Congregation Beth Emeth Albany

This Wednesday at 4:00 pm The Renaissance Group will be having a planning and brainstorming meeting!

The Renaissance Group (TRG) was created to enrich the CBE experience by bringing together empty nesters and others who are looking to make new friends, strengthen connections, and enjoy shared experiences.

Join in person or via Zoom! Click the link below to register / receive the Zoom link.

https://cbealbany.org/event/the-renaissance-group-meeting-6-24-2026

Rabbi Weitzman's weekly Shabbat message is here! Click the link to read and let us know your feedback!

A Lesson from Rabbi Weitzman: Seeing Giants, Seeing Grasshoppers Parashat Shelach | Congregation Beth Emeth - Albany, NY Rabbi Weitzman's weekly Shabbat message.

Garage Sale Drop Off is coming up! Starting June 21 and through June 23. If you have treasures to donate, now is the time! Click here to learn more:
https://cbealbany.org/garage-sale

Garage Sale is fast approaching! Please consider volunteering to help out or making a donation!

To volunteer click here:
https://cbealbany.shulcloud.com/form/garage-sale-volunteer-sign-up-form-2026.html

To donate click here:
https://cbealbany.shulcloud.com/form/garage-sale-2026---donations.html

Our Annual Garage Sale is coming up!! Click the link below to learn more about drop off dates, volunteer opportunities, and more!

https://cbealbany.org/garage-sale

We are still looking for a few more volunteers for this Sunday's Soup Kitchen! If you are available this Sunday, June 7 at 11:00 am and interested please consider signing up we would love to see you there!

Sign up here:
https://cbealbany.shulcloud.com/form/soupkitchenjune2026

This Sunday! Come out for an afternoon of Classical Music! Register here: https://cbealbany.shulcloud.com/form/asya-markova-concert

Shabbat Shalom! This weeks Lesson from Rabbi Weitzman is here! Click the link to read!
https://cbealbany.org/article/a-lesson-from-rabbi-weitzman-parshat-nasso

And For Your Shabbat Table:
This week, a famous teacher named Rabbi Hillel asked three questions that Jews have been thinking about for thousands of years:

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?

Hillel is teaching us something important: we need to take care of ourselves AND take care of others. Both things matter. Neither one is enough on its own.

This week we also read from the Torah portion Nasso, which tells us nasso et rosh, to "lift up the head" of every person. Every single person deserves to be seen and counted. And every single person is also part of something bigger than themselves.

Question to discuss around the Shabbat table:
Think of a time when you had to balance taking care of yourself and taking care of someone else at the same time. What did you do? Was it hard? What would you do differently now?

For younger children: What is one way you took care of yourself this week, and one way you took care of someone else?

Wishing Rabbi Weitzman a very special birthday today! Make sure to wish Greg Weitzman a very Happy Birthday!

We are looking for a couple more volunteers for the Soup Kitchen on Sunday, June 7! If you are available, please consider signing up!

Register here: https://cbealbany.shulcloud.com/form/soupkitchenjune2026