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Welcome

Message from our President

!שלום, Shalom!, thank you for visiting our website. We are a small Reform Congregation in Yuma, Arizona, which is in the middle of the desert. Our name is Congregation Beth HaMidbar (House in the Desert/Wilderness). We are members of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ).

We’re pleased to announce that we are once again meeting in person for our services. Please note that it is a new location. You may contact us by email or phone if you need more information.

Many Reform congregations do livestream Friday night and Saturday morning services, as well as holiday services. Find a congregation in these listings and check their website for more information.

Arizona:
https://reformjudaism.org/find-a-congregation/keywords…
California:
https://reformjudaism.org/find-a-congregation/keywords…

Visitors

We welcome students and other visitors, and we invite you to participate with us in our religious services. We hope this introduction will provide you with the information you need to understand, feel comfortable, and get the most from your visit.

Upcoming Events

Wed 05

Passover Seder

RSVP required.

Apr 05 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sun 09

Cemetery Visit – Sunset Vista

Apr 09 @ 10:00 am - 10:20 pm
Fri 21

Shabbat / Yom HaShoah service

Apr 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

How an Instagram Meme Account is Spreading Jewish Joy

How an Instagram Meme Account is Spreading Jewish Joy jemerman March 31, 2023

Arts and Culture

Aly Silverberg, creator of @JewishGirlProbs, looking at her phone

When Aly Silverberg (she/her) started a Jewish meme account on Instagram, she never expected it to go viral - or for it to have such a big impact on her life and career. She certainly never expected it to reach tens of thousands of other Jews!

Thriving Like Isaac

Thriving Like Isaac sdolgov March 29, 2023

Living with Disabilities

Living most of my life in a hearing world – as a not-fully hearing person – has been my “normal” living experience. I don’t know any other way of being. I suspect there is a different way of living because everyone around me tells me so – they imagine that my life must be so hard, how I must cope (what are my choices??). At one point, I tried to connect to the Deaf community. Between not being fluent in American Sign Language and being able to live in the hearing world, I didn’t feel welcome – although I learned a lot about myself as a less-than-fully-hearing person in a hearing world. A few years ago, when I went from hard of hearing to deaf, I decided that I would be just that, “deaf” without the capital “D”. I am now a deaf person living in a hearing world (as opposed to a Deaf person with connections to the Deaf community).