What we’re about
How do you do Jewish? Are you a secular Jew who wants to share Jewish culture and identity with your family? Do you celebrate Jewish holidays and want to know more about how to celebrate them without the supernatural underpinnings?
Beth Ami provides a place where secular Jews can find a comfortable home. We appeal to those who respect and love our Jewish heritage and want to affiliate with others with similar viewpoints. We are Jews who want Jewish studies for our children and ourselves, who want to observe Jewish holidays, appreciate Jewish culture, and express a connection with the Jewish people and Israel in a non-theistic setting.
Beth Ami is a warm, welcoming community that gathers to deepen our connections to each other as well as embrace our shared Humanistic Jewish identity. We celebrate major holidays, Shabbat/Havdalah, and life cycle events, including baby namings, bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings and memorial services. For more information visit bethami.com.
Upcoming events (4)
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Youse wise guys wanna learn some history about the fascinating world of the American Jewish Gangster? Never heard of a Jewish Gangster? Hop on to our meet and after a brief Shabbat ceremony from the comfort of your home, Rabbi Barry Fineman will moderate a presentation and discussion on the American Jewish Mafia with author Harriet Grayson.
Learn how an ordinary man became involved in a criminal network. Familiar names from the era are part of the story. There’s the Lower East Side contingent of Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Goldy’s old pals, The Brownsville Boys, are in the novel, as well as the mentor to Lansky and Luciano, Arnold Rothstein, the notorious gambler who fixed the 1919 World Series.
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Beth Ami is the only Humanistic Jewish congregation in Colorado and is a proud affiliate of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. We celebrate Jewish holidays, learning and life cycle events through the secular lens of history, culture, and reason. We believe in the human capacity to create a better world without supernatural intervention.
Beth Ami is a welcoming community where we connect to Jewish past, celebrate Jewish present and link to Jewish future through a humanistic philosophy. We encourage anyone interested in learning about Humanistic Judaism to attend this and all our events.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation and rely on membership dues to support the infrastructure required for our events. Please consider becoming a paid member, which includes membership in the Society for Humanistic Judaism. Send a message on Meetup if you are interested in membership.
Let's do Jewish together - Humanistically!
- Shabbat Walk - HumanisticallySouth Teller Farm Arapahoe Rd Trailhead, Boulder, CO
Join us for a relaxing Shabbat walk in the Teller Farm Open Space in east Boulder County. This is a flat, out and back trail with expansive views of the front and back ranges. There is ample parking, an outhouse, and maybe an owl in the cottonwoods at the trailhead! We’ll meet at the picnic table for some Shabbat blessings, humanistically, and take off.
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The trailhead is east of 75th St. and north of Arapahoe. The official address is, "8331 Arapahoe Rd at the end of the gravel access road (White Rocks Trail)." The website gives better directions than I am able to put on Meetup.
https://bouldercolorado.gov/trailhead/teller-farm-south
Beth Ami is the only Humanistic Jewish congregation in Colorado and is a proud affiliate of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. We celebrate Jewish holidays, learning and life cycle events through the secular lens of history, culture, and reason. We believe in the human capacity to create a better world without supernatural intervention.
Beth Ami is a welcoming community where we connect to Jewish past, celebrate Jewish present and link to Jewish future through a humanistic philosophy. We encourage anyone interested in learning about Humanistic Judaism to attend this and all our events.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation and rely on membership dues to support the infrastructure required for our events. Please consider becoming a paid member, which includes membership in the Society for Humanistic Judaism. Send a message on Meetup if you are interested in membership.
Let's do Jewish together - Humanistically!
- Shavuot Book Talk - HumanisticallySheila's House, Boulder, CO
Bring your copy of Contemporary Humanistic Judaism ed. Rabbis Chalom and Kornfeld. Let’s dig a little deeper into aspects of Humanistic Judaism and share our own ideas and values. We’ll have snacks, drinks, an outdoor patio and good company!
In North America, Shavuot is a time to celebrate educational achievement. In Israel, Shavuot became a holiday celebrated with eating dairy foods because the Bible says that Israel was a land flowing with milk and honey (and all-night Torah study).
Click the attend button so we know you are coming. Because this event is at a private residence, we will message everyone who RSVPs on Meetup the exact address a few days before the event.
Beth Ami is the only Humanistic Jewish congregation in Colorado and is a proud affiliate of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. We celebrate Jewish holidays, learning and life cycle events through the secular lens of history, culture, and reason. We believe in the human capacity to create a better world without supernatural intervention.
Beth Ami is a welcoming community where we connect to Jewish past, celebrate Jewish present and link to Jewish future through a humanistic philosophy. We encourage anyone interested in learning about Humanistic Judaism to attend this and all our events.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation and rely on membership dues to support the infrastructure required for our events. Please consider becoming a paid member, which includes membership in the Society for Humanistic Judaism. Send a message on Meetup if you are interested in membership.
Let's do Jewish together - Humanistically!
- Festival Time with Beth Ami!Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, CO
The Beth Ami booth will be open at the Boulder Jewish Festival. Stop by and make a pet toy to keep or donate to the Humane Society. It's a Mitzvah! Come chat with folks about our flavor of Judaism and how we do Jewish following a secular/cultural path.
The Boulder Jewish Festival features festivities open to everyone and is an opportunity to connect and learn. At its core, the festival is an event produced for, and by, the community in celebration of Jewish arts and culture.
WANT TO BE HELPFUL? Volunteers are needed to table at the Beth Ami tent, where we will welcome visitors, distribute literature, and braid sustainable dog chew toys from old t-shirts. Reach out to Sheila at BethAmiInfo@gmail.com .
Beth Ami is the only Humanistic Jewish congregation in Colorado and is a proud affiliate of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. We celebrate Jewish holidays, learning and life cycle events through the secular lens of history, culture, and reason. We believe in the human capacity to create a better world without supernatural intervention.
Beth Ami is a welcoming community where we connect to Jewish past, celebrate Jewish present and link to Jewish future through a humanistic philosophy. We encourage anyone interested in learning about Humanistic Judaism to attend this and all our events.
Let's do Jewish together - Humanistically!
