Program MenuAbout CBI's Chavurah ProgramThe Chavurah program is available to members of Congregation Beth Israel and provides a wonderful way to get to know others and to build lasting friendships with fellow synagogue members. It is one of the many ways to enhance your experience as a temple member. Apply to Join a Chavurah |
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Erev Shabbat Services Clergy-Led Friday Evening Services
Join us every Friday evening to welcome Shabbat with song, prayers and blessings. These services often feature notable speakers and the beautiful music of our Youth and Teen Choir, Adult Choir and Chai Band. |
Early Childhood Education at CBI Excellence in Early Childhood Education
Our programs for young children provide a warm, loving environment rich in Jewish culture, tradition and values. Our preschool and baby and toddler classes are nationally recognized and do not require CBI membership. |
Shabbat Services Clergy-Led Shabbat Morning and Afternoon Services
Most Saturdays Congregation Beth Israel holds Shabbat services in the mornings at 10:00 a.m. and afternoons at 4:00 p.m. in our beautiful Glickman-Galinson sanctuary. These services celebrate the Bar/Bat Mitzvahs of our members and are open to the entire community. Please join us and celebrate Shabbat! |
A chavurah is a small group of CBI members who join together to celebrate Jewish life. Chavurot consist of adults, famiilies, couples and singles who meet monthly in an extended family setting. For 30 years these CBI groups have provided a wonderful way to get to know others and build lasting friendship with fellow synaoguge members, enhancing your experience as a CBI member.
Each Chavurah usually meets once a month. The group will decide on the most convenient dates and times based on the schedules of all its members.
Because we want to find just the right group for you and insure your Chavurah will be a perfect fit, the process may take some time. Take the first step by completing our
It's true that we live in a time that prizes individuality, the centrality of the self and the pursuit of one's own happiness. We live in a place where people often find themselves uprooted and unrooted, having left the large families and neighborhoods of the East for the free wheeling, do your own thing, culture of Southern California. In addition, we are a large congregation and our members often do not live near each other. But the truth is that people do want to connect: they want to connect to significant community; to other people united by something larger than themselves. Many at CBI have found that connection in a chavurah. If you're still searching, a chavurah may be the answer for you too. 
Congregation Beth Israel proudly accepted the distinguished Belin award on behalf of our dynamic chavurah program. The Belin Outreach Awards have been designed to encourage and honor Reform synagogues with outstanding Outreach programs that actively welcome and integrate those new to Judaism. Funded through the generosity of David Belin, the first chairman of the URJ - CCAR Commission on Reform Jewish Outreach, awards are made to ten congregations at the URJ Biennial.