Shabbat

Shabbat has been called a sanctuary; an island of holiness in time.  The week is filled with stress:  rushing from work to activity to home pressures and back to work: a treadmill.  Shabbat is our time to get off that treadmill.  To take a look around and appreciate all that we have; all that God has granted us:  our children, our spouses, our parents.  The green of the forest, the blueness of the sky, the blazing oranges and reds of the setting (or rising) sun; a bird's song; a baby's laughter.  

When we greet each other on Shabbat (or on Friday as we prepare to welcome it), we say "ShabbatShalom:" "May you have a peaceful Shabbat."  

We celebrate Shabbat both at home and at synagogue:  

• Weekly Synagogue services in our beautiful Beit Midrash, short and spirited at 6:45 p.m. get you home in time for Shabbat dinner. 
• Read more for a fuller description of CBS'  family-friendly Shabbat experiences, including dates.
• ShabbaTONE-Offered Periodically throughout the year, it's a service with lots of singing, the CBS ShabbaTONE band and a delicious OnegShabbat. 
• ShabbaTONEd-Down: ShabbaTONE's mellower sister also offered periodically throughout the year
• StoryBook Shabbat: On alternate months, this lively family experience is filled with music, singing, a story--and special gifts and blessings for those celebrating a birthday

Shabbat morning offers you lots of choices for experiencing Shabbat.  

• Our fully egalatarian main sanctuary service begins at 9:30 a.m.  
• Family Service offers a family-friendly alternative to our traditional worship the second and fourth week of the month.
• Parent-Tot Shabbat falls on the first Shabbat of the month alternating with Friday night's StoryBook Shabbat.
• Study Minyan: The fourth Shabbat of each month.
•  Torah for Tots (ages 2-6) for the congregation's youngest children we offer  .   

All services conclude at the same time (although they begin at 10:30 a.m.--Parent-Tot begins at 10:45 a.m.) as we join together for a delicious Kiddush lunch in the social hall.

We conclude Shabbat with Havdalah, a ceremony of candle fire, the sweet smell of spices and the tast of wine.  It's a beautiful ritual; one to carry you back into the work (or school) week, with the a little bit of Shabbat feeling still lingering.