EVENTS
All our events are open to all, Jewish, not Jewish, affiliated or not. We welcome the opportunity to meet you. Your children are also always welcome to bring along any and all friends.
Tanglewood Concert & Picnic– Sunday August 24th, 12:30 pm
We're planning a fun afternoon, starting at 12:30 with a picnic on the lawn, a children’s craft activity and a family Shabbat song circle before the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus concert. The concert begins at 2:30 PM.
We will have a designated tent on the back lawn for children's activities as well as a group gathering spot closer to the stage. Please remember to bring your own lawn chairs or blankets as well as food and drink to share.
You can purchase lawn tickets online in advance or on the day of at the gate. For more information or to RSVP by August 22nd, please click here.
Family Band Practice – September 6th, 13th & 20th
Instrument players ages 7 and older who are able to follow musical notation or chords are invited to gather with their parents for our first rehearsal of CBI & Nefesh's High Holiday Band! Rehearsals will take place at a private home in Lanesborough, MA; for further details email info@nefeshcommunity.org
Apple Cake & New Beginnings: A Rosh Hashanah Celebration at the Market-Saturday, September 20th, 10:00am-12:30pm
Celebrate the sweetness of the Jewish New Year at the Bennington Community Market! We’ll bake delicious apple cake using freshly picked, local apples. Then, we’ll head outdoors to the farmer’s market to share the spirit of Rosh Hashana with others - offering samples of our homemade apple cake and filling the air with joyful Rosh Hashanah and Shabbat melodies at the mic. All ages welcome- come ready to bake, taste, sing and celebrate a sweet start to the year!
If you are interested in baking with us please RSVP: info@nefeshcommunity.org.
Rosh Hashanah Family Service — Tuesday September 23rd at 9:30 am
Please join us for our Rosh Hashanah I morning service, led by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi Jarah Greenfield of Nefesh and CBI. Blowing of the Shofar and Tashlih (casting away our mis-steps) will follow the conclusion of services at the TOURISTS suspension bridge. All are welcome! Expect poetry, prayer, harmony, melodies both traditional and contemporary, and a warm, participatory experience.
The children’s service will be folded in with the main service; robust childcare and holiday-oriented activities will be provided in our classrooms.
Congregation Beth Israel, North Adams, MA
Yom Kippur Family Service — Thursday, Oct. 2nd at 9:30 am
Please join us for our annual Yom Kippur morning service, led by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Rabbi Jarah Greenfield of Nefesh and CBI, with support from community musicians and choir. All are welcome! Expect poetry, prayer, harmony, melodies both traditional and contemporary, and a warm, participatory experience.
The children’s service will be folded in with the main service; robust childcare and holiday-oriented activities will be provided in our classrooms.
Shabbat lunch in the Sukkah - Saturday, October 11 at 12:00PM
Join us in the Sukkah for a potluck lunch with a Jewish taste from around the world.
We will eat together in community and then enjoy the rituals around the lulav and etrog together with Rabbi Jarah Greenfield.
To RSVP for location please email: info@nefeshcommunity.org and indicate what dish you will be bringing.
Simchat Torah Celebration with Community Band, CBI, North Adams — Fri., Oct. 15th at 6:00pm
Join Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and CBI Community Musicians for a celebration of Simchat Torah (“Rejoicing in the Torah”), the culmination of our fall festival season! A short-and-sweet festival ma’ariv (evening service) will have as its centerpiece seven hakafot / circle dances with the Torah. We’ll also hear the very end of Torah followed by the very beginning of Torah, connecting the end of our sacred scroll with the new year’s new beginnings. We’ll partake in a potluck dinner during the event, so please bring a vegetarian / dairy dish to share. Please email: info@nefeshcommunity.org if your family plans on attending and indicate what dish you’ll bring.