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, […]
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, […]
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. There'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 […]
Given the Supreme Court's recent decision on a woman’s “right to choose,” it seems timely to discuss the Jewish perspective on the topic of our reproductive and other related rights. Please join us on Zoom on Sunday, July 31 at 7pm for an Adult Education forum led by Ephraim Schwartz about what Torah, Talmudic study, […]
Join us for the first meeting of CBI’s new Book Group on Zoom. Suzanne Graver, retired Williams College Professor of English Literature and CBI member, will lead the discussions. For a taste of what's to come, read Molly Antipol’s engaging short story (26 pages; https://bookanista.com/old-world/) beforehand and ask yourself two questions: (1) what is this […]
Do you have memories of family members and events that you treasure? Would you like to capture them in a meaningful way? This free workshop, presented on Zoom by Janice Dexter-Ganek, will introduce you to ways to preserve your family stories through recording, writing, photography, and art. Janice — a writing specialist at Bryant University […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this service will be held on Zoom only. We’ll celebrate the revelation of Torah with learning, song, poetry, and more! As we did at Tu BiShvat and Pesach, we’ll join together with Temple Beth El of City Island and Rabbi David Markus for a joint festival celebration via TBE's Zoom room. […]
Stay connected with friends and neighbors, or meet new ones, as we gather together around the Zoom table to celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat and light the candles, bless the wine and partake of our challah breads.
Join us for a lively, musical, meaningful, heart-filled second-night community Zoom seder. Like last year, the seder will be co-led by Rabbi Rachel and Rabbi David Markus and will be open to members of our two shul communities, CBI and Temple Beth El of City Island. Expect music, meaning, tradition balanced with innovation, and most […]
We've all recited or heard the Four Questions, but what do we really know about them and the meaning of Passover? Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat for a special one-time Zoom to discuss the evolution of the Four Questions over the last 2000 years. We will see not only shifts in Jewish practice and cultural norms, […]
Stay connected with friends and neighbors, or meet new ones, as we gather together around the Zoom table to celebrate the Jewish traditions of Shabbat and light the candles, bless the wine and partake of our challah breads.
Join us on Shabbat morning over Zoom only 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. Our spiritual tools include traditional liturgy, contemporary poetry, chant, and song… as well as the spectacular views from our sanctuary, which […]
