Sukkot Family Program

First Day of CBI Religious School

Sunday, September 26th @ 10 AM

Join us as we celebrate the start of the new Religious School Year & Sukkot with a chance to see you fellow students, their families, your new teachers and a special new performance from some of our favorite guests The Bible Players who will teach us the meaning of Sukkot through a fun and interactive comedy show.

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Kadima & USY Movie In the Hut

Sunday, September 26th @ 5 PM

Join your fellow 6th - 12th graders as we watch a movie & hang out in the Sukkah.

RSVP by clicking here. 

Follow us on instagram at scotch_plains_usy to help select the movie and plan components of the program

Meet the Mahzor

Wednesday, August 25th @ 7:30 PM

Virtual & In Person

This year we are thrilled to be using a new High Holiday prayerbook, the Mahzor Lev Shalem. This Mahzor, published by the Rabbinical Assembly, includes our traditional liturgy along with modern, egalitarian translations, a running commentary explaining historical backgrounds and key concepts, as well as several kavvanot, meditational readings to help us focus at central moments. There is so much to offer and we can't wait to share it with you, so please join us at this session to take a look at the Mahzor even before the holidays. This will help you know your way around the Mahzor and be even better prepared for Rosh Hashanah.

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Community Selichot - 

The Transformational Power of Repentance

Saturday, August 28th @ 8:15 PM

Virtual

Begin the formal High Holiday season and join together with congregations across Union County for our traditional joint Selichot service. Following Havdallah, we'll learn from Rabbi Igael "Iggy" Gurin-Malous who is a renowned Talmud teacher, spiritual counselor, artist, and educator. He grew up between Belgium, Israel, and the United States in a traditional Jewish Orthodox home. He is a frequent author, speaker, teacher and contributor on subjects ranging from Talmud, Jewish text, spirituality, Addiction, recovery, fatherhood, and LGBTQI+ issues. Today he is the founding rabbi and CEO of T’shuvah Center, a new long term Jewish recovery home and community for addicts of all kinds. Prior to that, Rabbi Iggy was the Director of Spiritual Counseling at Beit T’shuvah in Los Angeles.

 Join us in a night of reflection and conversation integrating Jewish wisdom, text and ritual, psychotherapy, the 12 steps and spirituality. The evening concludes with the Selichot service, offering liturgy, music, and reflections to prepare us for Rosh Hashanah.

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Tashlich (& Meditation)

Wednesday, September 8th @ 5 PM

Outdoors in CBI Tents

Tashlich is a ritual to help prepare us spiritually for the new year. Please join us in the CBI side parking lot for a unique Tashlich experience. We will begin with a special guided meditation led by CBI's own Tovah Segelman Spring of Tovah Yoga, as a way of enhancing our spiritual preparation.

No registration necessary, but please practice social distancing.

Family Apple Picking

Sunday, September 12th @ 11 AM

Hillview Farms

Don't miss a great chance to see other CBI families while enjoying a fall experience and chance to pick a staple that everyone needs for their Rosh Hashanah tables.

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