Midrash are interpretive stories that explore the blank spaces in Torah, often offering answers to questions of meaning, character, and inner life. We’ll read some classical midrash and explore what driving questions fueled the sages. Then with guided writing exercises, creative prompts, and gentle feedback, we’ll also write and share our own midrashic responses to […]
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.
Due to expected inclement weather, this week's service will be held on Zoom only; please see our weekly announcements for more information. 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 […]
Celebrate Purim together at the home of Shira Sternberg Kol in Shaftsbury, VT with live music, art projects, and hamentaschen and falafel from Yalla Vermont! You're invited to a multi-generational Purim party with Kesher Shalom, an informal group of families from southern Vermont and northern Berkshires. Enjoy live music with Joe Alpar and his band, […]
Midrash are interpretive stories that explore the blank spaces in Torah, often offering answers to questions of meaning, character, and inner life. We’ll read some classical midrash and explore what driving questions fueled the sages. Then with guided writing exercises, creative prompts, and gentle feedback, we’ll also write and share our own midrashic responses to […]
Join us on Monday, March 6 for a special Purim celebration! We'll come together with songs, form and bake hamentaschen with baker Caleb Wolfson-Seeley, and act out the Purim story with improv help from storyteller Jane Shiyah. Costumes welcome and encouraged. (And if you don't have a costume, don't worry: we have costume pieces you […]
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 on Sunday, March 12 at 1pm (EDT) over Zoom for a fascinating and culturally insightful presentation on the history of the Jews of India, given by Dr. John Grayzel, PhD. An anthropologist with over 40 years of worldwide multicultural experience, his international career spans the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines, India, […]
Midrash are interpretive stories that explore the blank spaces in Torah, often offering answers to questions of meaning, character, and inner life. We’ll read some classical midrash and explore what driving questions fueled the sages. Then with guided writing exercises, creative prompts, and gentle feedback, we’ll also write and share our own midrashic responses to […]
Join us on Friday night as we light candles and welcome Shabbat with prayer and song. Let go of the week, breathe in the "extra soul" that Shabbat brings, and let poetry and melody begin to replenish heart and soul.
Our March meeting of the CBI Book Club will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, March 22 at 7:30pm to discuss Michael Frank's One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World (2022). One of The Wall Street Journal's Ten Best Books of the Year, One Hundred Saturdays tells the remarkable story […]
Join together with other families in a joyous celebration of Shabbat through songs, stories, prayers, movement-based activities, and more related to the week's Torah portion. There will be roles for young children and for older kids to engage with active participation. All are welcome to attend! RSVPs and masks are required; this service will be […]
Please note that this service will be held over Zoom only. For Zoom information, please check our weekly announcements. Join us on Shabbat morning as we celebrate Shabbat with prayer, song, and poetry. We'll hear some words of Torah (and some words about Torah) as we bask in Shabbat's sweetness. Our spiritual tools include traditional […]
