Shabbat Across the Berkshires at CBI
Our community is honored to be hosting Shabbat Across the Berkshires on Friday, Sept. 9 at 7pm, with a wonderful Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a delicious Oneg Shabbat provided by the CBI Board of Directors. All the Berkshire County Jewish community is invited, so expect to greet old friends and meet some new ones. The service, as usual, will be beautiful and inspiring.
Children are welcome. There will be a separate children’s program led by our Education Director.
Save the date! We hope see you for this very special Shabbat evening!!
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Shabbat and Havdalah Times
If you want to light Shabbat candles and make havdalah at the halakhically-accepted times, here they are:
Sept 4 - light at 7:03
Sept 5 - havdalah at 8:09
Sept 11 - light at 6:50
Sept 12 - havdalah at 7:57
Sept 18 - light at 6:28
Sept 19 - havdalah at 7:44
Sept 25 - light at 6:25
Sept 26 - havdalah at 7:32
If it is your practice to light candles at a different hour of the day (perhaps not quite so early as halakha indicates during the winter, and not quite so late as halakha indicates during the summer), that's also a legitimate Reform Jewish choice. What's most important is that you're finding a way to incorporate Shabbat into your life.
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Ride Share
Are you are in need of a ride to and from CBI to attend services or events? Are you in need of a ride for local errands or appointments? The CBI community wants to help. Please let Jack know what your needs are. If you are able and willing to share rides or give rides, please send information on your availability to Jack (office@cbiweb.org)
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Feedback from Take and Eat:
"Best meat loaf I ever had!"
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Coming in 5777...
Do you want to learn more about Judaism?
Introduction to Judaism
at Congregation Beth Israel:
a new program in Jewish engagement for everyone, regardless of religion or background.
Eighteen sessions over the course of the fall and winter.
Beginning in November 2016.
Free for CBI members;
$60 for non-members.
The textbook costs $20; let the rabbi know if this is a hardship.
To sign up, contact rabbibarenblat@gmail.com.
Offered in partnership with the Louis & Judith Miller Introduction to Judaism Program at American Jewish University.
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"If you build it, they will come..." -- Field of Dreams
Join us at 10am on Sunday, October 16, to help build the CBI sukkah!
Sukkot begins that evening at sundown -- and all are welcome to use our sukkah all week: bring a meal, sit beneath the rustling cornstalks and enjoy the stars, even camp out in the sukkah if you are so inclined.
All are welcome -- experienced builders and "newbies" alike. Come do a mitzvah: help us build our sukkah -- and then rejoice in it throughout the holiday!
We'll build from 10am until whenever we're done. Please come lend a hand.
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The new Hebrew school year begins in September! Learn more about our religious school, see the school calendar, and more on our CBI Community Hebrew School website.
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Service Times
USUALLY: First Friday of the (secular) month: 6pm potluck, Kabbalat Shabbat service to follow (around 6:40).
THIS MONTH: Shabbat Across the Berkshires, 7pm on September 9, Oneg to follow
Every Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Service, followed by kiddush around 11am
Meditation minyan on Friday mornings, 9am
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CBI is a proud member of the Union for Reform Judaism
and also a proud member of the ALEPH Network
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Selichot Service
8pm, Saturday September 24
potluck dessert reception to follow
Join us for one of the sweetest services of the year. "Selichot" means "Forgiveness," and this is the service that kicks off the high holiday season. We'll open our hearts with prayer, poetry, and some of the melodies of the Days of Awe. We'll engage in some introspection and inner work. And then we'll gather in the social hall for a potluck dessert reception, bringing literal sweetness to this meaningful time of year. All are welcome.
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Happy Birthday in September to...
Stephen Prenner Dr. Benjamin Rudin Christina Kelly Judy Turbin Roger Thompson Calvin Filson Susan Hogan Richard Parmett Laurence Cherkis Sonya McGuire Barbara Kaplan Laura Thompson Daniel Hogan Nina Lentzner
Happy Anniversary in September to...
John and Sue Hogan
Benjamin and Alice Rudin
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Days of Awe at CBI 2016 / 5777
Havdalah & Selichot ("Forgiveness") service, Sat. Sept. 24, 8-9pm (potluck dessert reception to follow)
Cemetary Service, Walker Street, Sun. Sept. 25, 2-2:30pm
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah First Evening service, Sun. Oct. 2, 7:30-9pm
Rosh Hashanah First Day morning service, Mon. Oct. 3, 9:30am-12:30pm
Children's service led by Jane Shiyah, 10am (childcare all morning)
Tashlich (casting bread upon the waters) to follow
Rosh Hashanah Lunch at a local restaurant to follow that; please RSVP!
Rosh Hashanah Second Day morning service, Tues. Oct. 4, 9:30am-12pm
Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre (with childcare) Tues. Oct. 11, 6-8pm (arrive at 5:30 for music to open the heart)
Yom Kippur Morning service, Weds. Oct. 12, 9:30am-12:30pm
Children's service led by Jane Shiyah, 10am (childcare all morning)
Yizkor /Memorial Service will take place at the end of the morning service
Introduction to Jewish Contemplative Practice, led by Steven Green & Rose Ellis, 3-4pm
Yom Kippur Mincha and Avodah service, 4-5:30pm
Yom Kippur Ne'ilah service, 6-7pm (sundown: 6:13)
Yom Kippur Break-The-Fast: after services. Please RSVP!
Sukkot
Sukkot / Shabbat Potluck, Fri. Oct. 21, 5:30pm
Shemini Atzeret services, with Yizkor, Mon. Oct 24, 10am-12pm
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Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBINorthAdams
Don't miss the From the Rabbi blog: http://congregationbethisrael.wordpress.com
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Copies of See Me: Elul Poems by Rabbi Barenblat are available for purchase for $9, or can be borrowed from the rabbi's office on a first-come, first-served basis.
The lunar month of Elul (leading up to the Days of Awe / Jewish high holidays) is a time for self-examination, contemplation, and the inner work of teshuvah, repentance or return. Here are 29 poems, one for each day of Elul, which aim to open the reader up to awe, reflection, and the spiritual experience of being truly seen.
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Dear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends,
