Congregation B'nai Israel

2710 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 | (203) 336-1858 | info@cbibpt.org |

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Kabbalat Shabbat

Posted on February 19, 2021

Join us on Friday evenings for Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:00 p.m. For now we worship via Zoom (please see your weekly email for the Zoom link or contact the temple office at 203-336-1858).

Shabbat Morning Service

Posted on February 20, 2021

Join us every Saturday morning for our Shabbat service as we pray together to celebrate this important part of our week. For now we worship via Zoom (please see your weekly email for the Zoom link or contact the temple office at 203-336-1858).

Torah Study

Posted on February 20, 2021

The Torah is so many things to so many people: law book; guidebook; moral compass; history; mythology; genealogy and so much more. Each week we read from the Torah. Each year at Simchat Torah we start over from the beginning. Each time we revisit a portion, we learn something new. Some of us have been Continue Reading »

Havurah Shabbat in the Lot for Purim

Posted on February 20, 2021

Join us for a musical, family-friendly Shabbat service experience with Cantor Michelle, Rabbi Sarah and Alexa Cohen. Be sure to bring your groggers and wear your Purim costumes for a special costume parade around the parking lot! This event is geared towards children ages 0-5, older siblings are welcome. Please RSVP via the Evite that Continue Reading »

Jewish Origami

Posted on February 20, 2021

Do you like a challenge? Join with Lisa Greenberg after zoom Havdalah for a Jewish origami workshop! Don’t let the word “origami” intimidate you. Those who sign up will receive all of the supplies and directions required to construct a Jewish star, locust, whale, apple and a peace dove delivered to your door. We will Continue Reading »

COVID Talk with Dr. Julie Rosenbaum

Posted on February 21, 2021

COVID Talk with Dr. Julie Rosenbaum Sunday, February 21, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Zoom link available in weekly Hashavua.   Our congregant, Dr. Julie Rosenbaum, Physician Chief, Internal Medicine at Yale Health, will give a talk to the temple community about the COVID vaccine, current issues, and information to reassure folks and dispel myths.  Please join Continue Reading »

February Mitzvah Morning – Making Fleece Blankets

Posted on February 21, 2021

Tiny Miracles Blanket Making at the temple in a socially distanced manner with masks on.  (weather permitting). We will be making fleece isolette blankets, which will be distributed by The Tiny Miracles Foundation to local neonatal intensive care units and families of premature babies. There will also be a member of The Tiny Miracles Foundation Continue Reading »

Pre-Purim Car Parade & Mishloach Manot Pick-Up

Posted on February 21, 2021

One way that we customarily spread joy and cheer on Purim is through Mishloach Manot (“sending gifts”) to one another. Come by B’nai Israel on Sunday, February 21 between 11:30-1:30 p.m. to pick up your own Purim 5781/2021 Mishloach Manot gift bag containing traditional Purim treats, as well as some important additions to go along Continue Reading »

Talmud with Training Wheels

Posted on February 22, 2021

Mondays, February 22, March 1, 8, 22 and 29, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Zoom We have a small but loyal band of people exploring how Talmud and other classic Jewish texts can help us make sense of our world today. We don’t always agree with them (or even with each other), but we are Continue Reading »

What’s Jewish about the Twilight Zone?

Posted on February 24, 2021

Since it certainly feels like we are living in the “Twilight Zone” these days, let’s take a break from our current reality and enter into an alternate universe together! During each monthly class, we’ll watch a different “Twilight Zone” episode together and then discuss the rich Jewish themes and values that we can glean from Continue Reading »