High Holiday Sermons 2023/5784
Rabbi Rona Shapiro
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HIGH HOLIDAY SERMONS 2022 / 5783
Rabbi Rona Shapiro
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WHAT LIGHTS WILL YOU LIGHT THIS YEAR?
Rabbi Rona Shapiro
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Hanukkah 2021
**What Lights will You Light this Year?**
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, I remember that David was more freaked out by the subsequent anthrax scare than he was by the events of 9/11. I remember him saying that a person can tolerate the first hit; it’s the second one that really gets you.
This year, as we go through our second iteration of pandemic holidays, I feel the prescience of his words....Read more...
High Holiday Sermons 2021 / 5782
Rabbi Rona Shapiro
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Real Presence — Art in Vayakhel-Pekudei
Rabbi Rona Shapiro
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**Art and the Imagination**
Real Presence — Art in Vayakhel-Pekudei
It is surprising that after the narrative of the calf, the Torah returns to the mishkan, the tabernacle in the desert. Regardless of whether you hold that the building of the mishkan was a response to the calf or whether you hold that it preceded the calf, either way it is surprising that after the people sin grievously, attempting to locate God’s presence...Read more...
Real Presence — Art in Vayakhel-Pekudei
Rabbi Rona Shapiro
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**Art and the Imagination**
It is surprising that after the narrative of the calf, the Torah returns to the mishkan, the tabernacle in the desert. Regardless of whether you hold that the building of the mishkan was a response to the calf or whether you hold that it preceded the calf, either way it is surprising that after the people sin grievously, attempting to locate God’s presence within a finite human creation, God orders the...Read more...
High Holiday Sermons 2020 / 5781
Rabbi Rona Shapiro
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High Holiday Sermons 2019 / 5780
Rabbi Rona Shapiro
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High Holiday Sermons 2018 / 5779
Rabbi Rona Shapiro
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Sat, October 25 2025
3 Cheshvan 5786
Today's Calendar
| Bread & Torah : 9:00am |
| Shabbat Service : 10:00am |
| Kiddush : 12:00pm |
| Havdalah : 6:47pm |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Noach
| Shabbat, Oct 25 |
Candle Lighting
| Shabbat, Oct 25, 5:39pm |
Havdalah
| Motzei Shabbat, Oct 25, 6:47pm |
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 26 , 2025CBJ Kids + Teens: Community Service at the Food Pantry
Sunday, Oct 26th 11:00a to 3:00p
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Monday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2025The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic Book Study with Rabbi Rona Shapiro
Monday, Oct 27th 7:30p to 9:00p
Using Gila Fine’s award-winning book, The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic, we will study the talmudic passages about the six named women in the Talmud. This will give us the opportunity to learn some Talmud together, to think more about the role of women in the Talmud, and to dig into Fine’s work more deeply. Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Free for members; non-members $100. -
Monday ,
NovNovember 3 , 2025The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic Book Study with Rabbi Rona Shapiro
Monday, Nov 3rd 7:30p to 9:00p
Using Gila Fine’s award-winning book, The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic, we will study the talmudic passages about the six named women in the Talmud. This will give us the opportunity to learn some Talmud together, to think more about the role of women in the Talmud, and to dig into Fine’s work more deeply. Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Free for members; non-members $100. -
Saturday ,
NovNovember 8 , 2025Shir Hadash
Shabbat, Nov 8th 9:30a to 10:30a
A songful, prayerful, soulful service led by Cantor Kochava Munro and Rabbi Rona Shapiro. We use the power of our music and kavanah of our words and hearts to make God’s presence manifest -
Saturday ,
NovNovember 8 , 2025CBJ Kids Shabbat Children’s Program
Shabbat, Nov 8th 10:30a to 12:30p
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Sunday ,
NovNovember 9 , 2025"Kernels of ash, like sparks": Chaim Grade in and out of translation with Joshua Price
Sunday, Nov 9th 10:00a to 12:00p