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Making Our Transitions Holy: Havdalah & Poetry

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

Join Rabbis Pamela Wax and Rachel Barenblat for an evening of poetry, havdalah, and book-signing at 8pm on Saturday, August 12 at Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires. Weather permitting, we’ll meet on the patio outside Congregation Beth Israel, beside the Al and Frances Small Meditation Labyrinth. The two poets will share their award-winning work, […]

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CBI Picnic & Concert at Tanglewood

Tanglewood — Koussevitzky Music Shed 297 West Street, Lenox, MA

PLEASE NOTE: This event is not free to attend. For ticket information, please see below. Join us at Tanglewood this summer for an afternoon of music and fun! Please plan to join us on Sunday, August 13 for a pre-concert potluck picnic on the lawn starting at 12:30pm — bring your own seating, as well […]

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Family Shabbat at the Pool

Rabbi Jarah Greenfield will lead us in a 30 min family-friendly Shabbat service, followed by swimming. This event will be held at a private home in North Bennington, VT — please RSVP to [email protected] for details. Funding to help support CBI’s family education programs been provided by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.

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No Shabbat Service This Weekend

Please note that we will not be holding regular Shabbat morning service at CBI this weekend. Instead, all are welcome to attend Shabbat services at: Hevreh of Southern Berkshire — Shabbat morning (8/19 @ 10am) services over Zoom Knesset Israel — Kabbalat Shabbat (8/18 @ 5:45pm) in-person in Pittsfield, MA & Shabbat morning service (8/19 […]

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Our Democracy: If We Can Keep It with Ruth Messinger

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

Through a collaboration of congregations and institutions throughout Berkshire County, Ruth Messinger will serve as scholar-in-residence on the weekend of August 18-20, speaking in Great Barrington on Friday evening, in Pittsfield on Saturday morning, and in North Adams on Sunday morning. On Sunday morning at 11:30am, Messinger will conclude her weekend residency at Congregation Beth […]

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Interfaith Collaboration Zoom Feedback Session

Virtual Event (Zoom)

The Board will be holding a Zoom feedback session to give congregants the opportunity to share their input about the recent Board decision to allow the New Hope Methodist Church, which has been without a home, to worship in our sanctuary on Sunday mornings. Please note that this session is for current members of CBI […]

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

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. Let go of the week, breathe in the "extra soul" that Shabbat brings, and let poetry and melody begin to replenish heart and soul.

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No Shabbat Service This Weekend

Please note that we will not be holding regular Shabbat morning service at CBI this weekend. Instead, all are welcome to attend Shabbat services at: Hevreh of Southern Berkshire — Erev Shabbat service (9/1 @ 6pm) & Shabbat morning (9/2 @ 10am) services over Zoom Knesset Israel — Shabbat morning service (9/2 @ 9:30am) over […]

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No Shabbat Service This Weekend

Please note that we will not be holding regular Shabbat morning service at CBI this weekend. Instead, all are welcome to attend Shabbat services at: Hevreh of Southern Berkshire — Erev Shabbat service (9/8 @ 6pm) & Shabbat morning (9/9 @ 10am) services over Zoom Knesset Israel — Musical Minyan (9/8 @ 5:45pm) in-person in […]

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Selichot (“Forgiveness”) Service

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

Please join us for our annual Selichot service, led by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat. Our choir members Justin Sundell-Thomas and Ryan O'Donnell will be sharing some piyyutim (prayer-poems) from the Sefardic tradition during the service. All are welcome! Those who wish to attend onsite must RSVP via our website. For those who wish to join us […]

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Service of Remembrance at the Beth Israel Cemetery

Beth Israel Cemetery 512 Walker Street, Clarksburg, MA, United States

We invite you to our annual Service of Remembrance at the Beth Israel Cemetery (512 Walker Street in Clarksburg, MA). Whether or not your loved ones are buried in this cemetery, please join us for a short outdoor mincha (afternoon) service with opportunities for reflective prayer and memory. Please bring your own folding / camp […]

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Rosh Hashanah First Evening Service

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

Please join us for our annual Erev Rosh Hashanah service, co-led by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and CBI member & cantorial soloist Ziva Larson. In our tradition of inviting CBI members to speak during the evening's service, Dr. Suzanne Graver, Sandy Ryan, and Dr. Len Radin will offer mini-sermonettes on the the theme of "Returning." All […]

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