Betty Jane Jacobs and her husband, Alfred Litman, have been members of BJ since 1985 and celebrated the b’nai mitzvah of their children, Joey and Juliet, at BJ. She is a former public defender at the Legal Aid Society and, since 1992, she and Alfred have practiced law together at Litman & Jacobs.
If you ask her, she’ll tell you that BJ has helped her to live her best Jewish life—at services, as a volunteer in a number of BJ’s social justice initiatives, and as a member of several havurot in which she has had a chance to study with, and learn from, other members of the BJ community. Currently she helps run BJ’s Thursday night respite dinners for new New Yorkers.
As the Hanukkah lights push back the darkness, three BJ members reflect on the quiet courage of migrant families—and the powerful light of Thursday night ...
In this week's Haftarah Project, BJ member Betty Jane Jacobs reflects on the haftarah for Behukkotai and the inner forces that lead us astray. Through ...