Shalom!

Join us on Saturday, February 21st for a celebratory evening concert following Havdalah featuring Cantorial Soloist Raymond Zachary, the JAC string trio and Gee Rabe on accordion. In these difficult times, let us come together to celebrate joy and hope in our beloved, shared community. 💖 Joyful concert of Jewish Love Songs 📍 Beth Chayim Chadashim, 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA ⏰ Saturday, February 21 at 7 pm (doors at 6:30 pm) 🎟️ bit.ly/BCClove2026 #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

Happy Lunar New Year from all of us at Beth Chayim Chadashim! #LunarNewYear #HappyLunarNewYear #YearOfTheHorse #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #AsianJews #JewsOfColor #JewsOfColour #JOC #JewishLA #LosAngeles

Celebrating a simcha (joyful occasion) like a birthday or anniversary? Honor your loved ones and friends by sponsoring the oneg (post-service snacks) or other aspects of Shabbat service--this includes if you are a Zoom attendee, there are virtual aspects to sponsor as well! Sponsor at bit.ly/BCConeg #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

New Member Shabbat Friday, February 20, 7:30 pm Pizza Party: 6:30 pm Shabbat services: 7:30 pm Join Rabbi Jillian Cameron and song leader Myles Cohen as we welcome Shabbat together through soulful song, prayer, creative teachings, and communal connection. This Shabbat, we will be celebrating new and new-ish members of BCC! #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

📅 Mark your calendars! 📅 The 2026 BCC Vision Awards are coming up on Sunday, April 26! More details to follow... #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #BCCVisionAwards #BCCVisionAwards2026

TONIGHT Join BCC's Rabbi Jillian Cameron every Tuesday from 7 pm - 8:30 pm on Zoom to explore the week's Torah portion through thoughtful discussion and conversation. All are welcome; friends, familiar faces, and new ones. No prior experience needed! Please note: There is a new Zoom link for Torah Study, please be sure to sign up so you can join us! Zoom registration link can be found on the calendar at bcc-la.org. #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #TorahStudy #ZoomTorahStudy

Join us on Saturday, February 21st for a celebratory evening concert following Havdalah featuring Cantorial Soloist Raymond Zachary, the JAC string trio and Gee Rabe on accordion. In these difficult times, let us come together to celebrate joy and hope in our beloved, shared community. 💖 Joyful concert of Jewish Love Songs 📍 Beth Chayim Chadashim, 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA ⏰ Saturday, February 21 at 7 pm (doors at 6:30 pm) 🎟️ bit.ly/BCClove2026 This week, we're highlighting Gee Rabe! L.A.’s Accordion Diva, “Gee” Rabe is an award-winning accordionist, steel drum player, bandleader, composer, arranger, and lecturer whose career spans more than four decades. Trained in performance and ethnomusicology, she performs across a wide range of global styles, including klezmer, forró, tango, Americana, and Caribbean music. Most recently, “Gee” performed with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra for Danny Elfman’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, including as part of a featured trio backing violinist Sandy Cameron. She has also performed with Mostly Kosher at Disney California Adventures and has appeared as a guest artist with Josh Groban for a PBS special. Her work has appeared on numerous recordings, film soundtracks, and television productions, including movies for the Hallmark Channel, Friends, and Fargo. She teaches music at California State University, Northridge, where she founded one of the West Coast’s few university steel band programs in 1995. #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

Join us on Saturday, February 21st for a celebratory evening concert following Havdalah featuring Cantorial Soloist Raymond Zachary, the JAC string trio and Gee Rabe on accordion. In these difficult times, let us come together to celebrate joy and hope in our beloved, shared community. 💖 Joyful concert of Jewish Love Songs 📍 Beth Chayim Chadashim, 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA ⏰ Saturday, February 21 at 7 pm (doors at 6:30 pm) 🎟️ bit.ly/BCClove2026 #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

Happy Presidents' Day from all of us at BCC! Don't forget to join us for #NoKings Purim on Sunday, March 1 at 3 pm! Join us for our annual Purim shpiel, megillah reading, and more! Want to sign up to help with the festivities? If you want to be a megillah reader, a purim shpiel player, or a volunteer for the event, please reach out to the BCC office at bcc@bcc-la.org. �We're also soliciting pictures of protest signs -- send us a picture of your favorite sign at bcc@bcc-la.org. RSVP for #NoKings Purim at bit.ly/BCC2026purim #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #NoKingsPurim #Purim2026

BCC Books & Bagels Sunday, February 22, 10 am Join fellow BCC book lovers for our monthly book group meeting on Zoom to discuss Jewish fiction or non-fiction book selections, sometimes with LGBT content. Space is limited. Please contact Larry Nathenson for the Zoom link at larrynath@aol.com. The book for this month is As a Jew: Reclaiming our Story from those who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase us, by Sarah Hurwitz. A former White House speechwriter rediscovers Judaism and confronts antisemitism. #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #ZoomBookClub

It's Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! Learn more about Aromanticism and the spectrum at aromanticism.org/en/faq #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Arospec #Aromantic #ArospecAwarenessWeek #AromanticJews #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

Join us on Saturday, February 21st for a celebratory evening concert following Havdalah featuring Cantorial Soloist Raymond Zachary, the JAC string trio and Gee Rabe on accordion. In these difficult times, let us come together to celebrate joy and hope in our beloved, shared community. 💖 Joyful concert of Jewish Love Songs 📍 Beth Chayim Chadashim, 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA ⏰ Saturday, February 21 at 7 pm (doors at 6:30 pm) 🎟️ bit.ly/BCClove2026 #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles