Upcoming Events

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Action Team","date":"June 11, 2026, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team meeting via Zoom! See below for Zoom info to join. Thursdays, 12:30-1:15pm we 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. Some areas we work on: 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. ZOOM INFO Join Zoom Meeting: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544 Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544 Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York) Zoom Instructions & Etiquette Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders. MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak. 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. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed. Click here for more info on Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu1MYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"June 11, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"The Beacon Thursday vigils bring neighbors together to publicly share support for Democracy and build community. The Beacon was founded by CBST\u2019s Senior Rabbi Emerita Sharon Kleinbaum in the wake of the 2025 presidential inauguration. CBST is proud to be one of the faith partners of the Beacon\u2019s Thursday evening vigils. If you are in New York City, here are a few Beacon groups and some names of CBSTers who regularly attend them:\u00a0\u00a0 Bronx: Riverdale, 235th Street & Johnson Avenue, 5:30 pm every Thursday. (Maryann and Beth) Manhattan: East Village, East 9th Street & University Place (next to Chase Bank), 5:00pm every Thursday (Marsha) Manhattan: Upper West Side, Broadway & 96th Street, 6:00pm every Thursday (Ira and Kenneth) Queens: Forest Hills, Queens Boulevard & Yellowstone Boulevard, 4:00pm every Thursday (Ruth) Brooklyn: Park Slope, Grand Army Plaza, 5:30pm every Thursday (Gale)\u00a0\u00a0","registration":null},"701PK00000mwx6sYAA":{"name":"Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah","date":"June 12, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000q8mclYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"June 12, 2026, 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm","description":"A lay-led, free-flowing Zoom Torah study group discussing the week's Parsha. No Hebrew necessary, and no advance reading required. Just come and join in the stimulating conversations. Zoom link: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/256347788","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1CsYAK":{"name":"Aleinu Book Club","date":"June 12, 2026, 5:30 pm - 6:25 pm","description":"Aleinu, CBST\u2019s 20s & 30s community invites you to a cozy, clergy-led Shabbat book group 5:30 to 6:25 pm before Friday night services. *It\u2019s giving* nourish your body, mind and spirit. Join us for dinner and discussion on transformative Torah and Jewish thought. All in their 20s & 30s are welcome to drop-in any Friday or join for the entire series from February through Pride. At our second session with CRRI Alana Krivo-Kaufman we\u2019ll be discussing Facing A Loving God (Part 1, pages 23-75).\u00a0\u00a0Whether or not you\u2019ve caught up on the reading, come for dinner, community and discussion. Register today to reserve your own copies of God is Here: Reimagining the Divine by Toba Spitzer and Judaism is About Love by Shai Held.","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vl8YAA":{"name":"Trans & Nonbinary Pride Kabbalat Shabbat Services","date":"June 12, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000qTB29YAG":{"name":"June 2026 New Members' Gathering","date":"June 12, 2026, 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000qLCY9YAO":{"name":"New Members Oneg","date":"June 12, 2026, 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm","description":"New Members' Gathering<\/strong><\/p>8:30pm\u00a0<\/strong>| In person\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0<\/span>By invitation only.<\/p>\ufeff<\/strong>New Members to CBST are invited to this special gathering<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000jClfZYAS":{"name":"Rainbow Tot Shabbat PRIDE! 5786","date":"June 13, 2026, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm","description":"Rainbow Tot Shabbat is the second Shabbat of each month | 10:15am-12:15pm | In person at CBST, 130 W 30th St, NYC<\/p> <\/p>Rainbow Tot Shabbat offers a warm, inclusive space for families to connect to LGBTQ+ Jewish community, our calendar of holidays, and other parents of young children. Introduce your children to a vibrant and welcoming Jewish life full of joy, music, and pride. Drop-in for either or both halves of these two-part mornings:\u00a0a hands-on creative Jewish holiday activity at 10:15 and a musical Tot Shabbat at 11:30.<\/strong>\u00a0All are also welcome to join for kiddush lunch with the whole community at 12:30.<\/p> <\/p>A program of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(197, 0, 132);\">Congregation Beit Simchat Torah<\/a>, a spiritual home for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.<\/p> <\/p>\u00a0Scheduled dates and themes for 2025-26 are as follows:<\/p><ul><li>October 11, Sukkot (this instance will be offsite; location to be announced<\/strong>)<\/li><li>November 8, Democracy & Tikkun Olam<\/li><li>December 13, Chanukah<\/li><li>January 10, MLK Day<\/li><li>February 14, Tu B\u2019Shvat<\/li><li>March 14, Purim<\/li><li>April 11, Passover<\/li><li>May 9, Shavuot<\/li><\/ul> <\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000jClfZ\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000aSfGoYAK":{"name":"Limmud b\u2019Shabbat","date":"June 13, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Limmud b\u2019Shabbat (children\u2019s education) https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/limmud-bshabbat\/","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vl9YAA":{"name":"Shabbat Morning Services - Liberal Minyan","date":"June 13, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Parshat Shelach-Lecha Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Tamuz + Shabbat Shalem Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89268614329","registration":null},"701PK00000iHwcbYAC":{"name":"Shabbat Shalem 5786 - June 13, 2026","date":"June 13, 2026, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm","description":"Schedule TBD<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000iHwcb\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000j5vlAYAQ":{"name":"Shabbat Shalem","date":"June 13, 2026, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm","description":"<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Schedule (subject to change): \t\t\t10-12:30 b mitzvah of Leo Block-Heinz and Limmud \t\t\t12:30-1:30: community kiddush \t\t\t1:30-2:30 multi generational pride panel \t\t\t3:00pm community listening sessions in person and on-line \t\t\t4:00pm Shabbat sits and Lise Brown season (in chapel) \t\t\t5:00pm session on the Beacon with RSK and Beacon panelists \t\t\t6:00 closing circle (last Shabbat shalem of 5786!) \t\t\t \t\t\tHavdallah in the Parks - Two Locations! \t\t\tSat June 13 | gather 6:30pm, ritual 7:00pm \t\t\tFort Tryon Park \t\t\tProspect Park \t\t\tJoin either of two neighborhood gatherings for havdalah in the park, with Rabbi Alana Krivo-Kaufman in Brooklyn\u2019s Prospect Park or with Rabbi Marisa James in upper Manhattan\u2019s Fort Tryon Park. Bring a blanket and a snack or drink to share! \t\t\t\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\nZoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vlBYAQ":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"June 13, 2026, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"Liberal Minyan Shabbat Shalem Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000aSfH6YAK":{"name":"Teen Track - Field Trip","date":"June 14, 2026, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm","description":"Teen Track https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/teen-track\/","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1ALYA0":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday","date":"June 15, 2026, 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. Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting those 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.<\/p> <\/p>Register: <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/RNSjQDkCT5aft0oQv7wUPA\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/RNSjQDkCT5aft0oQv7wUPA<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu0eYAC":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"June 15, 2026, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil Mondays 5:30-6:00pm | Columbus Circle. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park 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. Co-sponsored by CBST.","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1B4YAK":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS","date":"June 16, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS? Tuesdays, 5-7pm Living Successfully with HIV\/AIDS runs weekly every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm. Group will be conducted online via Zoom. Please email programs@cbst.org to receive the Zoom info to participate. 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. This project was funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a contract with Public Health Solutions.","registration":null},"701PK00000qKsXnYAK":{"name":"CBST Annual Meeting","date":"June 16, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Members receive a separate email invitation to register.<\/p>Any questions about membership? Email\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:membership@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">membership@cbst.org<\/a>\u00a0or you may\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389393\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">renew\/join CBST<\/a>\u00a0online.<\/em><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1BnYAK":{"name":"Democracy! Action Team","date":"June 18, 2026, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team meeting via Zoom! See below for Zoom info to join. Thursdays, 12:30-1:15pm we 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. Some areas we work on: 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. ZOOM INFO Join Zoom Meeting: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544 Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544 Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York) Zoom Instructions & Etiquette Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders. MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak. 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. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed. Click here for more info on Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu1NYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"June 18, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"The Beacon Thursday vigils bring neighbors together to publicly share support for Democracy and build community. The Beacon was founded by CBST\u2019s Senior Rabbi Emerita Sharon Kleinbaum in the wake of the 2025 presidential inauguration. CBST is proud to be one of the faith partners of the Beacon\u2019s Thursday evening vigils. If you are in New York City, here are a few Beacon groups and some names of CBSTers who regularly attend them:\u00a0\u00a0 Bronx: Riverdale, 235th Street & Johnson Avenue, 5:30 pm every Thursday. (Maryann and Beth) Manhattan: East Village, East 9th Street & University Place (next to Chase Bank), 5:00pm every Thursday (Marsha) Manhattan: Upper West Side, Broadway & 96th Street, 6:00pm every Thursday (Ira and Kenneth) Queens: Forest Hills, Queens Boulevard & Yellowstone Boulevard, 4:00pm every Thursday (Ruth) Brooklyn: Park Slope, Grand Army Plaza, 5:30pm every Thursday (Gale)\u00a0\u00a0","registration":null},"701PK00000sSx1jYAC":{"name":"2026 Concert for Social Justice","date":"June 18, 2026, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm","description":"Join us for an uplifting chamber music performance in our Wine Family Sanctuary, brought to us by CBST Member and Violist Adria Benjamin and her esteemed colleagues. Tickets are complimentary for members and their guests. Suggested donation to our music program starts at $36.<\/p> <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89658490194\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom<\/a><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389790?tfa_2956=701PK00000sSx1j\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000mwx6tYAA":{"name":"Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah","date":"June 19, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000q8mcmYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"June 19, 2026, 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm","description":"A lay-led, free-flowing Zoom Torah study group discussing the week's Parsha. No Hebrew necessary, and no advance reading required. Just come and join in the stimulating conversations. Zoom link: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/256347788","registration":null},"701PK00000nUluyYAC":{"name":"06.19.26 Mishpachah Dinner at CBST","date":"June 19, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join us for a pre-service meal and shmooze at CBST. Seating limited. Cost per person is $36, and we ask you to consider an additional donation to help cover the costs of the food and support Mishpachah programming. Please write to jribnick@cbst.org if you have questions or need more info.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389790?tfa_2956=701PK00000nUluy\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000nV1CtYAK":{"name":"Aleinu Book Club","date":"June 19, 2026, 5:30 pm - 6:25 pm","description":"Aleinu, CBST\u2019s 20s & 30s community invites you to a cozy, clergy-led Shabbat book group 5:30 to 6:25 pm before Friday night services. *It\u2019s giving* nourish your body, mind and spirit. Join us for dinner and discussion on transformative Torah and Jewish thought. All in their 20s & 30s are welcome to drop-in any Friday or join for the entire series from February through Pride. At our second session with CRRI Alana Krivo-Kaufman we\u2019ll be discussing Facing A Loving God (Part 1, pages 23-75).\u00a0\u00a0Whether or not you\u2019ve caught up on the reading, come for dinner, community and discussion. Register today to reserve your own copies of God is Here: Reimagining the Divine by Toba Spitzer and Judaism is About Love by Shai Held.","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vlCYAQ":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Family & Friends Shabbat 2026","date":"June 19, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389825\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000j5vlDYAQ":{"name":"Shabbat Morning Services - TEM","date":"June 20, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Parshat Korach TEM Family and Friends Shabbat Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89268614329","registration":null},"701PK00000cvDfCYAU":{"name":"Pride 2026 Family Picnic","date":"June 20, 2026, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm","description":"Celebrate pride with CBST at\u00a0Pier 63 in Hudson River Park as we sing songs, play lawn games, tie-dye, nosh, and overall have a great day of LGBTQ and Jewish joy! All families with kids welcome.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000cvDfC\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000j5vlEYAQ":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"June 20, 2026, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1AMYA0":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday","date":"June 22, 2026, 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. Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting those 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.<\/p> <\/p>Register: <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/Y9KacsJ0Thq6pR-0oqkNZw\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/Y9KacsJ0Thq6pR-0oqkNZw<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu0fYAC":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"June 22, 2026, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil Mondays 5:30-6:00pm | Columbus Circle. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park 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. Co-sponsored by CBST.","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1B5YAK":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS","date":"June 23, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS? Tuesdays, 5-7pm Living Successfully with HIV\/AIDS runs weekly every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm. Group will be conducted online via Zoom. Please email programs@cbst.org to receive the Zoom info to participate. 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. This project was funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a contract with Public Health Solutions.","registration":null},"701PK00000qLPgfYAG":{"name":"Jewish Drag Icons: Then and Now at the 14th Street Y","date":"June 24, 2026, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm","description":"<h1>Jewish Drag Icons: Then and Now<\/strong><\/h1>Get ready for a night of bold, bawdy Jewish drag! Journey through the history of Jewish drag icons over the last century, enjoy a live Jewish drag show with master performers Yochai Greenfeld, Alvah Klempt, Matzah Belle Soup, and Miryem-Khaye Siegel, and cap off the evening with a celebratory Pride dance party.<\/p> <\/p>Cosponsored by Congregation Beit Simchat Torah and Keshet. <\/p> <\/p>Not a 14Y member yet? Simply select "Quick Checkout" when registering. Otherwise, create or log in to your account.<\/p> <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/operations.daxko.com\/Online\/5428\/Security\/login.mvc\/find_account?event_guid=e977c93f-168e-11f1-99e7-00505692a808&allow_quick_checkout=True&return_url=\/Online\/5428\/ProgramsV2\/Events.mvc\/register?guid=e977c93f-168e-11f1-99e7-00505692a808\" target=\"_blank\">Get Tickets<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/operations.daxko.com\/online\/5428\/ProgramsV2\/Events.mvc\/offering?guid=e977c93f-168e-11f1-99e7-00505692a808\" target=\"_blank\">More Info<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1BoYAK":{"name":"Democracy! Action Team","date":"June 25, 2026, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team meeting via Zoom! See below for Zoom info to join. Thursdays, 12:30-1:15pm we 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. Some areas we work on: 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. ZOOM INFO Join Zoom Meeting: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544 Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544 Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York) Zoom Instructions & Etiquette Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders. MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak. 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. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed. Click here for more info on Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu1OYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"June 25, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"The Beacon Thursday vigils bring neighbors together to publicly share support for Democracy and build community. The Beacon was founded by CBST\u2019s Senior Rabbi Emerita Sharon Kleinbaum in the wake of the 2025 presidential inauguration. CBST is proud to be one of the faith partners of the Beacon\u2019s Thursday evening vigils. If you are in New York City, here are a few Beacon groups and some names of CBSTers who regularly attend them:\u00a0\u00a0 Bronx: Riverdale, 235th Street & Johnson Avenue, 5:30 pm every Thursday. (Maryann and Beth) Manhattan: East Village, East 9th Street & University Place (next to Chase Bank), 5:00pm every Thursday (Marsha) Manhattan: Upper West Side, Broadway & 96th Street, 6:00pm every Thursday (Ira and Kenneth) Queens: Forest Hills, Queens Boulevard & Yellowstone Boulevard, 4:00pm every Thursday (Ruth) Brooklyn: Park Slope, Grand Army Plaza, 5:30pm every Thursday (Gale)\u00a0\u00a0","registration":null},"701PK00000mwx6uYAA":{"name":"Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah","date":"June 26, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000q8mcnYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"June 26, 2026, 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm","description":"A lay-led, free-flowing Zoom Torah study group discussing the week's Parsha. No Hebrew necessary, and no advance reading required. 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We\u2019ll be stepping off at Bryant Park at 5pm and marching down 5th Avenue to Washington Square Park.<\/span><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycdykemarch.com\/upcoming-events\/2026dykemarch\" target=\"_blank\">More Info<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vlHYAQ":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"June 27, 2026, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000qLfQPYA0":{"name":"Jew York Pride","date":"June 28, 2026, 9:00 am - 11:30 am","description":"Sunday, June 29 | 9:00AM | In person at CBST<\/strong><\/p>The ability to gather in affirming, joyful community as LGBTQ+ Jews is crucial. 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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. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed. Click here for more info on Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu1SYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"July 23, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"The Beacon Thursday vigils bring neighbors together to publicly share support for Democracy and build community. The Beacon was founded by CBST\u2019s Senior Rabbi Emerita Sharon Kleinbaum in the wake of the 2025 presidential inauguration. CBST is proud to be one of the faith partners of the Beacon\u2019s Thursday evening vigils. If you are in New York City, here are a few Beacon groups and some names of CBSTers who regularly attend them:\u00a0\u00a0 Bronx: Riverdale, 235th Street & Johnson Avenue, 5:30 pm every Thursday. 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