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We’re Asheville’s only independent egalitarian Jewish community. More than 100 years old, we’re rediscovering ourselves every day. We love pot-lucks, swapping stories and kids in the sanctuary. Sometimes we sing off key. We learn and laugh together, celebrate and care for each other. Interested?
2020 Artist-in-Residence
Write the Story of your Life
This is Us
We’re a blended family. Old and young, Jews by birth and Jews by choice; from L.A., Miami, Atlanta and Brooklyn – London, Johannesburg and places with names too hard to pronounce. We celebrate together: single moms and newly retired couples, inter-faith and inter-racial families. And all of us – observant, secular and agnostic – find common ground in community.
‘For the first time in my life, I find myself yearning to go to shul.” – Rochelle Reich
This is what we’re up to…
This is what we’re talking about…
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- Tags 9av adult ed aging AmiciMusic angels Annual Meeting Anti-Semitism Artist retreat Artist workshop Bar Mitzvah bread chant circle Chanting Torah Dan Weiser dementia environment Erev Shabbat potluck Erev Shabbat potluck dinner Erev Simhat Torah falafel folkdancing garage sale Gender Equality Hallel class Hanukkah Hanukkah party Holocaust Holocaust Remembrance Day Immigration Interfaith Israel Jazz Jewish baking Jewish music Klezmer Kol Nidre malakhim meditation megillah reading Midrash Non-violence Omer Passover plants Purim Religious school Rosh HaShanah rummage sale Russian Jews Scholar in Rsidence Seder Selichot Selihot Shabbatluck shavuot angelology Shemini Atzeret Simhat Torah Sukkot sustainability Thanksgiving tisha b’av Torah study Tu biShvat Yom HaShoah Yom Kippur
Categories: Family Ed For Kids Youth Education Program Tags: Tu biShvat
Tu BiShvat Seder at CBI
Sunday, February 9, 6;00pm at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave.
The Kabbalists created the seder of Tu Bishvat as a “tikkun” — a ritual of repair. By eating fruits and nuts with special mindfulness, we strive to repair our own spiritual brokenness and the brokenness of a world which is not yet as we and God most wish it to be.
A veggie/dairy potluck will follow the seder.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
February 7, 2020, 12-1
Last week’s we discussed participants’ reactions to televised debates between Rabbi Wolpe and Christopher Hitchens and other atheists. It’s probably safe to say that no one came away from watching these videos thinking that either side made an airtight argument. We were particularly interested in the affect displayed by the debaters–Wolpe seeming to be overly affable and Hitchens seeming to be overly arrogant. We then went on to continue our discussion of Chapter 4 in Rabbi David Wolpe’s Why Faith Matters. Among the issues discussed were whether the truths of faith endured, unlike the truths of science that often changed; Wolpe’s assurance that God interacts with the world; and Wolpe’s belief that we are partners with God in an on-going process of creating ourselves.
This Friday, we’ll begin with a loose end from Chapter 4, Wolpe’s discomfort with philosopher Thomas Nagel’s saying, “I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want there to be a universe like that” (p. 103). We’ll then begin discussion of Chapter 5, “What does Religion Really Teach?” It’s likely that we’ll only get to discuss the first half of this long chapter this week.
Our informal discussion group meets every Friday from 12-1 in the CBI Library. All are welcome to join us, regardless of their level of expertise or attendance at previous noon study group discussions. Why Faith Matters is available on a variety of internet outlets. If you have questions, please contact Jay Jacoby at jbjacoby@uncc.edu.
All are invited to join us for a family-friendly Friday night service at 6:00pm followed by a vegetarian/dairy potluck meal. Pizza (courtesy of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant) and ice cream are provided, please bring a salad or side dish.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
Categories: Religious event
“CBI nurtures my spiritual life, especially the Shabbos experience – the participatory services and the Kiddush luncheon, which allows us to visit and get to know each other.” – Jimi Moore
Keep the Conversation Going on Facebook
2 weeks ago
1 month ago
May this year see us embrace the best of humanity and fulfill our true potential. Happy new year from the entire CBI community! … See MoreSee Less
Watch Google’s Inspiring Video Review of How the World Was Celebrating Its Heroes More Than Ever
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Underneath all of the 2019 search engine results for pop culture references, there was a massive increase in people paying attention to everyday heroes.
2 months ago
Mazel Tov to Judy Gross and Marc Penansky, owners of Business North Carolina’s 2019 Small Business of the Year! … See MoreSee Less
Small Business of the Year: Outdoor gearmaker attracts happy campers
businessnc.com
Air Force veteran Judy Gross’ passion for lengthy treks ignited a business that helps take a load off weary hikers.
2 months ago
Join us in welcoming CBI’s first-ever Executive Director, Rochelle Reich. (Nobody knows CBI like she does!) Read more about her… … See MoreSee Less
Meet Our First Executive Director – Congregation Beth Israel
www.bethisraelnc.org
Family Matters Meet Our First Executive Director December 17, 2019Webmaster Dear CBI family- I am honored and humbled to have been asked to serve as our congregation’s first ever Executive Director …
Congregation Beth Israel shared a link.
3 months ago
QI host Sandi Toksvig speaks of family’s role saving Jews from Nazis in Denmark
jewishnews.timesofisrael.com
‘I deeply appreciate the empowerment and support I feel from the CBI leadership to forge our own path, one that is consistent and true to our family without being led to feel like our Judaism is lacking.” – Ali Climo
Agudas Israel’s Friday night Shabbat service
We’re Asheville’s only independent egalitarian Jewish community. More than 100 years old, we’re rediscovering ourselves every day. We love pot-lucks, swapping stories and kids in the sanctuary. Sometimes we sing off key. We learn and laugh together, celebrate and care for each other. Interested?
2020 Artist-in-Residence
Write the Story of your Life
This is Us
We’re a blended family. Old and young, Jews by birth and Jews by choice; from L.A., Miami, Atlanta and Brooklyn – London, Johannesburg and places with names too hard to pronounce. We celebrate together: single moms and newly retired couples, inter-faith and inter-racial families. And all of us – observant, secular and agnostic – find common ground in community.
‘For the first time in my life, I find myself yearning to go to shul.” – Rochelle Reich
This is what we’re up to…
This is what we’re talking about…
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Categories: Family Ed For Kids Youth Education Program Tags: Tu biShvat
Tu BiShvat Seder at CBI
Sunday, February 9, 6;00pm at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave.
The Kabbalists created the seder of Tu Bishvat as a “tikkun” — a ritual of repair. By eating fruits and nuts with special mindfulness, we strive to repair our own spiritual brokenness and the brokenness of a world which is not yet as we and God most wish it to be.
A veggie/dairy potluck will follow the seder.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
February 7, 2020, 12-1
Last week’s we discussed participants’ reactions to televised debates between Rabbi Wolpe and Christopher Hitchens and other atheists. It’s probably safe to say that no one came away from watching these videos thinking that either side made an airtight argument. We were particularly interested in the affect displayed by the debaters–Wolpe seeming to be overly affable and Hitchens seeming to be overly arrogant. We then went on to continue our discussion of Chapter 4 in Rabbi David Wolpe’s Why Faith Matters. Among the issues discussed were whether the truths of faith endured, unlike the truths of science that often changed; Wolpe’s assurance that God interacts with the world; and Wolpe’s belief that we are partners with God in an on-going process of creating ourselves.
This Friday, we’ll begin with a loose end from Chapter 4, Wolpe’s discomfort with philosopher Thomas Nagel’s saying, “I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want there to be a universe like that” (p. 103). We’ll then begin discussion of Chapter 5, “What does Religion Really Teach?” It’s likely that we’ll only get to discuss the first half of this long chapter this week.
Our informal discussion group meets every Friday from 12-1 in the CBI Library. All are welcome to join us, regardless of their level of expertise or attendance at previous noon study group discussions. Why Faith Matters is available on a variety of internet outlets. If you have questions, please contact Jay Jacoby at jbjacoby@uncc.edu.
All are invited to join us for a family-friendly Friday night service at 6:00pm followed by a vegetarian/dairy potluck meal. Pizza (courtesy of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant) and ice cream are provided, please bring a salad or side dish.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
Categories: Religious event
“CBI nurtures my spiritual life, especially the Shabbos experience – the participatory services and the Kiddush luncheon, which allows us to visit and get to know each other.” – Jimi Moore
Keep the Conversation Going on Facebook
2 weeks ago
1 month ago
May this year see us embrace the best of humanity and fulfill our true potential. Happy new year from the entire CBI community! … See MoreSee Less
Watch Google’s Inspiring Video Review of How the World Was Celebrating Its Heroes More Than Ever
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Underneath all of the 2019 search engine results for pop culture references, there was a massive increase in people paying attention to everyday heroes.
2 months ago
Mazel Tov to Judy Gross and Marc Penansky, owners of Business North Carolina’s 2019 Small Business of the Year! … See MoreSee Less
Small Business of the Year: Outdoor gearmaker attracts happy campers
businessnc.com
Air Force veteran Judy Gross’ passion for lengthy treks ignited a business that helps take a load off weary hikers.
2 months ago
Join us in welcoming CBI’s first-ever Executive Director, Rochelle Reich. (Nobody knows CBI like she does!) Read more about her… … See MoreSee Less
Meet Our First Executive Director – Congregation Beth Israel
www.bethisraelnc.org
Family Matters Meet Our First Executive Director December 17, 2019Webmaster Dear CBI family- I am honored and humbled to have been asked to serve as our congregation’s first ever Executive Director …
Congregation Beth Israel shared a link.
3 months ago
QI host Sandi Toksvig speaks of family’s role saving Jews from Nazis in Denmark
jewishnews.timesofisrael.com
‘I deeply appreciate the empowerment and support I feel from the CBI leadership to forge our own path, one that is consistent and true to our family without being led to feel like our Judaism is lacking.” – Ali Climo
Led by Rabbi Rachael Jackson
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We’re Asheville’s only independent egalitarian Jewish community. More than 100 years old, we’re rediscovering ourselves every day. We love pot-lucks, swapping stories and kids in the sanctuary. Sometimes we sing off key. We learn and laugh together, celebrate and care for each other. Interested?
2020 Artist-in-Residence
Write the Story of your Life
This is Us
We’re a blended family. Old and young, Jews by birth and Jews by choice; from L.A., Miami, Atlanta and Brooklyn – London, Johannesburg and places with names too hard to pronounce. We celebrate together: single moms and newly retired couples, inter-faith and inter-racial families. And all of us – observant, secular and agnostic – find common ground in community.
‘For the first time in my life, I find myself yearning to go to shul.” – Rochelle Reich
This is what we’re up to…
This is what we’re talking about…
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- Tags 9av adult ed aging AmiciMusic angels Annual Meeting Anti-Semitism Artist retreat Artist workshop Bar Mitzvah bread chant circle Chanting Torah Dan Weiser dementia environment Erev Shabbat potluck Erev Shabbat potluck dinner Erev Simhat Torah falafel folkdancing garage sale Gender Equality Hallel class Hanukkah Hanukkah party Holocaust Holocaust Remembrance Day Immigration Interfaith Israel Jazz Jewish baking Jewish music Klezmer Kol Nidre malakhim meditation megillah reading Midrash Non-violence Omer Passover plants Purim Religious school Rosh HaShanah rummage sale Russian Jews Scholar in Rsidence Seder Selichot Selihot Shabbatluck shavuot angelology Shemini Atzeret Simhat Torah Sukkot sustainability Thanksgiving tisha b’av Torah study Tu biShvat Yom HaShoah Yom Kippur
Categories: Family Ed For Kids Youth Education Program Tags: Tu biShvat
Tu BiShvat Seder at CBI
Sunday, February 9, 6;00pm at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave.
The Kabbalists created the seder of Tu Bishvat as a “tikkun” — a ritual of repair. By eating fruits and nuts with special mindfulness, we strive to repair our own spiritual brokenness and the brokenness of a world which is not yet as we and God most wish it to be.
A veggie/dairy potluck will follow the seder.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
February 7, 2020, 12-1
Last week’s we discussed participants’ reactions to televised debates between Rabbi Wolpe and Christopher Hitchens and other atheists. It’s probably safe to say that no one came away from watching these videos thinking that either side made an airtight argument. We were particularly interested in the affect displayed by the debaters–Wolpe seeming to be overly affable and Hitchens seeming to be overly arrogant. We then went on to continue our discussion of Chapter 4 in Rabbi David Wolpe’s Why Faith Matters. Among the issues discussed were whether the truths of faith endured, unlike the truths of science that often changed; Wolpe’s assurance that God interacts with the world; and Wolpe’s belief that we are partners with God in an on-going process of creating ourselves.
This Friday, we’ll begin with a loose end from Chapter 4, Wolpe’s discomfort with philosopher Thomas Nagel’s saying, “I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want there to be a universe like that” (p. 103). We’ll then begin discussion of Chapter 5, “What does Religion Really Teach?” It’s likely that we’ll only get to discuss the first half of this long chapter this week.
Our informal discussion group meets every Friday from 12-1 in the CBI Library. All are welcome to join us, regardless of their level of expertise or attendance at previous noon study group discussions. Why Faith Matters is available on a variety of internet outlets. If you have questions, please contact Jay Jacoby at jbjacoby@uncc.edu.
All are invited to join us for a family-friendly Friday night service at 6:00pm followed by a vegetarian/dairy potluck meal. Pizza (courtesy of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant) and ice cream are provided, please bring a salad or side dish.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
Categories: Religious event
“CBI nurtures my spiritual life, especially the Shabbos experience – the participatory services and the Kiddush luncheon, which allows us to visit and get to know each other.” – Jimi Moore
Keep the Conversation Going on Facebook
2 weeks ago
1 month ago
May this year see us embrace the best of humanity and fulfill our true potential. Happy new year from the entire CBI community! … See MoreSee Less
Watch Google’s Inspiring Video Review of How the World Was Celebrating Its Heroes More Than Ever
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Underneath all of the 2019 search engine results for pop culture references, there was a massive increase in people paying attention to everyday heroes.
2 months ago
Mazel Tov to Judy Gross and Marc Penansky, owners of Business North Carolina’s 2019 Small Business of the Year! … See MoreSee Less
Small Business of the Year: Outdoor gearmaker attracts happy campers
businessnc.com
Air Force veteran Judy Gross’ passion for lengthy treks ignited a business that helps take a load off weary hikers.
2 months ago
Join us in welcoming CBI’s first-ever Executive Director, Rochelle Reich. (Nobody knows CBI like she does!) Read more about her… … See MoreSee Less
Meet Our First Executive Director – Congregation Beth Israel
www.bethisraelnc.org
Family Matters Meet Our First Executive Director December 17, 2019Webmaster Dear CBI family- I am honored and humbled to have been asked to serve as our congregation’s first ever Executive Director …
Congregation Beth Israel shared a link.
3 months ago
QI host Sandi Toksvig speaks of family’s role saving Jews from Nazis in Denmark
jewishnews.timesofisrael.com
‘I deeply appreciate the empowerment and support I feel from the CBI leadership to forge our own path, one that is consistent and true to our family without being led to feel like our Judaism is lacking.” – Ali Climo
We’re Asheville’s only independent egalitarian Jewish community. More than 100 years old, we’re rediscovering ourselves every day. We love pot-lucks, swapping stories and kids in the sanctuary. Sometimes we sing off key. We learn and laugh together, celebrate and care for each other. Interested?
2020 Artist-in-Residence
Write the Story of your Life
This is Us
We’re a blended family. Old and young, Jews by birth and Jews by choice; from L.A., Miami, Atlanta and Brooklyn – London, Johannesburg and places with names too hard to pronounce. We celebrate together: single moms and newly retired couples, inter-faith and inter-racial families. And all of us – observant, secular and agnostic – find common ground in community.
‘For the first time in my life, I find myself yearning to go to shul.” – Rochelle Reich
This is what we’re up to…
This is what we’re talking about…
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- Tags 9av adult ed aging AmiciMusic angels Annual Meeting Anti-Semitism Artist retreat Artist workshop Bar Mitzvah bread chant circle Chanting Torah Dan Weiser dementia environment Erev Shabbat potluck Erev Shabbat potluck dinner Erev Simhat Torah falafel folkdancing garage sale Gender Equality Hallel class Hanukkah Hanukkah party Holocaust Holocaust Remembrance Day Immigration Interfaith Israel Jazz Jewish baking Jewish music Klezmer Kol Nidre malakhim meditation megillah reading Midrash Non-violence Omer Passover plants Purim Religious school Rosh HaShanah rummage sale Russian Jews Scholar in Rsidence Seder Selichot Selihot Shabbatluck shavuot angelology Shemini Atzeret Simhat Torah Sukkot sustainability Thanksgiving tisha b’av Torah study Tu biShvat Yom HaShoah Yom Kippur
Categories: Family Ed For Kids Youth Education Program Tags: Tu biShvat
Tu BiShvat Seder at CBI
Sunday, February 9, 6;00pm at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave.
The Kabbalists created the seder of Tu Bishvat as a “tikkun” — a ritual of repair. By eating fruits and nuts with special mindfulness, we strive to repair our own spiritual brokenness and the brokenness of a world which is not yet as we and God most wish it to be.
A veggie/dairy potluck will follow the seder.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
February 7, 2020, 12-1
Last week’s we discussed participants’ reactions to televised debates between Rabbi Wolpe and Christopher Hitchens and other atheists. It’s probably safe to say that no one came away from watching these videos thinking that either side made an airtight argument. We were particularly interested in the affect displayed by the debaters–Wolpe seeming to be overly affable and Hitchens seeming to be overly arrogant. We then went on to continue our discussion of Chapter 4 in Rabbi David Wolpe’s Why Faith Matters. Among the issues discussed were whether the truths of faith endured, unlike the truths of science that often changed; Wolpe’s assurance that God interacts with the world; and Wolpe’s belief that we are partners with God in an on-going process of creating ourselves.
This Friday, we’ll begin with a loose end from Chapter 4, Wolpe’s discomfort with philosopher Thomas Nagel’s saying, “I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want there to be a universe like that” (p. 103). We’ll then begin discussion of Chapter 5, “What does Religion Really Teach?” It’s likely that we’ll only get to discuss the first half of this long chapter this week.
Our informal discussion group meets every Friday from 12-1 in the CBI Library. All are welcome to join us, regardless of their level of expertise or attendance at previous noon study group discussions. Why Faith Matters is available on a variety of internet outlets. If you have questions, please contact Jay Jacoby at jbjacoby@uncc.edu.
All are invited to join us for a family-friendly Friday night service at 6:00pm followed by a vegetarian/dairy potluck meal. Pizza (courtesy of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant) and ice cream are provided, please bring a salad or side dish.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
Categories: Religious event
“CBI nurtures my spiritual life, especially the Shabbos experience – the participatory services and the Kiddush luncheon, which allows us to visit and get to know each other.” – Jimi Moore
Keep the Conversation Going on Facebook
2 weeks ago
1 month ago
May this year see us embrace the best of humanity and fulfill our true potential. Happy new year from the entire CBI community! … See MoreSee Less
Watch Google’s Inspiring Video Review of How the World Was Celebrating Its Heroes More Than Ever
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Underneath all of the 2019 search engine results for pop culture references, there was a massive increase in people paying attention to everyday heroes.
2 months ago
Mazel Tov to Judy Gross and Marc Penansky, owners of Business North Carolina’s 2019 Small Business of the Year! … See MoreSee Less
Small Business of the Year: Outdoor gearmaker attracts happy campers
businessnc.com
Air Force veteran Judy Gross’ passion for lengthy treks ignited a business that helps take a load off weary hikers.
2 months ago
Join us in welcoming CBI’s first-ever Executive Director, Rochelle Reich. (Nobody knows CBI like she does!) Read more about her… … See MoreSee Less
Meet Our First Executive Director – Congregation Beth Israel
www.bethisraelnc.org
Family Matters Meet Our First Executive Director December 17, 2019Webmaster Dear CBI family- I am honored and humbled to have been asked to serve as our congregation’s first ever Executive Director …
Congregation Beth Israel shared a link.
3 months ago
QI host Sandi Toksvig speaks of family’s role saving Jews from Nazis in Denmark
jewishnews.timesofisrael.com
‘I deeply appreciate the empowerment and support I feel from the CBI leadership to forge our own path, one that is consistent and true to our family without being led to feel like our Judaism is lacking.” – Ali Climo
Agudas Israel’s Friday night Shabbat service

We’re Asheville’s only independent egalitarian Jewish community. More than 100 years old, we’re rediscovering ourselves every day. We love pot-lucks, swapping stories and kids in the sanctuary. Sometimes we sing off key. We learn and laugh together, celebrate and care for each other. Interested?
2020 Artist-in-Residence
Write the Story of your Life
This is Us
We’re a blended family. Old and young, Jews by birth and Jews by choice; from L.A., Miami, Atlanta and Brooklyn – London, Johannesburg and places with names too hard to pronounce. We celebrate together: single moms and newly retired couples, inter-faith and inter-racial families. And all of us – observant, secular and agnostic – find common ground in community.
‘For the first time in my life, I find myself yearning to go to shul.” – Rochelle Reich
This is what we’re up to…
This is what we’re talking about…
- Categories
- Tags 9av adult ed aging AmiciMusic angels Annual Meeting Anti-Semitism Artist retreat Artist workshop Bar Mitzvah bread chant circle Chanting Torah Dan Weiser dementia environment Erev Shabbat potluck Erev Shabbat potluck dinner Erev Simhat Torah falafel folkdancing garage sale Gender Equality Hallel class Hanukkah Hanukkah party Holocaust Holocaust Remembrance Day Immigration Interfaith Israel Jazz Jewish baking Jewish music Klezmer Kol Nidre malakhim meditation megillah reading Midrash Non-violence Omer Passover plants Purim Religious school Rosh HaShanah rummage sale Russian Jews Scholar in Rsidence Seder Selichot Selihot Shabbatluck shavuot angelology Shemini Atzeret Simhat Torah Sukkot sustainability Thanksgiving tisha b’av Torah study Tu biShvat Yom HaShoah Yom Kippur
Categories: Family Ed For Kids Youth Education Program Tags: Tu biShvat
Tu BiShvat Seder at CBI
Sunday, February 9, 6;00pm at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave.
The Kabbalists created the seder of Tu Bishvat as a “tikkun” — a ritual of repair. By eating fruits and nuts with special mindfulness, we strive to repair our own spiritual brokenness and the brokenness of a world which is not yet as we and God most wish it to be.
A veggie/dairy potluck will follow the seder.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
February 7, 2020, 12-1
Last week’s we discussed participants’ reactions to televised debates between Rabbi Wolpe and Christopher Hitchens and other atheists. It’s probably safe to say that no one came away from watching these videos thinking that either side made an airtight argument. We were particularly interested in the affect displayed by the debaters–Wolpe seeming to be overly affable and Hitchens seeming to be overly arrogant. We then went on to continue our discussion of Chapter 4 in Rabbi David Wolpe’s Why Faith Matters. Among the issues discussed were whether the truths of faith endured, unlike the truths of science that often changed; Wolpe’s assurance that God interacts with the world; and Wolpe’s belief that we are partners with God in an on-going process of creating ourselves.
This Friday, we’ll begin with a loose end from Chapter 4, Wolpe’s discomfort with philosopher Thomas Nagel’s saying, “I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want there to be a universe like that” (p. 103). We’ll then begin discussion of Chapter 5, “What does Religion Really Teach?” It’s likely that we’ll only get to discuss the first half of this long chapter this week.
Our informal discussion group meets every Friday from 12-1 in the CBI Library. All are welcome to join us, regardless of their level of expertise or attendance at previous noon study group discussions. Why Faith Matters is available on a variety of internet outlets. If you have questions, please contact Jay Jacoby at jbjacoby@uncc.edu.
All are invited to join us for a family-friendly Friday night service at 6:00pm followed by a vegetarian/dairy potluck meal. Pizza (courtesy of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant) and ice cream are provided, please bring a salad or side dish.
Categories: Prayer and Spirituality Religious event
Categories: Religious event
“CBI nurtures my spiritual life, especially the Shabbos experience – the participatory services and the Kiddush luncheon, which allows us to visit and get to know each other.” – Jimi Moore
Keep the Conversation Going on Facebook
2 weeks ago
1 month ago
May this year see us embrace the best of humanity and fulfill our true potential. Happy new year from the entire CBI community! … See MoreSee Less
Watch Google’s Inspiring Video Review of How the World Was Celebrating Its Heroes More Than Ever
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Underneath all of the 2019 search engine results for pop culture references, there was a massive increase in people paying attention to everyday heroes.
2 months ago
Mazel Tov to Judy Gross and Marc Penansky, owners of Business North Carolina’s 2019 Small Business of the Year! … See MoreSee Less
Small Business of the Year: Outdoor gearmaker attracts happy campers
businessnc.com
Air Force veteran Judy Gross’ passion for lengthy treks ignited a business that helps take a load off weary hikers.
2 months ago
Join us in welcoming CBI’s first-ever Executive Director, Rochelle Reich. (Nobody knows CBI like she does!) Read more about her… … See MoreSee Less
Meet Our First Executive Director – Congregation Beth Israel
www.bethisraelnc.org
Family Matters Meet Our First Executive Director December 17, 2019Webmaster Dear CBI family- I am honored and humbled to have been asked to serve as our congregation’s first ever Executive Director …
Congregation Beth Israel shared a link.
3 months ago
QI host Sandi Toksvig speaks of family’s role saving Jews from Nazis in Denmark
jewishnews.timesofisrael.com
‘I deeply appreciate the empowerment and support I feel from the CBI leadership to forge our own path, one that is consistent and true to our family without being led to feel like our Judaism is lacking.” – Ali Climo
We’re Asheville’s only independent egalitarian Jewish community. More than 100 years old, we’re rediscovering ourselves every day. We love pot-lucks, swapping stories and kids in the sanctuary. Sometimes we sing off key. We learn and laugh together, celebrate and care for each other. Interested?
2020 Artist-in-Residence
Write the Story of your Life
This is Us
We’re a blended family. Old and young, Jews by birth and Jews by choice; from L.A., Miami, Atlanta and Brooklyn – London, Johannesburg and places with names too hard to pronounce. We celebrate together: single moms and newly retired couples, inter-faith and inter-racial families. And all of us – observant, secular and agnostic – find common ground in community.
‘For the first time in my life, I find myself yearning to go to shul.” – Rochelle Reich
This is what we’re up to…
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Tu BiShvat Seder at CBI
Sunday, February 9, 6;00pm at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave.
The Kabbalists created the seder of Tu Bishvat as a “tikkun” — a ritual of repair. By eating fruits and nuts with special mindfulness, we strive to repair our own spiritual brokenness and the brokenness of a world which is not yet as we and God most wish it to be.
A veggie/dairy potluck will follow the seder.
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February 7, 2020, 12-1
Last week’s we discussed participants’ reactions to televised debates between Rabbi Wolpe and Christopher Hitchens and other atheists. It’s probably safe to say that no one came away from watching these videos thinking that either side made an airtight argument. We were particularly interested in the affect displayed by the debaters–Wolpe seeming to be overly affable and Hitchens seeming to be overly arrogant. We then went on to continue our discussion of Chapter 4 in Rabbi David Wolpe’s Why Faith Matters. Among the issues discussed were whether the truths of faith endured, unlike the truths of science that often changed; Wolpe’s assurance that God interacts with the world; and Wolpe’s belief that we are partners with God in an on-going process of creating ourselves.
This Friday, we’ll begin with a loose end from Chapter 4, Wolpe’s discomfort with philosopher Thomas Nagel’s saying, “I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want there to be a universe like that” (p. 103). We’ll then begin discussion of Chapter 5, “What does Religion Really Teach?” It’s likely that we’ll only get to discuss the first half of this long chapter this week.
Our informal discussion group meets every Friday from 12-1 in the CBI Library. All are welcome to join us, regardless of their level of expertise or attendance at previous noon study group discussions. Why Faith Matters is available on a variety of internet outlets. If you have questions, please contact Jay Jacoby at jbjacoby@uncc.edu.
All are invited to join us for a family-friendly Friday night service at 6:00pm followed by a vegetarian/dairy potluck meal. Pizza (courtesy of Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant) and ice cream are provided, please bring a salad or side dish.
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