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  • A photo of the CBI Sukkah from 2021.

    Harvest Moon Sukkot Potluck Supper & Music Around the Campfire

    Featured Days of Awe 5785
    Congregation Beth Israel 53 Lois Street, North Adams, MA, United States

    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 […]

    Free
  • Children and adults playing music together outside.

    Sukkot Family Music Jam & Potluck

    Featured Days of Awe 5785

    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 […]

    Free
  • Simchat Torah 5785: Rejoicing in the Torah!

    Simchat Torah Shabbat Family Celebration & Dance Party

    Featured Days of Awe 5785
    Congregation Beth Israel 53 Lois Street, North Adams, MA, United States

    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, […]

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  • A fully-lit menorah.

    Chanukah Candle Making (Bennington, VT)

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    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 […]

    Free
  • Rabbis Jarah & Rachel singing & playing guitar at Jewish Journeys Shabbat.

    Jewish Journeys Shabbat

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

    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 […]

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  • Chanukah Celebration & Songfest; December 16 at 5:30pm.

    Chanukah Celebration & Songfest

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

    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 […]

    Free

  • A teddy bear receiving medical care.

    Make Care Packages for Hospitalized Children

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    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 […]

    Free

  • Clipart of various cooking utensils.

    Mitzvah: Make a Meal for the Hungry

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    Second Congregational Church 115 Hillside Street, Bennington, VT, United States

    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 […]

    Free

  • Decorated hamentaschen for Purim

    Bake & Deliver Hamantaschen

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    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.

    Free
  • A drawing of two children celebrating Purim together. The child on the left is dressed as royalty, while the child on the right is dressed as a jester.

    Purim 5785 | Kabbalat Shabbat Service (Onsite Only)

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

    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 […]

    Free

  • The registration deadline for our Second Night Community Passover Seder is April 7 — get your ticket today!

    PASSOVER SEDER REGISTRATION DEADLINE | Monday, April 7, 2025

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    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!

  • A seder plate on a blue and white striped tablecloth.

    Second Night Community Passover Seder

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

    ☆ PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT REQUIRES PAID TICKETS TO ATTEND. ☆ As this is a catered event, all registrations must be received by no later than Monday, April 7, 2025. We will not able to accommodate late RSVPs or walk-ins — thank you for understanding.

    Free – $50.00