Monthly Calendar of Services and Events
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Visit the CBI Gift Shop for all your Judaica needs
• Shabbat Candles
• Candlesticks
• Kiddush cups
• Challah Covers
• Challah Knives & Boards
• Havdallah Sets
• Holiday Items
• Shofars
• Menorahs
• Jewelry Assortment
• Mezuzzot & Scrolls
• Tallits (Prayer Shawls)
• Women's & Men's Kippot
• Tzedakah Boxes
• Jewish Books
• Kid's Holiday Items
• Jewish Books
and much, much more!
To make an appointment, please contact
the office at 419-517-8400.
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Upcoming Events
Parashat Hashavuah: Torah Portion of the Week
Fridays at 11:00 AM In-Person at CBI
- March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2024
Join other CBI members on Friday mornings to study and discuss the week’s Torah portion.
NO REGISTRATION NEEDED
A KNOWLEDGE OF TORAH IS NOT REQUIRED
OPEN TO THE MEMBERS OF ALL LOCAL CONGREGATIONS WITH RSVP
Let's Learn Together!
Israeli Movie Festival: Documentary & Film Series at CBI
Cost is $5 per movie. SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED
Please RSVP to the office or Kim Brody at kbrody@cbitoledo.org.
"The Sand and the Sea"
Wednesday, March 13, 1:00 PM at CBI
Run time: 1 hour, 19 minutes
The filmed account of a formidable intimacy, carefully built, between two solitary “heroes” who played a significant role in the creation of the State of Israel.
RSVP by Monday, March 11, 2024
Join us for Canasta!
Tuesdays in March
March 5, 12, 19, & 26
12:15 - 2:45 PM at CBI
We have had great results teaching and playing canasta on Tuesdays at Congregation B’nai Israel.
OPEN TO THE MEMBERS OF ALL LOCAL CONGREGATIONS
If you are interested in learning or playing, please contact Rhoda Miller at rmiller@cbitoledo.org.
Mishloach Manot Making!
Volunteer Event
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM In-Person at CBI
Join us as we assemble Mishloach Manot bags for the CBI Purim Shpiel, Celebration, and Luncheon and to give to CBI members at local living facilities.
RSVP to the office or Kim Brody at kbrody@cbitoledo.org to add your name to the volunteer list.
EREV PURIM AT CBI
Seudah Shlishit and Full Megillah Reading
Saturday Evening, March 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM In-Person at CBI
Join us for a quick service at 7:00 PM, then the Shabbat third meal at 7:15 PM, and full reading of the Megillah at 8:30 PM
OPEN TO THE MEMBERS OF ALL LOCAL CONGREGATIONS WITH RSVP
RSVP to the office or Kim Brody at kbrody@cbitoledo.org by March 20, 2024.
CBI's Purim Shpiel, Celebration, and Luncheon
"Purim Land: Those Were the Days" A Sitcom Magillah
Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM In-Person at CBI
Join us as we observe the three mitzvot of Purim: Tzedakah, Mishloach Manot, & Megillah
Cost is $18 per person. Religious School students and children 12 and under FREE.
OPEN TO THE MEMBERS OF ALL LOCAL CONGREGATIONS WITH RSVP
RSVP deadline is Wednesday, March 18, 2024. Contact the office or email Kim Brody at kbrody@cbitoledo.org.
Women of CBI Book Club
Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay
by Cyndie Spiegel
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:30 AM In-Person at CBI
Spiegel, an author and inspirational speaker, writes from experience on how to balance moments of grief and hardship with sparks of joy. The author shares the pain of her grandparents' deaths, losing a classmate to tragedy, and friends she grew up with dying from AIDS. Death and loss are unavoidable, of course, but Spiegel is insistent that we should grow from tragety and rediscover joy. Microjoys "often emerges from the muck" of despair, heartbreak, and personal chaos, and discovering them has brought clarity and great wisdom to the author.
Spiegel inspires readers to find these gifts for themselves within a series of brief chapters that relate a variety of anecdotes about her everyday life -- e.g., her neighborhood spice shop in Brooklyn, her beloved mother's legacy of outspokenness and cake baking, a nature walk, or the excitement when she and her husband left Manhattan six months into the pandemic and moved into a larger apartment with a glassed-in sunroom. Embedded within these moments are subtle expressions of interactive love and appreciation as well practical reminders that we are at our best when we accept life's paradoxes and problems with hopefulness and grace.
Spiegel concludes each chapter with a boxed "consider this" note as a reflection point, driving home the importance of savoring small yet magical moments. She implores readers to slow down and look around, and don't be too self-critical. "You don't always have to be all things to everyone," she writes, "including yourself." Throughout these brief snippets, Spiegel urges readers to appreciate "that love and loss are close dance partners in this lifetime," and "once we've journeyed the depth of loss... from the core of our being comes the capacity to seize every experience differently." A thoughtful reminder to appreciate the seemingly slight elements of life that can bring unexpected glee.
OPEN TO THE WOMEN OF ALL LOCAL CONGREGATIONS
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library has 5 physical copies and 3 eAudio copies and 1 eBook. 20 libraries have copies in SearchOhio, and 1 copy in OhioLink.
RSVP to Ellen Federman efederman@sbcglobal.net by Sunday, March 24, 2024.
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Jewish Community Programs & Events
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