Kabbalat Shabbat Services 6:30 p.m.
Service Leader: Rabbi Yael Werber
Drashah: CRRI Adam Graubart
Ba'alei Tefillah: Cantor Sam Rosen & Cantorial Student Ze'evi Tovlev
Piano: Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig
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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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Get ready for a timewarp! In honor of our 50th anniversary and CBST's founding in 1973, this year's theme is "the 1970s!"
Purim Party for Families with Kids!
5:00–6:30 p.m. | In-Person | Come celebrate and hear the Purim story with CBST’s families with kids! There will be face painting, balloon animals, crafts and pizza and hamantaschen. Kids of all ages welcome!
Purim Celebration and Megillah Reading
6:00–8:30 p.m. | In-Person & Online | Purim with CBST is always a fabulous night of revelry! Join us as we retell the story of queens and villains and victory. We begin at 6:00 p.m. with a festive Purim Musical Maariv service, followed by our all-congregation Costume Parade, and our signature multi-lingual Megillah Reading—20 languages strong!
Learn more about our Purim plans, including a special teaching from CRRI Adam Graubart!
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Upcoming Recommended Webinars
We have been devastated to see more tragedy in Israel and the West Bank over the last week, and we know that many of you join us in worrying about friends, family, and colleagues—Israeli and Palestinian—during these terrible times. In the email that Rabbi Kleinbaum and Rabbi James sent to the community recently, they said: “As always, we want to strengthen those who are fighting for justice there in the same way that we do here. We’ve been in touch with many of our long-term partners and friends to hear what they’re saying, and we continue to offer them our support and blessings as they try to stop Israel from turning into an authoritarian theocracy.”
Two webinars coming up from organizations and individuals that CBST is connected with, that we strongly recommend to anyone wanting to learn more:
On Monday, March 6 at 12:00 p.m., A Wider Bridge will host a conversation with Alon Shachar and Emuna Klein Barnoy from The Jerusalem Open House. They will update us on the situation in Israel and share how it feels to be LGBTQ on the streets of Jerusalem today. Hear their plans for the upcoming Pride season, and learn how you can take part in the 2023 Jerusalem Pride March. Learn more and register »
On Wednesday, March 8 at 12:00 p.m., Libby Lenkinski from The New Israel Fund will be speaking with Michael Sfard, Israel’s leading human rights lawyer. Learn about the sweeping changes happening in Israel and the occupied territories that are connected to broader political trends under the new far-right Netanyahu coalition—whose aim is to gut Israeli democratic infrastructure first and foremost by overhauling the judiciary. Learn more and register »
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This Week's Featured Events |
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Scroll down for regular weekly classes & groups.
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Friday, March 3 (11 Adar)
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Aging Together Solos (and Solos of All Ages)
5:00 p.m. | Courtyard Marriott’s Goldie's Tavern restaurant–135 W 30th Street–right across the street from CBST | Let’s get a bite to eat and schmooze together before services. We’ll meet inside the Marriott at Goldie’s Tavern. RSVP to Anika Cooper at spiritwomyn@mac.com so that we can reserve tables.
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Monday, March 6 (13 Adar)
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Lehrhaus Spring Term—Starting This Month
We are excited to announce our Spring Lehrhaus lineup, beginning the week of March 12. Classes will include Jewish Star Trek; Spiritual Autobiography; Intro to Hebrew, Part 2; Prayerbook Hebrew Continued; Queer Jewish Music; and Queer Nidah. Learn more & register »
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Aleinu—CBST’s 20s & 30s Group
Interested in meeting other queer, young Jews? Aleinu is CBST's 20s and 30s group and we'd love to meet you too! Send us a note at aleinu@cbst.org if you have ideas, questions, or would like to get more involved.
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Photo credit: Harold Levine
Retreat Registration Now Open!
In CBST’s 50th Anniversary Season, we are thrilled to announce our Congregational Retreat at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center! Join us Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30, 2023. Members received an email with registration information. If you’re a member and did not receive the email, reach out to jkatz@cbst.org
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House of Peace Monthly Visit to ICNYU
Friday, March 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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Your Digital Legacy—What You Should Do Now
with Dr. Pierre Darmon
Monday, March 13, 7:30–9:00 p.m. (online) | Register here » (If you've registered for an Aging Together program in the past, no need to register, you're already on the list!) A will is not the only plan you need to make to protect your legacy. Dr. Pierre Darmon will walk us through the pitfalls of dying without preparing your digital life for the "afterlife." Dr. Darmon will pose crucial questions to handle right away. All ages welcome.
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Joyce Rosenzweig and Cantor David Berger in Concert
Monday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. | Learn more » | Join CBST Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig and former CBST Cantor David Berger for a recital celebrating their fabulous CD "Refuge: Art Songs by Jewish American Refugee Composers". Hear the music—plus exciting bonus pieces—live and in person. Joyce and Cantor Berger will tell stories of the composers’ lives and journeys to America. The concert is FREE, but you must reserve a ticket.
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Kabbalat Shabbat Guest Speaker: Barry Scheck, Co-Founder and Special Counsel for The Innocence Project
Friday, March 17, 6:30 p.m. | CBST’s Ending Mass Incarceration team is thrilled to welcome Barry Scheck as our guest speaker and for a Q&A session after services.
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Support Group for Parents of Trans and Gender Queer Children
Tuesday, March 21 7:30–8:15 p.m. | Register here » | This monthly Zoom gathering facilitated by Rabbi Moskowitz will hold space for parents to share the struggles and blessings of this unique journey together. You must be a member to attend (but new members welcome!). Registration required.
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Health & Safety Policies
By entering the building, you are attesting you are fully vaccinated against COVID, including the bivalent vaccine if eligible. Masks are optional for worship and public programs with a clearly defined mask-required section at every seated gathering. Complete health and safety policies here.
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