Shabbat Beshalach/Shabbat Shirah |
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services—Refugee Shabbat 6:30 p.m.
Service Leader: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Guest Speaker: Steven Miller, Ark Clinic Volunteer
Ba'al Tefillah: Cantor Sam Rosen
Sponsor next week's 50th Anniversary Shabbat here.
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Service Leader: Rabbi Yael Werber
New format! Come sing and learn with us in joyous communal song followed by group Torah study, all are welcome!
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Havdalah Service 7:30 p.m. | Zoom »
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Refugee Shabbat
Friday, February 3 | Our colleagues at HIAS host Refugee Shabbat once a year, and we join Jewish communities across the country in honoring those who are refugees and asylum seekers and those who support them in their journeys. Join us for one or both of these events in honor of Refugee Shabbat at CBST:
Immigration Court Accompaniment Training | 11:00 a.m. at 130 West 30th Street | RSVP | Acompañamientos is an all-volunteer group whose members accompany asylum seekers and people facing deportation to immigration hearings and ICE check-ins. This training will cover how to support immigrant friends at their appointments, how to help them navigate their immigration process, best practices, basics of the immigration court system, and what to expect on an accompaniment.
Refugee Shabbat | 6:30 p.m. at 130 West 30th Street | During our Shabbat services, we will honor CBST’s Ark Immigration Clinic volunteers and immigrant friends, as well as all immigrants and refugees who have sought safety and better lives in past generations and today. We are thrilled to welcome long-time Ark Immigration Clinic volunteer Steven Miller and some of our immigrant friends who won asylum in the last year as our guest speakers.
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This Week's Featured Events |
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Scroll down for regular weekly classes & groups.
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Monday, February 6 (15 Sh'vat)
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Tu BiSh'vat Seder
5:00 p.m. | More info » | Join us online in celebrating Tu BiSh'vat—the Jewish new year for the trees! While it may still be winter in New York, growth and change is still happening within the trees and beneath our feet. In a time when climate change is wreaking havoc, our tradition gives us an opportunity to come together and bring our awareness to these beautiful creations we depend on in myriad ways.
Art by Karin Foreman
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Lehrhaus Winter Term Has Begun! |
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Art by Karin Foreman
You can still sign up for new classes including a book group reading Nury Turkel’s memoir No Escape with Rabbi Marisa James. If you missed Nury Turkel's discussion with Rabbi Kleinbaum at CBST, you can watch it here. Judaism, Baseball and You: Is it a love story? with CRRI Adam Graubart also begins this coming week. Register now »
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House of Peace Monthly Visit to ICNYU
Friday, February 10, 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.
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Kabbalat Shabbat—CBST 50th Anniversary Shabbat
Friday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. | On February 9, 1973, a small group of gay Jews boldly declared that being both gay and Jewish was something to celebrate. Decades later, we are here and more fabulous than ever! Our 50th anniversary celebration continues as we mark CBST’s history with our Anniversary Shabbat service, and will continue throughout 2023. Make a donation and include your Anniversary Shabbat tribute on February 10th!
Join us after services for an oneg discussion focused on Chapter 2, “Laying the Cornerstone,” from Changing Lives, Making History, Rabbi Ayelet Cohen’s book about CBST’s first 40 years.
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Concert for Social Justice—50th Anniversary Season
Monday, February 13 at 7:00 p.m. | Register now » | CBST Member and Violist Adria Benjamin and her esteemed colleagues present a chamber music program focused on families of composers, including Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn and Clara and Robert Schumann. These glorious concerts, held in-person in our magnificent Wine Family Sanctuary as well as livestreamed, bring beauty, meaning, and comfort to our community in challenging times. Admission and your gift of any amount support our bold social justice work. Gifts at the $36 level and above help to keep CBST Joyful, Spiritual, and Proud!
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Ageism Unmasked: How Age Discrimination Impacts Every Generation
Wednesday, February 15, 7:30–9:00 p.m. (online) | Register now » (If you've registered for an Aging Together program in the past, no need to register, you're already on the list!) | Aging Together and Aleinu invite you to join us in conversation with Dr. Tracey Gendron as we dive into her new book, Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It. From the "Silent" and the "Greatest" generations to the Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z, we will explore how stereotyping each generation impacts all of us as we strive to create new perceptions of our fellow community members.
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Save the Date!
CBST Congregational Retreat 2023 / 5783
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Photo by Harold Levine
In CBST’s 50th Anniversary Season, we are thrilled to announce our Congregational Retreat at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center will be held Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30, 2023. Members will be notified when registration opens later in February.
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*Registration closes February 10 |
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Health & Safety Policies
Proof of vaccination is required to enter the synagogue. Masks are optional for worship but there will be a clearly defined mask-required section at every service. Anyone attending Oneg/Kiddush or other event with food or drink is asked to take a rapid antigen test within 24 hours of the event. Complete health and safety policies here.
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