January 10-11

11 Tevet

Parashat Vayechi

Friday night Community Shabbat Dinner followed by treats in honor of the birthdays of Hanina Rosenstein & Vicky Rotkow! (RSVP Required)

Friday:

4:10 pm - Mincha

4:16 pm - Candle Lighting

4:40 pm - Musical Kabbalat Shabbat (in the round)

5:09 pm - Fast Ends

5:30 pm - Ma'ariv

5:45 pm - Kiddush/Shabbat Dinner (for those who RSVP)

Saturday:

9:00 am - Shacharit (social hall)

9:30 am - Youth Programming & Tefillah

9:33 am - Latest Time for Shema

10:20 am - Latest Time for Shacharit

11:00 am - Sermon by R' Emily

11:45 am - Kiddush

12:24 pm - Earliest Mincha

12:21 pm (approx.) - Mincha (following kiddush)

4:36 pm - Sunset

5:21 pm - Havdalah

Refuah Shlema

• Rabbi Ephraim Berlinksy (Ephraim Gedaliah ben Chanah Raizel)
• Miriam Bat Leah
• Emunah Bat Leah
• Ariella Bat Sarah
• Yosef Shalom Moreinnu
• Baruch Yirmiyahu Ben Riva
• Aharon Ya'kov ben Shayna
• Jehudah ben Mazal
• Ya'akov Shaul ben Sarah
• Shir Amalia bat Ayelet
• Avraham ben Tova
• Gital Bat Chaya
• Briah bat Sarah



Birthdays

• Abigail Romirowsky
• Raya Aliza Shinnar
• Hanna Abramowitz
• Nadav Pessin

Yahrzeits

• Ethel Mintz



Anniversaries

• Barry & Marian Bessler
• Gaby Rothman & Andy Pessin

Cholent Club - Yes, it's time once again to enjoy that wonderful cold-weather delight - Cholent - at our shul's Shabbat kiddush. For the last number of years, the Cholent Club has sponsored kiddushes thanks to the generous donations of our members.

For a contribution of $54, you can help make this happen. We serve both meat and vegetarian cholents. Please consider joining the Club! When making the payment, please note that the donation is for "Cholent Club". Click here to become a Cholent Club sopnsor!

Tuesday Night Talmud (8:00 pm via Zoom) & Zohar (Wednesday at 12:00 pm via Zoom) will resume this week!

CBS Gala - Register Today!

Saturday, February 1, 2025. Register here!

Judy's Kindness Kitchen: One of the premier charitable programs run out of CBS, we're looking to get the community much more involved.  Every week, hundreds of meals are prepared at the JCC for those experiencing homelessness, where they are then delivered and served at Crossroads RI.

There are plenty of open volunteer slots for food preparation on Sunday mornings at 8:00 a.m. (until about 9:00) at the JCC. We have an online sign-up list. For more information or any questions, email jkk.cbs@gmail.org 

Kiddush Volunteer Signup 

Because it takes a village to run a shul!

Please sign up for Kiddush set up and clean up. It's minimal work and there are plenty of people who will assist. We need 2 names to "own" kiddush each week so it doesn't fall on the same person every time. There are detailed instructions about what to put out in our storage closet. 

CBS Security Update

We are seeking volunteers to be greeters at the door. This role combines warm welcomes, screening, and surveillance. Training will be provided - anyone can do this!

The way it typically works is that 2 people split each Shabbat morning into shifts (9-10:30 and 10:30-12).

Our goal is to have 20 trained volunteers, which roughly equates to one shift (90 minutes) every few months per volunteer. Our current volunteers are taking shifts every few weeks, which makes it difficult to participate in prayer services and attend to family commitments. The training only takes 60 minutes and is open to all adults.

Thank you to our current volunteers for their hard work!

Additionally, here are some immediate recommendations from the Alliance security team:

1. You may notice increased police presence around Jewish institutions - please thank them for their support.

2. Upon entering the building, please promptly move upstairs, keeping the area by the doors clear. Please do not linger by the doors, and please instruct children that the area by the doors needs to be ‘off limits’.

3. There are other elements being implemented that won't be discussed for security reasons - if you have specific ideas, please volunteer and ask questions during training.

4. See something, say something! Cliché, yet effective.

May we see a quick and lasting return to peace in our world.

Congregation Beth Sholom BethSholom-RI.org