Committees
Description of CBZ Committees
Cemetery: Cares for the cemetery, its burial plots, maintenance, beautification, finances, improvements and monuments. Select these links to read a December 2015 article about the cemetery and view before and after pictures.
- Contact: Mario Aranda
Development: Develops cultural education programs and activities to raise capital for either general operations or special projects. Includes both the Ways & Means Committee and the Cultural & Education Committe
- Contact: Kristin Kimmelman, cbzdevelopment@gmail.com
Finance: Reviews the financial operations of CBZ and reports its findings at the regular meetings of the Board of Directors. Includes both the Budget Committee and the Dues & Retention Committee.
House: Provides maintenance, improvement, supervision and preservation of the buildings and properties of the congregation.
Membership: Keeps in touch with Jewish families in the community, particularly with new families, with the view of inviting them to become members of this congregation; also receives applications for membership, investigate such applications.
Nominating: Selects and presents to the congregation a list of nominees of eligible persons for officers and directors to stand for election, which list shall be voted on at the annual meeting.
- Contact: David Sabal
Personnel: Negotiates and reviews of all employment agreements and evaluation of all employees’ performance and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the hiring and termination of all employees of the congregation.
- Contact: Shane Lipson
Ritual: Is in charge of all religious services of the congregation and formulates rules and regulations for such services, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
Social Action: Develops and maintains relationships and other organizations in the community generally; studies community problems which may arise from time to time and make recommendations for appropriate action to the Board of Directors.
- Contact: Kristin Kimmelman, cbzdevelopment@gmail.com
Talmud Torah: Supervises the CBZ school and determines policy and formulates rules and regulations for the administration of such school(s), subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
Wed, October 16 2019
17 Tishrei 5780
Friday, October 11
7:00 AM - Morning Services
6:15 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, October 12
9:00 AM - Torah Study
9:30 AM - Shabbat Services
6:15 PM - Mincha
Sunday, October 13
Erev Sukkot
8:30 AM - Mornings Services
6:00 PM - Mincha/Ma'ariv
Monday, October 14
Sukkot Day 1
9:30 AM - Shachrit
6:15 PM - Mincha/Ma'ariv
Tuesday, October 15
Sukkot Day 2
9:30 AM - Shachrit
6:15 PM - Mincha/Ma'ariv
Our Mission
Congregation B’nai Zion is a sacred community whose mission is to add Jewish value to the lives of our members engaging God, Torah and Israel as understood and taught by the Conservative Movement.
To accomplish our mission, B’nai Zion establishes educational, cultural, religious, social, and recreational activities that further the cause and objectives of Conservative Judaism. These include sustaining a culture of lifelong Jewish learning and encouraging the next generation of leaders through education and vibrant programing that inspire a sense of Jewish identity and Jewish community. To this end, Congregation B'nai Zion engages children, young adults, families, and seniors living in the Greater El Paso region in exciting events and meaningful Jewish experiences.