Religious Services

Friday, January 27, 6:00 PM Shabbat La-no-ar service featuring students in our Lower School, Hebrew High School and Youth Groups followed by a community dinner. RSVP required for dinner. Come "kvell" as students in grades 1-12 lead our service.  Don't miss this ruach-filled Shabbat service and dinner.  Our teens will share some tunes they have learned from summer camp experiences and USY events. 

 

Saturday, January 28, 10:00 AM Shabbat service followed by a Kiddush Luncheon.

Friday, February 3, 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat service.

Saturday, February 4, 10:00 AM Brotherhood Shabbat service followed by a Kiddush Luncheon sponsored by BSBI Brotherhood.

Friday, February 10, 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat service.

Saturday, February 11, 10:00 AM Sisterhood Shabbat service followed by a Kiddush Luncheon sponsored by BSBI Sisterhood.

Note: Sunday, February 5, 9:00 AM - World Wide Wrap Click here for details.  

    

 

Minyan Reminder - The daily minyan begins at 7:15 pm Monday through Thursday each week through June, 2012.

 

 

Join the BSBI 2012 Israel Trip  

"Israel Off the Beaten Path"
with Rabbi Richard and Lisa Plavin

July 1 - July 12, 2012

To view Tour Highlights and Itinerary click here   

Many people have already expressed interest. The trip will be especially geared to return visitors. The trip will be limited to 30 participants. If you have an interest, contact Rabbi Plavin at 860-643-9563 ext. 101 or click here. The land arrangements price for the 12 day trip is $2695. We are especially seeking individuals to share a room with another traveler (both male and female), thereby avoiding the extra single supplement fee. For more information and to download an application, click here.  

 Upcoming Sisterhood Events

Feb 11 (Sat) - Sisterhood Shabbat - Yitro Sedra Scene (10:00 AM)  

Sisterhood welcomes you to our annual celebration of the anniversary of Women's League. Sisterhood members will be honored during the service.The lunch will be sponsored by Sisterhood, too.

Feb 12 (Sun) - 9:00 to 10:45 a.m. Schmooze & watch DVD: Tatiana de Rosnay, Sarah's Key.  

Whether or not you read the book, you can still watch the DVD. This is a sad but touching story about a young Jewish girl in Paris during the reign of the Nazis and their French collaborators.

Learning Opportunities Galore

January Lecture Series - SECRETS & TRUTHS: BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY & MYSTICISM IN JUDAISM

Tuesday, January 31, 7:30 PM   

Lecturer: Prof. Ronald Kiener is Professor of Religion at Trinity College and Director of Trinity's Jewish Studies Program.     

His primary area of research is  the history of Jewish mysticism in the Middle Ages. Professor Kiener is the co-author of The Early Kabbalah, which was published in 1986 as part of the Classics of Western Spirituality series.   

The "Hidden Wisdom" of Kabbalah: How a Secret Religion Became "Open"

Of all the secret teachings of Judaism, none have captured the imagination of both Jew and Gentile alike than the mystical (and supposedly dangerous) Kabbalah. Today, everyone - including pop-star Madonna - talks openly about the healing power of Kabbalah. How did this secret tradition become the talk of Hollywood?

 Fee for remaining session: $15 Member $25 Non-members

New Adult Education Course: Fit as a Yidl 2012

5 Thursdays beginning February 16     11:00 AM-12:30 PM 

An important Jewish value is Sh'mirat Haguf--taking care of your body. Learn what we know (and don't know) about two crucial aspects of this principle: nutrition and physical fitness. Between research studies that contradict themselves every few years and what we read in the media and popular books, who are we to believe and what should we do to lead healthier lives? Cantor Anita Schubert will teach the course, and she expects you'll be surprised (but pleased) with some of her recommendations. She hopes they will lead you to make important changes in your life (such as once again eating butter, herring, chicken skin, real chopped liver, and kasha!). The course will consist of four sessions in the synagogue plus a shopping expedition to a local supermarket where you'll learn how to understand food labels (including identifying kashrut symbols). Cantor Anita will draw on her background as a nutritionist (M.S. in nutrition from U of MD), recent self-education, and experience in dance and exercise.

Fee: Members $25    Non-Members $40

Texts: Younger Next Year (for Men/for Women) by Chris Crowley & Henry S. Lodge, 2007 $9 and Healthy 4 Life, Weston A. Price Foundation $7

Pre-registration is required, so enough text books can be purchased prior to the start of the course. Mail/drop off your check for $41 made payable to BSBI. If you'd like to take the course, but cannot do so in the daytime, let the cantor know for future planning.

2 Mondays remaining: Feb. 6, 20; 12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m.

On Feb. 6 we will view a short film produced by Stephen Billias entitled "For Goodness Sake." It raises interesting ethical issues.   

Bring a salad or sandwich. Coffee and tea will be supplied. The shared lunch hour will include discussions of Jewish ethics.  

Engaging in Words of Torah - La-asok b'Divrei Torah

Save the date: 4 Monday nights, March 5, 12,19 and 26, 7:30 - 8:45 PM. (Evening minyan is at 7:15. Plan to attend prior to the class.)

Four sessions of Torah study to examine issues in the Torah portion "Ke Tetzei," Deuteronomy 21:10 - 25:19. This parasha contains commandments on a wide variety of subjects. The class will determine which mitzvoth to examine and investigate how these commandments are or are not observed in our day, and whether they should be.  Rabbi Plavin will serve as a resource in our investigations.  

At the first meeting, March 5, verses will be assigned to some participants for study and presentation at subsequent sessions.  

Registration fee $20.

Shabbat Luncheons

Thank you to the Endowment Foundation Board of Trustees who have decided to match all Kiddush luncheon sponsors from endowment funds. Beth Sholom B'nai Israel will now have kiddush lunches every week.

If you would like to celebrate your lifecycle event with our community by sponsoring a luncheon or oneg email Fred Fox by clicking here, or call him at 860-643-9563 ext. 104.

Beth Sholom B'nai Israel appreciates the generosity of the members and the Board of Trustees who make these luncheons possible. Individual donations to the luncheon fund are always appreciated.

"Turn to Me"

A film and discussion about Bikur Cholim (Visiting the sick) with our high school students and congregants.

"Turn to Me" is a documentary about the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim and tells the story of what Bikur Cholim can mean to different people.

Join us on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 8:00 PM in the Silverstein Center at BSBI

Refreshments will be served

For more information, contact us at 860-643-9563.

Co-Sponsored by BSBI Social Action Committee and Hebrew High School

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