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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

Celebrate Purim at CBE! ♦ Thursday, March 13 & Sunday, March 16 ♦ Fun for all ages! An annual highlight at CBE!

Join us on March 13 for Dinner at 5:00 PM &, at 6:00 PM, for our Community Celebration and Megillah Reading by over 35 readers! On March 16, enjoy our Purim Talent Show at 10:00 AM and the Purim Carnival at 11:30 AM. Find Purim celebration details and sign up for the dinner HERE !

Brotherhood-led Shabbat Service ♦Friday, March 21♦7:00 PM

Brotherhood will lead the service and provide the oneg.Because we expect a larger crowd, if you plan to attend in person, we ask that you sign up HERE. We want all Brothers to participate! Brotherhood members can sign up to participate in the service and/or help with the oneg when signing up. 

Joyfully Jewish – in Harmony ♦ Annual Choir Shabbat ♦ Friday, March 28 ♦ 7:30 PM

This is our yearly, much-anticipated annual CBE choir Shabbat service. This year we celebrate Jewish joy in song. Click here for more details. And click here to sign up to help Sisterhood host the oneg. 

Sisterhood: Spring Glow Up Make and Take ♦ Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 PM at CBE

You will be learning, via a game (as we sistah’s love a game) about pure essential oils and how they can be used for skincare.  We will make a facial scrub and toner spray to take home. $10 for members and $15 for non members. Please sign up HERE.

Brotherhood Breakfast with Dr. Steven Michelson ♦ Sunday, April 6 ♦ Breakfast 9:00 AM, Speaker 9:30 AM - CBE & Zoom

Congregant and Family Therapist, Dr. Steven Michelson will speak about "What can you teach me? - A glimpse at today’s adolescent social media influenced world."  For planning purposes, please sign up HERE. There is no charge for Brotherhood members. Non-Brotherhood members pay $10 when pre-registering and pay $12 at the door.

Israeli Folk Dancing - Monthly Event from Adult Ed ♦ April: Sunday, April 6; click HERE for upcoming monthly dates ♦ 7:30 PM at CBE

Please join us as we bring Israeli Folk Dancing back to CBE. Rina Wagman, an experienced dance instructor from Newton, will continue to lead us in learning fun steps to upbeat Israeli music. Teens are invited, too! Drop in fee is $10. Questions?email adulted@bethelohim.org. 

Information session for Partakers College Behind Bars Mentoring Program from Na'aseh ♦ Wednesday, April 9 ♦ 7:00 PM at CBE & via Zoom

Join us to learn about volunteer opportunities with Partakers, an organization that provides mentoring opportunities for men and women in the prison system. The panel info session will be led by Rachel Balkan, Director of Mentor Relations. There is no cost for this event. Find more details and please sign up, if possible, by April 6th HERE.

Yom HaShoah Commemoration: Film Screening of FOUR WINTERS ♦ Wednesday, April 30 ♦ 6:30 PM at CBE

The Adult Education Committee brings us this screening of the film, Four Winters, followed by a conversation with the film director, Julia Mintz (Rabbi Lewis Mintz’s niece). The film features interviews with the Jewish partisans. It is a story of resistance and bravery in WWII.  Please pre-register HERE.

Sisterhood Games Afternoons led by Naomi Katz Mintz ♦ Meeting the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month ♦ 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM in the CBE Library

CBE Sisterhood is launching a Sisterhood Games Group introduced by Naomi Mintz! The planned schedule is the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month.  Examples of the games include Scattergories, Catch Phrase, Taboo,  Pictionary, and Charades, to name a few.  Sign up for March dates HERE.

Tot Shabbat & Shabbat Dinner ♦ Usually the first Friday of each month ♦ Check calendar for dates & sign-up link

All of our youngest children and their grownups are invited to sing, dance and pray with educator Naomi Katz-Mintz, Rabbi David, and Religious School Director Cindy Kalish. Everyone is invited to stay for Shabbat Dinner afterwards. Dinner is free but please register using the sign-up link on the CBE calendar or in the Star-Lite.

Torah Talk with Rabbi David ♦ Usually, the first 3 Thursdays of each month ♦ 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.. Click here for the class dates and to sign up to receive the Zoom information.

Monthly Meditations with Cantor Sarra ♦ Monthly Dates ♦7:00 to 8:30 PM at CBE & Zoom

This popular series with Cantor Sarra is back and happening monthly both in person and via Zoom!   Click here to see the dates and to sign up.    

Sisterhood Bi-Weekly Mah-Jongg

Regular games will be held every other Sunday thereafter from 9:30 – 12. Come play with us! See the dates of play HERE.

Sisterhood Monthly Book Group

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

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

Join a group of adult students that has been studying Jewish texts together for several years. We study using the chevruta style of learning – we all share our thoughts on a wide perspective of texts. No previous knowledge is required nor is reading Hebrew a necessity. Drop-ins are welcome. Contact Waky at adulted@bethelohim.org.

Fun for the youngest and their grownups! Temple Tots for kids age 2 through pre-K held monthly on Sundays at 10 AM and Tot Shabbat followed by dinner held the first Friday of most months

Temple Tots is a free monthly class where kids and their parents can explore Jewish holidays through stories, crafts, and music. See dates for Tot Shabbat on our calendar and join us as we dance, sing and pray and then eat!  Email Cindy Kalish, cindyk@bethelohim.org, for more information.

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