Join CBE, #GetOrganizedBK, and faith institutions from across Brownstone Brooklyn as we host Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez for a community forum. We will ask DA Gonzalez to publicly commit to specific reforms that will reduce incarceration, help close Rikers Island, and make the system less racially biased. Together, we will pack the sanctuary to […]
CBE Refugee Task Force is partnering with the Community Bookstore to stage Undocumented. Unaccompanied. Unwelcome., an immigrant advocacy event. Valeria Luiselli, author of Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay In 40 Questions, will headline the event, which will begin with Ms. Luiselli reading from her book, followed by a panel discussion of immigration issues […]
Midrash on the Book of Genesis through the eyes of Aviva Zornberg. In her book, The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis, Aviva Zornberg provides a deep, spiritual, and psychologically complex portrait of our ancestors. You will see layers you've never seen before. Reading her chapter on the week's parasha ahead of class is recommended but not […]
Midrash on the Book of Genesis through the eyes of Aviva Zornberg. In her book, The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis, Aviva Zornberg provides a deep, spiritual, and psychologically complex portrait of our ancestors. You will see layers you've never seen before. Reading her chapter on the week's parasha ahead of class is recommended but not […]
Please join CBE's Dismantling Racism Team for a special, interactive event, which includes a candid discussion with: Jim St. Germain, Activist and Author of A Stone of Hope; Edwin Raymond, Police Sergeant & Community Activist; Martin Feinman, Juvenile Rights Attorney; Jane-Roberte Sampeur, Criminal Defense Attorney, Legal Aid Society; and special remarks from Rabbi Rachel Timoner. […]
Midrash on the Book of Genesis through the eyes of Aviva Zornberg. In her book, The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis, Aviva Zornberg provides a deep, spiritual, and psychologically complex portrait of our ancestors. You will see layers you've never seen before. Reading her chapter on the week's parasha ahead of class is recommended but not […]
Midrash on the Book of Genesis through the eyes of Aviva Zornberg. In her book, The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis, Aviva Zornberg provides a deep, spiritual, and psychologically complex portrait of our ancestors. You will see layers you've never seen before. Reading her chapter on the week's parasha ahead of class is recommended but not […]
Join Rabbi Timoner for a deeper look at Shabbat, midrash about the origins of the day, rabbinic texts about the spirit of the day, and insights about what it can be for you.
Join Rabbi Jerry Weider and Linda Coppelson, the soferet who scribed our newest Torah scroll, for a tour through the history and writing of each of our 8 Torah scrolls. We will learn how they got to CBE, why each is special, and will get a sneak peak at how Linda is cleaning and re-writing […]
Come learn with Rabbi Timoner about the inner experience of the High Holy Days- the process of teshuva, and how we prepare our hearts for the Days of Awe.
