Please register for events that require it by clicking on the underlined link, or on the calendar page or our website. This helps with both security and planning.
This Week at Beth Emeth (January 12 - 18)
Friday, January 12 5:00 pm Pre-Neg
5:30 pm Service featuring our Students from Grades 4 and 5 Join us in-person or live-stream for a spirited Erev Shabbat Service. In addition to our students, the service will feature guest Cantor Kalix Jacobson, and a Shabbat dedicated to the music and legacy of Debbie Friedman.
6:30 pm Shabbat Dinner Enjoy a delicious Shabbat Dinner prepared by our amazing team of Brotherhood Chefs and enjoy the company of your CBE family and friends. Sign up now for our delicious dinner featuring Brotherhood's Roasted Chicken.
Saturday, January 13 9:30 am Torah Study with Spencer Mandell - ZOOM ONLY! This Shabbat only - the building will be closed on Saturday. To join the Zoom, click the underlined link above. If you need a password, please use CBE.
Monday, January 15 7:00 pm Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Scholarship | Capital Area Council of Churches Rabbi Weitzman and Cantor Short will be participating at the Capital Area Council of Churches event, celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. The 2024 Celebration will be held at the First Church in Albany. Rev. Dr. Mashona Walston of First Church will be the speaker.
Tuesday, January 16 6:30 - 8:30 pm Brotherhood Game Night Whether you like to play pool, enjoy playing cards, ping pong, or just hang out and socializing. Game night in the Schnee's party basement beats the winter Blues sitting down! Spouses are welcome! Come on out and enjoy the warm camaraderie on a cool January evening. (For those that have trouble with stairs, there is an elevator). This will take place offsite at one of our member’s homes. The address will be provided to those that register.
Wednesday, January 17 7:00 Evening Learning Israel: Every Map Tells a Story This program is offered both in-person and on Zoom. The password for Zoom is "CBE"
Looking Ahead
Sunday, January 20
CBE & Me Tu B'Shevat 9:00 - 10:00 am 0-5 year olds and the grownups who love them are invited to celebrate Tu B'Shevat with Rabbi Weitzman! We'll learn all about this special holiday honoring trees and nature with songs, arts & crafts, games, and more! Please register.
In our Community Early Registration Open Now for Day of Action Date: Tuesday, January 24 Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: State Capitol and Associated Bldgs, Albany, NY Whether you're a new advocate or a long-time supporter of #ReproRights, abortion access, contraception, equal rights and more – we're counting on you to join us in Albany on January 24.
Nationally there is a reproductive health crisis unfolding, and New York has lots of work to do to in the State Budget and Legislative Session to protect and expand access to reproductive and sexual health care, education, and much more.
Day of Action is your opportunity to hold elected officials accountable to our values of reproductive health and freedom. Join us and hundreds of advocates from across the state in Albany
February 1 at 7:00 pm Saratoga Jewish Community Arts, with a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and sponsored by Temple Sinai of Saratoga Springs, presents a "live on Zoom" performance of I Loved Jew, I Loved Jew Not from The Braid, formerly Jewish Women's Theater.
Have you ever volunteered at our Soup Kitchen? It is such a WONDERFUL experience! We meet at Sister Maureen Joyce Center at 315 Sheridan Ave. Albany from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm on assigned Sundays. Everyone is assigned simple instructions. What a wonderful, quick, easy way to help others and feel great making friends and food! Sign up here . We really need help February 4!
Supporting Israel “Run for Their Lives” is a global movement to continue to raise awareness and attention calling for the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas. The local Albany group will meet 1x / week for a walk run of at least 1km. We wear unified shirts for the hostages. Collectively it is a group that is peaceful (we will not be protesting) and is united by our love for one another. This organization is inclusive- we encourage individuals of all religions and ethnicities to join if interested. 💙🤍💙 You can find more info here. Link to shirts
If you are interested in joining a Beth Emeth group to fight antisemitism, contact Andrea McNellis .
Kulanu, Hebrew for “all of us,” is a program, with the ADL, dedicated to empowering congregations to address antisemitism and hate in their communities through education, community engagement, and advocacy.
Congregation Beth Emeth is helping to beautify bomb shelters in Israel through our new Israel Shelter Fund. We aim to fund the beautification of one bomb shelter which costs $10,000. You can click here for more information about this project,
Congregation Beth Emeth 100 Academy Road Albany, NY 12208
