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All CBI services and Cultural Programming lectures are streamed on Zoom, with the exception of High Holy Day services that will be live streamed. If you want to be added to our email event list, please email emilie.kovit-meyer@cbirumson.org. You can also see all our programming on Facebook Live - Like us at @CBIRumson.

REOPENING - STAGE ONE:

Starting on Friday, May 21, we will have our first worship service in the Sanctuary (aside from the B’nai Mitzvah we have held over the past year) for CBI MEMBERS ONLY. We will be starting off with Friday night 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat services, as a test, while we smooth out our procedures and new technology setup. Please note that every first Friday of the month we will continue to have Wine and Cheese on Zoom at 6:00 pm. On those days Rabbi will be holding the usual First Fridays early service starting at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary. Those (members) who can attend in the Sanctuary should come.

All in-person services will be held in our Sanctuary, with a limit of 25 attendees to start, to allow for the required social distancing that we are required to observe. Rabbi Sagal, Fran Semaya, Emilie Kovit-Meyer and the Religious Committee will all be working to make these services as “normal” as possible. Zoom will continue to be available for those who do not wish to attend in person, and for people who are not members of CBI.

A  registration form will be emailed to members on Monday mornings to be returned no later than Thursday at noon to sign up for that Friday night's Kabbalat Shabbat service. Registration will be required - no walk ins will be allowed at this time. We look forward to seeing you in person!

For the full reopening Stage One letter including Health Protocols, please click HERE.

Shabbat Mattot/Masei

The Candle WITH a blessing

Every rabbi I know (myself excepted) has given some version of a sermon usually called “The Candle without a Blessing”.  It refers to the yahrzeit candle, which is lit without a bracha, and the rabbi usually talks about how we do not bless over a ritual act dedicated to grief.

That actually is not true-as many know when we tear our garments (or ribbon) we utter a blessing.  But what I discovered when I lit the yahrzeit candle for my mom a week ago is that it is a moment for blessing.  Lighting the candle gave me a moment to reflect on the blessing of my mother’s life and the role that she played in mine.  It allowed me to once again consider all that she did in her life and the many lives that she touched.

Likewise extinguishing the candle, as I did this AM, reminded me of the fragility and brevity of life, and the blessing of every day.  It is a “candle with a blessing”.

Rabbi Doug Sagal

I wish to thank the membership and staff of CBI for the food sent during our shiva in Boston.  It was appreciated beyond measure.

Shabbat Shalom

Won’t you help me to build up our community?  Please join, participate, celebrate with us at CBI.

• Rabbi Sagal's Tuesday Torah Study
• Shabbat Blessings

• Cantor Janet Leuchter, our guest cantor for the 2020 High Holy Days

• Gan Yeladim Teachers 

• Cultural Programming Classes and Events

• Cooking with Chef Margo  

• Library Committee Events

• This year our High Holiday Services were live-streamed from our sanctuary. Cantor Janet Leuchter joined Rabbi Sagal in leading the HHD Services.  All HHD services can still be accessed here or on Facebook Live. 

  CLICK HERE FOR CBI 5781 VIRTUAL HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES