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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-am-2026-08-08/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online,Onsite,Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T110000
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SUMMARY:CBI Book Club
DESCRIPTION:☆ Those who plan on joining us for this month’s Book Club gathering should RSVP via email to sgraver@williams.edu as soon as possible in order to receive more information.\n\nOur next meeting of the CBI Book Club\, facilitated by Dr. Suzanne Levy Graver\, Professor Emerita at Williams College\, will meet in-person at a private home in Williamstown to discuss Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast. \nIn her multi-award-winning first memoir\, Chast – a New Yorker cartoonist – brings her signature wit to the universal topic of aging parents while shining a light on one family’s endearing peculiarities. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons\, family photos\, documents\, and a narrative as rife with laughs as it is with tears\, Chast’s memoir is both heart-wrenching and hilarious. \nFollowing the book’s release\, Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant? became a #1 New York Times Bestseller and a 2014 National Book Award Finalist\, as well as the winner of the inaugural 2014 Kirkus Prize in nonfiction\, the National Book Critics Circle Award\, the 2014 Books for a Better Life Award\, and the 2015 Reuben Award from National Cartoonists Society. \nAll are welcome! This book is available to purchase online in multiple formats.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/book-club-aug-2026/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Offsite
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T203000
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SUMMARY:Worth a Thousand Words: Spiritual Imagery of the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat (Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires) and Rabbi David Markus (Congregation Shir Ami of Greenwich\, CT) for our third annual joint runway to the High Holy Days to prepare heart and soul for the journey of inner transformation! Sessions will be held via Zoom every Tuesday at 7pm (EDT) from July 28 through September 8. \nThis year we’ll immerse in the spiritual imagery of the High Holy Day liturgy – the visions of humanity\, divinity\, morality\, and transcendence that liturgy’s words seek to rouse in us. Visual\, musical\, and poetic renderings will aim to deepen our personal experience of prayer and this season’s ancestral call of teshuvah (repentance\, return). \nTopics will include core liturgies such as Avinu Malkeinu\, Kol Nidre\, Unetaneh Tokef\, Psalm 27\, Avodah (Purification)\, and Neilah. \n\n☆ If you are interested in participating but did not previously register\, please contact Rabbi Rachel as soon as possible. Zoom info will only be sent to those who register in advance. \nRegistration Fee: Free for members of CBI & Shir Ami; $18 per session for non-members. (Non-members can pay online via PayPal — please select “Adult Education Programs” from the dropdown list.)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/watw/2026-08-11/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Holiday Programming,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T200000
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome as we celebrate Shabbat together with prayer\, song\, poetry\, and heart. Some weeks the CBI choir and musicians will join Rabbi Rachel in leading prayer. Expect music\, poetry\, Torah teaching\, and an opportunity to ritually let go of the week as we move together into sacred time. \nWe are requesting a minyan to be present for this service\, so please plan on joining us in-person or virtually if at all possible. \nPlease RSVP via our website for onsite service only; please check our weekly announcements for information on how to attend online via Zoom.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/ks-2026-08-14/
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:20260818T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T203000
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SUMMARY:Worth a Thousand Words: Spiritual Imagery of the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat (Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires) and Rabbi David Markus (Congregation Shir Ami of Greenwich\, CT) for our third annual joint runway to the High Holy Days to prepare heart and soul for the journey of inner transformation! Sessions will be held via Zoom every Tuesday at 7pm (EDT) from July 28 through September 8. \nThis year we’ll immerse in the spiritual imagery of the High Holy Day liturgy – the visions of humanity\, divinity\, morality\, and transcendence that liturgy’s words seek to rouse in us. Visual\, musical\, and poetic renderings will aim to deepen our personal experience of prayer and this season’s ancestral call of teshuvah (repentance\, return). \nTopics will include core liturgies such as Avinu Malkeinu\, Kol Nidre\, Unetaneh Tokef\, Psalm 27\, Avodah (Purification)\, and Neilah. \n\n☆ If you are interested in participating but did not previously register\, please contact Rabbi Rachel as soon as possible. Zoom info will only be sent to those who register in advance. \nRegistration Fee: Free for members of CBI & Shir Ami; $18 per session for non-members. (Non-members can pay online via PayPal — please select “Adult Education Programs” from the dropdown list.)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/watw/2026-08-18/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Holiday Programming,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T173000
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SUMMARY:Remembrance Circle
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a ritual of remembrance as we process the tremendous loss of a child in our community. Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi Jarah Greenfield will lead the community in song\, silence\, and guided opportunities to process our thoughts and feelings suitable both for children and for adults. We’ll also have the opportunity to paint rocks in loving remembrance\, to be brought to the CBI cemetery next month.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/remembrance-circle/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 53 Lois Street\, North Adams\, MA\, 01247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Announcements,Family Event,Onsite,Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T110000
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CREATED:20260504T203905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T203905Z
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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-am-2026-08-22/
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:20260823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T120000
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SUMMARY:Tanglewood Concert & Picnic
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: This event is not free to attend. For ticket information\, please see below. \nJoin us at Tanglewood this summer for an afternoon of music and fun! Please plan to join us on Sunday\, August 23 for a pre-concert potluck picnic on the lawn starting at 12pm — bring your own seating\, as well as food and drink to share during our potluck. Young family activities\, including a kid-friendly craft and family Shabbat song circle\, will be held in a designated tent canopy on the back lawn pre-concert. After our picnic\, we’ll enjoy a live concert together at 2:30pm featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. \n☆ Each person will need to purchase their own ticket in order to attend. Lawn seats for this event are $44 per adult; tickets can be purchased online on Tanglewood’s website or by phone at (617) 266-1200. (Children under 18 are able to attend for free\, but you must visit the Tanglewood box office on the day of the concert to obtain a ticket.) \nStay tuned for more information about our meeting place as the date approaches; please contact Natalie Matus if you have any questions. Those planning to attend must RSVP online by no later than Friday\, August 21 so we know who to expect. \nMajor financial support for this event has been provided by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation & Sally Gottesman\, as well as funding from other private donors.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tanglewood-2026/
LOCATION:Tanglewood — Koussevitzky Music Shed\, 297 West Street\, Lenox\, MA\, 01240
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Family Event,Offsite,Paid Tickets Required
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T203000
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SUMMARY:Worth a Thousand Words: Spiritual Imagery of the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat (Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires) and Rabbi David Markus (Congregation Shir Ami of Greenwich\, CT) for our third annual joint runway to the High Holy Days to prepare heart and soul for the journey of inner transformation! Sessions will be held via Zoom every Tuesday at 7pm (EDT) from July 28 through September 8. \nThis year we’ll immerse in the spiritual imagery of the High Holy Day liturgy – the visions of humanity\, divinity\, morality\, and transcendence that liturgy’s words seek to rouse in us. Visual\, musical\, and poetic renderings will aim to deepen our personal experience of prayer and this season’s ancestral call of teshuvah (repentance\, return). \nTopics will include core liturgies such as Avinu Malkeinu\, Kol Nidre\, Unetaneh Tokef\, Psalm 27\, Avodah (Purification)\, and Neilah. \n\n☆ If you are interested in participating but did not previously register\, please contact Rabbi Rachel as soon as possible. Zoom info will only be sent to those who register in advance. \nRegistration Fee: Free for members of CBI & Shir Ami; $18 per session for non-members. (Non-members can pay online via PayPal — please select “Adult Education Programs” from the dropdown list.)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/watw/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Holiday Programming,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T200000
DTSTAMP:20260828T190328Z
CREATED:20260504T203222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T190328Z
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service | ZOOM ONLY
DESCRIPTION:DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES AT OUR BUILDING\, THIS WEEK’S KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICE WILL BE HELD ONLINE ONLY — we apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause. Please check the weekly announcements for Zoom information or contact president@cbiberkshires.com. \nAll are welcome to join us via Zoom as we celebrate Shabbat together with prayer\, song\, poetry\, and heart. Expect music\, poetry\, Torah teaching\, and an opportunity to ritually let go of the week as we move together into sacred time. \nWe are requesting a minyan to be present for this service\, so please plan on joining us virtually if at all possible.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/ks-2026-08-28/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Announcements,Online,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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