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Friday July 18, 2014, 6:30PM
Kabbalat Shabbat Service followed by Potluck Dairy/Pareve Oneg

Please join us on Friday July 18th at 6:30PM for our monthly musical Kabbalat Shabbat celebration lead by Cantor Irwin Gelman with accompaniment provided by the CBA house band under the direction of Marty Kerker.  If you play an instrument and are interested in joining the band, please email Marty, mkerker@aol.com.

Everyone is welcome at our Potluck Dairy/Pareve Oneg after services.  Please bring a dish to pass - dairy, vegan, or kosher fish dishes welcome, but please no meat or shellfish.  Please label your dish if it includes nuts.  Some ideas are salads, casseroles, dips, desserts, or beverages.

Please be aware that the area around CBA will be in use tonight for the 34th running of the Buffalo Subaru Chase on Elmwood.  If you are traveling to us by car, you will have the best luck getting parked and to services by avoiding Elmwood and parking on sides streets (e.g.- Bird or Forest).  Hope to see you soon!  http://www.buffalosubaruchase.com/   

Mark Your Calendar! 

Upcoming dates for Kabbalat Shabbat services (at CBA unless otherwise noted) with Cantor Gelman are:
  • July 18, 2014 at 6:30PM
  • August 15, 2014 at 6:30PM
  • September 24-26, Rosh Hashana Services, times to be announced
  • October 3-4, Yom Kippur Services, times to be announced

Basement Repairs at CBA
Beginning Sunday July 27th, 9AM

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Our next building improvement will be the basement floor.  The work is scheduled to begin with a DIY demolition on Sunday July 27th, followed by drainage installation and a new floor installation by professionals in August, with the goal of having the repairs complete by the High Holidays. 

We need your help on Sunday July 27th beginning at 9AM to do the required demolition work on the wall paneling and to move items out of the areas where construction will be carried out.   We would be very appreciative of the extra handy hands, so please come and bring anyone who is willing to help along with you.  Please contact Bob or Damon if you are able to help!  We will also be doing some redecorating and beautification work on the space after it is put back together again, so please watch this space for notice of future opportunities to help with some interior decorating!  And if you would like to help financially with the basement project, please consider making a donation to the CBA building fund with the designation "new social hall."

High Holidays 5775 at CBA
Wednesday Sept. 24 - Friday Sept. 26, 2014
Friday October 3 - Saturday October 4, 2014

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Planning has already begun for our High Holiday 5775 Services.   Part of what makes our little shul so special is having everyone participate in some way in our services.  We have a role for everyone, from English readings, to aliyot, to Torah and Haftorah reading, D'vrei Torah, ark openings, and Torah dressing.  Please contact Cantor Gelman if you are able to help out in any way.  Many thanks to all who make it possible for us to have these services.

We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends

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In the past year, CBA has benefitted greatly from your time and talents - from the DIY'ers who have taken on the building repairs, to our daveners and musicians. At this year's Congregation Meeting, many new ideas for CBA activities and improvements were suggested. If you would like to help with Ritual, Programming, or Capital Planning, please contact our volunteer coordinators:
  • · Ritual ~ Irwin Gelman ~ Cantor.Gelman@congregationbethabraham.net
  • · Programming ~ Marty Kerker ~ mkerker@aol.com
  • · Capital Planning - Bobby Weinrib ~ dadrib58@aol.com

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