Upcoming Events
Worth a Thousand Words: Spiritual Imagery of the High Holy Days
Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat (CBI) and Rabbi David Markus (Congregation Shir Ami) for our third annual joint runway to the High Holy Days to prepare heart and soul for the journey of inner transformation! Sessions will be held via Zoom every Tuesday at 7pm (EDT) from July 28 through September 8. Free for members of CBI & Shir Ami, $120 for non-members.
Find out more »Shabbat Morning Service
Join us on Shabbat morning as we celebrate Shabbat with prayer, song, and poetry. We'll hear some words of Torah (and some words about Torah) as we bask in Shabbat's sweetness. Our spiritual tools include traditional liturgy, contemporary poetry, chant, and song… as well as the spectacular views from our sanctuary, which connect us with the natural world and with our Source.
Find out more »North Adams, MA 01247 United States
CBI Book Club
The CBI Book Club will meet in-person to discuss Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast. In her multi-award-winning first memoir, Chast – a New Yorker cartoonist – brings her signature wit to the universal topic of aging parents while shining a light on one family's endearing peculiarities. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, documents, and a narrative as rife with laughs as it is with tears, Chast's memoir is both heart-wrenching and hilarious.
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Service
All are welcome as we celebrate Shabbat together with prayer, song, poetry, and heart. Some weeks the CBI choir and musicians will join Rabbi Rachel in leading prayer. Expect music, poetry, Torah teaching, and an opportunity to ritually let go of the week as we move together into sacred time.
Find out more »North Adams, MA 01247 United States
Shabbat Morning Service
Join us on Shabbat morning as we celebrate Shabbat with prayer, song, and poetry. We'll hear some words of Torah (and some words about Torah) as we bask in Shabbat's sweetness. Our spiritual tools include traditional liturgy, contemporary poetry, chant, and song… as well as the spectacular views from our sanctuary, which connect us with the natural world and with our Source.
Find out more »North Adams, MA 01247 United States
Tanglewood Concert & Picnic
Join CBI this summer for a potluck picnic with family-friendly activities on the lawn at 12pm and live music at 2:30pm featuring the BSO & Tanglewood Festival Chorus! Each person will need to purchase their own ticket in order to attend; lawn seats for this event are $44 per adult. Please RSVP by no later than Friday, August 21.
Find out more »Lenox, MA 01240
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
All are welcome as we celebrate Shabbat together with prayer, song, poetry, and heart. Some weeks the CBI choir and musicians will join Rabbi Rachel in leading prayer. Expect music, poetry, Torah teaching, and an opportunity to ritually let go of the week as we move together into sacred time.
Find out more »North Adams, MA 01247 United States
Selichot (“Forgiveness”) Service
Please join us for our annual Selichot service, led by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat. All are welcome!
Find out more »North Adams, MA 01247 United States
Service of Remembrance at the Beth Israel Cemetery
We invite you to our annual Service of Remembrance at the Beth Israel Cemetery. Whether or not your loved ones are buried in this cemetery, please join us for a short outdoor mincha (afternoon) service with opportunities for reflective prayer and memory. (This service will be held rain or shine.)
Find out more »Clarksburg, MA 01247 United States
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5787
Please join us for our annual Erev Rosh Hashanah service, co-led by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and cantorial soloist Ziva Larson with support from CBI musicians and choir. Expect poetry, prayer, harmony, melodies both traditional and contemporary, and an introduction to this year’s high holiday theme. All are welcome! (Please note that onsite parking for this service will be limited.)
Find out more »North Adams, MA 01247 United States
