Join us for a family-friendly Sukkot potluck in the CBI sukkah. Bring your own main dish and, if you like, an appetizer or dessert to share (vegetarian / dairy, please; no meat). We'll enjoy the sukkah and make Shabbat blessings together. There will also be an opportunity to bentsch lulav (take up the lulav and etrog, […]
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 […]
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 (on Pesach, Shavuot, Yom Kippur, and Shemini Atzeret). Please note this service […]
This event has been canceled; instead, our Hebrew School will celebrate Simchat Torah during class. Please check out our calendar for other upcoming events! Join us for a family-friendly celebration of Simchat Torah, our festival of "Rejoicing in the Torah!" We will carefully unroll a Torah scroll; Rabbi Rachel will offer personalized blessings based on […]
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 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 […]
Stay connected with friends and neighbors, or meet new ones, as we gather together around the Zoom table to celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat and light the candles, bless the wine and partake of our challah breads.
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 […]
Join our young families for a guided walk in the woods and trails surrounding the Clark Art Institute in the afternoon as the full moon starts to rise. CBI teacher Emily Axelrod will lead us as we observe nature and talk about the beauty of G-d’s creations in these beautiful surroundings. We'll share in the […]
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 CBI Book Club will discuss four short stories by Bernard Malamud. Enigmatic and mysterious, his stories mix the real and the fabulous, the natural and the supernatural. One effect of Malamud’s blend of the real and the fantastic is to endow the ethical with a sense of wonder and mystery. His blending of realism […]
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.
