Calendar Select Calendar Event Category All Adult Education Classes Community Events Families with Kids Ritual Services and Holidays Social Justice Special Events Upcoming Events May8 Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz May 8, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am May8 Democracy! Team Action Group May 8, 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Join us for a revamped RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Actio... May8 Why do we Eat Blintzes on Shavuot? May 8, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm With Rabbi Yael Werber and CBST member Larry Finkelstein Thursday, May 8 ... May9 Kabbalat Shabbat Service May 9, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... May9 Aleinu 20s & 30s Oneg Shmooze May 9, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm After services | In-person | Looking for Friday night plans with other quee... May10 Shabbat Morning - Liberal May 10, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... May10 Alef-Bet Shabbat May 10, 2025, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm To learn more, visit https://cbst.org/learning/children/alef-bet-shabbat/... May10 Alef-Bet Shabbat May 10, 2025, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm To learn more, visit https://cbst.org/learning/children/alef-bet-shabbat/... May10 Limmud B'Shabbat May 10, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm May10 Teen Track May 10, 2025, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm May10 Shabbat Shalem - May 10, 2025 May 10, 2025, 10:00 am - 8:30 pm 10:00am – Shabbat Morning Services - Liberal MinyanLimmud B'Sh... May10 Havdalah May 10, 2025, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm Visit This Week's Services for more information!... May12 Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz May 12, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am May12 Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn May 12, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom.... May12 Multifaith Mondays May 12, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly VigilMondays 5:30-... May12 Aging Together Presents: Mayim Chayim - Immersing in Renewing Waters May 12, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Mayim Chayim: Immersing in Renewing Waters with Alana Krivo-Kaufman, Cooper... May13 Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz May 13, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am May13 Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS May 13, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS​ Tuesdays, 5-7pmLiving Successfu... May13 Rabbinic Readings of Ruth May 13, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm With Rabbi Mike MoskowitzTuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, 27 | 6:00pm | ZoomÂ... May14 Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz May 14, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am May14 The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST May 14, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join The Ark at CBST - our weekly asylum legal clinic on Zoom! All voluntee... May14 Davar Chadash: Text Study By and For Trans Community May 14, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Wednesday, May 14 | Continuing the 2nd Wednesday of the Month | 7:00pm | In... May15 Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz May 15, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am May15 Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST May 15, 2025, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Democracy! Team Action Group returns to in-person meetings (with Pizza!) at... May15 Combatants for Peace - Joint Palestinian-Israeli Nakba Remembrance May 15, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Together, we recall the pain of the Palestinian community rooted in the yea... {"701PK00000TlguaYAB":{"name":"Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz","date":"May 8, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000O1SHPYA3":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group","date":"May 8, 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"<p>Join us for a revamped\u00a0<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team\u00a0<\/strong>meeting via Zoom!<\/p><p><em style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">See below for Zoom info to join.<\/em><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">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><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">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><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">ZOOM INFO<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">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);\"><strong><u>https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544<\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Call-in: +1 646 876 9923\u00a0(New York)<\/strong><\/p><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;\"><strong><u>Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">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><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(39, 134, 194); font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"><strong><u>Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Tfkz9YAB":{"name":"Why do we Eat Blintzes on Shavuot?","date":"May 8, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"<p><strong>With Rabbi Yael Werber and CBST member Larry Finkelstein<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, May 8\u00a0|\u00a06:30pm\u00a0|\u00a0In person and Zoom<\/strong><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbxgt69bab.cc.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0011EzDPXwJOqhDy0J4UOkMrzaZ3-W5ilIiKwSMxhLWzsnljMjNekJr-i38_GGcmi3BvttN7-quimIw60ENq-UdPDeTF82rLE6mOjuzgLpCr5nZZkG9ZzNWHe4PPI9iltS0PNL7DgEb_8_PhX7iB0Euuu40i0b2MtvtlkJ9N1EV4LqrM-AfSEmAOe6ygQGPbjLd-FoQAWaWDPI%3D%26c%3DuPA-c6fx_KL_WoIjTHsRyBq3hJENSRfRQeiDwW6cynJ3SDDbmHbmBw%3D%3D%26ch%3DjGUvQajSzTk57r6mcsg_zvqhAfJ777W6bLStgincthTHjAuJSGcUNA%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7Cmpaisner%40cbst.org%7Cc5013389378b4870767708dd7c4529e7%7Ce1e989e6e90a4348aa0efcf428175ebe%7C0%7C0%7C638803358685728737%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=U7gsnQrRUSpSqP46lfaVxMhb%2BQKlFENzKS0qXSQc%2F3A%3D&reserved=0\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Register<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 15px;\">Join us for an evening of learning and baking. We will first learn about the custom of eating blintzes, cheesecake, and ice cream on\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;\">Shavuot<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 15px;\">. We will then make a blintz casserole together and leave plenty of time for eating and enjoying together!<\/span><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000BnAteYAF":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Service","date":"May 9, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000NznMnYAJ":{"name":"Aleinu 20s & 30s Oneg Shmooze","date":"May 9, 2025, 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm","description":"<p><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;\">After services |<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;\"> <\/span><em style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;\">In-person<\/em><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;\"> <\/span><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;\">| <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;\">Looking for Friday night plans with other queer, young Jews? Join us after services to shmooze and catch up. Email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:aleinu@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;\"><u>aleinu@cbst.org<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;\"> to get involved.<\/span><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"mailto:aleinu@cbst.org\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000BnAtfYAF":{"name":"Shabbat Morning - Liberal","date":"May 10, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000IWXwBYAX":{"name":"Alef-Bet Shabbat","date":"May 10, 2025, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm","description":"<p>To learn more, visit https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/alef-bet-shabbat\/<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000RXw45YAD":{"name":"Alef-Bet Shabbat","date":"May 10, 2025, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm","description":"<p>To learn more, visit https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/alef-bet-shabbat\/<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000IWQxuYAH":{"name":"Limmud B'Shabbat","date":"May 10, 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>"},"701PK00000IWK7kYAH":{"name":"Teen Track","date":"May 10, 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>"},"701PK00000TyqGZYAZ":{"name":"Shabbat Shalem - May 10, 2025","date":"May 10, 2025, 10:00 am - 8:30 pm","description":"<p>10:00am\u202f\u2013<\/p>\n\n<ul><li>Shabbat\u202fMorning Services - Liberal Minyan<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/limmud-bshabbat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limmud\u202fB'Shabbat<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>11:45am\u202f\u2013\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/alef-bet-shabbat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alef-Bet\u202fShabbat\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>12:30pm\u202f\u2013\u202fFestive\u202fKiddush lunch following services (snacks will be made available throughout the day, but we do encourage folks to BYOFood! No nuts, please. <a href=\"https:\/\/bxgt69bab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001scEB7Syb2UPeKCil6UszuS_J_ZQn57vXk5rAVfAUrWjUBrjyzzEL0AK0QowrwhPcvYr3-jXwHdCuatEoyHhaR7En0nUdy_L9Clg3S0-2nDfs_X3jQZChc4x7hvqKNTxkToJzdSRhnzpbxzW6NoOi6G9c4BtRNyGAIa24IACC1kKRCavTJN-Uh2aJ7mySQYZvnk7x-M-mV8E0UT3L1RGYI9C9bmdspTrr&c=kcXE5VbiKGxCmEQLoKO4Kzi9yAsyPjzrPJhOhBldW_vf5eEs_tOb0g==&ch=_ShQyC1EMUDPhKPu6HD3Q5SK_7GUIyICPU2PSgn2PdGl9FFwG_fdAQ==\" target=\"_blank\">Please also note\u202fCBST's Kashrut policy<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>1:30pm\u202f\u2013\u202f<\/p>\n\n<ul><li>Welcome & Community Learning with<strong>\u202fRabbi Yael Werber<\/strong> (hybrid)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/teen-track\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teen Track<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>3:00pm\u202f\u2013<\/p>\n\n<ul><li>Shabbat\u202fSits: A space for silent meditation and discussion in community\u00a0(hybrid)<\/li><li>Join Aari Ludvigsen (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aarimends\/\" target=\"_blank\">@aarimends on Instagram<\/a>) for a mending open house. Bring clothing that needs repair & learn visible mending techniques. Aari will provide materials for you to start your mend, and books for anyone to peruse about the growing Visible Mending movement.<\/li><li>\u202fHow to Report a Hate Crime with NYPD: <strong>Sgt.\u00a0Jacqueline Catalano<\/strong> will discuss how to report a Hate Crime, the NYS Penal Law definition of a Hate Crime, duties and responsibilities of the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force, the internal NYPD procedure on how patrol officers respond to a possibly bias motivated incident, and navigating the differences between freedom of speech and a bias motivated incident. (In person only)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>4:00pm\u202f\u2013<\/p>\n\n<ul><li>Don\u2019t Dump It, Decorate With It! Collaging with\u202f<strong>Jinny Hennenberg<\/strong>.\u202fBring any type of magazine you\u2019ve got handy to cut it up! Please bring magazines and other items that can be used as collaging materials. All other materials will be provided; no artistic skills or experience required! (In person only)<\/li><li>CBST Member\u202f<strong>Yael Bat-Chava<\/strong>\u202fon her and her kids' Tiyul Shorashim to Eastern Europe. A\u202f<em>Tiyul Shorashim<\/em>\u202fis the term for traveling abroad to visit places where one's ancestors (parents, grandparents etc.) once lived. (hybrid)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>5:00pm\u202f\u2013 Jam\u202fSession\u202fwith\u202f<strong>Cantor Sam Rosen<\/strong>. Bring an instrument! Simple sheet music will be provided - all skill levels welcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>6:00pm\u202f\u2013 Closing Circle\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>(Havdalah will take place online at 9:00pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>All Day:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Board games, crafts, and more, led by CBST members. We encourage you to bring your own\u202f<strong>board games, crafts, books<\/strong>, and anything else that would make this\u202fShabbat\u202fa meaningful experience for you!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>The Hibsher-Orient room will be set up as a low light,<strong>\u202fquiet space to rest<\/strong>, read, and take a break from the activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>CBST\u2019s\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/social-justice\/democracy-action-teamresistance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Democracy Team<\/a>\u202fwill have a table set up with information about upcoming New York City elections, and thank you notes to send to the representatives who have been consistently fighting for justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Our<strong>\u202fLittle Free Social Justice Library<\/strong>\u202fwill be available all day! Bring a book you loved with a social justice theme that you\u2019re ready to pass on to others, and\/or pick a book to read and take home.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389759?tfa_2956=701PK00000TyqGZ\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000BnAtgYAF":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"May 10, 2025, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm","description":"Visit This Week's Services for more information!","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000TlgubYAB":{"name":"Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz","date":"May 12, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000O4FymYAF":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday! Online Shmooze and Learn","date":"May 12, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"<p>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><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">MEETING INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">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);\"><strong><u>https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/513521023<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Meeting ID: 513 521 023\ufeff<\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York)<\/strong><\/p><p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389382\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 238);\"><strong><u>CONTRIBUTE<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to CBST, you make a meaningful statement.<\/p><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;\"><strong><u>Zoom Instructions & Etiquette<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">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><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Help! I Need Tech Support! Please text +1 646 450 3556 for immediate assistance<\/strong><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000S4tfQYAR":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"May 12, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>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><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><p>Co-sponsored by CBST.<\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000Tg6QAYAZ":{"name":"Aging Together Presents: Mayim Chayim - Immersing in Renewing Waters","date":"May 12, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"<p>Mayim Chayim: Immersing in Renewing Waters with Alana Krivo-Kaufman, Cooperberg- Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern<\/p>\n\n<p>Come explore Jewish water rituals for sanctifying aging and the LGBTQ life-cycle, from the mundane to the momentous. We will learn about water-based rituals from at home hand-washing to mikveh. We invite you to bring a bowl and a cup of water to immerse in some hands-on ritual. The registration link will be sent out via email.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000TlgucYAB":{"name":"Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz","date":"May 13, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000O1WjEYAV":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS","date":"May 13, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS\u200b <\/strong><\/p><p><em style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Tuesdays,\u00a05-7pm<\/em><\/p><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><p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">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><p><em style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">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"},"701PK00000TktQcYAJ":{"name":"Rabbinic Readings of Ruth","date":"May 13, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"<p><strong style=\"color: rgb(234, 24, 137); font-size: 15px;\">With Rabbi\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit;\">Mike<\/strong><strong style=\"color: rgb(234, 24, 137); font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit;\">Moskowitz<\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, 27\u00a0|\u00a06:00pm<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 15px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">\u00a0|\u00a0Zoom<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbxgt69bab.cc.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0011EzDPXwJOqhDy0J4UOkMrzaZ3-W5ilIiKwSMxhLWzsnljMjNekJr-i38_GGcmi3BvttN7-quimIw60ENq-UdPDeTF82rLE6mOjuzgLpCr5nZZkG9ZzNWHe4PPI9iltS0PNL7DgEb_8_PhX7iB0Euuu40i0b2MtvtlkJ9N1EV4LqrM-AfSEmAOUqzP1STqDXA90EVLrCMaF0%3D%26c%3DuPA-c6fx_KL_WoIjTHsRyBq3hJENSRfRQeiDwW6cynJ3SDDbmHbmBw%3D%3D%26ch%3DjGUvQajSzTk57r6mcsg_zvqhAfJ777W6bLStgincthTHjAuJSGcUNA%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7Cmpaisner%40cbst.org%7Cc5013389378b4870767708dd7c4529e7%7Ce1e989e6e90a4348aa0efcf428175ebe%7C0%7C0%7C638803358685832362%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pUvtQBrH0VwKPcEqJ6ql662VYwxsEVs2aGvMSHBkqCM%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: inherit;\"><strong>Register<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">This four week class will examine passages in the Talmud and other Rabbinic sources that explore verses in the Book of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Ruth<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0in preparation for Shavuot.<\/span><\/p>","registration":"Registration Not Required"},"701PK00000TlgudYAB":{"name":"Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz","date":"May 14, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000O1VWzYAN":{"name":"The Ark Immigration Clinic at CBST","date":"May 14, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"<p>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"},"701PK00000UDa4SYAT":{"name":"Davar Chadash: Text Study By and For Trans Community","date":"May 14, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"<p><strong>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\"><strong>Register<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><br><\/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},"701PK00000TlgueYAB":{"name":"Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz","date":"May 15, 2025, 9:15 am - 10:00 am","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000O1XwzYAF":{"name":"Democracy! Team Action Group - In-Person at CBST","date":"May 15, 2025, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm","description":"<p>Democracy! Team Action Group returns to in-person meetings (with Pizza!) at CBST monthly, on the third Thursday of each month.<\/p><p><strong>Join us on Thursday, December 19, 12:30-2:00 p.m. for our next in-person meeting.<\/strong><\/p><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><p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">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><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/democracy-action-teamresistance\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: rgb(39, 134, 194);\"><strong><u>Click here for more info on\u00a0Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000O1Xwz\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000UD4XcYAL":{"name":"Combatants for Peace - Joint Palestinian-Israeli Nakba Remembrance","date":"May 15, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm","description":"<p>Together, we recall the pain of the Palestinian community rooted in the year 1948. The Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony expresses the belief that peace and reconciliation involves a sincere and honest reckoning with history. <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afcfp.org%2F2025-joint-nakba-remembrance-ceremony&data=05%7C02%7Cmpaisner%40cbst.org%7C35d3861f2c8e46da758808dd8819aaa4%7Ce1e989e6e90a4348aa0efcf428175ebe%7C0%7C0%7C638816365998108661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BaA%2BUNxyEBoWN2Sv4S7U2lE3fMSKpohX%2FQ4TC4jg4oQ%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Register here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p><p>This is the sister event to the <strong>Yom Hazikaron Joint Israeli\u2013Palestinian Ceremony<\/strong>, held on April 29, which brought Israelis and Palestinians together to grieve, stand strong in demanding an end to the occupation and ongoing violence, and model another way forward. If you missed it, watch it on YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DcIW-9Xakca4&data=05%7C02%7Cmpaisner%40cbst.org%7C35d3861f2c8e46da758808dd8819aaa4%7Ce1e989e6e90a4348aa0efcf428175ebe%7C0%7C0%7C638816365998135487%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=spyIynYIh2y3omcO%2BtnEj1WKQeP%2FloOsFnHmG0gsmjM%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>CBST is a proud co-sponsor of these joint commemorations of both Yom Hazikaron and the Nakba with <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfpeace.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmpaisner%40cbst.org%7C35d3861f2c8e46da758808dd8819aaa4%7Ce1e989e6e90a4348aa0efcf428175ebe%7C0%7C0%7C638816365998150106%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zjDD7%2BtMtYJu8OYL6%2BxBDaNRPf8TDVU0SL7mYYfhcjc%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Combatants for Peace<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theparentscircle.org%2Fen%2Fhomepage-en%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmpaisner%40cbst.org%7C35d3861f2c8e46da758808dd8819aaa4%7Ce1e989e6e90a4348aa0efcf428175ebe%7C0%7C0%7C638816365998163667%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yRowx74qaG9j6%2FVMvvz8UUZiiEXVI%2FIrZFij9gHBceY%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">The Parents Circle - Families Forum<\/a>.<\/p>","registration":null}} View All Events
