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.

{"701PK00000BnAo2YAF":{"name":"Tish'ah B'Av Including Havdalah","date":"August 3, 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WsjfIYAR":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"August 4, 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"},"701PK00000Wso2DYAR":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"August 4, 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"},"701PK00000XDkUGYA1":{"name":"Long COVID Support Group","date":"August 4, 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>"},"701PK00000WW18FYAT":{"name":"Aging Together Presents: Together in Dance REGISTRATION CLOSED","date":"August 5, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm","description":"Tuesdays, July 8- August 19 | 4:00-5:30PM<\/strong><\/p>Join CBST's Aging Together and Together in Dance for seven weeks of dancing fun from the comfort of your home or office! Sign up for our Zoom classes that combine swing dancing and creative moment for a class that is active, joyful, and expressive. All levels, abilities, ages, and mobility levels are invited; no prior dance knowledge is needed and accessible variations for all dances are provided.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WstZmYAJ":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"August 5, 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"},"701PK00000Wx18zYAB":{"name":"My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein","date":"August 6, 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":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000Wx18z\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000WsrwGYAR":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"August 7, 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"},"701PK00000XDGtdYAH":{"name":"Mishpachah Dinner at CBST 8.8.25","date":"August 8, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Friday, August 8 | 5:00PM<\/b><\/p>Join us for a pre-service meal and shmooze at CBST. Seating limited.\u00a0<\/p>\u00a0<\/p>Enter the number of people attending in the ticket field. We ask for $36\/person to cover the basic food costs of this program. Thank you for considering an additional contribution at your discretion to help keep CBST Joyful, Spiritual, and Proud.<\/p>\u00a0<\/p>A limited amount of needs-based scholarships are available for those experiencing financial difficulties. Please write to jribnick@cbst.org for more info.\u00a0<\/p>\u00a0<\/p>Refunds cannot be processed after Monday, August 4.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389790?tfa_2956=701PK00000XDGtd\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000BnAo4YAF":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service","date":"August 8, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAo5YAF":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - Liberal","date":"August 9, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAo6YAF":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"August 9, 2025, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000YWzBHYA1":{"name":"Judaism, Baseball and You\u2014Extra Innings Zoom Watch Party","date":"August 10, 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Sunday, August 10 | 4:00pm | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87863267398\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>Join us to watch The Final Season. Baseball rules in the small town of Norway, Iowa. Its high school team is the winner of many state championships, and the coach, Jim Van Scoyoc (Powers Boothe), is National Coach of the Year. When Norway's high school must merge with another, he loses his job. Kent Stock (Sean Astin) who once assisted him, takes over the Norway team for the last season, but the odds are against Kent and the players.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WshvRYAR":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"August 11, 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"},"701PK00000WscPHYAZ":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"August 11, 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"},"701PK00000WW0yaYAD":{"name":"Aging Together Presents: Together in Dance REGISTRATION CLOSED","date":"August 12, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm","description":"Tuesdays, July 8- August 19 | 4:00-5:30PM<\/strong><\/p>Join CBST's Aging Together and Together in Dance for seven weeks of dancing fun from the comfort of your home or office! Sign up for our Zoom classes that combine swing dancing and creative moment for a class that is active, joyful, and expressive. All levels, abilities, ages, and mobility levels are invited; no prior dance knowledge is needed and accessible variations for all dances are provided.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WszaLYAR":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"August 12, 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"},"701PK00000WwxJbYAJ":{"name":"My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein","date":"August 13, 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":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000WwxJb\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000UDexfYAD":{"name":"Davar Chadash: Text Study By and For Trans Community","date":"August 13, 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},"701PK00000Wt1fPYAR":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"August 14, 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"},"701PK00000VWyqSYAT":{"name":"Emet: Trans & Non-Binary Team Meeting","date":"August 14, 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"},"701PK00000UzszuYAB":{"name":"Shabbat Sits Meditation","date":"August 15, 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"},"701PK00000BnAo7YAF":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Commemoration of the Murdered Yiddish Poets","date":"August 15, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAo8YAF":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - TEM","date":"August 16, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAo9YAF":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"August 16, 2025, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Wsf0ZYAR":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"August 18, 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"},"701PK00000WsmIBYAZ":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"August 18, 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"},"701PK00000WW213YAD":{"name":"Aging Together Presents: Together in Dance REGISTRATION CLOSED","date":"August 19, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm","description":"Tuesdays, July 8- August 19 | 4:00-5:30PM<\/strong><\/p>Join CBST's Aging Together and Together in Dance for seven weeks of dancing fun from the comfort of your home or office! Sign up for our Zoom classes that combine swing dancing and creative moment for a class that is active, joyful, and expressive. All levels, abilities, ages, and mobility levels are invited; no prior dance knowledge is needed and accessible variations for all dances are provided.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WstMsYAJ":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"August 19, 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"},"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":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000Wwxmw\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"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"},"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":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000Wx7RI\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"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"},"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>"},"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! 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Multifaith Mondays

Long COVID Support Group

Aging Together Presents: Together in Dance REGISTRATION CLOSED

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein

Democracy! Team Action Group

Mishpachah Dinner at CBST 8.8.25

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Shabbat Morning - Liberal

Havdalah

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Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Aging Together Presents: Together in Dance REGISTRATION CLOSED

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein

Davar Chadash: Text Study By and For Trans Community

Democracy! Team Action Group

Emet: Trans & Non-Binary Team Meeting

Shabbat Sits Meditation

Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Commemoration of the Murdered Yiddish Poets

Shabbat Morning - TEM

Havdalah

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Multifaith Mondays

Aging Together Presents: Together in Dance REGISTRATION CLOSED

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein

Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

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Havdalah

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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

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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

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

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Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST

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