Calendar

Welcome to CBST’s calendar of events! We are the largest LGBTQ synagogue in the world founded by and for our community. Our events, services, music, and special gatherings are open to all thanks to your generous contributions. Join us!

You may select your preferred category from the drop down menu to filter the calendar as you wish.

Upcoming Events

{"701PK00000mwx6oYAA":{"name":"CANCELED - Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah","date":"May 15, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm","description":"This week's class is canceled.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000q8mchYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"May 15, 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},"701PK00000nV1CpYAK":{"name":"Aleinu Book Club","date":"May 15, 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},"701PK00000j5vkuYAA":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Services","date":"May 15, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Parshat Bamidbar Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan + Machar Chodesh http:\/\/cbst.org\/livestream","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vkvYAA":{"name":"No Shabbat Morning Services at CBST","date":"May 16, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Parshat Bamidbar No Service at CBST Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan + Machar Chodesh + CBST Retreat Weekend","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vkwYAA":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"May 16, 2026, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000qX9rNYAS":{"name":"CBST Member Retreat","date":"May 15, 2026, 12:00 pm to May 17, 2026, 12:00 pm","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000qnhNgYAI":{"name":"AIDS Walk 2026","date":"May 17, 2026, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm","description":"AIDS Walk<\/strong><\/p>Sunday, May 17 | Central Park | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gmhc.donordrive.com\/teams\/5247\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Register<\/a><\/p>Join Team CBST for our annual group participating in AIDS Walk NY. We walk to remember all who died before their time, wearing ribbons with their names, carrying them with us as we support those living with HIV\/AIDS today. Register to walk with CBST, or donate to support team CBST\u2019s walkers and to remember loved ones.<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000qWnUJYA0":{"name":"Alana Krivo-Kaufman Ordination","date":"May 17, 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm","description":"CRRI Alana Krivo-Kaufman'<\/strong>s ordination at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia will be on\u00a0Sunday, May 17 at 2:30pm.\u00a0<\/strong>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rrc.edu\/graduation-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">https:\/\/rrc.edu\/graduation-2026\/<\/a>\u00a0to watch the livestream.\u00a0<\/p> <\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1AHYA0":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday","date":"May 18, 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\/amwV5v86Q-S_vYQ95SaOpw\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/amwV5v86Q-S_vYQ95SaOpw<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu0aYAC":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"May 18, 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},"701PK00000nV1B0YAK":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS","date":"May 19, 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},"701PK00000nV1BjYAK":{"name":"Democracy! Action Team","date":"May 21, 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},"701PK00000nUu1JYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"May 21, 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},"701PK00000qa8XRYAY":{"name":"Shavuot 5786 \/ 2026: A Queer Kaleidoscope","date":"May 21, 2026, 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm","description":"Celebrate Shavuot with CBST and other Queer synagogues from around the country!<\/em><\/p> <\/p>CBST 130 W. 30th Street | <\/span>In-person and Zoom<\/em> |\u00a06:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. CBST Tikkun Leil Shavuot (in person and Zoom)<\/span><\/p>CBST Joins <\/span>SHAVUOT: A QUEER KALEIDESCOPE<\/strong> (in person and Zoom)<\/span><\/p>*CBST in-person programming will close at 10:30pm, continue with A Queer Kaleidoscope on Zoom*<\/em><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000qa8XR\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000j5vkxYAA":{"name":"Erev Shavuot (Location TBD)","date":"May 21, 2026, 9:00 pm to May 22, 2026, 1:00 am","description":"Location CBST","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vkyYAA":{"name":"Shavuot Day I (No Service at CBST)","date":"May 22, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"No Service at CBST","registration":null},"701PK00000mwx6pYAA":{"name":"CANCELED - Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah","date":"May 22, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm","description":"This week's class is canceled in observance of Shavuot.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000q8mciYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"May 22, 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},"701PK00000nV1CqYAK":{"name":"Aleinu Book Club","date":"May 22, 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},"701PK00000j5vkzYAA":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Shavuot Day II","date":"May 22, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000j5vl0YAA":{"name":"Shavuot Day II - Shabbat\/Yizkor","date":"May 23, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Shabbat\/Yizkor Service Yizkor","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vl1YAA":{"name":"Havdalah (after Shavuot II)","date":"May 23, 2026, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"Havdalah (after Shavuot II) Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000qxJonYAE":{"name":"Judaism, Baseball and You\u2014 Extra Innings Zoom Watch Party: A League of Their Own","date":"May 24, 2026, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Sunday, May 24 | 7:00pm |<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87863267398\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif;\">Zoom<\/a><\/p>Join us to watch<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>A League of Their Own<\/strong> (1992)\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/p>Join us to watch A League of Their Own<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>Set in 1943, A League of Their Own (1992) follows the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, created to keep baseball alive while men are away at war. The film focuses on competitive sisters Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty) joining the Rockford Peaches under the guidance of washed-up coach Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks). Directed by Penny Marshall and also starring Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell<\/p> <\/p>Hope you can join us!<\/p>No registration required<\/p>\u00a0<\/p>Here's the Zoom information:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87863267398\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87863267398<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1AIYA0":{"name":"ON BREAK - Mishpachah Monday","date":"May 25, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"This week's Mishpachah Monday is on break for Memorial Day. We look forward to seeing you again next week, Monday, June 1.<\/p>","registration":null}}

Calendar

Upcoming Events

CANCELED - Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

Aleinu Book Club

Kabbalat Shabbat Services

No Shabbat Morning Services at CBST

Havdalah

CBST Member Retreat

AIDS Walk 2026

Alana Krivo-Kaufman Ordination

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Shavuot 5786 / 2026: A Queer Kaleidoscope

Erev Shavuot (Location TBD)

Shavuot Day I (No Service at CBST)

CANCELED - Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

Aleinu Book Club

Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Shavuot Day II

Shavuot Day II - Shabbat/Yizkor

Havdalah (after Shavuot II)

Judaism, Baseball and You— Extra Innings Zoom Watch Party: A League of Their Own

ON BREAK - Mishpachah Monday

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

Calendar

Upcoming Events

CANCELED - Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

Aleinu Book Club

Kabbalat Shabbat Services

No Shabbat Morning Services at CBST

Havdalah

CBST Member Retreat

AIDS Walk 2026

Alana Krivo-Kaufman Ordination

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Shavuot 5786 / 2026: A Queer Kaleidoscope

Erev Shavuot (Location TBD)

Shavuot Day I (No Service at CBST)

CANCELED - Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

Aleinu Book Club

Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Shavuot Day II

Shavuot Day II - Shabbat/Yizkor

Havdalah (after Shavuot II)

Judaism, Baseball and You— Extra Innings Zoom Watch Party: A League of Their Own

ON BREAK - Mishpachah Monday

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

Start typing and press enter to search