THE CBI EMAIL - EVENTS SEP 8- SEP 18, 2016 CBI NEWS CBI SERVICES, PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS AROUND THE VALLEY SCRIP PAY YOUR BILL CALENDAR Pl

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES IN THE SANCTUARY AT 9:30AM

Saturday, Sept. 10 (Parashat Shoftim) Bar Mitzvah Jonah Herman Saturday, Sept. 17 (Parashat Ki Tetse) Bar Mitzvah Owen Siege Your Own Text Here.

HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Click HERE for more info.

CBI NEWS IN THE OFFICE:

ROSH HASHANNAH APPLE-PICKING

We're delighted to welcome Cynthia White to the CBI team. Cynthia has taken the position of Executive Assistant - Office administration. She brings extensive graphic design and administrative skills that will be a great asset to CBI's operations. Drop by and say hello! She looks forward to meeting all of you.

For families with young children (0-6): on Sunday, September 18th at 10am, there will be a wonderful Upper Valley Jewish community event at Art in the Orchard, Park Hill Orchard, 82 Park Hill Road, Easthampton. Join us for APPLE-PICKING ... blow a shofar ... enjoy storytime blanket with PJ Library ... a family holiday sing with Marlene Rachelle ... visit the sculpture trail ... play in hay bale houses... meet new friends! The apples are $20/peck(about 12lbs.) - We will help match up families up to 4 per peck. Free

CBI NEWS

LEND A HELPING HAND (CHESED COMMITTEE): The Chesed Committee is here to respond to the needs of CBI members. The September coordinator is Julie Robbins. Please contact her at [email protected] or 413-320-6788. Remember: If we don't know we can't help.

PJ Library tote bag to carry your apples. Please bring one can or jar of food to donate to the Survival Center. For more information, contact www.parkhillorchard.com

AROUND THE VALLEY JCA ADULT EDUCATION FALL SCHEDULE: Click HERE for more info. CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW - ADVANCED BEGINNER: Mondays 5:00 6:30 p.m. on September 12, 19, 26. November on 7, 14, 21, 28. (No classes in October due to the Jewish holidays). The aim of this course is to learn Hebrew as it is spoken in Israel today. The emphasis will be on communication. We will also do some reading and writing. The text we use is Ivrit min Ha'hatchala (Hebrew from Scratch). Tuition: $140.00 paid to CBI. Please contact Henia Lewin 413-253-8836, [email protected]

IN SEARCH OF ISRAELI CUISINE Featuring Chef / Guide Michael Solomonov

CBI IN SEARCH OF ISRAELI CUISINE: Tuesday September 27, 2016. 6:00pm: Israeli Buffet 7:00pm: Film and Dessert. Come and learn about Israeli Cuisine; enjoy a taste of it, and meet award winning Director/Producer Roger Sherman. Click HERE for the flyer.

NEW MEMBER HAVDALLAH: Saturday, September 17, 6:00-8:00pm There will be an event for new members who have joined CBI in the last 3 years. Those people should have received an e mail and will be getting a follow up phone reminder call. Here are the details for the New Member event. Joann Kobin has generously offered her home for the get together. 62 Fairview Avenue (off South Street, last house on the left) Northampton There will be a light buffet, and an opportunity to hear Rabbi Justin David, Executive Director Ben Cuperman, Rabbi Jacob Fine, Board members, & others, and to meet other new members.

CBI SERVICES, PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS:

KABBALAT SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE: Friday, September 9, at 6:00pm in the Sanctuary. Please join us on Friday nights for services. It's a mitzvah to be part of a minyan, and it will be greatly appreciated by those reciting Kaddish. SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE: Saturday, September 10, at 9:30am in the Sanctuary. The service will be led by Rabbi Justin David and family and friends of the Herman family. MAZAL TOV TO JONAH GABRIEL HERMAN-SLAGHEKKE: HIS BAR MITZVAH IS ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. KIDDUSH: Saturday, September 10, after services. This Kiddush is sponsored by Sabrina Herman and Darren Port in celebration of Jonah's Bar Mitzvah. Meital Catering will prepare and serve it. WEEKDAY MINYAN: Wednesdays at 5:30pm. Please join us for a brief Minchah service in the Sanctuary. LECHA DUMIYAH TEHILLA MORNING MEDITATION: Thursdays, at 8:00am in the Library. ALMA STARTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15: Our innovative, experiential program emphasizes project-based-learning methodology and integrates programming on Abundance Farm. GAN KESHET PLAYGROUND DEDICATION: Friday, September 16. Details to follow. KOL SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE: Friday, September 16, at 6:00pm in the Library. This is a Shabbat of Voices. Please join Felicia Sloin and David Weidenfeld for this special musical service with thoughtful, spirited guitar-playing to support our voices as we sing melodies familiar and new. SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE: Saturday, September 17, at 9:30am in the Sanctuary. The service will be led by Rabbi Justin David. MAZAL TOV TO OWEN SIEGE: HIS BAR MITZVAH IS ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 17. KIDDUSH: Saturday, September 17, after services. This Kiddush is sponsored by Amy and Scott Siege in celebration of Owen's Bar Mitzvah. Meital Catering will prepare and serve the Kiddush. NEW MEMBER HAVDALLAH: Saturday, September 17, 6:00-8:00pm Joann Kobin has generously offered her home for the get together: 62 Fairview Avenue (off South Street, last house on the left) in Northampton. This is an event for new members who have joined CBI in the last 3 years. ABUNDANCE FARM VOLUNTEER DROP-IN: Sunday, September 18, from 9:00am-12:00 noon.

CBI SCRIP AND GIFT CARDS:

NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GIFT CARDS ARE GREAT GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS: There's nothing quite like whipping out this card and kazoom (the technical term) your meal or gift, etc, is paid for. Give teachers, friends and family the opportunity to choose from local goods/services/meals at more than 65 Northampton businesses, and support CBI and local merchants all at the same time. Everybody wins. Or buy scrip to purchase the gifts you want to give. Click HERE (and scroll to the bottom) to order online. SUPPORT CBI BY TRADING MONEY FOR A GROCERY CARD WORTH THE SAME AMOUNT: Use scrip and give a boost to CBI. The store you go to (Stop and Shop, Big Y and othersinquire at the office) will donate a portion of the money you use on scrip to the synagogue. For more information about scrip, click HERE (and scroll to the bottom). There is no down side, and you can make an easy arrangement to have scrip mailed to you. For Amherst members, there is an important message below. STOP, SHOP, SUPPORT CBI! AMHERST CBI MEMBERS: No need to drive over to CBI during the week to buy scrip. Co-President Max Page is the new Amherst Scrip Ambassador. Do you need scrip? Email Max at [email protected] and he will deliver it to you! CBI gets 5 cents on every dollar you spend at Stop & Shop-at no cost to you!

TO PAY YOUR BILL OR MAKE A DONATION

THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 ABUNDANCE FARM DROP-IN at 9:00am KABBALAT SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE at 6:00pm CANDLE LIGHTING at 6:52pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE IN THE SANCTUARY (Parashat Shoftim) at 9:30am BAR MITZVAH OF JONAH GABRIEL HERMAN-SLAGHEKKE SHABBAT ENDS at 7:50pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ABUNDANCE FARM DROP-IN at 9:00 am TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 ABUNDANCE FARM DROP-IN at 3:00pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 WEEKLY MINYAN IN THE SANCTUARY at 5:30pm THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 LECHA DUMIYAH TEHILLA MORNING MEDITATION at 8:00am FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 ABUNDANCE FARM DROP-IN at 9:00am GAN KESHET PLAYGROUND DEDICATION : Details to follow KABBALAT SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE at 6:00pm CANDLE LIGHTING at 6:40pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES IN THE SANCTUARY (Parashat Ki Tetse) at 9:30am BAR MITZVAH OF OWEN SIEGE NEW MEMBER HAVDALLAH at 6:00-8:00pm ( see above) SHABBAT ENDS at 7:38pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 ABUNDANCE FARM DROP-IN at 9:00am

Shabbat Shalom, Ben Cuperman Executive Director

Gillian Murray Kendall Co-Editor

GO TO THE TOP