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Days of Awe 5781
days of awe, pandemic
Dear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends,
I'll never forget my mother's first video call. My son was an infant, and she lived two thousand miles away. We arranged her first Skype call so she could visit the baby. I remember her amazement:…
In the cloud
divrei Torah, pandemic"When the cloud lifted, they would break camp..." (Numbers 9:21)
This week's Torah portion, B'ha'a'lotkha, describes, again, how the children of Israel would stay put when the cloud of God lingered over their encampment, and when the cloud…
Lament, grief, rage – and change
From The RabbiDear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends,
Today has been declared a National Day of Mourning and Lament. And oh, there is so much to mourn.
Right now we're living both with the unthinkable tragedy of the global pandemic, and with…
Zoom offerings, Torah portion / commentaries, and Shabbat info for this week
ShabbatShavua tov – a good new week to you!
This week our Zoom offerings include Rabbinic Drop-In Hour (1pm Mondays), Friday Morning Meditation (9am Fridays), Psalm-Writing Weekly Workshop (1pm Fridays, for members of CBI and TBE together),…
National Day of Mourning and Lament
pandemic, response to tragedyToday is an interfaith National Day of Mourning and Lament for the more than 100,000 victims of COVID-19 in our nation and many more around the world. We mourn the suffering and loss of life in this pandemic and grieve that much of the pain…
A video message from Rabbi Rachel
pandemic, videoHere's a short video message from Rabbi Rachel, including a prayer-poem by Beth Schafer:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEBItVTSk]
If you can't see the embedded video, you can go directly to it here.
God, and community, in the space between
community, divrei Torah, pandemic
The Israelites shall camp each with his standard, under the banners of their ancestral house; they shall camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance. (Numbers 2:2)
Tn this week's Torah portion, Bamidbar, we read how the twelve tribes would…
CBI Guidelines For Gathering: Pandemic and Beyond
pandemicDear CBI Community,
This has been an extraordinarily difficult and painful time. We all dream of the day when we can safely gather in person again. And, epidemiologists are clear that SARS-CoV-2 (aka covid-19) will not disappear quickly, and…
Shavua tov!This Week’s Zoom Offerings at CBI (and Shabbat / Torah info for the week)
ShabbatShavua tov – a good new week to you!
This week our Zoom offerings include Rabbinic Drop-In Hour (1pm Mondays), Omer Discussion Group with Jen Burt (5pm Tuesdays – in Jen’s Zoom room), Friday Morning Meditation (9am Fridays), Psalm-Writing…
This Week’s Zoom Offerings at CBI (and Shabbat / Torah info for the week)
ShabbatShavua tov – a good new week to you!
This week our Zoom offerings include Rabbinic Drop-In Hour (1pm Mondays), Omer Discussion Group with Jen Burt (5pm Tuesdays – in Jen’s Zoom room), Friday Morning Meditation (9am Fridays), Psalm-Writing…
A message from Rabbi Rachel before Shabbat
divrei Torah, pandemic, ShabbatHere's a video message for the CBI community from Rabbi Rachel. If you prefer to read it rather than viewing it, the text is enclosed below.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AsoGsAcRq4]
(And if you can't see the embedded video…
This Week’s Zoom Offerings at CBI (and Shabbat / Torah info for the week)
ShabbatShavua tov – a good new week to you!
This week our Zoom offerings include Rabbinic Drop-In Hour (1pm Mondays), Omer Discussion Group with Jen Burt (5pm Tuesdays – in Jen’s Zoom room), Pirkei Avot (2pm Thursdays with Rabbi David…
After the deaths, holiness
divrei Torah, pandemic
This week we're reading Acharei Mot-Kedoshim. Acharei mot means after the deaths. After the deaths of Aaron's two sons, we read, vayidom Aharon: and Aaron was silent. That's resonating with me in a new way this year.
After the deaths that…
This Week’s Zoom Offerings at CBI
Shabbat
Shavua tov - a good new week to you!
This week our Zoom offerings include Rabbinic Drop-In Hour (1pm Mondays), Omer Discussion Group with Jen Burt (5pm Tuesdays - in Jen's Zoom room), Pirkei Avot (2pm Thursdays with Rabbi David Markus,…
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