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Shining Lights Returns

Shining Lights at 12pm January 27, February 3, 10 & 17 Virtual Only Join Rabbi Fli

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Celebrate Shabbat

Our spiritual life centers on Shabbat, the weekly Sabbath celebration. Everyone is welcome

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Cantor Rosalie Will in Residence

Shabbat Shirah: Feb. 3-5, 2023 Join us in welcoming Cantor Rosalie Will for Shabbat Shira

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Adult Ed on Jan. 26: The Barcelona Disputation

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PJ Library Havdalah & Dinner on Jan. 28

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Adult Ed on Jan. 29: Virtual Tour of Anne Frank's House

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Shabbat Shirah: Lunch with Cantor Will on Feb. 5

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Kol Shabbat Community Dinner on Feb. 10

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Volunteer for Rise Against Hunger on Feb. 12

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Lunch & Play: Indecent at Park Road Playhouse Feb. 26

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A progressive, welcoming Reform Jewish community in West Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1863.

Join us today, January 17 at 12pm, for Shining Lig

Join us today, January 17 at 12pm, for Shining Lights – an almost weekly offering with Rabbi Fliegel in the cold winter months where we meet for an hour virtually to connect, hear music that brings uplift, and study a Jewish or secular text with an eye towards hope and understanding. Simultaneously a mechanism for connection in a time with fewer occasions to connect and a chance to create new opportunities for joy in each of our lives. We hope you'll join us! Visit cbict.org/calendar to access the Zoom link. Additional Shining Lights dates are February 3, 10 and 17 at noon.

Join us for a cozy night in pjs! Children 6 and un

Join us for a cozy night in pjs! Children 6 and under, their siblings and families are welcome to attend this fun event with breakfast for dinner! Registration and payment is required at www.cbict.org by Friday, January 27. We look forward to seeing you!

Join us and Beth David Synagogue to RISE AGAINST H

Join us and Beth David Synagogue to RISE AGAINST HUNGER on Sunday, Feb. 12th! We need people of all ages to help prepare and pack 15,000 meals to help feed hungry children around the world. We hope you will join us! Register at www.cbict.org

Our first Mitzvah Day of 2023 was a wonderful day

Our first Mitzvah Day of 2023 was a wonderful day of service and community with Beth David Synagogue, Temple Sinai of Newington, Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation, Beth Sholom B'nai Israel and Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and made donations!

Join us this Friday, January 27 at 12pm, for Shini

Join us this Friday, January 27 at 12pm, for Shining Lights – an almost weekly offering with Rabbi Fliegel in the cold winter months where we meet for an hour virtually to connect, hear music that brings uplift, and study a Jewish or secular text with an eye towards hope and understanding. Simultaneously a mechanism for connection in a time with fewer occasions to connect and a chance to create new opportunities for joy in each of our lives. We hope you'll join us! Visit cbict.org/calendar to access the Zoom link. Additional Shining Lights dates are February 3, 10 & 17 at noon.

Join us next Sunday for a virtual tour of "The Ann

Join us next Sunday for a virtual tour of "The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam: A Visit to the Secret Annex” with Aaron Peterer. Examine the extraordinary life of Anne Frank and how her legacy continues to inspire young people today. Led by educators from the Anne Frank House, this webinar will leave plenty of time for Q&A. Prior to the virtual tour please view the powerful documentary “The Short Life of Anne Frank". Click here to register for visit cbict.org:
https://tinyurl.com/u5p287sp

Aaron Peterer has been working for the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam since 2002. Being Austrian he had the opportunity to do his civil service in the form of a memorial service for 14months at the Anne Frank House. After completion of his service he continued working in the International Department of the Anne Frank House. Today he is a Project Manager in the Educational Projects Department. He has worked in Western, as well as in non-Western educational and cultural settings. He co-conceptualized the Free2choose-Create and Memory Walk film workshops, where students create debate films on human rights dilemmas and on memorialization. These educational projects are implemented all across the globe in cooperation with partner organizations. Aaron holds a degree in Comparative Arts and Media Studies from the Free University of Amsterdam.

This Shabbat, January 20, CBI welcomes back our de

This Shabbat, January 20, CBI welcomes back our dear friend and ally Reverend Dr. Alvan N. Johnson, Jr. for another inspiring evening in the pursuit of racial justice. Pastor Johnson served for 30 years at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Bloomfield and has a long history with our community. Please join us for our Shabbat service at 7:30pm to hear Pastor Johnson's message.

Join us for this virtual only program with Nina Ca

Join CBI's Sisterhood this Sunday, January 22 at 1

Join CBI's Sisterhood this Sunday, January 22 at 11:30am for a Brunch & Tote Packing Party in collaboration with Dignity Grows!

Join us for a discussion about the 2022-2023 Jewis

Join us for a discussion about the 2022-2023 Jewish Film Series pick ”Sublet” and the current status of LGBTQ+ people in Israel. This is a virtual only program and offered in partnership with Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth, Highland Park, NJ. Click here to register for the discussion:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUof-moqj8rGNAHfE2uxXamvdy8QgkxhsFp
To view the film, please visit cbict.org/calendar and click on the link to the film at your convenience.

"Sublet" is about Michael, a travel columnist, who goes on assignment to Tel Aviv. Still grieving from a recent loss that has caused problems between his husband and himself, he just wants to complete his work and return home. But when Michael sublets an apartment from Tomer, a young film student, he finds himself drawn into the life of the vibrant Israeli city. His intense bond with Tomer transforms both their lives in unexpected ways. An exploration of queer Jewish worldviews across generations and nations.

Dr. Amit Kama has been active in various LGBT organizations since 1982 and in the 1990s was the executive director of Israel's national LGBT organization. He is chairman of the Gender and Sexuality Committee of Israel's Academy of the Hebrew Language and co-chairman of the LGBT research forum in the kibbutz movement. He has published numerous scholarly articles and six books, including the first book in Hebrew about gay men. Amit is currently a senior lecturer at the Department of Communication, Emek Yezreel College.

Come be inspired at CBI on Shabbat Shirah, Februar

Come be inspired at CBI on Shabbat Shirah, February 3rd-5th! We welcome Cantor Rosalie Will in residence for the weekend. Cantor Will mentors clergy in the field and consults on issues of worship, music, and synagogue transition and change. She is the founder and Executive Director of Sing Unto God, and serves as lead consultant for the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) on issues related to music and worship. She served as Cantor of Temple Emanuel in Kensington, Maryland, after being ordained Cantor from the School of Sacred Music of the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. She is a product of URJ Camps and NFTY, and received her undergraduate degree in Jewish Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. We look forward to a wonderful weekend! Visit www.cbict.org for a complete list of events.

All are welcome to join us for our Social Justice

All are welcome to join us for our Social Justice Community Shabbat Dinner and Shabbat Service on Friday, Jan. 20. We look forward to welcoming Reverend Dr. Alvan N. Johnson, Jr. and members of the Bethel AME Church. Registration is required for dinner only. Please go to www.cbict.org to register and make payment. We hope you will join us! Dinner will begin promptly at 6:00pm and the service will begin at 7:30pm with Pastor Johnson as our guest speaker. We look forward to an inspiring evening in the pursuit of racial justice.

All are welcome to join us for our Social Justice

All are welcome to join us for our Social Justice Community Shabbat Dinner and Shabbat Service on Friday, Jan. 20. We look forward to welcoming Reverend Dr. Alvan N. Johnson, Jr. and members of the Bethel AME Church. Registration is required for dinner only. Please go to www.cbict.org to register and make payment. We hope you will join us! Dinner will begin promptly at 6:00pm and the service will begin at 7:30pm with Pastor Johnson as our guest speaker. We look forward to an inspiring evening in the pursuit of racial justice.

CBI is co-sponsoring a community event at Beth Dav

CBI is co-sponsoring a community event at Beth David with several other synagogues and the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. Join us this Sunday, Jan. 15th! To register, go to cbict.org or click the link below, or call 860-233-8215. Questions? Email socialjusticecbi@gmail.com
https://tinyurl.com/5xpk582v

Join us for this Meet the Author Program with Jona

Join us for this Meet the Author Program with Jonathan Dunsky, Author of "A Death in Jerusalem", offered in partnership with Congregation Torat El, Oakhurst, NJ. "A Death in Jerusalem" is a historical mystery set in Jerusalem in 1952, a time when life was divided in two, with barricades and walls between the eastern and western parts of the city. Rich in historical background, the book deals with one of the most contentious political issues in Israel’s history, whether or not Israel should negotiate directly with Germany for reparations for the Holocaust. To register for this program click here or go to cbict.org: https://www.torat-el.org/events/meet-the-author-jonathan-dunsky/

Jonathan Dunsky is the author of the Adam Lapid mysteries, a series of historical novels set primarily in Israel in the 1940s and '50s. A longtime student of history and an avid reader of crime fiction, Dunsky combined his two passions to create his protagonist, Adam Lapid, a Holocaust survivor who works as a private detective in the fledgling State of Israel. The Adam Lapid series numbers seven novels and one short story, so far. Dunsky is writing the eighth novel in the series, with many more to come.

CBI is co-sponsoring a community event at Beth Dav

CBI is co-sponsoring a community event at Beth David with several other synagogues and the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. Join us this Sunday, Jan. 15th! To register, go to cbict.org or click the link below, or call 860-233-8215. Questions? Email socialjusticecbi@gmail.com
https://tinyurl.com/5xpk582v

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