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SUMMARY:Runway to the High Holy Days 5786: Seven Habits of Highly Evolved People
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami for this year’s seven-week journey to the High Holy Days! \nThis year\, we’ll immerse in seven core teachings on how to live ethically and with integrity. With materials from Torah\, Talmud\, Mussar (character development) and your own lives\, each week we’ll explore a life-wisdom’s Jewish origins\, spiritual qualities\, and how they can shape our own journey of teshuvah (repentance). No advance reading is required. \nClasses will be held on seven consecutive Tuesdays at 7pm (EDT) over Zoom\, with our first class being held on August 5. Members of CBI & Shir Ami are able to attend for free; the cost of the full seven-week course for non-members is $120. \nRegistration is required in order to receive the Zoom information — PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2025/2025-09-09/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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SUMMARY:Runway to the High Holy Days 5786: Seven Habits of Highly Evolved People
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami for this year’s seven-week journey to the High Holy Days! \nThis year\, we’ll immerse in seven core teachings on how to live ethically and with integrity. With materials from Torah\, Talmud\, Mussar (character development) and your own lives\, each week we’ll explore a life-wisdom’s Jewish origins\, spiritual qualities\, and how they can shape our own journey of teshuvah (repentance). No advance reading is required. \nClasses will be held on seven consecutive Tuesdays at 7pm (EDT) over Zoom\, with our first class being held on August 5. Members of CBI & Shir Ami are able to attend for free; the cost of the full seven-week course for non-members is $120. \nRegistration is required in order to receive the Zoom information — PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2025/2025-09-02/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250826T190000
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SUMMARY:Runway to the High Holy Days 5786: Seven Habits of Highly Evolved People
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami for this year’s seven-week journey to the High Holy Days! \nThis year\, we’ll immerse in seven core teachings on how to live ethically and with integrity. With materials from Torah\, Talmud\, Mussar (character development) and your own lives\, each week we’ll explore a life-wisdom’s Jewish origins\, spiritual qualities\, and how they can shape our own journey of teshuvah (repentance). No advance reading is required. \nClasses will be held on seven consecutive Tuesdays at 7pm (EDT) over Zoom\, with our first class being held on August 5. Members of CBI & Shir Ami are able to attend for free; the cost of the full seven-week course for non-members is $120. \nRegistration is required in order to receive the Zoom information — PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2025/2025-08-26/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250819T190000
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SUMMARY:Runway to the High Holy Days 5786: Seven Habits of Highly Evolved People
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami for this year’s seven-week journey to the High Holy Days! \nThis year\, we’ll immerse in seven core teachings on how to live ethically and with integrity. With materials from Torah\, Talmud\, Mussar (character development) and your own lives\, each week we’ll explore a life-wisdom’s Jewish origins\, spiritual qualities\, and how they can shape our own journey of teshuvah (repentance). No advance reading is required. \nClasses will be held on seven consecutive Tuesdays at 7pm (EDT) over Zoom\, with our first class being held on August 5. Members of CBI & Shir Ami are able to attend for free; the cost of the full seven-week course for non-members is $120. \nRegistration is required in order to receive the Zoom information — PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2025/2025-08-19/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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SUMMARY:Runway to the High Holy Days 5786: Seven Habits of Highly Evolved People
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami for this year’s seven-week journey to the High Holy Days! \nThis year\, we’ll immerse in seven core teachings on how to live ethically and with integrity. With materials from Torah\, Talmud\, Mussar (character development) and your own lives\, each week we’ll explore a life-wisdom’s Jewish origins\, spiritual qualities\, and how they can shape our own journey of teshuvah (repentance). No advance reading is required. \nClasses will be held on seven consecutive Tuesdays at 7pm (EDT) over Zoom\, with our first class being held on August 5. Members of CBI & Shir Ami are able to attend for free; the cost of the full seven-week course for non-members is $120. \nRegistration is required in order to receive the Zoom information — PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2025/2025-08-12/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250805T190000
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SUMMARY:Runway to the High Holy Days 5786: Seven Habits of Highly Evolved People
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami for this year’s seven-week journey to the High Holy Days! \nThis year\, we’ll immerse in seven core teachings on how to live ethically and with integrity. With materials from Torah\, Talmud\, Mussar (character development) and your own lives\, each week we’ll explore a life-wisdom’s Jewish origins\, spiritual qualities\, and how they can shape our own journey of teshuvah (repentance). No advance reading is required. \nClasses will be held on seven consecutive Tuesdays at 7pm (EDT) over Zoom\, with our first class being held on August 5. Members of CBI & Shir Ami are able to attend for free; the cost of the full seven-week course for non-members is $120. \nRegistration is required in order to receive the Zoom information — PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2025/2025-08-05/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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SUMMARY:Havdalah & Tisha B’Av 5785 | Zoom Only
DESCRIPTION:☆ To join us ONLINE\, please click here to register via Zoom. \n\nJoin us in Jewish tradition’s deep dive into communal mourning as we remember the destruction of both Temples and many other tragedies and traumas throughout our history and persisting in our present. Tisha B’Av is the spiritual “low point” of the year; from here\, we begin the seven-week ascent toward the Days of Awe. There will be an opportunity to say Mourner’s Kaddish in full during this service. \nPlease note that this service has been moved to Zoom only — registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/tisha-bav-5785/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programming,Online,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T193000
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SUMMARY:CBI Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting of the CBI Book Club\, facilitated by Dr. Suzanne Levy Graver\, Professor Emerita at Williams College\, will take place over Zoom on Wednesday\, June 25 at 7:30pm (EDT). \nWe will discuss Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari\, winner of the 2025 Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award for Fiction. A young Yemeni Israeli woman learns of her mother’s secret romance in a dramatic journey through lost family stories\, revealing the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter in the debut novel of an award-winning literary voice. A trailer for this novel can be viewed below; the “book club kit” featuring music and recipes for you to enjoy as you read can be found here. \nAll are welcome! This book is available to purchase online in multiple formats. Those who plan on joining us should RSVP via our website; Zoom information will be sent to all who RSVP once the date gets closer. \nhttps://www.ayelettsabari.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TSABARI_SongsForTheBrokenHearted_HC_EditedFootage_fbsize_OSD.mp4
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/book-club-june-2025/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T203000
DTSTAMP:20250325T174119Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T174119Z
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SUMMARY:CBI Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting of the CBI Book Club\, facilitated by Dr. Suzanne Levy Graver\, Professor Emerita at Williams College\, will take place over Zoom on Thursday\, May 8 at 7:30pm (EDT). \nWe will discuss The Color of Water\, an autobiography and memoir by James McBride (author of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store\, which our book club discussed in a previous meeting) and a tribute to his mother\, the daughter of an Orthodox Jew who married a black man. \nAll are welcome! This book is available to purchase online in multiple formats. Those who plan on joining us should RSVP via our website; Zoom information will be sent to all who RSVP once the date gets closer. If you have any questions\, please email Natalie Matus at president@cbiberkshires.com.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/cbi-book-club-may-2025/
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:20250502T193000
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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our monthly gathering around the Virtual Shabbat Table. We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors\, or meet new ones\, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie. Wishing all a Shabbat Shalom!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-zoom-may-2025/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T200000
DTSTAMP:20250417T164517Z
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service | Pesach VII (ZOOM ONLY)
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: This service will be held online only via Zoom — we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this change may have caused. Thank you for understanding! \nJoin us over Zoom at 7pm on Friday\, April 18 for a special Shabbat service marking the seventh day of Pesach. Tradition teaches that this is the date when we crossed the Sea of Reeds\, escaped Pharaoh’s army\, and danced with joy on the far shore. We’ll celebrate Shabbat\, the seventh day of Passover\, springtime\, and liberation with prayer\, poetry\, and song. We will also offer Yizkor memorial prayers. All are welcome! \nPlease see our weekly announcements for information on how to join us on Zoom.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2025-04-18/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Announcements,Holiday Programming,Online,Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T203000
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SUMMARY:CBI Book Club | NEW DATE
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting of the CBI Book Club will take place over Zoom on Thursday\, March 20 at 7:30pm (EDT) to discuss The Postcard by Anne Berest (2021; translated to English by Tina Kover in 2023). \nIn this autobiographical novel\, an unsigned postcard bearing the names of ancestors murdered in the Holocaust\, arrives in January 2003 in the mail\, puzzling everyone in the family. Anne\, a member of that family and the narrator of this book\, engages in a quest to discover who sent the postcard and why? A search for her own Jewish identity\, from which she’s been alienated\, drives in large part Anne’s quest. A “powerful\, meticulously imagined book” that “contains a single grand-scale act of self-discovery and many moments of historical illuminations” is how the New York Times described it. \nAll are welcome! To ease the challenge of reading this novel\, a family tree can be found here for attendees to reference as they read and discuss The Postcard with us. This book is available to purchase online in multiple formats. Those who plan on joining us should RSVP via our website; Zoom information will be sent to all who RSVP once the date gets closer. If you have any questions\, please email Natalie Matus at president@cbiberkshires.com.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/cbi-book-club-march-2025/
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:20250307T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T203000
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CREATED:20241125T164051Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our monthly gathering around the Virtual Shabbat Table. We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors\, or meet new ones\, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie. Wishing all a Shabbat Shalom!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-zoom-march-2025/
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:20250214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T200000
DTSTAMP:20250214T171032Z
CREATED:20241125T163612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T171032Z
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SUMMARY:Tu B' Kabbalat Shabbat Service | ZOOM ONLY
DESCRIPTION:Join us via Zoom on Friday night for a Tu BiShvat-themed Kabbalat shabbat! We’ll weave the four worlds of the Tu BiShvat seder celebration into our Friday night prayer. This is a great spiritual prelude to Sunday’s delayed Tu BiShvat concert — you can immerse all weekend in the four seasons\, the four worlds\, and the beginning of spiritual spring!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2025-02-14/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Announcements,Holiday Programming,Online,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T203000
DTSTAMP:20241125T163236Z
CREATED:20241125T163236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241125T163236Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our monthly gathering around the Virtual Shabbat Table. We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors\, or meet new ones\, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie. Wishing all a Shabbat Shalom!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-zoom-feb-2025/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cbiberkshires.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/challah.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T203000
DTSTAMP:20241007T163405Z
CREATED:20241007T161925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T163405Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on January 3 for our monthly gathering around the Virtual Shabbat Table. We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors\, or meet new ones\, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie. Wishing all a Shabbat Shalom!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-zoom-jan-2025/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cbiberkshires.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/challah.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T203000
DTSTAMP:20241007T162203Z
CREATED:20241007T161709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T162203Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on December 6 for our monthly gathering around the Virtual Shabbat Table. We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors\, or meet new ones\, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie. Wishing all a Shabbat Shalom!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-zoom-dec-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T203000
DTSTAMP:20241007T162141Z
CREATED:20241007T153348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T162141Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Shabbat Zoom Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on November 1st for our first gathering of 5785 around the Virtual Shabbat Table. We will gather together to share community and conversation as we celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat\, light the candles\, and bless the wine and challah. Stay connected with CBI friends and neighbors\, or meet new ones\, as we enjoy the joys of fellowship and comfort of camaraderie. Wishing all a peaceful and happy new year!
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/first-friday-zoom-nov-2024/
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:20241024T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T100000
DTSTAMP:20240801T163845Z
CREATED:20240722T172215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T163845Z
UID:10000866-1729764000-1729764000@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:Shemini Atzeret Service with Yizkor — Zoom Only
DESCRIPTION:☆ To join us ONLINE\, please click here to register via Zoom. \n\nPlease join us over Zoom for our annual Shemini Atzeret service. We’ll share the prayers of the morning service\, including the praise-songs of Hallel. We’ll also offer the Yizkor memorial prayers that we recite in memory of our dead four times a year (on Pesach\, Shavuot\, Yom Kippur\, and Shemini Atzeret). \nTo submit names for this year’s Yizkor Memorial Book\, please visit bit.ly/Yizkor-5785. (Deadline: Friday\, September 27\, 2024)
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shemini-atzeret-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Days of Awe,Online,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T210000
DTSTAMP:20240807T151600Z
CREATED:20240708T174117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T151600Z
UID:10000842-1727204400-1727211600@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:The Journey of Teshuvah & Runway to the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a seven-week (and eight-class) journey of preparation for the Days of Awe\, co-taught on Zoom by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat with Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami. On seven Tuesday nights from just after Tisha B’Av (August 12) until just before Rosh Hashanah (October 2)\, we’ll meet to discuss Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair\, now available in paperback. The reading will also be keyed to the inner journey through seven core qualities we seek to strengthen as we prepare for the new year. We’ll study Rambam’s writings on teshuvah (c. 1176) alongside R. Danya’s book as we each undertake our own journey of repentance and return. \n☆ This course is free for members and $120 for non-members; to register\, please click here. Classes will meet weekly on Tuesdays over Zoom at 7pm (EDT) from August 13 through September 24. The final class will be held in-person only at CBI on Saturday\, October 12 (Yom Kippur) at 3pm — all are welcome to attend\, even if you didn’t attend any of the previous sessions. If you have any questions\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2024/2024-09-24/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T210000
DTSTAMP:20240807T151600Z
CREATED:20240708T174117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T151600Z
UID:10000841-1726599600-1726606800@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:The Journey of Teshuvah & Runway to the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a seven-week (and eight-class) journey of preparation for the Days of Awe\, co-taught on Zoom by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat with Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami. On seven Tuesday nights from just after Tisha B’Av (August 12) until just before Rosh Hashanah (October 2)\, we’ll meet to discuss Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair\, now available in paperback. The reading will also be keyed to the inner journey through seven core qualities we seek to strengthen as we prepare for the new year. We’ll study Rambam’s writings on teshuvah (c. 1176) alongside R. Danya’s book as we each undertake our own journey of repentance and return. \n☆ This course is free for members and $120 for non-members; to register\, please click here. Classes will meet weekly on Tuesdays over Zoom at 7pm (EDT) from August 13 through September 24. The final class will be held in-person only at CBI on Saturday\, October 12 (Yom Kippur) at 3pm — all are welcome to attend\, even if you didn’t attend any of the previous sessions. If you have any questions\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2024/2024-09-17/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T210000
DTSTAMP:20240807T151600Z
CREATED:20240708T174117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T151600Z
UID:10000840-1725994800-1726002000@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:The Journey of Teshuvah & Runway to the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a seven-week (and eight-class) journey of preparation for the Days of Awe\, co-taught on Zoom by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat with Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami. On seven Tuesday nights from just after Tisha B’Av (August 12) until just before Rosh Hashanah (October 2)\, we’ll meet to discuss Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair\, now available in paperback. The reading will also be keyed to the inner journey through seven core qualities we seek to strengthen as we prepare for the new year. We’ll study Rambam’s writings on teshuvah (c. 1176) alongside R. Danya’s book as we each undertake our own journey of repentance and return. \n☆ This course is free for members and $120 for non-members; to register\, please click here. Classes will meet weekly on Tuesdays over Zoom at 7pm (EDT) from August 13 through September 24. The final class will be held in-person only at CBI on Saturday\, October 12 (Yom Kippur) at 3pm — all are welcome to attend\, even if you didn’t attend any of the previous sessions. If you have any questions\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2024/2024-09-10/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240903T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240903T210000
DTSTAMP:20240807T151600Z
CREATED:20240708T174117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T151600Z
UID:10000839-1725390000-1725397200@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:The Journey of Teshuvah & Runway to the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a seven-week (and eight-class) journey of preparation for the Days of Awe\, co-taught on Zoom by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat with Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami. On seven Tuesday nights from just after Tisha B’Av (August 12) until just before Rosh Hashanah (October 2)\, we’ll meet to discuss Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair\, now available in paperback. The reading will also be keyed to the inner journey through seven core qualities we seek to strengthen as we prepare for the new year. We’ll study Rambam’s writings on teshuvah (c. 1176) alongside R. Danya’s book as we each undertake our own journey of repentance and return. \n☆ This course is free for members and $120 for non-members; to register\, please click here. Classes will meet weekly on Tuesdays over Zoom at 7pm (EDT) from August 13 through September 24. The final class will be held in-person only at CBI on Saturday\, October 12 (Yom Kippur) at 3pm — all are welcome to attend\, even if you didn’t attend any of the previous sessions. If you have any questions\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2024/2024-09-03/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cbiberkshires.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-Journey-of-Teshuvah-Runway-to-the-High-Holy-Days-5785.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T210000
DTSTAMP:20240807T151600Z
CREATED:20240708T174117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T151600Z
UID:10000838-1724785200-1724792400@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:The Journey of Teshuvah & Runway to the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a seven-week (and eight-class) journey of preparation for the Days of Awe\, co-taught on Zoom by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat with Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami. On seven Tuesday nights from just after Tisha B’Av (August 12) until just before Rosh Hashanah (October 2)\, we’ll meet to discuss Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair\, now available in paperback. The reading will also be keyed to the inner journey through seven core qualities we seek to strengthen as we prepare for the new year. We’ll study Rambam’s writings on teshuvah (c. 1176) alongside R. Danya’s book as we each undertake our own journey of repentance and return. \n☆ This course is free for members and $120 for non-members; to register\, please click here. Classes will meet weekly on Tuesdays over Zoom at 7pm (EDT) from August 13 through September 24. The final class will be held in-person only at CBI on Saturday\, October 12 (Yom Kippur) at 3pm — all are welcome to attend\, even if you didn’t attend any of the previous sessions. If you have any questions\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2024/2024-08-27/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cbiberkshires.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-Journey-of-Teshuvah-Runway-to-the-High-Holy-Days-5785.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T210000
DTSTAMP:20240807T151600Z
CREATED:20240708T174117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T151600Z
UID:10000837-1724180400-1724187600@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:The Journey of Teshuvah & Runway to the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a seven-week (and eight-class) journey of preparation for the Days of Awe\, co-taught on Zoom by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat with Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami. On seven Tuesday nights from just after Tisha B’Av (August 12) until just before Rosh Hashanah (October 2)\, we’ll meet to discuss Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair\, now available in paperback. The reading will also be keyed to the inner journey through seven core qualities we seek to strengthen as we prepare for the new year. We’ll study Rambam’s writings on teshuvah (c. 1176) alongside R. Danya’s book as we each undertake our own journey of repentance and return. \n☆ This course is free for members and $120 for non-members; to register\, please click here. Classes will meet weekly on Tuesdays over Zoom at 7pm (EDT) from August 13 through September 24. The final class will be held in-person only at CBI on Saturday\, October 12 (Yom Kippur) at 3pm — all are welcome to attend\, even if you didn’t attend any of the previous sessions. If you have any questions\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2024/2024-08-20/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T210000
DTSTAMP:20240807T151600Z
CREATED:20240708T174117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T151600Z
UID:10000836-1723575600-1723582800@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:The Journey of Teshuvah & Runway to the High Holy Days
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a seven-week (and eight-class) journey of preparation for the Days of Awe\, co-taught on Zoom by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat with Rabbi David Evan Markus of Congregation Shir Ami. On seven Tuesday nights from just after Tisha B’Av (August 12) until just before Rosh Hashanah (October 2)\, we’ll meet to discuss Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair\, now available in paperback. The reading will also be keyed to the inner journey through seven core qualities we seek to strengthen as we prepare for the new year. We’ll study Rambam’s writings on teshuvah (c. 1176) alongside R. Danya’s book as we each undertake our own journey of repentance and return. \n☆ This course is free for members and $120 for non-members; to register\, please click here. Classes will meet weekly on Tuesdays over Zoom at 7pm (EDT) from August 13 through September 24. The final class will be held in-person only at CBI on Saturday\, October 12 (Yom Kippur) at 3pm — all are welcome to attend\, even if you didn’t attend any of the previous sessions. If you have any questions\, please contact Rabbi Rachel.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/hhd-runway-2024/2024-08-13/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Adult Programming,Days of Awe,Online,Paid Tickets Required
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240603T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240603T193000
DTSTAMP:20240501T171134Z
CREATED:20240416T155021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T171134Z
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SUMMARY:CBI Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our June meeting of the CBI Book Club will take place over Zoom on Monday\, June 3 at 7:30pm (EDT) to discuss Apeirogon by Colum McCann (Penguin Random House\, 2020; translated into Hebrew in 2022). \nA daring\, symphonic\, and challenging novel\, named for a shape with a countably infinite number of sides\, it features two real-life characters: one Israeli and the other Palestinian\, each of whom have daughters killed by ‘other’ side\, one a 10-year-old Palestinian girl shot by a young IDF soldier\, the other a 14-year-old Israeli girl murdered by Hamas suicide bombers. Part fiction\, part autobiography\, the story of how these two men come to meet\, become founders of “Combatants for Peace\,” and life-long friends is conveyed by McCann in a Thousand and One Cantos\, modelled so to speak on The Arabian Nights. (The two men dedicate themselves to keeping their daughters alive by endlessly telling their stories\, which they are in fact currently doing worldwide). \nMcCann quasi-fictional format initially makes for challenging reading\, mirroring for the first 60 or so pages the confusion the characters themselves experience\, but the pace quickens considerably halfway through\, so take notes as you read and allow yourself ample time. Given this format\, an actual paper copy of the book will make for an easier read than an online copy. Live interviews with McCann and the two men are available on YouTube and very much worth viewing\, and a 2020 review from The New York Times can be read here. One further note: a Hebrew translation of Apeirogon was initially banned in Israel\, and Haaretz (Israel’s liberal newspaper) published an article earlier this year urging people to read it now that it’s finally out! \nThis book is available to purchase online in multiple formats. Those who plan on joining us should RSVP via our website. If you have any questions\, please email Suzanne Levy Graver at sgraver@williams.edu.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/book-club-june-2024/
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:20240525T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240525T110000
DTSTAMP:20240516T150415Z
CREATED:20240222T180012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T150415Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Morning Service — Zoom Only
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this service will be held over Zoom only. \nJoin us on Shabbat morning as we celebrate Shabbat with prayer\, song\, and poetry. We’ll hear some words of Torah (and some words about Torah) as we bask in Shabbat’s sweetness. Those joining digitally are invited to purchase a digital copy of the siddur if you’d like to follow along.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/shabbat-morning-service-2024-05-25/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online,Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T193000
DTSTAMP:20240507T145420Z
CREATED:20240307T160951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T145420Z
UID:10000798-1715196600-1715196600@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:Bylaws Zoom Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:☆ To join us ONLINE\, please click here to register via Zoom. \n\nAfter a lot of thought and discussion\, the Board has voted on revisions to the CBI Bylaws. The proposed changes to the Bylaws can be viewed here. We will be holding an open meeting to discuss them on Wednesday\, May 8 at 7:30pm (EDT). This meeting will be held over Zoom to allow our congregants to fully participate from wherever they are. We look forward to your comments. \nWe will bring the revised Bylaws to the Annual Meeting for a vote\, following provisions in our Bylaws. According to our Bylaws\, only regular members are allowed to vote (not Seasonal\, Associate\, or Student members) and only Jewish members are allowed to vote on changes to the Bylaws. Please note that this session is for current members of CBI only — thank you for understanding.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/bylaws-2024-05-08/
LOCATION:Virtual Event (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Announcements,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cbiberkshires.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Feedback.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Congregation Beth Israel":MAILTO:office@cbiberkshires.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240506T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240506T193000
DTSTAMP:20240501T171224Z
CREATED:20240416T153402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T171224Z
UID:10000801-1715023800-1715023800@cbiberkshires.com
SUMMARY:CBI Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our May meeting of the CBI Book Club will take place over Zoom on Monday\, May 6 at 7:30pm (EDT) to discuss The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (2023\, Penguin Random House). \nMcBride’s novel is set in Pottstown\, PA in 1972\, at a time when the Black and immigrant Jewish residents living in a dilapidated neighborhood came together to rescue a Black boy from being institutionalized. In so doing\, they successfully resist efforts made by the communities’ white and wealthier Christian residents to engage in this and other bigoted acts. An upbeat novel\, McBride shows “that it is love and community–heaven and earth–that ultimately sustain us.” This book appears regularly on The New York Times bestseller list\, being an immensely engaging read and a murder mystery to boot! \nThis book is available to purchase online in multiple formats. Those who plan on joining us should RSVP via our website. If you have any questions\, please email Suzanne Levy Graver at sgraver@williams.edu.
URL:https://cbiberkshires.com/event/book-club-may-2024/
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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