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2 Across: A Comedy of Crosswords and Romance

Two strangers, a man and a woman, board a San Francisco BART train at 4:30 a.m. They’re alone in the car, each is married, both are doing the New York Times crossword. She’s an organized, sensible psychologist. He’s a free-spirited, unemployed ad exec. She is a crossword pro, he always quits. When he tosses his…

Shabbat Under the Stars with Carl Cedar

An Enchanting Outdoor Musical Service Friday nights: May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17 6:00 pm – Prayer 7:15 pm – Potluck CBI will provide the main course: Cheese lasagna and pasta with marinara sauce. Last names A-P: Side Dish or Salad Q-Z: Dessert or Fruit Everyone welcome – bring a friend or two!…

Tisha B’Av 2017

Schedule of services for the fast of TISHA B’AV 5777/2017 This 25-hour period is dedicated to remembering the collective loss and suffering experienced by the Jewish people over the last 2500 years. Monday, July 31 Ma’ariv: 7:45pm at CBI in the main sanctuary Followed by the reading of the Book of Lamentations by candlelight Tuesday, August…

Ambassador Dennis Ross

American Foreign Policy in the Middle East A Public Conversation with Rabbi Elie Spitz Sunday September 17, 2017 Reception: 6pm-6:45pm (Reservation required) Conversation: 7pm-8:45pm, followed by book signing Early-Purchase Tickets (Purchase using the form below by noon on Friday, September 15) Tickets purchased by September 8 will be mailed, those purchased after will be available for…

Shavuot 5777

Tuesday, May 30 8:30-9pm: Erev Shavuot Services 9pm-12am: Tikkun Leil Shavuot & Dessert Tikkun Leil Shavuot Speakers: Jean Kravitz: “My Lehi Fighter: Why there never was a Stern Gang.” Jean has befriended a former Lehi Fighter, Mordechai Kalminov, who has been her teacher on the birth of the State of Israel.   Fred Reiss: “The…

Interfaith Family Discussion

Join Lisa Heller, CBI’s former Child Development Center Director, for a discussion on raising children in an interfaith family.