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
Sisterhood Paid-Up Supper ♦ Sunday, October 19 ♦ 5:00 PM
Grab your cowgirl hat and mosey on over to the Sisterhood Paid-Up Supper! We are soliciting donations from our talented or business owner sisterhood members for the raffle. Find details about donating items or services and sign up HERE.
Volunteers Needed to Build & Disassemble the Sukkah ♦ Sundays, September 28, October 5, October 19 ♦ 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Sign up here! The Brotherhood is again excited to build CBE's sukkah at our entryway. Sign up for one or more opportunities!
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.
Brotherhood Hike & BBQ ♦ Sunday, October 26 ♦ 11:40 AM for hike; about 12:40 PM for BBQ
Brotherhood invites you and your family for about a mile hike in Pratt's Brook conservation area and BBQ at a congregant's home in Acton. Come for the hike, BBQ, or both! There is no cost. Optional donations welcome. Sign up HERE.
Jewish Book Month Speaker Event with Anne Hand ♦ Sunday, October 26 ♦ 6:30 PM at CBE & Zoom
Former congregant, Anne Hand, will share her memoir, "Austrian Again." Her memoir shows us what it means to both reclaim a lost heritage and gain new footing in today’s world. Find all details and sign up HERE.
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.
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 October 31st. Find out how to submit HERE. And join Sisterhood HERE.
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.
Caregiver Support Group sponsored by Chesed ♦ 6 monthly sessions ending November 25 ♦ 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!
Sisterhood Games Group ♦ Fridays, October 10 & 24, November 7 & 21, etc. ♦ 12:30 to 2:00 PM in the Youth Lounge
Members of sisterhood will gather to play games together (e.g., scattegories, rummikub, etc.). The Games Group is led by Naomi Katz Mintz. Sign up at these links: October 10 signup; October 24 signup.
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.
Wed, October 15 2025
23 Tishrei 5786
We need everyone's help to run our hybrid services!
Find details and sign up HERE to be an oneg host, greeter, zoom host or pizza dinner server to help make these services successful.
Office Hours
CBE and ADL's Kulanu Initiative
CBE has joined the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Kulanu initiative which targets antisemitism, discrimination, and hate speech. Read more here.
CBE is a member of the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project.
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