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{"701PK00000j5vkiYAA":{"name":"Shabbat Morning Services - TEM","date":"April 18, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Parshat Tazria-Metzora TEM Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89268614329","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vkjYAA":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"April 18, 2026, 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm","description":"Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1ADYA0":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday","date":"April 20, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"With\u00a0Rick Landman\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Monday, April\u00a020\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/C7UdflI4RduDi6E-f5KY4g\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(15, 77, 188); font-size: 16px;\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/C7UdflI4RduDi6E-f5KY4g<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Please note the\u00a0<\/span>new zoom link<\/strong>. Once you enter your name and email and click 'register,' you will automatically be let into the zoom room<\/span><\/p>\ufeff<\/span><\/p>Rick Landman\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>mother first sent him to CBST on April 20, 1973.\u00a0\u00a0He is the son of\u00a0two\u00a0German Jewish\u00a0refugees.\u00a0Rick\u00a0started the Gay Liberation Front at his college in the Spring of 1970 and has been active in the LGBTQ\u00a0Movement\u00a0and politics ever since.\u00a0Rick will share new\u00a0revelations about\u00a0his\u00a0great-grand\u00a0aunt,\u00a0Helene Kramer,\u00a0and her lifelong companion and associate,\u00a0Bertha Pappenheim (Sigmund Freud's Anna O.),\u00a0and how these German Jewish feminists helped young Jewish women in Europe\u00a0survive\u00a0through\u00a0orphanages and\u00a0women's\u00a0organizations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/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. 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>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1D6YAK":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"April 20, 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},"701PK00000nV1AwYAK":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS","date":"April 21, 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},"701PK00000j5vkkYAA":{"name":"Yom Ha\u2019atsmaut (No Service at CBST)","date":"April 22, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000mwx6WYAQ":{"name":"Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Lesbian Jewish Poetic Imagination","date":"April 22, 2026, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000nV1BfYAK":{"name":"Democracy! Action Team","date":"April 23, 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},"701PK00000nUu1FYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"April 23, 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},"701PK00000mwx6UYAQ":{"name":"Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Tefillah 101","date":"April 23, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000mwx6PYAQ":{"name":"Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Immigration and Jewish American History","date":"April 23, 2026, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000mwx6lYAA":{"name":"Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah","date":"April 24, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000q8mceYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"April 24, 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},"701PK00000qCjjRYAS":{"name":"Middle East and Me Welcomes Ela Alon","date":"April 24, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm","description":"Middle East and Me Welcomes Ela Alon of<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itach.org.il\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Itach-Ma\u2019aki: Women Lawyers for Social Justice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>Friday, April\u00a024 | 5:00pm-6:15pm |\u00a0<\/strong>In person at CBST and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/85429342184?pwd=CYoDGPvaisbPxFTP9eNeElahR294G3.1\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Zoom<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Join us as we welcome Ela Alon, Co-Executive Director of Itach-Ma\u2019aki (meaning \u201cwith you\u201d in Hebrew and Arabic).\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itach.org.il\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Itach Ma\u2019aki \u2013 Women Lawyers for Social Justice<\/a>\u00a0gives legal support to women subject to social, geographic, national, ethnic and economic discrimination in Israeli society, ensuring that all women are able to fully exercise their rights. Itach-Ma\u2019aki provides free legal aid and representation for women, and promotes discourse among diverse Israeli communities, including Palestinian, Haredi, Ethiopian-Israeli, and Russian-speaking communities, as well as in many areas of employment. All are welcome!\u00a0<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vklYAA":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Services","date":"April 24, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim http:\/\/cbst.org\/livestream","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1CwYAK":{"name":"Aleinu Oneg","date":"April 24, 2026, 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"After services | In-person | Looking for Friday night plans with other queer, young Jews? Join us after services to shmooze and catch up. Email aleinu@cbst.org to get involved.","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vkmYAA":{"name":"Shabbat Morning Services - Liberal Minyan","date":"April 25, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim Liberal Minyan Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89268614329","registration":null},"701PK00000aSfGlYAK":{"name":"Limmud b\u2019Shabbat","date":"April 25, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Limmud b\u2019Shabbat (children\u2019s education) https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/limmud-bshabbat\/","registration":null},"701PK00000aSfH3YAK":{"name":"Teen Track","date":"April 25, 2026, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm","description":"Teen Track https:\/\/cbst.org\/learning\/children\/teen-track\/","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vknYAA":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"April 25, 2026, 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm","description":"Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1AEYA0":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday","date":"April 27, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"With Mark Lerner<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Monday, April 27<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/KsqdRZd0RJioIk_oiD7KRg\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(15, 77, 188); font-size: 16px;\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/KsqdRZd0RJioIk_oiD7KRg\u00a0<\/a><\/p>Please note the\u00a0<\/span>new zoom link<\/strong>. Once you enter your name and email and click 'register,' you will automatically be let into the zoom room<\/span><\/p> <\/p>Mark Lerner<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>has been a member of CBST for 20 years. Mark was a member of the original Project Reimagine committee that envisioned a Shabbat community learning structure for\u00a0Limmud. He and his husband, Steven,\u00a0have two teenage\u00a0sons who both went through\u00a0Limmud\u00a0and\u00a0celebrated their B*Mitzvah\u00a0at CBST.\u00a0Mark is a partner at Duane Morris LLP, where he practices intellectual property law, advising clients on\u00a0trademark, copyrights, and rights of publicity, as well as advising media companies on libel issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/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. 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>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1D7YAK":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"April 27, 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},"701PK00000nV1AxYAK":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS","date":"April 28, 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},"701PK00000pz8mTYAQ":{"name":"No Other Land Screening","date":"April 29, 2026, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm","description":"No Other Land Film Screening<\/strong><\/p>Wednesday, April 29th | 6:30pm<\/strong> | <\/strong> <\/strong>In person at CBST, 130 W. 30th St. | Register here<\/span><\/p>CBST's 20s and 30s group, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/community\/aleinu\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px;\">Aleinu<\/a>, is hosting a screening of the Academy Award winning documentary film <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nootherland.film\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px;\">No Other Land<\/a> in collaboration with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifnotnowmovement.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px;\">IfNotNow<\/a>. This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.<\/span><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000pz8mT\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000nV1BgYAK":{"name":"Democracy! Action Team","date":"April 30, 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}}

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Shabbat Morning Services - TEM

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Yom Ha’atsmaut (No Service at CBST)

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Lesbian Jewish Poetic Imagination

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Tefillah 101

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Immigration and Jewish American History

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

Middle East and Me Welcomes Ela Alon

Kabbalat Shabbat Services

Aleinu Oneg

Shabbat Morning Services - Liberal Minyan

Limmud b’Shabbat

Teen Track

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

No Other Land Screening

Democracy! Action Team

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Shabbat Morning Services - TEM

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Yom Ha’atsmaut (No Service at CBST)

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Lesbian Jewish Poetic Imagination

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Tefillah 101

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Immigration and Jewish American History

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

Middle East and Me Welcomes Ela Alon

Kabbalat Shabbat Services

Aleinu Oneg

Shabbat Morning Services - Liberal Minyan

Limmud b’Shabbat

Teen Track

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

No Other Land Screening

Democracy! Action Team

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

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