Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Havdalah Services
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Artwork by Karin Foreman (detail)
This Shabbat, we welcome the Hebrew month of Elul—the month of introspection and cheshbon hanefesh (self-reflection) leading up to the High Holy Days.
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Beginning September 6, Rabbi Mike Moskowitz will offer a daily morning Elul Meditation livestreamed on the CBST Facebook page. Elul is the time for us to appreciate all of God's beautiful creations and recognize that God, the Creator, is even more beautiful. Elul is an opportunity to reflect, push ourselves, and reinvest. Learn more »
We are also proud to share this recording of an excerpt of Psalm 27, sung by the CBST Chorus:
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“Achat Sha’alti” (Psalm 27), by Israel Katz, arr. Joyce Rosenzweig
“One thing I ask, only this do I seek:
To dwell in your house all the days of my life.
To behold your loveliness, in the light of your temple dawn.”
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Rosh Hashanah begins this year on Sunday, September 25. The full schedule of services (including Families with Children Services) can be found here.
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Friday, August 26 (29 Av)
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Lay-led Connecting in Community
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 256 347 787
Be with us for a lay-led, community text study and discussion in small groups as we transition into Shabbat.
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Service Leader and Drashah: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Sam Rosen
Piano: Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig
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Shabbat/Saturday, August 27 (30 Av)
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No Shabbat Morning Services This Week
Lay-led Havdalah Services
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Sunday, August 28 (1 Elul)
✡️ We welcome the Hebrew month Elul—the month of introspection and cheshbon hanefesh (self-reflection) leading up to the High Holy Days. ✡️
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Monday, August 29 (2 Elul)
National Faith AIDS Day
August 29th is National Faith AIDS Day, recognizing the work that faith communities do in supporting those living with HIV/AIDS and advocating for access to care and research. CBST is proud to be one of the most deeply engaged Jewish communities in this work, with years of honoring World AIDS Day in Shabbat services, supporting two teams marching each year in the NYC AIDS Walk—Team CBST and Rita’s Team—and every day recognizing the legacy of the many CBST members and friends who we lost to AIDS, but whose impact on this community continues.
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Lay-led Summer Mishnah Study Group
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 897 2105 1787
This lay-led study group continues the work of the Intro to Mishnah course offered last semester. We will begin with Mishnah Berakhot 1:1. No registration necessary, but to join the Google group to stay in the loop and receive emails about the class please send your name and email address to psalmofferings@gmail.com.
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Mishpachah Monday! Online Fun and Shmooze
with Sharon Golub
Dial-in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 513 521 023
Sharon Golub will host Scattergories! No previous experience required. All welcome to play (or just watch and laugh)!
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Tuesday, August 30 (3 Elul)
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Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS
5:00–7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, August 31 (4 Elul)
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Lay-led Summer Mishnah Study Group
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 897 2105 1787
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The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST
6:00–8:00 p.m.
New volunteers are always welcome, and we provide all necessary training! Learn more and contact us here to volunteer or to refer an immigrant friend for support.
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Thursday, September 1 (5 Elul)
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ON BREAK—Democracy! Team Action Group
Democracy! Team Action Group is on break this week and will return the following week.
Check out #CBSTdemocracy to view some of our recent issues and take action, no matter where you are.
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The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST
6:00–8:00 p.m.
New volunteers are always welcome, and we provide all necessary training! Learn more and contact us here to volunteer or to refer an immigrant friend for support.
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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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Welcoming our New Interns |
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Welcome to our new Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Interns, who will join us September 1! |
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Aliza Schwartz (she/her) is a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, expecting to graduate in 2024. She worked for about 3.5 years at the New Israel Fund as Assistant Director for the New England Region, and was a strategy coach and trainer for IfNotNow. An alumna of AmeriCorps and JOIN for Justice’s Jewish Organizing Fellowship, Aliza served as Community Organizer at Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters. Before that, she spent a year in Israel/Palestine working with refugees in Tel Aviv. Aliza is coming to CBST after a year in Jerusalem, studying and doing solidarity work especially with Palestinian West Bank communities. Aliza is absolutely thrilled to be joining the CBST community.
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Adam Graubart (he/his) is a third year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. From an early age, he developed a passion for how the Jewish people cultivate morality, culture, and connection through study, prayer, acts of kindness, and collective organizing. He earned a B.A. from George Washington University in Human Services and Social Justice with minors in Judaic Studies and Hebrew. In his free time, Adam enjoys cooking, running, reading, attending theater, and exploring new museums and restaurants. As a Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern, he aims to bolster CBST as a place of insight, a rejuvenating sanctuary, and an incubator for transformational change.
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Welcome to our new Cooperberg-Rittmaster Pastoral and Educational Intern, who will join us October 1! |
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Avigayil Halpern (she/her) is entering her final year of study toward rabbinic ordination as a member of Hadar's Advanced Kollel. She has taught Torah in the Drisha Institute, Hunter and Brandeis Hillel, and the Kreuzberg Kollel (now Ze Kollel), and trained as a Mikveh Guide. Avigayil holds a BA in Judaic Studies from Yale University, where she completed a senior thesis exploring Talmudic narratives of women engaged in Torah discourse and the implications for feminists studying Talmud today. She has written on issues of Judaism and gender and maintains a newsletter project, Approaching, which incorporates queer and feminist insights into commentary on the weekly parsha. Avigayil will serve as Cooperberg-Rittmaster Pastoral and Educational Intern.
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The Ark Immigration Clinic |
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We are thrilled to celebrate our 18th, 19th, and 20th asylum grantees! Our friends Maria, Betzabeth, and Felix all had long-term support from CBST’s Ark clinic volunteers and staff on this journey. Make a donation to our mutual aid fundraiser in their honor, and help us help more of our immigrant friends in NYC!
Right now, Governor Abbott of Texas has been sending buses full of new immigrants to New York City, not in coordination with any local organizations, not telling the people where they are going, simply sending them here with no warning. New Yorkers, as usual, have been responding with incredible generosity and kindness, with people showing up at Port Authority every morning with food and clothing and help finding shelter and legal support. We will have more information soon about how to help, but for now, we’re collecting necessary items for welcome kits for the new arrivals.
We will have a donation bin at CBST to collect new unused items from this list only:
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- toothbrushes
- toothpaste
- feminine hygiene products
- deodorant
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- soap
- shampoo, and
- new socks of all sizes
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Graceful Masculinity Book Celebration
In-Person at CBST, as well as online
Join in celebrating Rabbi Mike Moskowitz’s Graceful Masculinity, a volume of 58 essays on the weekly Torah Portion and festivals, exploring ideal manifestations of the attribute of grace – chen – חן as the root of groom – chatan – חתן as an archetype of masculinity. Rabbi Moskowitz will be in conversation with Rabbi Menachem Creditor who serves as the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar in Residence at UJA-Federation of New York. Purchase your copy of Graceful Masculinity here!
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Mazal tov and happy birthday to Judith Saly on her 101st birthday, and Edith Golub on her 102nd birthday! We were delighted and honored to celebrate with you and your families this past month. L'chaim!
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And another heartfelt Mazal tov and L'chaim to Jason Zivic and his wife Val on their wedding! Jason and his company Better Events manage the tech for our weekly services and upcoming High Holy Days.
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Your membership is the foundation of our community.
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📷: 2022 CBST Retreat (Courtesy of Harold Levine)
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Current CBST COVID Door Policy for Services and Events
Please provide full vaccination documentation with security at the door or submit here if you have not already done so.
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We are concerned about rising cases of monkeypox in NYC. The vaccine is important, especially for those who may have been exposed. Visit CBST’s dedicated webpage with more information at cbst.org/monkeypox.
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