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
Visit to the MIT Haystack Observatory (Adult Ed & Scientists-in-Synagogues) ♦ Tuesday, May 27 ♦ 1:00 at CBE if carpooling or 1:30 at the Haystack, 99 Millstone Road, Westford
Want to visit a cutting-edge radio science research facility right next door in Westford? MIT’s Haystack Observatory high-powered staff and instruments are at the forefront of major advances in fields like astronomy, space weather, geodesy, and space technology. Attendance is limited to the first 30 that sign up HERE.
Klezmer Shabbat with special musical guests Shir Chutzpa ♦ Friday, May 30 ♦ 6:30 PM
Join us for an uplifting, freileche (joyful) service for all ages with the ten-piece Klezmer band Shir Chutzpa, visiting from Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland! To learn more about Shir Chutzpa and our connection with them, click HERE.
Tikkun L'eil Shavuot ♦ Sunday, June 1 ♦ 8:00 PM in person and Zoom
Please join us for our annual fun and educational community gathering. At CBE, we learn from each other, and share food, especially cheesecake. Sign up HERE and let us know if you want to teach!
Sisterhood Games Afternoons led by Naomi Katz Mintz ♦ Meeting the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month ♦ 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM in the CBE Library
CBE Sisterhood is launching a Sisterhood Games Group introduced by Naomi Mintz! The planned schedule is the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. Examples of the games include Scattergories, Catch Phrase, Taboo, Pictionary, and Charades, to name a few. Sign up for May dates HERE. Sign up for June dates HERE.
Tot Shabbat & Shabbat Dinner ♦ Usually the first Friday of each month ♦ Check calendar for dates & sign-up link
All of our youngest children and their grownups are invited to sing, dance and pray with educator Naomi Katz-Mintz, Rabbi David, and Religious School Director Cindy Kalish. Everyone is invited to stay for Shabbat Dinner afterwards. Dinner is free but please register using the sign-up link on the CBE calendar or in the Star-Lite.
Torah Talk with Rabbi David ♦ Usually, the first 3 Thursdays of each month ♦ 12:00 to 1:00 PM on Zoom only
This is a general text study class that can bring in Talmud, Mishnah, Torah, Midrash, or other sacred texts. It can also be about Jewish values and current events, or an upcoming holiday.. Click here for the class dates and to sign up to receive the Zoom information.
Monthly Meditations with Cantor Sarra ♦ Monthly Dates ♦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! Click here to see the dates and to sign up.
Sisterhood Bi-Weekly Mah-Jongg
Regular games will be held every other Sunday thereafter from 9:30 – 12. Come play with us! See the dates of play HERE.
Sisterhood Monthly Book Group
Join us! We meet monthly on a Sunday at member's homes. See Star-Lite for upcoming book selections and click here to see the planned dates. Email sisterhood@bethelohim.org if you want to join!
Mid-week Torah Study with Waky ♦ Wednesdays ♦ 1-2 PM ♦ via Zoom
Join a group of adult students that has been studying Jewish texts together for several years. We study using the chevruta style of learning – we all share our thoughts on a wide perspective of texts. No previous knowledge is required nor is reading Hebrew a necessity. Drop-ins are welcome. Contact Waky at adulted@bethelohim.org.
Fun for the youngest and their grownups! Temple Tots for kids age 2 through pre-K held monthly on Sundays at 10 AM and Tot Shabbat followed by dinner held the first Friday of most months
Temple Tots is a free monthly class where kids and their parents can explore Jewish holidays through stories, crafts, and music. See dates for Tot Shabbat on our calendar and join us as we dance, sing and pray and then eat! Email Cindy Kalish, cindyk@bethelohim.org, for more information.
Fri, May 9 2025
11 Iyyar 5785
COVID policy
Our policy has been updated for September 2024. Find it here.
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 bi-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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