Fabulous Chamber Music Concert for Social Justice benefiting CBST, Feb. 24, 7-8:30 pm:

CBST Congregational Retreat Registration is Live!


Early Bird Registration Deadline is March 18. Limited Scholarships are available.

CBST Building Construction in March

Beginning in March, the driveway on the left side of CBST will be undergoing construction. You will see scaffolding installed, and we anticipate the work will take 2-4 weeks. For more info, click here to read the letter from the building's Managing Director. At the moment the exact dates are not confirmed, however we wanted to make sure you are aware.

Kabbalat Shabbat
Fri., 2/21 | 6:30 pm
Ba’al Tefillah:  Cantorial Intern David Fair
Piano:  Dror Baitel
Service Leader: Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Ben Dyme
Drashah : Rabbi Yael Rapport
Shabbat Morning– Liberal Minyan
Sat., 2/22 | 10 am
Ba’al Tefillah:  Cantorial Intern David Fair
Service Leader & D’var Torah: Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Deborah Megdal
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Limmud B’Shabbat: 10 am
Alef Bet Shabbat: 11:45 am
Parenting Discussion with Rabbi Rapport "Talking About God": 12:45 pm
Care-Being Text Study & Support Group: 1:15 pm
Purim at CBST!

It's the 57 80s! Bring your best punk rock denim, day glo anything, leg warmers, stirrup pants, and spot-on impressions of Madonna, Prince, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, and David Bowie! Celebrate with us!

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: hear the megillah in English, Hebrew, Swahili, Italian, French, Vulcan, and more. Last year we read 20 languages!

February 21 | 5 pm

February 27 | 6:30 pm | Prayer Room 472, 238 Thompson Street


Yom Iyyun
(Day of Learning):
Aging Begins at Birth!
March 22
Save-the-Date: Lehrhaus Judaica Spring Semester Adult Education Classes at CBST
March 3 - thru April 28, with a recess for Passover

Tuesday evening classes will include.... Talmud Study Skills, Art as Midrash, Lessons from the European Diaspora, Intro to Hebrew II, and more! Registration Coming Soon!
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 ; L'Taken Social Justice Program: 4 days of advocacy & action in Washington, DC,  Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2020
Parent Discussion Group w/ Rabbi Yael Rapport , "Talking about God": 
Feb 22 - 12:45-2 pm
Celebrate Purim with CBST!
A CBST Exclusive Purim Theater Production! SAVE THE DATE & REGISTER HERE:
Aggadah Adventure: Behind the Mask  [rec'd. 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
2/18, 7-9 pm, B’nai Jeshurun, 257 W 88th St.

2/19, 6:30-8 pm, Temple Emanu-El, 10 E 66th St.

CBST Ending Mass Incarceration Team invites you to:
2/20, 6:30 pm, Tenement Museum (103 Orchard Street) 

2/20 , 6-8:15 pm, Kellen Auditorium, Johnson Design Center, New School

Support CBST in your choice of ways:
Join our community or renew your membership.

Shabbat Sponsorship Opportunities 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.




To celebrate trans, non-binary, & gender-nonconforming friends & family.
Photo Credits
Just Mercy : Rabbi James; Yom Iyyun collage: Harold Levine, Jeany Heller, & Aleinu