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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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.  \nPrayer at CBI is joyful\, uplifting\, and spiritual. 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-services/2022-06-18/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
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URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-services/2022-06-25/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
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URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2022-06-25/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
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SUMMARY:NEW DATE! Family Walk In The Woods (RSVP Required)
DESCRIPTION:NEW DATE: Sunday\, June 26 at 10am \nJoin us for a guided walk in the woods and trails surrounding the Clark Art Institute\, with CBI teacher Jane Shiyah. Observe nature and talk about the beauty of G-d’s creations in these beautiful surroundings. Gather twigs\, leaves\, flowers\, and other natural materials to make mandalas on the ground when we stop for refreshments. \nRSVP for this free event\, and we will send you instructions about where to meet up. Bring snacks and water for your family and something portable to sit on. \nRain plan: Meet at Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams and hear stories\, make collages from natural objects and talk about nature and its connection to Judaism. \nThis event is made possible by the generosity of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and the members of Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/family-walk-in-the-woods-rsvp-required/
LOCATION:Clark Art Institute\, 225 South Street\, Williamstown\, MA\, 01267\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Event
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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.  \nPrayer at CBI is joyful\, uplifting\, and spiritual. 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-services/2022-07-02/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
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URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2022-07-02/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-services/2022-07-09/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
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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-2022-07-09/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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SUMMARY:Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an extra-special musical multi-access Kabbalat Shabbat service at 7pm. There’s an ancient tradition of using the six psalms of Kabbalat Shabbat to evoke a musical journey through the week\, with L’cha Dodi as the triumphant culmination as Shabbat enters our midst. We’ll harness that tradition\, singing some familiar melodies and some that may be new to us. As always the songs and prayers of Kabbalat Shabbat will be followed by a short-and-sweet ma’ariv (evening prayers). Weather permitting\, we’ll pray the silent evening Amidah outdoors in our spectacular outdoor “sanctuary” of wetlands\, patio\, and meditation labyrinth. All are welcome to join us onsite\, but you must RSVP and wear a mask if you plan on attending onsite.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2022-07-15/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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.  \nPrayer at CBI is joyful\, uplifting\, and spiritual. 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-services/2022-07-16/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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SUMMARY:CBI Book Group
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the July meeting of CBI’s Book Group\, led by Suzanne Levy Graver\, CBI member & Emerita Professor of English Literature at Williams College. We will be discussing Edmund de Waal’s The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance\, a biography of an art collection and a family that traces the ascent and decline of the Ephrussi\, a Jewish dynasty. The book details loss and diaspora and the survival of objects as written by the fifth generation of the family to inherit the collection of art. Set in Tokyo\, Great Britain\, Paris\, and Vienna\, it is an amazing story about a work of art that survived through the radical social and political transformations of time. We look forward to your dynamic contribution to our discussion! \nDue to forecasted inclement weather\, this meeting will be held over Zoom.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/cbi-book-group-july-2022/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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.  \nPrayer at CBI is joyful\, uplifting\, and spiritual. 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-services/2022-07-23/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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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-2022-07-23/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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.  \nPrayer at CBI is joyful\, uplifting\, and spiritual. 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-services/2022-07-30/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
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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-2022-07-30/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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SUMMARY:G-d Gave Lilith the Right to Choose
DESCRIPTION:Given the Supreme Court’s recent decision on a woman’s “right to choose\,” it seems timely to discuss the Jewish perspective on the topic of our reproductive and other related rights. Please join us on Zoom on Sunday\, July 31 at 7pm for an Adult Education forum led by Ephraim Schwartz about what Torah\, Talmudic study\, and rabbinic sources have to say about the religious necessity of abortion\, a woman’s agency over her own body\, and how even angels have wrestled with decrees from G-d when it comes to reproduction. Please RSVP online if you wish to participate in this discussion; participants will receive the Zoom link prior to the program date.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/g-d-gave-lilith-the-right-to-choose/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service (Welcoming Shabbat)
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-2022-08-05/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Services
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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.  \nPrayer at CBI is joyful\, uplifting\, and spiritual. 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-services/2022-08-06/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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SUMMARY:Tisha b’Av 5782: Toward Repair (Zoom Only)
DESCRIPTION:August 7 (Tisha b’Av observed\, since the day itself falls on Shabbat this year) is the first day of the Reverse Omer Count\, the 49-day journey from Tisha b’Av to Rosh Hashanah. \nThere’s so much brokenness this year. Instead of using Tisha b’Av this year to help us connect with what’s broken\, we’ll harness it to access the spiritual uplift of rebuilding and repair. Join us at 10am (Eastern Daylight Time / UTC−04:00) for a Tisha b’Av ritual of galvanizing our capacity to hope as we begin our journey toward the Days of Awe. We will be meet online over Zoom only\, together with R. David Markus and the Temple Beth El of City Island community. \nA variety of traditions connect Tisha b’Av with the sin of lashon ha-ra\, slanderous or malicious speech. There’s plenty of that in our world today\, from anti-vax rhetoric to misinformation and election denial. As part of our ritual we’ll enter into a covenant of lashon ha-tov\, good and holy speech\, and commit to using our words to bring repair. \nZoom Room: https://zoom.us/j/317145140?pwd=eWIyZzlCbm9nSm4xb1lUNUtkWlJqQT09\nMeeting ID: 317 145 140\nCode: 971260
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tisha-b-av-5782/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Services
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-08-07/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T053000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T070000
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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.  \nPrayer at CBI is joyful\, uplifting\, and spiritual. 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-services/2022-08-13/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T093527
CREATED:20220131T011852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T170050Z
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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-2022-08-13/
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:20220814T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220814T123000
DTSTAMP:20260411T093527
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SUMMARY:CBI Picnic & Concert at Tanglewood!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Tanglewood this summer for an afternoon of music and fun! On Sunday\, August 14\, CBI will be holding a pre-concert picnic on the lawn starting at 12:30pm. (Stay tuned for more information about our meeting place as the date approaches.) Please bring your own seating\, as well as food and drink to enjoy during the picnic; those who wish to can also bring a dessert to share with the group. After our picnic\, we’ll enjoy a concert together at 2:30pm\, conducted by Cristian Măcelaru and featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Those planning to attend must RSVP online so we know who to expect. \nEach person will need to purchase their own ticket in order to attend. Lawn seats for this event are $32* per person; tickets can be purchased online on Tanglewood’s website or by phone at (617) 266-1200. CBI will help offset the cost of tickets for those who wish to attend and require financial assistance; please contact Natalie Matus at president@cbiberkshires.com for more information. \n*(For information about Tanglewood’s special ticket opportunities\, please click here.)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tanglewood-picnic-08-14-2022/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220814T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220814T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T093527
CREATED:20220629T161928Z
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-08-14/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T053000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T070000
DTSTAMP:20260411T093527
CREATED:20220110T063545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T025508Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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.  \nPrayer at CBI is joyful\, uplifting\, and spiritual. 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-services/2022-08-20/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T093527
CREATED:20220131T011852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T170146Z
UID:10000524-1660987800-1660993200@cbiberkshires.com
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-2022-08-20/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220821T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220821T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T093527
CREATED:20220629T161928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220728T165804Z
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-08-21/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T093527
CREATED:20220726T142924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T143202Z
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SUMMARY:Shofar So Good: The Spirit and Sound of the Shofar
DESCRIPTION:Join members of Temple Beth El of City Island\, Beacon Hebrew Alliance\, and Congregation Beth Israel for four weeks of learning about the deep meanings of shofar (and how to blow one\, too!) What does Torah teach about shofar? What does Talmud tell us about how to make one? What do our mystics teach about what shofar “does\,” spiritually? What do the different sounds represent? Why is the mitzvah to “hear” the shofar rather than to sound it? And more! We’ll learn about shofar in all four worlds of action\, emotion\, thought\, and spirit. There will also be opportunities to practice blowing shofar in-person at each congregation. \n$36 for members of TBE\, CBI\, and BHA; $54 for non-members. If you want to take part and the cost is prohibitive\, let the rabbi know. If you do not have your own shofar\, you may borrow one from the synagogue (while supplies last.) \nRegister at the TBE website\, yourshulbythesea.org. Meets on Zoom at 7:30pm on Aug. 23 and 30\, Sept. 6 and 13.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shofar-so-good/2022-08-23/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T053000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T070000
DTSTAMP:20260411T093527
CREATED:20220110T063545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T025508Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Services
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.  \nPrayer at CBI is joyful\, uplifting\, and spiritual. 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-services/2022-08-27/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T093527
CREATED:20220131T011852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T143849Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a music-filled multi-access Shabbat morning service led by CBI member and cantorial soloist Ziva Larson at 9:30am on Saturday\, August 27.  In addition to singing prayers together — with some familiar melodies and some new ones — and hearing verses of Torah\, there will be a short Hallel (songs of praise) and a blessing for the new month as we enter Elul\, the month preceding the High Holy Days.  All are welcome to join us onsite\, but you must RSVP via our website if you plan on attending.  Singing will be permitted\, so please bring a mask to wear during the service.  (Please note that we will not be holding a kiddush / oneg at this time.)  The service will still be available online for those who wish to participate on Zoom.  Those joining virtually are invited to get a digital copy of the siddur\, available as a free flipbook at the publisher’s website or as a Kindle download for your Kindle\, phone\, tablet\, or computer.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2022-08-27/
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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