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SUMMARY:Remembrance Circle
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a ritual of remembrance as we process the tremendous loss of a child in our community. Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi Jarah Greenfield will lead the community in song\, silence\, and guided opportunities to process our thoughts and feelings suitable both for children and for adults. We’ll also have the opportunity to paint rocks in loving remembrance\, to be brought to the CBI cemetery next month.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/remembrance-circle/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Announcements,Family Event,Onsite,Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T120000
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SUMMARY:Tanglewood Concert & Picnic
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: This event is not free to attend. For ticket information\, please see below. \nJoin us at Tanglewood this summer for an afternoon of music and fun! Please plan to join us on Sunday\, August 23 for a pre-concert potluck picnic on the lawn starting at 12pm — bring your own seating\, as well as food and drink to share during our potluck. Young family activities\, including a kid-friendly craft and family Shabbat song circle\, will be held in a designated tent canopy on the back lawn pre-concert. After our picnic\, we’ll enjoy a live concert together at 2:30pm featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. \n☆ Each person will need to purchase their own ticket in order to attend. Lawn seats for this event are $44 per adult; tickets can be purchased online on Tanglewood’s website or by phone at (617) 266-1200. (Children under 18 are able to attend for free\, but you must visit the Tanglewood box office on the day of the concert to obtain a ticket.) \nStay tuned for more information about our meeting place as the date approaches; please contact Natalie Matus if you have any questions. Those planning to attend must RSVP online by no later than Friday\, August 21 so we know who to expect. \nMajor financial support for this event has been provided by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation & Sally Gottesman\, as well as funding from other private donors.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tanglewood-2026/
LOCATION:Tanglewood — Koussevitzky Music Shed\, 297 West Street\, Lenox\, MA\, 01240
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Family Event,Offsite,Paid Tickets Required
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T203000
DTSTAMP:20260806T185801Z
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SUMMARY:Worth a Thousand Words: Spiritual Imagery of the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat (Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires) and Rabbi David Markus (Congregation Shir Ami of Greenwich\, CT) 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. \nThis year we’ll immerse in the spiritual imagery of the High Holy Day liturgy – the visions of humanity\, divinity\, morality\, and transcendence that liturgy’s words seek to rouse in us. Visual\, musical\, and poetic renderings will aim to deepen our personal experience of prayer and this season’s ancestral call of teshuvah (repentance\, return). \nTopics will include core liturgies such as Avinu Malkeinu\, Kol Nidre\, Unetaneh Tokef\, Psalm 27\, Avodah (Purification)\, and Neilah. \n\n☆ If you are interested in participating but did not previously register\, please contact Rabbi Rachel as soon as possible. Zoom info will only be sent to those who register in advance. \nRegistration Fee: Free for members of CBI & Shir Ami; $18 per session for non-members. (Non-members can pay online via PayPal — please select “Adult Education Programs” from the dropdown list.)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/watw/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Holiday Programming,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T190000
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SUMMARY:Worth a Thousand Words: Spiritual Imagery of the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat (Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires) and Rabbi David Markus (Congregation Shir Ami of Greenwich\, CT) 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. \nThis year we’ll immerse in the spiritual imagery of the High Holy Day liturgy – the visions of humanity\, divinity\, morality\, and transcendence that liturgy’s words seek to rouse in us. Visual\, musical\, and poetic renderings will aim to deepen our personal experience of prayer and this season’s ancestral call of teshuvah (repentance\, return). \nTopics will include core liturgies such as Avinu Malkeinu\, Kol Nidre\, Unetaneh Tokef\, Psalm 27\, Avodah (Purification)\, and Neilah. \n\n☆ If you are interested in participating but did not previously register\, please contact Rabbi Rachel as soon as possible. Zoom info will only be sent to those who register in advance. \nRegistration Fee: Free for members of CBI & Shir Ami; $18 per session for non-members. (Non-members can pay online via PayPal — please select “Adult Education Programs” from the dropdown list.)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/watw/2026-09-01/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Holiday Programming,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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SUMMARY:Worth a Thousand Words: Spiritual Imagery of the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat (Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires) and Rabbi David Markus (Congregation Shir Ami of Greenwich\, CT) 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. \nThis year we’ll immerse in the spiritual imagery of the High Holy Day liturgy – the visions of humanity\, divinity\, morality\, and transcendence that liturgy’s words seek to rouse in us. Visual\, musical\, and poetic renderings will aim to deepen our personal experience of prayer and this season’s ancestral call of teshuvah (repentance\, return). \nTopics will include core liturgies such as Avinu Malkeinu\, Kol Nidre\, Unetaneh Tokef\, Psalm 27\, Avodah (Purification)\, and Neilah. \n\n☆ If you are interested in participating but did not previously register\, please contact Rabbi Rachel as soon as possible. Zoom info will only be sent to those who register in advance. \nRegistration Fee: Free for members of CBI & Shir Ami; $18 per session for non-members. (Non-members can pay online via PayPal — please select “Adult Education Programs” from the dropdown list.)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/watw/2026-09-08/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Holiday Programming,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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SUMMARY:Yom Kippur 5787 Break-the-Fast Meal
DESCRIPTION:Please note that the registration deadline for this event has already passed. As this is a catered event\, we will not able to accommodate late RSVPs or walk-ins at this time — thank you for understanding. \nThose who have registered in advance are welcome to join us for a Break-the Fast meal in the social hall following Ne’ilah (~7pm). \n\n☆ As we prepare for Yom Kippur\, please remember that it is forbidden to fast from food and drink on Yom Kippur if so doing would be dangerous to one’s health in any way. For expertise and wisdom on this\, see A Mitzvah to Eat\, specifically their page about Yom Kippur\, which offers resources\, information\, prayers\, and rituals for choosing to eat. As Torah teaches\, “I have put heaven and earth to witness within you this day… Choose life\, that you and your children may live.” (Deut. 30:19)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/btf-2026/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Family Event,Onsite,Paid Tickets Required
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T151500
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SUMMARY:NAZA Jewish Community Discussion
DESCRIPTION:After attending the 1:30pm showing of NAZA (2026) at Images Cinema (50 Spring Street in Williamstown\, MA)\, please join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat at CBI beginning at 3:15pm for a conversation about what the film brings up for us\, how we respond to it emotionally and spiritually (and how we respond to each other emotionally and spiritually)\, and where\, as a community\, we hope to go from here. Come prepared to listen as well as to speak and to follow our Israel/Palestine discussion guidelines (below). Hosted by the CBI Israel/Palestine Education Committee. \n☆ Participants are asked to purchase their own ticket to the 1:30pm screening in advance — thank you for understanding. \n\n\nGuidelines for Israel/Palestine Discussion at CBI \n\nPlease use “I-statements” (“I feel / I think / I wonder”) rather than speaking in generalities (“everybody knows…”).\nPlease make space for each other and be mindful of who hasn’t yet spoken.\nAnd please make a practice of allowing disagreements to stand. We are not all going to feel the same way\, and that’s ok. Our purpose is not to convince each other; it’s to learn together and to practice being in community with each other even when we disagree.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/naza/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Offsite,Onsite,Paid Tickets Required
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T103000
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SUMMARY:Bagel Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss our New Year’s first Bagel Brunch — munch\, schmooze\, see old friends\, and make new ones! \nPlease RSVP by no later than Friday\, October 30 so that we can prepare enough food for this event. A suggested donation of $5 per adult is appreciated in order to help us offset expenses\, but no one will be turned away due to financial hardship.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/bagel-brunch-2026/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Family Event,Onsite,Paid Tickets Required
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