Shabbat Services
2026-03-21 10:00, 2026-03-28 10:00, 2026-04-04 10:00, 2026-04-11 10:00 (America/New_York)
Weekly Shabbat services begin at 10:00 am (9:30 am when there is a B Mitzvah) in person and via our livestream feed. Our services combine traditional and contemporary prayers. Rabbi Ita Paskind’s D’var Torah offers thought provoking and inspirational words. We often spotlight guests and congregants to be our guest D’var Torah assuring different perspectives on Torah and “hot topics.”

Pre BMitzvah
2026-03-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
4th through pre-B/Mitzvah 8th grade students should plan to attend an in-person Shabbat service with Morah Rhonda Ginsberg at CBE, Norwalk, starting at 10am in the chapel. Students will become more familiar with our service, practice their prayers, and prepare for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah. They will help lead the Torah service and other parts of the service, as appropriate.

This year we are excited to add 4th graders to join the group. They will start to recognize the prayers they are learning in Kesher and follow the flow of the service. Practice makes perfect!
We hope that our 7th and pre-B/Mitzvah 8th graders, especially, will attend more often to become familiar with the service prior to B/mitzvah.
As always, parents are welcome to join us too and participate in the service. Please plan to stay for kiddish lunch and socialize after services.
Please note the dates listed below in your calendar to avoid as much conflict as possible. Note: If you are dropping off your child, please remember your door code for pickup.
Dates for pre-B/Mitzvah services:
Jan 31, Feb. 28, March 21, April 25, May 9, June 13

Shabbat Club: Learn, Lead, and Laugh!
2026-03-21 10:30 - 12:00
Announcing our brand-new Shabbat Club, for students in Grades 2-5. Shabbat Club will meet monthly on Saturday mornings 10:30 am – 12 noon, and students will learn a bit about the weekly Torah portion, practice (and lead!) a part of the service, and of course have fun. Meet Kim in the CBE lobby! Jan. 31, Feb.28, March 21, April 25, May 16, June 13.
Shabbat Club is designed to help elementary students become more familiar with the Shabbat service, as they start to progress toward celebrating becoming B’nei Mitzvah!

Shabbat Club is open to all; feel free to share with friends.

Tot Shabbat
2026-03-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Tot Shabbat meets monthly on Saturday mornings and is open to children in preschool through first grade. The children learn about and celebrate Judaism, Shabbat and the Jewish holidays throughout the year. Our monthly experiences include a special snack, songs, prayers, and dancing.
Click here for the flyer.

Conversation with Rabbi Paskind Around the Shabbat Kiddush Table
2026-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Join the conversation about Rabbi Paksind’s recent trip to Israel at Kiddush on March 21 and April 18.

Weekly Limud/Text Study
2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-31 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
All are invited to join Rabbi Paskind’s new Limud, or text study, group on Tuesdays at 12pm (in person and on Zoom). We will read and discuss our way through the Prophets in the Tanach, or Hebrew Bible. Please bring your own copy of the Bible (JPS Tanakh is a great option), or bring up the text on www.sefaria.org on your screen. Feel free to bring your (non-meat) lunch and eat while we learn together.

Board of Trustees Meeting
2026-03-24 20:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
This regular monthly meeting takes place at 8:00 pm on Zoom.

Beth Elles Passover-Themed Cooking Class with Ronnie Fein
2026-03-26 18:30 - 21:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Come and enjoy a Passover-themed cooking class of vegetarian treats with cookbook author, food journalist, and cooking teacher, Ronnie Fein.
Please RSVP HERE.
Fein calls herself a teacher at heart and makes sure everyone from beginners to experienced cooks can follow her recipes, understand why they work and what ingredients to substitute, if necessary.

Kabbalat Shabbat
2026-03-27 18:00 - 19:15, 2026-04-03 18:00 - 19:15, 2026-04-10 18:00 - 19:15
Join us every Friday evening in person or via Zoom at 6 pm for an uplifting, spiritual end to your week. We incorporate music to make the service even more inspiring. (Please note, the time & Zoom option are subject to change for special events.)

Pre-Pesach Lunch n Learn with Rabbi Paskind
2026-03-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Pre-Pesach Lunch n Learn with Rabbi Paskind. Come to services on Shabbat morning and stay for some pre-Pesach learning! Please RSVP Here.

Erev Pesach - CBE Office will close at noon
2026-04-01 08:00 - 17:00
Erev Pesach – CBE Office will close at noon today for Pesach.
If you need immediate assistance while the office is closed, please
email both: office@congbethel.org and danielle@congbethel.org with the
subject line: URGENT.

Pesach - CBE Office is Closed Today
2026-04-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Pesach – The CBE Office is closed April 2 and April 3 for Pesach.
If you need immediate assistance while the office is closed, please
email both: office@congbethel.org and danielle@congbethel.org with the
subject line: URGENT.

Torah Study
2026-04-04 11:15 | Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Join Beth El for monthly Torah study. It takes place during Shabbat morning services, followed by Kiddush lunch, in the Social Hall. All are welcome to come and participate!

Pesach - CBE Office is Closed Today
2026-04-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Pesach – The CBE Office is closed April 8 and April 9 for Pesach.
If you need immediate assistance while the office is closed, please
email both: office@congbethel.org and danielle@congbethel.org with the
subject line: URGENT.

Shabbat Dinner: Bring on the Chametz!
2026-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Shabbat Dinner: Bring on the Chametz!
Join us at CBE on April 10 for a Dairy Dinner Pasta Bar, Garlic Bread, Eggplant Parmigiana, Salad and Pasta.
Please RSVP HERE by April 8.

Scholar in Residence: Building Bridges with Noam Marans and Shabbat Dinner
2026-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Building Bridges: Jewish Values and Interfaith Relationships Today
Session 1, Over Friday Night Dinner: Why does interfaith dialogue matter?
RSVP for Shabbat Dinner HERE.
Click here for the flyer and all the details.
Shabbat Dinner “Bring on the Chametz” (reservations required for dinner) on April 10, meet our Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Noam Marans, the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) Director of Interreligious Affairs, heading the agency’s global interfaith outreach and advocacy. He served as chair of IJCIC, the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations, world Jewry’s official dialogue partner with the Vatican, Ecumenical Patriarchate, World Council of Churches, World Evangelical Alliance, and other bodies.
Rabbi Marans will also join us on Shabbat Morning on April 11.
Read more about Rabbi Noam Marans HERE.

Scholar in Residence Shabbat Morning with Rabbi Noam Marans
2026-04-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Session 2 (Shabbat morning D’var Torah): How do Jewish and Muslim
leaders engage in meaningful dialogue?
Session 3 (Over Kiddush Lunch): What does Jewish/Christian
dialogue look like today, and how has it evolved in
recent years?
Click here for the flyer and additional details.

Schoke Spring Community Mitzvah Day at CBE
2026-04-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Congregation Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Ave, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
Schoke JFS will be using the CBE social hall and parking lot on Sunday, April 12th, from 10:30 AM–12:30 PM to host a Spring Community Mitzvah Day. All are welcome to come and participate!
Click here for the flyer.

Schoke Kosher Food Pantry Truck at CBE
2026-04-12 12:45 - 14:45 | Beth El Norwalk, 109 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT, 06851, United States
CBE’s Social Action Committee has teamed up with the Schoke Kosher Food Pantry truck to offer its services monthly in the CBE parking lot. Each month this truck serves the members of our community with food staples and needs. Volunteers are welcome. Contact Sylvia Schulman for more information.

Community Yom HaShoah Commemoration at Temple Israel
2026-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Temple Israel, 14 Coleytown Road, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
Temple Israel will be hosting a Community Yom HaShoah Commemoration with the greater Fairfield County community, in partnership with the Federation and local congregations.
A Holocaust survivor will be speaking.
Please RSVP Here.
