After the deaths, holiness
This week we’re reading Acharei Mot-Kedoshim. Acharei mot means after the deaths. After the deaths of Aaron’s two sons, we read, vayidom Aharon: and Aaron was silent. That’s resonating with […]
Entries by Rachel Barenblat
This Week’s Zoom Offerings at CBI
Shavua tov – a good new week to you! This week our Zoom offerings include Rabbinic Drop-In Hour (1pm Mondays), Omer Discussion Group with Jen Burt (5pm Tuesdays – in Jen’s Zoom […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Tazria-Mtzora… on Zoom
Shavua tov — a good new week to you! Apologies for the fact that we haven’t sent out these emails since Purim. The last six weeks have been a bit […]
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 […]
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 […]
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