Concert for Social Justice, Feb. 24, 7-8:30 pm: Purchase your tickets now!
Kabbalat Shabbat
& Tu Bish’vat Seder
Fri., 2/14 | 6:30 pm
Ba’alei Tefillah: Cantorial Intern
David Fair, Larry Kay
Piano: Music Director
Joyce Rosenzweig
Service Leaders: Rabbi Yael Rapport, Rabbi Marisa James,
Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Ben Dyme

Simultaneous sedarim will be held in the Wine Family Sanctuary and the Evan Wolfson Community Hall to accommodate all participants!
Shabbat Morning–Traditional Egalitarian Minyan
Sat., 2/15 | 10 am
Ba’alei Tefillah: Larry Kay,
Cantorial Intern David Fair
D’var Torah: Frank Giaoui
Middle East & Me:   Talk on Ethiopian Jews
February 12 | 6 pm

February 21 | 5 pm
Tu Bish’vat Seder
February 14 | 6:30-8 pm

February 24 | 7 pm

Congregational Retreat
Registration begins mid- to late Feb.
Retreat: April 24-26


Pictured at left: Celebrate Tu Bish'vat with CBST at Shabbat services on Feb. 14. Journey through the 4 Kabbalistic worlds, eating traditional fruits and nuts, and drinking four cups of wine as we explore the theme of the New Year of the Trees. Rather than our usual seating, participants sit together at tables as our Shabbat service and Seder are interwoven. Thanks to our Green Team's suggestions, this year's Seder will use only composting products to reduce CBST's environmental footprint.


Yom Iyyun
(Day of Learning):
Aging Begins at Birth!
March 22, 10 am

A Look Back: Tasha's 25th Anniversary Celebration (Feb. 9)
We celebrated Tasha Calhoun’s 25 years at CBST on Sunday with a delightful brunch and ceremony. Thank you, Tasha, for your tireless dedication, your outstanding service, and all the love you bring to CBST!
Families with Children: Upcoming Classes
Ages 0-5: Alef-Bet Shabbat:   Feb 22 -- 11:45 am
Grades K-8: Limmud b'Shabbat -   Feb 22 -- 10 am
Grades 9-12: Teen Track and L'Taken Social Justice Program : 4 days of advocacy & action in Washington, DC,  Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2020
Parent Discussion Group with Rabbi Yael Rapport:   Feb 22 -- 12:45-2 pm
Pictured above: A group of enthralled participants in last year's Purim Aggadah Adventure. Join us for this year's adventure!
Celebrate Purim with CBST!
A CBST Exclusive Purim Theater Production! SAVE THE DATE & REGISTER HERE:
Aggadah Adventure: Behind the Mask [recommended for ages 2-7; all kids welcome!]
Mar. 7, 10:30 & 11:45 am

Purim Party! Mar. 9, 5-6 pm [recommended for ages 8-12; all kids welcome!]
Bring the whole family in costume, bake hamantashen , wear a crazy balloon hat, and celebrate Esther's coming out as a Jew to the Persian king and saving our people. New this year: helping the homeless and hungry by packing meals with our social justice partners Repair the World . Free. Not a drop-off program; children must be supervised.
 
Multilingual Megillah Reading with the CBST Community! Mar. 9, 6-9 pm
A costume parade & celebration of our community's diversity: listen to the megillah in English, Hebrew, Swahili, Italian, French, Vulcan, and more. Last year we read 20 languages! Stay for the first hour and then head home, or stay for the whole megillah!
Programming, Events, & Group Tours
To plan an event or program at or with CBST, complete this Event Request Form . To bring a group to visit or tour CBST, complete this Group Tour Request Form . 
Weekly Events
Weds., 6-8:30 pm, CBST;  Email Noah Habeeb if you're a first-timer
Assist asylum seekers w/ their asylum applications.  New volunteers welcome!

RUSA LGBT  Weds., 6pm, CBST;  For LGBTQ asylum-seekers from the FSU

Resistance: Calls & Cards   Thurs., 12:30-2 pm, CBST; pizza; bring a cell phone
We'll coach you to make phone calls & write postcards to your elected officials.

Fri., 12:45-2:30 pm, 238 Thompson St;
No RSVP needed. Welcome worshippers to midday prayer.
In the Community
2/12, 7 pm, at CBST; RSVP requested; hosted by Gays Against Guns
Filmed in the days after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, this intimate chronicle weaves together interviews, v é rit é footage, and personal videos into a moving portrait of grief and one community's crusade to turn tragedy into progress.

2/18, 7-9 pm, B’nai Jeshurun, 257 W 88th St.
The event panel will be exploring, among other questions: What does the law actually say, and what is its impact? What are the values and concerns that underlie debates about the reforms? The forum will be moderated by Emily Bazelon, staff writer for New York Times Magazine & senior research fellow at Yale Law School. Speakers include Dan Quart, New York State Assembly Member, and Nicole Trippet, New York Civil Liberties Union.

2/19, 6:30-8 pm, Temple Emanu-El, 10 E 66th St.
A landmark lawsuit against the 2017 Charlottesville march's organizers is taking on white nationalist leadership. Join us for a discussion of the lawsuit and its potential to turn back the tide of hate with its co-lead counsels and plaintiff.

CBST Ending Mass Incarceration Team invites you to:
2/20, 6:30 pm, Tenement Museum (103 Orchard Street)  
A free panel discussion exploring the history of the United States' immigrant detention policy.  Panelists include: Emily Kassie, Director of Visual Projects, The Marshall Project;
Nancy Hiemstra, author of Detain and Deport: The Chaotic Immigration Enforcement Regime ; and Amelia Marritz, staff attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services.
Sponsorship Deadline
The deadline for acknowledgment is the Tuesday prior to your selected Shabbat date.  Due to limited space, the maximum length for sponsorship messages is 30 words.
Support CBST in your choice of ways:



To celebrate trans, non-binary, & gender-nonconforming friends & family.
Photo Credits
Tasha celebration : Leo Sorel; Purim photo: Jennifer Kleinbaum;
Yom Iyyun collage: Harold Levine, Jeany Heller, & Aleinu; Tu Bish'vat Seder: Harold Levine