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SERVICES AND STUDY @ CBE
Saturday, August 23 - Special Shabbat of short films about Israel with Visiting Artist, Avigail Graetz, 10am in the Social Hall. See below for more information.
Saturday, August 30 - Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Seth Riemer. Kiddush to follow. 10am in the Social Hall.
Friday, September 5 - Shabbat Evening Service with Rabbi Seth Riemer. 7:00pm
All Saturday services begin at 10 am
Services are in-person in the CBE sanctuary
COMMUNITY EVENTS @ CBE AND NEARBY
Sunday, September 7 - "From My Bubbe's Kitchen: A Congregation Beth El Potluck Dinner." Bring your favorite dish to share. 6:00pm in the Social Hall.
HIGH HOLIDAYS SERVICES 2025
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ABOUT US:
Areas We Serve
Beth El serves a broad geographic area including southwestern Vermont, northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts, and eastern Rensselaer and Washington counties in New York. Click Contact to see a map of our location.
Affiliation
We are affiliated with Reconstructing Judaism .
Vision Statement
Congregation Beth El is an inclusive and welcoming Jewish community, balancing traditional Jewish core strengths and values with a forward-looking perspective that respects our ever-evolving culture.
Building on an inherited congregational history dating back to 1909, Congregation Beth El looks to its history and roots for inspiration, while forging multiple paths for its members to address and express their Jewish identity.
Programs and activities that appeal to a wide range of congregants, opportunities to socialize with our geographically dispersed membership, and responsible financial stewardship are actions which will carry Congregation Beth El onward through a sustainable and secure second century.
Rabbi Seth Daniel Riemer
Available by appointment Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday.
To arrange a time to meet, please click to contact:
Our Trustees
Our Members
Click to meet some of our members through interviews
and stories lovingly collected by Susan Armstrong.
Our Staff
Lauryn Axelrod, Executive Director
Phone 802-442-9645 cbevtoffice@gmail.com.
Lance Wang - President
Joan Lister - Vice president
Stu DBoff - Treasurer
Ellie Roden - Secretary
Diana Gradus
Susan Neuman
Stacy Boxer
Al Bashevkin
Amy Morneault
Alice Greenspan
Congregation Beth El is an inclusive community for individuals and families. Our members have followed a wide variety of paths: some were raised Jewish, some are unfamiliar with the synagogue or the liturgy, while others are part of an inter-faith family. All are welcome.
We believe that Judaism requires a community, and it is as part of a community that we can best express and develop our spiritual paths.
Congregation Beth El depends on both dues and donations to maintain its home and provide and expand its wide range of services. We provide Jewish education, cultural and educational programming, and outreach for members and the wider community of all incomes and age groups.
It is traditional to provide donations not just during the High Holidays, but also to commemorate life-cycle events such as births and birthdays, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, weddings and anniversaries and Yahrzeits. We are grateful to all those who have given so generously.
Our secure online donation / contribution portal allows you to make a paperless payment by credit card, Paypal, or electronic transfer from your bank.
Thank you!
CONTACT:
Congregation Beth El
107 Adams St. Bennington VT 05201
phone: (802) 442-9645
email: cbevtoffice@gmail.com
Office Hours:
9:30 am - 2:30 pm Monday thru Thursday