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{"701PK00000nV1BnYAK":{"name":"Democracy! Action Team","date":"June 18, 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},"701PK00000nUu1NYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"June 18, 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},"701PK00000sSx1jYAC":{"name":"2026 Concert for Social Justice","date":"June 18, 2026, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm","description":"Join us for an uplifting chamber music performance in our Wine Family Sanctuary, brought to us by CBST Member and Violist Adria Benjamin and her esteemed colleagues. Tickets are complimentary for members and their guests. Suggested donation to our music program starts at $36.<\/p> <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89658490194\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom<\/a><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389790?tfa_2956=701PK00000sSx1j\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000mwx6tYAA":{"name":"Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah","date":"June 19, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000q8mcmYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"June 19, 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},"701PK00000nUluyYAC":{"name":"06.19.26 Mishpachah Dinner at CBST","date":"June 19, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join us for a pre-service meal and shmooze at CBST. Seating limited. Cost per person is $36, and we ask you to consider an additional donation to help cover the costs of the food and support Mishpachah programming. Please write to jribnick@cbst.org if you have questions or need more info.\u00a0<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389790?tfa_2956=701PK00000nUluy\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000j5vlCYAQ":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Family & Friends Shabbat 2026","date":"June 19, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389825\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000j5vlDYAQ":{"name":"Shabbat Morning Services - TEM","date":"June 20, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Parshat Korach TEM Family and Friends Shabbat Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89268614329","registration":null},"701PK00000cvDfCYAU":{"name":"Pride 2026 Family Picnic","date":"June 20, 2026, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm","description":"Celebrate pride with CBST at\u00a0Pier 63 in Hudson River Park as we sing songs, play lawn games, tie-dye, nosh, and overall have a great day of LGBTQ and Jewish joy! All families with kids welcome.<\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000cvDfC\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000j5vlEYAQ":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"June 20, 2026, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1AMYA0":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday","date":"June 22, 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\/Y9KacsJ0Thq6pR-0oqkNZw\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/Y9KacsJ0Thq6pR-0oqkNZw<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu0fYAC":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"June 22, 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},"701PK00000nV1B5YAK":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS","date":"June 23, 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},"701PK00000nV1CtYAK":{"name":"Aleinu Book Club","date":"June 23, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Aleinu Queer Shabbat Book Group 2026<\/strong><\/p>6:30 - 8 pm | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Xf2cdeHhoiv6dFMD7\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Register Here<\/a><\/p>Aleinu, CBST\u2019s 20s & 30s community, invites you to a cozy, clergy-led Shabbat book group, ongoing through summer. *<\/span>It\u2019s giving*<\/em><\/strong> nourish your body, mind, and spirit. Join us for dinner and a discussion on transformative Torah and Jewish thought.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/p>All in their 20s & 30s are welcome to drop in or join for the entire series from now through Pride.\u00a0Register today to reserve your own copies of <\/span>God is Here: Reimagining the Divine<\/em> by Toba Spitzer and <\/span>Judaism is About Love <\/em>by Shai Held.<\/span><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000qLPgfYAG":{"name":"Jewish Drag Icons: Then and Now at the 14th Street Y","date":"June 24, 2026, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm","description":"<h1>Jewish Drag Icons: Then and Now<\/strong><\/h1>Get ready for a night of bold, bawdy Jewish drag! Journey through the history of Jewish drag icons over the last century, enjoy a live Jewish drag show with master performers Yochai Greenfeld, Alvah Klempt, Matzah Belle Soup, and Miryem-Khaye Siegel, and cap off the evening with a celebratory Pride dance party.<\/p> <\/p>Cosponsored by Congregation Beit Simchat Torah and Keshet. <\/p> <\/p>Not a 14Y member yet? Simply select "Quick Checkout" when registering. Otherwise, create or log in to your account.<\/p> <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/operations.daxko.com\/Online\/5428\/Security\/login.mvc\/find_account?event_guid=e977c93f-168e-11f1-99e7-00505692a808&allow_quick_checkout=True&return_url=\/Online\/5428\/ProgramsV2\/Events.mvc\/register?guid=e977c93f-168e-11f1-99e7-00505692a808\" target=\"_blank\">Get Tickets<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/operations.daxko.com\/online\/5428\/ProgramsV2\/Events.mvc\/offering?guid=e977c93f-168e-11f1-99e7-00505692a808\" target=\"_blank\">More Info<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1BoYAK":{"name":"Democracy! Action Team","date":"June 25, 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},"701PK00000nUu1OYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"June 25, 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},"701PK00000mwx6uYAA":{"name":"Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah","date":"June 26, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389813\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000q8mcnYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"June 26, 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},"701PK00000j5vlFYAQ":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Pride Shabbat 2026","date":"June 26, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":null,"registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389825\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000j5vlGYAQ":{"name":"Shabbat Morning Services - Pride Shabbat 2026","date":"June 27, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":null,"registration":null},"701PK00000qKya0YAC":{"name":"Shalom Dykes Gathering","date":"June 27, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Shalom Dykes Gathering. More Details to come!<\/span><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000qLcM6YAK":{"name":"NYC Dyke March","date":"June 27, 2026, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"The 2026 NYC Dyke March is on June 27, 2026. We\u2019ll be stepping off at Bryant Park at 5pm and marching down 5th Avenue to Washington Square Park.<\/span><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycdykemarch.com\/upcoming-events\/2026dykemarch\" target=\"_blank\">More Info<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000j5vlHYAQ":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"June 27, 2026, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":null},"701PK00000qLfQPYA0":{"name":"Jew York Pride","date":"June 28, 2026, 9:00 am - 11:30 am","description":"Sunday, June 29 | 9:00AM | In person at CBST<\/strong><\/p>The ability to gather in affirming, joyful community as LGBTQ+ Jews is crucial. All\u00a0are welcome for a festive community bagel brunch before Pride!<\/p> <\/p>Co-sponsored by: Keshet, CBST, Eshel, JQY, and the Marlene Meyerson JCC<\/p> <\/p>Registration coming soon!<\/p>","registration":null}}

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

2026 Concert for Social Justice

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

06.19.26 Mishpachah Dinner at CBST

Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Family & Friends Shabbat 2026

Shabbat Morning Services - TEM

Pride 2026 Family Picnic

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Aleinu Book Club

Jewish Drag Icons: Then and Now at the 14th Street Y

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Pride Shabbat 2026

Shabbat Morning Services - Pride Shabbat 2026

Shalom Dykes Gathering

NYC Dyke March

Havdalah

Jew York Pride

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

2026 Concert for Social Justice

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

06.19.26 Mishpachah Dinner at CBST

Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Family & Friends Shabbat 2026

Shabbat Morning Services - TEM

Pride 2026 Family Picnic

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Aleinu Book Club

Jewish Drag Icons: Then and Now at the 14th Street Y

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Lehrhaus Spring 5786 - Mystical Perspectives on the Parshah

Connecting in Community

Kabbalat Shabbat Services - Pride Shabbat 2026

Shabbat Morning Services - Pride Shabbat 2026

Shalom Dykes Gathering

NYC Dyke March

Havdalah

Jew York Pride

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

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