Our community gathers at this sacred time for meaningful reflection and celebration as we welcome the new year and embrace this time of forgiveness and renewal. We hope you'll join us.
At the very bottom of this page you will see a button to click to register -- members, please note that you will not be charged even though a price will come up. Your e-mails have been pre-loaded into the system to bypass payment. If you are asked for a credit card, please contact the office for assistance.
For those who are new to Beth David, welcome! You are invited to join us for High Holidays and can register for all of these experiences using the button below (we are asking for $100 to join all services) or you can click on the specific experiences that interest you and register for them at $25 apiece.
As you scroll down, you'll see that we are lucky to be joined by some wonderful guests and scholars throughout this time, and you can also explore each of our offerings by clicking on them to see timings for that service and other key details (again, members do NOT need to register for these experiences individually, only once at the bottom of this page).
In addition, Beth David is thrilled to welcome everyone for a special Erev Rosh Hashanah experience, family services, and learning on Yom Kippur afternoon. Information to join all of these sessions will be sent on Wednesday, September 16 along with access to all of our main services in one, easy to follow e-mail with links and clear directions.
And here are a few other opportunities for you to connect with the Beth David community as we welcome 5781:
Leaders & Special Guests
Rabbi Mitch Chefitz
Mitch and Walli have settled into their Coconut Grove apartment overlooking Biscayne Bay. They delight in occasional trips to Cleveland to visit with their grandchildren, Adler and Sammy.
Mitch is the author of three novels, most notably The Seventh Telling: The Kabbalah of Moshe Katan, a Los Angeles Times bestseller. His story collection, The Curse of Blessings, has been translated into German, Korean, and Mandarin. His most recent publication is a digitally formatted novella, White Fire, available on Kindle and other digital readers.
Mitch has served as chairperson of the National Havurah Committee, editor of a nationally syndicated weekly Torah column, and is a frequent teacher at Havurah institutes, rabbinic conferences, and other gatherings with a focus on Jewish renewal. He teaches on topics related to Jewish spirituality, alternative religious community, and Jewish family education. He is a past-president of the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami.
Mitch studied at MIT and the University of California, Berkeley, then served as an officer in the US Navy with service aboard destroyers in waters off Vietnam and in the Mediterranean during the Six Day War. After his military service he studied in Arad, Israel, where he met and became engaged to Walli. He began his rabbinic studies at HUC-JIR in Jerusalem in 1970 and received his ordination from HUC-JIR (New York) in 1975.
Mitch came to Miami to be associate rabbi at Temple Beth Am. Then for 22 years beginning in 1980 he was the director of the Havurah of South Florida, a non-denominational fellowship that created programming to fill the interstices between synagogues and other established Jewish organizations. The Havurah offered a variety of opportunities for learning of Torah, Talmud, and Jewish spiritual discipline (Kabbalah) in an egalitarian setting. In 2002 Mitch returned to the pulpit rabbinate to serve Temple Israel of Greater Miami. After five years as rabbi he continued for another seven as scholar-in-residence.
Rabbi Adam Gindea
Adam is the Base Rabbi at Base Miami. After growing up in the Five Towns of Long Island and studying in a yeshiva day school, Adam continued his Jewish education receiving a B.A. in Bible from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a B.A. in Religion from Columbia University. With a love of and dedication to learning, teaching, and experiencing Jewish texts, rituals, and life, Adam continued on to receive a Certificate of Jewish education at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. While living in Israel, Adam received rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Pirchei Shoshanim and studied Safrut (scribal arts) under the tutelage of Rabbi David Gottesman. Adam worked as an experiential Jewish educator and classroom teacher designing his own curricula and courses at a Schechter school in New Jersey. After a short time owning and operating a kosher BBQ food truck, R’ Adam and Jessie designed, implemented, and grew Base Miami to what it is today. R’ Adam is also currently training as a Spiritual Director.
Explore our 5781 Services
Rosh Hashanah, Day 1
Rosh Hashanah, Day 2
Kol Nidre
Yom Kippur Day Service
Yom Kippur Mincha & Neilah
Click here to register for access to High Holidays at Beth David