Services & Ritual Activities...

Kabbalat Shabbat: Friday evenings

Shabbat Morning Service: Saturdays

Summer Friday Evening Services: Jun 27 - Aug 22
As a summer experiment, Friday evening services will start at 7:30pm. Please send feedback, about this time change, to the Office.

Tish B'Av Service: Sat, Aug 9, 9:00 pm, Small Sanctuary. We will hear reading/chanting of Eichah, the Book of Lamentations, in commemoration of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Employment Opening: Assistant to the Rabbi Educator. This is a part-time position - 20 hours per week, with a portion of those hours on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. Those interested in applying should submit the Application, a cover letter, and a resume to Kathryn Mawyer in the CBI office. Interviewing will begin soon; applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For questions about the application process, please call Kathryn at 295-6382. Position Description and Employment Application.

Support CBI Preschool: while shopping for groceries. more info

CBI Preschool T-Shirts for Sale: Help raise funds for CBI Preschool. Each shirt was created by a class of CBI Preschool students. All shirts are $5 each. Adult and Children's sized shirts are available in multiple colors. Stop by the Preschool Office to purchase your shirt today!

Judaica Shop: Don't forget CBI's Judaica Shop for wedding and housewarming gifts throughout the year! Get a jump on the new year with Shofars and honey pots (many reduced for quick sale) on display in the Jefferson St. lobby showcase. As always, there are cards, candles, books, and more in the main office lobby. The new Friday night Reform prayerbook—Mishkan T’Filah—is now available for $36.00 plus tax. Stop by during CBI office hours (M-F, 9-5 pm) for all your Judaica needs! For special orders contact Sari Bennett (978-4183)

Go Green and help support CBI.
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Design a canvas shopping bag for CBI! The Green Committee is having a competition for all budding CBI artists to create the logo/design to be printed on the outside of the official CBI canvas bag that we will begin selling in the fall. Contact the Office for specifications. Drop off your entry in the Office by August 31. The winner will be announced this summer and the bags will be ready for sale in late September.

Opportunity to Dedicate a New Prayerbook: A new prayer book is an opportunity to remember a loved one or mark a simcha, like a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Brit Milah, Brit Bat, Naming, Conversion or Wedding. For $30 per book you could dedicate one of the new prayer books soon to be used at CBI. Use this form

• Mishkan T'Filah - Friday Evening Service
• Sim Shalom - Saturday Morning Service
• Kol Han'oar - Family Service
• Tot Shabbat - Tot Service

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Membership Forms for 2008-09: Membership Information Forms confirming membership contact information, household member category and dues arrangements are available online and can be mailed in. Membership Committment Forms, to join CBI are also available online.

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• New Hebrew Language "Immersion" Program

Poems composed on Shavuot 5768 at CBI.

PJ Library: a new national initiative which brings Jewish literature to families, is coming to Charlottesville. The PJ Library is free for children living in the Charlottesville area who are between the ages of 6 months and 7 years. Sign up today. more info

Help Make a Difference in the Life of a Special Child with autism: Members of the CBI community are invited to take a unique opportunity to volunteer for an exciting and energetic in-home program for Noah Friedman, son of CBI members Josh Friedman and Mira Levine. In the few short weeks since Noah began this program, he has made wonderful progress and is much happier than before! If you are interested, please call Josh or Mira (977-5970). No special experience is necessary; you will receive all the training and ongoing feedback you need.

A Night of Opera: Aug 31,  6-8:30 pm. Fellini's #9 (200 W. Market St, just off the Downtown Mall) Join CBI member and Chutzpah Chorus participant Phyllis Koch-Sheras, soprano, and Evan Mook, pianist, at Fellini's #9 restaurant for "A Night of Opera." Reservations are recommended for drinks and/or dinner.

Housing Needed for Israeli Exchange Students: Two Israeli law students will be participating in a Tel Aviv University and UVA exchange program this fall. They are looking to rent a one or two bedroom apartment with basic furniture, located a reasonable distance from the law school. Please contact Lior Haimovich if you can be of assistance.

Volunteer Opportunities

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News from the URJ...

"Torah Study, Online & Interactive"
After two successful years of "10 Minutes of Torah," the Union for Reform Judaism is adding a new dimension to its e-mail  Jewish study programs: Eilu V'eilu. Eilu V'eilu  differs from 10 Minutes in that Eilu V'eilu will give you a chance to participate, ask questions, and get responses from today's most brilliant Jewish scholars.

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