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Rosh Hashanah 2020

09/20/2020 12:32:05 PM

Sep20

Joanne Greenberg

I am sick of hearing about and responding to the virus, losing my words in my mask and standing here breathing my own air.

Before I begin to talk about beginnings, the head of the year, I want to give public thanks for private acts.  Albert and I have been...Read more...

Becoming Agents of Change through Compassion, Conviction, and Collaboration in 5781

09/10/2020 11:33:54 AM

Sep10

Rabbi Jamie Arnold

It is written that there is “nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes). Both the Biblical and historical records remind us that this is not the first global pandemic with severe social and economic implications. We’ve known fear and grief. It the first time we’ve witnessed...Read more...

Good Riddance 5780! Let’s Think Big About our Future

09/03/2020 11:46:18 AM

Sep3

Dan Herman

Wow, what a year! I’m sure we’re all looking forward to closing out 5780 and welcoming the new year with hope and optimism.

We have several options to the celebrate the High Holidays together at CBE beginning with a fresh start to 5781 on Erev Rosh Hashanah on Friday...Read more...

A Perspective on Racial Justice and Police Use of Lethal Force

07/10/2020 11:24:18 AM

Jul10

CBE members Nancy Friedman, Alan Rubin, Anne Wolf, Judy Sherman, Susan Marcus, and Leslie Lipstein

“This is the same damn fight that my grandmother and my mother had. I’m 20 years old and I’m having the same damn fight.” (a protester)

We are angered, deeply saddened and shaken by the senseless murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery,...Read more...

Piku'ach Nefesh and Reopening CBE

06/17/2020 01:02:00 PM

Jun17

Rabbi Jamie Arnold, Eve Mills, & Dan Herman

In Jewish law, one principle supersedes all others. פיקוח נפש / Piku’ach Nefesh is usually translated as ‘the preservation of life.’ Let’s say a fire threatens someone’s life on the Sabbath. Despite the Biblical prohibition against extinguishing a flame on Shabbat, if carrying water and putting out the fire (or calling 911) could save a life, one is not only permitted, but obligated to do so. The laws and customs of the...Read more...

Reflecting Hope, Not Fear

06/07/2020 01:06:29 PM

Jun7

Tara Saltzman

In response to the bizarre and totally new experience of the pandemic Covid-19, I asked students to interview their parents about “why a Jewish education for their child is important to them”.  As we struggled to...Read more...

Thoughts for a Thursday

06/04/2020 09:14:54 AM

Jun4

Rabbi Jamie Arnold

A very severe plague. Quarantining in response to contagions. A family divided over racial tensions, social inequities, and abuses of speech. The communal gathering ‘space’ goes mobile. Horn blowing and howling gets ritualized. A call for calm and rest. The people get...Read more...

Middah of the Month of Sivan: Histapfut (Simplicity)

05/24/2020 01:09:51 PM

May24

Tara Saltzman

Judaism nurtures our purpose in life to make this world a better place. Central to the work of repairing the world (tikkun olam) is the individual cultivation & repair of soul traits (tikkun middot). The practice of Mussar is the work of...Read more...

A Message from the Mitzvah Committee

05/19/2020 09:36:55 AM

May19

Eve Mills

The Mitzvah Committee continues to be here for you during these challenging times.  Although things look different as we all continue to practice precautions against COVID 19, the Mitzvah Committee is committed to try to find ways to support you.  Anyone struggling with isolation or illness, or experiencing the impacts of life and death events, is invited to call Eve at 303-670-4294 and she will connect you with the Rabbi or a...Read more...

You Can’t Control the Wind, but You Can Adjust Your Sails

05/03/2020 09:38:30 AM

May3

Dan Herman

These unprecedented times present uncertainty that can enslave us to anxiety, fear, and confusion. On the flip side, it has also been an opportunity to step back from our hectic lives, reflect and recalibrate. Consider it an extended Shabbat. There is an old...Read more...

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