Shabbat Vayeitzei
✡️ 9 Kislev ✡️
December 2–3
Kabbalat Shabbat Services—World AIDS Day Shabbat
6:30 p.m. | Join online » or in person »
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No Shabbat Morning Services

Havdalah Service
7:30 p.m. | Join online »
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
Installation of Rabbi Yael Werber
Friday night December 9, 2022
16 Kislev 5783
Shabbat Vayishlach
 
Festive Oneg to Follow Services
Following services, please join downstairs in the Evan Wolfson Community Hall for a deluxe Oneg in celebration of Rabbi Werber’s installation!
Share your Shabbat tribute to honor and celebrate Rabbi Yael Werber
As the end of 2022 approaches, we need you! Gifts above and beyond membership keep us strong. Make your Annual Appeal gift today! Did you know we accept gifts of stock, wire transfers, and gifts from donor advised funds? There is still time for a tax-deductible 2022 gift. Thank you!
This Week at CBST
Friday, December 2 (8 Kislev)
Feminist Parashat HaShavuah
12:30–1:30 p.m. | Register »
Taught by Cooperberg-Rittmaster Pastoral and Educational Intern Avigayil Halpern
Kabbalat Shabbat Services—World AIDS Day Shabbat
6:30 p.m. | Join online » or in person
Service Leader: Rabbi Yael Werber
Guest Speaker: Kelsey Louie, MSW, MBA
Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Sam Rosen
Piano: Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig
For World AIDS Day Shabbat we are honored to have guest speaker Kelsey Louie, MSW, MBA, CEO of the The Door and Broome Street Academy. Join us as we celebrate the lives of those we have lost and our current work to fight HIV/AIDS. Please consider making a gift to Social Justice at CBST in honor of your loved ones.
Shabbat/Saturday, December 3 (9 Kislev)
No Shabbat Morning Services
Havdalah Services
7:30 p.m. | Join online »
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
Service Leader: Larry Kay
Sunday, December 4 (10 Kislev)
Monday, December 5 (11 Kislev)
Intro to Mishnah with Rabbi Moskowitz
Monday–Thursday, 9:30–10:15 a.m. | Zoom link »
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 897 2105 1787
Mishpachah Monday! Online Fun and Shmooze
with Judy Ribnick and Assaf Astrinsky
5:00–6:00 p.m. | Zoom link »
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 513 521 023
CBST's Director of Finance & Administration, Assaf Astrinsky, will talk with us about his behind-the-scenes work at CBST. Join us! 
ON BREAK—Jews in New York in Literature
Book launch! Dr. Rosanne Leipzig
7:30–9:00 p.m. (Online) 
Register here » (If you've registered for an Aging Together program in the past, no need to register, you're already on the list!)
Join us for the CBST book launch of Dr. Rosanne Leipzig’s Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life. Dr. Leipzig, a CBST Board member, is a top doctor with more than 35 years of experience caring for older people. Honest Aging is an indispensable guide to the second half of life, describing what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age. Take advantage of the 30% discount.

Visit www.press.jhu.edu/books and enter the promotional code HTWN when checking out.
Tuesday, December 6 (12 Kislev)
Intro to Mishnah with Rabbi Moskowitz
9:30–10:15 a.m. | Zoom link »
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 897 2105 1787
Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS
5:00–7:00 p.m.
Email Jkatz@cbst.org for more info.
Allyship & Jewish Text
5:30–6:15 p.m. | Register »
Taught by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz
Adult B*Mitzvah Class—D'var Torah Writing
6:30–7:45 p.m.​
Taught by Rabbi Yael Werber and CBST Educator Miya Rotstein
6:30–7:30 p.m. | Register »
Taught by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz
Wednesday, December 7 (13 Kislev)
Intro to Mishnah with Rabbi Moskowitz
9:30–10:15 a.m. | Learn more »
Close Text Study of Sefer Bereshit / Book of Genesis
12:00–1:15 p.m.
Taught by Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
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.
Intro to Hebrew 
6:30–7:30 p.m.
Taught by Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Adam Graubart
Thursday, December 8 (14 Kislev)
Intro to Mishnah with Rabbi Moskowitz
9:30–10:15 a.m. | Learn more »
Democracy! Team Action Group
12:30–1:15 p.m. | Zoom link »
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.
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.
Prayerbook Hebrew Continued
6:30–7:30 p.m. 
Taught by CBST Educator Miya Rotstein
Upcoming Events
House of Peace Monthly Visit to ICNYU
Friday, December 9, 12:45–2:30 p.m.
Join us at the Global Center for Spiritual Life at NYU (238 Thompson St.) for our monthly House of Peace welcome visit to the Islamic Center at NYU! We now visit our Muslim friends every second Friday of the month. No RSVP necessary; come and go as you wish.
Art by Karin Foreman (detail)
Chanukah 5783
Chanukah is coming! View our schedule of programs and services here »
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Proof of vaccination is required to enter the synagogue. Masks are strongly recommended for services and other in-person gatherings; there is a “Mask Required” section for those who wish to sit with others who are masked. Anyone who intends to attend Oneg/Kiddush or other event with food or drink is asked to take a rapid antigen test within 24 hours of the event. If you are not feeling well for any reason, please stay home and stream our services. Stay up-to-date with our COVID policies here.