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

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Our Congregational Priorities

K'hilah/Mishpachah (community & family)

Nurturing our interactive, multigenerational extended family

Torah

Lifelong learning, searching for meaning, and seeking comfort and healing

Avodah

Worship and celebration through the observance of meaningful, creative, and traditional rituals

Tikkun Olam

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

Currently at TBO

Upcoming Events

Full calendar at templebethor.org/calendar

Temple Beth Or has launched a Capital Campaign to help fund updates and expansions to our current building. Learn more and make a pledge now at: templebethor.org/building

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

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

You’re Invited to Remember

You’re Invited to Remember jemerman May 10, 2024

Shavuot

Unlit white memory candle in a glass votive against a black backdrop

Growing up, I saw Yizkor as a mysterious event on Yom Kippur afternoon. The grownups would return to temple in the afternoon, while my sister and I stayed home. There was no explanation, just an understanding that this was a thing our parents and grandparents did, and we did not.

Five Jewish AAPI Movers and Shakers

Five Jewish AAPI Movers and Shakers jemerman May 10, 2024

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month as well as Jewish Heritage Month. Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and the Jewish people are all diverse cultural groups from many different nations and cultures.

Communities of Belonging Don’t Just Happen…URJ Camps are Putting in the Work

Communities of Belonging Don’t Just Happen…URJ Camps are Putting in the Work jemerman May 3, 2024

Summer Youth Experiences

Photo of people of different backgrounds at camp

While camp is an oasis away from everyday life, it still exists in a world that has much work to do around harm prevention, particularly for Campers of Color, gender-diverse campers, campers with a variety of body sizes, and campers with disabilities.

Continuing Trauma, Ambiguous Commemoration, and Decisive Change: Israel’s National Days in 2024

Continuing Trauma, Ambiguous Commemoration, and Decisive Change: Israel’s National Days in 2024 jemerman April 25, 2024

Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut

Photo of four people's silhouettes holding hands up in the air; with the sun setting in front of them

When Yom HaZikaron arrives on the eve of May 11th - 219 days since the horrific events of October 7th - we expect to still be stuck in the limbo of this ongoing nightmare.

Welcome to Temple Beth Or

Welcome to Temple Beth Or

K'hilah/Mishpachah (community & family)

Torah

Avodah

Tikkun Olam

Currently at TBO

Upcoming Events

Temple Beth Or has launched a Capital Campaign to help fund updates and expansions to our current building. Learn more and make a pledge now at: templebethor.org/building

COVID-19 Guidelines

Recent articles from our Rabbi

Recent articles from our President

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

You’re Invited to Remember

Five Jewish AAPI Movers and Shakers

Communities of Belonging Don’t Just Happen…URJ Camps are Putting in the Work

Continuing Trauma, Ambiguous Commemoration, and Decisive Change: Israel’s National Days in 2024