Welcome to Congregation Beth Elohim
We are a close-knit community synagogue in Acton, Massachusetts, about 25 miles northwest of Boston. We draw our membership from over a dozen surrounding cities and towns. Since our founding in 1969 we have been independent and non-affiliated, allowing us to open our doors to all, regardless of religious background or practice. We are a vibrant, diverse, caring and active community. Join us at a service or event! Click here to learn more about us or to inquire about membership.
Around the Shul
CBE "One Community" Rockin' Auction ♦ Sunday, June 2 ♦ 6:00 PM
Don't miss CBE's biggest social event of the year! RSVP here by May 15th. Join your fellow congregants at CBE’s Rockin' Auction to enjoy catered delicacies and desserts, cash bar, live music and bidding for all these items in the Auction Catalog. Email auction2024@bethelohim.org for questions or if you have goods or services to donate!
Press Event with Lori Trahan ♦ Sunday, May 5 ♦ 9:30 AM outside at CBE
We encourage congregants to attend. US Congresswoman Lori Trahan will visit CBE to celebrate the Department of Energy Sunny Award for Equitable Community Solar to Congregation Beth Elohim and Sunwealth Power. Lori Trahan will attend an informal press event, receive a tour of the canopy and provide remarks congratulating Sunwealth Power and Congregation Beth Elohim as Grand Prize winners in the 2023 national competition. More details here.
Brotherhood Breakfast with Scientists in Synagogues Speaker, Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman ♦ Sunday, May 12 ♦ Breakfast at 9:00AM, Speaker at 9:30 AM in person at CBE & Zoom
Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman is a Professor in MIT’s Aeronautics and Astronautics Department and, as an astronaut, he has made five space flights. He will show his short film, “Space Torah”, which shows how he became an astronaut, carried a Torah on a space flight and performed a short ceremony. There is no charge. To sign up and for more detail about Dr. Hoffman, click here.
Luncheon Honoring Beth Goldstein ♦ Sunday, May 19 ♦ 11:30 AM at CBE
Calling everyone who has interacted with Beth over her tenure at CBE! Join the entire community as we honor Beth for all of her incredibly valuable contributions to our community and to our children's religious education. For our planning purposes, please register here by May 15.
CBE Annual Meeting ♦ Thursday, May 9 ♦ 7:00 PM Zoom only
Our co-presidents will share our year-in-review, the leadership slate for the following term, annual budget, and constitution update information. Congregants received an email with links to presentation information. Check that email or Star-Lite for the main CBE login information.
Sisterhood Spring Flower Sale Fundraiser ♦ Order deadline was Friday, April 26 with pick-up at CBE on Sunday, May 5th
Sisterhood thanks your for your order! Pick up your orders on Sunday, May 5th at CBE between 9:30 and 12:00.
Shabbat B'Yachad (Together!) Dinner ♦ First Friday of each month through May ♦ 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Join us for our Shabbat Dinner the first Friday of each month through May! The dinner is after our Tot Shabbat and before our Ruach Shabbat service, so all can join. There is no charge, but we request that you sign up for our planning purposes. Go to the calendar, click on the 1st Friday of each month dinner event, and sign up!
Temple Tots: A Monthly Class for ages 2-PreK and their Grown-Ups
Join us each month as we explore Jewish holidays through stories, arts and crafts, music, a snack and play time with other Jewish families! Registration is full at this moment, but please email interest to Beth Goldstein at bethg@bethelohim.org as spots may open up.
Torah Talk with Rabbi David ♦ The first 3 Thursdays of each month ♦ 12:00 to 1:00 PM on Zoom only
Rabbi David continues this popular class! This will be a general text study class that could bring in Talmud, Mishnah, Torah, Midrash, or other sacred texts. It could also be about Jewish values and current events, or an upcoming holiday. This fall, the focus will be about Jewish Practice. Sign up to receive the Zoom information.
Monthly Sisterhood Mah Jongg ♦ One Thursday evening per month
Consider joining a Sisterhood Mah Jongg game! Never played but interested in learning? We would be happy to teach you. Just email sisterhood@bethelohim.org. Find the list of dates here.
Monthly Meditations with Cantor Sarra ♦ One Monday per month ♦7:00 to 8:30 PM at CBE & Zoom
This popular series with Cantor Sarra is back and happening monthly both in person and via Zoom! June date is TBD. Sign up here and you will receive the Zoom link.
Fri, May 3 2024
25 Nisan 5784
Covid Guidelines
We need everyone's help to run our hybrid services!
Find details and sign up HERE to be an Oneg Host, Greeter or a ZOOM Host to help make these services successful.
Office Hours
CBE and ADL's Kulanu Initiative
CBE has joined the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Kulanu initiative which targets antisemitism, discrimination, and hate speech. Read more here.
CBE is a member of the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project.
Subscribe to our mailing list!
Call the synagogue office, 978-263-3061, to be added to our mailing list. You will receive our newsletters, the weekly Star-Lite, the monthly Star and more.
We've gone solar!
In observance of the mitzvah, sh'mirat ha-adamah, "protecting the earth," the CBE board has made the commitment to solar power.
Electricity generated by our four solar canopies is among the most for a house of worship in Massachusetts.
See in real time how much electricity is produced directly for CBE and for CBE & the Community. Read about the solar project and when the system went live. Also learn how families are helping the environment by watching our teens in a short video or by joining the Green Team.
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