Welcome to Congregation Beth El 

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 UPCOMING AND ONGOING EVENTS

  

Thursday, July 10th:  Summer Course – The History of Jewish Poetry: “Forever Seeking Something Lost” 4:00pm  with Rabbi Joshua Boettiger 

Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four-session class exploring the terrain of Jewish poetry and how it’s manifested throughout the ages. We will be reading and studying poetry ranging from the psalms of the Hebrew Bible, to the bawdy wine poems that emerged in Islamic Spain’s golden age, to the Yiddish poets and their navigation between old and new world, to Bialik, Tsernokovsky and the other great modernists, and finally to Yehuda Amichai, and the Jewish poets writing in Israel and America today. (Thursdays - 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st) 

 

 

Sunday, July 13th (4:30-8:30PM): Community party in honor of Joshua's and Vanessa's wedding  The CBE community will be celebrating the wedding of Joshua and Vanessa with dinner, music and simchah at the Reichblum's home.  Please RSVP using reply card or directly to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  If you have any questions, please email them to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

 

 

Thursday, July 27th: Women’s Literary Group Meeting 3:00pm

We'll be discussing Allegra Goodman's Katterskill Falls, a great summer read that takes place not so far away from here.  Location TBA 

 

 

Save the Date: Sunday, August 17th: The “Laugh in Peace Tour”  7:30pm

First Baptist Church, 601 Main Street, Bennington       802-442-2105
Tickets: Advance - $18    At the door - $20   Seniors & Students - $15
Advance tickets available at the Bennington Bookshop (Checks or cash only)
Adults and children over 11 are welcome 

 

 

 

Every Tuesday Morning: Jewish Meditation 7:00 – 7:45am 

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