CBS Connections

Friday, November 15

Vayeira

6:00 pm Young Family services

First grade participation

6:30 pm Community Shabbat dinner

7:30 pm Shabbat evening services

Ask the Rabbi Shabbat

Birthday and Anniversary Shabbat

Candle lighting: 4:09 pm

Saturday, November 16

9:00 am Torah study

10:00 am Shabbat morning services

Most Worship Services are offered both in-person and online.

Click here for Weekly Worship Service Times, Zoom Links and Resources

Announcements

Avodah for Adults

We're putting together a friendly, accessible workshop

for adults who want to sharpen their skills for Jewish services, prayer, and Hebrew. Our first meeting will be on Sunday, November 17 between 10:30 and

11:30 am. Look for Daniel Bowring in the Lobby. Coffee and snacks will be provided. If you're curious, please stop by and say hello! Please fill out questionnaire about the class.

Rescheduling for our Adaopt a Stream Event

We were rained out for our scheduled November 3 rd clean up. However, we are rescheduling for NOVEMBER 17 at 2:00pm. The weather is predicted to be mild (60) so if the rain staying away, we will try it

again. If you are not playing pickleball, consider a tikun olam activity for yourself or the family. We have pickers, gloves and bags. Consider making our world a

better place.

Pickleball - Sunday, November 17th ~ 1:45pm - 3pm

Join Rabbi David and your CBS friends for a fun Indoor Pickleball get together. Show up at 1:45pm to Play n Thrive Club (808 Route 59 #120, Naperville) This is next to the International Fresh Market. Please plan to arrive a little earlier to sign waivers (if you are new) and discuss rules.

Dress casual and bring your own racquet. If you need to borrow a racquet, we have a few extras to pass around. Water bottles will be provided. The cost is $10/person. Sign up here! Contact membership@napershalom.org with any questions.

Next Mah Jong Event - November 19 at 6:30pm

If you have your own set and 2024 card, please bring with you.

The $5 fee covers communal supplies (including cards, if needed), snacks/refreshments and prizes for raffles.

Looking forward to seeing you at our next event. Please RSVP for set up and planning purposes.

Security Training Opportunity for the CBS Community

The Naperville Police Department will be presenting an Active Intruder Program at CBS on Tuesday, December 3 starting at 6:30 in tnhe evening. We welcome your participation, but you must register in advance in here.

News from the Jekabpils Community

The Jekabplis community thanks us for the to help them with heating costs this winter. Your tzedakah is greatly appreciated. Thank you to all who contribute to this worthy fund.

The CBS Bookgroup

Please join us in November in the CBS Library:

Monday, Nov 18th at 7pm

This month we are reading The Postcard, by Ann Berest. This is an interesting exploration of one family’s experiences in Europe just before and after the Holocaust. We are looking forward to you joining our great discussions!

Coffee, Conversation and Comfort

Welcome to our new group for the more “mature” in our congregation. We will meet the first and third Thursday of each month from 10:15 to 11:15 to nosh, chat and discuss our “tsoris” and our joys. This will be a group that lends social support to each other- not therapy. There will be no judging, no solutions offered, with everyone being able to share without interruption. We will only speak about our own situation and there will

be absolute confidentiality.

PS. We will serve tea, also! Interested? Our first get-together will be on Thursday, December 5 at 10:15.

Community Craft Night - A NEW monthly gathering of friends, BYO-crafts and creative spirit

Next meeting on Sunday, December 8 @ 6pm at Congregation Beth Shalom in Naperville. $5 per person. Open to CBS members and friends but please RSVP online.

Whether you paint, sew, draw, sculpt, write, knit, crochet, bead, etc., bring your own project to work on and hang with us! We will provide the friends, space and light snacks.

Chesed and Tikun Olam

Our Tikun Olam heroes of the week are Emily Ganden and Ben Felch and their volunteers who organized and ran our Trivia Thru the Decades “Fundraiser” on November 9. One hundred twenty people attended the event with a good time had by all. The food was fantastic – delicious apps and great pizza from Lou Malnati’s. There was a Sundae bar from Ben and Jerry’s as well as desserts from DeEtta’s Bakery. The silent auction had a great selection of sports memorabilia, vacations and a host of other items. There was a lively trivia evening with an excellent host and there were plenty of laughs. So much effort went into this wonderful event. We thank Emily and Ben an all their hard work as well as the hard-working and generous volunteers who made this evening a great success!

If you would like to nominate a person or persons as tikun olam heroes, please email rkramen3@gmail.com.

Ongoing Social/Education Programs

The Hebrew Letter of the Week is Vet

The word of the week is - לֵב

Lev means heart and ends with the letter vet.

Timeline of Jewish History - Semester VII

Dr. Joseph Davis will once again be teaching this popular series that has been taught for the past 16 years! The starting date for the first class of the free adult education class entitled "Timeline of Jewish History - Semester VII" is Sunday Sept 8, 2024. The course is every Sunday at 9:00am - 10am on Zoom and goes through November 17, 2024. Click here for the course flyer for information.

Please go to the CBS website to get the worksheets for the course. Password: CBS5785. Zoom Link for Sunday Class

Thursday Text Study with Rabbi David

Thursday Study Group with Rabbi David is at 11:30 AM. Whether you can come regularly or only drop-in occasionally, join us for the energizing discussions and the joy of learning. Join us at the synagogue in the social hall