Services

ALL Zoom meetings are now using a password for security. Please see our weekly e-mail, or contact the office, for the link and password. 

Under the guidance of our Covid Taskforce we have updated our covid policy at Congregation Bet Shalom to allow masks to be worn optionally, and they will always be welcome. With Pima County now being in the low risk zone each person can decide what feels most comfortable for them while at shul. We thank you for your understanding as we continue to balance community safety and togetherness.

Hybrid Prayer Gatherings Daily Sunday - Friday

Morning Minyan 8:15 a.m.
We welcome you to join us in gathering in person inside the CBS sanctuary for daily Shaharit prayers, entering through the west gate, or you can join via Zoom 

Minha and Arvit 5:00 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Come gather together with us virtually via Zoom for daily afternoon & evening prayers, with a short devar Tora in between  

Erev Shabbat (Friday afternoon) 5:30 p.m.
Hybrid participatory Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv service in person in the CBS sanctuary, or on Zoom 

Shabbat Morning Services 9:15 a.m.                                                                                                                                                                                             In-person, or on Zoom

Mishkan Minyan *Currently on summer hiatus                                                                                                                                                            Outdoors in the CBS courtyard

Learning Opportunities via Zoom

via our multi-access Bet Midrash *We are continuing to update classes and schedules on our website. Thank you for your patience as we work on these updates.  

Mondays
Insights into the Weekly Parsha
12:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Avi in this weekly discussion of the parsha. This class will meet on the regular Zoom channel.

Inner Peace for Challenging Times Community-Wide Jewish Meditation Gathering                                                                        Second Mondays of the month                                                                                                                                                                                                     7:00-7:40pm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Gather with Jewish communities from around the country to experience inner spaciousness and healing in these difficult times. 40-minute sessions include transformational teachings, Hebrew chanting, and deep silence, led by Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks from Torah of Awakening. In Partnership with: ALEPH Alliance Jewish Renewal (National) Beit Ahavah (Northampton, MA) Congregation Bet Shalom (Tucson, AZ) Congregation Sons of Israel (Nyack, NY) Havurah Shir Hadash (Ashland, OR) Joliet Jewish Congregation (Chicago, IL) Kol HaEmek (Mendocino County, CA) Urban Adamah (Berkeley, CA) Second Mondays of the Month, 40 Minutes PT: 6:00 pm, MT: 7:00 pm, CT: 8:00, ET: 9:00 pm. Please contact the office if you would like the registration link. 

Getting To Know You                                                                                                                                                                                                        Third Mondays of the month
10:00-11:00 a.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Join Miriam Furst on Zoom for a monthly session of Getting to Know You - a fun way to connect with Bet Shalomers and learn more about one another. This group meets only via Zoom on the regular link.

History of Zionism: From Napoleon's Time til Today & Current Events in Israel
Facilitated by Dr. Yoram Kinberg
2:30-4:00 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              This interactive class meets regularly on the Zoom link.   

Yoga with Shell 
4:30-5:30 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This class is currently meeting only on Zoom. Please contact the office for the direct link.  
 

Tuesdays
Chug Ivrit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            12:00 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Conversational modern Hebrew with Morah Rita for intermediate level and above. Zoom only. Please email the office for the link.

Mussar | Facilitated by Dr. Yoram Kinberg
12:45 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Mussar is a Jewish spiritual practice that involves self-examination through the exploration of various character traits (middot) such as humility, gratitude, kindness, anger, patience, and forgiveness.  We each deal with these traits in different ways, and therefore we each have a unique spiritual curriculum.  The goal of Mussar practice is to make us a better mensch, more attuned to ourselves, but just as importantly, to others.   Our “textbook” for the class will be Everyday Holiness --The Jewish Path of Mussar by Alan Morinis.  The practice is simple, yet challenging. This class meets regularly on Zoom.

Tanakh & Babylonian Talmud
2:00 p.m. Tanakh
3:00 p.m. Talmud
These two classes are facilitated by Rabbi Dr. Howard Schwartz and Rabbi Dr. Sandy Seltzer and are held back to back on the regular Zoom link.
  

Wednesdays 
Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Avi
12 noon
The Auto Biography of Chaim Weitzmann at the J. Cafe or on Zoom. Please contact the office for the special Zoom link. 
 

 Thursdays                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Jewish Recovery 
7:00 p.m.
Confidential recovery group meeting remotely. Please contact the office to be put directly in touch with Danni Mack. 

Women's Torah Study                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7:00 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       This group meets to discuss the weekly Torah parsha using the book, The Biblical Path to Psychological Maturity: Psychological Insights into the Weekly Torah Readings. Please email Talya Fanger-Vexler for the Zoom link.

Fridays                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Beginner Alef Bet Hebrew                                                                                                                                                                                                               1:00 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           This class meets with Morah Rita on Zoom, and is for those who want to start at the very beginning. Please get the book "Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew" by Simon and Anderson. Please email the office to contact Morah Rita directly if you'd like to join the class.

Office Schedule
Avi, Yosef, Lisa, and Joy are now available throughout the week to either meet with you in person or speak with you over the phone. Please feel free to visit the office Monday - Friday between 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. with any questions or concerns. One of us will be happy to assist you as soon as possible. We thank you for your understanding as we continue to balance community safety and togetherness.