25 Elul 5785 ~ September 18, 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
NOTE: The office will be closed for the High Holy Days
Sept 23 & 24 and Oct 1
See the CBS calendar here: https://cbsmo.org/calendar/
Send calendar items to Mary at maxmax@mchsi.com
Friday Night
Kabbalat Shabbat Services @ 7 pm
led by CBS religious school students

Saturday Morning
Shabbat Morning Services @ 10 am

Zoom: click here; password: Shalom
Note: One Zoom link now accesses all services

Shabbat Nitzavim (standing)
mitzvot are achievable and not just in the heavens
Torah – D’varim/Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20
Sefaria link: click here
Triennial Year 3 – D’varim/Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 (full text read)
Sefaria link: click here
Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9
Sefaria link: click here

Services are in person and via Zoom/Facebook

click here to attend services online
Special CBS board meeting
Thu Sept 18 @ 7 pm
Zoom: click here

Embodied Judaism
& Havdalah
w/Rabbi Jeanne
Sat Sept 20 @ 6 pm

CBS/Hillel Pride services & dinner
Fri Oct 3 @ 6:30 pm
note: no services @ CBS 10/3

CBS @ Mid-Mo Pride
Sat & Sun Oct 4 & 5

Erev Sukkot
Mon Oct 6 @ 7 pm

Sukkot
Tue Oct 7 @ 8:30 am

October 7 Memorial
Tue Oct 7 @ 7 pm

CBS Board Meeting
Thu Oct 9 @ 7 pm
Zoom: click here

Sukkot Camp-out
Sat Oct 11 @ 5 pm

Simchat Torah
Mon Oct 13 @ 6:30 pm

Sh’mini Atzeret & Yizkor
Tue Oct 14 @ 8 am

Religious School & 
Youth Group meet
Sun Sept 21
Hebrew School does not meet
Wed Sept 24 – Rosh Hashanah II
The CBS Board meets Thursday, September 4 @ 7 pm.
To attend via Zoom, click here 
Our annual Project Isaiah food drive officially launches this week. In addition to Food Bank barrels in the vestibule, we have labeled brown paper bags available to take home and return. There is also a tzedakah box for cash or checks in the foyer and a Facebook page: click here to donate.
 
Thanks for helping feed hungry Columbians during our holiday season.  
NEW: Shabbat services and dinner at Hillel Friday evening, October 3rd. No Friday services at CBS that night.

Volunteer to staff our booth in 1.5-hour shifts between noon and 6 pm each day.
 
We’re also gauging interest in CBS participation in the parade on Sunday. We need a group of at least 20 people to march.
 
Click here to sign up to staff the booth and to indicate your interest in the parade

With questions contact Rich at 913.205.5181 or rich.iken@gmail.com.

See you there!

Our favorite bagel shop is offering round challah, honey cake and apple rugelach for Rosh Hashanah.

Pre-orders only: order deadline is Friday, September 19th and pickup is 3 pm – 5 pm Monday, September 22nd. 

Click here for the order form. Chag Sameach! 
Ruth Guthman
5 Tishrei/September 27
Lynn Aronson’s mother

 

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 for friendship and help
Barbara Haines ~ Ellen Gardner ~ Rebecca Smith ~ Kay Libbus ~ Dee Dee Strnad ~ Ellen Horwitz ~ Sheri Radman-Iken
Nancy Ray
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.
It’s that time of year! Time to 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. 

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