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

Faith, Justice, and Israel: Being Proud

Faith, Justice, and Israel: Being Proud sdolgov

I was shocked when Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, named me one of 2025’s 18 American Zionist Women You Should Know. I don’t feel I deserve this honor.

The Promised Land is in You and Me

The Promised Land is in You and Me jemerman

Being a Jew in the Diaspora, I'm unsure that we'll ever get one answer to what it is that we're supposed to be doing. We're scattered, eclectic.

Finding My Place at The Collab

Finding My Place at The Collab sdolgov

Read how one high schooler found inspiration, connection, and belonging at the Reform Movement's largest event for Jewish North American teens.

A Chat with Dena Morris Kaufman, NFTY’s First Female President

A Chat with Dena Morris Kaufman, NFTY’s First Female President sdolgov

Dena Morris Kaufman, NFTY’s first female president, led with the belief that gender should never