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✡️ 23 Kislev ✡️
November 26–27
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services—World AIDS Day Shabbat
6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person & Online 10:00 a.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 892 6861 4329
Havdalah Service
7:00 p.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Ma’adanei Melekh: A Celebration of Jewish Food in Music
CBST Cantorial Intern Sam Rosen’s Senior Recital at HUC
Wednesday, December 1 at 10:30 a.m.
The Senior Recital at HUC-JIR is completed by students in their final year of study toward Cantorial Ordination. Cantorial Intern Sam Rosen's recital is based on his thesis topic: the intersection of music and food in Jewish life. He'll be joined by advisor Joyce Rosenzweig on piano, Elana Arian on violin and mandolin, Iván Barenboim on clarinet and recorder, and Benny Koonyevsky on percussion.
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Drashah from Trans Day of Remembrance |
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On Trans Day of Remembrance Shabbat, Ariel Tovlev (he/him or they/them) offered these powerful words of Torah on the importance of names.
Ariel Tovlev is a queer/trans rabbinical and education student at the Reform seminary, Hebrew Union College, and works with Emet, the Trans & Nonbinary team at CBST.
Emet is meeting this Thursday, December 2! This monthly group is always open to new participants who are transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and gender-expansive. See below for details or sign up here.
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Art by Karin Foreman
Chanukah begins Sunday, November 28! Join CBST for Chanukah candle lighting online each night of the festival of lights! Each night a different CBST community group will host the candle lighting. All are welcome. For more info, including links to attend, visit https://cbst.org/chanukah.
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Please arrive 10 minutes early. All programs will be locked at their start time. |
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Friday, November 26 (22 Kislev)
The CBST Office and building will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving and will re-open Monday, November 29 at 9:00 a.m. In the case of a pastoral emergency, please call 917-513-0413.
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Parashat HaShavuah
10:00–10:45 a.m.
This course is a study of the week's Torah portion, or parashah. This text study provides an opportunity to learn and grapple with the meaning of the weekly Torah portion, guided by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies.
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Connecting in Community
3:00–4:00 p.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 256 347 787
In these challenging times, we show up for each other with an open heart and loving presence. Join us for a short text study and discussion in small groups as we transition into Shabbat. Newcomers and “drop-ins” always welcome! No registration required.
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services—World AIDS Day Shabbat
6:30 p.m.
World AIDS Day is Wednesday, December 1. For a list of vigils and commemorations on that day, see below in the World AIDS Day section.
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Shabbat/Saturday, November 27 (23 Kislev)
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Shabbat Morning Services
In-Person & Online 10:00 a.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 892 6861 4329
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Havdalah Service
7:00 p.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Sunday, November 28 (24 Kislev)
First night of Chanukah
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🕎 Chanukah Night One Candle Lighting
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Monday, November 29 (25 Kislev)
Second night of Chanukah
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Introduction to Mishnah
10:00–10:45 a.m. (room opens at 9:45 a.m.)
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🕎 Chanukah Night Two Candle Lighting
Mishpachah Monday! Online Dinner, Fun, and Shmooze
with Judy Ribnick and Larry Finkelstein
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Dial-in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 513 521 023
Larry "Latke" Finkelstein will discuss all things latke! Chanukah candle lighting to follow at 6:00 p.m. Join us!
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Shine A Light on Antisemitism Event
5:30 p.m.
Times Square
#ShineALight on Antisemitism. The JCRC of New York, AJC New York, Jewish Federations of North America, The New York Board of Rabbis, and thousands of New Yorkers will gather in Times Square (at Broadway and 44th Street) for musical performances, statements of support from public officials, and a menorah lighting. Look for CBST Vice President Harold Levine with the CBST banner.
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Intro to Hebrew
6:00–7:15 p.m.
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Tuesday, November 30 (26 Kislev)
Third night of Chanukah
It’s #GivingTuesday! Your year-end gift or Giving Tuesday donation keeps us Joyful, Spiritual, Proud. Thank you for all you do for CBST all year! Your generosity—in time, gifts, spirit—makes a real difference. This year Giving Tuesday, a global day of online giving, is during Chanukah. Show your support on Tuesday, November 30 at cbst.org/give. Thank you!
Introduction to Mishnah
10:00–10:45 a.m. (room opens at 9:45 a.m.)
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Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS
5:00–7:00 p.m.
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🕎 Chanukah Night Three Candle Lighting
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Adult B*Mitzvah Intro to T’filah: Jewish Prayer
7:00–8:15 p.m.
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Wednesday, December 1 (27 Kislev)
Fourth night of Chanukah
World AIDS Day—see below in the World AIDS Day section for more information
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Introduction to Mishnah
10:00–10:45 a.m. (room opens at 9:45 a.m.)
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Ma’adanei Melekh: A Celebration of Jewish Food in Music
CBST Cantorial Intern Sam Rosen’s Senior Recital at HUC
10:30 a.m.
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Intermediate Hebrew Continued
4:30–6:00 p.m.
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Biblical Hebrew—Intermediate
6:00–7:00 p.m.
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The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST
6:00–8:00 p.m.
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🕎 Chanukah Night Four Candle Lighting
7:00–7:30 p.m.
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Thursday, December 2 (28 Kislev)
Fifth night of Chanukah
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Introduction to Mishnah
10:00–10:45 a.m. (room opens at 9:45 a.m.)
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Democracy! Team Action Group
12:30–1:15 p.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544
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The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST
6:00–8:00 p.m.
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Prayerbook/Liturgical Hebrew—Intermediate
6:00–7:00 p.m.
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🕎 Seasonal Resistance with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz & Chanukah Night Five Candle Lighting
6:00–7:00 p.m.
Each Rosh Chodesh (New Month), we will explore the wisdom Jewish tradition offers about the texture of time and the ways it can inform our activism as spiritual practice. CBST Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies Rabbi Mike Moskowitz teaches this monthly course. At the start of class at 6:00 p.m., join Rabbi Moskowitz for a CBST community candle lighting.
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Emet: Trans & Non-binary Team Meeting
7:00–8:00 p.m.
Emet welcomes transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and gender-expansive people, including those who are questioning, to build community and engage politically at CBST.
Emet meets on the first Thursday of each month. Sign up for Emet Team updates here or email transjews@cbst.org for more info. Zoom info will be sent by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday to the Emet mailing list.
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World AIDS Day 2021 Commemorations in New York City
Housing Works Rally and March to House People Living with HIV/AIDS
Wednesday, December 1; Meet at 3:15 p.m., Step-off at 3:30 p.m.
Christopher Park opposite the Stonewall Inn; march to AIDS Memorial, then to The Center on 13th Street
The Housing Works community has been marching for over 30 years, and is still fighting to safely house people living with HIV and AIDS. Join us to call for HASA voucher increases, supportive housing for people living with HIV and AIDS for the rest of the state, and more.
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New York City AIDS Memorial—5th Anniversary and World AIDS Day
Wednesday, December 1, beginning at 5:00 p.m.
New York City AIDS Memorial, Greenwich Ave & West 12th Street
5:00 p.m. Words of Remembrance
Curated by Tim Murphy, 10 New Yorkers who are long-term survivors read the words of those we've lost to AIDS, including Reinaldo Arenas, Iris de la Cruz, Tory Dent, Paul Monette, Essex Hemphill, Mary Bowman and others.
6:00 p.m. 30th Annual Out of the Darkness Candlelight Vigil and Gathering
Throughout the evening: An installation created by the world-renowned French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel featuring hand-blown, glass votives, engraved “I Believe In Fairies”—a gift by the artist to the New York City AIDS Memorial and to the attendees of our event who may take one of these limited artworks home with them.
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Monday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m.
Join Seth Rudetsky and his superstar pals for a one-of-a-kind concert benefiting Music at CBST. This will be in person and online. Vaccination proof and masks required. Click here for information.
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Aging Together Presents:
“Understanding and Effectively Managing Depression in Older Adults" with Dr. Gregory Hinrichsen, PhD
Wednesday, December 8, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Register here » (If you've registered for an Aging Together program in the past, no need to register, you're already on the list!)
Dr. Hinrichsen will explore "The Feeling, Thought, Behavior, Body Connection in Depression” and how it impacts older adults. Even if you’re an “expert” in depression, join us for new insights.
Everybody is welcome. Zoom information will be sent the morning of December 8.
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Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Morning Services: In-Person and Online
Join us each week for Friday evening services at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday morning services at 10:00 a.m. Space is limited. All in-person attendees for in-person Friday evening and Shabbat morning services must register in advance and be fully vaccinated.
📷: ARO
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Joyful. Spiritual. Proud. |
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Support CBST’s Annual Appeal. Make an Annual Appeal gift to CBST! Your gift is tax-deductible for 2021. We also accept gifts of stock, wire transfers, and gifts from donor advised funds. Thank you!
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