Dear CBST Community:
I, like all of you, have been living and working in my apartment. I know that so many of you are facing the profound challenges of living alone and being isolated, and others are challenged with living with children who are now home all day. Some are deeply afraid of becoming sick. Some are watching relatives and loved ones become sick. And some of us are sick.
In frightening times, it is easy to close our hearts and let the fear control us. We must not do this. 
DO NOT DESPAIR. We must be the light in the darkness. We are building a foundation for the future. That foundation will be built with our tears and also our joy. It will be built with our dreams and our hopes. And the future will look back on us and be grateful that we did not give up or give in for their sake.

With love and blessings,

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Senior Rabbi

A Prayer for Health Care Workers
May the One who blessed our ancestors
Bless all those who put themselves at risk to care for the sick
Physicians and nurses and orderlies
Technicians and home health aides
EMTs and pharmacists
(And bless especially _______)
Who navigate the unfolding dangers of the world each day,
To tend to those they have sworn to help.
Bless them in their coming home and bless them in their going out.
Ease their fear. Sustain them.
Source of all breath, healer of all beings,
Protect them and restore their hope.
Strengthen them, that they may bring strength;
Keep them in health, that they may bring healing.
Help them know again a time when they can breathe without fear.
Bless the sacred work of their hands.
May this plague pass from among us, speedily and in our days.
Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, March 2020

Frontline: A Meeting of Healthcare Professionals & Their Family Members with Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Sunday, 3/29, 6 pm, via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/568226295
Meeting ID: 568 226 295; phone: +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
At a time when most of our city is sheltering in place, our doctors, nurses, therapists, and other healthcare workers are wrestling with COVID-19 and what it means to provide care in this new age. With a complete shortage of resources and inadequate means of testing, healthcare professionals are feeling ill-equipped and overwhelmed, struggling with how to best serve a panicked community. Join Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum in a meeting to share experiences and discuss how we can support each other as we make our way through this. This meeting is reserved for healthcare professionals and their family members.

CBST Community Cultural Recommendations
Got some recommendations for spiritually nourishing books, songs, movies, or other ways of passing the time in quarantine? Share them with the community here -- simply type any suggestions you have under the appropriate category, and enjoy!
Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, Mar. 27 / 3 Nisan
Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:30 pm
Ba’al Tefillah:  Cantorial Intern David Fair
Piano:  Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig
Service Leader & Drashah: 
 Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Visit CBST's Facebook page's Livestream tab . You don’t need a Facebook account to view our Facebook Livestream--it’s a public page. If the livestream hasn't started yet, you will receive a message saying, " Sorry, this content isn't available right now."

Mishpachah Virtual Dinner: 5 pm, Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/513521023  
Meeting ID: 513 521 023
Dial by your location: +1 646 876 9923 (New York) Meeting ID: 513 521 023
Saturday, Mar. 28 / 3 Nisan: Shabbat Morning – Services Cancelled


Online Limmud Classes (Grades K-8)
Shabbat morning - 10-11 am
For students who want to connect with their teachers and each other, Limmud will be held via Zoom this Shabbat morning. Teachers will email their classes the Zoom link and details.



Congregational Havdalah Service
3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 8:30 pm
Meeting ID: 654 880 356; phone: +1 646 876 9923 (New York)
Online Meditation M-Fr 12:30-1:00 pm ( Weds. 12:30-1:15 pm ) ; runs through March 27. More details here

Egalitarian Morning and Afternoon Minyans

Spiritual Guidance
Please note that, due to Passover, there will be no classes on Apr. 8, 9, 15, and 16.
Open to all
Psalm Study with Rabbi Kleinbaum
3/26 (tomorrow), 3/30-4/2, 4/6-4/7, 10-10:45 am
Join in study of the Book of Psalms with Rabbi Kleinbaum. No experience necessary! Every morning Monday-Thursday 10:00 am to 10:45 am.
ZOOM INFORMATION: https://zoom.us/j/513468144
Meeting ID: 513 468 144; Dial by phone: +1 646 876 9923
RECORDINGS OF PSALMS CLASS  (click the date):  3/17; 3/18; 3/19; 3/23; 3/24

Preparing for Passover with Rabbi Moskowitz
Today-3/26, 3/30-4/2, 4/6-4/7, 6:30-7:15 pm
In preparation for Passover, Rabbi Moskowitz will be sharing thoughts on identity, communal responsibility, and unity from the Haggadah. Monday-Thursday 6:30-7:15 pm until Passover.
ZOOM INFORMATION: Join Zoom Meeting:  https://zoom.us/j/238671634
Meeting ID: 238 671 634; Dial by phone: +1 646 876 9923

"Connecting in Community" with CRRI Deborah Megdal
Fridays, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 3-4 pm, Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/256347787
Meeting ID: 256 347 787; by phone: +1 646 876 9923
In this stressful time, we need to love, support, and listen to one another with an open heart. All are invited to a short text study & support session led by Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Deborah Megdal via Zoom. OPEN TO ALL. No registration required. 

Coffee & Dogs of CBST: Zoom Hangout with Rabbi Kleinbaum
Sunday, 3/29, noon; Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/376218262
Meeting ID: 376 218 262; by phone: +1-646-876-9923
Dogs of CBST and the people who love them are invited to a Zoom hangout with Rabbi Kleinbaum (and Penny and Bella). It's time to play fetch, not kvetch! 

"Care-Being" Text Study & Support Group
Sunday, 3/29, 1:15 pm
Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Deborah Megdal will lead a group for caregivers, in all the forms that we care for those we love. We’ll study one text each session & open up about our joys, struggles, & fears.

Cool things happening online in the community

Zoom Instructions
Zoom is a free technology for calling and videoconferencing. You don't need a personal Zoom account. It's available on your desktop computer, iPhone, iPad, Android, or Mac. 
Overall Guides: Zoom has step-by-step instructions on how to use it  here; This  is also a good guide to using Zoom;   This   is the simplest video on how to “join a meeting.”
Video/Microphone: If your computer has a camera, you can use video (or audio only). If you want to talk, you must have a microphone or call in on the phone.  
Basic Requirements and Directions: Directions  if you want to use Zoom on Windows (PC) or Mac; You can download the app here  for your computer.
On Your Phone: On your iPhone or Android, download the app from the App Store/Google Play--search for Zoom Cloud Meeting and download the app.
Once you are on the Zoom class/conference/meeting--with or without video, on your phone, tablet, or computer: Make sure you are in a relatively quiet place. If you talk to someone else when you are unmuted, we can hear you. Consider earphones or headphones. In a large group, we will mute you. 
Advanced Instructions   
Here are directions  for how to “raise your hand” on different platforms. 
Here are directions  on how to use the spacebar to unmute in large groups.