Congregation Beth Sholom

Davening, brunch (from ), and a morning full of Torah learning and experiential education for all ages. Don’t miss it!

Kol hakavod to the for an incredible Jewish Culture Festival today! Proud to sponsor Sofer Shel Bassel@who was educating folks about safrut all day long!

Proud to support events like this in our Rhode Island Community-- come join us on Thursday evening!

Email: [email protected] with questions.

Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island Jewish Rhode Island

Scenes from Purim day. Kids dancing. Magic. A women’s Megillah reading. And Judy’s Kindness Kitchen preparing meals for those in need.

Thank you Yitz and Avi for quite the Shushan Shpeakeasy. And to Aryeh and Yitz for a phenomenal dramatic reading of Megillat Esther!

Join R' Emily Goldberg Winer for a Rosh Chodesh chabura focusing on the creative Israeli feminist midrashic work "Dirshuni" compiled by Tamar Biala. Join on the CBS zoom @ 8pm this Thursday evening (2/8).
Email for details/to be added to the list- [email protected]

Friends - next Wednesday (1/31) from 8:30-11:30 at CIC Providence (225 Dyer Street), there will be a morning wellness retreat you won’t want to miss if you can make it. Priveleged and grateful to be working with incredibly talented teachers and practitioners including Angela Semedo, Emily Baroody, Sathyadev Jeffery Branch, and more!

Breakfast from Plant City Providence.

Open to the public - sign up today 🙂

2024 Community Wellness Retreat Prioritize your well-being with activities such as yoga, a sound bath, guided meditation, chair massages, conscious movement, and more!

Last call to get your tickets to join us in honoring two exceptional leaders both at CBS and our wider Jewish community, Stephanie Hague and Brauna Doidge

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Orot: Celebrating our Guiding Lights Please join us for a night of celebration and honoring Brauna Doidge & Stephanie Hague!

Woohoo! Can't wait to celebrate such deserving honorees and our cutting-edge, throwback community. Register and/or sponsor here - https://conta.cc/3STqG7L.

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What better time is there to be in community? It's not too late to RSVP to our community wide-challah bake tomorrow evening!
Temple Beth-El Temple Emanu-El Providence, RI JCDS Rhode Island (ASDS)

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEPvVnCdAGpr4wIMTbiYnsnbc6xShtswY-16yfb0qqmehwcg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Our own R’ Emily Goldberg Winer featured in Jewish RI!

Thank you to the children of St. Thomas Church for the cards of solidarity and support!

On an airplane now to help a colleague with conversions and a broken heart. I don’t usually watch tv (we don’t have one hooked up in our home) but when I saw many airplane tvs featuring the news with eyes on Israel, I decided to turn on CNN (The Torah tells us Gods eyes are always on Israel from beginning of the year to the end and already that feels emotionally hard). The coverage on CNN that I’ve seen has been as tragic as it is heroic, and I just wanted to call that out (especially as I and others are often quick to criticize global media for its coverage of Israel). I have seen them cover volunteers seeking to identify bodies and belongings, I have seen multiple reporters break down in tears over the sheer cruelty, I have seen reporters swear and curse on air, and duck from rockets exploding just feet away. The raw emotion of the reporters is palpable, on edge, and powerful. They have explained the false moral equivalency between ruthless murder and abduction of innocents as the strategy of Hamas and the still tragic death of innocents that will come from all-to-necessary responses. In a word, they have reported in real time what it looks like when, like Amalek, women, children, and the elderly - the most vulnerable, are the targets. I know painful days with so much death and destruction are now inevitable and pray against all odds for peace that is more permanent, lasting, and real.

Why should you donate? CBS enables people from all walks of Jewish life to feel accepted and embraced, regardless of how they may have gotten to our shul. We are proud to meet in a space that is physically accessible, safe, and open to newcomers at any point of their spiritual journeys.

Help us raise $45,000 for Congregation Beth Sholom!

As you may know, CBS has grown over the years (we now officially qualify as a “medium shul” according to OU guidelines, an upgrade from “small!”) and so has our reach of programming and community support. But we can’t do it without you!

We need to raise $45,000 by this Friday, September 22, to ensure we can continue to offer inclusive access to all our community members - regardless of background, conversion status, physical ability, sexual orientation, or gender identity - and invest in programming to support our diverse member population and the next generation.

How can you help?

-Donate now at www.causematch.com/cbs23
-Share this post with your friends and family
-Sign up to be an ambassador and commit to a fundraising goal to amplify your impact!

Thank you for your support to support our incredible community and our important work!

Help us raise $45,000 for Congregation Beth Sholom!

In the past few years, CBS has grown significantly (we now officially qualify as a “medium shul” according to OU guidelines, an upgrade from “small!”) and so has our reach of programming and community support. But we can’t do it without you!

We need to raise $45,000 by this Friday, September 22, to ensure we can continue to offer inclusive access to all our community members. You can help by donating now at www.causematch.com/cbs23 and sharing this post with your friends and family!

Help us raise $45,000 for Congregation Beth Sholom!

As you may know, CBS has grown over the years (we now officially qualify as a “medium shul” according to OU guidelines, an upgrade from “small!”) and so has our reach of programming and community support. But we can’t do it without you!

We need to raise $45,000 by this Friday, September 22, to ensure we can continue to offer inclusive access to all our community members - regardless of background, conversion status, physical ability, sexual orientation, or gender identity - and invest in programming to support our diverse member population and the next generation.

How can you help?

-Donate now at www.causematch.com/cbs23
-Share this post with your friends and family
-Sign up to be an ambassador and commit to a fundraising goal to amplify your impact!

Thank you for your support to support our incredible community and our important work!

In August, our longtime member, Shai Afsai spent three weeks in the U.S. Territory of Guam, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia along with his brother Amir Afsai, who teaches at Sts. Tarkmanchatz Armenian School of Jerusalem and at the city’s Armenian Theological Seminary.
Palau and Micronesia’s populations are mostly Christian and their governments are distinctly supportive of the State of Israel, and the two brothers explored opinions about and policies toward Israel in the Caroline Islands.
They were warmly welcomed by Alan Seid - the Honorary Consul of the State of Israel in the Republic of Palau - and by Reed B. Oliver - Governor of Pohnpei State and the Honorary Consul of the State of Israel in the Federated States of Micronesia. The brothers were also assisted in their travels by the Guam Visitors Bureau, Palau’s Bureau of Tourism, the Pohnpei Tourism Office and the many other friendly people they met on the islands.

A little Leonard Nimoy on Parshat Naso ;)

Leonard Nimoy Explains Origin of Vulcan Greeting | The New York Times As part of the Yiddish Book Center Wexler Oral History Project, Leonard Nimoy explains the origin of the Vulcan hand signal used by Spock, his character in t...

Celebrating Israel’s 75th! How else but with agriculture (cherry tomatoes for all - a species cultivated by Israel). Great day.

We are excited to announce that we're partnering with Sweet & Salty Farm (where CBS member Glenn Sherman works as a cheesemaker!) for a Shavuot buying club. Pickup will be at the Jewish Alliance on Wednesday, May 24th, beginning at 3:30 pm. Self-serve pickup will be available in the conference room across from the bathrooms until 7:00 pm, but it is advised to come before 5:00 pm as the building will be packed (and parking difficult) due to Zimriyah. If you're attending Zimriyah, feel free to pick up your order then. All orders must be placed by 7:00 pm EST on Monday, May 22nd.

The link to order is here:

(https://sweet-salty-farm.localline.ca/congregation-beth...)

Sweet & Salty Farm is a small dairy in Little Compton, Rhode Island. We farm a beautiful piece of land that goes right down to the ocean’s edge. We milk a small herd of grass-fed Jersey cows and process all of our own milk into yogurt and cheese at our on-farm creamery. Our yogurt and cheeses are certified Kosher by Lighthouse Kosher.

Chametz is sold.

What a night! Purim Sameach :-)

This Monday night . . . it's getting real . . . we'll see you there!

Community . . .

SHINE A LIGHT ON ANTISEMITISM THIS HANUKKAH
We invite all Rhode Islanders to show the world that you stand with the Jewish community during this time of heightened antisemitism.
It’s simple—just color the menorah and place it in your window during Hanukkah (December 18 - 26). And be sure to spread the light even further by sharing a photo on social media with the hashtag .
Click the link to download the image: https://www.jewishallianceri.org/shine-a-light-on-antisemitism/


Temple Emanu-El Providence, RI Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center Temple Beth-El Camp JORI Temple Sinai Temple Habonim Jewish Rhode Island Congregation Beth Sholom

So excited to partner with the city for this year’s Chanukah Spectaculah! Rather than hatred, it is our determination and faith that matter most. Come out to celebrate and publicize the miracle!

On Sunday, December 18, we will host our second annual Hanukkah Spectaculah with festive food, music, drinks, candle-lighting, and art with your neighbors and friends.

This event is free, family-friendly and open to the public. Facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/2uZSmHzPK

A big thanks to our sponsors:

Mayor Jorge Elorza
Providence City Council
Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
Board of Rabbis of Greater RI
Partnership for Providence Parks (P3)
RISCA - Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Providence Tourism Council
Rhode Island Commerce