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 […]
Please join us over Zoom for our annual Shemini Atzeret service. We'll share the prayers of the morning service, including the praise-songs of Hallel. We'll also offer the Yizkor memorial prayers that we recite in memory of our dead four times a year.
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, […]
Please join us on November 1st for our first gathering of 5785 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 […]
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 […]
Join us on Friday night as we light candles and welcome Shabbat with prayer and song. Let go of the week, breathe in the "extra soul" that Shabbat brings, and let poetry and melody begin to replenish heart and soul.
Join us on Saturday, November 16 at 9:30am as we celebrate Rabbi Rachel Barenblat’s 13 years of service to CBI! At this special Shabbat morning service, Rabbi Rachel will be called to the Torah for an aliyah honoring her spiritual leadership. A kiddush luncheon will follow, with a Middle Eastern feast, music, dancing, and celebration. All are welcome!
Please note that we will not be holding regular Shabbat morning service at CBI this weekend.
Please note that we will not be holding regular Shabbat morning service at CBI this weekend.
Please join us on December 6 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 […]
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 […]
Make your own beautiful, hand-dipped Chanukah candles out of locally sourced, earth-friendly beeswax! This event will be held at a private home in Bennington, VT. There is a suggested donation of $10 per participant, but this popular family event is open to all. Please RSVP online if your family plans to attend; for more information, […]
