Shabbat Nitzavim-Vayeilech (standing/he went) keep the covenant/Joshua will take over Torah – D’varim/Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 Sefaria link: tap here Triennial Year One – D’varim/Deuteronomy 29:9-30:14 Sefaria link: tap here Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 Sefaria link: tap here
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Dear Friends,
The High Holy days are coming in just over a week and we have been working diligently in preparation for them. I loved getting to meet so many of you over these last few weeks and it has been a pleasure.
Two Sundays ago, I had the opportunity to join the Book Club for their review of Amy Jill Levine’s book, The Bible With and Without Jesus. Not only is she one of the preeminent scholars on the New Testament and Jewish, but she was also recently elected to head the venerable organization, the Catholic Biblical Association. She is the first Jewish scholar to ever lead that organization.
At the end of the meeting, one of the participants came up to me and shared that one of our members was in a nursing home of which I had been unaware. Because of that sharing, I was able to visit her, introduce myself and set a plan to see her again.
All this to say, if you are aware of someone in our Jewish community who is in a nursing home or hospital, please share that with me so that I might be able to visit them. Or even if you know of someone that might benefit from a call or home visit, let me know.
In the Mishnah, we are taught that we should visit the sick, and that it is one of the most basic mitzvot (obligations) we have. The rabbis added this teaching to our morning service to remind us daily that we should be reaching out to those who might otherwise be forgotten.
I hope you can help me in this endeavor as we welcome the New Year and new beginnings! Shana Tovah and May You Be Inscribed for Life in the New Year!
Blessings,
Rabbi
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CBS Board Meeting
Thu Sep 3 @ 7 pm
High Holy Days Fri Sep 11 – Mon Sep 21
Youth Group
Sun Sep 13 @ 11 am
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The CBS Board of Directors meets Thursday, September 3 at 7 pm.
Tap here to attend via Zoom.
Our Executive Administrator job posting is live on LinkedIn – tap here to view the listing.
Or tap here to see the listing as a docx file. Applicants should contact CBS at CBSSupervision@CBSMO.org.
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Our annual Project Isaiah food drive officially launches this week. We will have Food Bank barrels in the vestibule and a tzedakah box for cash or checks.
We are not providing bags this year, but please see the Food Bank web site here for what food items are most useful. Also, note their comment here that they can provide up to 75 meals for each $25 donation.
Our Facebook Project Isaiah donation page is another very handy way to participate. Please consider our food insecure neighbors during this joyous season.
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sign up & indicate interest in the parade (by Sept 18th) ~ taphere
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Our dinner at Loaves and Fishes last Sunday (August 30) was a huge success, thanks to the support of many congregants who contributed food and helped to serve and clean up. We served about 130 firsts and 40 seconds and did not run out of anything!
The next CBS-led meal at Loaves and Fishes will be Sunday, November 29th. Please join us.
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photo credit: Rick Barohn
Loaves & Fishes crew (August 30) at the new Opportunity Campus
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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.
Donate by credit card using your ShulCloud account 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.
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Irving Orland 25 Elul/September 9 Kim Eisenstein’s grandfather
CBS is grateful to receive donations in memory of loved ones on their yahrzeit.
Donate by credit card using your ShulCloud account, or send a check to CBS, 500 W Green Meadows Rd, Columbia MO 65203.
