Shabbat This Week
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services
6:30pm

Alef Bet Shabbat (Ages 0-6)
9:00-9:45am
Special Passover edition to hear, interact with, 
and pretend that we are leaving Egypt.
(To access the resource website in advance
or to do it on your own, email children@cbst.org)

Shabbat Morning Services
9:30am
This service will be closed captioned
Dial-in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 875 8436 2609

Limmud b'Shabbat (Grades K-7)
10:00-11:30am

Teen Track: Jewish Resistance (Grades 8-12)
1:00-2:00pm

Pesach 5781
✡️ CBST First Night Community Passover Seder 5781 ✡️
Saturday/Shabbat, March 27, 7:30pm | 15 Nisan
This service will be closed captioned
To support CBST's online Seder, click here.

Second Night Seder
Sunday, March 28 | 16 Nisan
CBST Members can email sedermatch@cbst.org
to be invited to a virtual table!
Shabbat Pesach Morning Services
Saturday/Shabbat, April 3, 9:30am | 21 Nisan

Pesach Yom Tov and Yizkor Service
Sunday, April 4, 9:30am | 21 Nisan
This service will be closed captioned
Dial in by phone: 646 876 9923
Meeting ID: 824 4976 1897

Artwork by Karin Foreman, karinforeman.com
🟢 3:00pm Today Deadline!
Last Day to Sell Your Chametz
Halachah (Jewish law) prohibits eating chametz (leaven) during Pesach and also forbids us to even own chametz. Our tradition provides a legal procedure: you can sell your chametz and, an hour after after Passover concludes, you can "buy" it back (without actual delivery or pick-up). This year, Rabbi Rapport will serve as your "Chametz Agent." There is no fee—you can make a contribution (maot chittim) HERE, and check "sell your Chametz" from the drop-down menu.

🟢 Register Today, Friday, March 26 to Participate!
Passover Escape Room:
Exodus from Reality (Kids 10+ and their families)
Sunday, March 28, 1:00–2:00 pm, Free of charge
Your journey begins in Egypt thousands of years ago and your team must work together to solve all the puzzles, clues, games and hints to complete the Exodus before time runs out. Make your own team of 3-5 people or we can match you! Registration required; email names/ages of participants by Friday, March 26 to jkleinbaum@cbst.org.
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This Week at CBST
🟢 Program Breaks Start This Monday
Psalms Class on break March 29-April 12.
Mussar Meditations and Talmud Study on break March 27-April 12.

In observance of Yom Tov, regular programs will be cancelled on Monday, March 29.

Please arrive 10 minutes early. All programs will be locked at their start time.
Friday, March 26 (13 Nisan)
Family Seder Kit:
Access the K’ilu Passover Adventure Website (Ages 3-8)
Check it out in advance so you can do it as a children’s Seder
or anytime during Pesach
CBST has partnered with K’ilu Kits to allow our families access to an engaging storytelling experience that brings the Passover journey to life right in your own home through an interactive audio-led musical adventure. Email children@cbst.org with your name and the names/ages of your children. We’ll send you the link and password to access the website immediately.

Connecting in Community with Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Fellow Deborah Megdal
3:00-4:00pm
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 27 (14 Nisan)
K’ilu Passover Adventure With Other Families on Zoom (Ages 3-8)
9:00-9:45 am
Aggadah Adventure creator and long-time member, Jonathan Shmidt Chapman, will lead us on a Passover journey using the resources of his newest creation, K’ilu Kits. We will stream the interactive audio-adventure, have a scavenger hunt, and act out parts of the story. zoom.us/j/81217775653

Shabbat Morning Services
9:30am
This service will be closed captioned
Dial-in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 875 8436 2609

CBST First Night Community Passover Seder 5781
Saturday/Shabbat, March 27, 7:30pm
This service will be closed captioned
To support CBST's online Seder, click here.
Sunday, March 28 (15 Nisan)
🟢 Register Today, Friday, March 26 to Participate!
Passover Escape Room:
Exodus from Reality (Kids 10+ and their families)
1:00–2:00 pm, Free of charge
Your journey begins in Egypt thousands of years ago and your team must work together to solve all the puzzles, clues, games and hints to complete the Exodus before time runs out. Make your own team of 3-5 people or we can match you! Registration required; email names/ages of participants by Friday, March 26 to jkleinbaum@cbst.org.
Monday, March 29 (16 Nisan)
This Monday through Friday, kids and their grownups can bring the Passover story to life at home with a different daily Passover activity with CBST's Aggadah Actors.

In observance of Yom Tov, all other programs and classes are cancelled.
Tuesday, March 30 (17 Nisan)
The Aggadah of the Haggadah
Passover Challenge (Ages 2-7): The Burning Bush

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS
5:00-7:00pm 

Michael E. Levine’s Greenwich Village, SoHo, Stonewall, and Beyond:
an Oral History Celebration
Co-Sponsored by CBST
6:00pm
Wednesday, March 31 (18 Nisan)
A basket carrying a baby floats down the Nile River…where is it going, and who will the baby become? Travel down the Nile, across Egypt, and through the Red Sea with original music and interactive content.

The CBST office will be closed as staff members participate in the Trans Jews Are Here Convening and Allyship Track. In case of pastoral emergency, please call 917-513-0413.
🟢 Special Program
Trans Jews are Here 2021 Convening

Artwork by Jess Nora, jessicanora.com
Thursday, April 1 (19 Nisan)

RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team
12:30-1:15pm
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923 
Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544
Sanctuary at CBST: Pro Se Immigration Legal Clinic
6:00-8:30pm
Community Announcements
Covid Vaccine Now Available in New York State for All Over 60
If you are newly eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, check out CBST's Vaccine page for helpful tips. If you are stuck after trying to schedule an appointment or really can't manage the process, complete this very brief CBST Vaccine form or call Judy Ribnick who will pair you with a CBST Vaccine Angel! jribnick@cbst.org or 917-310-4656.
Michael E. Levine’s Greenwich Village, SoHo, Stonewall, and Beyond:
an Oral History Celebration
Co-Sponsored by CBST
Tuesday, March 30, 6:00pm

To celebrate the release of Michael E. Levine’s Village Preservation Oral History, join Levine and Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman for a conversation that will explore the roots of the Greenwich Village Historic District; SoHo; the Stonewall Riots and its legacies; Michael's life with CBST; and much more. 


📷:Outside the Stonewall Inn after riots over the weekend of June 27, 1969. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah.
Announcing “Solo Aging–Together” group at CBST!
Not only for “Singles” or "Child-Free"!
*For CBST Members
Tuesdays, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3
5:00-6:00pm (some sessions until 6:30)

Solo Aging—Together empowers CBST members age 55+ by fostering meaningful relationships, accessing important resources, and thinking strategically about the future. The group is led by Judy Ribnick, LCSW, Director of Aging Together at CBST, along with guest speakers. Questions? Contact Judy Ribnick at jribnick@cbst.org or 917-310-4656.


*To join or to renew your membership, click here, and for more information about Membership at CBST, contact membership@cbst.org.