✡️ 27 Tishrei ✡️
October 21–22
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Rabbi Kleinbaum will be reporting on her trip last week to Ukraine. RSK traveled with her wife Randi Weingarten to meet with teachers and to see firsthand the impact of the Russian invasion. Ukraine has a complicated history with Jews and Rabbi Kleinbaum will share some of her reflections at the Friday night service, October 21.
Shabbat Morning Services
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 892 6861 4329
Havdalah Service
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Lehrhaus Judaica Adult Education 5783 |
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Artwork by Karin Foreman (detail) |
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Fall Term Classes
Via Zoom, beginning the week of October 31.
Jews in New York in Literature
Taught by Rabbi Marisa James
Taught by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz
Adult B*Mitzvah Class—D'var Torah Writing
Taught by Rabbi Yael Werber and CBST Educator Miya Rotstein
Close Text study of Sefer Bereshit / Book of Genesis
Taught by Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Intro to Hebrew
Taught by CRRI Adam Graubart
Prayerbook Hebrew Continued
Taught by CBST Educator Miya Rotstein
New Ongoing Classes
Fridays, 12:30–1:30 p.m., beginning October 21 | Register »
Taught by CRPEI Avigayil Halpern
Tuesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m., beginning October 25 | Register »
Taught by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz
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Six Tuesdays: November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6, 2:30–4:00 p.m.
Put on your dancing shoes and join Together in Dance for a six-week residency in which participants will dance, sing, and create an ensemble under the guidance of a professional choreographer and songwriter—from the comfort of our own homes. Open to all adults. Curious? Interested but not sure? Contact Judy Ribnick, Director of Aging Together, at JRibnick@cbst.org or (917) 310-4656.
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Simchat Torah 5783, Photo: Harold Levine |
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Whether you joined us for the High Holy Days in person, online, or in spirit, we hope that the message of CBST’s radical welcoming and The Open Door reached you and your family, and that you experienced a meaningful holiday.
If you enjoyed our services, are thankful for CBST’s presence, and care for its future, please give to ensure it remains a welcoming and open community. If you already made a contribution to enable CBST to keep its doors (both actual and virtual) open, thank you!
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Friday, October 21 (26 Tishrei)
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NEW! Feminist Parashat HaShavuah
Taught by CRPEI Avigayil Halpern, via Zoom
This weekly text-based class, taught by Cooperberg-Rittmaster Pastoral and Educational Intern Avigayil Halpern, will examine the Torah portion through a feminist lens. Each class will include sourcesheets and discussion time.
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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, October 22 (27 Tishrei)
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Shabbat Morning Service
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 892 6861 4329
Service Leader: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
D’var Torah: CBST Rabbinical Student Ariel Tovlev
Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Sam Rosen
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Our 5783 Kids and Teen Limmud B'Shabbat learning begins this week! Classes for kids and teens of all ages, see below for times. |
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FIRST SESSION Limmud B'Shabbat
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FIRST SESSION Alef-Bet Shabbat (Ages 0–5)
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FIRST SESSION Teen Track
In regular Shabbat sessions, students study what Jews in modern times come to accept as one of the pillars of our tradition and faith: Tikkun Olam, Repairing the World.
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Havdalah Services
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Sunday, October 23 (28 Tishrei)
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Monday, October 24 (29 Tishrei)
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Intro to Mishnah with Rabbi Moskowitz
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 897 2105 1787
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Mishpachah Monday! Online Fun, and Shmooze with Judy Ribnick
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 513 521 023
Join us for informal conversation. All are welcome!
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Tuesday, October 25 (30 Tishrei)
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Intro to Mishnah with Rabbi Moskowitz
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 897 2105 1787
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Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS
5:00–7:00 p.m.
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NEW! Allyship & Jewish Text
Taught by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, via Zoom
This exciting new textual series will explore different aspects of allyship within each week’s Torah portion. Studying insights from tradition will help frame and inform our contemporary outlook on allyship as spiritual practice. This course is open to all, including beginners.
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Wednesday, October 26 (1 Cheshvan)
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Intro to Mishnah with Rabbi Moskowitz
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Lunch & Learn: Religious Freedom in Israel
Join CBST’s Middle East & Me team for a Lunch & Learn on religious freedom in Israel, with guest speakers Shira Ben Sasson Furstenberg, Associate Director of NIF in Israel, and Uri Keidar, Executive Director of Yisrael Hofshit (Be Free Israel). Learn about issues like the fight for civil marriage, against gender segregation on public transit, equal religious rights for non-orthodox Jews, and more.
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Board Study Session
5:30–5:55 p.m. before each CBST Board Meeting, October 26 and November 16
In-Person & Online, taught by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz
Rabbi Moskowitz leads a study session for the CBST Board of Directors before each board meeting. This class is offered exclusively to the CBST Board of Directors.
CBST Board Meeting
6:00 p.m.
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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, October 27 (2 Cheshvan)
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Intro to Mishnah with Rabbi Moskowitz
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Democracy! Team Action Group
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544
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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Aleinu Picnic after Tashlich on Rosh Hashanah, Photo: Harold Levine |
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Aleinu
CBST's 20s and 30s group, Aleinu, is back! We are working to create educationally and spiritually enriching opportunities for our young (and young at heart) members. If you would like to get more involved or have any ideas/thoughts/questions, please reach out to co-chairs Max Leader (he/him) and Jessica Balk (she/her) at aleinu@cbst.org.
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Installation of Cantor Sam Rosen
Friday night November 11, 2022 / Shabbat Vayera 5783
Installation of Rabbi Yael Werber
Friday night December 9, 2022 / Shabbat Vayishlach 5783
More info coming soon!
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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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During Sukkot, Rabbi James asks where LGBTQ Jews find our stories being told. Watch »
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Masking No Longer Mandatory; Oneg and Kiddush Return!
Masks are currently recommended but not mandatory at CBST. Shabbat Kiddush and Oneg will once again take place in the lower level of the synagogue. We will review this policy weekly, based on the CDC’s community risk level.
Vaccination (with booster) is still required to enter the synagogue. Anyone with COVID-like symptoms or who is within ten days of a new COVID infection and/or a positive COVID test may not enter the building. Similarly, if you have been exposed and are asymptomatic, wear a mask until ten days from exposure. A test at five to seven days from exposure is recommended.
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