CBI RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 

Dear parents,

We are approaching the last month of Hebrew and Religious school. This will be a short but fun month. On May 6th Crazy Picasso will be at CBI. Bring you family and friends to join us for this event! It starts at 10.30 am.

Mark your calendar for, May 11th when our conformation class students will be graduating. They will lead the Shabbat service at 6.30pm followed by a family Shabbat.

And we finish our school year with a school wide pool party at the JCC on Sunday, May 20 at 3.00 – 5.00 pm. More information to be follow.

B’Shalom
Manuela Sela
Religious School Director

Religious and Hebrew School schedule

May 6   Hebrew 9.00 – 10.15
  Religious school 10.30 – 12.30
  (CRAZY PICASSO)

May 13  NO SCHOOL

May 20  NO SCHOOL
  POOL PARTY @ JCC 3pm-5pm

CBI SISTERHOOD

Dear sisterhood member,

I am happy to announce that during our last meeting we voted on our food fest profits and the profits from our Ungerleider party .

We decided that:
$1000 will go to youth group
$2000 to religious school
$2000 to green family camp scholarship
$4500 for Shabbat dinners          
$42000 to CBI
$1000 to Tikkun Olam.

We are also donating $2500 to CBI for the new multi media room.  During the meeting we also discussed our new Board member for 2018 – 2019. We are still recruiting, and we hope to give you all an update with the new members soon.

Please join the Jewish Women’s Organizations of Corpus Christi 48th spring luncheon and presentation of the Miriam Award to Rikki Schmitchel, on Wednesday, May 9th at 11.30 am at the Corpus Christi Country Club.
Please RSVP to Amy Krams at 361-854-9454.

Have a good and safe summer

Manuela Sela
Sisterhood president

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2018 CONFIRMATION

Please join us as we celebrate the
confirmation of our 2018 confirmation class

 Elisheva Barnett  *  Mira Emanuel  *  Eli Green
Aaron Lebowitz  *  Love Rios
Bella Rogoff  *  Elizabeth Schmidt  *Eli Susser

After a year of continued study our confirmation students will be confirming their commitment to Judaism and their Jewish identity and we look forward to celebrating together with them on  Friday night, May 11.

Join us for a family service at 6:30 pm led by our confirmation students followed by a Shabbat meal provided by our confirmation class parents. 

SHAVUOT

Sunday, May 20th
   9:00 am:  Shavuot Service including Yizkor
   10am-12pm:  Shavuot Study on Judaism and the World to Come

There are many questions for which we may never know the answer.  One of the most significant is what happens after we die. Is there a world to come?  What does it look like?  Who gets to go there? Is there a heaven and a hell?

But while we may never know the answer Judaism has no shortage of thought and answers about this most significant of questions.  Join us on the morning of Shavuot for a Shavuot service followed by a study session on Judaism and the World to Come. 

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OMER STUDY

PIRKEI AVOT, THE ETHICS OF THE FATHERS

SATURDAY MORNINGS
THROUGH MAY 19
11 AM - 12:30PM
at Congregation Beth Israel

As they left Egypt the Israelites set out on a journey to the Land of Israel and to becoming better people both morally and spiritually.  As they journeyed they learned and grew as people and so we engage in learning during the omer (the period between Passover and Shavuot) to do the same. 

Join us as we engage in the traditional study of the Pirkei Avot a rabbinic guide to spiritual and moral self-improvement that has inspired Jews since the time of the ancient Rabbis.

SAVE THE DATE
Congregational Annual Meeting
Thursday, June 28th at 6:00 pm 

RUMMAGE SALE

We are still working on new dates for the upcoming Rummage Sale!  It was postponed because we are still continuing to collect many more items needed.  So please “rummage” through your homes and businesses and drop off your donated items at Congregation Beth Israel whenever you like.  Just make sure Debbie is at CBI to direct you where to put your items.  Donation receipts for tax purposes will be available on the front table, so help yourself to one!

If you have any questions, please contact:

Leslie Green at 804-334-5662  or Randi Emanuel 361-446-3117

Thank you so much for your donation!!
Leslie & Randi