September 2021
2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Hike
Rosh Hashanah is known as “Hayom Harat Olam – the birthday of the world”. Join Rabbi Nevarez and our Beth Israel community for a wonderful hike, surrounded by nature. We will sprinkle in some relevant teaching throughout our time together. Hike specifics: We will be hiking the Rancho Penasquitos Adobe Loop. Park at the softball fields at the very back (west) end of the Canyonside Park. Please bring bottled water, sunscreen, hat. This is a walking trail for all levels. The…
Find out more »August 2022
Facing God Before–and During–the High Holidays
Judaism, and all religions, are about ultimate truths. The High Holydays call us to re-examine and possibly recast our relationships with God and the universe. As we prepare to enter the Jewish New Year, eternal questions face us once again. How do we live a life of meaning in a turbulent and often violent world? What makes sense as we live through life's absurdities, losses, and tragedies? What does the Torah teach us about comforting one another as we journey…
Find out more »September 2022
Facing God Before–and During–the High Holidays
Judaism, and all religions, are about ultimate truths. The High Holydays call us to re-examine and possibly recast our relationships with God and the universe. As we prepare to enter the Jewish New Year, eternal questions face us once again. How do we live a life of meaning in a turbulent and often violent world? What makes sense as we live through life's absurdities, losses, and tragedies? What does the Torah teach us about comforting one another as we journey…
Find out more »Facing God Before–and During–the High Holidays
Judaism, and all religions, are about ultimate truths. The High Holydays call us to re-examine and possibly recast our relationships with God and the universe. As we prepare to enter the Jewish New Year, eternal questions face us once again. How do we live a life of meaning in a turbulent and often violent world? What makes sense as we live through life's absurdities, losses, and tragedies? What does the Torah teach us about comforting one another as we journey…
Find out more »S’LICHOT
S’LICHOT Saturday, September 17 5:30 p.m. Young Family S’lichot Service (followed by a BYO dinner) (YouTube) 7:00 p.m. Pre-neg 7:30 p.m. Meditative Moments with Julie Potiker 8:15 p.m. S’lichot Service with clergy (YouTube) ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES WILL BE STREAMED (click here for a schedule) For information about High Holy Day tickets, visit: https://cbisd.org/worship-hhd5783/
Find out more »EREV ROSH HASHANAH
EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 25 6:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (YouTube) ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES WILL BE STREAMED (click here for a schedule) For information about High Holy Day tickets, visit: https://cbisd.org/worship-hhd5783/
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ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 26 8:30 a.m. Family Rosh Hashanah Service (YouTube) 9:00 a.m. Café Beth Israel 11:00 a.m. Morning Service (BITY reflections following the Torah service) (YouTube) 11:30 a.m. Café Beth Israel 4:00 p.m. Young Families Rosh Hashanah (YouTube) 6:00 p.m. Tashlich at La Jolla Shores (Lifeguard Station 32) ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES WILL BE STREAMED (click here for a schedule) For information about High Holy Day tickets, visit: https://cbisd.org/worship-hhd5783/
Find out more »Tashlich 5783/2022
Meet at La Jolla Shores Beach for a beautiful Tashlich service led by our clergy. Appropriate for all ages. Many stay to picnic following the service. We will meet at lifeguard station 32.
Find out more »ROSH HASHANAH 2nd DAY
ROSH HASHANAH 2nd DAY Tuesday, September 27 9:00 a.m. Second Day Morning Service (YouTube) followed by a kiddush lunch 11:15 a.m. Hike with Rabbi Nevarez ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES WILL BE STREAMED (click here for a schedule) For information about High Holy Day tickets, visit: https://cbisd.org/worship-hhd5783/
Find out more »October 2022
KEVER AVOT CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICES
KEVER AVOT CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICES Sunday, October 2 11:00 a.m. Cypress View Mausoleum 12:30 p.m. El Camino Memorial Park ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES WILL BE STREAMED (click here for a schedule) For information about High Holy Day tickets, visit: https://cbisd.org/worship-hhd5783/
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KOL NIDRE Tuesday, October 4 6:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Early Service (YouTube) 8:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Late Service (YouTube) ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES WILL BE STREAMED (click here for a schedule) For information about High Holy Day tickets, visit: https://cbisd.org/worship-hhd5783/
Find out more »YOM KIPPUR
YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, October 5 8:30 a.m. Family Yom Kippur Service (YouTube) 11:00 a.m. Morning Service (BITY reflections following the Torah service) (YouTube) Food for Thought: Session 1 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm Speaker Rabbi Philip Graubart , Notes from the Narrow Place: Jewish Stories, Songs, and Texts on Illness, Confinement, and Healing RSVP HERE Session 2 – 1:15 – 2:00 pm Sermon Talk Back with Rabbi Nevarez RSVP HERE 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Contemporary Confessions (YouTube) 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Service 5:00 p.m.…
Find out more »SUKKOT
SUKKOT Monday, October 10 10:00 a.m. Morning Service and Lunch in the Sukkah (YouTube) ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES WILL BE STREAMED (click here for a schedule) For information about High Holy Day tickets, visit: https://cbisd.org/worship-hhd5783/
Find out more »EREV SIMCHAT TORAH
EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Sunday, October 16 5:00 Mix and Mingle with members old and new at Beth Israel 411 (reg link: https://cbisd.org/programs/beth-israel-411/) 6:00 p.m. Simchat Torah Pizza Dinner (reg link: https://cbisd.org/programs/simchat-torah-pizza-dinner-5783/) 6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Simchat Torah Service followed by Israeli Dancing (YouTube) ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES WILL BE STREAMED (click here for a schedule) For information about High Holy Day tickets, visit: https://cbisd.org/worship-hhd5783/
Find out more »SIMCHAT TORAH: Sh’mini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Yizkor Service and Lunch in the Sukkah
SIMCHAT TORAH Monday, October 17 10:00 a.m. Sh’mini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Yizkor Service and Lunch in the Sukkah (YouTube) ALL HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES WILL BE STREAMED (click here for a schedule) For information about High Holy Day tickets, visit: https://cbisd.org/worship-hhd5783/
Find out more »September 2023
S’lichot Program & Service with Clergy featuring Speaker Nicole Nevarez
Awakening to Joy; Pathways to Heart Centered Living Daily life in our culture today demands a constant state of doing rather than being. And given global news, many of us feel like we are living in a time of endless fragmentation. It is incredibly easy to stay wrapped up in all of the noise but so often that finds us depleted and separated from our authentic and whole selves. In the great wisdom of Jewish tradition, the High Holy Days…
Find out more »Second Day Rosh Hashanah
9:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Second Day Morning Service, Glickman-Galinson Sanctuary (YouTube) Followed by Kiddush lunch, Feuerstein Family Activity Center 11:15 a.m. Hike with Rabbi Nevarez: https://cbisd.org/programs/rosh-hashanah-2nd-day-hike-with-rabbi-nevarez/ Afternoon (Time TBD) – Kever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service, El Camino Memorial Park, and Miramar National Cemetery
Find out more »Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day Hike with Rabbi Nevarez
Spend a few hours of reflection while enjoying nature and conversation on our annual Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day Hike. Join Rabbi Nevarez and a few new/old friends as we walk and talk beside Penasquitos Creek. We will meet at the Penasquitos Creek Park kiosk at the trail head on the west side of the park. The (ambitious) goal is to make it to the waterfall, but we can play it by ear. Remember to bring a hat, sunscreen, and lots…
Find out more »Erev Yom Kippur
5:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Early Service, Glickman-Galinson Sanctuary (YouTube) 8:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Late Service, Glickman-Galinson Sanctuary (YouTube)
Find out more »Yom Kippur
8:30 a.m. Family Yom Kippur Service, Glickman-Galinson Sanctuary (YouTube) 11:00 a.m. Yom Kippur Morning Service, Glickman-Galinson Sanctuary (YouTube) Food for Thought: Session 1 – 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Rabbi Emeritus Michael Berk, WHAT ARE WE THAT YOU ARE MINDFUL OF US? (Psalm 8:4) The Meaning of Being Human: Are we “little less than divine”? or just specks of dust? Session 2 – 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Sermon Talk Back with Rabbi Nevarez 2:30 p.m. Contemporary Confessions, Glickman-Galinson Sanctuary (YouTube) 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Service,…
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