Today 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 […]
Here’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.
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 […]
Dear 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 […]
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), Friday Morning […]
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), Friday […]
Here’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shavua 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 […]
[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 […]
A 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 […]
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 […]
Dear CBI Community, Pesach is coming soon. In this email you’ll find resources for holding a first-night seder at home, information about a second-night Zoom seder, and a ritual for […]
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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 […]
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, PandemicThe 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After the deaths, holiness
Divrei Torah, PandemicThis 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 […]
This Week’s Zoom Offerings at CBI
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This week’s digital offerings
Classes, Omer, Pandemic, ShabbatThis 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 […]
Looking Ahead to Pesach
PesachDear CBI Community, Pesach is coming soon. In this email you’ll find resources for holding a first-night seder at home, information about a second-night Zoom seder, and a ritual for […]