CBS Announcements: Parashat Vaera

January 12-13

3 Sh'vat

Parashat Vaera

Kiddush this Shabbat is generously sponsored by Miriam Abrams-Stark and Marvin Stark to celebrate all of the family being together

I AM INTERESTED IN SPONSORING A KIDDUSH

Friday:

4:17 pm - Candle lighting

4:20 pm - Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv (click here to sign-up/see if we have a minyan; we will only meet if a minyan is signed-up)

Saturday:

9:33 am - Latest Time for Shema

10:20 am - Latest Time for Shacharit

9:15 am - Shacharit

9:30 am - Youth Programming

11:00 am (approx.) - Sermon by R' Dolinger - The Exile of Awareness

11:45 am - Cholent Kiddush

12:24 pm - Earliest Mincha

12:25 pm - Mincha

4:37 pm - Sunset

5:22 pm - Havdalah

Refuah Shlema

Rabbi Ephraim Berlinksy (Ephraim Gedaliah ben Chanah Raizel)
Emunah Bat Leah
Ariella Bat Sarah
Yosef Shalom Moreinnu
Baruch Yirmiyahu Ben Riva
Aharon Ya'kov ben Shayna
Jehudah ben Mazal
Ya'akov Shaul ben Sarah
Shir Amalia bat Ayelet
Avraham Mechel ben Moshe Chaim

Birthdays

Raya Aliza Shinnar
Abigail Romirowsky
Hanna Abramowitz
Victoria Rotkow
Nadav Pessin

Yahrzeits

Rae Stieglitz
Ruth Wagner Shapiro
Robert Bassel
Rickel Twersky
Ernest Willner
Samuel Schechter

Anniversaries

Barry & Marian Bessler
Gaby Rothman & Andy Pessin

CBS Gala - We would like to thank everyone who attended and/or sponsored the 2024 CBS Gala. In addition, we would like to recognize the gala committee: Dr. Talya Benoff, Rabbi Barry Dolinger, Dr. Farrel Klein, Dr. Will Krieger, Jess Larko, Natalie Lyalin, Marvin Stark, Naomi Stein, and the volunteers who provided additional support: Anna Cable, Dr. Mini Manrai, Dr. Adena Osband, Brendan Rose, Dr. Yitz Schleifer, and Rabbi Emily Goldberg Winer.

With your help, we were able to raise over $23,700!

CLICK HERE to see photos of the gala and add your own!

The Cholent Club is Back!

After a hiatus of a few years, we are glad to announce the return of the Cholent Club. During the winter months, we like to offer a special warm treat at kiddush and our many contributors help to make it happen. If you would like to become a Cholent Club contributor, please click here. The suggested donation is $54, but we will accept smaller and larger donations.

Our first Cholent kiddush will be this Shabbat - January 13th - and is sponsored by Miriam Abrams-Stark and Marvin Stark.

Nahme Bar Mitzvah - The congregation is invited to a luncheon in honor of Eli Nahme's Bar Mitzvah on Parashat Yitro, Saturday, February 3rd (invitation below). If you plan to stay for the Kiddush Luncheon, please RSVP to Brauna Doidge at braunadoidge@gmail.com or by text at (508) 808 3205.

Thank you!

Brauna

Climate Pledge - As new members of Adamah’s Jewish Climate Coalition, CBS is joining Jewish organizations around the country to make a pledge to reduce our climate impact.

The Eco Committee considered the congregation’s input from our eco Shabbat as we drafted our first Climate Action Plan. The congregation’s top priority was eliminating our use of single-use plastics, which is our primary goal for this coming year. In addition, we have collaborated with the Alliance to introduce composting building-wide. Members were also interested in increasing access to sustainably and ethically raised meat, which we are currently working on. Lastly, we are working to improve the sustainability of all food served at CBS functions.

We welcome your input and help! If you’d like to be involved with the Climate Coalition or join the Eco Committee, feel free to reach out to Elisheva Stark. Lastly, click here for more information about Adamah and the Jewish Climate Coalition.

Thank you to our Eco Committee (Tiferet Rose, Glenn Sherman, Adam Cable, and Elisheva Stark) for getting this work started!

Classes This Week - Classes will resume this week!

Judy's Kindness Kitchen: One of the premier charitable programs run out of CBS, we're looking to get the community much more involved. Every week, hundreds of meals are prepared for those experiencing homelessness at the JCC, where they are then delivered and served at Crossroads RI.

There are plenty of open volunteer slots for food preparation on Sunday mornings at 8:00 a.m. (until about 9:00) at the JCC. We have an online sign-up list. For more information or any questions, email jkk.cbs@gmail.org

To Sign Up for a One Hour Slot (Sundays 8-9 am), Click Here!

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CBS Security Update

We are seeking volunteers to be greeters at the door. This role combines warm welcomes, screening, and surveillance. Training will be provided - anyone can do this!

Additionally, here are some immediate recommendations from the Alliance security team:

1. You may notice increased police presence around Jewish institutions - please thank them for their support.

2. Upon entering the building, please promptly move upstairs, keeping the area by the doors clear. Please do not linger by the doors, and please instruct children that the area by the doors needs to be ‘off limits’.

3. There are other elements being implemented that won't be discussed for security reasons - if you have specific ideas, please volunteer and ask questions during training.

4. See something, say something! Cliché, yet effective.

May we see a quick and lasting return to peace in our world.