Calendar Select Calendar Event Category All Adult Education Classes Community Events Families with Kids Ritual Services and Holidays Social Justice Special Events Upcoming Events Apr14 CBST Office Closed April 14, 2025, 9:30 am - 6:00 pm OFFICE CLOSING FOR PASSOVER HOLIDAYThe CBST office is closed on Monday, Apr... Apr14 Multifaith Mondays April 14, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly VigilMondays 5:30-... Apr15 Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS April 15, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS​ Tuesdays, 5-7pmLiving Successfu... Apr16 Introduction to Hebrew (continued from last semester) with Miya Rotstein April 16, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Introduction to Hebrew (continued from last semester) with Miya Rotstein6 S... Apr16 The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST April 16, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join The Ark at CBST - our weekly asylum legal clinic on Zoom! All voluntee... Apr16 Advanced Beginner Hebrew (continued from last semester) with Miya Rotstein April 16, 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm Advanced Beginner Hebrew (continued from last semester) with Miya Rotstein6... Apr17 Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST April 17, 2025, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Democracy! Team Action Group returns to in-person meetings (with Pizza!) at... Apr17 Members Town Hall on CBST's Strategic Plan April 17, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Thursday, April 17 | 6:30-8:00pm | Zoom CBST’s last strategic plan was c... Apr18 Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach Day 7 April 18, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... Apr18 Oneg Program Honoring Michael Levine, z'l April 18, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm To join the program on Zoom, please use the following Zoom information:Link... Apr19 Shabbat Morning - TEM + LIMMUD April 19, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... Apr19 Alef-Bet Shabbat April 19, 2025, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm To learn more, visit https://cbst.org/learning/children/alef-bet-shabbat/... Apr19 Limmud B'Shabbat April 19, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Apr19 Teen Track April 19, 2025, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Apr19 Havdalah April 19, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:15 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... Apr20 Pesach Day 8 - Yom Tov/Yizkor Service April 20, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... Apr21 Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn April 21, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom.... Apr21 Multifaith Mondays April 21, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly VigilMondays 5:30-... Apr22 Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS April 22, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS​ Tuesdays, 5-7pmLiving Successfu... Apr23 The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST April 23, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join The Ark at CBST - our weekly asylum legal clinic on Zoom! All voluntee... Apr23 Yom HaShoah: A Downtown Commemoration April 23, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm With Cantor Rosen, Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig, and Downtown Jewish Lif... Apr24 Democracy! Team Action Group April 24, 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Join us for a revamped RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Actio... Apr25 Kabbalat Shabbat Service April 25, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... Apr26 Shabbat Morning - NO SERVICE AT 30TH ST April 26, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... Apr26 Havdalah April 26, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:15 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... {"701PK00000TBBIsYAP":{"name":"CBST Office Closed","date":"April 14, 2025, 9:30 am - 6:00 pm","description":"OFFICE CLOSING FOR PASSOVER HOLIDAY<\/strong><\/p>The CBST office is closed on Monday, April 14.<\/strong><\/p>In the case of a pastoral emergency, such as an illness or death, please call\u00a0<\/span>917-513-0413<\/a>.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000S5EBtYAN":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"April 14, 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| 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"},"701PK00000O1XH5YAN":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"April 15, 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\u00a0programs@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"},"701PK00000QYpNkYAL":{"name":"Introduction to Hebrew (continued from last semester)\u00a0with Miya Rotstein","date":"April 16, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm","description":"Introduction to Hebrew (continued from last semester) with Miya Rotstein<\/p>6 Sessions, Wednesdays, 6:00pm-7:15pm, via Zoom<\/p>Schedule: March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16.<\/p>Tuition: $150 - For CBST Members and $250 - For Non-Members<\/p><\/p>This class is a continuation of last semester\u2019s beginner Hebrew course. In this second part, we will review letters and vowel sounds and spend time working on reading words and phrases from the siddur.\u00a0<\/p><\/p>The class will also start the second book in the series, \u2018Aleph isn\u2019t Enough\u2019, and begin to learn vocabulary and grammar concepts.<\/p><\/p>\u00a0If you would like to join this class as a new student, please reach out to Miya Rotstein mrotstein@cbst.org<\/p><\/p>For full registration details, visit: https:\/\/cbst.org\/lehrhaus<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000O1QFcYAN":{"name":"The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST","date":"April 16, 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"},"701PK00000QYt7yYAD":{"name":"Advanced Beginner Hebrew (continued from last semester)\u00a0with Miya Rotstein","date":"April 16, 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm","description":"Advanced Beginner Hebrew (continued from last semester) with Miya Rotstein<\/p>6 Sessions, Wednesdays, 7:30pm-8:45pm, via Zoom<\/p>Schedule: March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16.<\/p>Tuition: $150 - For CBST Members and $250 - For Non-Members<\/p><\/p>This semester, we continue our study of Prayerbook Hebrew using \u2018Aleph isn\u2019t Enough\u2019 This Advanced Beginner level class will be focused more on Hebrew grammar, vocabulary and understanding the prayers and blessings in our Siddur.\u00a0<\/p><\/p>You must be able to read and decode Hebrew to take this class.<\/p><\/p>\u00a0If you would like to join this class as a new student, please reach out to Miya Rotstein mrotstein@cbst.org<\/p><\/p>For full registration details, visit: https:\/\/cbst.org\/lehrhaus<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000O1SVwYAN":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST","date":"April 17, 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, December 19, 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>Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000TAVxvYAH":{"name":"Members Town Hall on CBST's Strategic Plan","date":"April 17, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Thursday, April 17 | 6:30-8:00pm | Zoom<\/p>\n\nCBST\u2019s last strategic plan was conducted in 2019. Since then, much of our time has been taken up dealing with the impact of COVID on the congregation, and with the search for our new Senior Rabbi. So now is the right time to start the planning for CBST\u2019s next few years.<\/p>\n\nJoin this town hall to hear about:<\/p>\n\nThe 2019 strategic plan and its enduring impact on CBST<\/li>The process and timing for the 2025 strategic plan<\/li>The role of the congregation in developing the strategic plan<\/li><\/ul>\nMore details will be shared with the CBST membership list, and the Zoom link will be shared with members who register for the event. Interested in becoming a member? Learn more here<\/a>, or reach out to membership@cbst.org<\/a>.","registration":null},"701PK00000BnAtUYAV":{"name":"Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach Day 7","date":"April 18, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000TL2pLYAT":{"name":"Oneg Program Honoring Michael Levine, z'l","date":"April 18, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"To join the program on Zoom, please use the following Zoom information:<\/p>Link: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/86002845448<\/p>Meeting ID: 860 0284 5448<\/p>Dial-in: +16469313860,,86002845448# US<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAtVYAV":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - TEM + LIMMUD","date":"April 19, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000RXtChYAL":{"name":"Alef-Bet Shabbat","date":"April 19, 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"},"701PK00000IWUIMYA5":{"name":"Limmud B'Shabbat","date":"April 19, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":null,"registration":"Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000IWHxqYAH":{"name":"Teen Track","date":"April 19, 2025, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm","description":null,"registration":"Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000BnAtWYAV":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"April 19, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:15 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAtXYAV":{"name":"Pesach Day 8 - Yom Tov\/Yizkor Service","date":"April 20, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000O48njYAB":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"April 21, 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>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 CONTRIBUTE<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to CBST, you make a meaningful statement.<\/p>Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>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>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/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"},"701PK00000S58o2YAB":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"April 21, 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| 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"},"701PK00000O1YjQYAV":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"April 22, 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\u00a0programs@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"},"701PK00000O1O7KYAV":{"name":"The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST","date":"April 23, 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"},"701PK00000TOffiYAD":{"name":"Yom HaShoah: A Downtown Commemoration","date":"April 23, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"With Cantor Rosen, Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig, and Downtown Jewish Life<\/strong><\/p>Wednesday, April 23 | 7:00pm | East End Temple, 245 East 17th Street | <\/strong>Register<\/strong><\/a><\/p>Join the Downtown Jewish Life Network and 14th Street Y as we mark Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in community with a special talk by Holocaust survivor Susan Charney, music, and prayers.<\/p>This program is presented by the 14th Street Y, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue, Brotherhood Synagogue, East End Temple and Town and Village.<\/em><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000O1Ti6YAF":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"April 24, 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>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>Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.<\/strong><\/li>MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.<\/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>As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.<\/li><\/ul>Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAtYYAV":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service","date":"April 25, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAtZYAV":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - NO SERVICE AT 30TH ST","date":"April 26, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000BnAtaYAF":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"April 26, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:15 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"}} View All Events