Together Again: Celebrating Community, August 16 - 18th

We're excited to share a very special weekend welcoming the community home following summer breaks and travels and enjoying a range of special events! This is a weekend you don't want to miss, and we don't want to miss you! 

Thank you to our Together Again host committee!

Tina & Jake Arbes | Shelli Bank & Michael Rosenzweig | Martha & Barry Berlin | Aviva Berman & Ezra Billinkoff | Erin & Lance Chernow | Robin Deutsch Edwards & David Edwards | Sara & Marshall Duke | Jaci & Jon Effron | Heidi & Ron Einhorn | Nancy & Randy Gorod | Nancy & Mitch Green | Melissa Greene & Don Samuel | Lisa Haddad & Blair Rothstein | Shayna & Morgan Howard | Denise McLaughlin & Michael Robinowitz | Natalie & Jay Kaiman | Sharon Neulinger & Rick Kaplan | Natalie & Jeff Kirsh | Bri & Ben Krieger | Brenda Leder | Melanie & Josh Levs | Jori & Brett Mendel | Lindy Miller & Jonathan Crane | Sarah Popowski | Marc Resnick & Ned Sanderson | Robin & Fred Rosenberg | Ann Sarnat & Jason Flato

Check out the schedule and register below.

friday, august 16th

family shabbat services, 5:45 pm

Families with toddlers and young children and invited to kick off this exciting community weekend with a special song and fun-filled Shabbat evening service in the lobby led by Ori Salzberg! 

Register for Family Shabbat Services

Community Shabbat Dinner, 6:30 pm

We look forwarding to enjoying a special Shabbat Dinner with you as part of our Together Again: Celebrating Community weekend. There is no fee for the community dinner.

Registration for the Shabbat dinner has now closed.

musical friday night live, 7:30 pm

Friday Night Live returns with a special musical service led by Ori Salzberg and Adam Klein featuring original and familiar melodies and musical accompaniment including lap steel guitar and clarinet. An oneg reception with desserts and schmoozing will take place after the service.

Register for Friday Night Live

saturday, august 17th

Come be a part of a special Shabbat morning which will include pastries and coffee at 8:45 am, song-filled Shabbat morning services at 9 am, Torah Study, ALT Service, and Tot Shabbat, and a kiddush luncheon. 

sunday, august 18th

back to shul bbq & games, 11 am - 1:30 pm

Don't miss our annual fair which will feature a range of activities including Sisterhood's kippot decorating, Men's Club Scotch tasting, Religious Life Committee's tefillin wrap, a Shearith Israel For Good project station, and tours of Rebecca's Tent. PJ Library will offer craft activities for children ages 0-7 and a book exchange! Plus, we'll have a bounce house and other fun games for youth. Meanwhile, don't miss our BBQ in the courtyard with burgers, hot dogs, veggie options, and plenty of tasty sides! It's all free and a wonderful way to celebrate community. 

Students in 6th - 12th grade are invited to join Ori Salzberg with Matt Barr of Bible Raps from 11am - 1 pm for a lively program including a Hip Hop studio, lyrics lab, and interactive performance. No prior Hip Hop experience necessary. Register your child(ren) for Bible Raps at this link.

Register for Back to Shul BBQ & Games

rabbi shai held in conversation: judaism is about love, 1:30 pm

We are pleased to welcome Rabbi Shai Held, one of the most influential Jewish thinkers and leaders in America, to CSI to speak on his new book, Judaism is About Love. Rabbi Held received the prestigious Covenant Award for Excellence in Jewish Education, and has been named multiple times to Newsweek’s list of the most influential rabbis in America and to the Forward's list of the most prominent Jews in the world. He is the author of Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence (2013) and The Heart of Torah: Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion (2017). His new book, Judaism is About Love, has just been published by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.

Join Rabbi Held for a close look at some of the core concepts of his book and discover the forgotten heart of Jewish theology and practice: love.

Learn More & Register Here