Services

Sundays: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 29,April 5

Women and Judaism with Dr. Gila Silverman

3-4:30pm This class will explore many different facets of women’s roles and histories within Jewish text and tradition. This will include women in the Bible and Talmud, Jewish laws about women's rights and obligations, Jewish feminism, modern women’s midrash, and women's involvement in ritual and prayer. Specific topics will be chosen based on the interests of the group.  

Instructor: Dr. Gila Silverman is an anthropologist and writer, specializing in the study of ritual and identity among American Jews. She is an honorary Visiting Scholar at the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, and has conducted research on women’s experiences in Jewish academia, gender and Jewish mourning, prayer for healing, American Jewish identities, and Jewish spiritual development.  
TO REGISTER, or for more information, contact Gila: gila@gilasilverman.com  Suggested donation (sliding scale): $36-72, payable directly to Gila

Mensch Club (3rd Sunday of the month)

9:30 a.m. Third Sunday of the month, join the Mensch Club for a delicious breakfast followed by a different presentation each month. $5 suggested donation at the door. 

Mondays: 

Prayerbook Hebrew Class
Learn the structure of the Shabbat Service, meaning of prayers, basic grammar, and how to sing and read the prayers. Participation via Zoom is available! Mondays 12:00 - 1:00 PM in the Bet Midrash. 10 Sessions $72. Oct. 28, Nov. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, Dec. 2, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and Jan. 6. 

Intermediate Modern Hebrew
For people with basic knowledge of modern Hebrew, and command of present tense. Modern Hebrew conversation and grammar, class taught with the educational videos, worksheets, and other tools. Participation through Zoom is available! Mondays from 3:15- 4:15 p.m.. Dates,  Oct. 28, Nov. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, Dec. 2, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and Jan. 6. 
10 Sessions; $72

Intermediate Hebrew-Text Reading. 

3:15 p.m. -4:15 p.m. Jan, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar. 2, 16, 23, 30. ($72) 

Haftara Trope

4:30-5:30 p.m. 5 sessions

Feb.10, 17, 24, Mar. 2, 16

 
contact Rita Zohav for more details at  morahrita@gmail.com
or call: 206-334-2894 

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Yoga with a Jewish flavor 

4:30 pm (In CBS sanctuary building) 

Jewish 12 Step Substance Recovery support group 

6:30 pm in CBS sanctuary building

Tuesdays: 

 Iyún Ayin  - Jewish Meditation with Reb Brian Yosef

Discover Inner Freedom through transformational teachings, heart-opening chanting, and deep-bliss silence

Free for First Timers and Torah of Awakening Members
$10 – $20 per workshop for others

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Mussar: Jewish Ethics and Personal Growth

Second and Fourth Tuesdays at 12:45 pm in the CBS Beit Midrash with Yoram Kinberg,  click HERE for more info and assignments

Sefer Shemuel - The Book of Samuel

2:00 pm in the CBS Beit Midrash, or to join this class from home using Zoom, click  https://zoom.us/j/285619761  to log in or use meeting ID- 285-619-761 

Talmud Study Tractate Berakhoth

3:00 pm in the CBS Bet Midrash, or  to join this class from home using Zoom, click  https://zoom.us/j/285619761  to log in or use meeting ID- 285-619-761 

Thinking Jewishly
Tuesdays, Starting August 13, 2019 • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CBS Bet Midrash. Join Rabbi Avi on Tuesdays in person or through video conferencing, as we explore the impact of Jewish civilization, culture, and spirituality, using the lens of history to understand the present and future. Register for the Fall season for only $18.    Register Now

Wednesdays:

Maimonides: Essential Teachings on Jewish Faith and Ethics

after morning Tefilot from 9-9:45 am in the Beit Midrash, or to join this class from home using Zoom, click https://zoom.us/j/165823154 or use meeting ID- 165-823-154
This class is currently in the Laws of Idolatry 

Lunch and Learn: How to Fight Anti-Semitism 

with Rabbi Avi Alpert. 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. at THA

Start date Jan 8th! 

Buy book HERE 

Ambassadors for Israel

First Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm in the CBS Beit Midrash

Torah Trope

4:30- 5:30 $36 

Jan 6., 13, 20, 27, Feb 3. 

7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Beginners Hebrew 

Beginners Hebrew decoding and learning about the Shabbat prayer service will begin on November 13.  This is for anyone who cannot decode Hebrew or who is still very unsure of their reading skills.  The book we will use is:  Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew, Revised Edition by Simon and Anderson.  Please get the book from Amazon or Thriftbooks before the class starts.

required class material  Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew (on Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Abe Books) 

Dates: December 4, 11, 18, Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb 5, 12, 19 Cost:  $72.
contact Rita Zohav for more details at  morahrita@gmail.com or 206-334-2894 

Thursdays: 

 4th Thursday Book Club

with Roza Simkhovich 11:00 am in the CBS sanctuary 

2:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m.  Jewish Code of Law  *New Class
Rabbi Dr. Howard Schwartz and Sandy Seltzer delve into the practical applications of Talmud.

Shabbat: 

CBS Think Tank

with Rabbi Dr. Howard Schwartz & Prof. David Graizbord 1:00-2:00 pm

in the CBS Bet Midrash