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Friday, October 9
Shabbat Services—Shmini Atzeret
6:30pm
Saturday, October 10
Shabbat Morning—Shmini Atzeret with Yizkor
9:30am
Meeting ID: 819 7502 7074
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Children Grades K-7: Limmud b’Shabbat
10:00 am
New students welcome!
Registered already? Zoom links and calendar have been emailed!
Children Ages 0-5: Alef-Bet Shabbat
11:45 am
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Simchat Torah
7:00pm
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 842 1798 1304
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Sisu v’simchu b’Simchat Torah, utnu kavod laTorah
Rejoice and be GAY on Simchat Torah, thus we will give honor to the Torah!
Join CBST to celebrate the annual reading of the cycle of the Torah, this year with an intimate and artistic approach! Soferet (one of the world's first and few female scribes) Rabbi Linda Motzkin brings us inside her scribal studio to teach CBST about the creation of Torah scrolls, before even the first letter is written. Our evening service will begin with Havdalah, and together we will mark the completion of the year-cycle of reading Torah, with our Adult B'nai Mitzvah students and teachers reading the last blessings of Deuteronomy and the first awakenings of Genesis.
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Connecting in Community
with Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Fellow Deborah Megdal
3:00-4:00pm
Join Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Fellow Deborah Megdal for a short text study and discussion in small groups, as we transition into Shabbat. Newcomers and “drop-ins” always welcome! No registration required.
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 256 347 787
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Shabbat Shmini Atzeret
6:30pm
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Shabbat Morning Service—Shmini Atzeret with Yizkor
9:30am
Simchat Torah
7:00pm
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 842 1798 1304
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For Teens: Seminar with the RAC on Civic Engagement
1:00 pm
Students will explore the important role of young and emerging voters in democracy and the call Judaism makes to us to act in this moment.
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In observance of Indigenous People's Day, CBST offices are closed. |
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Psalm Study
10:00-10:45am
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 513 468 144
Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS—Supportive Gathering
6:00-8:00pm
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Psalm Study
10:00-10:45am
Dial in by phone: 646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 513 468 144
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Psalm Study
10:00-10:45am
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
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CBST is committed to providing spiritual space, learning opportunities, social justice, and a vibrant, connected community. Every contribution helps make CBST a reality. |
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This year, CBST shared transformational Days of Awe online.
Thousands attended, free of charge, from 25 countries and nearly all 50 states.
to help sustain the congregation that changes lives and makes history.
Each gift, of any amount, enables all of us to live up to our highest ideals.
May 5781 be a good and sweet year for you and for our troubled world.
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Jamie Beckenstein: "We don't have access to outdoor space, so we made a blanket fort sukkah in our apartment in Jackson Heights! These weeks of services have been beautiful, thank you so much!"
Have a picture of your celebrating Shabbat or participating in a CBST program or event? Send it to us at [email protected]
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As we learn in the famous story of Talmud Brachot, Bruria challenges her husband Rabbi Meir to re-imagine what we should pray for in the face of evil people. "The death of a particular sinner isn't going to get rid of the sins on Earth. ... Our job is to pray that evil people repent from what they're doing, therefore those sins will disappear and those evil people will no longer be evil. We think of the 220,000 people who have died from this virus, many of those deaths not necessary. And we pray for those who are responsible, to do teshuva, to repent, to come to a place of understanding, so that those evildoers won't exist anymore, because they have changed themselves."
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Immigrants and asylum seekers are heartlessly challenged by the US government.
Now, here’s a challenge for you: Contribute.
Your gift received between Simchat Torah and Chanukah
will be matched up to $25,000 by the
CBST Jonathan David Grindell Memorial Fund for Social Justice.
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It's time to talk about advanced care planning, and CBST is here to help! We're holding one-on-one meetings and group workshops as part of our "What Matters: Caring Conversations About the End of Life" programming. Trained, certified facilitators will help you thoughtfully consider and get on paper your end-of-life healthcare preferences, with opportunities to engage Jewish values along the way. All are welcome!
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It's "back to shul" at CBST! |
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Alef-Bet Shabbat for Ages 0-2
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Twice a month, via Zoom
October 2020-June 2021
Free of Charge / Registration required
Enjoy an interactive and song-filled morning service, designed especially for our youngest congregants and their families. Sing, shimmy, play, and sway, in this service led by our Early Childhood Songleader from Tkiya Music, Stephen Figurasmith. On Zoom, children can wave to their friends, share their name for the Hellow song, shake a noisemaker or scarf, or just watch and dance at home!
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Limmud b'Shabbat for Children in Grades K-7 |
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Limmud B’Shabbat (Learning on Shabbat) is CBST’s primary Jewish education program for children. This year, online Zoom sessions will connect students to each other, their class cohort, and their Jewish identity.
Twice-monthly sessions include t’fillah (prayer) services for children, individual and small group Hebrew instruction, exploration of Jewish texts and core values, brought to life through art, drama, music, Jewish culture, and LGBTQ+ values.
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Teen Track for Grades 8-12: Jewish Resistance |
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This program features twice-monthly Shabbat afternoon sessions to analyze, emulate, and innovate on historical stories of Jewish resistance through time. 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.
This program features twice-monthly Shabbat afternoon sessions to analyze, emulate, and innovate on historical stories of Jewish resistance through time. 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.
This Sunday, October 11 at 1:00 pm, register for our special teen online seminar with the RAC on Civic Engagement: Students will explore the important role of young and emerging voters in democracy and the call Judaism makes to us to act in this moment.
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CBST Votes!
📷: freepik.com
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