Congregation Beth Sholom - Chevra Shas

Friday night: 6:15 p.m. Saturday morning: 9:30 a.m.

Personal listening devices, transliteration of Shabbat morning services and large print siddurim are available. The synagogue is completely handicap accessible.

Friday evening and Saturday morning Shabbat services are held every week at CBS-CS and are designed to enhance the participation of those in attendance. Services are led by members of the congregation, including teens, with the rabbi presenting a d'var Torah or a text study.

Friday evening services begin at 6:15 p.m. following an Asefat (gathering) Shabbat with light snacks at 6:00 p.m. During July and August, services are held in our courtyard, weather permitting. Babysitting is available most Friday evenings. There are periodic Shirat Shabbat services, which include upbeat melodies and much ruach. Musical instruments may be used during kabbalat Shabbat on these dates.

Saturday morning services begin at 9:30 a.m. Babysitting is available on most Shabbat mornings. Children below bar or bat mitzvah age are encouraged to participate in parts of the service. Every week the experience of Shabbat is enhanced with a Kiddush following services. The monthly Shabbat Spot extends the communal Shabbat experience with a light lunch and the opportunity to schmooze and play board games.

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Phrases to Live By

I find, that very often, I am conflicted about how to sign an email. Do I write “from” or “love?” Do I sign it “take care” or “sincerely.” What is the message or tone that I am trying to convey in how I write, or say things to another person.

I realize that most often, I use the phrase “take care.” But what does this mean. Does it mean that I hope the person I am communicating with will take care of the issue at hand? Of themselves? Of their family? What do we imply with this word?

The Most Important Questions for Review

Jared has a book that we have been reading to him for a few years now, titled Where do balloons go? At the surface, this book is just about balloons. It asks, where do balloons go, when the float far away…Do they tango with airplanes or cha cha with birds, do plain balloons read balloons printed with words?

Enjoying Creation with Integrity

In Ron Wolfson’s book, the 7 Questions asked in heaven, he relays the following: Martin Gordon wrote, in the Journal of Jewish thought in 1985, The great leader of the 19th century, Samson Raphael Hirsch, surprised his disciples one day when he insisted on traveling to Switzerland. “When I stand before the Almighty” he explained, “I will be answerable to many questions. But what will I say when,…I am sure to be asked, “why didn’t you see my Alps?”