Today Marian and I return to Santa Barbara, having journeyed all the way to London, England for our daughter Rachel’s wedding. 
The celebration lasted almost two full weeks and we are utterly exhausted and supremely elated.
In London we were surrounded by family from Boston and England and Mexico, and by friends from North Carolina, Israel and New York, and by an extraordinary new family of modern orthodox English Jews, who welcomed us as though we were long-lost relatives whose return they had been awaiting for twenty years.  We sang long and loudly; we danced wildly to the funkiest “hava nagila” I’ve ever heard; we ate way too much and walked only some of it off on the streets of London; we laughed often and we wept tears of joy.  It will be good to be home, and to share with you all our renewed vision of living, loving Judaism.

CBB has committed to help raise $10,000 to outfit an entire treatment room at the the new Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower of the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.  And the gift will be matched by the Davidson Family.  The Tower is considered the most advanced medical facility in the Middle East.  We have raised $6,000 so far and need your help to reach our goal.  Join us at the All Beethoven Concert, Sunday, January 12th and the CBB Shira Concert on Sunday, February 23rd where your free-will donations will benefit this effort.

Mazel Tov:

To grandparents Bernice and Harris Gelberg on the birth of their grandson Jonah Henry, to parents Maureen and Grant Gelberg, who was born December 27.

The Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center offers a wide variety of activities. Some are listed below. Please contact the JCC at (805)957-1115 or email them here, or view the JCC website for more information.

Shalom Baby Baskets 
Expecting a baby or know someone who is? Contact Holly Chadwin or sign up here.

Federation Annual Meeting
Tues, Jan. 14, 5-6:30 pm
Installation of our new Board Members & Officers, highlights of the past year, and recognition of our outgoing leadership.

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.

Mature established couple, active members of CBB, seeking a temporary place to live in Santa Barbara area--up to a year. Presently financially limited, looking for a home to share or a minimum 3 bedroom place of residence available for caretaking.  Willing to pay small sum of money to owner of residence on monthly basis.  Need immediately. Please call 805-845-6866.

Oren Glasman is no longer at Richards Accurate. He would like to thank all fellow congregants for their loyalty over the years. He is working on starting his own shop which should be open in the first two months of 2014. If you need to contact him regarding any automobile issues either call 805-570-8222 or email him.

Support Your Local Klezmorim:
Kalinka plays klezmer, gypsy, traditional jazz and European café tunes. Our acoustic trio is ideal for bar mitzvahs, weddings, birthday parties, and other events. We played at the Skirball Cultural Center for their Hannukah celebration last year and at many folk music festivals, weddings, and bat mitzvahs. We’d love to play at one of your events. Please contact temple member Fred Nadis at: 805-636-2003

Jewish Genealogy Interest Group
Tuesday, January 21
10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sahyun Genealogy Library, 316 Castillo Street
Dec. Topic: “Yiddish—A Thousand Years of Jewish Life.” 
Prof. Arthur Schwartz will discuss Yiddish not only as a language—its origins, evolution and dissemination—but also as a treasure chest of Jewish family and community life. Arthur Schwartz, UCSB professor emeritus of Linguistics and an ardent lover of Yiddish, teaches a weekly Yiddish class at the Jewish Federation. He says Yiddish embodies terms that describe family structure not found outside the Jewish community, as well as much folklore regarding the raising of children and the maintenance of individual health. Please join us for this illuminating and evocative presentation, followed by a Q&A session and time for individual research assisted by the experienced librarians on duty. Free and open to all. No RSVP needed.

Pop Up Film Festival 2014 
Thursday, January 23, 2014
The Arlington Theatre
Temple member Daniel Bollag is producing a unique film festival featuring 7 controversial documentary films with a focus on social injustice and civil rights, all in one day. Two films are by award winning Israeli director and recent local resident, Meni Phillip, a well-know Israeli singer who moved from being an Orthodox to a secular Jew.
Sinner – winner of Venice Film Festival, tells the story of a young Jewish student caught up in a cycle of abuse (mature content).

Let there be light, presents a rare viewpoint of an Orthodox family torn apart, while telling the moving tale of a secular family’s rebirth (includes adult language).

Other films include Femme Q&A, Sharon Stone's film about women empowerment and The Suspect, two African American social scientists pose as bank robbers in an effort to understand the racial dynamics of small-town law enforcement. However, their experiment takes an unplanned, deadly turn. Tickets are $15 per movie or $50 for an all-day pass. More information click here.

Taubman Symposia
Thursday, January 23, 2014
7:30 p.m.
Free
Barbara Mann
Makom: "The place of space in Jewish Cultures"
More information click here.

To get more information on any of the events or minyanim listed, please click on the name or visit www.cbbsb.org

Monday, January 6
6:00 p.m. Israeli Dancing

Tuesday, January 7
12:00 p.m. Lunch and Learn
At Sylvia Glass' home, 862 La Milpita
Please contact Sylvia with any questions at (805) 687-5654
7:00 p.m. Studio Toby

Wednesday, January 8
3:45 p.m. Religious School
5:45 p.m. Religious School/Academy Dinner. $5/person
RSVP to Ben.
6:45 p.m. Academy/Confirmation
8:00 p.m. Intermediate Hebrew
(Class enrollement closed)

Friday, January 10
5:30 p.m. Pre-neg - Join us for wine and cheese
5:30 p.m. Tot Shabbat & 2nd grade Shabbat Service
RSVP  For Tot Shabbat dinner & childcare.
$10 for adults or children 8 years & older.

Second grade families please e-mail Ben to RSVP with the number of family members attending as well as what dish you will be providing for the potluck. Suggested dishes are pasta, vegetables, desserts, soup, potatoes, etc. 
6:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service

Saturday, January 11
9:00 a.m. Torah Study with Rabbi Cohen
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

Sunday, January 12
9:30 a.m. Religious School
10:30 a.m. Fundamentals of Judaism with Rabbi Stone
10:45 a.m.Religious School Wedding Ceremony.
Celebrate with Tuli & Lynne Glassman as they renew their vows.
3:00 p.m. BRAVO BEETHOVEN!!
Two luminous musical talents,
violinist Nicole McKenzie (CBB member) and
pianist Betty Oberacker, in an all-Beethoven concert. Your free-will donation at the door will benefit CBB's Hadassah Hospital Treatment Room.

Monday, January 13
7:00 a.m. Cottage Hospital Minyan in the Sacred Space on the 2nd floor.
6:00 p.m. Israeli Dancing
7:30 p.m.Beginning Hebrew

Look for more info about these events as the dates get closer:

Short Story Class with Mashey Bernstein
Thursday, January 16
12:00 p.m.

A Community Wide Celebration of Freedom
Martin Luther King Shabbat
Friday, January 17 
7:30 p.m. at CBB
Special Starting Time.
CBB and SoulAviv are proud to present a very special evening in honor of Martin Luther King's Birthday.  Featuring the music of SoulAviv, with the CBB Shir Chadash and youth Choirs and special guests The Unity Gospel Choir of Los Angeles. The service will also feature honored local clergy, The Reverend Wallace Shepherd, pastor of Santa Barbara's Second Baptist Church, who will give the sermon, and the Reverend Dr. Hillary Chrisley, Senior Pastor of the First United Methodist Church, who will offer a benediction.  

Let us know you are attending and see videos on Facebook.