Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen's Remarks on COVID-19 and 5 Things We Can All Do Now
Remarks from Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen on COVID-19 and five things we can all do now, from the opening of Board Installation Shabbat services on December 17, 2021 / 14 Tevet 5782.
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Need tech help during a service? Text 646-450-3556
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✡️ 21 Tevet ✡️
December 24–25
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services—Online Only
Shabbat Morning Services—Online Only
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
*️⃣ Please Note: All Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Morning services have been moved to online-only, including Dec 24 & 25, Dec 31 & Jan 1.
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Please arrive 10 minutes early. All programs will be locked at their start time. |
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Friday, December 24 (20 Tevet)
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Parashat HaShavuah
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 Yael Rapport.
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services—Online Only
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Shabbat/Saturday, December 25 (21 Tevet)
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Shabbat Morning Services—Online Only
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 892 6861 4329
At our Liberal Shabbat morning services, we draw on our inherited traditions in a consciously modern context. The style of the service reflects the contemporary evolution of Sabbath worship over the last century in this country, with a malleable liturgical selection. Using the Reconstructionist prayer book, Kol Haneshamah, we pray old and new liturgy in both Hebrew and English. Torah is read in a triennial cycle, and there is always a discussion of the week's parashah (Torah portion). Healing prayers are offered at every Torah service, and there is always an opportunity to say Mourner's Kaddish at the end. The service ends at 12:30 p.m.
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Havdalah Service
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 654 880 356
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Sunday, December 26 (22 Tevet)
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Monday, December 27 (23 Tevet)
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ON BREAK—Introduction to Mishnah
Note: Intro to Mishnah will be on break for two weeks from Dec 27 through Jan 6 and will return on Jan 10.
Rabbi Mike Moskowitz offers this daily (M–Th) in-depth text study and analysis of Jewish text with an opportunity for group chevrutah study, in which participants will analyze, discuss, and debate a shared text.
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Mishpachah Monday! Online Dinner, Fun, and Shmooze
Scattergories! with Sharon Golub
Dial-in by phone: 646-876-9923 | Meeting ID: 513 521 023
Sharon Golub will host Scattergories! No previous experience required! All welcome to play!
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Tuesday, December 28 (24 Tevet)
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ON BREAK—Introduction to Mishnah
Note: Intro to Mishnah will be on break for two weeks from Dec 27 through Jan 6 and will return on Jan 10.
Rabbi Mike Moskowitz offers this daily (M–Th) in-depth text study and analysis of Jewish text with an opportunity for group chevrutah study, in which participants will analyze, discuss, and debate a shared text.
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Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS
5:00–7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, December 29 (25 Tevet)
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ON BREAK—Introduction to Mishnah
Note: Intro to Mishnah will be on break for two weeks from Dec 27 through Jan 6 and will return on Jan 10.
Rabbi Mike Moskowitz offers this daily (M–Th) in-depth text study and analysis of Jewish text with an opportunity for group chevrutah study, in which participants will analyze, discuss, and debate a shared text.
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ON BREAK—The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST
Please note clinic will be on break through the end of December and will return on Wednesday, January 5.
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Thursday, December 30 (26 Tevet)
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ON BREAK—Introduction to Mishnah
Note: Intro to Mishnah will be on break for two weeks from Dec 27 through Jan 6 and will return on Jan 10.
Rabbi Mike Moskowitz offers this daily (M–Th) in-depth text study and analysis of Jewish text with an opportunity for group chevrutah study, in which participants will analyze, discuss, and debate a shared text.
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ON BREAK—Democracy! Team Action Group
Democracy Action Group will be on break for the month of December and will resume on Thursday, January 6. Even though the group is on break, check #CBSTDemocracy for important ways to take action this month.
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ON BREAK—The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST
Please note clinic will be on break through the end of December and will return on Wednesday, January 5.
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There's Still Time to Give |
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You can make your 2021 tax-deductible gift to CBST until December 31, 2021. Please consider sponsoring our Shabbat services on Friday, December 31—a rarity to have Shabbat on the last night of the secular year. We're grateful for your support and thank you in advance.
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Aging Together Presents:
Sleep—How to Hibernate Better this Winter
led by Dr. Gregory Hinrichsen, PhD
Wednesday, January 5, 2022, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Register here » (If you've registered for an Aging Together program in the past, no need to register, you're already on the list!)
Dr. Hinrichsen will address “Sleep—How to Hibernate Better this Winter.” All ages welcome! Zoom information will be sent the morning of January 5th.
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Aging Independently, Together
—Limited space available!
Building a Community of Connected LGBTQ+ Adults
—Not Just for “Single" or "Child-free” Members
Six Wednesdays, 5:30–6:45 p.m.
(January 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16 and March 2, 2022)
Led by Judy Ribnick, LCSW, MA, Director of Aging Together, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) and a team of facilitators
Hosted by Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) and DOROT and based on a program developed by Iona Senior Services, a DC-area aging service organization, this 6-week series for LGBTQS older adults is designed for those seeking tools, strategies, and support to age more intentionally and plan for the future. Each session offers a topic-specific presentation on critical decision-making, along with conversation, check-ins, and assignments. A resource book will be sent to participants. Participants need to commit themselves to the full six-sessions to the best of their ability. Limited space available—register here today.
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Seasonal Resistance with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz
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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Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival
January 13–17, 2022
The Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival (Marlene Meyerson JCC) presents impactful films that engage the community toward a more democratic, inclusive, and just society. The festival explores themes of inequality, injustice, and social responsibility through films, special events, and conversations.
CBST is joining the third annual Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival highlighting films and conversations that activate social change. It's happening January 13–17! Check out the official film list here, or purchase tickets here.
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Look Back—Board Installation Shabbat |
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At this past Friday’s Kabbalat Shabbat services we celebrated the installation of our 2022 Board! New members were welcomed and all were offered a blessing for their term of service. Outgoing board members were thanked and given certificates of appreciation. Mazal tov to our 2022 Board!
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🎵 Music at CBST: "My House" by Leonard Bernstein 🎵
During last Friday's Board Installation Shabbat, we sang Leonard Bernstein’s "My House" to honor the incredible lay leadership, as well as everyone in the congregation who helps to make our beloved CBST "house" a beacon of light and hope in the world.
Bernstein’s song "My House" holds special importance for the CBST community, as it was sung many times during the "A Home of Our Own" capital campaign. This tender composition is like an instruction manual for building a strong and resilient house of faith, truth, and love.
Over the last two years, we have expanded our house to include all the places from which we gather, both in-person and online.
🎵: "My House" by Leonard Bernstein (from James M. Barrie’s play "Peter Pan")
🗣: CBST Cantorial Intern Sam Rosen
🎹: CBST Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig
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Joyful. Spiritual. Proud. |
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As 2021 closes, 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 2021 gift. Thank you!
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