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  • Many candles lit for Chanukah.

    Community Chanukah Concert 5786

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    Congregation Beth Israel 53 Lois Street, North Adams, MA, United States

    Join the CBI choir and musicians for a celebration of the Festival of Lights with music both old and new! Musical selections will include traditional Ashkenazi and Sephardi Chanukah songs as well as contemporary compositions. We’ll close with a family-friendly singalong featuring some favorite Chanukah tunes. After the concert, we’ll segue into potluck refreshments, dreidels and gelt, and kid-friendly Chanukah arts and crafts; please bring a contribution for the potluck table and an unopened box of pasta to donate to the Berkshire Food Project.

    Free

  • Clipart of a loaf of challah on a laptop screen.

    CANCELLED | First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering

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    Please note that this month's First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering has been cancelled — we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this change may have caused. Instead, please plan to join us when we resume on Friday, February 6. Thank you for understanding and happy holidays!

  • Kantika: A Novel by Elizabeth Graver

    NEW DATE! | CBI Book Club with Author Elizabeth Graver

    Featured CBI Book Club
    Virtual Event (Zoom)

    Our next meeting of the CBI Book Club will take place over Zoom on Thursday, January 29 (NEW DATE!) at 7:30pm (EST). Kantika ("song" in Ladino) was inspired by the life story of her maternal grandmother Rebecca Cohen, daughter of the Sephardic elite of early twentieth-century Istanbul, whose shapeshifting journey took her to Cuba, Spain and New York. Come talk about Kantika with author Elizabeth Graver and her mother, Suzanne Levy Graver, who leads CBI's book club and whose childhood is part of this story. This online event is free and open to the public.

  • Wine & Cheese Tu BiShvat Seder: New Year of the Trees 5786 / 2026

    NEW DATE! | Wine & Cheese Tu BiShvat Seder (Registration Deadline: 1/23)

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    Congregation Beth Israel 53 Lois Street, North Adams, MA, United States

    Join Rabbi Rachel and the CBI community for a special wine-and-cheese tasting aligned with the four seasons, the Four Worlds of Jewish mysticism, and the journey through the spiritual year that is central to Tu BiShvat! We’ll bless and taste four wines (or juices) and cheeses alongside the customary tree fruits and nuts, celebrating the sap rising outside and the spiritual energies of spring’s renewal rising within us. $18 per adult; please note that the registration deadline for this event has passed.

    $18.00
  • Clipart of a loaf of challah on a laptop screen.

    First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering

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    Virtual Event (Zoom)

    Please join us for our monthly gathering around the Virtual Shabbat Table! We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat, light the candles, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors, or meet new ones, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie.

    Free
  • The Photographer at Sixteen The Death and Life of a Fighter by George Szirtes

    CBI Book Club

    Featured CBI Book Club
    Virtual Event (Zoom)

    The CBI Book Club will meet over Zoom to discuss The Photographer at Sixteen: The Death and Life of a Fighter by George Szirtes. The Photographer at Sixteen is a poet’s memoir of his mother that flows backwards through time, through a tumultuous period of European history – a tender and yet unsparing autobiographical journey. Those who plan on joining us should RSVP via our website; Zoom information will be sent to all who RSVP once the date gets closer.

    Free

  • Why Don’t We Talk About Chapter 9? Pre-Purim Megillat Esther Discussion

    Pre-Purim Discussion: Why Don’t We Talk About Chapter Nine? | Zoom Only

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    Virtual Event (Zoom)

    When we think of Purim we may think of Esther and Mordechai, court intrigue, and graggers drowning out the name of the wicked Haman. But most liberal communities (including ours) rarely read or retell the penultimate chapter of the megillah. Join Rabbi Rachel for a text study of that final chapter alongside some of our tradition’s commentaries as we delve into the deep spiritual question of what this text can teach us and how we choose to relate to it today.

  • Clipart of a loaf of challah on a laptop screen.

    CANCELLED | First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering

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    Please note that this month's First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering has been cancelled — we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this change may have caused. Instead, please plan to join us on Friday, May 1. Thank you for understanding!

  • Little Bird: A Novel from Barbara Viniar

    CBI Book Club with Author Barbara Viniar

    Featured CBI Book Club
    Virtual Event (Zoom)

    The CBI Book Club will meet over Zoom for a discussion about Little Bird with author (and Berkshire resident) Barbara Viniar! Little Bird is the story of a girl – Barbara’s very own grandmother – who finds the courage to forge her own path to womanhood, seeking hard-won independence in turn-of-the-century New York City. This online event is free and open to the public.