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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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(And if you can't see the embedded video…
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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…
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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…
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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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Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Tazria-Mtzora… on Zoom
ShabbatShavua tov — a good new week to you!
Apologies for the fact that we haven't sent out these emails since Purim. The last six weeks have been a bit overwhelming, in ways I trust y'all understand. I'll do my best to return to this practice now.
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A Video Message from Rabbi Rachel
community, divrei Torah, pandemic, spiritual life[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ZFNaIsiSY]
This short video begins with a check-in for the CBI community, and then moves to a teaching from the rabbi of the Warsaw Ghetto for this week's parsha that feels especially meaningful to…
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In the wilderness
divrei Torah, Omer, pandemicA d'varling for the end of week five of covid-19 sheltering-in-place.
As we leave Pesach behind we set out into the wilderness, trusting that somehow we're moving toward Sinai, toward revelation, toward connection. The spiritual practice of…
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This week’s digital offerings
classes, Omer, pandemic, Shabbat
This week's digital offerings have just been emailed out to our mailing list: login info and password for today's Rabbinic Drop-In Hour, tomorrow's Omer discussion with Jen Burt, Wednesday's Yizkor service, Thursday's Pirkei Avot class with…
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