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THIS SHABBAT: Friday, Dec. 6, 6:30 pm, CBST
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“Black Friday” “Cyber Monday” “Giving Tuesday” “Small Business Saturday"
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CBST is your LGBTQS congregation
, offering meaningful giving opportunities to change lives and make history in a challenging world since 1973.
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CBST Annual Membership Meeting
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Thursday, December 12, 6pm, CBST
CBST will hold its Annual Membership Meeting to conduct the business of the President's Report, Rabbi's Report, Board Candidates Q&A, Election of Board Members, Treasurer's Report, Approval of Proposed 2020 Budget, Board Election Results, and Adjournment. All eligible members can vote in person. Questions?
board@cbst.org
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212-929-9498, x811.
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Friday, Dec. 6 / 9 Kislev
Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:30 pm; World AIDS Day Shabbat
Ba’al Tefillah: Cantorial Intern David Fair
Piano: Joyce Rosenzweig
Service Leader: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Remarks by CBST Past President William Hibsher and readings by members of Aleinu
Aufruf blessing for Amit Paley & Jonathan Naymark
Saturday, Dec. 7 / 9 Kislev
Shabbat Morning – Yoga & Meditation Service, 10 am
Ba’al Tefillah: Cantorial Intern David Fair
Service Leader & D’var Torah: CRRI Ben Dyme
Limmud b’Shabbat: 10:00 am
Alef-Bet Shabbat: 11:45 am
L’Taken Teen Track: 1:30-3 pm
B’nai Mitzvah Social Justice Project (only for 6th grade, 7th grade, & adult b'nai mitzvah 5780 cohort): 1-3 pm
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Thursday, December 5, 6 pm, at CBST;
REGISTER
Discuss the Modern Orthodox & Conservative movements' creation & arguments over women's role in those movements with Dr. Regina Stein, Scholar-in-Residence at the Museum at Eldridge St.
Next session: Thursday, December 19, 7 pm, at CBST;
REGISTER
Learn dances set to songs by top Israeli LGBT artists. Stretch your legs & dance skills. Refreshments. $18/session.
Friday, December 27, at CBST; 6:30pm Services, 8:30pm Oneg
Light Chanukah candles, give thanks for the light in our lives, and sing along CBST-style with our famous Chanukah medley (and everyone's favorite rabbinic solo). Stay after services for a special oneg with latkes,
sufganiyot
, & a teaching from Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies. One of our most popular services, Shabbat Chanukah is a community experience you won't want to miss.
Chag Urim Sameach!
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From birth through high school, CBST provides learning opportunities for children & their families
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Limmud b'Shabbat & Teen Track registration still open!
- Ages 0-5: Alef-Bet Shabbat: Dec 7, Dec 14 -- 11:45 am
- Grades K-8: Limmud b'Shabbat - Dec 7, Dec 14 -- 10 am
- Grades 9-12: Teen Track and L'Taken trip - Dec 7, Jan 10, Feb 22 -- 1:30-3 pm; L'Taken Social Justice Program: 4 days of advocacy & action in Washington DC, Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2020
- Parent Discussion with Rabbi (kiddush lunch): Dec 7, 12:45-2 pm
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Antisemitism is on the rise in the United States and globally. There are accusations of antisemitism on the left and on the right. So many of us assume we understand what it is. Is today's antisemitism the same as it was in Europe? What is the source of antisemitism? What is the relationship between antisemitism and white nationalism? What can we do about it? In this four-session class, we will explore the history and current expressions of antisemitism.
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From our Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Mike Moskowitz:
“In the purest kind of love, we seek to better ourselves as a way of making the best possible offering to those we love.”
Click
HERE
to read the full post!
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Social Justice Initiatives
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If you aren't a lawyer and want to volunteer at our weekly
pro se
immigration legal clinic, y
ou can register for one of our upcoming clinic trainings, listed above.
Come learn the skills you'll need to provide vital assistance at CBST's weekly clinic.
Reunite detained immigrants with their families by paying their bail; detainees are released to pursue their cases while living free. Contribute by check with memo: CBST Bail Bond Fund or online. Proceeds support New Sanctuary Coalition's "Life Bond Fund," which has freed 25 immigrants.
Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 pm, 130 W. 30th St
Community members assist immigrants & asylum seekers with asylum applications and other aspects of our labyrinthine immigration system. New volunteers always welcome!
Email our Clinic Coordinator Noah Habeeb
& let us know you're joining us so we can provide training and/or mentoring. CBST is a proud partner with the New Sanctuary Coalition, RUSA, and SAFE in this work.
RUSA LGBT
Wednesdays, 6 pm, 130 West 30th Street
Supporting LGBTQ asylum seekers from the former USSR; RU/ENG.
Got something to say to your government? We'll provide pizza & coach you to make phone calls & write postcards to your elected officials. Make your voice heard in DC & Albany. Bring a cell phone & your fighting spirit! Any questions, please
email Sabrina Farber
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Welcome worshippers to Jummah midday prayer every/any Friday & send a clear message that we stand with our Muslim neighbors.
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Moving Traditions: Tzelem – Trans & Non-binary Teen Group
Saturdays, starts Dec. 7, 2-4pm, Cong. Rodeph Sholom, 7 W 83rd St
Tzelem is a monthly group for Jewish trans, nonbinary, & genderqueer teens. Each month, the group will focus on topics such as courage, friendship, stress, body image, and spirituality. For more info and to register,
CLICK HERE
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Bystander Intervention 101: Verbal & Behavioral De-Escalation Workshop
Wednesday, December 4, 6:30 – 9 pm, LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
CBST is a proud sponsor of this event along with the Anti-Violence Project (AVP), the NYC Commission on Human Rights, and Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ). Bystander Intervention 101 is a training in verbal and behavioral de-escalation. Attendees will be equipped with the tools to safely and non-violently intervene and de-escalate situations and to disrupt hate violence or hate speech. The training will explore the meaning of safety, being an effective ally, and how identity plays a role in the ways we choose to intervene.
REGISTER HERE!
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