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!
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)
Lifelong learning is a central tenet of Judaism and we are finally thrilled to offer you various courses which we hope will pique your interest. Whether you are a veteran adult ed student or a newcomer, we look forward to engaging with you in Torah and the Jewish tradition and making new friends in the process.
You are encouraged to register ahead of time in order that we may provide appropriate materials and to ensure that a class will not be cancelled.
— Rabbi Joshua Samuels
The Story of King David with instructor Stuart Berman
Wednesday: 7:00-8:30 PM
6 Sessions (May 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 3)
David was our greatest king and easily the most developed character in the entire Bible. His story (told in Samuel I and II) reads like a great novel filled with adventure, romance, family drama, spiritual significance and more. This course will treat the story as literature, using Robert Alter’s translation and each week we will read a portion and discuss it. We will look at such questions as what were the Israelites like before David united them? What roles did the prophet Samuel and the failed King Saul play in the story? Why was the flawed character of David chosen to be the ancestor of the Messiah? No knowledge of Hebrew is necessary and everyones ideas are welcome.
Please purchase your own copy of Robert Alter’s The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel
Fee: $36
Scroll through (or download) the pamphlet below
Ed BookletBeth Israel has formed its own Shabbat Dinner Crowd — a flash mob Shabbat dinner experience — based on a successful format operating in Seattle.
How it works:
You’ll get an email the Sunday before the third and fifth Fridays of the month, seeking a dinner host. Someone volunteers a location and guests supply the food (a main dish or a side, enough to feed your family). The dinner is casual — buffet style, paper plates and jeans are fine. Just come and enjoy. Dinners can be meat, dairy, or vegetarian. Hosts, please let everyone know what the kashrut status of the meal is.
It’s simple — if you can host, post a note to the e-mail list for your community. If you can attend, then reply to the dinner post so everyone knows.
Want to be part of the dinner crowd, but didn’t receive an email? Sign up here. Have friends who aren’t Beth Israel members, who want to participate? Invite them (and let webmaster@bethisraelbellingham.org know)! They can signup online.
Any other questions? Call Melissa Schapiro, (360) 738-7182, or email webmaster@bethisraelbellingham.org
Let’s keep this rolling by having someone host every time!
