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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Friday\, May 5 for our First Friday Shabbat Zoom where special guest Dr. Len Radin will present “Finding Gems in the Garbage.” Did you know that one of the ancient Greek Tragedies was written by a nice Jewish boy? He wrote a Jewish story that is filled with the same love and war\, freedom and enslavement\, heartbreak and glory\, and violence and tenderness that one would find in any great Greek Tragedy. Come to our Zoom Shabbat to learn about the oldest Jewish play in existence and the fascinating story of how it survived\, almost unknown\, for 22 centuries. \nDr. Len Radin has been a CBI member for 50 years. He has been in theatre almost his entire life and taught theatre for 25 years as a volunteer director and teacher at Drury High School. He was inducted into the Educational Theatre Association’s Hall of Fame in Washington D.C. in 2000 for his innovative work in teaching theatre and was awarded a Point of Light Award by the governor of Massachusetts. \nAs always\, we will gather together around the Zoom table to celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-shabbat-zoom-gathering-05-05-2023/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online,Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230506T093000
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
DESCRIPTION: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 the natural world and with our Source.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2023-05-06/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
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SUMMARY:Family Lag B’Omer Picnic & Hike
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a family Lag B’Omer picnic and hike on the grounds of the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown on Sunday\, May 7 from 12pm to 1:30pm. Bring your own picnic and blanket — we’ll eat first and then take a walk on the beautiful grounds\, learning about the holiday of Lag B’Omer and enjoying the signs of spring. \nPlease RSVP online if your family plans to attend by no later than Friday\, May 5. Those who RSVP will receive instructions about where to meet up as the date gets closer. This event is free for all to attend! \nRain Plan: We’ll have an indoor picnic and create Lag B’Omer crafts at Congregation Beth Israel (53 Lois Street in North Adams\, MA). \nFunding to help make CBI’s family education programs free to all has been provided by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lag-b-omer-2023/
LOCATION:Clark Art Institute\, 225 South Street\, Williamstown\, MA\, 01267\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Holiday Programming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230513T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230513T110000
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SUMMARY:Family Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION: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! \nRSVPs are required; this service will be onsite only. \nSponsored in part by the generosity of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and members of Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/family-shabbat-service-2023-05-13/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Services
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230519T200000
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service with the CBI Band
DESCRIPTION:Our first-ever Kabbalat Shabbat service with the new CBI Band will feature piano\, guitar\, and bass to lift up our Kabbalat Shabbat prayers and bring us into Shabbat with live music and extra joy. Our choir will also lead some prayers that night\, so it will be an extra-musical evening! (Interested musicians should reach out to our Music Director and join our rehearsals as we plan to continue through the summer and hopefully into the Jewish new year.) All are welcome to join us onsite\, but you must RSVP if you plan on attending. Service will still be available online for those who wish to participate on Zoom.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2023-05-19/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230522
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SUMMARY:CANCELED — Meditative Sound Bath Experience
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event has been canceled — we apologize for any inconvenience. \nBack by popular demand! In this meditative sound bath experience led by Chaya Schneider (Sound Healing Academy Level I certified)\, crystal bowls\, koshi chimes\, and the sound of the gong will help reduce stress\, facilitate deep relaxation\, and promote physical\, emotional\, and spiritual healing. You can feel free to lie down or stay seated in a comfortable position for the duration of the experience. Please bring a yoga mat\, blanket\, pillow\, eye pillow\, water bottle\, and anything else you would like to ensure your comfort. This event is onsite only; please RSVP if you wish to attend.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/sound-bath-may-2023/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T193000
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SUMMARY:Shavuot 5783: Voices — Zoom Only
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the revelation of Torah with learning\, song\, poetry\, and more! We’ll join together with Temple Beth El of City Island and Rabbi David Markus for a joint festival celebration online via TBE’s Zoom room. We’ll begin at 7:30pm with Festival Ma’ariv (evening prayer) featuring some beautiful melodies we don’t usually hear and the joyful psalms of Hallel. \n \nOur Tikkun Leyl Shavuot (late-night learning) will begin at 9pm with our keynote Hearing Voices: What Poets Do\, a poetry reading and conversation with acclaimed poet Rodger Kamenetz\, author of The Missing Jew: New and Selected Poems 1976-2022. If you have any of Rodger’s books\, please have them on hand\, as they will help to inform the Q&A / conversation that flows after he shares some poetry! Here’s some praise for his New and Selected volume: \n\nOther lessons will include: \n\nI Wrote and Gave Myself\, with R. Rachel Barenblat\nKol Dodi Dofek / The Voice of the Beloved Knocks\, with R. David Markus\nIn Our Own Voices: Torah (Not-So-)Mad Libs\n\nTBE’s Zoom Room: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/372001186?occurrence=1683172800000\nMeeting ID: 372 001 186
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shavuot-5783/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programming,Online,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230527T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230527T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
CREATED:20230201T165602Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning & Shavuot Festival Service with Yizkor
DESCRIPTION:Join CBI member and cantorial soloist Ziva Larson for morning services on May 27\, when we will celebrate both Shabbat and the festival of Shavuot. Morning services will include the praise-songs of Hallel\, as well as a special Torah reading and learning opportunity geared toward the holiday. We’ll also offer the Yizkor memorial prayers that we recite in memory of our dead four times a year (on Pesach\, Shavuot\, Yom Kippur\, and Shemini Atzeret). All are welcome to join us onsite\, but you must RSVP via our website if you plan on attending; service will still be available online for those who wish to participate on Zoom.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2023-05-27/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programming,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230604
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
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SUMMARY:No Shabbat Service This Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Please note that we will not be holding regular Shabbat morning service at CBI this weekend. \nInstead\, all are welcome to attend Shabbat services at: \n\n\n\nHevreh of Southern Berkshire — Shabbat Services Celebrate Israel (6/2 @ 6pm) & Shabbat morning (6/3 @ 10am) services over Zoom\nKnesset Israel — Musical Minyan (6/2 @ 5:45pm) in-person in Pittsfield\, MA & Shabbat morning service (6/3 @ 9:30am) over Zoom & in-person\n✰ Please note that our yahrzeits & healing list for this week will be included in KI’s morning service on 6/3\nTemple Anshe Amunim — Erev Shabbat service (6/2 @ 5:30pm) in-person in Pittsfield\, MA\nTemple Beth-El of City Island — Kabbalat Shabbat (6/2 @ 7:30pm) over Zoom
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/no-shabbat-service-2023-06-03/
CATEGORIES:Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T180000
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SUMMARY:Family Potluck Shabbat at the Pool
DESCRIPTION:Rabbi Jarah Greenfield will lead us in a 30 min family-friendly Shabbat service\, followed by a vegetarian potluck and swimming. This event will be held at a private home in North Bennington\, VT — please RSVP to rabbijgreenfield@gmail.com for details. \nFunding to help support CBI’s family education programs been provided by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-pool-potluck-2023-06-09/
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230610T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230610T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
CREATED:20230425T150428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T150428Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
DESCRIPTION: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 the natural world and with our Source.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2023-06-10/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Across the Berkshires — A Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event will be starting at 6pm — we apologize for any confusion! \nJoin friends from across the Berkshire Jewish Community at Congregation Beth Israel (53 Lois Street in North Adams\, MA) at 6pm as we come together for a musical\, family-friendly Shabbat service! This service will be led by rabbis from across our Jewish Community and feature songs from CBI’s new choir and band\, with a festive Oneg to follow. This service will also be available online for those who wish to participate on Zoom. \n\n☆ Due to the high number of RSVPs we have received\, please note that onsite parking will be limited. If you are able to walk\, please park in the Stop & Shop lot at 876 State Road — for walking directions to CBI\, please click here. If you need to park onsite\, please be sure to arrive early. Thank you for understanding! \n\nTo join us IN-PERSON\, please click on the blue “Going” button on this page to RSVP.\n(left side on desktop; bottom on mobile) \nTo join us ONLINE\, please click here to register via Zoom.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-across-the-berkshires-2023/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230624T093000
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
DESCRIPTION: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 the natural world and with our Source.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2023-06-24/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230701T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230701T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
DESCRIPTION: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 the natural world and with our Source.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2023-07-01/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230708T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230708T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
DESCRIPTION: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 the natural world and with our Source.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2023-07-08/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230714T200000
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2023-07-14/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230722T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230722T110000
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
DESCRIPTION: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 the natural world and with our Source.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2023-07-22/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T200000
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SUMMARY:Tisha b'Av 5783
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of poetry\, music\, and prayer designed to open our hearts as we begin the seven-week journey toward Rosh Hashanah. Led by Rabbi Rachel and our CBI choir\, we’ll face the world’s brokenness and find the seeds of hope to help us build toward repair. Tisha b’Av commemorates the fall of both Temples as well as many other communal tragedies throughout our history. It is also the beginning of the runway toward the Days of Awe. All are welcome.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tisha-b-av-5783/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programming,Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230728T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230728T200000
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2023-07-28/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230804T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230804T180000
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SUMMARY:NEW DATE! Family Shabbat at the Pool
DESCRIPTION:Due to inclement weather\, this event has been rescheduled to Friday\, August 4. \nRabbi 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 learning@cbiberkshires.com for details. \nFunding to help support CBI’s family education programs been provided by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/family-shabbat-at-the-pool-july-2023/
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
CREATED:20230425T150900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T170723Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
DESCRIPTION:We are requesting a minyan to be present (in-person or online) for this service\, so please plan on joining us if at all possible — thank you. \nJoin 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 the natural world and with our Source. \nService will still be available online for those who wish to participate on Zoom; those joining digitally are invited to purchase a digital copy of the siddur if you’d like to follow along.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2023-08-05/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230806T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230806T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
CREATED:20230522T172432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T172542Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Hike: The Shepherd’s Well Trail down from Petersburg Pass
DESCRIPTION: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 hike is suitable for both experienced and inexperienced hikers who are confident walkers. Near the bottom there is a beautiful open field with a picnic table. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a sandwich for lunch. \nWe will meet at the large parking lot at Petersburg Pass on Route 2 just across the New York State border at 10am to give us time to shuttle cars between the top and bottom\, enjoy our hike\, and get to our picnic spot shortly before noon. \nPlease RSVP to jeffstrait53@gmail.com by Saturday\, August 5 so that we can send you necessary details and answer any questions.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/petersburg-pass-2023/
LOCATION:Petersburg Pass\, Petersburg Pass\, Petersburgh\, NY\, 12138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230811T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
CREATED:20230425T152423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T141602Z
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe will also be holding a special pre-Kabbalat Shabbat dinner this week at 5:30pm! This meal will be catered by CBI member Jen Burt and hosted by the Gabriner-Melcher family. Please RSVP here via Google Forms by no later than Monday\, August 7.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2023-08-11/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230812T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230812T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
CREATED:20230424T164357Z
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SUMMARY:Making Our Transitions Holy: Havdalah & Poetry
DESCRIPTION: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\, touching on life and death\, loss and memory\, and the poignancy of havdalah itself. This last hour of Shabbat is known in Jewish tradition as a time when our yearnings for a redeemed world reach their peak. Following the reading and a musical havdalah\, both authors will be available to sign books. \n\nAbout the Authors \nRabbi Barenblat’s books include Crossing the Sea (Phoenicia Publishing)\, Texts to the Holy (Ben Yehuda)\, and 70 faces: Torah poems (Phoenicia). She is also editor of Beside Still Waters\, a volume for the mourner’s path (Ben Yehuda Press and Bayit) and From Narrow Places\, a collection of liturgy\, poetry\, and art from the first years of the pandemic. Known online as “the Velveteen Rabbi\,” after her popular blog of the last 20 years\, she is a co-founder at Jewish spiritual incubator Bayit: Building Jewish. She teaches at the intersection of writing and spiritual life for the pluralist Academy for Jewish Religion and for the Methodist church’s Academy for Spiritual Formation. Since 2011 she has served as spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires. She lives in Williamstown with her son. \nRabbi Pamela Wax is the author of Walking the Labyrinth (Main Street Rag\, 2022) and the forthcoming chapbook\, Starter Mothers (Finishing Line Press\, August 2023). Her poems have received a Best of the Net nomination and awards from Crosswinds\, Paterson Literary Review\, Poets’ Billow\, Oberon\, and the Robinson Jeffers Tor House and have been published in many literary journals. Her essays on Judaism\, spirituality\, and women’s issues have also been published broadly. After running a Jewish spiritual healing center for nineteen years and serving as interim director of adult education at Knesset Israel\, Rabbi Wax currently facilitates on-line spirituality workshops\, including poetry writing\, and travels to synagogues around the country as scholar or artist-in-residence. She walks labyrinths in North Adams\, Massachusetts\, or wherever she can find them.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/making-our-transitions-holy-havdalah-poetry/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T123000
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SUMMARY:CBI Picnic & Concert at Tanglewood
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: This event is not free to attend. For ticket information\, please see below. \nJoin 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 as food and drink to share during our potluck. After our picnic\, we’ll enjoy a glorious concert together at 2:30pm\, conducted by Andris Nelsons and featuring soprano Renée Fleming. (Please note that cellist Yo-Yo Ma unfortunately had to cancel his appearance due to testing positive for COVID.)  \n☆ Each person will need to purchase their own ticket in order to attend. Lawn seats for this event are $30* per person; tickets can be purchased online on Tanglewood’s website or by phone at (617) 266-1200. (*For information about Tanglewood’s special ticket opportunities\, please click here.) \nStay tuned for more information about our meeting place as the date approaches. Those planning to attend must RSVP online so we know who to expect.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tanglewood-picnic-2023/
LOCATION:Tanglewood — Koussevitzky Music Shed\, 297 West Street\, Lenox\, MA\, 01240
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230818T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230818T180000
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SUMMARY:Family Shabbat at the Pool
DESCRIPTION: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 learning@cbiberkshires.com for details. \nFunding to help support CBI’s family education programs been provided by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/family-shabbat-at-the-pool-2023-08-18/
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230820
DTSTAMP:20260405T091028
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SUMMARY:No Shabbat Service This Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Please note that we will not be holding regular Shabbat morning service at CBI this weekend. \nInstead\, all are welcome to attend Shabbat services at: \n\n\n\nHevreh of Southern Berkshire — Shabbat morning (8/19 @ 10am) services over Zoom\nKnesset Israel — Kabbalat Shabbat (8/18 @ 5:45pm) in-person in Pittsfield\, MA & Shabbat morning service (8/19 @ 9:30am) over Zoom & in-person\nTemple Anshe Amunim — Erev Shabbat service (8/18 @ 5:30pm) & “Torah Plus” (8/19 @ 9:30am) in-person in Pittsfield\, MA
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/no-shabbat-service-2023-08-19/
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T113000
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CREATED:20230421T181353Z
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SUMMARY:Our Democracy: If We Can Keep It with Ruth Messinger
DESCRIPTION: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 Israel in North Adams\, speaking on the topic of “Our Democracy: If We Can Keep It.” \nWe are not living in “usual times.” Various rights we had taken for granted are currently threatened and challenged at all levels of government. Protections for voters are being dismantled every day\, and the protections that were in place for women\, people of color\, LGBTQ individuals\, and immigrants are under fierce attack in many states. Faith-based and race-based groups are often at the forefront of advocating for those under attack — organizing demonstrations\, lobbying elected officials\, and providing direct service. What should our role be\, what are our obligations to our country\, and how can we carry them out? \nPlan to join us early at 10:30am as we walk the labyrinth and apply that journey to “walking the talk.” Refreshments will be served following Ruth’s talk. Please register via our website if you plan to attend; this program will be held onsite only. \nThis program is co-sponsored by Congregation Beth Israel\, First Congregational Church of Williamstown\, Williams College Jewish Association\, and the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. \n\nAbout the Speaker \nA trained social worker\, Ruth Messinger began her social justice career as a community organizer in rural Western Oklahoma and then in New York City on Manhattan’s West Side. She ran and won a seat on her local school board and then served in NYC government for two decades\, first as a Council Member and later as Manhattan Borough President. She was the first woman nominated by the Democratic Party in NY to run for Mayor\, losing to Rudy Giuliani in 1997. Messinger became the CEO of American Jewish World Service\, a faith-rooted organization that supports local efforts to end poverty and expand human rights\, funding more than 400 grassroots projects in 18 countries in the Global South and advocating on their behalf in the US. She stepped down from that position in 2016 but remains AJWS’s Global Ambassador\, in addition to consulting\, teaching and facilitating on social justice matters for several different faith-based and secular organizations.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/ruth-messinger/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T203000
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SUMMARY:Interfaith Collaboration Zoom Feedback Session
DESCRIPTION: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 only — thank you for understanding.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/interfaith-feedback-zoom-2023-08-24/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230825T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230825T200000
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CREATED:20230523T172909Z
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2023-08-25/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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