Welcome!
Library Minyan of Temple Beth Am
The Library Minyan meets every Shabbat and holiday morning at Temple Beth Am in the Dorff-Nelson Chapel or, when weather permits, on the Ziering Family Field.


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Donate: If you would like to celebrate a simcha by co-sponsoring a kiddush, or make a donation to the minyan to help support its youth outreach or chesed projects, click on “Donate” and fill out the form.
Chesed Committee supports Library Minyan members during the birth/adoption of a child, illness or death in the family. Contact chesed@libraryminyan.org, if you or another member of our community needs assistance with meals.
Programming: As an integral part of Temple Beth Am, we are proud of its wonderful heritage and leading role in the Los Angeles Jewish Community. For information on the broad range of religious, educational, and social activities at TBA, go to TBALA.org.
Ohel Patuach/Open Tent opens the tent of home hospitality for newcomers and others. If you’d like to share a Shabbat or holiday meal in your home or the home of another Library Minyan member, contact the Ohel Patuach coordinator at: ohelpatuach@libraryminyan.org to arrange a shidduch.
Website: We’re still a work in progress. If you have any suggestions for ways to improve our website, please send them to webmaster@libraryminyan.org.
Shabbat Mishpatim
Feb. 21-22, 2025
- Candle-lighting: 5:25 p.m.
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Joint services in honor of Lev Kligfeld's bar mitzvah will begin in the Ganzberg Sanctuary at 9:15 a.m. followed by kiddush.
There will be no Mishna Study.
Weekly Update
The Weekly Update goes out weekly on Friday morning. Click here to view the most recent email.
If you are not receiving the email, you can join the email list here.
Upcoming Events
2/15 – General Meeting of Library Minyan
2/22 – Lev Kligfeld Bar Mitzvah – Joint Service
3/2 – OscarsTM-Watching Party
3/8 – Torah Club Shabbat
3/16 – Purim Seudah
5/17 – Stern aufruf; Jacki Honig celebrates her ordination
Prayers for the Soldiers and Captives
And Wildfires
We have added prayers to the end of the Torah Service. Click the link below to view a PDF of those prayers, Hebrew and English.