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{"701PK00000BnAtwYAF":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - Liberal","date":"June 14, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000IWMnrYAH":{"name":"Limmud B'Shabbat","date":"June 14, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/limmud-bshabbat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000RXuv9YAD":{"name":"Alef-Bet Shabbat","date":"June 14, 2025, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm","description":"To learn more, visit https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/alef-bet-shabbat\/<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000IWGvPYAX":{"name":"Alef-Bet Shabbat","date":"June 14, 2025, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm","description":"To learn more, visit https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/alef-bet-shabbat\/<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000IWJmlYAH":{"name":"Teen Track","date":"June 14, 2025, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389677?tfa_3890=1\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000WLn4xYAD":{"name":"CBST Joins the No Kings NYC Protest in NYC","date":"June 14, 2025, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm","description":"Shabbat, June 14 | In Person<\/strong><\/p>Join CBST at one of hundreds happening across the nation, in response to the increasing authoritarianism, corruption, and harm from this administration.<\/p>If you are attending services this Shabbat morning at CBST, please plan to meet in the lobby by 1:15pm so that our group can walk together to the meetup point. If you are arriving from elsewhere, please plan to meet CBST member Lynn Paltrow at the meetup point, in front of Pret a Manger at 530 7th Avenue (the southwest corner 7th at 39th Street) between 1:00 and 1:30pm.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAtxYAF":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"June 14, 2025, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000NzsHaYAJ":{"name":"Aleinu Sunday Study","date":"June 15, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm","description":"Start your week off mindfully with an intimate, virtual text study. Enjoy small group discussions and texts from the comfort of your own home.\u00a0To receive the Zoom link, simply email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:aleinu@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 8, 238); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">aleinu@cbst.org<\/a><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"mailto:aleinu@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000UvWzbYAF":{"name":"Sing Me a Bisl Yiddish!\u00a0The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus Performs","date":"June 15, 2025, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm","description":"Join us for a return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yiddishchorus.org\/concerts.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus<\/a> with CBST\u2019s own Larry Kay. The performance will be an intriguing variety of Yiddish songs on the theme "Froyen<\/em>: Women in Yiddish Song", featuring brand-new choral arrangements and familiar songs you\u2019ll hear in a completely different way.<\/p> <\/p>If you\u2019d like to purchase discounted tickets (25 dollars vs. 50 dollars), write <a href=\"mailto:Sharon.Chesed@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon.Chesed@cbst.org<\/a> by June 9 with \u201cYiddish Concert\u201d in the subject line. Presented by Mishpachah, for everyone!<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000O4Gq1YAF":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"June 16, 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"},"701PK00000S5DsYYAV":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"June 16, 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"},"701PK00000O1bfdYAB":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"June 17, 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"},"701PK00000O1VrxYAF":{"name":"The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST","date":"June 18, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Join The Ark at CBST - our weekly asylum legal clinic on Zoom! All volunteers MUST complete a training. If you have not yet completed a training and would like to receive more information about the clinic, please email sanctuary@cbst.org. All active clinic volunteers can find information to join the clinic in our weekly newsletter email.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Uon17YAB":{"name":"Judaism, Baseball and You: Extra Innings Zoom Watch Party","date":"June 18, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm","description":"Wednesday, June 18 | 7:00PM | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F87863267398&data=05%7C02%7Cmpaisner%40cbst.org%7C2ac10b2d1d3949e366a208dd94a93e1d%7Ce1e989e6e90a4348aa0efcf428175ebe%7C0%7C0%7C638830176799847209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HACNNzhQllRO0f8w2eTFFdaioXu2TTAM5ELJOg8hdco%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>Join us to watch Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way<\/em>. This 1997 American biographical drama television film finds Joe (Paul Sorvino, "Goodfellas") in his first year as the manager of the New York Yankees, considered a failing team at the time. Not only must he whip his players into shape, but he has to find a donor for his brother Frank's (Robert Loggia, "Big") heart transplant. The Yankees went on to win the 1996 World Series.<\/p>Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, written by Philip Rosenberg, and also starring\u00a0Barbara Williams Isaiah Washington and Kenneth Welsh.<\/p>\u00a0<\/p>Join us on Zoom:<\/p>https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87863267398\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000WBa5pYAD":{"name":"CBST Office Closed","date":"June 19, 2025, 9:30 am - 6:00 pm","description":"OFFICE CLOSING FOR JUNETEENTH<\/strong><\/p>The CBST office is closed on Thursday, June 19.<\/strong><\/p>In the case of a pastoral emergency, such as an illness or death, please call\u00a0<\/span>917-513-0413<\/span>.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000U9erQYAR":{"name":"Mishpachah Dinner at CBST 6.20.25","date":"June 20, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Friday, June 20, 5:00 p.m. at CBST, 130 West 30 St.<\/p>\n\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\nJoin us for a pre-service meal and shmooze at CBST. Registration required by Monday, June 16. Seating limited.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\nEnter 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>\n\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\nA limited amount of needs-based scholarships are available for those experiencing financial difficulties. Please write to jribnick@cbst.org for more info.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\nRefunds cannot be processed after Monday, June 16.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389386?tfa_2956=701PK00000U9erQ\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000BnAtyYAF":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Family & Friends Shabbat 2025","date":"June 20, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Family and Friends Shabbat was created as a time during Pride Month for CBST\u2019s LGBTQ+ members to invite family and friends to experience the CBST community. This service recognizes the transformative support it\u2019s possible for us to find from our loved ones. We build community even amidst climates of systemic, spiritual, familial, and other kinds of oppression, opening ourselves and our tent to the love and community that our allies can bring to our lives.<\/span><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389779\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000W1KruYAF":{"name":"Aleinu 20s & 30s Oneg and Drag Show","date":"June 20, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"After Services ~ 8:30PM | In Person<\/strong><\/p>Celebrate Shabbat with Pride at Aleinu\u2019s 20s and 30s Pride month Oneg on Friday, June 20th following services. Enjoy food, drinks, and fabulous Jewish drag entertainment downstairs featuring Matzah Belle Soup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/matzahbellesoup\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">@matzahbellesoup<\/a> and a special guest!<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dinners.onetable.org\/events\/e63bb762-8902-4e43-9cd1-477fc84120be\/details?shared=true\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000BnAtzYAF":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - TEM","date":"June 21, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAu0YAF":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"June 21, 2025, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000VCau6YAD":{"name":"The Great Nosh with LDVD","date":"June 22, 2025, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm","description":"Sunday, June 22 | 11:00AM | Governors Island<\/strong><\/p>Join L'dor Vador for an afternoon at The Great Nosh, the ultimate Jewish summer picnic on Governors Island. Packed with NYC\u2019s best restaurants, exclusive chef collabs, immersive art, unexpected Jew-ish cultural connections, and sunshine, The Great Nosh is a great way to enjoy some Jewish summer spirit during Pride month. We'll take the ferry (Wall Street for Manhattan, Bronx & Queens) and pick up Brooklynites (Brooklyn Bridge Park) to get there, and find some lawn to enjoy the day. Open to members & non-members. Let us know that you're joining us, and we will share meetup information after you register. Email <a href=\"mailto:mpaisner@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">Miriam<\/a> with any questions.<\/p> <\/p>Buy The Great Nosh tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatnosh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/thegreatnosh.com\/<\/a><\/p>Buy Ferry tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govisland.com\/plan-your-visit\/ferry\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.govisland.com\/plan-your-visit\/ferry<\/a><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000VCau6\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000O4MtlYAF":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"June 23, 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"},"701PK00000S4vNnYAJ":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"June 23, 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"},"701PK00000O1R21YAF":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"June 24, 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"},"701PK00000O1TyEYAV":{"name":"The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST","date":"June 25, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Join The Ark at CBST - our weekly asylum legal clinic on Zoom! All volunteers MUST complete a training. If you have not yet completed a training and would like to receive more information about the clinic, please email sanctuary@cbst.org. All active clinic volunteers can find information to join the clinic in our weekly newsletter email.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"}}

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Shabbat Morning - Liberal

Limmud B'Shabbat

Alef-Bet Shabbat

Alef-Bet Shabbat

Teen Track

CBST Joins the No Kings NYC Protest in NYC

Havdalah

Aleinu Sunday Study

Sing Me a Bisl Yiddish! The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus Performs

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST

Judaism, Baseball and You: Extra Innings Zoom Watch Party

CBST Office Closed

Mishpachah Dinner at CBST 6.20.25

Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Family & Friends Shabbat 2025

Aleinu 20s & 30s Oneg and Drag Show

Shabbat Morning - TEM

Havdalah

The Great Nosh with LDVD

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Shabbat Morning - Liberal

Limmud B'Shabbat

Alef-Bet Shabbat

Alef-Bet Shabbat

Teen Track

CBST Joins the No Kings NYC Protest in NYC

Havdalah

Aleinu Sunday Study

Sing Me a Bisl Yiddish! The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus Performs

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST

Judaism, Baseball and You: Extra Innings Zoom Watch Party

CBST Office Closed

Mishpachah Dinner at CBST 6.20.25

Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Family & Friends Shabbat 2025

Aleinu 20s & 30s Oneg and Drag Show

Shabbat Morning - TEM

Havdalah

The Great Nosh with LDVD

Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS

The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

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