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Shavua tov and Chodesh tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Terumah and to Purim.
Adar, Purim, ShabbatShavua tov — a good new week to you! And Chodesh tov — a good new month to you; the new lunar month of Adar begins tonight at sundown, which […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Mishpatim
ShabbatShavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us for Shabbat services at 9:30am on Saturday morning led by Rabbi Pam Wax. This week we’re reading from parashat Mishpatim. […]
Community in our hands
divrei TorahBut Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing you are doing is not right; you will surely wear yourself out, and these people as well. For the task is too […]
Join us for Purim at CBI!
PurimPurim is coming! Join us at 6pm on Monday March 9 to celebrate. Come in costume — or augment your regular clothes with costume pieces from Jane Shiyah’s costume box! […]
Shavua tov and happy Tu BiShvat!
Shabbat, Tu BiShvatDear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends, Shavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us Monday afternoon at 3:30 for our Tu BiShvat seder. (Hopefully you have […]
A letter from the Board and the rabbi
communityDear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends, Shavua tov: a good new week to all. We hope that everyone’s Shabbat was sweet. We’re writing to say that we hear you […]
To Know God
divrei TorahThis week’s Torah portion (Bo) begins like this: God said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. For I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his courtiers, in order that […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Bo
ShabbatShavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us for Shabbat services at 9:30am on Saturday morning led by Rabbi Rachel. This week we’re reading from parashat Bo. If […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Vaera
ShabbatShavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us for Shabbat services at 9:30am on Saturday morning led by Rabbi Pam Wax. This week we’re reading from parashat Vaera. If […]
The world is our kin: lessons from Moshe about being an upstander
divrei Torahוַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗ם וַיִּגְדַּ֤ל מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֵּצֵ֣א אֶל־אֶחָ֔יו וַיַּ֖רְא בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם וַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י מַכֶּ֥ה אִישׁ־עִבְרִ֖י מֵאֶחָֽיו׃ Some time after that, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his […]
Vayechi: angels, memory, blessing
divrei TorahThis week’s Torah portion, Vayechi, begins with Jacob on his deathbed. Joseph comes to him with his sons Ephraim and Menashe, and Jacob marvels: he hadn’t expected to see Joseph […]
A video teaching about “in-between” times and spiritual life
spiritual life, videoDear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends, In the wake of our community mission to Cuba, the rabbis who took part in that trip are now offering monthly video teachings […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Vayechi
ShabbatShavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us for Shabbat services at 9:30am on Saturday morning led by Rabbi Rachel. And here’s a song we’ll use during Shabbat […]
Vayigash: choosing again
divrei TorahIn this week’s Torah portion, Vayigash, there’s a poignant moment when Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. Last year I was struck by the beautiful Hebrew word להתודע, “to make […]