Shabbat Vayeishlach (he settled) the story of Joseph Torah – Bereshit/Genesis 37:1-40:23 Sefaria link: click here Triennial Year 1 – Bereshit/Genesis 37:1-36 Sefaria link: click here Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 Sefaria link: click here
Services are in person and streamed click here to access all services – password is Shalom
Chanukkah Party!
Sun Dec 14 @ 4 pm
Rabbi Ron @ CBS
Fri-Sat Dec 19-20
Religious School, Hebrew School & Youth Group do not meet
winter break
As we move forward in the search for a settled rabbi, the Rabbi Search Committee would greatly appreciate your feedback on our first visiting candidate, Rabbi Aria Caligiuri.
Click here for the feedback form. Please complete it by 3 pm this Friday, December 12th.
Thank you very much,
Judith Goodman and Dan Edidin
Co-chairs, Rabbi Search Committee
Leah Cohn, Tisya Cooke, Mary Hartigan, Noah Heringman, Deidra McClendon and Jessica Messing
sign up for the partyhere sign up for the kugel contesthere donate raffle itemshere
Tikkun Olam will hold a silent auction of donated artwork by Kelly Durante at the Chanukah party. Bidding will begin online on Facebook with additional opportunities to bid in person at the party if the BUY-IT-NOW bid hasn’t been reached.
Highest bid at the end of the party wins and the proceeds go directly to the Food Bank!
A Chanukkiyah will be lit by Chabad Rabbi Avraham Lapine near the Keyhole in front of City Hall on Tuesday, December 16th at 6 pm. There will be music and prizes for kids.
Last month, the CBS Board established the Rabbinic and Cantorial Leadership Fund as part of the Future 50 Campaign. The full text of the case for the broad campaign and for the specific leadership fund (link) lays out for the whole congregation what our financial needs are if we want to be competitive in our rabbinic leadership hiring process.
In short, we hope to gain commitments over three years (starting next July) totaling $225,000 toward that leadership fund. We have met nearly 25% of our goal, but it’s imperative that a large portion of the congregation support this effort. We don’t need the actual money yet; we are just asking for commitments. Still, it’s important that we gain a sense of how strongly our membership supports hiring a full-time rabbi or cantor.
Originally, we set a deadline of January 31, 2026, for these pledges. The timeline for hiring has shifted, however, so we would greatly appreciate having your commitments in writing by the end of December.
We urge you to read the full case statement (but please substitute December 31, 2025 with January 31, 2026!), and either contact Janna Lancaster or Tim Parshall or download, fill out and submit the Future 50 Campaign pledge form (link).
Thanks for your commitment to ensuring the CBS can thrive for another 50 years and many more.
Tim Parshall, Co-chair, Future 50 Campaign thpcbs21@gmail.com
573.489.9987
The CBS Book Club will meet Sunday, January 11th at 3 pm in the Farmhouse to discuss Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s new book, Heart of a Stranger.
Please email Jean Ispa (ispaj@missouri.edu) if you would like to receive (or discontinue) notices about future CBS Book Club meetings.
Time to order 2026 Mah Jongg cards! Dee Dee Strnad has them available through the end of January for $14 (small) and $15 (large). CBS Tikkun Olam will get $6 for each card sold.
Happy New Year, everyone, and keep playing Mahjong!!!
Videos:
The Story of Hanukkah A short rendering of the story for young kids –link
A Sesame Street Hanukkah The animation looks like the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons – link
How to Play Dreidl An essential skill! – link
Music Videos:
Daveed Diggs’ A Puppy for Hanukkah – link
The Maccabeats’ KPop Demon Hunters Medley – link
Six13’s Golden: A KPop Demon Hunters Chanukah – link
Hanukkah books available at DBRL:
It’s Hanukkah! (Jeanne Modesitt)
A Hanukkah Holiday Cookbook (Emily Raabe)
Hanukkah Moon (Deborah da Costa)
The Best Hanukkah Ever (Barbara Diamond Goldin)
Hanukkah, Shmanukkah! (Esme Raji Codell)
Mrs. Greenberg’s Messy Hanukkah (Linda Glaser)
Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins (Eric A Kimmel)
All-of-a-kind Family Hanukkah (Emily Jenkins)
Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama (Selina Alko)
Nonna’s Hanukkah Surprise (Karen Fisman)
Moishe’s Miracle (Laura Krauss Melmed
During winter weather, some of our Columbia neighbors need winter coats, gloves, scarves and stocking caps, as well as blankets and sleeping bags to stay warm.
Please take a minute to check your closets for winter coats, etc. that you can spare. A collection coat rack and a box are located in the foyer of the sanctuary building.
Abe Silverman
December 16 Dee Dee Strnad’s father
Jacob Milarsky
26 Kislev/December 16 Jeremy Milarsky’s father
Bette Weiss
28 Kislev/December 18 CBS yahrzeit
Carolyn K Komisaruk
30 Kislev/December 20 Joan Luterman’s cousin
CBS is grateful to receive donations in memory of loved ones on their yahrzeit.
Click here to make donations by credit card or PayPal. Or send checks to CBS, 500 W Green Meadows Rd, Columbia MO 65203.
With gratitude to Emily Colvin for logistics help
Joan Luterman
21 Kislev 5786 ~ December 11, 2025 www.cbsmo.org ~ 573.499.4855
Emily’s office hours: Tuesday through Friday 12 pm – 5 pm deadline for eShalom is Wednesday each week
Shabbat Vayeishlach (he settled) the story of Joseph Torah – Bereshit/Genesis 37:1-40:23 Sefaria link: click here Triennial Year 1 – Bereshit/Genesis 37:1-36 Sefaria link: click here Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 Sefaria link: click here
Services are in person and streamed click here to access all services – password is Shalom
Chanukkah Party!
Sun Dec 14 @ 4 pm
Rabbi Ron @ CBS
Fri-Sat Dec 19-20
Religious School, Hebrew School & Youth Group do not meet
winter break
As we move forward in the search for a settled rabbi, the Rabbi Search Committee would greatly appreciate your feedback on our first visiting candidate, Rabbi Aria Caligiuri.
Click here for the feedback form. Please complete it by 3 pm this Friday, December 12th.
Thank you very much,
Judith Goodman and Dan Edidin
Co-chairs, Rabbi Search Committee
Leah Cohn, Tisya Cooke, Mary Hartigan, Noah Heringman, Deidra McClendon and Jessica Messing
sign up for the partyhere sign up for the kugel contesthere donate raffle itemshere
Tikkun Olam will hold a silent auction of donated artwork by Kelly Durante at the Chanukah party. Bidding will begin online on Facebook with additional opportunities to bid in person at the party if the BUY-IT-NOW bid hasn’t been reached.
Highest bid at the end of the party wins and the proceeds go directly to the Food Bank!
A Chanukkiyah will be lit by Chabad Rabbi Avraham Lapine near the Keyhole in front of City Hall on Tuesday, December 16th at 6 pm. There will be music and prizes for kids.
Last month, the CBS Board established the Rabbinic and Cantorial Leadership Fund as part of the Future 50 Campaign. The full text of the case for the broad campaign and for the specific leadership fund (link) lays out for the whole congregation what our financial needs are if we want to be competitive in our rabbinic leadership hiring process.
In short, we hope to gain commitments over three years (starting next July) totaling $225,000 toward that leadership fund. We have met nearly 25% of our goal, but it’s imperative that a large portion of the congregation support this effort. We don’t need the actual money yet; we are just asking for commitments. Still, it’s important that we gain a sense of how strongly our membership supports hiring a full-time rabbi or cantor.
Originally, we set a deadline of January 31, 2026, for these pledges. The timeline for hiring has shifted, however, so we would greatly appreciate having your commitments in writing by the end of December.
We urge you to read the full case statement (but please substitute December 31, 2025 with January 31, 2026!), and either contact Janna Lancaster or Tim Parshall or download, fill out and submit the Future 50 Campaign pledge form (link).
Thanks for your commitment to ensuring the CBS can thrive for another 50 years and many more.
Tim Parshall, Co-chair, Future 50 Campaign thpcbs21@gmail.com
573.489.9987
The CBS Book Club will meet Sunday, January 11th at 3 pm in the Farmhouse to discuss Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s new book, Heart of a Stranger.
Please email Jean Ispa (ispaj@missouri.edu) if you would like to receive (or discontinue) notices about future CBS Book Club meetings.
Time to order 2026 Mah Jongg cards! Dee Dee Strnad has them available through the end of January for $14 (small) and $15 (large). CBS Tikkun Olam will get $6 for each card sold.
Happy New Year, everyone, and keep playing Mahjong!!!
Videos:
The Story of Hanukkah A short rendering of the story for young kids –link
A Sesame Street Hanukkah The animation looks like the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons – link
How to Play Dreidl An essential skill! – link
Music Videos:
Daveed Diggs’ A Puppy for Hanukkah – link
The Maccabeats’ KPop Demon Hunters Medley – link
Six13’s Golden: A KPop Demon Hunters Chanukah – link
Hanukkah books available at DBRL:
It’s Hanukkah! (Jeanne Modesitt)
A Hanukkah Holiday Cookbook (Emily Raabe)
Hanukkah Moon (Deborah da Costa)
The Best Hanukkah Ever (Barbara Diamond Goldin)
Hanukkah, Shmanukkah! (Esme Raji Codell)
Mrs. Greenberg’s Messy Hanukkah (Linda Glaser)
Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins (Eric A Kimmel)
All-of-a-kind Family Hanukkah (Emily Jenkins)
Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama (Selina Alko)
Nonna’s Hanukkah Surprise (Karen Fisman)
Moishe’s Miracle (Laura Krauss Melmed
During winter weather, some of our Columbia neighbors need winter coats, gloves, scarves and stocking caps, as well as blankets and sleeping bags to stay warm.
Please take a minute to check your closets for winter coats, etc. that you can spare. A collection coat rack and a box are located in the foyer of the sanctuary building.
Abe Silverman
December 16 Dee Dee Strnad’s father
Jacob Milarsky
26 Kislev/December 16 Jeremy Milarsky’s father
Bette Weiss
28 Kislev/December 18 CBS yahrzeit
Carolyn K Komisaruk
30 Kislev/December 20 Joan Luterman’s cousin
CBS is grateful to receive donations in memory of loved ones on their yahrzeit.
Click here to make donations by credit card or PayPal. Or send checks to CBS, 500 W Green Meadows Rd, Columbia MO 65203.
With gratitude to Emily Colvin for logistics help
Joan Luterman
Donations are a good way to remember or honor people and special life events. Your gift can be directed to the CBS general fund, the rabbi’s discretionary fund (RDF), the endowment fund, Tikkun Olam, the library, the Sasha Yelon book fund, the school scholarship fund or the sacred music fund.
Click here to donate by credit card or PayPal. Or send a check to CBS, 500 W Green Meadows Rd, Columbia 65203, with a note with details about honorees and where you’d like the notification sent. We’ll send a handwritten card as you direct.
Make your pledge to CBS for the fiscal year 2025-26.
Click here to read the letter from the CBS Board. To make your pledge via ShulCloud click here. Or click here to access the pledge form to download and print.
Click here for an update on Congregation Beth Shalom’s Future 50 Campaign.
Donations are a good way to remember or honor people and special life events. Your gift can be directed to the CBS general fund, the rabbi’s discretionary fund (RDF), the endowment fund, Tikkun Olam, the library, the Sasha Yelon book fund, the school scholarship fund or the sacred music fund.
Click here to donate by credit card or PayPal. Or send a check to CBS, 500 W Green Meadows Rd, Columbia 65203, with a note with details about honorees and where you’d like the notification sent. We’ll send a handwritten card as you direct.
Make your pledge to CBS for the fiscal year 2025-26.
Click here to read the letter from the CBS Board. To make your pledge via ShulCloud click here. Or click here to access the pledge form to download and print.
Click here for an update on Congregation Beth Shalom’s Future 50 Campaign.
