I need human help to enter verification code (office hours only)

Sign In Forgot Password

Home

 

Welcome to Congregation Beth Elohim

We are a close-knit community synagogue in Acton, Massachusetts, about 25 miles northwest of Boston. We draw our membership from over a dozen surrounding cities and towns. Since our founding in 1969 we have been independent and non-affiliated, allowing us to open our doors to all, regardless of religious background or practice. We are a vibrant, diverse, caring and active community. Join us at a service or event!  Click here to learn more about us or to inquire about membership.

Around the Shul

Brotherhood Annual Bagel Sale ♦ Order by Monday, November 10; Delivery by 9:00 AM on Sunday, November 16

Give the gift of bagels to friends, neighbors, relatives and/or yourself! Choose your bagel package, complete with all the fixings, bagels only and/or make a donation.  Complete the order form HERE.

Special CBE Book Group Event with Sisterhood Member and Author Dora Farkas on her book “Choice” ♦ Sunday, November 9 ♦ 1:00 to 3:00 PM (CBE & zoom)

Find details here. Dora will share her experiences growing up in Communist Hungary and reflect on Jewish life in Hungary today.  Choice is the story of Val, a Mexican American single mother who fights against all odds to keep custody of her only daughter. 

New Member Shabbat Dinner & Service with the CBE Choir ♦ Friday, November 14 ♦ 5:30 PM Dinner, 6:30 PM Service

We are eager for new members and their families to attend and hope that the rest of the congregation joins in to welcome them. For our planning purposes, please sign up for the dinner here. But, feel free to join us if you decide at the last minute! 

Jewish Film Festival with Sisterhood ♦ Saturday, November 15 ♦  5:30 PM if carpooling from CBE or before 7:00 PM at Somerville Theater, 55 Davis Square, Somerville

Both Sisterhood members and non-members/significant others are welcome! We will see the movie, Fantasy Life. Find details, sign-up, prepay for your tickets, and let us know if you will carpool or drive yourself HERE.

Sisterhood Chanukah "Shop, Nosh and Shmooze" Fundraiser ♦ Pre-Order from Sisterhood and Fair Trade Caravans ♦ Join others to shop, nosh and shmooze on Sunday, December 7, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

See all details, links and order form HERE.. Purchase your Chanukah essentials from Sisterhood by December 4 and purchase unique, fair trade items from Fair Trade Caravans (link coming soon) from November 14 to December 1. 

Adult Ed - Shalom Gathering with Cantor Sarra ♦ Tuesdays, November 18 and December 9 ♦ 7:00 - 8:00 PM in Sanctuary & Zoom

Join Cantor Sarra for a time to rejuvenate with guided meditations, songs and Jewish teachings about unity and joy. Sign up HERE to receive attendance information.

Torah Talk with Rabbi David ♦ Usually, the first 3 Thursdays of each month, November to June ♦ 12:00 to 1:00 PM on Zoom only

This is a general text study class that can bring in Talmud, Mishnah, Torah, Midrash, or other sacred texts. It can also be about Jewish values and current events, or an upcoming holiday..Restarting on November 6th. Sign up here to receive the zoom link.

Adult Ed - Rosh Chodesh Class Series with Leann Shamash ♦ Monthly on Tuesdays, starting November 4 ♦ 12:00 to 1:15 PM at CBE & Zoom

Leann, former CBE Education Director, leads this series. We will launch into topics that relate to either the holiday of the month, the current Torah portion, or Jewish identity issues. Suggested cost is $120 for the full series with discounted costs, if needed. Sign up and pay HERE.

Sisterhood is creating a new cookbook after 20 years!

We are welcoming recipes from members of the wider CBE community as well as Sisterhood. Please send us your favorite recipe(s), by November 28.  Find out how to submit HERE.  And join Sisterhood HERE.

Caregiver Support Group sponsored by Chesed ♦ 6 monthly sessions ending December 2 ♦ 7:00 to 8:15 PM

We invite all caregivers of adults (parents, spouses, adult children, etc) to join a monthly support group at CBE, led by Rabbi Judith Kummer, a board-certified chaplain. Open to the "extended" CBE community, including family and friends. Find all details and pre-register HERE.

Sisterhood Monthly Mah-Jongg

Regular games will be held, monthly.. Come play with us! Restarting October 5th. Click HERE to see the upcoming session dates and times.

Sisterhood Monthly Book Group

Join us! We meet monthly on a Sunday at member's homes. See Star-Lite for upcoming book selections and to see the planned dates. Email sisterhood@bethelohim.org if you want to join!

Tot Shabbat & Shabbat Pizza Dinner ♦ Usually the first Friday of each month through May 

All of our youngest children and their grownups are invited to sing, dance and pray! Everyone is invited to stay for Shabbat Pizza Dinner afterwards. Check the calendar for dates and dinner sign-up form.

Fun for the youngest and their grownups! Temple Tots for kids age 2 through pre-K held monthly on Sundays at 10 AM 

Temple Tots is a free monthly class where kids and their parents can explore Jewish holidays through stories, crafts, and music. Registration is required. Find the class dates and register HERE. Email Cindy Kalish, cindyk@bethelohim.org, for more information.

Mid-week Torah Study with Waky ♦ Wednesdays starting in September ♦ 1-2 PM ♦ via Zoom

Join a group of adult students that has been studying Jewish texts together for several years.  No previous knowledge is required nor is reading Hebrew a necessity. Drop-ins are welcome. Contact Waky at adulted@bethelohim.org.

Fri, November 7 2025 16 Cheshvan 5786