A Video Message from Rabbi Rachel
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ZFNaIsiSY] This short video begins with a check-in for the CBI community, and then moves to a teaching from the rabbi of the Warsaw Ghetto for this week’s parsha […]
Entries by Rachel Barenblat
In the wilderness
A d’varling for the end of week five of covid-19 sheltering-in-place. As we leave Pesach behind we set out into the wilderness, trusting that somehow we’re moving toward Sinai, toward […]
This week’s digital offerings
This week’s digital offerings have just been emailed out to our mailing list: login info and password for today’s Rabbinic Drop-In Hour, tomorrow’s Omer discussion with Jen Burt, Wednesday’s Yizkor […]
Looking Ahead to Pesach
Dear CBI Community, Pesach is coming soon. In this email you’ll find resources for holding a first-night seder at home, information about a second-night Zoom seder, and a ritual for […]
CBI Digital Offerings
Dear CBI Community, I’m writing today with updates on CBI’s digital offerings this week and in weeks to come. In this time of quarantine and sheltering-in-place, community connections can be […]
We are not alone
Dear CBI Community, What a week it has been. Unlike any other we have known. And we know that many more unprecedented weeks are ahead of us. In this moment […]
Like a fiddler on the roof
Dear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends, Not long ago I was preparing to take my son to see the national touring production of Fiddler on the Roof, in which […]
Update: CBI in this time of pandemic
See also: Like a fiddler on the roof, March 13, 2020. Dear CBI community, I am writing with an update on what we are doing at CBI about the covid-19 […]
Engraved on our hearts
In this week’s Torah portion we read about the instructions for making special garments for Aaron, brother of Moses: the first High Priest. We read about blue, purple, and crimson […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Tetzaveh and to Purim
Shavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us for Shabbat services at 9:30am on Saturday morning led by Rabbi Rachel. This week we’re reading from parashat Tetzaveh. If […]
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