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✡️ 24 Cheshvan ✡️
October 29–30
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services
6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Morning—Torah Study ONLINE ONLY
10:00 a.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 892 6861 4329
Havdalah Service
8:00 p.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Kabbalat Shabbat & 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 attendees for in-person Friday evening and Shabbat morning services must register in advance and be fully vaccinated. Registration opens each Monday at 9:00 a.m., for both services in the same week at cbst.org/Shabbat_Signup.
📷: Architecture Research Office
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Aleinu (CBST's 20s & 30s Team) and Aging Together Present:
Sh’ma: Listening and Speaking Across the Generations
Wednesday, November 3, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Register » All ages welcome, all perspectives necessary!
Come listen, learn and engage with members from Aleinu and Aging Together as we meet for conversation about our common and differing experiences. Small-group intergenerational conversations to follow panel discussion. Facilitated by Rabbi Yael Rapport, Associate Rabbi, CBST, with panelists Alicia Fowler, Bob Kunikoff and Johanna Sanders.
Everybody is welcome to join us. Register here if you have not attended an Aging Together group. Zoom information will be sent the morning of November 3.
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Hidden and Revealed:
Stories of Closeting and Coming Out in our Sacred Texts
3 Sessions—Wednesdays, November 3, 10, 17, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Course Fee: No registration fee, with a contribution at your discretion
Taught by Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Dave Yedid
What and where is the closet in our Torah? Together, we will explore the theme of the closet in LGBTQ life and our Torah. We'll look at how three characters—Jacob, Joseph and Esther—conceal and reveal themselves.
📷 of CBST Kuriel Chapel: Patrice Ruel
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Friday, October 29 (23 Cheshvan)
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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 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
6:30 p.m.
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Shabbat/Saturday, October 30 (24 Cheshvan)
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Shabbat Morning—Torah Study ONLINE ONLY
10:00 a.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 892 6861 4329
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Havdalah Service
8:00 p.m.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Sunday, October 31 (25 Cheshvan)
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Monday, November 1 (26 Cheshvan)
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Introduction to Mishnah
10:00–10:45 a.m. (room opens at 9:45 a.m.)
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Mishpachah Monday! Online Dinner, Fun, and Shmooze
with Judy Ribnick
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Dial-in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 513 521 023
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Intro to Hebrew
6:00–7:15 p.m.
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Tuesday, November 2 (27 Cheshvan)
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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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Adult B*Mitzvah Intro to T’filah: Jewish Prayer
7:00–8:15 p.m.
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Wednesday, November 3 (28 Cheshvan)
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Introduction to Mishnah
10:00–10:45 a.m. (room opens at 9:45 a.m.)
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Intermediate Hebrew Continued
4:30–6:00 p.m.
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Aleinu and Aging Together Present:
Sh’ma: Listening and Speaking Across the Generations
Wednesday, November 3, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Everybody is welcome to join us. Register here if you have not attended an Aging Together group.
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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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Sadhana Interfaith Diwali Celebration
6:00 p.m.
Sadhana: the Coalition of Progressive Hindus hosts their annual Interfaith Diwali Celebration, and CBST is proud to cosponsor.
This year's theme is Atithi Devo Bhava: opening our hearts and doors to each other. CRRI Yael Werber will offer one of the interfaith blessings via Facebook Live, along with Hindu and other interfaith Diwali prayers and musical and dance performances.
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Hidden and Revealed: Stories of Closeting and Coming Out in our Sacred Texts—Registration coming soon!
3 Sessions—Wednesdays, November 3, 10, 17, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
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Thursday, November 4 (29 Cheshvan)
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Introduction to Mishnah
10:00–10:45 a.m. (room opens at 9:45 a.m.)
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20 Years of Faith Engagement in HIV Prevention: Looking Back, Moving Forward
10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
The NY State Department of Health AIDS Institute’s Faith Communities Project (FCP) invites you to this virtual event exploring the past, present, and future of faith community engagement in HIV prevention and commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the FCP.
The afternoon session (1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.) will highlight the present and the future of public health and faith engagement to reduce HIV and stigma so we may realize our goal of ending the HIV epidemic. This panel of faith leaders includes CBST’s Director of Social Justice Programming, Rabbi Marisa James.
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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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Seasonal Resistance with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz
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.
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Prayerbook/Liturgical Hebrew—Intermediate
6:00–7:00 p.m.
The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST
6:00–8:00 p.m.
🏳️⚧️ 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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Town Hall for CBST Members
Monday, November 8, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Topic: CBST Assistant Rabbi Search
Join Associate Rabbi Yael Rapport, Sabbatical Senior Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen, and CBST President Sabrina Farber for a conversation about CBST’s Assistant Rabbi Search. We will present some background information, timeline, as well as introduce the members of the Search Committee, with time for Q&A. The Members' Town Hall is available via Zoom for CBST members only. Members will receive a separate email invitation to register. Registrants will receive an email with Zoom info to attend, after submitting the registration form.
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Beyond The Almost Promised Land: A Conversation with Hasia Diner
Wednesdays, November 10 and 17 at 7:00 PM
CBST is proud to co-sponsor a discussion between writer and historian Hasia Diner and writer and Yiddish performer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell.
Join CBST and The Workers Circle for a two-part conversation reflecting back on this influential work illuminating critical themes that shape how we advance racial justice today.
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Broadway at CBST
Monday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Save the date! Join Seth Rudetsky and his superstar pals for a one-of-a-kind concert event supporting Music at CBST. Tickets and donations open next week.
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Joyful. Spiritual. Proud. |
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Support CBST’s Annual Appeal. Your generosity keeps us an Open Door. Make an Annual Appeal gift to CBST! These gifts, above and beyond membership, keep us open for all and are tax-deductible. Thank you!
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A Lookback to the B*Mitzvah
of Lula Greenfield-Herold
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Last Shabbat we celebrated the B*Mitzvah of Lula Greenfield-Herold! Thanks to all who shared in the simcha online and in-person!
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