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SUMMARY:Chanukah Candle Making (Bennington\, VT)
DESCRIPTION:Make your own colorful\, hand-dipped beeswax candles for Chanukah! This workshop is geared toward families with children ages 3 and older (teens and adults are also welcome). This event is being held at a venue in Bennington\, VT; location details will be emailed upon RSVP. A suggested donation of $10 per participant will be collected at the door. Please RSVP online if your family plans to attend; for more information\, please contact learning@cbiberkshires.com. \nThis event is a partnership between Congregation Beth Israel & NEFESH\, with major financial support from Sally Gottesman & the Harold Grinspoon Foundation as well as funding from other private donors.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/chanukah-candles-2024/
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Offsite
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T130000
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SUMMARY:Mideast Learning in 5785
DESCRIPTION:Come brainstorm about what kind of learning we want to do as a community about Israel and Palestine. What are the big questions on our minds? What do we want to learn more about? How can we deepen our understanding? Is there interest in another film series\, or book discussions\, or something else? If you have questions\, feel free to reach out to a member of this past summer’s Israel-Palestine Film Series planning committee: Shaina Adams-El Guabli\, Suzanne Levy Graver\, and Wendy Penner. Rabbi Rachel will facilitate the brainstorming and take notes on community suggestions to help guide that committee in planning what we might do in the new year.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/mideast-learning-in-5785/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Onsite
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T113000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20240925T173321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T173321Z
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SUMMARY:Jewish Journeys Shabbat
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special family Shabbat service to celebrate Shabbat in community as we interweave the morning service with opportunities for our Jewish Journeys students to share what they have learned. Please consider bringing a vegetarian dish to share following the conclusion of services. All are welcome! \nPlease note that this service will be held onsite only.\n \nThis event is a partnership between Congregation Beth Israel & NEFESH\, with major financial support from Sally Gottesman & the Harold Grinspoon Foundation as well as funding from other private donors.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/jewish-journeys-shabbat-dec-2024/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20240925T173051Z
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SUMMARY:Chanukah Celebration & Songfest
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate Chanukah with the CBI community! This year we’re celebrating indoors (no bonfire) due to regional wildfire risk\, but we’ll have just as much joy and music as in years past. We’ll share a homemade meal of pizza\, salad\, and sufganiyot. Activities will include a crafts station (make a gift for a friend\, or sit down with a family member to make a Chanukah craft project to display every year)\, a spirited song circle\, a dreidel spinning contest\, and a recipe swap for latkes / sufganiyot / other festive treats. If you have a beloved recipe\, project\, song or ritual item you’d like to share with others\, let us know by emailing Rabbi Jarah at learning@cbiberkshires.com. All ages and stages are welcome — adults and children\, grandparents\, empty nesters\, or child-free. \nWe are currently in need of thick cardboard tubes for one of our Chanukah projects! If you have tubes from aluminum foil\, plastic wrap\, wrapping paper\, or other thick cardboard tubes\, please bring them with you to our event — thank you in advance! \nPlease RSVP via our website by Saturday\, December 14 if you plan to attend so we can prepare enough food. \nThis event is a partnership between Congregation Beth Israel & NEFESH\, with major financial support from Sally Gottesman & the Harold Grinspoon Foundation as well as funding from other private donors.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/chanukah-bonfire-2024/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Holiday Programming,Onsite
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241220T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241219T173839Z
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SUMMARY:Solstice Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special winter-solstice-themed Kabbalat Shabbat service. With music and poetry we’ll sanctify the transition into astronomical winter — and the beginning of the sun’s return.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2024-12-20/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241229
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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\nHevreh of Southern Berkshire — Erev Shabbat service (12/27 @ 6pm) & Shabbat morning (12/28 @ 10am) services over Zoom\nKnesset Israel — Kabbalat Shabbat (12/27 @ 5:45pm) in-person in Pittsfield\, MA & Shabbat morning service (12/28 @ 9:30am) over Zoom & in-person\nTemple Anshe Amunim — Erev Shabbat service (12/27 @ 5:30pm) & “Torah Plus” (12/28 @ 9:30am) in-person in Pittsfield\, MA
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/no-shabbat-service-2024-12-28/
CATEGORIES:Announcements,Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T203000
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CREATED:20241007T161925Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on January 3 for our monthly gathering around the Virtual Shabbat Table. We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors\, or meet new ones\, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie. Wishing all a Shabbat Shalom!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-zoom-jan-2025/
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:20250104T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20240925T171511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T161416Z
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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. \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-2025-01-04/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250110T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T162402Z
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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-2025-01-10/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250117T200000
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CREATED:20241028T162706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T164711Z
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SUMMARY:MLK Jr. 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. \nOn January 17\, our Kabbalat Shabbat service will honor the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. z”l with song and prayer\, and will connect the weekly Torah portion with his teachings and legacy.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/mlk-ks-2025/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250118T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250118T153000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241021T164126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T162007Z
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SUMMARY:Make Care Packages for Hospitalized Children
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY\, JANUARY 18 AT 3:30PM — THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING! \nLearn about the mitzvah of caring for the sick and bring a package of items to contribute to care packages for children at Berkshire Medical Center. Families with kids of all ages are welcome; please RSVP if your family plans to attend. This event will be held at a private home in Lanesborough\, MA; for more information\, please contact learning@cbiberkshires.com. \nThis event is a partnership between Congregation Beth Israel & NEFESH\, with major financial support from Sally Gottesman & the Harold Grinspoon Foundation as well as funding from other private donors.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/care-packages-2025/
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Offsite
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250125T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250125T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241028T162818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T140150Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
DESCRIPTION:We are requesting a minyan to be present for this service\, so please plan on joining us in-person or virtually 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. \nWe will be holding kiddush following the conclusion of services this weekend.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2025-01-25/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Announcements,Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250201T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250201T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
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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. \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-2025-02-01/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T140000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T182332Z
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SUMMARY:Mitzvah: Make a Meal for the Hungry
DESCRIPTION:Prepare a meal for the many who rely on Bennington’s monthly community dinner and learn about the mitzvah of providing for those in need. This event will be held at Second Congregational Church in Bennington\, VT. Please RSVP online if your family plans to attend; for more information\, please contact learning@cbiberkshires.com. \nThis event is a partnership between Congregation Beth Israel & NEFESH\, with major financial support from Sally Gottesman & the Harold Grinspoon Foundation as well as funding from other private donors.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/mitzvah-meal-2025/
LOCATION:Second Congregational Church\, 115 Hillside Street\, Bennington\, VT\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Offsite
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T163236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T163236Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our monthly gathering around the Virtual Shabbat Table. We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors\, or meet new ones\, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie. Wishing all a Shabbat Shalom!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-zoom-feb-2025/
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:20250208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T163458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T163458Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Shirah Morning Service
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Shabbat morning as we celebrate Shabbat Shirah\, the Shabbat of Song. We’ll hear the Song at the Sea (perhaps Torah’s most ancient musical poem) and our prayers will be adorned with extra music and harmony!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-shirah-2025/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,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:20250214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T163612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T171032Z
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SUMMARY:Tu B' Kabbalat Shabbat Service | ZOOM ONLY
DESCRIPTION:Join us via Zoom on Friday night for a Tu BiShvat-themed Kabbalat shabbat! We’ll weave the four worlds of the Tu BiShvat seder celebration into our Friday night prayer. This is a great spiritual prelude to Sunday’s delayed Tu BiShvat concert — you can immerse all weekend in the four seasons\, the four worlds\, and the beginning of spiritual spring!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2025-02-14/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Announcements,Holiday Programming,Online,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:20250222T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T163731Z
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SUMMARY:Repro Shabbat 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Pam Wax on Shabbat morning for the 5th annual Repro Shabbat\, sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women. It is during this Shabbat of Parshat Mishpatim that we read the verses that undergird Judaism’s approach to reproductive health\, rights\, and justice. We invite you to join in community\, to pause in the collective\, and to honor the Jewish value of reproductive freedom. \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/repro-shabbat-2025/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20250117T173507Z
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SUMMARY:Making Art About Torah | Session 1
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel and members of the CBI community as we creatively “respond” to Torah through art! The Jewish Studio Project’s four step process of inquiry\, intention\, creative exploration\, and reflection is based in the idea that anyone can make art as a way of engaging with Torah\, and that when we do\, our understanding of Torah (and also of ourselves) can deepen. We will gather\, read part of a Torah portion together in English (and those who want can also delve into the Hebrew)\, and then go through the Jewish Studio Project’s four step process for making collage art in relationship with the Torah portion. Tea and light refreshments will be provided. \nOur first two sessions will be held on February 23 & March 23 from 2pm–4pm. All are welcome to attend one or both of these sessions — they are designed to be accessible for anyone at any level of experience. You do not need to be fluent in Hebrew\, a Torah scholar\, or an “artist” in order to participate! After we have received feedback from our participants\, more sessions may be added to this series later this year. \nIf you have materials that would be helpful for collage art (old magazines or books that you don’t mind having cut up / torn\, stacks of construction paper or tissue paper\, stickers / decorative tape\, etc)\, please contact the office to arrange for a time to drop them off in advance or bring them with you to the session(s) you plan to attend.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/maat-01/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Onsite
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T163000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T161833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T201727Z
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SUMMARY:Tu BiShvat Concert | NEW DATE!
DESCRIPTION:Due to the impending snowstorm\, our Tu BiShvat Concert has been POSTPONED once more. Our concert will now be held on Sunday\, February 23 at 4:30pm. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused — thank you for understanding! \nCome celebrate the natural world with a musical journey through the four seasons\, following the progression of the Tu BiShvat seder from winter to spring to summer to fall. The CBI choir and instrumentalists will perform music spanning from the medieval period to the 21st century\, expressing the beauty of nature and the human emotions that we experience during each season. Composers who will be featured include Clément Janequin\, Antonio Vivaldi\, Paul Hindemith\, Samuel Barber\, and Naomi Shemer. Light refreshments featuring some of the symbolic fruit and nuts one eats during Tu BiShvat will follow the concert’s conclusion.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tu-bishvat-concert-2025/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Announcements,Holiday Programming,Onsite
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T163942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T183633Z
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SUMMARY:Refugee Kabbalat Shabbat
DESCRIPTION:We are requesting a minyan to be present for this service\, so please plan on joining us in-person or virtually if at all possible — thank you. \nJoin 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. \nThis special Shabbat has been designated as Refugee Shabbat by HIAS. In the spirit of communicating the Jewish communities strong\, shared support for refugees and asylum seekers\, our d’var Torah and melodic choices that evening will draw on the theme of creating sanctuary.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/refugee-ks-2025/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Announcements,Online,Onsite,Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T164051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T164051Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our monthly gathering around the Virtual Shabbat Table. We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors\, or meet new ones\, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie. Wishing all a Shabbat Shalom!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-zoom-march-2025/
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:20250308T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T164159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T164159Z
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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. \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-2025-03-08/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T100000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T165002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T160708Z
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SUMMARY:Bake & Deliver Hamantaschen
DESCRIPTION:Bring Purim joy to homebound seniors and community members by baking fresh Hamantaschen and delivering misloach manot packages! This event will be held in Bennington\, VT; for more information\, please contact learning@cbiberkshires.com. Please RSVP if your family plans to attend. \nThis event is a partnership between Congregation Beth Israel & NEFESH\, with major financial support from Sally Gottesman & the Harold Grinspoon Foundation as well as funding from other private donors.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hamantaschen-2025/
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Offsite
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250309T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250309T140000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20250205T155253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T160506Z
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SUMMARY:Drawing Through Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Drawing Through Conflict: An Autobiographical Comics Workshop\nwith Anna Moriarty Lev & Kaye Shaddock \nSo many things contribute to who we are today – our perspectives are shaped by experiences\, other people\, where we come from\, what we read and watch. When we tell our own stories and listen to others’ we open the door to seeing things from a new point of view\, and possibly understanding each other and ourselves more deeply. In this workshop we will draw from our personal experiences and memories around Palestine and Israel\, our identity as Jews in the Diaspora\, and other feelings/thoughts that come up using timed prompts to create comics. We will draw and write and share in an open\, safe\, and welcoming environment. No previous art experience necessary. We will provide materials\, but if you prefer to bring your own you are welcome to. \n\nAnna Moriarty Lev is a local artist and mom living in Williamstown. She makes comics\, paintings\, and clothes\, and has been teaching autobio comics workshops with Kaye for seven years. While Anna has lived in many places\, she has family roots here in North Adams – her dad was Bar Mitzvah’ed here in 1964! \nKaye Shaddock is an art therapist living and working in the Berkshires. Kaye has a private practice in Williamstown where she specializes in processing and healing from relational trauma through a variety of creative processes. In addition to her private practice\, Kaye works at Bennington Project Independence where she facilitates art therapy groups two days a week. Her children are her greatest teachers.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/drawing-through-conflict/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Onsite
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T165917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T164255Z
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SUMMARY:Purim 5785 | Kabbalat Shabbat Service (Onsite Only)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday night as we light candles and welcome Shabbat with prayer and song. As part of this week’s service\, we will celebrate Purim with a spirited re-enactment of the Purim story — come in costume\, or pick up a few items from our synagogue costume box upon arrival! With a nod back to the silent film era\, interstitial title cards will walk us through the journeys of Esther and Mordechai. After we re-enact the story\, we’ll enjoy hamantaschen and other potluck dessert treats. \nPlease note that this event will be held onsite only — thank you for understanding!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/purim-ks-2025/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Holiday Programming,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T153447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T171136Z
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SUMMARY:CBI Book Club | NEW DATE
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting of the CBI Book Club will take place over Zoom on Thursday\, March 20 at 7:30pm (EDT) to discuss The Postcard by Anne Berest (2021; translated to English by Tina Kover in 2023). \nIn this autobiographical novel\, an unsigned postcard bearing the names of ancestors murdered in the Holocaust\, arrives in January 2003 in the mail\, puzzling everyone in the family. Anne\, a member of that family and the narrator of this book\, engages in a quest to discover who sent the postcard and why? A search for her own Jewish identity\, from which she’s been alienated\, drives in large part Anne’s quest. A “powerful\, meticulously imagined book” that “contains a single grand-scale act of self-discovery and many moments of historical illuminations” is how the New York Times described it. \nAll are welcome! To ease the challenge of reading this novel\, a family tree can be found here for attendees to reference as they read and discuss The Postcard with us. This book is available to purchase online in multiple formats. Those who plan on joining us should RSVP via our website; Zoom information will be sent to all who RSVP once the date gets closer. If you have any questions\, please email Natalie Matus at president@cbiberkshires.com.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/cbi-book-club-march-2025/
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:20250322T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250322T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T170218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T165304Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Torah Study with Special Guest
DESCRIPTION:On Shabbat morning\, Rabbi Rachel will lead p’sukei d’zimra (opening songs and prayers) at 9:30am. Starting at 10am\, she will hand things over to visiting Rabbi David Markus who will lead Torah study until noon for CBI and for members of Congregation Shir Ami\, his congregation in Connecticut. (We’ll use the sound system and microphones so that folks on the room and on Zoom can hear each other and can participate together.) We’ll close with mourner’s kaddish and a closing song or two.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/torah-study-march-2025/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20250117T173653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T162253Z
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SUMMARY:Making Art About Torah | Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel and members of the CBI community as we creatively “respond” to Torah through art! The Jewish Studio Project’s four step process of inquiry\, intention\, creative exploration\, and reflection is based in the idea that anyone can make art as a way of engaging with Torah\, and that when we do\, our understanding of Torah (and also of ourselves) can deepen. We will gather\, read part of a Torah portion together in English (and those who want can also delve into the Hebrew)\, and then go through the Jewish Studio Project’s four step process for making collage art in relationship with the Torah portion. Tea and light refreshments will be provided. \nOur first two sessions will be held on February 23 & March 23 from 2pm–4pm. All are welcome to attend one or both of these sessions — they are designed to be accessible for anyone at any level of experience. You do not need to be fluent in Hebrew\, a Torah scholar\, or an “artist” in order to participate! Additional sessions will continue into the early summer — please click here for a list of all future dates. \nIf you have materials that would be helpful for collage art (old magazines or books that you don’t mind having cut up / torn\, stacks of construction paper or tissue paper\, stickers / decorative tape\, etc)\, please contact the office to arrange for a time to drop them off in advance or bring them with you to the session(s) you plan to attend.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/maat-02/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Onsite
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T123107
CREATED:20241125T170304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T170304Z
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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-2025-03-28/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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