Shalom!

✨ Coming up THIS SUNDAY is Session 2 of our Beginning of Life Series at BCC! ✨ Join us on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 4 PM, to learn about investment and wealth building in alignment with your values! In this session, Investment Advisor Garrett Devine will guide you through personal and practical considerations you might want to consider as you begin your journey to investing and planning for the future. We will discuss best practices and tools at all stages of the process, from setting aside "Starbucks money" each week to purchasing your first home and planning for retirement. Plenty of time will be left for Q&A, so please bring your questions. ⏰ Sunday, April 6 at 4 pm 📍 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 🏦 Learn about investing and wealth building! Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. This program is generously supported by Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries. RSVP at https://bit.ly/beginBCC @mountsinaiparks #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #Investment #Investing #WealthBuilding

TODAY is the deadline to order Kosher or Vegan meals! Sunday, April 13th at 5 pm: Join us as we celebrate of holiday of freedom together at our annual BCC 2nd night seder! We will enjoy the warmth and joy of community, spending time with old and new friends, singing and telling our story in creative ways, and eating delicious Passover friendly food. All are welcome - bring your friends! 📍 Where? Beth Chayim Chadashim ⌚ When? Sunday, April 13th at 5 pm 🍷 What? Second night Passover seder - an outdoor ritual dining experience featuring song, prayer, and delicious meal options. Reserve your tickets at the link in bio! #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #Passover #PassoverSeder #Pesach

⏰ Not an April Fool! The deadline for the Kosher and Vegan meals is TOMORROW! ⏰ Sunday, April 13th at 5 pm: Join us as we celebrate of holiday of freedom together at our annual BCC 2nd night seder! We will enjoy the warmth and joy of community, spending time with old and new friends, singing and telling our story in creative ways, and eating delicious Passover friendly food. All are welcome - bring your friends! 📍 Where? Beth Chayim Chadashim ⌚ When? Sunday, April 13th at 5 pm 🍷 What? Second night Passover seder - an outdoor ritual dining experience featuring song, prayer, and delicious meal options. Get your tickets today bethchayimchadashim.shulcloud.com/event/passover2025 or at our link in bio! #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #Pesach #Passover #PassoverSeder

Today is the Transgender Day of Visibility! From GLAAD: "Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces." Learn more about TDOV at glaad.org/tdov/ . . . #TransgenderDayOfVisibility #TDoV #Transgender #Trans #TransIsBeautiful #TransRightsAreHumanRights #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransJews #QueerJews #NonbinaryJews #GenderQueerJews #GayJews #LesbianJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

We are pleased to invite you to join us on Sunday, May 4th at Beth Chayim Chadashim for the 2025 BCC Vision Awards! . 📍 6090 W Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 ⌚ 3 pm – Event Begins | 3:15 – Awards Ceremony | 4:30 – Honorees’ Reception ✅ bit.ly/BCCVisionAwards2025 . For tickets, sponsorships, donations, & tribute ads go to bit.ly/BCCVisionAwards2025 . BCC’s Annual Vision Awards was established 40 years ago to recognize and honor leaders who have made major contributions towards tikkun olam – repairing the world. . This year we are honoring ✨ Rabbi Jillian R. Cameron with the Harriet Perl Tzedek Justice Award ✨ Aviyah Farkas with the Rabbi Erwin & Agnes Herman Humanitarian Award ✨ Ronnie Wexler with the Rabbi Erwin & Agnes Herman Humanitarian Award To learn more about our honorees, visit bcc-la.org/visionawards2025/ . The word “vision” captures that ability to think about, imagine, and plan for the future. Taking in what others pass by, envisioning the world as it can be, working against the odds with dedication and passion to make the world a better place – these are the qualities we celebrate with the BCC Vision Awards. . These are the qualities found in our honorees – we invite you to contribute generously to honor these remarkable people and ensure BCC can carry on their legacy for generations to come. . We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, May 4th. bit.ly/BCCVisionAwards2025 . . . #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #BCCVisionAwards2025 #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

Shavua Tov! ✨ Coming up TOMORROW is Session 1 of our Beginning of Life Series at BCC! ✨ Join us on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 4 PM, to learn about family planning in "Adulting is Hard. Queer Adulting is Harder: Growing and Protecting your LGBTQ+ Family." In this session, Attorney Amira Hasenbush will guide you through legal considerations you should be addressing when building your family via sperm donation, egg donation, surrogacy or adoption. We will discuss best practices to protect yourselves and your loved ones through all stages of the process from planning to conception to birth and postpartum. Plenty of time will be left for Q&A, so please feel welcome to bring your questions. ⏰ Sunday, March 30 at 4 pm 📍 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 👶 Learn about building your LGBTQIA+ family! And then join us on Sunday, April 6, 2025 to explore ways to invest and start building wealth that align with your values and goals. Bring your questions! Both sessions will begin at 4 PM, and light refreshments and snacks will be provided. This program is generously supported by Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries. RSVP at https://bit.ly/beginBCC @mountsinaiparks #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

🍷 (More Than) 4 Questions Trivia Night 🍷 Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 pm Join us for a bar-style trivia night with a queer Jewish bent! Kosher-for-Passover bar food dinner, speciality Passover-themed cocktails and Afikomen style prizes. Come for dinner and drinks at 6:30 PM, Trivia begins at 7:15 PM. Bring your friends and your best punny Trivia team name! ⏰ Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 pm 📍 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 ❓ Dinner, drinks, and bar-style trivia! This experience is part of NuRoots’ tenth Collective Escape festival. Discover the lineup at nuroots.org/collectiveescape. Please note photography will take place at this event—let us know if you have any questions. RSVP at our link in bio! @nurootsla #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #TriviaNight #Passover #Pesach #CollectiveEscape

✨ Coming up this Sunday is Session 1 of our Beginning of Life Series at BCC! ✨ Join us on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 4 PM, to learn about family planning in "Adulting is Hard. Queer Adulting is Harder: Growing and Protecting your LGBTQ+ Family." In this session, Attorney Amira Hasenbush will guide you through legal considerations you should be addressing when building your family via sperm donation, egg donation, surrogacy or adoption. We will discuss best practices to protect yourselves and your loved ones through all stages of the process from planning to conception to birth and postpartum. Plenty of time will be left for Q&A, so please feel welcome to bring your questions. ⏰ Sunday, March 30 at 4 pm 📍 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 👶 Learn about building your LGBTQIA+ family! This program is generously supported by Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries. RSVP at https://bit.ly/beginBCC @mountsinaiparks #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

What can you look forward to at BCC this week? ✡️ Friday, March 28 at 7:30 pm: Shabbat Evening Service. In person and on Zoom. To register for Zoom, please see the BCC calendar. 📚 Sunday, March 30 at 10 am: BCC Books & Bagels Group. On Zoom only. To register for Zoom, contact Larry Nathenson at larrynath@aol.com 👶 Sunday, March 30 at 4 pm: Beginning of Life Series, Session 1. In person only. To RSVP, please see the BCC calendar. 📖 Tuesday, April 1 at 7 pm: Torah Study. On Zoom only. To register for Zoom, please see the BCC calendar. #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles

Sunday, April 13th at 5 pm: Join us as we celebrate of holiday of freedom together at our annual BCC 2nd night seder! We will enjoy the warmth and joy of community, spending time with old and new friends, singing and telling our story in creative ways, and eating delicious Passover friendly food. All are welcome - bring your friends! 📍 Where? Beth Chayim Chadashim ⌚ When? Sunday, April 13th at 5 pm 🍷 What? Second night Passover seder - an outdoor ritual dining experience featuring song, prayer, and delicious meal options. Click here to reserve your tickets today: bethchayimchadashim.shulcloud.com/event/passover2025 #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #Pesach #Passover #PassoverSeder

✨ Coming up this Sunday is Session 1 of our Beginning of Life Series at BCC! ✨ Join us on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 4 PM, to learn about family planning in "Adulting is Hard. Queer Adulting is Harder: Growing and Protecting your LGBTQ+ Family." In this session, Attorney Amira Hasenbush will guide you through legal considerations you should be addressing when building your family via sperm donation, egg donation, surrogacy or adoption. We will discuss best practices to protect yourselves and your loved ones through all stages of the process from planning to conception to birth and postpartum. Plenty of time will be left for Q&A, so please feel welcome to bring your questions. ⏰ Sunday, March 30 at 4 pm 📍 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 👶 Learn about building your LGBTQIA+ family! This program is generously supported by Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries. RSVP at bit.ly/beginBCC @mountsinaiparks #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles #LGBTFamily #LGBTQFamily

Sunday, April 13th at 5 pm: Join us as we celebrate of holiday of freedom together at our annual BCC 2nd night seder! We will enjoy the warmth and joy of community, spending time with old and new friends, singing and telling our story in creative ways, and eating delicious Passover friendly food. All are welcome - bring your friends! . 📍 Where? Beth Chayim Chadashim ⌚ When? Sunday, April 13th at 5 pm 🍷 What? Second night Passover seder - an outdoor ritual dining experience featuring song, prayer, and delicious meal options. . Reserve your tickets today at bethchayimchadashim.shulcloud.com/event/passover2025 or at our link in bio! . . . #BCC #BethChayimChadashim #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Passover #PassoverSeder #Pesach #Seder #GayJews #LesbianJews #TransJews #QueerJews #JewishLA #LosAngeles