was lucky enough to learn Hebrew and Judaism in a way that I only understood when I became an adult. The Hebrew Language was so effective and imperceptible it was getting through the pores of my skin and reached my bones.
I always liked Hebrew and I always enjoyed singing. I had two Hebrew singing teachers and one Hebrew language teacher who were probably the reason I am here today in Utica as a Rabbi at Temple Beth El.
Our President's message
On August 21st, we had a retirement party to honor Cantor Kal Socolof. Many of you were present for the brunch and delightful time that brought the community together. For those who could not attend, I would like to share Norm Siegel’s speech for our honoree:
Good Morning,
You know when I was asked to say a few words about our honoree, I was stumped and still am as to what to call him. Should I call him honest politician, an obvious oxymoron, should I call him teacher, should I call him Cantor or should I call him Spiritual Leader? As many of you know, before I retired I was a Supreme Court Justice and did many jury trials. So I decided since I had before me such an intelligent and informed group of people. Why not let you decide what our honoree should be called. Therefore I am making you all jurors and charging you with the responsibility of determining what our honoree should be called. I will present you with some hearsay evidence, some of my own personal observations and some eyewitness testimony. So let’s get started.