Upcoming Events

There’s always something going on at CBST. Browse upcoming events here, or visit our calendar to see all our programs, services and events.

{"701PK00000WwxmwYAB":{"name":"My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein","date":"August 20, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm","description":"Wednesdays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27 | 6:30pm | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>CBST\u2019s mission includes a commitment to Israel and engaging in supporting efforts to secure peace, justice and equality for all. What does this mean for each of us? Rabbi Klein returned from the land near the end of July. Join them to hear about their trip and for some guided conversations about our relationships with the people, the land, and the state of Israel.<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000WsqyVYAR":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST","date":"August 21, 2025, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm","description":"Democracy! Team Action Group returns to in-person meetings (with Pizza!) at CBST monthly, on the third Thursday of each month.<\/p>Join us on Thursday, August 21, 12:30-2:00 p.m. for our next in-person meeting.<\/strong><\/p>Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards.\u00a0<\/p>Some areas we work on:\u00a0<\/strong>Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000WsqyV\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000BnAoAYAV":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service","date":"August 22, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000VfjkuYAB":{"name":"Aleinu 20s & 30s Oneg Shmooze","date":"August 22, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"After services (~8:30pm) | In-person |<\/strong> Sweeten your Friday night by joining CBST\u2019s 20s and 30s community after services for a joyful Oneg. There will be good company, great vibes\u2014and a build-your-own ice cream sundae bar! Come schmooze, snack, and celebrate Shabbat together. We will also be joined by representatives from the Avodah Justice Fellowship, a part-time learning and community-building program designed to build the field of Jewish social justice leaders working effectively and sustainably in Chicago and New York City. Learn more about what they do, and how you can get involved!<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dinners.onetable.org\/events\/d1f321d8-c3c3-4b16-85f4-54e3b42fdbe9\/details?shared=true\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000BnAoBYAV":{"name":"NO SHABBAT MORNING THIS WEEK","date":"August 23, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"NO SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES THIS WEEK<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoCYAV":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"August 23, 2025, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WsghXYAR":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"August 25, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom. Bring your dinner or a snack and get together with your mishpachah - your CBST family.\u00a0Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting\u00a0those over the age of 55 while welcoming all for a truly inter-generational experience. The group's goals are building friendship, fun, networking and mutual support.\u00a0<\/p>MEETING INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 513 521 023\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York)<\/strong><\/p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389382\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 238);\">CONTRIBUTE<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to CBST, you make a meaningful statement.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>All classes & programs will be locked at their start time. Please arrive 10 minutes early.\u00a0We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, classes, & programs,\u00a0please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is your actual first and last name. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul>Help! I Need Tech Support! Please text +1 646 450 3556 for immediate assistance<\/strong><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WsbmZYAR":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"August 25, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil<\/strong><\/p>Mondays 5:30-6:00pm\u00a0| Columbus Circle<\/strong>. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/interfaithcenter.org\/multifaith-mondays\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Learn more<\/a><\/p>Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values. These gatherings serve as a space for reflection, connection, and public witness, reminding us of the shared moral responsibility across faith traditions to uphold justice and human dignity.<\/p>Co-sponsored by CBST.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WsziPYAR":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"August 26, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS\u200b <\/strong><\/p>Tuesdays,\u00a05-7pm<\/em><\/p>Living Successfully with HIV\/AIDS runs\u00a0weekly every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm.\u00a0Group will be conducted online via Zoom. Please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:programs@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">programs@cbst.org<\/a>\u00a0to receive the Zoom info to participate.\u00a0<\/p>Join our weekly supportive social gathering \u2013 shmooze with Rabbi James, share stories, and compare notes about what it means to be living successfully with HIV \/ AIDS. Sessions led by Scott A. Kramer, LCSW-R, ACSW. This group is for adults of any age who want to build community and support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>This project was funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a contract with Public Health Solutions.<\/em><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Wx7RIYAZ":{"name":"My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein","date":"August 27, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm","description":"Wednesdays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27 | 6:30pm | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>CBST\u2019s mission includes a commitment to Israel and engaging in supporting efforts to secure peace, justice and equality for all. What does this mean for each of us? Rabbi Klein returned from the land near the end of July. Join them to hear about their trip and for some guided conversations about our relationships with the people, the land, and the state of Israel.<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000WsuuAYAR":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"August 28, 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped\u00a0RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team\u00a0<\/strong>meeting via Zoom!<\/p>See below for Zoom info to join.<\/em><\/p>Thursdays,\u00a012:30-1:15pm<\/strong>\u00a0we host our weekly advocacy sessions via Zoom. Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards.\u00a0<\/p>Some areas we work on:\u00a0<\/strong>Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms.<\/p>ZOOM INFO<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923\u00a0(New York)<\/strong><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is updated.<\/li><li>As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000XxfilYAB":{"name":"Harnessing Three Superpowers of the Yamim Nora\u2019im","date":"August 28, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm","description":"Thursdays, August 28 and September 4 and 11 | 6:30-7:30PM | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe siddur teaches us that Teshuvah, Tefilah, and Tzedakah are powerful enough to avert a Divine decree. We\u2019ll talk about these three articulated superpowers of the High Holiday the season, one in each session. After all, who needs invisibility, mindreading, or infinite wealth when you have repentance, prayer, and righteous giving?<\/p>\n\n\ufeff<\/span><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000Uzqi0YAB":{"name":"Shabbat Sits Meditation","date":"August 29, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"In person and on <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82496404394\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom<\/a><\/p>Bring in Shabbat in peace by joining Shabbat Sits for silent meditation before Kabbalat Shabbat services.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoDYAV":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service","date":"August 29, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoEYAV":{"name":"NO SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES THIS WEEK","date":"August 30, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"NO SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoFYAV":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"August 30, 2025, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Wsiw7YAB":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"September 1, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom. Bring your dinner or a snack and get together with your mishpachah - your CBST family.\u00a0Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting\u00a0those over the age of 55 while welcoming all for a truly inter-generational experience. The group's goals are building friendship, fun, networking and mutual support.\u00a0<\/p>MEETING INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 513 521 023\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York)<\/strong><\/p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389382\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 238);\">CONTRIBUTE<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to CBST, you make a meaningful statement.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>All classes & programs will be locked at their start time. Please arrive 10 minutes early.\u00a0We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, classes, & programs,\u00a0please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is your actual first and last name. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul>Help! I Need Tech Support! Please text +1 646 450 3556 for immediate assistance<\/strong><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Wsm23YAB":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"September 1, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil<\/strong><\/p>Mondays 5:30-6:00pm\u00a0| Columbus Circle<\/strong>. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/interfaithcenter.org\/multifaith-mondays\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Learn more<\/a><\/p>Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values. These gatherings serve as a space for reflection, connection, and public witness, reminding us of the shared moral responsibility across faith traditions to uphold justice and human dignity.<\/p>Co-sponsored by CBST.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WsnfeYAB":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"September 2, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS\u200b <\/strong><\/p>Tuesdays,\u00a05-7pm<\/em><\/p>Living Successfully with HIV\/AIDS runs\u00a0weekly every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm.\u00a0Group will be conducted online via Zoom. Please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:programs@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">programs@cbst.org<\/a>\u00a0to receive the Zoom info to participate.\u00a0<\/p>Join our weekly supportive social gathering \u2013 shmooze with Rabbi James, share stories, and compare notes about what it means to be living successfully with HIV \/ AIDS. Sessions led by Scott A. Kramer, LCSW-R, ACSW. This group is for adults of any age who want to build community and support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>This project was funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a contract with Public Health Solutions.<\/em><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000XxXMsYAN":{"name":"Book Discussion Group: Read Along of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay","date":"September 2, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm","description":"Tuesdays, September 2, 9 and 16 | 6:30-7:30PM | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>Join Rabbi Werber as each week we will discuss a larger topic and theme of Michael Chabon\u2019s Pulitzer Prize winning novel and read through the book together in anticipation of CBST\u2019s opera visit.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000XxollYAB":{"name":"The Amazing Adventures of the Real Kavaliers & Clays","date":"September 3, 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Wednesdays, September 3, 10 and 17 | 7:30-8:30pm | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\nKavalier and Clay is a fictionalized version of a real story: how young cartoonists used the medium of comic books to tackle the very real issues of their times, using \u201csuperheroes\u201d to give readers a sense of their own power to fight back. It\u2019s no surprise that the golden age of superhero comics almost precisely overlaps with World War II and the fight against the Nazis! Learn about some of the real-life Jewish comic book superhero creators, and how their stories and characters inspired those fighting fascism and injustice in the 1930s-50s.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000Wt051YAB":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"September 4, 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped\u00a0RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team\u00a0<\/strong>meeting via Zoom!<\/p>See below for Zoom info to join.<\/em><\/p>Thursdays,\u00a012:30-1:15pm<\/strong>\u00a0we host our weekly advocacy sessions via Zoom. Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards.\u00a0<\/p>Some areas we work on:\u00a0<\/strong>Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms.<\/p>ZOOM INFO<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923\u00a0(New York)<\/strong><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is updated.<\/li><li>As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000YMYp6YAH":{"name":"Harnessing Three Superpowers of the Yamim Nora\u2019im","date":"September 4, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm","description":"Thursdays, August 28 and September 4 and 11 | 6:30-7:30PM | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe siddur teaches us that Teshuvah, Tefilah, and Tzedakah are powerful enough to avert a Divine decree. We\u2019ll talk about these three articulated superpowers of the High Holiday the season, one in each session. After all, who needs invisibility, mindreading, or infinite wealth when you have repentance, prayer, and righteous giving?<\/p>\n\n\ufeff<\/span><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000VWmMIYA1":{"name":"Emet: Trans & Non-Binary Team Meeting","date":"September 4, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Emet welcomes transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and gender-expansive people, including those who are questioning, to build community and engage politically at CBST.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>Emet meets on the first Thursday of each month. Sign up for Emet Team updates <a href=\"https:\/\/visitor.constantcontact.com\/manage\/optin?v=001peuSb9w_PdB4BtpOEbQymekJVudRSbUkD23SbOtUULmQJMPp4utfapiK9K3NcdjcDkcEVrdQNjE%3D\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 8, 238);\">here<\/u><\/b><\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:transjews@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 8, 238);\">transjews@cbst.org<\/u><\/b><\/a> for more info. Zoom info will be sent by 5:00pm on Thursday to the Emet mailing list.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoGYAV":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service","date":"September 5, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WBm8YYAT":{"name":"First Fridays Online Oneg","date":"September 5, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"After services ~8:30pm\u00a0<\/strong>|<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/88438607107\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: inherit;\">Zoom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>Join CBST online community members for an informal shmooze after services. We will gather the first Friday of each month after Kabbalat Shabbat services.<\/span><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoHYAV":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - Avodat HaLev","date":"September 6, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoIYAV":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"September 6, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:45 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000XxodhYAB":{"name":"More than Shylock: Jewish Stories on the Operatic Stage","date":"September 7, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Sundays, September 7, 14 and 21 | 7:00-8:00PM | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>Ahead of the Metropolitan Opera's premiere of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, join Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern alum Marques Hollie for an exploration of operatic adaptations of Jewish stories. Our musical journey will include stagings of Biblical epics, grand operas from the 18th and 19th centuries, and modern works that explore themes of Jewish memory and resilience. No musical background is required, just curiosity and willingness to listen.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000WsmGXYAZ":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"September 8, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom. Bring your dinner or a snack and get together with your mishpachah - your CBST family.\u00a0Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting\u00a0those over the age of 55 while welcoming all for a truly inter-generational experience. The group's goals are building friendship, fun, networking and mutual support.\u00a0<\/p>MEETING INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 513 521 023\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York)<\/strong><\/p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389382\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 238);\">CONTRIBUTE<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to CBST, you make a meaningful statement.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>All classes & programs will be locked at their start time. Please arrive 10 minutes early.\u00a0We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, classes, & programs,\u00a0please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is your actual first and last name. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul>Help! I Need Tech Support! Please text +1 646 450 3556 for immediate assistance<\/strong><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Wsgb3YAB":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"September 8, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil<\/strong><\/p>Mondays 5:30-6:00pm\u00a0| Columbus Circle<\/strong>. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/interfaithcenter.org\/multifaith-mondays\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Learn more<\/a><\/p>Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values. These gatherings serve as a space for reflection, connection, and public witness, reminding us of the shared moral responsibility across faith traditions to uphold justice and human dignity.<\/p>Co-sponsored by CBST.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000XDuxRYAT":{"name":"Long COVID Support Group","date":"September 8, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm","description":"First Monday of each month, 6:30-7:30 p.m., via Zoom<\/p>Once a month, join Rabbi James for a dedicated space for those living with long COVID of any kind.\u00a0Connect with others, share experiences in a supportive community, and get spiritual sustenance for the path ahead.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389386?tfa_2956=7013t0000023P65\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000WswixYAB":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"September 9, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS\u200b <\/strong><\/p>Tuesdays,\u00a05-7pm<\/em><\/p>Living Successfully with HIV\/AIDS runs\u00a0weekly every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm.\u00a0Group will be conducted online via Zoom. Please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:programs@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">programs@cbst.org<\/a>\u00a0to receive the Zoom info to participate.\u00a0<\/p>Join our weekly supportive social gathering \u2013 shmooze with Rabbi James, share stories, and compare notes about what it means to be living successfully with HIV \/ AIDS. Sessions led by Scott A. Kramer, LCSW-R, ACSW. This group is for adults of any age who want to build community and support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>This project was funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a contract with Public Health Solutions.<\/em><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000YMcBCYA1":{"name":"Book Discussion Group: Read Along of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay","date":"September 9, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm","description":"Tuesdays, September 2, 9 and 16 | 6:30-7:30PM | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\nJoin Rabbi Werber as each week we will discuss a larger topic and theme of Michael Chabon\u2019s Pulitzer Prize winning novel and read through the book together in anticipation of CBST\u2019s opera visit.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000YBriBYAT":{"name":"The Amazing Adventures of the Real Kavaliers & Clays","date":"September 10, 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Wednesdays, September 3, 10 and 17 | 6:30-7:30pm | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>Kavalier and Clay is a fictionalized version of a real story: how young cartoonists used the medium of comic books to tackle the very real issues of their times, using \u201csuperheroes\u201d to give readers a sense of their own power to fight back. It\u2019s no surprise that the golden age of superhero comics almost precisely overlaps with World War II and the fight against the Nazis! Learn about some of the real-life Jewish comic book superhero creators, and how their stories and characters inspired those fighting fascism and injustice in the 1930s-50s.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000UDkTZYA1":{"name":"Davar Chadash: Text Study By and For Trans Community","date":"September 10, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Wednesday, May 14 | Continuing the 2nd Wednesday of the Month | 7:00pm | In person only | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetorahstudio.org\/davar-chadash\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/strong><\/a><\/p> <\/p>When we learn sacred texts together, we create communal resilience. Davar Chadash is an in-person text study group by and for trans community. As the world closes in and doubles down on transphobia, we are turning to Judaism's oldest tactic for spiritual survival: communal text study. Join us each month for kosher snacks, schmoozing, and the kind of learning that keeps us going through persecution. Your Davar Chadash facilitator is Lexi Kohanski (she\/her), the Director of Online Learning at the Torah Studio and the force behind the brand T4Torah.<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000Wt3amYAB":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"September 11, 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped\u00a0RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team\u00a0<\/strong>meeting via Zoom!<\/p>See below for Zoom info to join.<\/em><\/p>Thursdays,\u00a012:30-1:15pm<\/strong>\u00a0we host our weekly advocacy sessions via Zoom. Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards.\u00a0<\/p>Some areas we work on:\u00a0<\/strong>Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms.<\/p>ZOOM INFO<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923\u00a0(New York)<\/strong><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is updated.<\/li><li>As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000YMYfRYAX":{"name":"Harnessing Three Superpowers of the Yamim Nora\u2019im","date":"September 11, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm","description":"Thursdays, August 28 and September 4 and 11 | 6:30-7:30PM | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe siddur teaches us that Teshuvah, Tefilah, and Tzedakah are powerful enough to avert a Divine decree. We\u2019ll talk about these three articulated superpowers of the High Holiday the season, one in each session. After all, who needs invisibility, mindreading, or infinite wealth when you have repentance, prayer, and righteous giving?\ufeff<\/span><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000YdUXJYA3":{"name":"Connected Conversations on Israel and Palestine - Facilitator Trainings","date":"September 11, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Thursdays, September 11 and 18 | 6:30-8:30pm | OR Saturday, October 11 | 1:30-6:00pm<\/strong><\/p>Many of us in the CBST community care deeply about the future for Israelis and Palestinians, but it can be hard to have good conversations when the issues are so fraught and the sense of isolation can be so profound. Learn how to facilitate good, thoughtful, deep, connected conversations, and to commit to facilitating at least twice in the coming year.<\/p>This training costs $54 and is 4 hours long, and will be offered twice. If the cost is a barrier, please contact <a href=\"mailto:rabbijames@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">Rabbi Marisa James<\/a>.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389795\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000BnAoJYAV":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service","date":"September 12, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoKYAV":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - Liberal","date":"September 13, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000ZcaKwYAJ":{"name":"Torah from Tel Aviv: Taking Responsibility as a Society","date":"September 13, 2025, 8:45 pm - 10:00 pm","description":"Saturday, September 13 | 8:45pm | In Person and Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Join Professor Yishai Blank, Dean of the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University, in conversation with Rabbi Jason Klein in this season of personal and communal reflection.<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Professor Blank will share from his personal journey as a Jew and as the first openly gay man to lead a law faculty in Israel. Drawing on his scholarship in\u00a0local government, urban policy, secularism, and legal theory, he will reflect on questions of responsibility and community. Together, we will explore his vision as an educator, scholar, and activist, shaping\u00a0the next generation of leaders in Israel across law, politics, journalism,\u00a0and business. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage with Professor Blank about how Israel\u2019s legal community is meeting this moment in Israeli society and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>About Professor Yishai Blank<\/strong><\/p>Professor Blank is Dean of the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University. His academic work focuses on Local Government Law, Administrative Law, Global Cities, Urban Legal Policy, Law and Secularism, and Legal Theory. He earned his LL.B. and a B.A. in Philosophy, both magna cum laude, from Tel Aviv University, and clerked for Chief Justice Aharon Barak of the Israeli Supreme Court before practicing at a leading Israeli law firm. Professor Blank received his LL.M. and S.J.D.\u00a0from Harvard Law School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>An internationally recognized scholar, he has taught at Harvard, Cornell, Brown, University of Toronto, Queen\u2019s College, Sciences Po (Paris), Hamburg, and the O\u00f1ati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (Spain). His research has been published in leading journals,\u00a0including the Stanford Law Review, Cornell Law Review, and the Harvard Journal of International Law. Beyond academia, Professor Blank was a founding member of IGY (Israeli Gay Youth) and has served as Chairperson of the Israeli Association of Public Law, where he continues to serve as an active board member.<\/span><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoLYAV":{"name":"Leil Selichot (includes Havdalah)","date":"September 13, 2025, 10:00 pm to September 14, 2025, 12:00 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000YMWdgYAH":{"name":"More than Shylock: Jewish Stories on the Operatic Stage","date":"September 14, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Sundays, September 7, 14 and 21 | 7:00-8:00PM | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\nAhead of the Metropolitan Opera's premiere of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, join Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern alum Marques Hollie for an exploration of operatic adaptations of Jewish stories. Our musical journey will include stagings of Biblical epics, grand operas from the 18th and 19th centuries, and modern works that explore themes of Jewish memory and resilience. No musical background is required, just curiosity and willingness to listen.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000WsehHYAR":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"September 15, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom. Bring your dinner or a snack and get together with your mishpachah - your CBST family.\u00a0Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting\u00a0those over the age of 55 while welcoming all for a truly inter-generational experience. The group's goals are building friendship, fun, networking and mutual support.\u00a0<\/p>MEETING INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 513 521 023\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York)<\/strong><\/p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389382\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 238);\">CONTRIBUTE<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to CBST, you make a meaningful statement.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>All classes & programs will be locked at their start time. Please arrive 10 minutes early.\u00a0We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, classes, & programs,\u00a0please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is your actual first and last name. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul>Help! I Need Tech Support! Please text +1 646 450 3556 for immediate assistance<\/strong><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Wsm5GYAR":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"September 15, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil<\/strong><\/p>Mondays 5:30-6:00pm\u00a0| Columbus Circle<\/strong>. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/interfaithcenter.org\/multifaith-mondays\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Learn more<\/a><\/p>Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values. These gatherings serve as a space for reflection, connection, and public witness, reminding us of the shared moral responsibility across faith traditions to uphold justice and human dignity.<\/p>Co-sponsored by CBST.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000YAzmfYAD":{"name":"Beginning Again (and Again): The Spiritual Journey of Growing Older","date":"September 15, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"With Rabbi Dayle Friedman, spiritual guide, social innovator, chaplain, scholar, and pioneer in the development of a Jewish spiritual vision for aging.<\/strong><\/p> <\/p>Monday, September 15 | 7:00-8:30PM | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/88351985215\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>How can we grow deeper and wiser as we age? Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, points the way for us by helping us to understand that all of life is a succession of shattering and renewal. This framing offers us a way of holding the challenges of aging, as well as the new beginnings and possibilities we can find amid them. We will apply the concept of shattering and repair to our journeys in aging and will offer spiritual tools to help us foster our resilience along the way.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000YAzmf\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000WsjllYAB":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"September 16, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS\u200b <\/strong><\/p>Tuesdays,\u00a05-7pm<\/em><\/p>Living Successfully with HIV\/AIDS runs\u00a0weekly every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm.\u00a0Group will be conducted online via Zoom. Please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:programs@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">programs@cbst.org<\/a>\u00a0to receive the Zoom info to participate.\u00a0<\/p>Join our weekly supportive social gathering \u2013 shmooze with Rabbi James, share stories, and compare notes about what it means to be living successfully with HIV \/ AIDS. Sessions led by Scott A. Kramer, LCSW-R, ACSW. This group is for adults of any age who want to build community and support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>This project was funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a contract with Public Health Solutions.<\/em><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000YBilQYAT":{"name":"Book Discussion Group: Read Along of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay","date":"September 16, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm","description":"Tuesdays, September 2, 9 and 16 | 6:30-7:30PM | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>Join Rabbi Werber as each week we will discuss a larger topic and theme of Michael Chabon\u2019s Pulitzer Prize winning novel and read through the book together in anticipation of CBST\u2019s opera visit.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000YMbv2YAD":{"name":"The Amazing Adventures of the Real Kavaliers & Clays","date":"September 17, 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Wednesdays, September 3, 10 and 17 | 7:30-8:30pm | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\nKavalier and Clay is a fictionalized version of a real story: how young cartoonists used the medium of comic books to tackle the very real issues of their times, using \u201csuperheroes\u201d to give readers a sense of their own power to fight back. It\u2019s no surprise that the golden age of superhero comics almost precisely overlaps with World War II and the fight against the Nazis! Learn about some of the real-life Jewish comic book superhero creators, and how their stories and characters inspired those fighting fascism and injustice in the 1930s-50s.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000WsqX6YAJ":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST","date":"September 18, 2025, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm","description":"Democracy! Team Action Group returns to in-person meetings (with Pizza!) at CBST monthly, on the third Thursday of each month.<\/p>Join us on Thursday, September 18, 12:30-2:00 p.m. for our next in-person meeting.<\/strong><\/p>Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards.\u00a0<\/p>Some areas we work on:\u00a0<\/strong>Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000WsqX6\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000YdG1QYAV":{"name":"Connected Conversations on Israel and Palestine - Facilitator Trainings","date":"September 18, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Thursdays, September 11 and 18 | 6:30-8:30pm | OR Saturday, October 11 | 1:30-6:00pm<\/strong><\/p>Many of us in the CBST community care deeply about the future for Israelis and Palestinians, but it can be hard to have good conversations when the issues are so fraught and the sense of isolation can be so profound. Learn how to facilitate good, thoughtful, deep, connected conversations, and to commit to facilitating at least twice in the coming year.<\/p>This training costs $54 and is 4 hours long, and will be offered twice. If the cost is a barrier, please contact <a href=\"mailto:rabbijames@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">Rabbi Marisa James<\/a>.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389795\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000ZNHNTYA5":{"name":"Defending Democracy, Protecting Community, & Building Solidarity","date":"September 18, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Defending Democracy, Protecting Community, & Building Solidarity Against Antisemitism<\/strong><\/p>Thursday, September 18 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Temple Shaaray Tefila, 250 E. 79th Street | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shaaraytefilanyc.shulcloud.com\/form\/Defending-Democracy\" target=\"_blank\">Register Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>These are deeply fraught times for Jews in our community, our city and around the world. In response, Temple Shaaray Tefila<\/strong>, in coordination with the Nexus Project<\/strong>, is proud to host a vital and timely program for Jews committed to protecting democratic rights and freedoms while actively combating antisemitism.<\/p>Panelists Amy Spitalnick<\/strong>, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Rabbi Rick Jacobs<\/strong>, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, NY State Senator Liz Krueger<\/strong> and moderator Becca Israel<\/strong>, Director of Strategic Engagement for the Nexus Project will explore the sources of today\u2019s rising antisemitism; the dangers of communal division and the threats to our democracy; and what we can do to build solidarity, protect democracy and actively fight antisemitism on a national, state, and local level. Attendees will receive access to valuable resources and guidance for use in dealing with the scourge of antisemitism, including materials from The Nexus Project and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism as well as action steps from New York Jewish Agenda<\/strong>.<\/p>Co-sponsored by New York Jewish Agenda and RAC-NY as well as the following congregations (list in formation):\u00a0B\u2019nai Jeshurun, East End Temple, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, and Congregation Beit Simchat Torah.<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000BnAoMYAV":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service","date":"September 19, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoNYAV":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - TEM","date":"September 20, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoOYAV":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"September 20, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:45 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000YMbv1YAD":{"name":"More than Shylock: Jewish Stories on the Operatic Stage","date":"September 21, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Sundays, September 7, 14 and 21 | 7:00-8:00PM | Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\nAhead of the Metropolitan Opera's premiere of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, join Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern alum Marques Hollie for an exploration of operatic adaptations of Jewish stories. Our musical journey will include stagings of Biblical epics, grand operas from the 18th and 19th centuries, and modern works that explore themes of Jewish memory and resilience. No musical background is required, just curiosity and willingness to listen.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000WskGMYAZ":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"September 22, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom. Bring your dinner or a snack and get together with your mishpachah - your CBST family.\u00a0Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting\u00a0those over the age of 55 while welcoming all for a truly inter-generational experience. The group's goals are building friendship, fun, networking and mutual support.\u00a0<\/p>MEETING INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 513 521 023\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York)<\/strong><\/p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389382\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 238);\">CONTRIBUTE<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to CBST, you make a meaningful statement.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>All classes & programs will be locked at their start time. Please arrive 10 minutes early.\u00a0We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, classes, & programs,\u00a0please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is your actual first and last name. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul>Help! I Need Tech Support! Please text +1 646 450 3556 for immediate assistance<\/strong><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Wsiw9YAB":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"September 22, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil<\/strong><\/p>Mondays 5:30-6:00pm\u00a0| Columbus Circle<\/strong>. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/interfaithcenter.org\/multifaith-mondays\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Learn more<\/a><\/p>Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values. These gatherings serve as a space for reflection, connection, and public witness, reminding us of the shared moral responsibility across faith traditions to uphold justice and human dignity.<\/p>Co-sponsored by CBST.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoPYAV":{"name":"Rosh Hashanah - Ma'ariv I","date":"September 22, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoQYAV":{"name":"Rosh Hashanah I - Shacharit","date":"September 23, 2025, 9:00 am - 11:00 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoRYAV":{"name":"Rosh Hashanah I - Torah Service","date":"September 23, 2025, 9:15 am - 11:15 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoSYAV":{"name":"Rosh Hashanah I - Shofar","date":"September 23, 2025, 9:30 am - 11:30 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoUYAV":{"name":"Families with Kids Services","date":"September 23, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoTYAV":{"name":"Rosh Hashanah I - Musaf","date":"September 23, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoVYAV":{"name":"Alef-Bet Service - Age 0-5","date":"September 23, 2025, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoWYAV":{"name":"Tashlich","date":"September 23, 2025, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoYYAV":{"name":"Rosh Hashanah II - Shacharit","date":"September 24, 2025, 9:00 am - 11:00 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoZYAV":{"name":"Rosh Hashanah II - Torah Service","date":"September 24, 2025, 9:15 am - 11:15 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoaYAF":{"name":"Rosh Hashanah II - Shofar","date":"September 24, 2025, 9:30 am - 11:30 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAobYAF":{"name":"Rosh Hashanah II - Musaf","date":"September 24, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Wt4YRYAZ":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"September 25, 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped\u00a0RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team\u00a0<\/strong>meeting via Zoom!<\/p>See below for Zoom info to join.<\/em><\/p>Thursdays,\u00a012:30-1:15pm<\/strong>\u00a0we host our weekly advocacy sessions via Zoom. Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards.\u00a0<\/p>Some areas we work on:\u00a0<\/strong>Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms.<\/p>ZOOM INFO<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923\u00a0(New York)<\/strong><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is updated.<\/li><li>As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAocYAF":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Shabbat Shuva","date":"September 26, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAodYAF":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - Liberal","date":"September 27, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoeYAF":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"September 27, 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAofYAF":{"name":"CBST Cemetery Visit","date":"September 28, 2025, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WsjIkYAJ":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"September 29, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom. Bring your dinner or a snack and get together with your mishpachah - your CBST family.\u00a0Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting\u00a0those over the age of 55 while welcoming all for a truly inter-generational experience. The group's goals are building friendship, fun, networking and mutual support.\u00a0<\/p>MEETING INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 513 521 023\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York)<\/strong><\/p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389382\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 238);\">CONTRIBUTE<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to CBST, you make a meaningful statement.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>All classes & programs will be locked at their start time. Please arrive 10 minutes early.\u00a0We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, classes, & programs,\u00a0please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is your actual first and last name. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul>Help! I Need Tech Support! Please text +1 646 450 3556 for immediate assistance<\/strong><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WsdWdYAJ":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"September 29, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil<\/strong><\/p>Mondays 5:30-6:00pm\u00a0| Columbus Circle<\/strong>. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/interfaithcenter.org\/multifaith-mondays\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Learn more<\/a><\/p>Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values. These gatherings serve as a space for reflection, connection, and public witness, reminding us of the shared moral responsibility across faith traditions to uphold justice and human dignity.<\/p>Co-sponsored by CBST.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WsfAOYAZ":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"September 30, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS\u200b <\/strong><\/p>Tuesdays,\u00a05-7pm<\/em><\/p>Living Successfully with HIV\/AIDS runs\u00a0weekly every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm.\u00a0Group will be conducted online via Zoom. Please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:programs@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">programs@cbst.org<\/a>\u00a0to receive the Zoom info to participate.\u00a0<\/p>Join our weekly supportive social gathering \u2013 shmooze with Rabbi James, share stories, and compare notes about what it means to be living successfully with HIV \/ AIDS. Sessions led by Scott A. Kramer, LCSW-R, ACSW. This group is for adults of any age who want to build community and support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>This project was funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a contract with Public Health Solutions.<\/em><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAogYAF":{"name":"Kol Nidre","date":"October 1, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAohYAF":{"name":"Yom Kippur - Shacharit","date":"October 2, 2025, 9:00 am - 11:00 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoiYAF":{"name":"Yom Kippur - Torah Service","date":"October 2, 2025, 9:15 am - 11:15 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAojYAF":{"name":"Yom Kippur - Yizkor","date":"October 2, 2025, 9:30 am - 11:30 am","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAokYAF":{"name":"Yom Kippur - Musaf","date":"October 2, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WsweAYAR":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"October 2, 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped\u00a0RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team\u00a0<\/strong>meeting via Zoom!<\/p>See below for Zoom info to join.<\/em><\/p>Thursdays,\u00a012:30-1:15pm<\/strong>\u00a0we host our weekly advocacy sessions via Zoom. Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards.\u00a0<\/p>Some areas we work on:\u00a0<\/strong>Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms.<\/p>ZOOM INFO<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923\u00a0(New York)<\/strong><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is updated.<\/li><li>As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAolYAF":{"name":"Yom Kippur Afternoon Classes","date":"October 2, 2025, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAomYAF":{"name":"Yom Kippur - Mincha","date":"October 2, 2025, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAonYAF":{"name":"Yom Kippur - Neilah - INCLUDES HAVDALAH","date":"October 2, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAooYAF":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service","date":"October 3, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WBmgPYAT":{"name":"First Fridays Online Oneg","date":"October 3, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"After services ~8:30pm\u00a0<\/strong>|<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/88438607107\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: inherit;\">Zoom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>Join CBST online community members for an informal shmooze after services. We will gather the first Friday of each month after Kabbalat Shabbat services.<\/span><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAopYAF":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - Avodat HaLev","date":"October 4, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAoqYAF":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"October 4, 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000XazEvYAJ":{"name":"The Metropolitan Opera\u2019s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay","date":"October 4, 2025, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm","description":"Saturday, October 4 | 8:00pm | Lincoln Center | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/strong><\/a> - <\/strong>tickets are available on a first-come first-served basis<\/p>Join us for a trip to the Metropolitan Opera to see The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay<\/em>! This trip to the opera will wrap up our Elul Zman Adult Education series leading up to the High Holidays, which will be centered around Michael Chabon\u2019s Pulitzer Prize\u2013winning novel of the same name. This new operatic adaptation tells the story of two Jewish cousins who, shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, invent an anti-fascist superhero and launch their own comic-book series, hoping to recruit America into the fight against Nazism.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389793\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000WsoWsYAJ":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"October 6, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil<\/strong><\/p>Mondays 5:30-6:00pm\u00a0| Columbus Circle<\/strong>. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/interfaithcenter.org\/multifaith-mondays\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Learn more<\/a><\/p>Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values. These gatherings serve as a space for reflection, connection, and public witness, reminding us of the shared moral responsibility across faith traditions to uphold justice and human dignity.<\/p>Co-sponsored by CBST.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAorYAF":{"name":"Sukkot I","date":"October 7, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Wsn7rYAB":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"October 9, 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped\u00a0RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team\u00a0<\/strong>meeting via Zoom!<\/p>See below for Zoom info to join.<\/em><\/p>Thursdays,\u00a012:30-1:15pm<\/strong>\u00a0we host our weekly advocacy sessions via Zoom. Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards.\u00a0<\/p>Some areas we work on:\u00a0<\/strong>Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms.<\/p>ZOOM INFO<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Join Zoom Meeting:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544<\/strong><\/p>Call-in: +1 646 876 9923\u00a0(New York)<\/strong><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/sites\/cbst.org\/files\/images\/Zoom%20Instructions_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li>Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li><li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/li><li>To protect the sacred nature of our services, please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is updated.<\/li><li>As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000VWyaJYAT":{"name":"Emet: Trans & Non-Binary Team Meeting","date":"October 9, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Emet welcomes transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and gender-expansive people, including those who are questioning, to build community and engage politically at CBST.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>Emet meets on the first Thursday of each month. Sign up for Emet Team updates <a href=\"https:\/\/visitor.constantcontact.com\/manage\/optin?v=001peuSb9w_PdB4BtpOEbQymekJVudRSbUkD23SbOtUULmQJMPp4utfapiK9K3NcdjcDkcEVrdQNjE%3D\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 8, 238);\">here<\/u><\/b><\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:transjews@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 8, 238);\">transjews@cbst.org<\/u><\/b><\/a> for more info. Zoom info will be sent by 5:00pm on Thursday to the Emet mailing list.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAosYAF":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Sukkot Day 5","date":"October 10, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAotYAF":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - Liberal","date":"October 11, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000YdDI4YAN":{"name":"Connected Conversations on Israel and Palestine - Facilitator Trainings","date":"October 11, 2025, 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Thursdays, September 11 and 18 | 6:30-8:30pm | OR Saturday, October 11 | 1:30-6:00pm<\/strong><\/p>Many of us in the CBST community care deeply about the future for Israelis and Palestinians, but it can be hard to have good conversations when the issues are so fraught and the sense of isolation can be so profound. Learn how to facilitate good, thoughtful, deep, connected conversations, and to commit to facilitating at least twice in the coming year.<\/p>This training costs $54 and is 4 hours long, and will be offered twice. If the cost is a barrier, please contact <a href=\"mailto:rabbijames@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">Rabbi Marisa James<\/a>.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389795\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"}}

Upcoming Events

My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein

Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Aleinu 20s & 30s Oneg Shmooze

NO SHABBAT MORNING THIS WEEK

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein

Democracy! Team Action Group

Harnessing Three Superpowers of the Yamim Nora’im

Shabbat Sits Meditation

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

NO SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES THIS WEEK

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

Book Discussion Group: Read Along of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

The Amazing Adventures of the Real Kavaliers & Clays

Democracy! Team Action Group

Harnessing Three Superpowers of the Yamim Nora’im

Emet: Trans & Non-Binary Team Meeting

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

First Fridays Online Oneg

Shabbat Morning - Avodat HaLev

Havdalah

More than Shylock: Jewish Stories on the Operatic Stage

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Long COVID Support Group

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

Book Discussion Group: Read Along of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

The Amazing Adventures of the Real Kavaliers & Clays

Davar Chadash: Text Study By and For Trans Community

Democracy! Team Action Group

Harnessing Three Superpowers of the Yamim Nora’im

Connected Conversations on Israel and Palestine - Facilitator Trainings

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Shabbat Morning - Liberal

Torah from Tel Aviv: Taking Responsibility as a Society

Leil Selichot (includes Havdalah)

More than Shylock: Jewish Stories on the Operatic Stage

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Beginning Again (and Again): The Spiritual Journey of Growing Older

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

Book Discussion Group: Read Along of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

The Amazing Adventures of the Real Kavaliers & Clays

Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST

Connected Conversations on Israel and Palestine - Facilitator Trainings

Defending Democracy, Protecting Community, & Building Solidarity

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Shabbat Morning - TEM

Havdalah

More than Shylock: Jewish Stories on the Operatic Stage

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Rosh Hashanah - Ma'ariv I

Rosh Hashanah I - Shacharit

Rosh Hashanah I - Torah Service

Rosh Hashanah I - Shofar

Families with Kids Services

Rosh Hashanah I - Musaf

Alef-Bet Service - Age 0-5

Tashlich

Rosh Hashanah II - Shacharit

Rosh Hashanah II - Torah Service

Rosh Hashanah II - Shofar

Rosh Hashanah II - Musaf

Democracy! Team Action Group

Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Shabbat Shuva

Shabbat Morning - Liberal

Havdalah

CBST Cemetery Visit

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS