Rabbi Amy Sapowith
Rabbi Amy Sapowith has a B.A. with honors from Dartmouth College, an M.A. in Comparative Literature from UCLA and is A.B.D in the same. Her doctoral program was in African American, Latin American and Jewish American literatures. Rabbi Sapowith received Rabbinic Ordination from HUC-JIR in Los Angeles in 2003. While at HUC-JIR Rabbi Sapowith twice received awards for Outstanding Service to a Small Congregation and for Excellence in Bible. During her studies she also served as rabbinic intern for Gateways Beit Teshuva, a Jewish residential home for people recovering from addiction. Prior to her graduate studies, Rabbi Sapowith worked as an environmentalist in Washington, D.C. and Quito, Ecuador.
Rabbi Sapowith joined the clergy staff of Temple Sinai in 2003. While there she led a congregational mitzvah trip to post-Katrina New Orleans and a peoplehood tour to Spain. She supervised the junior and senior youth group advisors and worked towards connecting Sinai youth with peers in Spain. She joined BCRC as our rabbi in 2015 and we look forward to many productive years together!
She is a bridge-builder between Jews of different stripes, between Jews in different parts of the world, with other local faith communities and with secular American society. Rabbi Sapowith encourages lifelong learning and has herself furthered her Jewish studies at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem, the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and the Drisha Institute in New York City.
Shalom! Peace!
Rabbi Amy Sapowith
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: rabbi@bcrcva.org
Fri, December 8 2023
25 Kislev 5784
it's BCRC's 25th Anniversary
This year our 'house of friends' is celebrating our 25th anniversary by returning to a full schedule of events where adults, kids and families can get together. Please consider a special 25th anniversary donation to your house of friends (click donate above).
BCRC Silent Auction
Join the BCRC community to help us meet our end of year fundraising campaign through this fun, interactive, online and in-person silent auction. Our goal is to raise $5000 for synagogue improvements- continuing to work towards renovations to have a welcoming and beautiful space.
We are so grateful to all of the amazing BCRC members and community members who have donated their talents, skills, items and opportunities for you to bid on. Take a look and start your bidding for Chanukah gifts, unique opportunities, and ways to pamper yourself.
Please use a fun anonymous name and don't worry about outbidding your friends- the goal is to raise a lot of money! Online bidding will stay open through December 6, 2023. For more information, contact Julia Schneider at executivevp@bcrcva.org. Click here to bid now!
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