5:30 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2024
Celebrate Israel’s Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, at Congregation Beth Israel! We’ll enjoy a falafel dinner, followed by a joyful and inspiring film, “On the Map” — about the 1977 Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team’s European Cup win. Narrated by Hall of Famer Bill Walton, and suitable for all ages. All are welcome; rsvp requested (not required) to make sure we order enough food!
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Visual Arts Exhibit
Prints and drawings by CBI member Sarah Bauman will be on display in the CBI foyer and social hall from February 23 through August 2024.
Included in the CBI exhibition are works in several media — pastel, charcoal, graphite, ceramics, and intaglio printmaking, including drypoint, aquatint, mezzotint, etching, and engraving. Sarah’s work has been shown in solo exhibitions and prestigious invitational and juried art shows in galleries across the United States, as well as in synagogues.
Read about Sarah Bauman and her art on Page 4 in the January/February 2024 Shul Shofar
240 HEARTS Project
New Adult Ed Classes
- Biblical Text Study with Mark Packer *
- Jewish Literature with Mark Packer
- Biblical Hebrew with Andrea Shupack
- A Jewish Look at Jesus with Stu Berman
- The Hebrew Prophets with Rabbi Samuels
- Beginning Torah Trope with Andrea Shupack
Click on the document below for full descriptions and how to register.
Feb_Mar 24 Adult Ed _1_Old World Klezmer Concert
7 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023
751 San Juan Blvd., Bellingham WA
Jake Shulman-Ment and Pete Rushefsky: Old World Klezmer String Duo
Online ticketing is now closed. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
Congregation Beth Israel is excited to present a concert featuring two of the most recognized names on the international Yiddish music scene: Jake Shulman-Ment and Pete Rushefsky.
Long before klezmer music encountered the sounds of clarinets and brass, the fiddle and tsimbl duo expressed the hearts and souls of Ashkenazim across Central and Eastern Europe. Jake and Pete have been performing this entrancing music throughout the globe together for over two decades. From rollicking dance tunes to old spiritual melodies, philosophical Yiddish folk songs and virtuosic original compositions, this will be a musical experience not to miss.
Judaism 201
Instructor: Rabbi Joshua Samuels
Location: Beit Midrash
Registration is now closed.
Wednesdays: 7:00—8:15 PM
10 Sessions: November 1, 8, 25, 29; December 6, 13; January 3, 10, 17, 24
This class is an excellent introduction to Judaism or the perfect refresher. The course will cover the following topics: Who is a Jew? What is Torah, Midrash and Talmud? The many Jewish views of God; The Jewish
approach to life and death; The Jewish calendar and festivals; Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism; Israeli history; Jewish life-cycle events; and more. This is Judaism 101 plus a little extra! The fee covers the cost of the
primary text, Settings of Silver and other texts.
Fee: CBI Members: $36; Non-Members: $72
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Member tickets are included in membership benefits; nonmembers click here for ticket information.
HHD Sechedule 2023Order High Holy Day Machzors
Code of Ethics
The URJ is committed to ensuring that our environments are safe, equitable, and inclusive. As part of its ongoing work to create a culture that prioritizes safety and accountability, the URJ encourages every congregation to craft and adopt a congregational ethics code. In 2022, the CBI board approved a Code of Ethics and a Grievance Policy, which have served as models for other congregations in the URJ and beyond. The URJ is recognizing congregations that have completed ethics codes by listing them on the URJ website and providing this special logo for their own websites.