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UPCOMING EVENTS

Join us for one of our upcoming events! Here is a quick look at the upcoming months and our special yearly celebrations. Guests are always welcome.

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Rabbi Boaz Heilman

Welcome to Congregation B’nai Torah. Please join us for services held virtually on the first and third, and in-person on the second and fourth Friday of each month. Guests are always welcome.

Mission Statement

Mission Statement

Congregation B’nai Torah serves an inclusive Reform Jewish Community dedicated to learning, teaching and living a Jewish way of life. We welcome diversity, interfaith families, younger and older generations to our synagogue; everyone who seeks a sense of family and Jewish community. We value the active participation of our members in our educational, ritual and social life. Everyone matters.

Shabbat services on Friday night

Shabbat services on Friday night

A small congregation with a BIG heart.

Raiseright poster

RaiseRight Gift Card Fundraiser

Join CBT in raising funds by buying gift cards from RaiseRight to pay for your everyday shopping and spending year-round. Groceries, dining out, home improvement, and everything in between. It’s the most convenient and effective way to help CBT earn money because earning becomes part of your everyday life. Plus, gift cards are great for helping you to set and keep a weekly budget. They also make great gifts for any occasion! Learn more here…

Living A Jewish Way of Life

We are a small congregation that is friendly, warm, and inviting. Community is a vital part of our congregation and is evident in many of the programs we offer.

About Us

We are a small congregation that is friendly, warm, and inviting. Community is a vital part of our congregation and is evident in many of the programs we offer.
CBT embraces interfaith families, encouraging everyone to participate fully in our community. We pride ourselves on the relationships and social interaction.

Community

CBT embraces interfaith families, encouraging everyone to participate fully in our community. We pride ourselves on the relationships and social interaction.
We are a small but active congregation. We have interfaith and non-traditional families, singles and couples, young kids and the young at heart. Join us!

Membership

We are a small but active congregation. We have interfaith and non-traditional families, singles and couples, young kids and the young at heart. Join us!
Religious School is held on Sundays and classes range from pre-school/kindergarten age to B'nai Mitzvah young adults. Learning continues in our Adult Education classes.

Learning

Religious School is held on Sundays and classes range from pre-school/kindergarten age to B’nai Mitzvah young adults. Learning continues in our Adult Education classes.
Release the cares of the week and welcome in the joy of Shabbat with family and friends. Together, we celebrate the holidays throughout the Jewish year with worship, stories and study.

Worship

Release the cares of the week and welcome in the joy of Shabbat with family and friends. Together, we celebrate the holidays throughout the Jewish year with worship, stories and study.
CBT is actively involved with fulfilling the mitzvah of tikkun olam, repairing the world. Volunteers are the driving force behind all our synagogue programs, including social action and caring outreach.

Outreach

CBT is actively involved with fulfilling the mitzvah of tikkun olam, repairing the world. Volunteers are the driving force behind all our synagogue programs, including social action and caring outreach.

Reform Judaism Blog

Dear Israel: A Story of Love and Longing

Dear Israel: A Story of Love and Longing jemerman

Experiencing Israel
Photo of Israel
In the pages of a hand-drawn picture book, your story first unfolded before me, telling the tale of my parents' first journey together to your distant lands.

Becoming B’nei Mitzvah at Any Age

Becoming B’nei Mitzvah at Any Age jemerman

B'nai Mitzvah
Photo of an older man standing behind a Torah scroll
Terms like "bar mitzvah," "bet mitzvah," and "bat mitzvah" typically evoke images of teens reading from the Torah and formally taking their place within the Jewish community. But many Reform congregations offer adult b'nei mitzvah classes, enabling people to participate in this ritual later in life.

Five Definitions of Antisemitism

Five Definitions of Antisemitism jemerman

Modern Day Issues in Antisemitism
Photo of a person holding up a sign that says "NO HATE NO FEAR"
As antisemitism continues to threaten American democracy, many are looking for a concise, objective definition to use in online exchanges, schools, and universities to decide if a derisive comment or chanted epithet is legally actionable.

Sam Griffin: Aftermath

Sam Griffin: Aftermath jemerman

Israeli Arts and Culture
“Egyptian Border, Dawn,” 2024, oil on paper
Israeli artist Sam Griffin's paintings, forged in the crisis of war, convey the human capacity for healing and hope for a peaceful future for Israel and humankind.

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Dear Israel: A Story of Love and Longing

Dear Israel: A Story of Love and Longing jemerman

Experiencing Israel
Photo of Israel
In the pages of a hand-drawn picture book, your story first unfolded before me, telling the tale of my parents' first journey together to your distant lands.

Becoming B’nei Mitzvah at Any Age

Becoming B’nei Mitzvah at Any Age jemerman

B'nai Mitzvah
Photo of an older man standing behind a Torah scroll
Terms like "bar mitzvah," "bet mitzvah," and "bat mitzvah" typically evoke images of teens reading from the Torah and formally taking their place within the Jewish community. But many Reform congregations offer adult b'nei mitzvah classes, enabling people to participate in this ritual later in life.

Five Definitions of Antisemitism

Five Definitions of Antisemitism jemerman

Modern Day Issues in Antisemitism
Photo of a person holding up a sign that says "NO HATE NO FEAR"
As antisemitism continues to threaten American democracy, many are looking for a concise, objective definition to use in online exchanges, schools, and universities to decide if a derisive comment or chanted epithet is legally actionable.

Sam Griffin: Aftermath

Sam Griffin: Aftermath jemerman

Israeli Arts and Culture
“Egyptian Border, Dawn,” 2024, oil on paper
Israeli artist Sam Griffin's paintings, forged in the crisis of war, convey the human capacity for healing and hope for a peaceful future for Israel and humankind.