We look forward to enjoying nature as we catch up with old friends and meet new ones during Walking Mondays (changed from Fridays) this summer.

Detailed directions to each meeting point will follow the week before each walk.

Bring your water, bug spray, walking sticks, and hats. Wear your sturdy sneakers or hiking boots.

Walks begin at 9:30 am. Directions provided by email the week of the walk.

Learn more here.

Mr. Klein

It's January 1942 in Paris and art dealer Robert Klein is making a killing. For this loyal Frenchman, the Nazi occupation is a unique business opportunity, since Jews fleeing the country are unlikely to haggle over their heirlooms' worth. But when a Jewish newspaper turns up on Klein's doorstep, his comfortable life begins to unravel. It seems there's another Robert Klein, a suspected Jewish Resistance fighter, who's content to live in the shadows and let his namesake take the fall. As Klein's investigation of his double progresses, the mood shifts from Hitchcock to Kafka and proving his innocence becomes less important than confronting his doppelganger...

Watch the Trailer here:

Guest Speaker: Kate Gibeault - Director, Cohen Institute for Holocaust and

Director of the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Keene State College, is a trained anthropologist of religion with expertise in religion in the wake of mass tragedies.

Gibeault comes to Keene State from the University of San Diego, where she has worked for the past six years, offering courses on the Holocaust and related topics through the Department of Theology & Religious Studies. She has served as co-chair of the Teaching Religion Unit of the American Academy of Religion and as a co-director of the university’s Urgent Challenges Collective, an initiative that supports research, teaching, and advocacy on the issue of homelessness.

Patio Party hosted by Ellen Fisch Karcinel and Ken Karcinel

Movie Times - All Films:
Box Office Opens: 5:30 PM | Patio Opens: 6:00 PM | Guest Speaker: 6:30 PM | Film: 7:00PM  

Tickets are sold at the door or Purchase online (coming soon)
General Admission:  $10.00 | BHC and JFNH Members:  $9.00 |  Season Pass (5 Films): $40.00

We gather to observe Tisha B’av.  This day traditionally marks a number of calamities in the history of our people.  It is the only major Jewish holiday that takes place during the summer—months when we are often engaged in leisure time.

Request Zoom link here

Learn more about the holiday in a letter from Rabbi Hazzan Lipton here

Borne Back, Shlomo Shyovitz

Moderated by James Barnes with author Shlomo Shyovitz

Borne Back is a journey through time to the Israel of the author’s youth.

Guest participation adds a special dimension to our discussions and brings these stories to life in a unique way.Whether you’ve joined us before or are considering your first visit, we invite you to be part of this year’s program.

All books are available at Amazon and Abe’s Books https://www.abebooks.com and some are available at the Bethlehem Public Library.   Meetings are open to anyone, and everyone interested in participating in a reading group.

Contact Gail Robinson for more information and session Zoom Link here

Bernard Rose, Piano

Johann Sebastian Bach

Preludes and Fugues from The Well‑Tempered Clavier, Book I

Aaron Copland

Piano Sonata

Ludvig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata in A‑flat major, Op. 11

Dedicated to the memory of Rita Katz Farrell, who loved the congregation and the music and cultural programs.

Tickets available at the door on concert days: $20 members, $25 General Admission (cash or check only)

Tickets available online via Catamount Arts

We look forward to enjoying nature as we catch up with old friends and meet new ones during Walking Mondays (changed from Fridays) this summer.

Detailed directions to each meeting point will follow the week before each walk.

Bring your water, bug spray, walking sticks, and hats. Wear your sturdy sneakers or hiking boots.

Walks begin at 9:30 am. Directions provided by email the week of the walk.

Learn more here.

Patio Party hosted by Steve and Marilyn Monsein

Movie Times - All Films:
Box Office Opens: 5:30 PM | Patio Opens: 6:00 PM | Guest Speaker: 6:30 PM | Film: 7:00PM  

Tickets are sold at the door or Purchase online (coming soon)
General Admission:  $10.00 | BHC and JFNH Members:  $9.00 |  Season Pass (5 Films): $40.00

July 9 - For the Love of A Woman (2025)

Mili Avital (Stargate), Uri Pfeffer (Hacksaw Ridge), Moni Moshonov (Late Marriage, America), Menashe Noy (Gett, Tehran) star in a sweeping English speaking saga based on the beloved novel of Israeli author Meir Shalev, The Loves Of Judith.

1970. Esther, a tormented American in her forties, receives a letter after the death of her mother: she must find a woman who lived in the 30s in Palestine and keeps a secret about her life. Esther begins her search in Israel helped by Zayde, a university professor with a particular background.

1930. A village of settlers, the atmosphere of a new world. Moshe, widower with two children, hires a woman to help him. The arrival of Yehudit changes the life of Moshe and two other men: Yaakov, a romantic farmer, and Globerman, a cattle dealer. An exciting and tragic love story begins. 

By tying together the threads that bind past and present, Esther and Zayde will discover a shocking truth.

Watch the Trailer here.

Guest Speaker:

Shayna Weiss, Senior Associate Director Schusterman Center for Israel Studies Brandeis University

Dr. Shayna Weiss is the Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. Previously, she was the inaugural Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Israel Studies at the United States Naval Academy. She earned her PhD from New York University in Hebrew and Judaic Studies. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in Israel at Bar Ilan University and Tel Aviv University, where she taught courses about Israeli history and society. She has also taught at Brooklyn College and New York University. Her research interests converge at the intersection of religion and gender in the Israeli public sphere, as well as the politics of Israeli popular culture. She is completing a book on gender segregation in the Israeli public sphere.

My Mother’s Secret by Alina Adams

Moderated by Sharon Heyman with Author Alina Adams

My Mother’s Secret, follows an idealistic young woman through harrowing adventures as she struggles to help establish a Jewish homeland in Russia.

Guest participation adds a special dimension to our discussions and brings these stories to life in a unique way.Whether you’ve joined us before or are considering your first visit, we invite you to be part of this year’s program.

All books are available at Amazon and Abe’s Books https://www.abebooks.com and some are available at the Bethlehem Public Library.   Meetings are open to anyone, and everyone interested in participating in a reading group.

Contact Gail Robinson for more information and session Zoom Link here

Movie Times - All Films:
Box Office Opens: 5:30 PM | Patio Opens: 6:00 PM | Guest Speaker: 6:30 PM | Film: 7:00PM  

Tickets are sold at the door or Purchase online (coming soon)
General Admission:  $10.00 | BHC and JFNH Members:  $9.00 |  Season Pass (5 Films): $40.00

September 4 - Treasure – (2024)

Ruth,(Lena Dunham) a neurotic businesswoman from New York, takes her father Edek(Stephen Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor on a journey to Poland to make sense of her family's past. Edek's hesitation to confront his past and his often odd demeanor cause more than just one dispute between him and his daughter. The trip unfolds into a story that encapsulates the emotion of discovery and drama with humor. Based on the best-selling autobiographical novel TOO MANY MEN by New York-based writer Lily Brett. 

Watch the trailer here

 Watch the trailer here

Guest Speaker: Lori Lefkowitz - Ruderman Professor and Director of the Jewish Studies Program and Director of the Humanities Center at Northeastern University. 

She is the author of In Scripture: The First Stories of Jewish Sexual Identity, which was named a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in the category of Women’s Studies. Her awards include a Fulbright professorship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an academic fellowship at the Philadelphia Association for Psychoanalysis, a Woodrow Wilson dissertation fellowship in the Women’s Studies Division, and a Golda Meir post-doctoral fellowship at Hebrew University.

Amit Peled, cello

Martin Labazevitch, piano

Weinberg – Cello Sonata No. 2

Chopin – Cello Sonata in G minor

Tickets available at the door on concert days: $20 members, $25 General Admission (cash or check only)

As all of you are well aware, ticket sales only contribute about 25% of the cost of bringing in our performers.  We rely on the generous support of our patrons.  We thank those of you who have already contributed to the Sounds in the Sanctuary 2025 season.  Donate here

August 22: Bretzfelder Park Mushroom Walk, Bethlehem

Everyone looks forward to searching for mushrooms, especially with Dr. Roz Lowen, BHC’s incredibly knowledgeable mycologist, leading the way. There are several possible trails at Bretzfelder. Our walk will depend on where we most likely will find mushrooms!

We will meet at 9:30 AM in the Bretzfelder Park Parking Lot on Prospect Street, about one mile from Route 302 on the left.

 Please bring water and bug spray. Wear comfortable walking shoes or hiking boots. Bring hiking poles if you use them.

Please let us know if you are coming. We don’t want to leave you behind!

Catch up with old friends and meet new ones during Walking Fridays again this summer.

Detailed directions to each meeting point will follow the week before each walk.   

 Please bring water and bug spray. Wear comfortable walking shoes or hiking boots. Bring hiking poles if you use them.

Everyone is invited back to Sharon and Barry’s house after the hike for some snacks!!

Please let us know if you are coming. We don’t want to leave you behind!

Movie Times - All Films:
Box Office Opens: 5:30 PM | Patio Opens: 6:00 PM | Guest Speaker: 6:30 PM | Film: 7:00PM  

Tickets are sold at the door or Purchase online (coming soon)
General Admission:  $10.00 | BHC and JFNH Members:  $9.00 |  Season Pass (5 Films): $40.00

August 21 - Daniel – (1983)

A '60s graduate student (Timothy Hutton) recalls his parents (Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse), executed in the '50s for selling atomic secrets. The film, directed by Sidney Lumet, is based on E. L. Doctorow’s novel inspired by the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for espionage.

 Watch the trailer here

Guest Speakers: Robert and Ellen Meeropol with Rick Winston

Robert Meeropol is the younger son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.

Ellen Meeropol is the author of five novels (The Lost Women of Azalea Court, Her Sister's Tattoo, Kinship of Clover, On Hurricane Island, and House Arrest) and the guest editor for the anthology, Dreams for a Broken World.

Rick Winston – Film Historian Rick Winston was the co-owner of Montpelier’s Savoy Theater for 29 years, and was Programming Director for the Green Mountain Film Festival for 14 year

The Merchant Princes by Leon Harris, Lucy Goodhart, discussion leader

Focusing on one city and family per chapter, Harris reveals the fascinating stories of America's great Jewish storekeeping families--the Rosenwalds of Chicago, Riches of Atlanta, Marcuses of Dallas, and Goldsmiths of Memphis, among others--telling how they progressed from ordinary peddlers to the creators of sumptuous retail emporiums. This description may be from another edition of this product.

“A Tribute to the Mautner and Robinson Families”

Sponsored by Dorothea Mautner in honor of her husband, Henry Mautner

A performance in the style of a Viennese salon, including works by Bach, Mozart, and Schubert, featuring:

Dr. Andrus Madsen, pianoforte

Anastasia Robinson, soprano

Gary Robinson, guitar

Tickets available at the door on concert days: $20 members, $25 General Admission (cash or check only)

As all of you are well aware, ticket sales only contribute about 25% of the cost of bringing in our performers.  We rely on the generous support of our patrons.  We thank those of you who have already contributed to the Sounds in the Sanctuary 2025 season.  Donate here

Movie Times - All Films:
Box Office Opens: 5:30 PM | Patio Opens: 6:00 PM | Guest Speaker: 6:30 PM | Film: 7:00PM  

Tickets are sold at the door or Purchase online (coming soon)
General Admission:  $10.00 | BHC and JFNH Members:  $9.00 |  Season Pass (5 Films): $40.00

August 7 - “Midas Man” – (2024)

Brian Epstein, a man who lived a thousand lives in a few short years, a visionary who transformed music history. From running a Liverpool record store to shaping the sound of a generation,

Epstein's journey is a rollercoaster of ambition, passion, and relentless pursuit of greatness. Jacob Fortune-Lloyd stars as the mastermind behind The Beatles' meteoric rise, navigating a whirlwind of unprecedented fame, cultural revolution, and personal demons. But behind the glitz and glamour lies a man seeking acceptance and love in a world not ready.

 Watch the trailer here

Guest Speaker: Erik Taros, Beatles Historian

Beatles & Rock 'n' Roll Historian, Film Maker and Archivist Erik Taros is an original generation Beatles fan who has been seriously researching and collecting rare music media since the mid-seventies.

Special Bonus: BBC live footage of Epstein at work

Never before seen in the US, this footage, which aired on BBC TV, will be shown for the first time in the US. Thanks to speaker Taros for sharing this treasure with the film festival.

The Joy of Costco by David and Susan Schwartz, Melissa Potter, discussion leader

Join David & Susan Schwartz on a whirlwind tour of Costco warehouses around the globe. They are two of Costco's biggest fans, yet live in one of NYC's smallest apartments. Since 2016, they have been to over 250 of Costco's 850+ warehouses, plus gotten behind-the-scenes looks at depots, packaging facilities, vendors, meatpacking plants, and even a pre-opening party.

Travelling over 240,000 miles, they have visited at least one warehouse in 47 US states and 13 other countries, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan, and the UK. They celebrated the launch of this book with a Yonkers to Yorba Linda Costco Road Trip, stopping to visit their favorite retailer along the way.

Topics are covered in a whimsical A to Z format, using Q&A to cover topics ranging from Cashews and Chicken to Hot Dogs and Hawaii, targeted to delight the more than 128 million Costco members and over 300,000 dedicated Costco employees. There is a Prologue that describes how the authors came to write the book, and an introduction that provides a brief narrative history of Costco and its predecessor companies.

Sounds in the Sanctuary

August 1

Halcyon Chorale

The Sacred Veil

The most recent collaboration between composer Eric Whitacre and poet/lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri, “The Sacred Veil” is based on the experiences of Silvestri and his wife, Julie, who died of ovarian cancer at age 36 in 2005, leaving two young children. Including texts from Silvestri, Whitacre and Julie herself, the intimate, compelling score tells a story of courtship, love, loss, and the search for solace.
Season Pass (4 concerts): $60 for BHC members, $75 general public (may be purchased at the door, cash or check only)

Tickets available at the door on concert days: $20 members, $25 General Admission (cash or check only)

As all of you are well aware, ticket sales only contribute about 25% of the cost of bringing in our performers.  We rely on the generous support of our patrons.  We thank those of you who have already contributed to the Sounds in the Sanctuary 2025 season.  Donate here

Mount Agassiz

Catch up with old friends and meet new ones during Walking Fridays again this summer.

Detailed directions to each meeting point will follow the week before each walk.   

 Please bring water and bug spray. Wear comfortable walking shoes or hiking boots. Bring hiking poles if you use them.

Mount Agassiz is a short, steep hike (1.5 miles round trip) that leads to a stunning view from the summit. We might choose to explore a different route to the top. The dirt bike trail is slightly longer but not as steep.

Please let us know if you are coming. We don’t want to leave you behind!

July 31 - “Janis Ian: Breaking the Silence”(2024)

Movie Times - All Films:
Box Office Opens: 5:30 PM | Patio Opens: 6:00 PM | Guest Speaker: 6:30 PM | Film: 7:00PM  

Tickets are sold at the door or Purchase online (coming soon)
General Admission:  $10.00 | BHC and JFNH Members:  $9.00 |  Season Pass (5 Films): $40.00

In the mid-60s, Janis Ian, a teenage singer-songwriter from New Jersey scores a hit ("Society's Child," 1966) about an interracial relationship. The song launches her illustrious career but also ignites controversy, and she plunges into an emotional tailspin–only to emerge from the ashes with an even bigger hit ("At Seventeen," 1975) about body shaming.

For the next six decades, Janis overcame homophobia, record industry misogyny, and a life-threatening illness to produce an indelible body of work that continues to draw large audiences around the globe.

         Watch the Trailer here:

Guest Speaker: Ericka Cushing

Founder of NH Womenfolk (Womenfolk Music Experience) and host of Womenfolk Radio Show at North Country Community Radio, Ericka Cushing has a heart for female artists struggling to survive in this male dominated field.

She is constantly creating new ways to secure safe places for female artists to share their gifts in a nurturing space with listening, loving audiences. Ericka has been performing for 36 years and continues to evoke audiences into being a part of the experience of live music.