All CBI Adult Education programs require registration. Some programs are virtual only. Check Chai Lights, our bi-monthly Bulletin and Adult Education emails for registration information and links. To receive Adult Education emails, please contact Rabbi Rosenbaum at hrosenbaum@cbict.org. Most programs are free of charge. You are encouraged to make a donation to Congregation Beth Israel’s adult education fund to make continued offerings possible and we thank you for your consideration. CLICK HERE to support our program.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
Sunday, October 12
Trip to Newport, RI
Join us for a wonderful trip to Newport, RI! Reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. This trip is heavily subsidized by the CBI Adult Education Fund. The cost is $50 per person for CBI Members and $75 per person for Non-Members. Cost includes round trip transportation via coach bus and admission to the Breakers Mansion and Touro Synagogue. Participants are responsible for their own lunch. There will be an opportunity to purchase lunch in Newport or one can bring a brown-bag lunch.
Details:
The bus departs CBI at 8am. The group tour of the Breakers Mansion is at 10:45am. Participants are encouraged to download the Newport Mansions audio tour app in advance and bring earphones or earbuds. For those that are not able to do this, a printed copy of the tour will be available. The group tour of the Touro Synagogue will take place at 2:30 PM followed by time at the multi-media
Visitors Center. In between the two tours, there will be time to walk around the Newport downtown
area and purchase lunch. The group will depart Newport at 4:00 PM and expects to arrive back at CBI at approximately 6:30 PM.
The Breakers
Built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, one of the richest men in America, The Breakers was everything a
millionaire of the Gilded Age could want in a summer getaway. A classic Italian palazzo design, the finest American and European craftsmanship, views of the sea, and modern technology combined to make the ideal setting for luxurious living and entertaining. The mansion covers nearly an acre of the 13-acre property and has 70 rooms including 48 bedrooms for family and staff. There are 27 fireplaces. It was equipped with electricity – still a novelty in houses during the Gilded Age – as well as gas for lighting. The Breakers has entertained presidents, royalty and guests from across the world for more than 125 years and today is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year. It is the flagship of the Newport Mansions and a world-famous iconic image of the City-by-the-Sea.
Touro Synagogue
Touro Synagogue, dedicated in 1763, is the oldest synagogue building in the United States. A
structure of exquisite beauty and design, steeped in history and ideals, the synagogue is considered one of the ten most architecturally distinguished buildings of 18th century America
and the most historically significant Jewish building in the United States. The congregation was founded in 1658 by the descendants of Jewish families who had fled the Inquisitions in Spain and Portugal and who themselves left the Caribbean seeking the greater religious tolerance that Rhode Island offered. In his famous letter to the “Hebrew congregation at Newport,” written in 1790, President George Washington pledged that our new nation would give “to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.” With those words, he set the standard for religious freedom and civil liberties in the United States. Therefore, Touro Synagogue stands as a symbol of religious freedom for all Americans not just Jewish Americans.
S.A.G.E. Programs
Second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 11:00am *In person at CBI unless otherwise specified*
These programs are for everyone, regardless of age! Visit our calendar for information on upcoming speakers or subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter Chai Lights. Most programs are followed by a light buffet lunch at $12 per person. For more information, contact Barb Lavine (wslavine@comcast.net) or Kay Weiss (steven.k.weiss@gmail.com).
