Installation for Rabbi Brian Leiken – Shabbat Morning Study and Worship Experience

We have planned a Shabbat filled with worship, study, food, drinks and dancing!  Read on for details about the events. 

Our special guests are Rabbi Jeffrey Weill and Coleen Dieker — longtime friends and colleagues of Rabbi Leiken. Rabbi Jeffrey Weill, senior rabbi at Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township Congregation in Skokie, Illinois, will be delivering a sermon on Friday night in addition to leading Saturday morning Torah Study. Coleen Dieker, accomplished composer and violinist, will be performing during services and again with a concert at our Havdalah Party on Saturday night.

• Friday 11/14:
  • 5:30pm – Come early on Friday night for hors d’ouerves from Aba Mediterranean restaurant.
  • 6:30pm – Erev Shabbat services will feature our guests and will be followed by oneg.  You can look forward to cake and ice cream with a cornucopia of flavors, lovingly crafted by CBI congregants.
• Saturday 11/15:
  • 8:45am –A bagel and schmear breakfast will kick off the morning’s events, followed by (9:30) a Shabbat Morning experience that will include some morning blessings, Torah Study, and kaddish yatom.
  • 4:30pm – Come back in the evening for a violin concert, followed by Havdalah.
  • 5:30pm – We’ll celebrate into the evening with a bluegrass band, tacos, margaritas, aquas frescas, and dancing!

Click HERE ​​​​​​​to let us know you’re coming!