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

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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 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.

Shabbat Nitzavim, 2025

Rabbi Marisa James on penning the letters of the Torah, emphasizing themes of joy, newness, growth, and community in approaching the new year.

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