Make the day meaningful with a Family Service that engages the heart, mind, and spirit on the Day of Atonement. Located outdoors at a private home in Shaftsbury, VT. For more information, please contact [email protected]. This event is a partnership between Congregation Beth Israel & NEFESH, with major financial support from Sally Gottesman & the […]
We'll welcome Shabbat and Sukkot together by blessing challah, juice, and candles, and then enjoy a potluck vegetarian feast followed by opportunities to bentsch lulav (bless and shake the lulav and etrog) and to sit around the bonfire and sing. Bring a vegetarian dish to share among friends (sign up here), and instruments if you […]
Be part of a musical jam in the Sukkah with keyboard, guitars, drums, and voices! Bring your instruments and a veggie dish to share among friends. Located at a private home in Shaftsbury, VT. For more information, please contact [email protected]. This event is a partnership between Congregation Beth Israel & NEFESH, with major financial support […]
Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and CBI Community Musicians for a celebration of Simchat Torah ("Rejoicing in the Torah"), the culmination of our fall festival season! A short-and-sweet festival ma'ariv (evening service) will have as its centerpiece seven hakafot / circle dances with the Torah. We'll also hear the very end of Torah followed by the very beginning of Torah, […]
Make your own colorful, hand-dipped beeswax candles for Chanukah! This workshop is geared toward families with children ages 3 and older (teens and adults are also welcome). This event is being held at a venue in Bennington, VT; location details will be emailed upon RSVP. A suggested donation of $10 per participant will be collected […]
Join us for a special family Shabbat service to celebrate Shabbat in community as we interweave the morning service with opportunities for our Jewish Journeys students to share what they have learned. Please consider bringing a vegetarian dish to share following the conclusion of services. All are welcome! Please note that this service will be […]
Come celebrate Chanukah with the CBI community! This year we're celebrating indoors (no bonfire) due to regional wildfire risk, but we'll have just as much joy and music as in years past. We'll share a homemade meal of pizza, salad, and sufganiyot. Activities will include a crafts station (make a gift for a friend, or […]
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 AT 3:30PM — THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING! Learn about the mitzvah of caring for the sick and bring a package of items to contribute to care packages for children at Berkshire Medical Center. Families with kids of all ages are welcome; please RSVP […]
Prepare a meal for the many who rely on Bennington's monthly community dinner and learn about the mitzvah of providing for those in need. This event will be held at Second Congregational Church in Bennington, VT. Please RSVP online if your family plans to attend; for more information, please contact [email protected]. This event is a […]
Bring Purim joy to homebound seniors and community members by baking fresh Hamantaschen and delivering misloach manot packages! This event will be held offsite in Bennington, VT.
Join us on Friday night as we light candles and welcome Shabbat with prayer and song. As part of this week's service, we will celebrate Purim with a spirited re-enactment of the Purim story — come in costume, or pick up a few items from our synagogue costume box upon arrival! With a nod back […]
REMINDER: If you would like to join us this year for our annual Second Night Community Passover Seder on Sunday, April 13 at 6pm, you must register by no later than Monday, April 7, 2025. To purchase tickets prior to the deadline, please visit bit.ly/passover5785. Thank you for understanding — we hope to see you there!
