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Soul Food Shabbat Second Fri. of most months at 9:00 p.m.
Fridays: Erev Shabbat Services
Saturdays: Shabbat Daytime Services
About Shabbat Worship at CBI
Learn How You Can Participate in Services
Soul Food Shabbat Second Fridays at 9:00 p.m.
"Places of Worship" Review of CBI by the San Diego Reader

First Friday
6:00 p.m.	Tot Shabbat For families with children from infants to age five. A young families Shabbat dinner (by reservation only, 858-535-1144 ext. 3120) follows the service. No dinner will follow the August service.
6:30 p.m.	Teen Shabbat Service - Begins Sept. 1 For teens in grades 7-12, created and led by members of Beth Israel Temple Youth (BITY). This highly participatory service is attended by teenagers, and has the flavor and high energy typical of services conducted at Jewish youth camps. It is held in the Foster Family Chapel and will be followed by a special Teen Oneg Shabbat in the Feuerstein Family Activity Center.
7:30 p.m.	Choral Erev Shabbat Service A service for the entire community, enhanced by the beautiful sounds of the CBI Adult Choir.
Second Friday
7:00 p.m.	Family Shabbat Service Students in our Religious School help lead the service. This service is geared toward families with children ages 6 to 12.
9:00 p.m.	Soul Food Shabbat An alternative Shabbat experience, later in the evening. Join Rabbi Berk, Cantor Bernstein and Rabbi Ettman for this spirited, unique and intimate service filled with music (singing, drums, guitars), prayers and food for your soul, followed by a Shabbat celebration with good wine, fine cheese and a chocolate fountain! A great way to bring our hearts and souls into the rest of Shabbat and celebrate with our community.
Third Friday
7:30 p.m.	45 Minute Erev Shabbat Service Shabbat Kaleidoscope Dynamic new program offering entertainment, captivating speakers and provocative short films, which combine with the abbreviated 45 minute Erev Shabbat Service and Kiddush for an exciting new Shabbat experience.
Fourth Friday
7:30 p.m.	Regular Erev Shabbat Service For the entire community
Final Friday
7:30 p.m.	Friday Night Chai - Sept. through May A unique and lively participatory musical Shabbat service featuring up-tempo songs and a live band. The program of prayer, song, and creative expression is prepared under the special direction of Cantor Arlene Bernstein. This is a multi-generational experience that also includes the full Shabbat eve liturgy, including all the basic prayers, a sermon from the rabbi, and the Mourner's Kaddish.
6:00 p.m.	Outdoor Shabbat Services - June, July, Aug. Bring family and friends for outdoor Kabbalat Shabbat services in the Price Family Courtyard at CBI on the last Friday of each summer month. Bring a picnic dinner, blankets and chairs for an informal Shabbat dinner afterwards. No fee or reservation necessary.

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Shabbat Daytime Services

Saturday Mornings
8:30 a.m.	Torah Study Led by Rabbi Berk or Rabbi Ettman in the Feuerstein Family Activity Center.
10:00 a.m.	Shabbat Morning Service Held whenever a Bar or Bat Mitzvah is celebrated, the entire community is invited to worship at this service. The Shacharit volunteer Torah readers and Torah blessers are listed on the Worship Schedule. Congregants are invited to participate in Shabbat morning services. Contact Vicki Raun to sign up to sign up to read Torah or for a Torah blessing.
10:00 a.m.	Minyan Service A highly participatory service led by congregants, is held in the Foster Family Chapel. All are welcome to attend these inspiring services.
Saturday Afternoons
4:00 p.m.	Mincha and Havdalah Services Held whenever an afternoon Bar or Bat Mitzvah is celebrated. The entire community is invited to worship at these services.

Shabbat Worship at CBI
Every Shabbat and Holy Day, our Congregation gathers to worship God in the beauty of the Reform Jewish tradition. Congregation Beth Israel welcomes members and nonmembers to worship at all services including High Holy Days.

God has given the Jewish people the gift of Shabbat as a time to pause each week, to put aside the demands on our lives, reflect on our accomplishments, and set new goals for the active part of the work week. At Congregation Beth Israel, we celebrate Shabbat in many ways. Please join us at any of our services.

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Soul Food Shabbat: A New Way to Worship
Second Fri. of Most Months at 9:00 p.m.
The music is soul-food (moving to your soul). The service is lively and meaningful and the Oneg is delicious. Join Rabbi Berk, Cantor Bernstein, Rabbi Ettman and musical friends in the Foster Family Chapel. Rabbi Ettman leads the service, using a specially designed siddur filled with contemporary prose and readings from such surprising sources as Albert Einstein. This intimate Shabbat experience will be offered the second Friday of each month at 9:00 p.m. (check this month's worship schedule)

Josh Friedman, Cantor Bernstein, Rabbi Ettman and Josh Whinston

Places of Worship Review of CBI By The San Diego Reader
Read about CBI in the Reader's Sheep and Goats. This wonderful and complementary article speaks about how music is at the heart of our congregational services.

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