Celebrate PRIDE Month with CBST! Be Joyful. Spiritual. Proud.
Add your Pride Shout Out! for the June 23 PRIDE Shabbat Program! Shout Outs are due by Wednesday, June 21 at 12 p.m. Click here to shout out »
CBST is thrilled to announce that Karine Jean-Pierre, Press Secretary and Assistant to the President, will be CBST’s Pride Shabbat speaker this year. Register now for PRIDE Shabbat at Masonic Hall on June 23! »
Order your 50th Anniversary CBST T-Shirt by June 9 to receive them in time to wear at the NYC Pride March on June 25!
Pride Month with CBST
Upcoming Services & Programs
Pride and Protest: A CBST Solidarity Delegation to Jerusalem Pride
and the Democracy Protests
Thursday, June 1 through Monday, June 5
CBST has decided to send a small delegation of members, led by Rabbi James, to Jerusalem to participate in Jerusalem Pride on June 1, and the protest in Jerusalem on Saturday night/motzei shabbat June 3. Join CBST as we heed the call of our friends at the Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance and others, bringing a small delegation of CBST members to march in Jerusalem Pride and join a Saturday evening Democracy protest - led by Rabbi Marisa James and joined by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz. Learn more »
Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Trans & Nonbinary Pride Shabbat
Friday, June 2, 6:30 p.m. | In-Person at CBST and Livestreamed »
Guest Speaker: Mya Byrne
Playing Americana steeped with potent branches of blues, rock, glam and country music, Mya Byrne is every bit the voice of the outsider that built the foundation of the genre, where we behold stages beaming with the light of those who are so willing to stand tall and confident in the entirety of their truth. Here Byrne stands too. Read Mya Byrne's full bio »
Shabbat Morning Services
Saturday, June 3, 10:00 a.m. | In-Person at CBST and Zoom »
Celebrate Israel Parade
Sunday, June 4, 11:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. | 57th-74th St. on Fifth Ave. | Register »
March with the LGBTQ+ cluster, including our friends from JQY, Eshel, and A Wider Bridge, in the Celebrate Israel Parade, organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Pride Drashah
50th Anniversary Oneg: Chapter 6: "Inscribing the Text"
Friday, June 9, 6:30 p.m. | In-Person at CBST and Livestreamed »
Aleinu 20s & 30s Oneg Shmooze after services to 8:45 p.m. | In-Person at CBST
Join us between services and the anniversary oneg to shmooze and catch up. Interested in meeting other queer, young Jews? Email aleinu@cbst.org to get involved.
50th Anniversary Oneg: Chapter 6: "Inscribing the Text" starting 15 minutes after end of service | In-Person at CBST and Zoom »
Guest Speakers: Marsha Melnick and Jack Greenberg
Each month throughout 2023, we will continue to explore our history through one chapter of Rabbi Ayelet Cohen’s book “Changing Lives, Making History: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah” at an oneg program after Shabbat services. Learn more here.
Shabbat Morning Services
Saturday, June 10, 10:00 a.m. | In-Person at CBST and Zoom »
Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Family & Friends Shabbat
with the CBST Community Chorus
Friday, June 16, 6:30 p.m. | In-Person at CBST and Livestreamed »
Guest Speaker: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12)
*With ASL Interpretation*
A Vice-Chair and founding member of the House Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus, and the first from New York’s congressional delegation to openly support marriage equality, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) has been an original co-sponsor of every major piece of LGBT civil rights legislation for the last twenty-plus years. He personally authored the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), the Father Mychal Judge Act, and the Equal Access to Social Security Act, marking his place as a central architect of LGBT legislative strategy in Congress. Read Rep. Nadler's full bio »
Shabbat Morning Services
Saturday, June 17, 10:00 a.m. | In-Person at CBST and Zoom »
Kabbalat Shabbat Services - PRIDE Shabbat
with the CBST Community Chorus
Friday, June 23, 6:30 p.m. | In-Person at Masonic Hall and Livestreamed | Register Now »
Services take place at Masonic Hall at 46 West 24th Street.
Accessible entrance: 71 West 23rd Street.
Guest Speaker: Karine Jean-Pierre, Press Secretary and Assistant to the President
*With ASL Interpretation*
Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black person and the first openly queer person to serve as White House Press Secretary. She is a long-time advisor to President Biden, having served in senior communication and political roles in the Biden Administration, the Biden campaign, and in the Obama Administration. Read Karine Jean-Pierre's full bio »
Stick around after PRIDE Shabbat Services for a Festive Oneg!
Shabbat Morning Services - PRIDE Shabbat
Saturday, June 24, 10:00 a.m. | In-Person at CBST and Zoom »
NYC Dyke March
Saturday, June 24, 5:00 p.m.
This year the NYC Dyke March will step off from Bryant Park at 5:00 p.m. on June 24, 2023.
NYC Pride March
Sunday, June 25
March with CBST at the NYC Pride March! We will be announcing more info soon, including our step-off time, where to meet, and other details. Order your CBST T-shirts!
Queer Liberation March
Sunday, June 25
March with CBST at the Queer Liberation March! We will be announcing more info soon, including our step-off time, where to meet, and other details.
Families with Children Pride Party Activities and Resources
Limmud b'Shabbat Siyyum
Saturday, June 10, 10:00–11:30 a.m. | Please join us for a siyyum, a celebration to our studies this year! On Saturday, June 10, each Limmud class will help lead a piece of the Liberal Shabbat morning service with the congregation during their normal class time. Caregivers are then invited for a celebratory snack downstairs. You can email Jules Rose with any questions at jrose@cbst.org.
CBST Pride Resources
A Pride Coloring Book
Download the whole book or just a page to color. Not just for kids!
CBST Weekly Pride Activities for Kids Ages 2-8
Complete one each week or do them all at once!
CBST Pride Video Quilt
Pride Video Quilt interviews and coloring pages by Limmud b'Shabbat 4-7th Grade Kids with CBST Members. CBST programs for Families with Children reflect our LGBTQ+ community, offering our next generation the opportunity to understand the rich tapestry of the Jewish world and find their home in it.
