News and Announcements
Religious School Resumes on Sunday, January 6th!
Tickets, Sponsorships, and Program Book Ads Available NOW
March 16, 2019
The Haven Country Club
Boylston, MA
VIP Reception 6pm
Dinner and Auction 7pm
Information on Tickets, Sponsorships, and Program Book Ads Available HERE!
Sign up for one of our Social Groups!
We have lots of groups for people with lots of varied interests. Maybe you’re new to the area… or maybe you already have friends to watch a movie with, but are looking for people to go on day trips or to dinner with. It’s easy to find others with a common interest when you are part of a big community. CBS Social Groups are interest groups where anyone can suggest or plan a gathering and invite others who have expressed similar interests through our CBS social club emails. Check out the list and sign up here!
Rabbi Rifat Sonsino's Series of Dead Sea Scrolls Lectures is now online!
Click Here for Part One | Part Two | Part Three
Messages
This is the community I want us to be:
Visionary.
Jewishly knowledgeable and engaged.
Reaching out beyond our own borders to impact our wider community.
In the coming months we will be having some very special celebrations. As much as we are proud to look back on the past forty years, I see that who we are today and the work we do to aspire to do and be even better, is rooted in who we have always been.
From Sunday, January 14th through Thursday, January 17th, I will be attending the annual gathering of my professional organization, the Association of Reform Jewish Educators, otherwise known as the ARJE. I currently serve as Vice President of Finance on the Executive Committee of the ARJE. This year the attendees at the ARJE Annual Gathering, through workshops, keynotes, and conversations with colleagues, we will reflect on how Successful Jewish educational leaders need to be effective, skilled, and capable change agents.
A Message from RobLast year Congregation B’nai Shalom received a $5,000 financial grant from the Life & Legacy program, supported by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts, for reaching the goal of securing eighteen Legacy Gift Pledges. To those who have committed to Life & Legacy — thank you!
One of the things that I have learned during my short tenure as President is that there is no lack of desire on the part of this congregation to get involved, but often there is much less awareness about programs like Life & Legacy than I would have anticipated. With that in mind:
What is Life & Legacy?