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Winner of the URJ Congregation of Learners Award, CBI's Adult Learners Network programming is thriving. ALEINU courses, programs and special events include general and specific Jewish education, book discussions, Bible courses, notable speakers, and much more.

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Speakers Series Presents Rabbi David Ellenson: Teacher Appreciation Shabbat

Friday, April 27, 6:00 p.m. Check In, 6:15 p.m. Dinner, 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Service and Lecture

Shabbat Service Honoring Our Commitment to Adult and Children's Education
and Recognizing Our ALEINU Committee

ellensonDr. David Ellenson, President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) and I.H. and the Anna Grancell Professor of Jewish Religious Thought, is a distinguished rabbi, scholar, and leader of the Reform Movement. He is internationally recognized for his publications and research in the areas of Jewish religious thought, ethics, and modern Jewish history.

Recent additions to his extensive publications include After Emancipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity, which won the National Jewish Book Council’s Award as the outstanding book in Jewish Thought in 2005. His work, Pledges of Jewish Allegiance: Conversion, Law and Policymaking in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa, co-authored with Daniel Gordis, is forthcoming from Stanford University Press.

Rabbi Ellenson will speak on the topic From Here to Modernity: A Vision for Reform Judaism, during a Shabbat service honoring Beth Israel's Adult Education and Religious School teachers. A celebratory oneg will follow the service.

Open to all. RSVPs closed for the dinner. No RSVP needed to attend the service.

 
 

ALEINU Ongoing Events

Shabbat Morning Torah Study
Saturdays, 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Start your Shabbat morning with a lively Torah discussion led by one of our rabbis. Bagels and coffee served. No fee. No RSVP needed. 

Beth Israel Book Club
3rd Thursday, every month, 7:00 p.m. 

(October date changed to October 27, no meeting in December)

This stimulating evening book club welcomes new members.
September 15: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
October 27: A Privilege to Die: Inside Hezbollah’s Legions and Their Endless War Against Israel by Thanassis Cambanis, presented by John Urey
November 17: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot; presented by Arnie Gass
No meeting in December
January 12: Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California, by Frances Dinkelspiel; presented by Leslie Mark
February 16: Start Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, by Dan Senor & Saul Singer; presented by Nancy Abelon
March 15: Blood Money: A Novel of Espionage, by David Ignatius; presented by Stan Bliss
April 19: City of Thieves, by David Benioff; presented by Toby Shafer
May 24: Mr. Monday and Other Tales of Jewish Amsterdam, by Meyer Sluyser; presented by Jeff Loeb
June 21: Sacred Treasure---The Cairo Genizah: The Amazing Discoveries of Forgotten Jewish History in an Egyptian Synagogue Attic, by Rabbi Mark Glickman; presented by Ina Rosenthal

No RSVP needed. For information, contact Louise Winheld or Nancy Abelon.

Erev Shabbat Services

erev shabbat servicesClergy-Led Friday Evening Services

Join us every Friday evening to welcome Shabbat with song, prayers and blessings. These services often feature notable speakers and the beautiful music of our Youth and Teen Choir, Adult Choir and Chai Band.

Adult Education

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Winner of the URJ Congregation of Learners Award, CBI's adult education programming is thriving. We offer bible courses, book discussions, speakers on a wide variety of topics, and events and activities for adults of all ages.

Shabbat Services

torahs sanctuary congregation beth israel Clergy-Led Shabbat Morning and Afternoon Services

Most Saturdays Congregation Beth Israel holds Shabbat services in the mornings at 10:00 a.m. and afternoons at 4:00 p.m. in our beautiful Glickman-Galinson sanctuary. These services celebrate the Bar/Bat Mitzvahs of our members and are open to the entire community. Please join us and celebrate Shabbat!