CBI members Robin Brickman and Jeff Strait will share one of their favorite hikes in Williamstown. Except for a brief steep uphill beginning, this 2 mile hike is one-way downhill and offers some spectacular scenery. Taking a leisurely pace and leaving time to admire the views we will walk for 1.5 to 2 hours. This […]
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. We will also be holding a special pre-Kabbalat Shabbat dinner this week at 5:30pm! This […]
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, […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
