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Week of Sunday, January 8 - Saturday, January 14, 2017
 CBH Host Week
To Shelter the HomelessAll Week, Social Hall
Would you like to make a tangible difference in the lives of the homeless population in our town? Would you like to teach your children about tikkun olam and tzedakah in a very real and enjoyable way?
You can help by driving, cooking and/or serving food for the guests of the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter at CBH. This mitzvah opportunity is appropriate for children 9 years or older with adult supervision. This is a great group or family activity. It's easy to sign up, just click on this link.
Thank you for your support! If you have questions or need help coordinating a group, please email CBH Partner Sharon Richman by clicking her name.
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 Biberstein Social Action Fund
2016 Grant Awards Announced;
Presentation To Come in January
Thirteen Yolo County nonprofit organizations have received more than $12,000 in 2016 grant funding from the Biberstein Social Action Fund. To see details about the selected organizations and the projects made possible by the grants, please click here. Information about the fund, its history and the award application process also can be found on this web page.
An awards presentation date in January will be announced soon. The presentation typically takes place during a Relgious School Sunday morning service, providing the students with the opportunity to witness the connection between tzedakah and meaningful work in the community. The CBH partners currently serving on the Biberstein Social Action Fund selection committee are Ernie Biberstein, Anne Gieseke, Amy Abramson, Sandy Jones, Joan Sublett, Shoshana Zatz, and Rabbi Greg Wolfe.
Contributions to the fund to support next year's grants are encouraged at any time. Checks should be made to CBH with "Biberstein Social Action Fund" in the memo, or, you may donate online at this link and enter the purpose of your gift in the notes section.
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Items for the Weekly e-tone must be submitted by the Monday prior to publication to: http://www.bethaverim.org/new/weekly-newsletter/event-submission
or communications@bethaverim.org.
The e-tone usually is published on Thursdays. Submissions meeting the following criteria will be considered for publication:
- Reminders about approved CBH programs and events
- Meeting notices for CBH groups and committees
- Religious school and/or CBH youth groups notices
- Ritual information (i.e., holiday and Shabbat schedules and details)
- Updates from CBH clergy
- News about partners' lifecycle events (b’nai mitzvahs, births, marriages, deaths)
- Items from Hillel, the Sacramento Jewish Federation and the URJ may also be included.
All submissions must include contact information, and may be edited for length, clarity, readability and compliance with CBH editorial style. The placement and frequency of submissions within the e-tone will be at the discretion of the Communications Specialist and/or the Executive Director. No item will be included more than four weeks prior to an event/meeting date, although exceptions may be made for CBH fundraisers.
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As a resource for CBH partners, the Bet Haverim website features an entire page of Hanukkah information to add light to your holiday! Click 
Each night at 6:00 p.m. during Hanukkah, CBH committees, groups, havurot and families are invited to each take a turn ensuring that our large-scale, handcrafted, forged metal hanukkiah is illuminated in the Redwood Grove. The commitment is 30 minutes or less, and you're encouraged to invite as many friends and family members as you wish to take part. Large diameter candles will be provided, as well as a copy of the blessings. Four dates remain: December 27 - 29 and 31, so 
5:30 p.m. in the Social Hall, featuring special guest musician Marshall Voit, guitarist and vocalist.
hanukkiah at 5:45 p.m. to the Social Hall and illuminate it along side your community.
The Future of the Bet Haverim Community Is In Your Hands...Join Your Haverim Who Are Already
“We have made a legacy commitment to CBH, because we believe Judaism is important. We believe the local Jewish community is strong, and hope to see it continue to flourish in the future. In fact, it was in our living room that the Jewish Fellowship of Davis (now CBH) began!”
games, exchanging "Hanukkah Harry" gifts, making friendship bracelets for hospitalized children and to learn about how other cultures celebrate. 
Calling all Middle Schoolers to West Coast Party, Jr. 
g high school seniors who have lived in Yolo, Sacramento, Placer or El Dorado Counties for at least two years may be eligible to apply for a Schwab-Rosenhouse Memorial Scholarship, if they plan to attend a college within 100 miles of Sacramento. For more details, see 
Israel Matters Presents: Randy Neal of Christians United for Israel
ChaverSangha Meditation Group 
