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!

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!

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

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Upcoming Events

Full calendar at templebethor.org/calendar

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

Capital campaign logo

Temple Beth Or is kicking off a remodel project to update and expand our current building, and we are in the second round of a capital campaign to support this work. Construction has begun. Learn more and support the project at: templebethor.org/building

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Recent articles from our Rabbi

Recent articles from our President

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From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

The Art of Wisdom: Proverbs, Adages, and Maxims, and the Images They Inspire

The Art of Wisdom: Proverbs, Adages, and Maxims, and the Images They Inspire jemerman

Curator Phyllis Friedman has assembled "Proverbs, Adages, and Maxims" at the Heller Museum at Hebrew Union College in New York, featuring 57 artists of diverse backgrounds who offer visual interpretations of familiar sayings and worthy shorthand advice.

Talking to Children About Jewish Identity in an Interfaith Family

Talking to Children About Jewish Identity in an Interfaith Family jemerman

For children in interfaith families, clarifying the role of religion in the family dynamic is important.

Proud JEWS

Proud JEWS jemerman

Right before Sukkot, I noticed the word "JEW" carved into my sidewalk. I began to grind out the word, but rather decided to replace the space by adding "Proud JEWs" to the sidewalk.

Sacred Spaces, Sacred Responsibility: Practical Lifesaving Steps

Sacred Spaces, Sacred Responsibility: Practical Lifesaving Steps jemerman

Very few people plan to save a life; but maybe it's time to change that thinking.