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Explore our new offerings, including conversational Hebrew, Jewish art, and stories of Rebbe Nachman. May all our learning this year be nourishing, generative, and fulfilling!

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Congregation Beit Simchat Torah

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Kabbalat Shabbat

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Welcome Shabbat at CBST! Join our livestreamed services, open to all with no registration required.

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High Holy Days

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah

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L'Shanah Tovah U'metukah! Join us for the High Holidays. Sukkot, Shmini Atseret, and Simchat Torah services are upcoming.

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

The Latest

Shabbat Ha’azinu, 2025

Rabbi Yael Werber on the dual roles of peace and war, Aaron's staff which symbolizes peace and conflict, and the pursuit of "wild peace."

Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot, 2025

Rabbi Jason Klein on the holiday of Sukkot, which challenges binaries and promotes unity, and the importance peacemaking.

Shabbat Shuvah – Parshat Vayeilech, 2025

CRRI David Elitzer on Moses' journey, hope, and the Kaddish, which reminds us of the trans-dimensional nature of the divine.

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