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Watch ‘Prince of Egypt’

March 18, 2019 By Melissa Schapiro in Uncategorised, Uncategorized

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Come watch the 1998 PG animated movie Prince of Egypt with your CBI friends and gear up for Pesach!
Popcorn and pizza provided. Bring other snack food as well to contribute to the potluck concession stand. Bring a yoga mat or blanket for sitting on the floor (adults who prefer chairs will be asked to sit towards the back so as not to obstruct view).
Open and FREE to the entire Congregation Beth Israel community, all-ages.
Movie will be shown in the CBI social area, and will start by 6:30 p.m. Run time is 1 hr 40 mins.

PEP Talks at Kesher

January 9, 2019 By Melissa Schapiro in Uncategorised, Uncategorized

Financial Wellness: Top 10 Tips for Financial Security

with Karen Sloss

10:20 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2019 in the Beit Midrash

Thinking about a college fund? Retirement? Tzedakah – charitable giving?
Families with young children, singles, retirees, as well as empty-nesters can learn from Karen Sloss’ informative talk about financial
wellness. The presentation will include an overview of financial planning basics with specific, practical guidelines. The presentation
will be followed by a Q&A session.
Karen Sloss recently retired after 29 years as a Financial Planner and Investment Adviser. Prior to that, she spent 15 years as an RN and Family Nurse Practitioner. She has been a member of CBI for 31 years.

ABOUT PEP TALKS at KESHER

Congregation Beth Israel offers enrichment sessions on a variety of topics for parents and CBI community members during Kesher Sunday classes on selected dates. Information: (360) 733-8890 or kesher@bethisraelbellingham.org

2019 Taste of Kalsman

January 17, 2018 By urjnetworkadmin in Uncategorised, URJ Camps

March 29-30, 2019

Kalsman Color logo thumb Registration for Taste of Kalsman is now open!! Mark your calendars for March 29-30, 2019!

Taste of Kalsman is a two day, one night retreat for 1st-4th graders to experience all that Camp Kalsman has to offer. Click the link below for more details.

Taste of Kalsman campers will live in our comfortable cabins with our all-star staff. Staff will accompany campers as they create masterpieces in arts and crafts, sample our sports activities, and celebrate a camp Shabbat.

It is sure to be an amazing time! Learn more and register today (space is limited!) by clicking here: campkalsman.org/event/taste-of-kalsman/

If your new camper is interested in registering for a 2019 summer program after their amazing Taste of Kalsman weekend, $100 of their retreat cost will be discounted from their Summer 2019 camp tuition (first-time campers only)! Sessions for summer 2019 are filling up — read more about camp here.

Adult Ed 2018-19

February 16, 2017 By urjnetworkadmin in Adult Programs, Uncategorised

Register now for new courses

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

New Class begins May 2019

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 Booklet

Shabbat Dinner Crowd

October 21, 2015 By urjnetworkadmin in Shabbat, Uncategorised

Beth 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!