Kabbalat Shabbat Services
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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Friday, July 1 (2 Tammuz)
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Lay-led Connecting in Community
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 256 347 787
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services
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Shabbat/Saturday, July 2 (3 Tammuz)
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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, July 3 (4 Tammuz)
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Monday, July 4 (5 Tammuz)
CBST offices are closed for July 4 and will re-open on Wednesday, July 6, at 9:00 a.m.
In Case of Emergency: Regarding a death or other emergency pastoral needs outside of regularly scheduled office hours, call 917-513-0413 and a member of our clergy will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
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ON BREAK—Mishpachah Monday! Online Dinner, Fun, and Shmooze |
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Tuesday, July 5 (6 Tammuz)
CBST offices are closed for July 4 and will re-open on Wednesday, July 6, at 9:00 a.m.
In Case of Emergency: Regarding a death or other emergency pastoral needs outside of regularly scheduled office hours, call 917-513-0413 and a member of our clergy will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
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ON BREAK—Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS |
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Wednesday, July 6 (7 Tammuz)
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ON BREAK—The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST |
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Thursday, July 7 (8 Tammuz)
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ON BREAK—The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST |
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Democracy! Team Action Group
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544
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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. Learn together with Rabbinical Student Ariel Tovlev and Cantorial Student Ze'evi Tovlev.
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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Lay-led Summer Mishnah Study Group
Mondays & Wednesdays, beginning July 11, 9:45–11:00 a.m. | Zoom link »
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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Next Aging Together Program: Safe/Haven: Gay Life in 1950s Cherry Grove
Join us as Kyle Einhorn, docent from the New-York Historical Society, leads us in an exciting online presentation about the costumed parties, theatrical events, and liberated atmosphere that the Cherry Grove gay sanctuary provided. All are welcome!
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...צדיק כתמר יפרח
Tzadik katamar yifrach...
The righteous flourish like the date palm...
Psalm 92
Your membership is the foundation of our annual support.
Thank you for renewing for 2022!
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📷 Photo Credit: Harold Levine
Pride Shabbat/Weekend
Thank you for being a part of Pride Month at CBST! From our beautiful Pride Shabbatot services, programs, and marches, we are deeply grateful to have celebrated with you. We invite you to view the amazing photos of our Pride Shabbat and NYC Pride March, as well as video recordings from our Pride Shabbatot at cbst.org/PRIDE
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Watch from PRIDE Shabbat:
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Welcome, new Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Interns!
The interns will begin at CBST on 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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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 Educational and Pastoral Intern.
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Limmud Principal Announcement
Our Limmud b’Shabbat Principal, Jennifer Kleinbaum, will be stepping down from her leadership position after three incredible years in this role. Since 2016, Jennifer has worn many hats in service of CBST—stepping up when/wherever there is a need. We wish Jennifer and her entire family endless blessings as we close this year together. She is a blessing to all of us. You can read the full announcement here.
Help us find our new Limmud Principal! As we begin the search for a new Limmud Principal, we invite you to view and share the position listing with any Jewish education professionals in your network who you think would make a great fit!
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Rabbi Moskowitz [is] a “deeply traditional and radically progressive” advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusivity. Read »
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Current CBST 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.
By entering the building for services, you are attesting that you have been completely vaccinated (including booster if eligible), will wear a mask as required, have not been diagnosed with or exposed to Covid, and will inform the synagogue if you test positive for Covid after attending services or other programs.
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