{"id":7820,"date":"2017-02-21T18:23:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T02:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820"},"modified":"2017-02-21T10:26:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T18:26:03","slug":"dreaming-big-congregation-bnai-briths-90-year-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming Big: Congregation B\u2019nai B\u2019rith&#8217;s 90 Year Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_81151\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81151\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81151\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_3968.jpg\" alt=\"Images from Congregation B'nai B'rith Dreamers Ball. Photos by Leslie Dinaberg.\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Images from Congregation B&#8217;nai B&#8217;rith Dreamers Ball. Photos by Leslie Dinaberg.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Honoring yesterday, today and tomorrow, supporters of <a href=\"http:\/\/cbbsb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Congregation B\u2019nai B\u2019rith<\/a> (CBB) recently gathered at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meritagecollection.com\/Bacara\" target=\"_blank\">Bacara Resort &amp; Spa<\/a> in tribute to the founding families who had the vision to create the home for Santa Barbara\u2019s Jewish community in 1927.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IuHT02MLXWo?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This festive, elegant celebration was packed to the gills with 450 guests to mark the 90th anniversary of\u00a0Congregation B\u2019nai B\u2019rith, Santa Barbara\u2019s largest Jewish synagogue, which now serves as the spiritual home to more than 800 families.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed the <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2017\/01\/congregation-bnai-brith-celebrates-90-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dreamers Ball<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/marc-chagall-9243488\" target=\"_blank\">Marc\u00a0Chagall<\/a>-inspired gala was beautifully reflected in decorations and touches throughout the ballroom and live music by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wethefolk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">We the Folk<\/a> (whose talented accordion player is David Childs, son of Shari and <a href=\"http:\/\/sbcantor.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cantor Mark Childs<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Also honored at the event was Cantor Childs, who has served the congregation for the past 25 years, touching thousands of lives in the process.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/THmTSoo5rhI?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Dreamers Ball was organized by co-chairwomen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noozhawk.com\/article\/070312_hallie_avolio_president_congregation_bnai_brith\" target=\"_blank\">Hallie Avolio<\/a>, board president Judi Koper, Liat Wasserman, Marcy Wimbish, Bethy Fineberg and executive director Elizabeth Gaynes. Ruth Hartzman and <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2013\/10\/santa-barbara-spotlight-bring-compassion-to-santa-barbara-with-beyond-tolerances-adele-rosen\/\" target=\"_blank\">Adele Rosen<\/a> were the honorary co-chairwomen.<\/p>\n<p>An impressive tribute book detailed the congregation\u2019s history and leadership and was filled with glowing personal tributes to Childs and congratulations on the 90th anniversary of Congregation B\u2019nai B\u2019rith. Included in the tribute are excerpts from local historian <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2015\/07\/rearview-mirror-if-these-walls-could-speak-the-art-of-santa-barbara-history\/\" target=\"_blank\">Erin Graffy<\/a>\u2019s upcoming book about the history of Jewish Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we are setting the stage for the next 100 years of our CBB communal life,\u201d writes <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2014\/05\/furthers-community-involvement\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rabbi Steve Cohen<\/a>. \u201cWe are establishing patterns of congregational life which draw deeply upon the best of Jewish tradition and values, and which are vibrantly alive \u2026 full of humor, creativity, moral integrity, intellectual rigor and honesty \u2026 and connect us deeply to this place, Santa Barbara, a place of awesome natural beauty and resources, nestled between the ocean and the mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Congregation B\u2019nai B\u2019rith, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/cbbsb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/cbbsb.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/p>\n<p>Originally published in <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/vCZLS\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Santa Barbara Seasons<\/em><\/a> on February 16, 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-7820\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-7820\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-7820\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820&amp;share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7820&amp;share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honoring yesterday, today and tomorrow, supporters of Congregation B\u2019nai B\u2019rith (CBB) recently gathered at Bacara Resort &amp; Spa in tribute to the founding families who had the vision to create the home for Santa Barbara\u2019s Jewish community in 1927. 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