Congregants of all ages are welcome to come on this gentle hike and explore the beauty of the early Fall that is so associated with the High Holy Days! We will be walking the historic railroad grade of the former Bellingham & Eastern Railway, now known as the Hertz Trail on the north shore of Lake Whatcom. We will meet at the parking lot by the Hertz trailhead at 9 a.m.
Bring water and a lunch, and your mushroom identification book!
Kesher Center for Early Learning is an Affiliate member of Village Books, our Bellingham-based locally owned book store. When you purchase through our Village Books Affiliate link here, a portion of the sale price will go to support Kesher.
To browse books online, use this link:
Here are some Kesher-recommended titles to check out (click on book cover):
Younger Readers
My Grandfather’s Coat
Goldie Takes a Stand!: Golda Meir’s First Crusade
Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust
Come and learn beautiful melodies for the High Holy Days, and gain a little insight into the liturgical texts we will be singing, as we prepare ourselves for the Days of Awe, at Congregation Beth Israel.
3 Sundays: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 8, 15, & 22
1 Wednesday: Sept. 11, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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CBI theatre trip to see Indecent at
Seattle Repertory Theatre
2 p.m. matinee, Sunday, October 20, 2019
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Please join CBI’s Program Committee for a field trip to see Seattle Repertory Theatre’s production of Indecent, a drama with klezmer music by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel. Indecent tells the story of Sholem Asch’s controversial 1906 play, God of Vengeance. God of Vengeance is about a Jewish family in Poland that owned a brothel. The pivotal scene is a kiss and expressions of love and longing between the brothel owner’s teenage daughter and one of the young prostitutes “downstairs.” God of Vengeance was a hit in Yiddish theaters in Europe and North America, but in 1923 when it was performed on Broadway in English, the cast and producers were found guilty of performing “immoral” drama. Indecent concludes with the fate of the theater troupe after they were deported back to Europe.
Friends, family and WWU students/faculty/staff are welcome to join CBI members, and to travel with us on our specially chartered bus! Ticket prices: Adults $25 College students $18 High school or younger $10 Scholarships are available to Beth Israel members (email office@bethisraelbellingham.org)
Transportation: We have chartered a bus — ride with us for $22 per person — save the environment, and the headache of driving yourself! Sign up and pay online (deadline is 10 a.m. Sept. 27, 2019):  |
Need more information? Email Emily Weiner (words.numbers@gmail.com)
With profound sadness, we are sharing the news that beloved Beth Israel congregant, Noemi Ban, passed away following a brief illness on Friday afternoon, June 7, 2019, surrounded by her dear ones.
In lieu of flowers, the Ban family suggests sending memorial contributions to the Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity at Western Washington University or the Building Fund of Congregation Beth Israel.
Read this tribute on Western Washington University’s Western Today website.
Click below to watch Rabbi Joshua Samuels deliver the opening prayer at the House of Representatives in Olympia March 28, 2019
Join your Beth Israel family in march-ing to support the LGBTQ community at Bellingham’s Pride Parade on Sunday, July 15, 2018
This will be our third consecutive year marching as a community in solidarity behind a banner at the Pride Parade. Last year we had a huge turnout. Let’s try to increase our numbers and show the greater Bellingham LGBTQ community that they have an ally in Congregation Beth Israel.
Todah Raba to all for the generous support that has made our new synagogue building possible.
As finances and volunteer time allow, donors will be recognized in tangible ways in and around the new synagogue. On a central wall, likely in the form of a Tree of Life, all new synagogue donors of $1,000 or more will be acknowledged.
In addition, as spelled out in our Policy for Donor Recognition, donors of $5,000 or more are welcome to select specific items to be dedicated in their name, such as rooms, furnishings or other building features (stairwells, drinking fountains, etc.). Small plaques near each item dedicated will serve to honor the donor. All signage will be modest and tasteful, in keeping with the culture of CBI and the interior design of the building.
Here is the current List of Dedications.
