Leorah Wrench: Raising $7,500 for the Santa Barbara Cancer Foundation My name is Leorah Wrench and I represent the 7th grade B’Mitzvah class of 2023, at Congregation B’nai B’rith. At our synagogue, our class was assigned to do a community service project as part of our coming-of-age process as we approach bar or bat mitzvah [...]
At the One805 Live concert, fund raiser for Santa Barbara’s First Responders held at Kevin Costner’s ocean front estate a week ago, Prince Harry and Princess Megan awarded the “Heart of the Community” to CBB friend Adam McKaig. Adam heads up “Adam’s Angels,” the organization he founded in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. [...]
Barbara Greenleaf: ECO Team's Visit to the Tajiguas ReSource Center The following post is a summary of a recent visit by CBB's ECO Team to the Tajiguas ReSource Center. The ECO Team meets the first Tuesday of the month from 3-4 pm. We get together—outdoors and masked—at a centrally located private home. To RSVP and [...]
Diane Blau: GHIS Connection I sat in awe as Rabbi Steve Cohen described the Givat Haviva International School (GHIS). First, he told me about the composition of students living and learning together. Then he explained the mission and vision. I heard words like “conflict resolution,” “peacemaking”, “leadership opportunity.” These high school students from around the [...]
Mariela Socolovsky: Reflections on a Cold and Rainy Winter Night Note: This is an email I sent to our CBB staff on the night of Wednesday, December 22nd after returning from a night of service with CBB community members at Pershing Park. -Mariela Socolovsky, Director of Community Engagement Wow! This was an amazing night. It [...]