Upcoming:
Hebrew 101 & 102 with Roz Koch
Mondays starting 10/19 | Boardroom
Hebrew 101 at 7 p.m.
For true beginners and anyone who needs a brush-up from Hebrew School, sign up for 101 here.
Hebrew 102 at 8 p.m.
For those already able to decode Hebrew, 102 is designed to increase fluency when reading and/or singing the Kaddish, Erev Shabbat Kiddish, Aleynu, and other common prayers. Sign up for 102 here.
Basic Judaism at Union House
Starting 10/15 | 7:30 p.m.
Designed in a 20 week module, this course will attempt to give the participants a solid background to the ideas, practices, and expressions of Jewish life from ancient times to the present. This course will focus on weekly readings, discussions, and practical experiences for each of the course participants—from basic concepts, historical events, how-to demonstrations with rituals, to an overview of the key texts and traditions of Jewish life. The class will meet weekly and will include optional opportunities beyond the classroom setting. Register here.
Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class
Starting 11/18 | 7 p.m.
CBE’s Adult B’nei Mitzvah Program prepares members in our community who did not have a b’nei mitzvah growing up or want a second chance to affirm their Jewish identity to learn the skills necessary to participate in a b’nei mitzvah ceremony during Summer 2027. Through both group and individual learning, participants in the program will strengthen their understanding of Judaism and engage in a meaningful ritual that demonstrates their commitment to Jewish learning and living. Register here
Ongoing Classes & Series:
Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Matt Green
Every Thursday | 12:30 p.m. | Boardroom and Zoom
Lunch and learn is back for 5787! Join the CBE rabbinic team to discuss the parashat hashavua/ the weekly portion. Feel free to bring lunch with you. You are welcome to join in person or on Zoom.
Drop-in Welcome: Chevrah Torah Study with Rabbi David Kline
Saturdays | 11:15 a.m. | Zoom
Following the cycle of the weekly parashah, we select passages from Torah/Pentateuch and Haftarah/Prophets. We do close reading and open discussion. Our object is to get acquainted with our earliest ancestors through their writings about the world, God, our people, and moral values.
Meditation Group
Thursdays | 7:30 p.m. | Zoom
CBE hosts a meditation class every week on Zoom. The group is open to people with all levels of experience and our participants span the range. Beginners will be completely comfortable. Those with experience will also enjoy our wonderful teachers. Email cbemeditationgroup@gmail.com to get on the mailing list for a once a week Zoom link notice. Open to members and non-members.
Mussar
Tuesdays | 7:30 p.m. | Zoom
Check our calendar for specific dates
Zoom links are updated weekly. For up to date information and links, please email Gary Shaffer at mussar@cbebk.org or register here.
Mussar seeks to improve our relations with others and ourselves. The class is discussion based and focuses on character traits, or middot, such as patience, generosity, gratitude, anger, and humility. The method is to study these traits and put into practice what we study. The goal is to make us not just more insightful, but to effect a change in behavior by making the heart feel what the mind knows. We draw upon both classic and modern Mussar writings, though no prior knowledge of Mussar or Hebrew is required.
Wise Aging
Monthly on a Monday | 3 p.m. | Boardroom
Check our calendar for specific dates
Explore how to live your later years with spirit, resilience and wisdom. Activities include text studies and contemplative practices to explore the life questions that arise as we confront the challenges, opportunities, and wonder of aging. Register here.
Coming Soon:
- Jews of the Arab Lands with Adam Gaynor
- Ethical Wills with Rabbi Lisa Grant
- Death over Dinner with Rabbi Lisa Grant
- Weekly Tanach Class with Rabbi Rachel Timoner
- Israel/ Palestine Reading Group with Rabbi Evan Traylor