Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Shabbat Morning Services
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 892 6861 4329
Havdalah Services
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Registration for High Holy Days has opened for members! Members receive priority access to registration through August 19. If you’re a member, you should have received an email with registration info yesterday. Need to renew your membership or interested in joining? Join or renew today!
As we prepare for the High Holy Days, we open our hearts and remember those close to us. The Book of Remembrance is one way to honor the memory of your loved ones. Gifts and messages must be received by August 25, 2022.
The warmth and strength of the CBST community connects us at times of joy, sorrow, challenge, accomplishment, and loss. May your loved one's memory be a blessing and may your life be a blessing to their memory.
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Summer fun! CBST Clergy recently visited CBST campers and staff at Camp Havaya. See More Photos »
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Friday, August 12 (15 Av)
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House of Peace Monthly Visit to ICNYU
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. Mark your calendars for September 9 as well.
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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
As we welcome Shabbat this week, we remember the 13 Jewish writers, poets, artists, musicians, and actors executed on August 12, 1952, in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow. These executions followed a concocted “trial,” which was held behind closed doors, amid false accusations of treason and espionage. No word of this horrific massacre reached the world until after Stalin’s death three years later, when the full implication of that dark period finally became clear.
CBST member and Yiddish music extraordinaire Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel, along with CBST Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig, Cantor Sam Rosen, and Rabbi Yael Werber will help us commemorate this unspeakably tragic time in modern Jewish history through glorious poetry and music throughout our Shabbat service. To read more about The Night of the Murdered Poets, we suggest reading this YIVO article and this article from The Forward.
Service Leader: Rabbi Yael Werber
Ba’alei Tefillah: Cantor Sam Rosen and Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel
Drashah: Sermon in Song
Piano: Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig
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Shabbat/Saturday, August 13 (16 Av)
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Shabbat Morning Services
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 892 6861 4329
Service Leader and Drashah: Rabbi Yael Werber
Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Sam Rosen
Lay-led Havdalah Services
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Sunday, August 14 (17 Av)
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Monday, August 15 (18 Av)
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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 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, August 16 (19 Av)
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Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS
5:00–7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, August 17 (20 Av)
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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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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, August 18 (21 Av)
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Democracy! Team Action Group
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544
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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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CBST Brooklyn Cyclones Baseball Game Outing at Coney Island
Join us at MCU Park in Coney Island as the Brooklyn Cyclones take on the Hudson Valley Renegades for Jewish Heritage Night! Learn more and register »
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Town Hall for CBST Members via Zoom
Monday, August 22, 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Topic: High Holy Days 2022 / 5783 and Updates about CBST
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. Any questions about membership? Email membership@cbst.org, or you may renew/join CBST online. Watch our previous Town Hall meetings here.
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Have you ever thought of joining the fabulous CBST Chorus? Well now’s your chance! Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig and Cantor Sam Rosen invite you to come to an informational session, where you’ll also have the opportunity to audition, on Wednesday, August 24th, at 6:30 p.m.
Please prepare to sing a song of your choice, and bring music if possible. We will also ask you to “vocalize” (sing scales and warm-ups) in order to determine your vocal range. CBST membership is required in order to participate.
If you are interested, please fill out this form by August 17th. Questions? Please write to chorus@cbst.org.
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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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"By the Waters" and "Oseh Shalom"
In commemoration of Tisha B'Av, we offered settings by William Billings and Debbie Friedman. Listen »
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Shabbat Chazon
Rabbi Werber on CBST's "holy community of radical care," in her first drashah as our Assistant Rabbi. Watch »
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Three Decades of Spiritual Leadership
CBST President Sabrina Farber celebrates Senior Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum's 30 years at CBST. Watch »
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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.
By entering the building for services, you are attesting that you have been completely vaccinated (including booster if eligible), will wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose, 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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We are concerned about rising cases of monkeypox in NYC, which is currently spreading primarily among men who have sex with men. The vaccine is important, especially for those who may have been exposed. Getting vaccinated after a recent exposure reduces the chance of getting monkeypox, and it can reduce symptoms if you do get it. Visit CBST’s dedicated webpage with more information at cbst.org/monkeypox.
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