Shabbat Dinner This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 7:30pm on Friday night for Zoom Shabbat Dinner. Bring your own candles, wine or juice, bread to bless, […]
Shabbat Services This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 9:30am on Saturday morning for Shabbat morning services led by Rabbi Pam Wax! Torah Portion and Commentaries This week we’re reading […]
Last year at the start of the pandemic, my hevruta partners and I studied a text from the Piaceczyner (the rabbi of the Warsaw Ghetto) about this week’s Torah portion, […]
The Board of Directors and Rabbi have been working on this proposal for hybrid services this summer. We welcome your feedback, and ask your understanding if and when we need […]
Kabbalat Shabbat Services This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 7:30pm on Friday evening for Kabbalat Shabbat services led by Rabbi Rachel! We’ll welcome Shabbat with song, poetry, and […]
Shabbat Services This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 9:30am on Saturday morning for Shabbat morning services led by Rabbi Jarah. Torah Portion and Commentaries This week we’re reading from […]
Dear all, I’m looking so forward to celebrating with you at our Second Night Community (Zoom) Seder. Like last year, our seder will be co-facilitated by me and by R. […]
A slide from Bayit’s Pesach offerings this year. Many of you have heard me say that on Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat before Pesach, it’s customary for the rabbi to give […]
Dear CBI community, The last year has been challenging in many ways. The global pandemic, of course, has impacted all of us in ways too numerous to list. We have […]
Shavua tov — and chodesh tov; a happy new month of Nissan to all. Passover is coming! Kabbalat Shabbat! Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 7pm on Friday evening […]
Shavua tov! Thanks to all who joined us for our masked and costumed Purim Parade yesterday, and especially to our storyteller and family educator Jane Shiyah. That was our first […]
“וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ / Let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell within them.” (Ex. 25:8 – in this week’s Torah portion, T’rumah.) The word […]
Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 9:30am on Saturday morning for Shabbat morning services led by Rabbi Rachel. This week has been designated as Reproductive Justice Shabbat by the National […]
In this week’s Torah portion, Beshalach, we read the Song at the Sea. “I will sing to God…” Our commentators note that this verse is in future tense: not “I […]
Dear Congregation Beth Israel of the northern Berkshires, Temple Beth-El of City Island, and Hebrew Congregation of Somers, This year our three communities will join together to celebrate Tu BiShvat, […]
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Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat and to Shavuot
Shabbat, ShavuotShabbat Dinner This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 7:30pm on Friday night for Zoom Shabbat Dinner. Bring your own candles, wine or juice, bread to bless, […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Lag Ba’Omer and Shabbat Emor
ShabbatShabbat Services This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 9:30am on Saturday morning for Shabbat morning services led by Rabbi Pam Wax! Torah Portion and Commentaries This week we’re reading […]
Hidden Treasure and what comes next: a d’varling for Shabbat Tazria-Metzora
Divrei Torah, PandemicLast year at the start of the pandemic, my hevruta partners and I studied a text from the Piaceczyner (the rabbi of the Warsaw Ghetto) about this week’s Torah portion, […]
Updated Guidelines for Gathering – Proposal for Hybrid Summer
PandemicThe Board of Directors and Rabbi have been working on this proposal for hybrid services this summer. We welcome your feedback, and ask your understanding if and when we need […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Tazria-Metzora!
Shabbat, ShavuotKabbalat Shabbat Services This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 7:30pm on Friday evening for Kabbalat Shabbat services led by Rabbi Rachel! We’ll welcome Shabbat with song, poetry, and […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Shmini
ShabbatShabbat Services This Week Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 9:30am on Saturday morning for Shabbat morning services led by Rabbi Jarah. Torah Portion and Commentaries This week we’re reading from […]
Seder supplies
Pandemic, PesachDear all, I’m looking so forward to celebrating with you at our Second Night Community (Zoom) Seder. Like last year, our seder will be co-facilitated by me and by R. […]
Shabbat HaGadol: From Where We Are
Divrei Torah, Pandemic, PesachA slide from Bayit’s Pesach offerings this year. Many of you have heard me say that on Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat before Pesach, it’s customary for the rabbi to give […]
On policing and recent news
Tikkun OlamDear CBI community, The last year has been challenging in many ways. The global pandemic, of course, has impacted all of us in ways too numerous to list. We have […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat… and Pesach!
ShabbatShavua tov — and chodesh tov; a happy new month of Nissan to all. Passover is coming! Kabbalat Shabbat! Join us in the CBI Zoom room at 7pm on Friday evening […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Purim and Shabbat
Purim, ShabbatShavua tov! Thanks to all who joined us for our masked and costumed Purim Parade yesterday, and especially to our storyteller and family educator Jane Shiyah. That was our first […]
Perseverance and the portable ark
Community, Divrei Torah, Pandemic“וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ / Let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell within them.” (Ex. 25:8 – in this week’s Torah portion, T’rumah.) The word […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Repro Shabbat and more
Purim, ShabbatJoin us in the CBI Zoom room at 9:30am on Saturday morning for Shabbat morning services led by Rabbi Rachel. This week has been designated as Reproductive Justice Shabbat by the National […]
I Will Sing
Divrei Torah, PandemicIn this week’s Torah portion, Beshalach, we read the Song at the Sea. “I will sing to God…” Our commentators note that this verse is in future tense: not “I […]
Connecting into spring
Events, Tu BiShvatDear Congregation Beth Israel of the northern Berkshires, Temple Beth-El of City Island, and Hebrew Congregation of Somers, This year our three communities will join together to celebrate Tu BiShvat, […]