Pollinator Garden – Help Us Build!
There is nothing superfluous in the universe. Even flies, gnats, and mosquitoes are part of creation and, as such, serve a divinely-appointed purpose. — Bereshit Rabbah We’re Starting a Pollinator […]
Entries by Rachel Barenblat
Going the extra mile: a d’varling for Naso
When a person commits any wrong toward a fellow human being, thus breaking faith with YHVH, and that person realizes their guilt, that person must confess the wrong that he […]
Four prayers from afar
Dear CBI community, “My heart is in the East, and I am at the end of the West,” wrote medieval poet Judah Ha-Levi, yearning for Jerusalem from afar. Lately, my […]
Join us at Sinai!
We’ll begin with Festival Maariv with Hallel and Yizkor from 7:30-9:00pm. Tikkun Leyl Shavuot Schedule 9:00pm Bart Sobel (TBE) – Ethical storytelling 9:10pm Shari Berkowitz (TBE) – Speech language pathology […]
A message from Rabbi Rachel – As we approach hybrid…
If you can’t see the embedded video, above, it’s here on YouTube. You can also read the text of the video below. Dear CBI Community, As we look toward hopefully […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat, to a bat mitzvah, and to Shavuot
Shabbat Services This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 10:30am on Saturday morning (note the different time) for Shabbat morning services led by Rabbi Rachel, where we will call […]
Looking ahead to the Days of Awe
Dear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends, Please take a few moments to read and respond to this survey about the High Holidays this year. We ask that you please […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat and to Shavuot
Shabbat Dinner This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 7:30pm on Friday night for Zoom Shabbat Dinner. Bring your own candles, wine or juice, bread to bless, […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Lag Ba’Omer and Shabbat Emor
Shabbat Services This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 9:30am on Saturday morning for Shabbat morning services led by Rabbi Pam Wax! Torah Portion and Commentaries This week we’re reading […]
Hidden Treasure and what comes next: a d’varling for Shabbat Tazria-Metzora
Last year at the start of the pandemic, my hevruta partners and I studied a text from the Piaceczyner (the rabbi of the Warsaw Ghetto) about this week’s Torah portion, […]
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