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Now is the perfect time to make space for deeper Jewish learning. Summer classes will take place on Zoom and are free to all thanks to our generous community of supporters.

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High Holy Days

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Registration is now open for the High Holidays. Rosh Hashanah services take place at Masonic Hall and Yom Kippur services in the magnificent River Pavilion at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) is a vibrant spiritual community and a progressive voice within Judaism.

The Latest

Shabbat Matot-Masei, 2025

Rabbi Jason Klein on recognizing that fellow Jews are starving people in Gaza, naming truths for what they are, and the need for direct service and advocacy.

Shabbat Pinchas, 2025

Guest speaker Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T'ruah, shared her thought-provoking nuances of fighting antisemitism within the rhetoric around Israel and Palestine.

Shabbat Balak, 2025

CRRI Alana Krivo-Kaufman on the story of Bilaam, resisting being told to curse others by blessing them instead, and speaking truth to power.

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