Every week, Shabbat gives you the gift of rest. Take this opportunity to slow down from your busy life and reflect on the past week and celebrate with our sacred community through music and prayer.
Just like there are many different types of Jews, we at CBI offer many different kinds of Shabbat worship opportunities. Whether you seek upbeat, contemporary music or more classical/traditional Reform music & settings of the liturgy, or if you have small children, we have a service that can meet your needs.
Every Friday in Smith Auditorium, 6:30 pm
We offer our contemporary, welcoming services in our Sanctuary at 6:30 p.m. every Friday of the month. These services are led by Rabbi Brian Leiken, Rabbi Kelly Levy, and Cantorial Solist Sarah Avner. During this service, we strive for a balance between Hebrew and English prayers and invite congregational singing and participation throughout.
Children are invited up to the bimah every Friday night to share in the Kiddush and then remain on the bimah for a blessing given by the Rabbis. Each week, Rabbi Leiken or Rabbi Levy delivers a short sermon/d’var Torah designed to teach, connect, and inspire. Cantorial Soloist Sarah Avner provides a mix of familiar and modern music to enhance Shabbat worship.
2nd & 4th Saturday in the cdc@cbi living room, 9:00 am
On the first Saturday of each month (Nov-May), we offer a Family Service, at 9:00 a.m. The Family Service is for families with young children in kinder through 2nd grades and their siblings. It offers a fun and inviting way to celebrate Shabbat.
Every Saturday in the CBI Smith Auditorium and online, 10:30 am
Our weekly Shabbat morning services begin at 10:30 a.m., immediately following Torah Study which begins at 9:00 a.m. Our Shabbat morning services are participatory and inclusive and we are fortunate to have many congregants who participate in leading worship and reading from the Torah.
On some Saturday mornings, a student celebrating becoming a B’nei Mitzvah will assist with leading worship and reading from the Torah. However, our worship is always intended to be a community celebration of Shabbat and at least one Aliyah is reserved for members of the community not related to the student.
When there is no B’nei Mitzvah on a Saturday morning, our service takes place in the more relaxed surroundings of our chapel and is led by one of our many skilled lay leaders.
We look forward to seeing you at one of our joyful and inclusive Shabbat services.
You are invited and encouraged to let us know the name and yahrzeit of your loved ones who have departed from us. We will honor their memory by announcing their name during services on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. May you be comforted among all the mourners of Israel.
In Jewish tradition, when the year of mourning is over, mourners are expected to return to a fully normal life. There are several occasions each year when our loved ones who have passed on are memorialized. The most significant of these is yahrzeit, the anniversary of the death, which is observed according to the Hebrew calendar. As is the case in all Jewish holy days, yahrzeit observance begins at night. A 24-hour candle is lit and one may attend services to recite the Kaddish (the memorial prayer). It is traditional to avoid attending any celebrations or parties on the day of yahrzeit, and some people fast on that day.
Led by our Rabbis or Lay Leaders, Saturdays at 9:00 am
Torah Study discussions are open to all. We invite members, nonmembers, Jews, non-Jews, regulars, newcomers, scholars and students of all levels.
Rabbi Leiken and Rabbi Levy lead our Torah Study discussions, with guest leaders mixed in. The discussions typically focus on lessons from the weekly Torah portion, including any Haftarah or current events.
Knowing Hebrew is not required & there is no homework.
There is no fee to participate in this weekly discussion.
Any necessary text will be provided.
