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    • Welcome from CBS President, Elizabeth Sigale
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      • Rabbi David Eber
        • Beyond the Bima
      • Cantor Emerita Hasha Musha Perman
    • Professional Staff
      • Rabbi Allison Peiser, Education Director
      • Bridge Biernacki, Interim Education Director
      • Sarah Ferrao, Preschool Director
    • Board of Directors
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    • Calendar of Events
    • Directions and Office Hours
    • General Membership Information
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  • For Newcomers
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    • Dues
    • Directions and Office Hours
    • CBS Guide for Visitors and Guests
    • Arranging a Visit or Tour
    • Information on Naperville
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    • Worship Resources
      • Kabbalat Shabbat Music
      • Tish’a b’Av Torah Tropes
    • Shabbat
    • High Holidays
      • High Holiday Leadership Team
      • High Holiday Prayer Book
      • High Holiday Sermons 5785
      • Donate to the Annual Campaign 5785
      • Yizkor Siddur 5785
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    • Chevra Kadisha
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    • Shivyon (LGBTQ+ inclusion and support)
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      • Challah Workshops
      • Mahjong
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      • Social groups/Chavurot
    • Photo Album 2025
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      • B’nai Mitzvah and Beyond
      • Dine and discuss
      • Site-Seeing: Jewish Sites & Apps
    • Bar/Bat Mitzvah
      • Tutoring audio tracks
    • Youth
      • Kibbutz Katan (Young children)
      • BBYO – B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
      • Moving Traditions’ Tzelem
      • Scout Shabbat
    • Adult Education
    • Adult Bnai Mitzvah: First or Second Time Around
    • Preschool Closing After 34 Amazing Years
      • Sarah Ferrao, Preschool Director
      • Preschool Summer Camp 2025
    • CBS Library
  • Facility Rental
    • Event Spaces for Rent
    • Reserving Our Building
    • Parking Space Rental
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Funerals and Shiva

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We at Congregation Beth Shalom want you to know that we are available to answer your questions regarding the death of a loved one and to guide you through the process of funeral preparations and sitting shiva.

The death of a loved one often leads to disorientation and confusion about how to proceed. The guide below has been prepared to help CBS members deal with this process.

Yizkor Book 5782Download
Love and Loss in Jewish TraditionDownload
Prayers for A House of Mourning – Kol HaneshamahDownload

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