News and Events

CBE Annual Member Meeting, August 23

You’re Invited to Celebrate the High Holidays with CBE!

The new year, Rosh Hashanah begins on Sunday evening September 9, heralding a time for celebration, contemplation, and gathering in community. ALL ARE WELCOME, NO TICKETS REQUIRED. Hoping to encourage you to bring friends and guests with you to High Holiday services, we do not require the purchase of Tishrei memberships or tickets for extended family or friends. We simply ask that you RSVP on line ahead of time, letting us know who to expect so that we can prepare name tags and ensure adequate seating. Do it now by following the link below to make your reservations (for friends, family, guests, and children needing childcare). Members do not need to make reservations for themselves, just for guests they expect to join them.

So, we will not be printing and mailing tickets this year. Members will receive a packet with the logistics. Once again, we strongly encourage members to make reservations for friends and family early, as we anticipate a higher number of reservations this year. Space may be limited.

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Religious School Kick Off, August 26

Slichot Service, September 1

Saturday, September 1, 8PM: Preparing Inwardly for the New Year with Meditation & Music

Selichot or slichot (Hebrew: סליחות‎; singular סליחה, selichah) are Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on Fast Days. The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are a central theme throughout these prayers.

Sukkot Community Activity Fair, September 26

September 26, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m

Make an adult play date with friends from CBE! At the Sukkot Activity Fair, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to participate in a wide range of affinity groups from hiking, biking and snowboarding to yoga, book study and mah jongg.

Simchat Torah, October 3

Wednesday, October 3

4PM Religious School Simchat Torah Celebration.

5:30PM Community Simchat Torah Celebration.

7PM Playing With Scripture, Dancing with Torah by Rabbi Jamie.

New Member Potluck, October 5

Please join us for a special potluck dinner and Shabbat evening in honor of CBE’s newest members…

Friday, October 5, 2016

6PM Potluck dinner (RSVP HERE)

Whether you are new, new-ish, or a long-term member who will help with welcoming – we hope to see you there!

Jewish Studies Sampler Sunday, October 7

Sunday, October 7, 2PM

Join the adult education committee one Sunday each month to sample Great Courses lectures or online courses focused on Jewish Studies.

We will have eight Sunday afternoon sessions this year, snacks provided. Usually, we will experience two thirty-minute lectures with time for conversation after each one.

Here is the outline of courses you can sample this year:

Jewish Intellectual History: 16^th to 20^th Century
Beginnings of Judaism
Biblical Wisdom Literature (for example, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs)
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Jesus and His Jewish Influences

Why sampler? Because each of these courses is considerably longer than two lectures, varying from 24 to 48 lectures. You can attend the one or two Sundays devoted to an introduction to the course and decide if you would like to pursue the whole course at another time. The adult education committee will facilitate whole course gatherings if enough folks want to follow through with them.

Community Spaghetti Dinner, October 19