Midrash are interpretive stories that explore the blank spaces in Torah, often offering answers to questions of meaning, character, and inner life. We’ll read some classical midrash and explore what driving questions fueled the sages. Then with guided writing exercises, creative prompts, and gentle feedback, we’ll also write and share our own midrashic responses to […]
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.
Our March meeting of the CBI Book Club will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, March 22 at 7:30pm to discuss Michael Frank's One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World (2022). One of The Wall Street Journal's Ten Best Books of the Year, One Hundred Saturdays tells the remarkable story […]
Join together with other families in a joyous celebration of Shabbat through songs, stories, prayers, movement-based activities, and more related to the week's Torah portion. There will be roles for young children and for older kids to engage with active participation. All are welcome to attend! RSVPs and masks are required; this service will be […]
Please note that this service will be held over Zoom only. For Zoom information, please check our weekly announcements. 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 […]
☆ Please note that our registration deadline has already passed. We are not able to accommodate late RSVPs or walk-ins at this time — thank you for understanding. If your plans have changed and your party is no longer able to attend, please email Rabbi Rachel Barenblat as soon as possible. PLEASE NOTE: This event is not free. […]
Join CBI member and cantorial soloist Ziva Larson for morning services on April 8, when we will celebrate both Shabbat and the continuing festival of Passover. Morning services will include the praise-songs of Hallel, as well as a special Torah reading and learning opportunity geared toward the holiday. All are welcome!
Please join us over Zoom at 10am on Wednesday, April 12 for a gentle morning service with Yizkor on the seventh day of Passover. We’ll pray 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 […]
Join together with other families in a joyous celebration of Shabbat through songs, stories, prayers, movement-based activities, and more related to the week's Torah portion. There will be roles for young children and for older kids to engage with active participation. All are welcome to attend! RSVPs are required; this service will be onsite only. […]
On Yom HaShoah, we remember the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust and honor those who survived. Join the CBI community and choir for an evening of music, readings, and reflection, as we commemorate this horrific tragedy and move through mourning into hope. This service will also be available online for those […]
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 […]
Our April meeting of the CBI Book Club will take place over Zoom on Thursday, April 27 at 7:30pm (EDT) to discuss David Grossman's magnificent new novel, More Than I Love My Life. As many of you may know, Grossman is Israel's most prominent fiction writer and this book is currently long-listed for the International […]
