Congregation B'nai B'rith

Don't miss our VIRTUAL PURIM SPIEL starting at 10 AM. Watch here or at cbbsb.org/purim-2021 https://youtu.be/EQ1guTnnV_k

beautiful Shabbat morning on 2-27-21

Friday Feb 26, 2021

Our much-beloved annual tradition of the PURIM SPIEL returns this Sunday, Feb 28 at 10 AM. Please join us at cbbsb.org/purim-2021 to watch this year's VIRTUAL SPIEL. (Remember - this is NOT on Zoom) At 11 AM: We're also featuring a Drive-Thru Costume Parade (PreK-6) **AT CBB***. RSVPs are a must since (socially distanced) spaces are very limited. At 3 PM: Join us for a VIRTUAL PURIM CARNIVAL - for all kids thru Grade 6 - run by CBB Teens!... All the Details at: cbbsb.org/purim-2021

Be sure to catch our Megillah Reading via Zoom tomorrow night, Thurs Feb 25 at 7:30 PM. You can find the link on our calendar!

Join us tonight for Shir Halleluyah services!

Last Friday, Rabbi Cohen described CBB's ongoing efforts to bridge the differences that divide and polarize our country. Today and tomorrow, you can continue engaging in this work through the national organization "Braver Angels," a national nonprofit whose mission it is to help depolarize the US. LATER TODAY: Join "Moments of Peace" -- starting at 4 PM Pacific, this program will offer religious and secular 15 minute gatherings on Election Night. ... Gatherings may include readings, stories, a reflection, songs, silence, and in the case of religious gatherings, prayers. But we won’t comment on what’s happening on Election Night. SIGN UP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moments-of-peace-coming-togeth

A brief prayer for Election Week from Rabbi Steve Cohen: God who has blessed this nation with an unbroken history of peaceful transition of power, As we enter this week of democratic decision making, grant our entire nation the strength, the wisdom and the courage ... to enter Election Day and to emerge during the days that follow, with dignity, with grace, with integrity and with peace. Amen. See more

Over at the CBB VOICES blog, we're running Rabbi Steve Cohen's sermon from last Friday night. Here, Rabbi Cohen considers the legacy of Judaism's founding patriarch, and our greatest US president--each one confronted with how to move forward during a bitterly divided time. "We all know that our country is passing through a moment of supreme anxiety, fear, bitterness and polarization. And we know that even once the results become clear, which may take quite some time, a large ...portion of our country will be emotionally devastated, while another large portion of the country will be celebrating," he writes. Click here to read: https://cbbsb.org/blog_posts/rabbi-steve-cohen-two-abrahams/

Starts again today at 12 noon! Each Monday in November. Find the link at cbbsb.org/news-events, or contact Jana with questions.

Here is the replay for today's SUNDAY MORNING LIVE with Dr. Mehnaz Afridi. Thanks to all who joined us for this illuminating discussion! https://youtu.be/43bcwAb1uSQ

Don't forget to turn back your clocks one hour tonight... and then join us tomorrow morning, Sunday, November 1 at 9:45 AM for...SUNDAY MORNING LIVE with Professor MEHNAZ AFRIDI Zoom link available at www.cbbsb.org/news-events... Dr. Mehnaz Afridi will discuss her fascinating and important perspective as a Muslim scholar of the Holocaust, as well as her work on keeping the legacy of the Holocaust alive through work with students and local survivors. An associate professor at Manhattan College in New York City, Dr. Afridi's scholarship explores questions of religious bias, competition, and identity.

We Want To Hear From You!!! The pandemic continues to impact most areas at CBB, and that includes how we communicate with you. We've just launched a very short survey to measure how we're doing. It takes the average person 4 minutes to complete--and helps us enormously :) Click here to help out: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z5HYM

WE WANT YOUR OPINION! The pandemic continues to impact most areas at CBB, and that includes how we communicate with you. We want to keep improving. To that end, we've just launched a very short survey. It takes only 5-10 minutes, and will help us enormously! Please click here to participate! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z5HYM96

Are You Ready? We can't wait to welcome all families with young children today for a fun Noah Shabbat with many surprises at our parking lot! Drive Through between 4:00 - 5:30 PM. Come dress up as your favorite animal - Adults are encouraged to get in the spirit too!

New post (Merith Cosden: When Location Doesn't Matter) has been published on Congregation B'nai B'rith