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SUMMARY:Shavuot 5783: Voices — Zoom Only
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the revelation of Torah with learning\, song\, poetry\, and more! We’ll join together with Temple Beth El of City Island and Rabbi David Markus for a joint festival celebration online via TBE’s Zoom room. We’ll begin at 7:30pm with Festival Ma’ariv (evening prayer) featuring some beautiful melodies we don’t usually hear and the joyful psalms of Hallel. \n \nOur Tikkun Leyl Shavuot (late-night learning) will begin at 9pm with our keynote Hearing Voices: What Poets Do\, a poetry reading and conversation with acclaimed poet Rodger Kamenetz\, author of The Missing Jew: New and Selected Poems 1976-2022. If you have any of Rodger’s books\, please have them on hand\, as they will help to inform the Q&A / conversation that flows after he shares some poetry! Here’s some praise for his New and Selected volume: \n\nOther lessons will include: \n\nI Wrote and Gave Myself\, with R. Rachel Barenblat\nKol Dodi Dofek / The Voice of the Beloved Knocks\, with R. David Markus\nIn Our Own Voices: Torah (Not-So-)Mad Libs\n\nTBE’s Zoom Room: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/372001186?occurrence=1683172800000\nMeeting ID: 372 001 186
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SUMMARY:Tu BiShvat Zoom Seder
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi David Markus (Temple Beth-El of City Island) for a mystical welcome to Jewish spiritual spring. See the sap beginning to rise (four cups will help!) Poetry\, mysticism\, and music will be our companions as we journey through the four worlds and the four seasons. \n \nPlease note that this event will be held over Zoom only; please see below for the Zoom link. \nTBE’s Zoom Room: https://zoom.us/j/317145140?pwd=eWIyZzlCbm9nSm4xb1lUNUtkWlJqQT09
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tu-bishvat-seder-2023/
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SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah First Evening Service & Seder (Zoom Only)
DESCRIPTION:Our Erev Rosh Hashanah celebration this year will once again be a Rosh Hashanah seder interwoven with the evening service over Zoom\, featuring symbolic foods and drinks to cue up the inner journey of entering the new year. We’ll be joined by Rabbi David Markus and members of Temple Beth El of City Island\, as well as friends and family both near and far. Many of you have told us that our Rosh Hashanah seders over the past two years were a meaningful way to launch the new year together from our dining tables. We’re looking forward to being with you on Zoom for that experience again this year. \nPlease note this service will be held online only. Please join us on Zoom ten minutes before services are scheduled to begin. You do not need a printed book — words will be shown onscreen. \n\nIf you are joining us on Zoom on Rosh Hashanah eve\, these are the ideal items to have on hand: \n\nWine or juice (for four cups or sips)\nHoliday candles\nBitter / sour / sharp food (e.g. maror\, vinegar\, a piece of onion)\nDates (or another sweet tree fruit)\nPomegranate or pomegranate juice\nApples and honey\nA challah\, roll\, or cracker (ideally round)\n\nAnd if there are items on this list that you can’t find or don’t have\, don’t worry about it: we will make it work with whatever we’ve got!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/rosh-hashanah-first-evening-5783/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Days of Awe,Services
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-09-18/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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SUMMARY:Shofar So Good: The Spirit and Sound of the Shofar
DESCRIPTION:Join members of Temple Beth El of City Island\, Beacon Hebrew Alliance\, and Congregation Beth Israel for four weeks of learning about the deep meanings of shofar (and how to blow one\, too!) What does Torah teach about shofar? What does Talmud tell us about how to make one? What do our mystics teach about what shofar “does\,” spiritually? What do the different sounds represent? Why is the mitzvah to “hear” the shofar rather than to sound it? And more! We’ll learn about shofar in all four worlds of action\, emotion\, thought\, and spirit. There will also be opportunities to practice blowing shofar in-person at each congregation. \n$36 for members of TBE\, CBI\, and BHA; $54 for non-members. If you want to take part and the cost is prohibitive\, let the rabbi know. If you do not have your own shofar\, you may borrow one from the synagogue (while supplies last.) \nRegister at the TBE website\, yourshulbythesea.org. Meets on Zoom at 7:30pm on Aug. 23 and 30\, Sept. 6 and 13.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shofar-so-good/2022-09-13/
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CATEGORIES:Online
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-09-11/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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SUMMARY:Shofar So Good: The Spirit and Sound of the Shofar
DESCRIPTION:Join members of Temple Beth El of City Island\, Beacon Hebrew Alliance\, and Congregation Beth Israel for four weeks of learning about the deep meanings of shofar (and how to blow one\, too!) What does Torah teach about shofar? What does Talmud tell us about how to make one? What do our mystics teach about what shofar “does\,” spiritually? What do the different sounds represent? Why is the mitzvah to “hear” the shofar rather than to sound it? And more! We’ll learn about shofar in all four worlds of action\, emotion\, thought\, and spirit. There will also be opportunities to practice blowing shofar in-person at each congregation. \n$36 for members of TBE\, CBI\, and BHA; $54 for non-members. If you want to take part and the cost is prohibitive\, let the rabbi know. If you do not have your own shofar\, you may borrow one from the synagogue (while supplies last.) \nRegister at the TBE website\, yourshulbythesea.org. Meets on Zoom at 7:30pm on Aug. 23 and 30\, Sept. 6 and 13.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shofar-so-good/2022-09-06/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-09-04/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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SUMMARY:Shofar So Good: The Spirit and Sound of the Shofar
DESCRIPTION:Join members of Temple Beth El of City Island\, Beacon Hebrew Alliance\, and Congregation Beth Israel for four weeks of learning about the deep meanings of shofar (and how to blow one\, too!) What does Torah teach about shofar? What does Talmud tell us about how to make one? What do our mystics teach about what shofar “does\,” spiritually? What do the different sounds represent? Why is the mitzvah to “hear” the shofar rather than to sound it? And more! We’ll learn about shofar in all four worlds of action\, emotion\, thought\, and spirit. There will also be opportunities to practice blowing shofar in-person at each congregation. \n$36 for members of TBE\, CBI\, and BHA; $54 for non-members. If you want to take part and the cost is prohibitive\, let the rabbi know. If you do not have your own shofar\, you may borrow one from the synagogue (while supplies last.) \nRegister at the TBE website\, yourshulbythesea.org. Meets on Zoom at 7:30pm on Aug. 23 and 30\, Sept. 6 and 13.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shofar-so-good/2022-08-30/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220828T193000
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-08-28/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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SUMMARY:Shofar So Good: The Spirit and Sound of the Shofar
DESCRIPTION:Join members of Temple Beth El of City Island\, Beacon Hebrew Alliance\, and Congregation Beth Israel for four weeks of learning about the deep meanings of shofar (and how to blow one\, too!) What does Torah teach about shofar? What does Talmud tell us about how to make one? What do our mystics teach about what shofar “does\,” spiritually? What do the different sounds represent? Why is the mitzvah to “hear” the shofar rather than to sound it? And more! We’ll learn about shofar in all four worlds of action\, emotion\, thought\, and spirit. There will also be opportunities to practice blowing shofar in-person at each congregation. \n$36 for members of TBE\, CBI\, and BHA; $54 for non-members. If you want to take part and the cost is prohibitive\, let the rabbi know. If you do not have your own shofar\, you may borrow one from the synagogue (while supplies last.) \nRegister at the TBE website\, yourshulbythesea.org. Meets on Zoom at 7:30pm on Aug. 23 and 30\, Sept. 6 and 13.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shofar-so-good/2022-08-23/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220821T193000
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-08-21/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220814T193000
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-08-14/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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SUMMARY:Lifting Higher: Ramp Up Into High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Starting August 7\, we’ll launch Jewish tradition’s seven-week journey up to Rosh Hashanah.  Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and mussar (Jewish character traits)\, we’ll use each week to connect with one of the sefirot (energy centers\, like the seven weeks of counting Omer between Passover and Shavuot\, except in reverse)\, and deepen inner practices to prepare heart\, mind and spirit for the Days of Meaning. No experience necessary: all are welcome! \nIn a first-ever partnership\, CBI members can participate in this special program offered in collaboration with two other like-hearted communities (Rabbi David Markus’ Temple Beth El of City Island) and Rabbi Brent Spodek’s Beacon Hebrew Alliance.) Rabbi David is a dynamic teacher and faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity! Later in the Jewish new year\, a class will be offered by Rabbi Rachel to members of all three shuls\, and a class will be offered by Rabbi Brent to members of all three shuls. \nSessions will be via Zoom on Sundays 7:30pm from August 7 to September 18.  Registration required by August 2\, 2022 via the Temple Beth El of City Island website.  All CBI members will pay the “member” rate (seven-session series: $72 for members\, $108 for non-members).  For need-based financial assistance\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/lifting-higher/2022-08-07/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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SUMMARY:Tisha b’Av 5782: Toward Repair (Zoom Only)
DESCRIPTION:August 7 (Tisha b’Av observed\, since the day itself falls on Shabbat this year) is the first day of the Reverse Omer Count\, the 49-day journey from Tisha b’Av to Rosh Hashanah. \nThere’s so much brokenness this year. Instead of using Tisha b’Av this year to help us connect with what’s broken\, we’ll harness it to access the spiritual uplift of rebuilding and repair. Join us at 10am (Eastern Daylight Time / UTC−04:00) for a Tisha b’Av ritual of galvanizing our capacity to hope as we begin our journey toward the Days of Awe. We will be meet online over Zoom only\, together with R. David Markus and the Temple Beth El of City Island community. \nA variety of traditions connect Tisha b’Av with the sin of lashon ha-ra\, slanderous or malicious speech. There’s plenty of that in our world today\, from anti-vax rhetoric to misinformation and election denial. As part of our ritual we’ll enter into a covenant of lashon ha-tov\, good and holy speech\, and commit to using our words to bring repair. \nZoom Room: https://zoom.us/j/317145140?pwd=eWIyZzlCbm9nSm4xb1lUNUtkWlJqQT09\nMeeting ID: 317 145 140\nCode: 971260
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tisha-b-av-5782/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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