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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-2024-06-01/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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SUMMARY:Israel-Palestine Film Series – Seeing Through the Wall: Meeting Ourselves in Palestine and Israel
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of Seeing Through the Wall: Meeting Ourselves in Palestine and Israel (2017\, 58 min.)\, followed by an open-hearted\, thoughtful dialogue about the film\, our responses to it\, and our hopes for Israel and Palestine. Filmmaker Anne Macksoud and Rabbi Dov Taylor\, the rabbi who led the trip chronicled in the film\, will be in attendance to speak about the film and answer our questions afterwards. A trailer for the film can be viewed below. \nAbout the post-film dialogue: We are all learners\, and all perspectives are welcome. Our dialogue will be guided by Encounter’s approach to communicating in conflict. (We’ll share those one-page dialogue guidelines at the beginning of each facilitated conversation.) \n\n\n \n\nJoin us for the rest of our Israel-Palestine Film Series: \n\nSunday\, July 14 @ 2pm — The Settlers (2016\, 107 min.)\nSunday\, August 11 @ 2pm — 5 Broken Cameras (2011\, 94 min.)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/seeing-through-the-wall/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Onsite
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SUMMARY:CBI Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our June meeting of the CBI Book Club will take place over Zoom on Monday\, June 3 at 7:30pm (EDT) to discuss Apeirogon by Colum McCann (Penguin Random House\, 2020; translated into Hebrew in 2022). \nA daring\, symphonic\, and challenging novel\, named for a shape with a countably infinite number of sides\, it features two real-life characters: one Israeli and the other Palestinian\, each of whom have daughters killed by ‘other’ side\, one a 10-year-old Palestinian girl shot by a young IDF soldier\, the other a 14-year-old Israeli girl murdered by Hamas suicide bombers. Part fiction\, part autobiography\, the story of how these two men come to meet\, become founders of “Combatants for Peace\,” and life-long friends is conveyed by McCann in a Thousand and One Cantos\, modelled so to speak on The Arabian Nights. (The two men dedicate themselves to keeping their daughters alive by endlessly telling their stories\, which they are in fact currently doing worldwide). \nMcCann quasi-fictional format initially makes for challenging reading\, mirroring for the first 60 or so pages the confusion the characters themselves experience\, but the pace quickens considerably halfway through\, so take notes as you read and allow yourself ample time. Given this format\, an actual paper copy of the book will make for an easier read than an online copy. Live interviews with McCann and the two men are available on YouTube and very much worth viewing\, and a 2020 review from The New York Times can be read here. One further note: a Hebrew translation of Apeirogon was initially banned in Israel\, and Haaretz (Israel’s liberal newspaper) published an article earlier this year urging people to read it now that it’s finally out! \nThis book is available to purchase online in multiple formats. Those who plan on joining us should RSVP via our website. If you have any questions\, please email Suzanne Levy Graver at sgraver@williams.edu.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/book-club-june-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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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: \nFriday\, June 7 @ 5:45pm: Shabbat Across the Berkshires 2024 — Join with friends from across the Berkshire Jewish Community at Knesset Israel as we come together for a musical\, family-friendly Shabbat service led by rabbis from across the county\, then stay for a delicious\, volunteer-prepared kosher Shabbat dinner. All are welcome to attend this service! If you wish to stay for dinner\, reservations are required by Monday\, June 3 ($20/adult\, children 18 & under are free); please RSVP here. The service will also be available via livestream here. \n\nHevreh of Southern Berkshire — Shabbat morning (6/8 @ 10am) services over Zoom\nKnesset Israel — Shabbat Across the Berkshires (6/7 @ 5:45pm) & Shabbat morning service (6/8 @ 9:30am) over Zoom & in-person in Pittsfield\, MA\nTemple Anshe Amunim — “Torah Plus” (6/8 @ 9:30am) in-person in Pittsfield\, MA
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/no-shabbat-service-2024-06-08/
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SUMMARY:This\, Too\, Is Torah – A Shavuot Concert
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a concert of great Jewish music from throughout the ages! At Shavuot we celebrate the revelation of Torah in all of its forms\, and we gather to offer up the “first fruits” of the spring harvest. We’ll hear great music\, both Sefardic and Ashkenazi\, that spans different eras of Jewish history\, including compositions by Flory Jagoda\, Salomone Rossi\, Naomi Shemer\, Salomon Sulzer\, Debbie Friedman\, Louis Lewandowski\, and more. Under the direction of Adam Green\, the Congregation Beth Israel choir and musicians will offer up a spring harvest of spirit and harmony. \nThe concert will be followed by a celebratory potluck. Following Ashkenazi Shavuot custom\, this meal is designated as a dairy meal (that means no meat; items may be dairy\, vegetarian\, vegan\, or pescatarian). If you can join us for that\, please let us know what you can bring to share by signing up here via Google Docs.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shavuot-concert-2024/
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. \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-2024-06-15/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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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-2024-06-21/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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SUMMARY:Yiddish Book Center Tour with Congregation Beth El
DESCRIPTION:☆THE RSVP DEADLINE FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED. Please contact Congregation Beth El for any questions — thank you for understanding.\n\nPLEASE NOTE: This event is not free to attend. For ticket information\, please see below. \nThe CBI community is invited to join Congregation Beth El of Bennington\, VT and NEFESH for an exciting tour of the Yiddish Book Center (1021 West Street\, Amherst\, MA 01002) this June! Please plan to arrive at the Center by 10am; the tour will begin at 10:15am. After the tour\, we will have an Israeli lunch catered by Yalla of Brattleboro\, VT. \n☆ The cost per person is $12\, which covers admission and lunch. Please send a check made payable to Congregation Beth El with a memo referencing the YBC tour to CBE at 107 Adams Street\, Bennington\, VT 05201. (Payments should not be sent to CBI.) \nThose planning to attend must RSVP online by no later than Thursday\, June 13 so that CBE can finalize arrangements. We are also gauging interest for carpooling to this event\, so please include in your RSVP if you would like to participate in a carpool. \nThis event is supported in part by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/ybc-tour-2024/
LOCATION:Yiddish Book Center\, 1021 West Street\, Amherst\, 01002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Event,Offsite,Paid Tickets Required
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service
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URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2024-06-29/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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