Congregation B'nai Israel

Registration for Session 2 of Camp Shelanu Babayit is closing Friday night (July 17) and we'd love you to join us! This week has been filled with fun, friendships, songs, trying new things and so much more! Questions? Email [email protected]

*Special announcement!!!* We are extending registration for Session 1 of Camp Shelanu Babayit until the end of the day (Friday)! Join us for scavenger hunts, camp songs, arts & crafts, and more!!

Looking for a memorable Jewish day camp experience for your children this summer? Check out Camp Shelanu Babayit (our camp at home)! You can register for our Midweek Mesibah - Taste of Camp - happening this Wednesday, July 8 at 9:00 a.m. and for camp, which begins next Monday, July 13. Check out the flyers and visit www.cbisacramento.org/camp for details and links!

For those of you who are upset that you are unable to join the march on Saturday, please, remember, we’re in this for the long haul. There is A LOT of work that needs to be done. Please read this article from the Reform Movement about things we can be doing.

If you have been wondering what you can do to be an ally, then please come to this. I will be attending immeadiately following our Bar Mitzvah on Saturday. UPDA...TE #2: If you are concerned about Covid and feel hesitant about coming, please don’t feel bad about wanting to stay healthy. There are other ways to be an ally and be supportive. You can write letters to your elected officials, you can send checks to organizations that are effecting positive change, you can call out racism and microagressions whenever they happen. This isn’t about just one day, or one march. There is a lot of work that still needs to be done. UPDATE #1: Cong. B’nai Israel will be meeting at 9:30 AM this Saturday at Solomon’s to participate in the March. Bring masks, water, kippot, hand santizers.

Please join us on Monday, May 25, 2020 for the Jewish community’s Memorial Day Commemoration. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpKHXYSXUkqBLiQlBNo1-g

Shabbat Services go live at 7:30! Sermon: Love your neighbor as yourself.

Do you want to follow along with us in the prayerbook and Torah commentary? Click this page for free and reduced price online resources from CCAR Press: https://www.ccarpress.org/content.asp?tid=583

Camp Nefesh is heading into our third summer... with plans for 120 refugee children to experience summer day camp at no cost and we'd love your support! Check out www.campnefesh.com to register to volunteer (opportunities for teens and adults!) and find out other ways you can help through monetary support or donations of items! PM me with any questions.

What an amazing evening! Thank you Joan Cusick for capturing our congregation’s joy!