Congregation Bet Haverim

Join us for High Holy Days!

🍎 Updated High Holy Days 2026/5787 Information 🍏 5:00pm Family Service (Sanctuary & Zoom) - Led by Rabbi Julian, Rabbi Castleman, and Bob Smith 6:30pm Kabbalat Panim: Coming Together as a Community (Redwood Grove) 7:00pm Reform Service (Sanctuary & Zoom) - Led by Rabbi Briskin, Rebecca Plack, and Joshua Fisher 7:00pm Traditional Service (Social Ha...

Looking for a preschool that nurtures curiosity, kindness, and joy? Our preschool offers a safe and secure environment where children thrive through hands-on learning inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. Research has shown that this approach is the foundation for success in academics where children learn empathy, sharing, and friendship -- in a word, this is how they become good people.

As a Jewish preschool, we proudly welcome families of all backgrounds and traditions, creating an inclusive community grounded in warmth, wonder, and connection.

With interactive classrooms, caring educators, and no waitlist, now is the perfect time to explore what makes our program so special.

We are offering an enrollment discount. If families enroll for 5 days by July 31st they will receive a $250 discount on their first month! If families enroll for 3 days by July 31st they will receive a $150 discount on their first month!

For more information, see https://bethaverim.org/gan-haverim-preschool/

We’d love to welcome your family into ours!

Exciting Announcement!

We are truly delighted to share the news that Rabbi Charles Briskin has been hired as the Interim Rabbi of Congregation Bet Haverim.

This moment marks an important milestone in our community’s journey. Over the past many months, we have come together with care, thoughtfulness, and deep commitment to reflect on who we are and to envision the next chapter of CBH. Through that process, it became clear that Rabbi Briskin is the right person to help guide, support, and inspire our community in the year ahead.

Rabbi Briskin and his wife, Karen, will officially join us in Davis on July 1st. We look forward to welcoming them and their grown children, Ezra and Avi, into our community.

We also invite you to join us for Bagels with the Board, an opportunity to connect with members of the CBH Board of Directors, share your thoughts on important and timely topics, and spend time in community together. The gathering will take place in the Social Hall on Thursday, April 23rd at 11:00am. We hope to see you there.

Please join us in warmly welcoming Rabbi Briskin and his family to the CBH community. We feel a deep sense of gratitude and excitement for what lies ahead, and we look forward to learning, growing, and building together in this new chapter.

L’Shalom,
The CBH Board of Directors

To learn more about Rabbi Briskin visit https://mailchi.mp/bethaverim/welcomingrabbibriskintocbh

Attention families with toddlers! Gan Haverim Preschool is now accepting enrollment for toddlers ages 18 months and up. To schedule a tour, contact Jennifer at [email protected] or call (530) 758-0842 ext. 307.
For more information visit https://bethaverim.org/gan-haverim-preschool/

SHALOM K'TANIM ("HELLO LITTLE ONES") SUKKOT GATHERING!

Come join us in the sukkah on October 11th at 10:30am for our first Shalom K'tanim event of the new year at the Bet Haverim Redwood Grove and play yard! Families with little ones are invited to join a music and movement program with Music Together teacher, Karen Crane, at the Sukkah, followed by free-play, crafts and socializing in the fenced play yard. Coffee and light snacks will be provided.

Please RSVP ( # of adults and kids) at [email protected].

Activities are geared towards the 0-6 year-old crowd with their grown-ups, but older kids are always welcome to join!

Please bring a picnic blanket to sit on (preferably with a water resistant backing) for the music activity.

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Join us for High Holy Days! Click on the link below to get the full rundown!

🍯🍎 5786 ROSH HASHANAH & YOM KIPPUR RUNDOWN 🍏🍯 5:00pm | Family Service | Sanctuary + Streaming Come for lively and engaging services created just for families led by Rabbi Seth Castleman and Bob Smith. During our family services, in order to ensure the safety and well-being of our children, parental participation and supervision is required. 6:1...

High Holy Days are right around the corner and our 5786 Rundown is here! Click on the link below for an overview of what you can expect during High Holy Days at Congregation Bet Haverim!

🍎 High Holy Days 5786 🍏 TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 4:30pm | Shofar Class 7:00pm | Meditation, Teaching & Discussion with Rabbi Seth WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 7:00PM | This is Real Book Group WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 7:00pm | This is Real Book Group THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 7:00PM | Genizah Class SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 10:00AM | Opening the Ga...

During the month of Elul, we are providing opportunities to reflect through book groups, cooking, music, and so much more. We hope at least one of our offerings appeals to you and that you'll join us! We are so grateful for our many, many partners who have helped bring all of these opportunities to us!

Click the link below for a rundown of upcoming events!

ELUL SAVE THE DATES This Elul, take a meaningful journey into the heart of the High Holiday season with a weekly book group reading This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared by Rabbi Alan Lew. The group will meet for four sessions on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM, on August 27, September 3, 10, and 17.

Our Gan Haverim preschool is now enrolling for Fall!

Gan Haverim means “Garden of Friends” in Hebrew, and has evolved from the vision of a group of Bet Haverim parents who worked with passion to develop and nurture the concept of the school. Since 2005, offering the Yolo County community a unique, Jewish-inspired, play-based learning environment.

Want to learn more? Visit https://bethaverim.org/gan-haverim-preschool/

To schedule a tour, email [email protected] or call the CBH office at (530) 758-0842 extn 307.

Want to help ensure a vibrant Jewish community in Yolo County? Join us today!
Thank you to those who have already pledged! We couldn't do this without you!
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