B'nai Israel is a warm, welcoming, sensitive and diverse congregation, proudly affiliated with the Reform
Movement. Located in Southbury on a new campus at 444 Main Street North that is shared with our partner organization, The Federation: Jewish Communities of NW CT, we are a home of religious instruction and expression for many Jews and their dear-ones from Southbury, Woodbury, Waterbury, Middlebury, Watertown, Oxford, Newtown, Sandy Hook, and other local communities.
Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism, B'nai Israel is also active in the area Jewish and interfaith communities. A congregational community centered around devotion to God, Torah and the People Israel, a spiritual center welcoming Interfaith families, B'nai Israel endeavors to help bring meaning to searching souls and healing to a fractured world.
Persons interested in our congregation or Judaism are invited to join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Worship Services, held at 7:30 PM on Friday Evenings.
For more information, please contact us by phone, email, or address listed below. We would be delighted to hear from you!
Confirmation Ceremony on Erev Shavuot B'nai Israel recently held its Confirmation Ceremony on Erev Shavuot, celebrating its students who completed the congregation's special program for two years of post Bar/Bat Mitzvah religious study. Pictured are the recent Confirmants and the upcoming class, as well as their religious instructors. Left to right: Front Row: Victoria Messinger, Rebecca Nerzig, Rebecca Hill, Teaching Assistant Shoshana Rabinovsky. Back Row: Teaching Assistant Billy Crotty, Jr., Rabbi Eric Polokoff, Drew Berkowitz, Brendan Rabinovsky, Melissa Buccino, Alex Lampel, Nathan Rubinstein, Evan Merrill, B'nai Israel Religious School Principal Roz Koch and Instructor Liz Wojnar. Missing from photo: Sam Rubinstein.
AGGRESSION AND RELIGION: CAUSE OR SOLUTION? Interfaith discussion at Sacred Heart Church in Southbury on May 26 - participated Rabbi Eric Polokoff, Father Joseph Donnelly, Imam Gaxmed Aga - click to read detailed info
IAC CREATES INTERACTIVE GROUP ON FACEBOOK It will allow us to post news of Israel Advocacy Committee activities and information about Israel and the Middle East. Join us - click to read detailed info
YOM HASHOAH & YOM HAATZMAUT 5770 Public Speech of Rabbi Polokoff at Taft School, April 15, 2010. Click to read
B’nai Israel Spans the Generations
Our newest member Our most senior member
Elijah Tendler, born March 11th, son of Krista& Jeremy and brother of Jacob Dr. Benjamin Littman celebrated his 104th birthday on April 5th. pictured above at his brit milah with Rabbi Eric, Rabbi Krohn(mohel) Dr. Littman, a retired physician, currently resides at the Watermark and grandfather (zandek) Bob Tendler. with his wife, Ruth.
BIRS GRADUATION MEMENTOS - see pictures, roll over mouse to read associated text.
Mitzvah Day success provided by young B'nai Israelites - see photos
by Rabbi Marla FeldmanDirector of Development, URJ Several months ago, I received a panicked email from our contact at the International Medical Corps, one of the URJ's grant recipients from...
by dcc I was recently asked by someone I very much respect to address "the" question. So I started to write the answer in a post...about five times without any luck....
by Arlene ChernowOutreach Specialist, Union for Reform Judaism Ah, the memories! The smells, the food, the cookies, the craft projects, the family decorating together, the company coming over to celebrate,...
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