Services
Our services are a combination of traditional and contemporary prayer and music. Each service includes lively congregational melodies, traditional chant (nusach), meaningful English readings and explanations of the prayers, and a thought-provoking sermon or brief Torah study. We also have a number of special services throughout the year featuring the CBE choir, visiting scholars, klezmer musicians, and more.
Check the CBE calendar for service dates and times.
Our services are held in-person and accessible via Zoom at this link: https://zoom.us/j/9782633061 You can find the Zoom password in our weekly Star-Lite newsletter, or by contacting Miriam in the CBE office at mbeitaharon@bethelohim.org or 978-263-3061.
If you have any questions about services at CBE, please contact ritual@bethelohim.org.
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
Throughout each month we offer a variety of service styles that reflect the religious diversity of our community, including:
- Tot Shabbat: 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. This service is in-person only and everyone is invited to stay for dinner afterwards. Look for the dinner sign-up link on our calendar for each Tot Shabbat date or in the Star-Lite.
- Shabbat Mishpachah (Family Shabbat): Everyone is welcome at these family services, where our Religious School students play an important role on the bimah. We greet Shabbat with songs, prayers, and lots of spirit, led by Rabbi David and Religious School Director Cindy Kalish. (CBE family prayerbook)
- Kabbalat Shabbat: Join Rabbi David for prayers, songs and words of Torah as we welcome Shabbat together. (Siddur Hadash Friday Night prayerbook)
- Musical Shabbat: Welcome Shabbat with the joy of music, led by Rabbi David and Cantor Sarra and featuring musicians from the community. (Siddur Hadash Friday Night prayerbook)
- Shabbat HaLev (Spiritual Shabbat): Join Cantor Sarra for a spiritual exploration of prayer and song, both familiar and new. (Siddur Hadash Friday Night prayerbook)
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services
Join us for a Shabbat morning of prayers, songs, and study led by Rabbi David:
- Shabbat Morning Service with a little more traditional style, lasting about an hour (Siddur Hadash Saturday Morning prayerbook)
- Torah Study for an hour in the Community Court
- Laid-back Kiddush Lunch in the Social Hall
Join us for any part of the morning, stay the whole time, or just come for lunch -
we'd love your company!
Interested in reading Torah or Haftarah on Shabbat or a holiday? Readings can be as short as 3 verses and we welcome readers of all ages and ability levels! Find more information here.
Summer Services
During July and August we have a lighter schedule of Shabbat services, led by a combination of clergy and lay leaders. Visit our 2024 Summer Services page for more details about this summer!
Weekday Mincha Minyan
Join us three days a week (T/W/Th) for a 10-minute afternoon minyan at 4pm (3:45pm in December & January).
Sunday Morning Shacharit
Led by Rabbi David at 8:30am on days when there is a Brotherhood breakfast and a few other Sundays during the year. Please check the CBE calendar for dates.
Holiday Services
Our community comes together to celebrate Jewish holidays throughout the year. We hear the shofar at High Holidays, gather for a sing-along in the sukkah for Sukkot, dance with the Torah for Simchat Torah, light candles for Chanukah, read the Megillah together for Purim, remember the Exodus at Passover, study late into the night while enjoying cheesecake for Shavuot, and more! CBE offers engaging opportunities for all ages to connect with the joy, meaning, and traditions of these important events in the Jewish year.
CBE follows the Israeli schedule for holidays, with the exception of having two days of Rosh Hashanah. Our clergy lead the following evening and morning holiday services, bringing our community together in prayer, song, and reflection:
- Rosh Hashanah (Erev Rosh Hashanah, Day 1 Morning, Day 2 Morning, Tashlich)
- Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur Morning, Afternoon, Yizkor, & Ne’ilah)
- Erev Sukkot
- Erev Simchat Torah
- Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah Morning with Yizkor
- Erev Purim Community Megillah Reading
- 7th Day Passover Yom Tov Morning with Yizkor
- Shavuot (Erev Shavuot Tikkun, Shavuot Morning with Yizkor)