Shabbat This Week
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Shabbat Morning Liberal Minyan
Saturday, March 13, 9:30am
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 878 3024 5642

Alef Bet Shabbat
Saturday, March 13, 9:00-9:45am
Weeks 2 and 4 of Shabbat morning through June
This free-of-charge interactive service for
0-6 year-olds features music with our early
childhood song leaders from our partner
Tkiya Music: The Jewish Music Community Initiative.
Drop-ins and new families encouraged!

Coming Soon
Tuesday, March 16, 6:00-7:30pm

The CBST community marks one year since shutdown began and celebrates a year of the CBST Psalms Class.

Join us as Rabbi Kleinbaum hosts a showcase evening for the writers, musicians and artists of the Psalms Class, as they share poetry, reflections, visual art, music, multimedia, and dance inspired by the texts of the Psalms. The program will be followed by an “artists' reception” where you’ll be able to raise a glass to the creativity of the class.

CBST offers the Psalms Class to all, regardless of ability to pay. We now invite you to consider a contribution to help support this wonderful community and enable us to continue offering a wide range of educational offerings.

We ask Psalms Class students to consider a sponsorship-level donation of $180, but support at any level is deeply appreciated. Register and donate here. 
Pesach Preparation
Pesach Cooking Class with Jeffrey Miller and Rabbi Yael Rapport
Monday, March 15, 6:00-7:00pm

Savory or sweet, follow along as we make and learn about Pesach treats! Register to be sent ingredient list and Zoom information and make your own matzah ball soup (veggie options included!) and charoset recipes from around the world!
Please arrive 10 minutes early. All programs will be locked at their start time.
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CBST provides spiritual space, deep learning, social justice, and a vibrant, connected LGBTQ Jewish community. Your donation empowers our work. Your generosity keeps us Joyful, Spiritual, Proud. Thank you!
This Week at CBST
Please arrive 10 minutes early. All programs will be locked at their start time.
Friday, March 12 (28 Adar)
Mussar Meditations Series
8:30-8:45am
Connecting in Community with Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Fellow Deborah Megdal
As we transition into Shabbat, join us for text study and discussion in small groups.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 256 347 787
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
6:30pm
Shabbat/Saturday, March 13 (29 Adar)
Alef Bet Shabbat
9:00-9:45am

Shabbat Morning Liberal Minyan
9:30am
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 878 3024 5642
Limmud b'Shabbat (Grades K-7)
10:00-11:30am
In this interactive program, kids connect with their Jewish identity. Twice-a-month sessions include t'fillah (prayer), Hebrew instruction, and exploration of Jewish texts and core values, brought to life through art, drama, music, Jewish culture, and LGBTQ+ values. New students welcome; contact Jennifer Kleinbaum [email protected].

Teen Track: Jewish Resistance (Grades 8-12)
1:00-2:00pm
In partnership with the Religious Action Center in Washington, DC and Repair the World NYC, CBST teens will spend the year making "good trouble" and meeting great trouble-makers while studying, advocating, and taking action together. New students welcome; registration required.

B'nai Mitzvah Cohort 2021/2022 Meeting—Kids and Parents
1:00pm
Participants will be emailed a link. Contact Miya Rotstein, [email protected] if you have not received a meeting link.
Aleinu Game Night
8:30pm
Future dates: 4/10, 5/8, 6/12
Our game nights are now a regular thing! Join us on the second Saturday of the month for Jackbox Games and Scattergories over Zoom; no prior experience necessary.

Please RSVP here so that we know how many are attending and can set up the Zoom meeting accordingly. All are welcome.
Sunday, March 14 (1 Nisan)
Mussar Meditations Series
8:30-8:45am
Monday, March 15 (2 Nisan)
Breakfast & Learn: The Israeli Elections
8:00-9:00am
CBST’s Middle East and Me team hosts a breakfast discussion with Andrea Wine of Yesh Atid and Rabbi Noa Sattath of IRAC about the upcoming Israeli elections—the fourth round of elections in two years. Register >>
Mussar Meditations Series
8:30-8:45am

🟢 Special Program this Week
Psalm Study with Rabbi Rapport
9:45-10:45am
This week, Rabbi Rapport will teach on the Psalms of Hallel for Pesach.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 513 468 144
Write to Jesse Katz [email protected] to join the Psalms Study mailing list.

Talmud Study 
3:30-4:15pm 
Registration is currently closed. Write to [email protected] to join a wait list.

Mishpachah Monday! Online Dinner 
5:00-6:00pm 
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 513 521 023

Pesach Cooking Class with Jeffrey Miller and Rabbi Yael Rapport
6:00-7:00pm
Tuesday, March 16 (3 Nisan)
Mussar Meditations Series
8:30-8:45am

Psalm Study with Rabbi Rapport
9:45-10:45am
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 513 468 144
Talmud Study 
3:30-4:15pm 
Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS
5:00-7:00pm 

A Celebration of Psalms
6:00pm 
Wednesday, March 17 (4 Nisan)
Mussar Meditations Series
8:30-8:45am

Psalm Study with Rabbi Rapport
9:45-10:45am
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 513 468 144

Talmud Study 
3:30-4:15pm

Sanctuary at CBST: Pro Se Immigration Legal Clinic
6:00-8:30pm
Thursday, March 18 (5 Nisan)
Mussar Meditations Series 
8:30-8:45am

Psalm Study with Rabbi Rapport
9:45-10:45am
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 513 468 144

RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team
12:30-1:15pm
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 
Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544
Talmud Study 
3:30-4:15pm 

Sanctuary at CBST: Pro Se Immigration Legal Clinic
6:00-8:30pm
In Case You Missed It
During our HIAS Refugee Shabbat last Friday, we heard from two people recently granted asylum in the US, aided by CBST's Immigration Clinic. We also heard from Noah Habeeb, Clinic Coordinator, and Rabbi Marisa James, Director of Social Justice Programming at CBST, about the important work CBST and the Immigration Clinic continues to carry out on a daily basis, even in these most unprecedented of times.


If you'd like to support the wonderful work of CBST's Immigration Clinic, click here to learn more and donate.
Community Announcements
🟢 New Date
New Members' Gathering
Wednesday, March 24, 6:00-7:15pm
By invitation only. Interested in learning about CBST membership? Click here or email Ruth at [email protected].
✡️ CBST First Night Community Passover Seder 5781 ✡️ 

Saturday/Shabbat, March 27, 7:30pm
This service will be closed captioned
Contribute in support of CBST's online Seder 
led by our clergy team. Click here >>

Michael E. Levine’s Greenwich Village, SoHo, Stonewall, and Beyond:
an Oral History Celebration 
Co-Sponsored by the Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation and CBST
Tuesday, March 30, 6:00pm
To celebrate the release of CBST member Michael E. Levine’s Village Preservation Oral History, join Levine and Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman for a conversation on the roots of the Greenwich Village, SoHo, and the Stonewall Riots.

Trans Jews are Here 2021 Convening
Wednesday, March 31, Trans Day of Visibility
CBST is pleased to announce the Trans Jews are Here 2021 Convening which will take place on Trans Day of Visibility. The 2021 convening will be fully online, with a full day of trans, Jewish-focused programming ranging from ritual to art to education and more. There will also be an allyship track for cisgender friends, family, and community members to participate and learn. 
Artist credit: Jess Nora, jessicanora.com