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From the Clergy |
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“Who is wise? He who learns from everyone,” (Pirkei Avot 4:1). In just one year I have had the privilege of working with approximately 20 B’nai Mitzvah students. While most students enter my office and assume that I am there to teach them; but I believe that I end up learning more from them, than they learn from me! All of the hardest questions I have been asked this year have come from these thirteen year old students who want to know: If someone leads a good life, why do they suffer? What does it mean that God blesses and curses the Israelites? How are we supposed to love our neighbor if we don’t love ourselves first? And the list goes on and on…
But even more than asking good questions, all of our students are also committing to doing good deeds through their b'nai mitzvah projects. One such project, presented by Kyla Murphy, encourages us to partake in 93 good deeds before the New Year.
A central theme of the High Holy Days is that repentance, prayer and charity can lessen God’s severity. With this in mind, I hope you will join Kyla’s cause and post one of your spontaneous acts of compassion on her Facebook page.
I am certain that this communal, online activity may inspire an incredible wave of kindness just in time for the holidays. Sometimes it takes our students to remind us that we do not need to solve every problem in the world in order to make a meaningful impact on someone’s life. Thank you to all my b'nai mitzvah students who have taught me more than you will ever know!
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CBB - Did you know... |
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Rabbi Cohen & Marian arrived back from their hike of the John Muir Trail last week. They had an amazing trip and Rabbi Cohen will share some of his experiences this Friday night during the Shabbat Service in the Abrahams Outdoor Chapel. Please join us for our last outdoor service of the season, Pre-neg Sangria & Snacks at 5:30 pm followed by our service beginning at 6 pm.
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In Our Lives |
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Mazel Tov:
To new parents Joie & Ben Krintzman, and big sister Presley, on the birth of Emersen Krintzman, born on August 17
To Ninotchka Bennahum, for the publication of her book, Carmen, a Gypsy Geography. For more details on this book, click here
We Welcome:
Our newest CBB members: Keith and Pikun Konheim, Joe and Phyllis Lipman, Jason Usow, Everett and Rachel Lipman, Rebecca Metzger, Andrew and Karen Rose
We Mourn:
It is with sadness we mourn the passing of Harold "Hesch" Chansky.
He passed peacefully on July 4th, 2013.
Ha’Makom yenahem etkhem betokh she’ar avelei Tziyon ’Yerushalayim.
May God console you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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High Holy Days at CBB
We are looking for High Holy Day Ushers!
This is a great way to meet new people and be of service. If you would like to volunteer to be a High Holy Day usher, please Click Here.
For additional information please email Elizabeth.
Check out a complete listing of our High Holy Day Programs
High Holy Day Childcare & Religious School Programs
RSVP required by Friday August 30 for Rosh Hashanah
Not a member of CBB and interested in attending High Holy Day services as a guest?
Call 805-964-7869 for infomation.
Community Yom Kippur Break-Fast
Saturday, September 14
Approx 7:15 p.m.
You are warmly invited to CBB's Community Break-Fast. Long-time members Barbara & David Mizes welcome you into their home. Bring your friends and family. Call us at 805-964-7869 to RSVP or email Elizabeth
Tequila G'dolah TRIBE Break Fast
Saturday, September 14
7:30 p.m.
Join fellow 20 and 30 somethings for a festive break fast. Visit our Facebook page to sign up and receive up to date information Here.
HAVURAH NIGHT in our CBB Sukkah!
Thursday, September 19th
5:30 p.m.
If you would like to reserve a table for your havurah’s potluck dinner, please contact our Havurah Coordinators Ina Ettenberg or Elaine Rudin.
The Sukkah Hop
Saturday, September 21st
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Hopping From Sukkah to Sukkah of fellow CBB members. Enjoy delicious and dainty delectables
while schmoozing in the Sukkah. Kids will enjoy cool and creative Sukkah-Themed crafts. Click Here to Register.
Havdalah at the Beach
Saturday, September 21st
7:30 p.m.
End the evening in the Rakov/Semonson Sukkah on Hendry's Beach with S'mores, music and more. RSVP for both events online or email Jana Brody
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From the Office |
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Yoni Returns!
Yoni Khalatnik a recent graduate of our partner, the Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa, Israel, will be here as our CBB
Israeli-in-Residence, beginning this weekend and for the month of September. We are thrilled to welcome Yoni back for this extended stay, after his brief visit to our community during the Summer of 2012. He will participate in several CBB programs throughout the month, including Israel Connections on Tuesdays, Sept 10th and 17th.
Please see details in Looking Ahead and the web page with a bio about Yoni, as well as his schedule. Check back for updates. Thank you very much to Ellen Raede for her masterful coordination of this visit, an anonymous donor for their generous sponsorship, and the Goldberg family for hosting Yoni. Contact Ellen with any questions.
A family in our Movement needs your support
Ethan Kadish is a 13-year-old boy in great need of the Reform Jewish community’s help.
On June 29, 2013, the afternoon peace of Shabbat at URJ Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI) in Zionsville, IN, was shattered by a lightning strike that left three campers unresponsive on the athletic field. Thanks to the skill, courage, and quick thinking of the GUCI staff, all three campers made it to the hospital and survived this unimaginable tragedy. Two of the children have recovered and returned home. Ethan is still in the hospital. This week - the week before Ethan was to have celebrated his bar mitzvah - a fundraising campaign in his honor has been launched with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that assists those who have sustained catastrophic injury, to raise money for their injury related expenses. Read more from URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs or visit Ethan’s page
Sisterhood Book Sale:
Save your books for donation to our book sale during the Hanukkah Boutique on November 17
Sisterhood Cook Books Available Now:
The High Holy Days are almost here. Do these words conjure up memories for you? Of the aromas of your bubbe's kitchen? Your mother's? Your own? Sisterhood has just the cook book that will help you to recreate some of the wonderful traditional foods that may take you back in time. It is the masterful collection of recipes by CBB's Sisterhood titled L'Dor L'Dor, from generation to generation. Contact Marti Schwartz to purchase one, 805-967-3271.
Sukkot Lulavim and Etrogim: With the holidays so early this year, we are now taking prepaid orders.
This year’s prices are:
$34.20 for the regular set
$38.20 for the prime set
$42.20 for the deluxe set
Please email Audrey to place your order by August 28th.
Looking to do a simple, yet very meaningful mitzvah? Bring a friend to Friday night services through our Shabbat Driver Program. CBB volunteers provide a ride to a local Senior member who would not otherwise be able to participate. Please contact our new Shabbat Driver Coordinator, Marcy Oswald for more information or (805) 969-6455.
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The Jewish Community Center offers a wide variety of activities. Some are listed below. Please contact the JCC at (805)957-1115 or info@sbjf.org, or view the JCC website for more information.
Art at the JCC: Santa Barbara Art Association
Opening Reception: Sun, Sept. 8, 2-4 pm
Live Music with Flor de Kanela!
For more information click Here
THE KNITZVAH PROJECT: Calling all knitters and crafters! Please help us welcome Jewish babies into our community by donating special hand-made items for Shalom Baby Baskets. Please deliver items to the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara: 524 Chapala Street. For more information please contact Chantel Braley.
Share the Pride in Your Jewish Community,
Sponsor a State Street Flag!
125 Jewish Federation Flags will fly on State St., Aug. 30-Sept. 6!
Sponsor one or more flags at a one-time cost of $80 per flag, in
honor or in memory of a loved one, or for a special occasion. They make great (and unique) gifts! Call 957-1115 or sponsor online Here No-host Happy Hour on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 5-6:30 pm, at Casa Blanca Restaurant, 330 State St. We'll toast to our Jewish Community with an ideal view of the flags! For more information Click Here.
New class! Just 4 Fun Fitness
With BHY Teacher, Justin Iroff
Get your little ones running, jumping, throwing, tumbling and having fun!
Mondays, 10:00-11:00 am
Cost varies, check the webpage.
Shalom Baby Baskets
Expecting a baby or know someone who is? Contact Barbara Kuhn at BKuhn@sbjf.org, or sign up here.
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The CBB Bulletin Board |
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Please email Bulletin Board submissions by Wednesday for inclusion in the following Monday email. Ads will run for three weeks, at which point they must be re-submitted for continued inclusion on our website. Click Here for more information and to view past ads.
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Community Announcements |
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Alliance for Living and Dying Well’s Third Fall Film Series
September 20 and 27, and October 4
7:00 p.m.
The Unitarian Society, 1535 Santa Barbara Street
End-of-life as a time of personal growth for everyone involved is the theme of the Alliance for Living and Dying Well’s fall film series. Three entertaining and absorbing films will be shown, small group discussions to follow. Free admission. For information call 845-5314.
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
October 10
10:00 a.m.
Rabbi Suzy Stone will be leading at an interfaith discussion group on the role of compassion in the Jewish tradition at the First Presbyterian Church. She is one clergy among many in town who are participating in lecture series based on a book by Karen Armstrong, entitled Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. If you would like to attend the lecture on October 10th or sign up for the entire series, please RSVP by contacting the Word and Life coordinator Bob Doering at 805-450-3424 or by email. For more information Click Here. |
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Skofield Park Family Campout
This Sunday!
Sleep under the stars with
CBB friends and family
Overnight
Sunday, September 1
Through Breakfast
Monday, September 2
More info & Register Here
Join Us for the last Summer Shabbat
services in the Abrahams Outdoor Chapel
Come join us for Sangria and Snacks
5:30 p.m.
Shabbat Evening Service
6:00 p.m.
Parents, bring your children.
Complementary childcare is available in BHY!
Please RSVP for childcare Here.
Sole 2 Soul Walk 222 Miles
in Marian and Rabbi Cohen's Shoes
Marian and Rabbi Steve Cohen
have returned home. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Emergency Medical Relief Fund. We raised just over to $20,000.
You can still contribute to ensure we have the funds to support
members of our community.
Learn More about the Sole 2 Soul Fundraiser.
Donate Here.
Selichot Service
Saturday, August 31 at 8:00 pm
Rabbi Stone will begin the evening with a High Holy Day preparation class, engaging all levels of Jewish knowledge.
This is followed by a service of song, poetry and meditation
led by Cantor Childs and his good friend Yochanan Sebastian Winston. Yochanan is a master flutist and woodwind player who weaves Jewish folk song, klezmer, and original composition into his improvisational playing.
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This Week at Congregation B'nai
B'rith |
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To get more information on any of the events or minyanim listed, please click on the name or visit www.cbbsb.org
Monday, August 26
6:00-8:30 p.m. Israeli Dancing at Rusty's Pizza
NE corner of Carrillo & Bath St., downtown SB. In the upstairs room. Any questions, please call Michal at 805-895-4885
Click Here for an online schedule for Israeli Dancing
Tuesday, August 27
12:00 p.m. Lunch & Learn
At Sylvia Glass' home, 862 La Milpita. Please contact Sylvia with any questions at (805) 687-5654.
7:00 p.m. Studio Toby
Calling all crafters! Meet other creatives in a warm and friendly environment – and make some progress on your current projects. Newcomers are welcome! Questions? Contact Jana Brody at (805) 968-8281, or Email.
Wednesday, August 28
Misty Mountain Minyan will resume September 4
Friday, August 30
Summer Services in Abrahams Outdoor Chapel
Last time this year
5:30 p.m. Pre-Neg Sangria and Snacks
6:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service
Welcome back Rabbi Cohen
Saturday, August 31
9:00 a.m. Torah Study with Rabbi Cohen
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
8:00 pm
Selichot (High Holy Day preparation)
An evening of learning and prayer with the Clergy
See information at the top of this page
Sunday, September 1
Skofield Park Family Campout
See info at the top of this page
Monday, September 2
Temple office closed
The Cottage Hospital Minyan is on hiatus and will resume September 9th.
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Looking Ahead |
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Look for more info about
these events as the dates get closer:
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 4
6:00 p.m. Early service
8:15 p.m. Late service
Rosh Hashanah
Thursday, September 5
8:30 a.m. Early service
11:00 a.m. Late service
Additional information in our High Holy Day Program
Israel Connections:
Conversations with CBB Israeli-in-Residence
Yoni Khalatnik
Tuesday, September 10
7:00 pm
Human Rights in Israel: Laws,
Enforcement and Friction Points
Tuesday, September 17
7:00 p.m.
You are in the Army Now!
How the IDF Really Works
Click here for more information about Yoni and his schedule
Studio Toby
September 17
7:00 p.m.
"Sukkah Decorating Crafts Night"
Jewish Book Club
Sunday, September 22
9:30 a.m. Nosh
10:00 a.m. Discussion
Facilated by UCLA Professor Charles Lynn Batten
This Month's Book:
Mysteries of Pittsburgh
by Michael Chabon
9:30 a.m
First day of Religious School
The Althea Stroum and Pat Glazer Memorial
CBB Family Camp
October 25, 26, and 27
Brandeis-Bardin in Thousand Oaks
Click Here for more information.
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