Services & Programs / Calendar
CBI Community Passover Seder (In-person | REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Rabbi Tom Gutherz and Rabbi Ezra Leventhal will lead CBI's Community Seder on the second night of Pesach. Come celebrate the Festival of Freedom with seder rituals, delicious food (prepared again this year by Stu Rifkin), traditional and less traditional songs, and lively conversation.
Many thanks to our friends at Bottle House for the generous discount on delicious kosher for Passover wines - do not worry, if you love Manischewitz, we will have a few bottle of that, too! Feel free to also bring your own wine if you'd like (does not have to kosher for Passover).
Kabbalat Shabbat (In-person & On YouTube)
Welcome Shabbat with your favorite melodies at our Shabbat evening Reform service led by Rabbi Ezra Leventhal.
Traditional Egalitarian (In-person)
Join the CBI traditional egalitarian minyan for a conservative Shabbat morning service, using the Sim Shalom prayer book. This service is usually lay-led.
7th Day Of Passover Service With Yizkor / Traditional Egalitarian (In-person & On YouTube)
Join Rabbi Tom Gutherz for a traditional egalitarian service in honor and remembrance of the loved ones who are no longer with us, and to mark the end of Passover.
Post Passover Pretzel Party & Trivia (In-person | Registration REQUIRED)
Nothing says "Passover is over" more than beer and pretzels! Join us to celebrate (and carbo-load) the conclusion of Passover with a fun night of holiday- and Jewish culture-themed trivia and prizes with Olivia Brown from "Trivia with Olivia." Bring your team (no more than 6 people), or come on your own and join others!
There is no charge for trivia, and CBI will provide pretzel bites for all! Other food and drinks are on your own.
Kabbalat Shabbat (In-person & On YouTube)
Welcome Shabbat with your favorite melodies at our Shabbat evening Reform service led by Cantor Sharon McCord.
Traditional Egalitarian (In-person)
Join the CBI traditional egalitarian minyan for a conservative Shabbat morning service, using the Sim Shalom prayer book. This service is usually lay-led.
CBI Film Series -Dinner & Movie "SHTTL" (In-person)
In one continuous shot, SHTTL shows the lives, loves, and inner conflicts within a Yiddish speaking shtetl on the border between Ukraine and Poland - one day before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
A young, aspiring filmmaker returns from Kyiv to his rural village on the border between Ukraine and Poland. He plans to run away with his true love who is engaged to another man, disrupting the balance of the whole town. In one unflinching shot, this film presents a day in the life of a Jewish village before it disappears.
Yom HaShoah Commemoration & Kabbalat Shabbat (In-person & On YouTube)
Join Rabbi Tom and Rabbi Ezra for a special Shabbat service in observance of Yom HaShoah, and in memory of those who lost their lives in the Holocaust.
Traditional Egalitarian (In-person & On YouTube)
Join the CBI traditional egalitarian minyan for a conservative Shabbat morning service, using the Sim Shalom prayer book. This service is usually lay-led.
Scholar-In-Residence Weekend With David Elitzer: Song Circle (In-person | Registration REQUIRED)
Join David and Rabbi Tom in a tight circle of song, prayer, and spiritual elevation. No experience is necessary, just the desire to contribute your voice to the harmonies and melodies that express the sweetness of the Sabbath.
Scholar-In-Residence Weekend With David Elitzer: Seudah Shlishit / Third Meal (In-person | Registration REQUIRED)
In the Jewish tradition it is customary to have an "extra" third meal to prolong the joy of the Sabbath. Accordingly, we will offer some nourishment both physical and spiritual to to take us out of the Sabbath and into the week.
Scholar-In-Residence Weekend With David Elitzer: Lecture "Jews, Astrology & CBI" (In-person | Registration REQUIRED)
Join David for a discussion about the long history of Jewish interest in astrology and the zodiac. We will look at ancient synagogues, medieval texts — and CBI's own stained glass windows!
Scholar-In-Residence Weekend With David Elitzer: Community Cookout (In-person | Registration REQUIRED)
What better way to end the weekend than with a community cookout?! David will present a brief teaching on the Omer, followed by plenty of time to enjoy Hebrew Nationals, to schmooze and to meet him (if you haven't already). CBI will provide hot dogs, buns and condiments, but if you are willing and able to bring some pareve side dishes or desserts (no meat or dairy), we'd be grateful - Click HERE to sign up to contribute a dish.
Kabbalat Shabbat (In-person & On YouTube)
Welcome Shabbat with your favorite melodies at our Shabbat evening Reform service led by Rabbi Ezra Leventhal.
Traditional Egalitarian (In-person)
Join the CBI traditional egalitarian minyan for a conservative Shabbat morning service, using the Sim Shalom prayer book. This service is usually lay-led.
Mishkan Tefilah - Bar Mitzvah Of Brooks Showalter (In-person & On YouTube)
Join Rabbi Tom Gutherz and Rabbi Ezra Leventhal to celebrate Shabbat and the Bar Mitzvah of Nathan Wasikowski.