Rabbi Rachel Simmons is thrilled to visit the Beth El community. Originally hailing from Alexandria, VA, Rabbi Simmons spent time living in Costa Rica, Germany, and Austria before converting to Judaism in Washington, DC and then moving to Los Angeles to attend the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. Rabbi Simmons loves facilitating mikveh and other life-cycle rituals, singing in community around the Shabbat dinner table, reading Sci-fi and fantasy novels, and hanging out with her two rescue cats, Kohelet and Galilee. She is a curious and compassionate listener, a spirited advocate for justice and interfaith work, and a firm believer that in the end, we are all walking each other home. Come ready to join Rabbi Simmons as we wrestle with our tradition, learn from one another, and lift our voices and hearts in song!
Thursday, February 10, 2022
7:00 pm | Virtual Learning Session via Zoom – Rabbi Simmons will teach on the topic of Social Justice | Zoom link to follow
WATCH EVENT RECORDING HERE
Friday, February 11, 2022
7:00 am | Shacharit – Rabbi Simmons will join the morning minyan (this is a virtual opportunity via the CyberShul)
5:45 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat – Rabbi Simmons will help us bring in Shabbat as a community (join us in person in the Fiterman Chapel – also accessible virtually via the CyberShul)
WATCH KABBALAT SHABBAT RECORDING HERE
Saturday, February 12, 2022
9:00 am | Shabbat Morning – Rabbi Simmons will help lead us in prayer, give the Shabbat morning sermon as well as visit BESTY and TaRBuT programing (join us in person in the Spiegel Sanctuary – also accessible via the CyberShul)
12:00 pm | Kiddush Lunch – Join Rabbi Simmons in casual conversation at Lunch immediately following services.
1:00 pm | Songs & Stories of Beth El – Join Rabbi Simmons in the Learning Center to share your personal story, let her feel your love and enthusiasm for our synagogue, and together we will show her why she will want to be the next assistant Rabbi at Beth El.
WATCH RABBI SIMMONS’ D’VAR TORAH HERE
Sunday, February 13, 2022
9:15 am | Rabbi Simmons will join the T3 (Torah, Tfillin & Tfillot) session with B’nai mitzvah families.
Continue to get to know Rabbi Simmons via the links below!
WATCH RABBI SIMMONS’ SENIOR SERMON HERE
WATCH RABBI SIMMONS’ D’VAR TORAH FROM RABBINIC INTERNSHIP HERE
WATCH RABBI SIMMONS’ GLOBAL JEWISH REFLECTIONS HERE
