CBI admin 13 hours ago 2 min Reb Lisa's Message: What’s in a name and how does this affect our identity, our destiny? We learn in this week’s parasha, Vayishlach, that our Patriarch Jacob has a mysterious encounter with an angel. They wrestle and struggle...
CBI admin Nov 25 1 min Reb Lisa's Message - HODU! Let's Give Thanks! The Hebrew word for Jew is Yehudi, which is connected to the Hebrew word for thanks and gratitude: hoda'ah. What an incredible ancestral ...
CBI admin Nov 25 2 min Holiday Blood Drive As you may know, Congregation Beth Israel partners with Vitalant to host at least one blood drive a year. COVID-19 has made the blood sup...
CBI admin Nov 18 2 min Reb Lisa's Message I continue to reflect on what it means for us to live in a country so deeply divided. Of course this is most visible and present in the r...
CBI admin Nov 18 1 min Blood Drive Winter Blood Drive: The Tikkun Olam Committee will hold a special winter CBI blood drive at the request of Vitalant, our regional blood ...
CBI admin Nov 18 1 min Thanksgiving Run/Walk with the Quaker Friend's Meeting At the invitation of members of the Friend’s Meeting, we invite those able to do so, to join in a “walk together” with members of our nei...
CBI admin Nov 18 1 min Safe Space Winter Shelter's Project Room Key Donation CBI Tikkun Olam Fall—Winter Drive Commencing Thanksgiving and ending the 8th night of Hanukkah. This tzedakah opportunity will benefit ...
CBI admin13 hours ago2 minReb Lisa's Message: What’s in a name and how does this affect our identity, our destiny?We learn in this week’s parasha, Vayishlach, that our Patriarch Jacob has a mysterious encounter with an angel. They wrestle and struggle...
CBI adminNov 251 minReb Lisa's Message - HODU! Let's Give Thanks!The Hebrew word for Jew is Yehudi, which is connected to the Hebrew word for thanks and gratitude: hoda'ah. What an incredible ancestral ...
CBI adminNov 252 minHoliday Blood DriveAs you may know, Congregation Beth Israel partners with Vitalant to host at least one blood drive a year. COVID-19 has made the blood sup...
CBI adminNov 182 minReb Lisa's MessageI continue to reflect on what it means for us to live in a country so deeply divided. Of course this is most visible and present in the r...
CBI adminNov 181 minBlood DriveWinter Blood Drive: The Tikkun Olam Committee will hold a special winter CBI blood drive at the request of Vitalant, our regional blood ...
CBI adminNov 181 minThanksgiving Run/Walk with the Quaker Friend's MeetingAt the invitation of members of the Friend’s Meeting, we invite those able to do so, to join in a “walk together” with members of our nei...
CBI adminNov 181 minSafe Space Winter Shelter's Project Room Key DonationCBI Tikkun Olam Fall—Winter Drive Commencing Thanksgiving and ending the 8th night of Hanukkah. This tzedakah opportunity will benefit ...
CBI adminNov 111 minTeaching Torah while standing on one foot - Reb Lisa's MessageThis is a good time to remember one of the most central Jewish values, a teaching from the Talmud (Shabbat 31a). This text is referenced ...
CBI adminNov 112 minLot's Dilemma by Reb SteveHere is a brief dvar (or drash or drasha) on last week’s Torah portion, Vayera. I hope you find it interesting. “And he delayed, and the...
CBI adminOct 281 minReb Lisa's MessageBy the time you get next week’s E-blast, the election will be behind us. So this week, we’ve included some inspiration and spiritual guid...
CBI adminOct 281 minVOTE!Near the end of nearly every prayer service, we include "Aleinu", which translates as "It is upon us". It is upon us to build the world i...
CBI adminOct 211 minKeshet - Signs of Inherent GoodnessDuring yesterday’s 10-Minute Tune Up, Reb Steve, asked us to reflect on the “signs” in our lives that makes us feel everything is all rig...
CBI adminOct 152 minStarting the Torah Cycle AnewWe begin, again, at the beginning. Yet the very first word in Torah, Bereishit, points at something deeper about the notion of beginnings...
CBI adminOct 71 minGet Ready for Simchat Torah this Saturday night at 7:00 pm!Dance, party, and rejoice in the gift of Torah, all from the comfort of your own home! Here’s how to participate and prepare! Click HERE ...
Reb Lisa RappaportOct 41 minShul School - Tuesday, October 6th, 3:30 pmIt's time for our Shul School Sukkot Celebrations! Parents please see email from Reb Lisa for more details. Reb Lisa will be tuning in fr...
Steve MargolinOct 41 minTen Minute Tune Up with Reb Steve - Tuesday, October 6th, 2:00 pmJoin Reb Steve for a 10 minute niggun and thoughtfulness moment for the day.
CBI AdminOct 41 minHavadalah and Weekly Check-in Resumes after Simchat Torah.Because of our High Holy Day and Festival schedule, we will return to our regular Havdalah practice on Saturday, October 17th. Stay tuned...
Reb Lisa RappaportOct 41 minCoffee, Tea, and Torah - Saturday, October 3rd, 10:00 amWe will be studying the Book of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), which is customary for Sukkot. BYOC (Bring your own coffee or tea) and we'll stud...
CBI AdminOct 41 minKabbalat Shabbat - Friday, October 2nd, 7:00 pmJoin us for a special Sukkot Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Reb Lisa and Reb Steve! Reb Lisa will be tuning in from her Sukkah, air qual...
CBI AdminOct 41 minSukkot ~ Z'man SimchateinuThe Season of our JoySukkot starts tonight at sundown! Due to restrictions with COVID, we will not be building a sukkah at CBI. However, there are a couple of...
